Monday, March 10, 2014

GK QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

GK QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Botany General Knowledge Questions and Answers

Posted: 09 Mar 2014 12:30 PM PDT

1. A Pigment responsible for photo morphogenetic responses is?
Answer: Phytochrome

2. The disease 'die back of shoots' is caused due to the deficiency of the micro element:
Answer: Copper

3. Father of gene therapy?
Answer: Anderson

4. Smallest living cell?
Answer: RBC

5. In flurascent microscope the radiations pass through a filter called?
Answer: Exciter

6. Which is the smallest dicot plant?
Answer: Arcuthobium

7. Chiasmata was first observed by?
Answer: Janson

8. Which plant has longest fibre?
Answer: Linum usitatissimum

9. The vector which can multiply in more than one host?
Answer: Shuttle vector

10. A plasmid with phage gene is called?
Answer: Plasmid

11. Split genes are discovered by?
Answer: Sharp & Robertis

12. Which Amino acid known as bacterial amino acid?
Answer: Diamino pimelic acid
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Physics GK Questions and Answers

Posted: 07 Mar 2014 11:30 AM PST

Heat


1. Heat is measured in the unit?
Answer: Joule

2. One calorie equals?
Answer: 4.2 Joule

3. Normal body temperature is?
Answer: 36.90 C or 98.40 F

4. Instrument to measure temperature is?
Answer: Thermometer

5. The temperature at which solid changes to a liquid is called?
Answer: Melting point of sold

6. Lowest melting point has?
Answer: Mercury (-38.80 C)

7. Highest melting point has?
Answer: Tungsten (34100 C)

8. Change of liquid to gaseous state is called?
Answer: Evaporation
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Riverside Cities

Posted: 02 Mar 2014 11:30 AM PST


Riverside Cities & Countries

City
River
Country

Alexandria
Nile
Egypt

Brussels
Seine
Belgium

Chittagong
Karnaphuli
Bangladesh

Glasgow
Clyde
Scotland

Khartoum
Nile
Sudan

Lisbon
Tagus
Portugal

Liverpool
Mersey
England

Shanghai
YangtzeKiang
China

Berlin
Spree
Germany

Bonn
Rhine
Germany

Amsterdam
Amsel
Netherlands

Baghdad
Tigris
Iraq

Bangkok
Menam
Thailand

Belgrade
Danube
Serbia

London
Thames
England

Montreal
Ottawa
Canada

Moscow
Moskva
Russia

Budapest
Danube
Hungary

Colombo
Kaliganga
Sri Lanka

Cairo
Nile
Egypt

Karachi
Indus
Pakistan

Lahore
Ravi
Pakistan

New York
Hudson
USA

Paris
Seine
France

Yangoon
Irawadi
Myanmar

Rome
Tiber
Italy

Tokyo
Sumida
Japan

Vienna
Danube
Austria

Warsaw
Vistula
Poland

Washington
Potamac
U.S.A.

Basra
Eupharates and Tigris
Iraq

Bristol
Avon
England

Cologne
Rhine
Germany

Dublin
Liphi
Ireland

Hamburg
Elbe
Germany

Philadelphia
Delawara
America

Prague
Vitava
Czechoslovakia

Quebec
St. Lawrence
Canada

Stalingrad
Volga
Russia

2014 General Knowledge Questions and Answers

Posted: 26 Feb 2014 01:25 PM PST

1. Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary is located at?
Answer: Gujarat

2. Colour of United Nations Flag?
Answer: Blue

3. UN University for peace is located at:
Answer: Costarica

4. Brabourne cricket stadium is at:
Answer: Mumbai

5. The Indian Military Academy is situated in:
Answer: Dehradun

6. Country known as 'Land of thousand Lakes'?
Answer: Finland

7. The longest Railway platform in India is at:
Answer: Kharagpur

8. Rouble is the currency of:
Answer: Russia
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Chemistry General Knowledge Questions and Answers

Posted: 22 Feb 2014 11:30 AM PST

1. Who is the Father of Chemistry?
Answer: Jabir Ibn Hayyan

2. Give the name of the physicist who discovered Nucleus?
Answer: Ernest Rutherford

3. Who Discovered Carbon Dioxide?
Answer: Joseph Black

4. Who is the inventor of the first battery?
Answer: Alexandro Volta

5. Who is the inventor of Mercury Barometer?
Answer: Evangelista Torricelli

General Science Important General Knowledge Questions and Answers

Posted: 20 Feb 2014 11:30 AM PST

1. Entomology is the science that studies
(a) Behaviour of human beings
(b) Insects
(c) The origin and history of technical and scientific terms
(d) The formation of rocks

2. Fathom is the unit of measurement of
(a) Depth of water
(b) Flow of water
(c) Volume of water
(d) Density of water

3. Trachoma is a disease of the
(a) Brain
(b) Larynx
(c) Ear
(d) Eye

4. All of the following diseases are caused by viruses, except
(a) Jaundice
(b) Influenza
(c) Typhoid
(d) Mumps

5 Plants make their food by the process called photosynthesis. Which of the following are needed in this process?
(a) Sunlight, water and nitrogen
(b) Sunlight, water and hydrogen
(c) Sunlight, water and oxygen
(d) Sunlight, water and carbon dioxide

6. Which of the following devices is needed for converting alternating current into direct current?
(a) Dynamo
(b) Rectifier
(c) Transformer
(d) Transducer

7. All of the following organs in the human body are located both on the right and the left sides, except
(a) Lungs
(b) Kidneys
(c) Spleen
(d) Eyes

8. Some organs in the human body lie partly on the left side and partly on the right side. The example of this is
(a) Heart
(b) Pancreas
(c) Spleen
(d) None of the above


9. Physiology is the study of the
(a) Structure of the body
(b) Cells in the body
(c) Functions of the human body
(d) All of the above

10. All of the following are closely allied to Physiology, except
(a) Bio-chemistry
(b) Cytology
(c) Entomology
(d) Physics
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Monuments in India General Knowledge Questions and Answers

Posted: 18 Feb 2014 11:30 AM PST

Monuments and Founders


1. Konark Temple was built by ..........
Answer: Narasimha I

2. Ibadatkhana or Hall of Prayers was constructed by:
Answer: Akbar

3. Kailashnath Temple at Kanchi was constructed by:
Answer: Narasimhavarman II

4. Kailashnath Temple at Ellora was built by:
Answer: Krishna I

5. Dasavatar cave at Ellora was built by:
Answer: Dantidurga

6. Agra Fort was built by:
Answer: Akbar

7. Moti Masjid at Lahore was built by:
Answer: Jehangir

8. Moti Masjid at Delhi was built by:
Answer: Aurangazeb

9. Juma Masjid at Delhi was built by:
Answer: Shah Jahan

10. Tanjavur Big Temple was built by:
Answer: Rajaraja Chola

11. Gangaikonda Cholapuram was built by:
Answer: Rajendra

12. Harmandir Sahib (Golden temple) was built by:
Answer: Guru Arjan Dev
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Smallest in the World General Knowledge Questions and Answers

Posted: 16 Feb 2014 11:30 AM PST



Smallest in the World

Smallest Continent
Australia

Smallest Ocean
Arctic

Smallest Republic
Nauru

Smallest Colony
Gibraltar

Smallest State
Vatican

Smallest Landmass
The Australian Mainland

Smallest Bird
Humming bird

Smallest Flowering Plant
Wolfia

Smallest Planet
Mercury

World's Smallest Museum
Arizona, US

World's Smallest PC
Space Cube

National Sport of Countries

Posted: 08 Feb 2014 11:30 AM PST



National Games of Countries

Country
National Sport

Argentina
Pato

Bangladesh
Kabaddi

Brazil
Football

Canada
Ice Hockey

China (PRC)
Table Tennis

Cuba  
Baseball

India
Hockey

Pakistan  
Hockey

USA
Baseball

England  
Cricket, Football

Australia
Cricket, Tennis

Indonesia  
Badminton

Malaysia  
Badminton

Spain  
Bull Fighting

France  
Croquet

Japan
Jujuthsu (Judo)

Russia  
Chess

Scotland
Golf

Bhutan  
Archery

Finland  
Polo

Newzealand
Rugby

Complete List of Important Inventions and Discoveries

Posted: 06 Feb 2014 11:30 AM PST

Important Inventions and Discoveries


Air Brake …………………………………………… George Westinghouse
Adding Machine …………………………………………… Balise Pascal
Aeroplane …………………………………………… Wright Brothers
Air Conditioner …………………………………………… Carrier
Atom Bomb …………………………………………… Otto Hahn
Aspirin …………………………………………… Dreser
Alcohol Thermometer …………………………………………… Farenheit
Atomic Thermometer …………………………………………… Bohr
Atomic Theory …………………………………………… Dalton
Atomic Number …………………………………………… Mosley
Atomic Structure …………………………………………… Bohr and Rutherford
Automobile …………………………………………… Daimler
Antiseptic Surgery …………………………………………… Lord Joseph Lister
Archimedean Screw …………………………………………… Archimedies
Avogadro's Hypothesis …………………………………………… Avogadro
Ball Pen …………………………………………… Loud
Ballon …………………………………………… Montogolfier
Blood Circulation …………………………………………… Harvey
Barometer …………………………………………… Torricelli
Bicycle …………………………………………… Macc Millan
Braily System …………………………………………… Louis Braille
Beri – Beri …………………………………………… Eijkman
Blood circulation …………………………………………… Harvey
Boson …………………………………………… S.N.Bose
Boyle's Law …………………………………………… Boyle
Braille …………………………………………… Louis Braille
Computer …………………………………………… Charles Babbage
Chloroform …………………………………………… James Young Simpson
Cinema …………………………………………… Lumiere Brothers
Cinema Projector …………………………………………… Thomas Alva Edison
Crescograph …………………………………………… J.C. Bose
Celluloid …………………………………………… Parkes
Chloroform ……………………………………… James Harrison and James Young impson
Choloera Bacillus …………………………………………… Robert Koch
Coloured Photography …………………………………………… Lippman
Cosmic Rays …………………………………………… R.A.Millikan
Cyclotron …………………………………………… Lawrence
Diesel Engine …………………………………………… Rudolf Diesel
Dynamo …………………………………………… Michael Faraday
Dynamite …………………………………………… Alfered Nobel
Deuterium (Heavy Water) …………………………………………… H.C.Urey
Diesel Oil Engine …………………………………………… Rudolf Diesel
Discovery of Solar System …………………………………………… Copernicus (1540)
Discovery of Specific Gravity …………………………………………… Archimedes
Electric Battery …………………………………………… Volta
Electric Lamp …………………………………………… Edison
Electricity …………………………………………… Faraday
Electron Theory …………………………………………… Bohr
Electrical Waves …………………………………………… Heitz
Electric Measurement …………………………………………… Gauss
DDT …………………………………………… D r. Paul Muller
Electron …………………………………………… J.J. Thompson
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Longest in the World: General Knowledge 2014

Posted: 03 Feb 2014 11:30 AM PST



Longest in the  World
Longest river Nile (Egypt)
Longest road Pan American Highway
Longest railway platform Kharagpur, (West Bengal)
Longest dam Hirakud (Orissa)
Longest mountain range Andes (South America)
Longest railway tunnel Seikan Rail Tunnel (Japan)
Longest railway line Siberian Railway (Russia)
Longest ship canal Suez Canal
Longest estuary Obituary (Russia)
Longest road tunnel St. Gothard Road Tunnel(Switzerland
Longest bridge Second Lake Pontchartrain Causeway
Longest fresh water lake Lake Tanganyika
Longest epic Mahabharatha
Longest wall Great Wall of China
Longest non-stop train Flying Scotsman
Longest drought Atacama Desert (North Chile)
Longest snake Python
Longest dictionary Oxford English Dictionary
Longest Airport Dallas (USA)
Longest Railway Bridge Lower Zambezi (Africa)
Longest Thoroughfare Broadway (New York)
Longest shipping Canal Baltic White Sea Canal
Longest day June 21
Longest Beach Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
Longest Corridor Rameswaram Temple (India)
Longest Railway Line Trans - Siberian Railway
Longest Swimming Canal English Canal

General Knowledge Questions and Answers 2014

Posted: 01 Feb 2014 11:30 AM PST

General Knowledge Questions and Answers for preparing Competitive Examinations.


1. Which Asian river is sometimes referred to as 'The Road to Mandalay'?
Answer: Irrawaddy (Myanmar)

2. Where is the headquarters of the Transparency International?
Answer: Berlin (Germany)

3. Which international organization was founded by Peter Eigen?
Answer: Transparency International

4. Which is the world's most saline lake?
Answer: Lake Vanda (Antarctica)

5. A projectile launched at which degree angle has the greatest range?
Answer: 45 degree angle

6. What is the unit of measurement of cotton?
Answer: Bales

7. Which metal is added to fireworks to get the lilac colour?
Answer: Potassium

8. Which acid is used to acidify foods and beverages such as various colas?
Answer: Phosphoric Acid
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Complete List of Padma Awards [Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri] Winners List 2014

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 11:30 AM PST

Padma Award 2014 Complete List of Winners


On 26th January 2014 Indian Government has announced the names of 127 personalities from various fields, who have been selected for the Padma awards for the year 2014. Padma Awards are India's highest civilian awards. These awards are given away in three categories. Those are,

1. Padma Vibhushan - Second highest civilian award after the Bharat Ratna given for exceptional and distinguished service.
2. Padma Bhushan – Third highest civilian award, given for distinguished service of high order.
3. Padma Shri – Fourth highest civilian award, for distinguished service in any field.

The list announced by the Indian government comprises of 2 Padma Vibhushan, 24 Padma Bhushan and 101 Padma Shri Awardees.

Padma Awards Winners List for the year 2014

Padma Vibhushan

  1. Dr. Raghunath A. Mashelkar, Science and Engineering, Maharashtra
  2. Shri B.K.S. Iyengar, Others-Yoga, Maharashtra

Padma Bhushan

  1. Prof. Gulam Mohammed Sheikh, Art - Painting, Gujarat
  2. Begum Parveen Sultana, Art - Classical Singing, Maharashtra
  3. Shri T.H. Vinayakram, Art - Ghatam Artist, Tamil Nadu
  4. Shri Kamala Haasan, Art-Cinema, Tamil Nadu
  5. Justice Dalveer Bhandari, Public Affairs, Delhi
  6. Prof. Padmanabhan Balaram, Science and Engineering, Karnataka
  7. Prof. Jyeshtharaj Joshi, Science and Engineering, Maharashtra
  8. Dr. Madappa Mahadevappa, Science and Engineering, Karnataka
  9. Dr. Thirumalachari Ramasami, Science and Engineering, Delhi
  10. Dr. Vinod Prakash Sharma, Science and Engineering, Delhi
  11. Dr. Radhakrishnan Koppillil, Science and Engineering, Karnataka
  12. Dr. Mrityunjay Athreya, Literature and Education, Delhi
  13. Ms. Anita Desai, Literature and Education, Delhi
  14. Dr. Dhirubhai Thaker, Literature and Education, Gujarat
  15. Shri Vairamuthu Ramasamy Thevar, Literature and Education, Tamil Nadu
  16. Shri Ruskin Bond, Literature and Education, Uttarakhand,
  17. Shri Pullela Gopichand, Sports - Badminton, Andhra Pradesh
  18. Shri Leander Paes, Sports - Tennis, Maharashtra
  19. Shri Vijayendra Nath Kaul, Civil Service, Delhi
  20. Late Justice Jagdish Sharan Verma, Public Affairs, Uttar Pradesh
  21. Late Dr. Anumolu Ramakrishna, Science and Engineering, Andhra Pradesh
  22. Prof. Anisuzzaman, Literature and Education, Bangladesh
  23. Prof. Lloyd I. Rudolph, Literature and Education, USA & Prof. Susanne H. Rudolph, Literature and Education, USA
  24. Dr. (Smt.) Neelam Kler, Medicine - Neonatology, Delhi
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Plant Kingdom GK Questions and Answers

Posted: 28 Jan 2014 11:30 AM PST

Plant Kingdom General Knowledge Questions and Answers


1. Smallest angiosperm?
Answer: Wolffia

2. Tallest angiosperm?
Answer: Eucalyptus

3. Largest herb?
Answer: Banana

4. Tallest members of Grass family?
Answer: Bamboo

5. A plant with single leaf?
Answer: Pinus Monophylla

6. Longest leaf?
Answer: Raphia Vinifera

7. Longest inflorescence?
Answer: Agava

8. National flower of India?
Answer: Lotus

9. Largest flower?
Answer: Rafflesia

10. Smallest flower?
Answer: Wolffia
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Cities and Founders in India

Posted: 25 Jan 2014 11:30 AM PST

1. Who is the founder of Agra?
Answer: Sikander Lodi

2. The founder of Vijayanagar:
Answer: Harihara I

3. Who founded the city of Siri?
Answer: Alauddin Khilji

4. The city of Daulatabad was founded by:
Answer: Muhammad Bin Tughlaq

5. Dinpanah was founded by:
Answer: Humayun

6. The city of Allahabad was founded by:
Answer: Akbar

7. The city of Jahanpanah was founded by:
Answer: Muhammad Bin Tughlaq

8. The founder of Kolkata:
Answer: Job Charnok

9. Who founded Ajmer?
Answer: Ajayaraja

10. The founder of Gangaikondacholapuram?
Answer: Rajendra Chola I
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Important General Knowledge Questions: India

Posted: 22 Jan 2014 11:30 AM PST

Important General Knowledge Questions about India


1. The present Chief Justice of India?
Answer: P. Sathasivam

2. Who wrote the book 'Development as Freedom'?
Answer: Amartya Sen

3. 'Sugandha Bhavan', the Head Office of Spices Board India is located at:
Answer: Cochin

4. In 1990, Bharat Ratna was posthumously awarded to whom?
Answer: B.R Ambedkar

5. Liberalisation of insurance sector in India was based on the recommendations of:
Answer: Malhotra Committee

6. The Indian Parliament derives its power from:
Answer: Constitution

7. Right to Property under Indian Constitution is a:
Answer: Legal Right

8. Article 21 A of Indian Constitution deals with:
Answer: Right to Education
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Different Colours of Salts

Posted: 18 Jan 2014 11:30 AM PST

1. What is the colour of Nickel Salt?
Answer: Green

2. What is the colour of Ferric salt?
Answer: Brown

3. What is the colour of Ferrous salt?
Answer: Green

4. What is the colour of Cobalt salt?
Answer: Blue

5. What is the colour of Manganese dioxide?
Answer: Purple

6. What is the colour of Cupric oxide?
Answer: Red

7. What is the colour of Cadmium sulphide?
Answer: Lemon yellow

8. What is the colour of Uranium oxide?
Answer: Greenish yellow
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Riverside Cities and States in India

Posted: 16 Jan 2014 11:30 AM PST


Riverside Cities and States in India

City
River
State

Ayodhya
Sarayu
U.P

Badrinath
Alaknanda
Uttarakhand

Kolkata
Hoogly
W. Bengal

Cuttack
Mahanadi
Orissa

Delhi
Yamuna
Delhi

Guwahati
Brahmaputra
Assam

Haridwar
Ganges (Bhagirathi)
Uttarakhand

Agra
Yamuna
U.P

Ahmedabad
Sabarmati
Gujarat

Surat
Tapti
Gujarat

Varanasi
Ganges
Uttar Pradesh

Vijayawada
Krishna
Andhra Pradesh

Hyderabad
Musi
Andhra Pradesh

Kanpur
Ganges
Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow
Gomati
Uttar Pradesh

Nasik
Godawari
Maharashtra

Patna
Ganges
Bihar

Srinagar
Jhelum
J & K

Allahabad
Ganga - Yamuna
U.P

Ferozepur
Sutlej
Punjab

Jabalpur
Narmada
M.P

Ludhiana
Sutlej
Punjab

Madurai
Vaigai
Tamil Nadu

Mysore
Kaveri
Karnataka

Tirunelveli
Tamaraparni
Tamil Nadu

Jamshedpur
Subarnarekha
Bihar

Howarh
Hoogly
West Bengal

Alwaye
Periyar
Kerala

Bhaglpur
Ganga
Bihar

Buxar
Ganga
Bihar

Dibugarh
Brahmaputra
Assam

Kota
Chambal
Rajastan

Karnool
Tungabhadra
Andhrapradesh

Leh
Indus
Jammu & Kashmir

Moradabad
Ramganga
U.P

Mathura
Yamuna
U.P

Pandharpur
Bhima
Maharastra

Sambalpur
Mahanadi
Orissa

Srirangapatanam
Cauvery
Karnataka

Tiruchirapally
Cauvery
Tamil Nadu

Ujjine
Narmada
Madya Pradesh

Dhaka
Buriganga
Bangladesh

Mongar
Ganges
Bihar

Current Affairs 2013 Questions

Posted: 13 Jan 2014 11:30 AM PST

Current Affairs December 2013 Questions and answers


Current Affairs December 2013 Questions and Answers for preparing all Competitive Examinations.


1. The unmanned Lunar exploration mission successfully launched by China on 2nd December 2013 . It consists of a Lunar rover called the Yutu or Jade Rabbit?
Answer: Chang'e-3

2. Which Indian won the women's singles title in the Macau Open Badminton Grand Prix Gold Badminton Tournament?
Answer: P.V Sindhu

3. The National Tiger Conservation Authority has notified Nagzira as the fifth tiger reserve in the state of ……………?
Answer: Maharashtra

4. Who becomes the first Indian scientist elected to Chinese Academy of Science?
Answer: Prof CNR Rao

5. Who is appointed as new chief of National Security Guard (NSG)?
Answer: Mr. Jayanta Narayan Chaudhary

6. Who is sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Delhi?
Answer: Arvind Kejriwal

7. Who has been appointed as the new Governor of Manipur?
Answer: Mr. Vinod Kumar Duggal

8. Who is sworn in as German Chancellor for 3rd time?
Answer: Angela Merkel

9. Name the autobiography of Mary Kom that unveiled recently?
Answer: Unbreakable

10. Human Rights Day was observed on:
Answer: December 10

11. Who won the UN Human Rights Prize 2013?
Answer: Malala Yousafzai

12. Who has been crowned Miss Earth 2013?
Answer: Alyz Henrich (Venezuela)

13. Which nation will host the Under-17 FIFA World Cup 2017?
Answer: India

14. International Anti Corruption Day was observed on:
Answer: December 9

15. The official match ball of FIFA World Cup 2014 has been named?
Answer: Brazuca
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Sobriquets using in India

Posted: 10 Jan 2014 11:30 AM PST


Sobriquets

All Seasons state
Himachal Pradesh

Blue mountains
Nilgiri

City of Palaces
Kolkata

City of Golden Temple
Amritsar

Garden City of India
Bangalore

Gateway of India
Mumbai

Granary of India
Punjab

Land of Five Rivers
Punjab

Pearl of the Orient
Goa

Pink City
Jaipur

Lake City
Udaipur

Switzerland of India
Kashmir

Paradise on Earth
Kashmir

Mini Switzerland in India
Khajjar (Himachal Pradesh)

Sorrow of Bengal
River Damodar

Sorrow of Bihar
River Kosi

Sorrow of Assam
Brahmaputra

Spice Garden of India
Kerala

Sugar Bowl of India
Uttar Pradesh

Tea Garden of India
Assam

Detroit of India
Chennai

Land of Sunrise in India
Arunachal Pradesh

HiTech City
Hyderabad

Manchester of South India
Coimbatore

Manchestor of India
Ahamadabad

Mini Switzerland
Himachal Pradesh

City of orange
Nagpur

Weavers city of India
Panipat

Silicon vally of India
Bangalore

Clouds of house
Megalaya

Gods own land of  India
Kerala

City of Padala
Jaipur

Holly wood of India
Mumbai

Silent Share
Hadakh

Perly East
Goa

Current Affairs General Knowledge Questions January 2014

Posted: 08 Jan 2014 11:30 AM PST

Current Affairs General Knowledge [GK] Questions and Answers January 2014.


1. Which rail tunnel connecting the European and Asian parts of Turkey has recently been opened?
Answer: Marmaray Tunnel. It is the deepest Undersea Immersed Tube Tunnel ever built.

2. Which Indian won the election to the United Nations Board of Auditors?
Answer: Sashi Kant Sharma, He is presently the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

3. Which Indian has been crowned 'Miss Asia Pacific World 2013'?
Answer: Srishti Rana

4. Who is appointed as India's next ambassador to Russia?
Answer: P.S Raghavan

5. Who became the third cricketer in the world to score a double century in one day internationals?
Answer: Rohit Sharma.

6. Who was selected for this year's Ezhuthachan Puraskaram?
Answer: M.K Sanu

7. Who is the currently ranked No.1 batsman in One Day Internationals?
Answer: Virat Kohli

8. National Education Day was observed on:
Answer: November 11, It is the birthday of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, independent India's first Union Minister for Education.

9. India will host Men's Hockey World Cup in:
Answer: 2018

10. Who won Miss Universe 2013 title?
Answer: Gabriela Isler (Venezuela)

11. The new sign language translator developed by Microsoft that converts signs into spoken and written language and vice versa?
Answer: KINECT

12. The aircraft carrier which was commissioned into the Indian Navy after refurbishment and upgradation in Russia?
Answer: INS Vikramaditya
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India in Olympics General Knowledge Questions and Answers

Posted: 04 Jan 2014 11:48 AM PST

India in Olympic Games


1. In which year was the Indian Olympic Association formed?
Answer: 1927

2. India participated for the first time in ......... Olympics?
Answer: 1900, Paris

3. Who represented India at the 1900 Paris Olympics?
Answer: Norman Pritchard

4. How many gold medals Indian Hockey Team has won in the Olympic Game so far?
Answer: Eight

5. The total number of medals won by the Hockey team for India at the Olympic Games is .........?
Answer: 11 (Gold-8, Silver-1, Bronze-2)

6. In which year Indian Hockey team won the first gold medal in the Olympics?
Answer: 1928, Amsterdam

7. Indian Hockey team won the Olympics gold for the last time in .........?
Answer: 1980, Moscow

8. In which Olympics Indian Hockey Team won the Silver medal?
Answer: 1960, Rome

9. Who was independent India's first individual Olympic medalist?
Answer: K D Jadhav

10. K D Jadhav won the freestyle wrestling bronze medal at the ......... Olympic Games?
Answer: 1952, Helsinki
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Olympics and Asian Games General Knowledge Questions

Posted: 02 Jan 2014 11:30 AM PST

Indian Achievements in Olympics and Asian Games: General Knowledge Questions and answers.


1. Who were the bronze medalists for India at the 2012 London Olympics?
Answer: Gagan Narang, Saina Nehwal, Mary Kom, Yogeshwar Dutt

2. Who is the first Indian badminton player to win an Olympic medal?
Answer: Saina Nehwal

3. Who is the first Indian woman boxer to win an Olympic medal?
Answer: Mary Kom

4. What was India's rank in the medal tally of 2012 London Olympics?
Answer: 55

5. India's rank in the medal tally of the 2008 Beijing Olympics was ..........?
Answer: 50

6. Independent India's best rank in the medal tally of Olympic games so far is .......... at the London Olympics of 1948?
Answer: 22

7. What is the total number of medals India has won at the Olympic Games?
Answer: 26

8. Which Indian city hosted the inaugural Asian Games of 1951?
Answer: New Delhi
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Photosynthesis: General Knowledge Questions and Answers

Posted: 31 Dec 2013 11:30 AM PST

1. The process of synthesis of organic food by green plant is known as?
Answer: Photosynthesis

2. During photosynthesis Kinetic Energy of sunlight is converted into?
Answer: Chemical Energy

3. Diffusion of water through a semi-permeable membrane is called?
Answer: Osmosis

4. Pores of Epidermis of plant?
Answer: Stomata

5. Transpiration take place through?
Answer: Stomata

6. The loss of water in vapour form through the aerial part of the plant body?
Answer: Transpiration

7. The loss of water in liquid form through the tip of the leaf?
Answer: Guttation

8. The attraction between similar molecules?
Answer: Cohesion

9. The attraction between dissimilar molecules?
Answer: Adhesion

10. Number of plant nutrients?
Answer: 17

11. Who classified plant nutrients?
Answer: Arnon

12. Soilless cultivation is known as?
Answer: Hydroponics
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Founders of World Institutions

Posted: 28 Dec 2013 11:30 AM PST



World Institutions and their Founders

United Nations
Joseph Stalin(USSR),Winston Churchill (UK) and Franklin Delano Roosevelt (USA)

Red Cross
Jean-Henri Dunant

Boy Scouts
Baden Powell

Y.M.C.A.
Sir George Williams

Kindergarten
Froebel

Lion's Club
Melvin John

Salvation Army
William Booth

Nursing System
Florence Nightingale

Fascism
Benito Mussolini

Protestant Religion
Martin Luther

Nazism
Adolf Hitler

Montessori System
Maria  Montessori

Cubism
Pablo Picasso

Amnesty International
Peter Berenson

India

Jainism
Vardhamana Mahavira

Taoism
Lao tse

Bahaism
Mirza Hussain Ali

Confucianism
Confucius

Sikhism
Guru Nanak

Zorastrianism (Parsis)
Zoraster

Bhoodan Movement
Vinoba Bhave

Sarvodaya Movement
Jaya Prakash Narayan

Ramakrishna Mission
Swami Vivekananda

Arya Samaj
Dayananda Saraswathi

Brahma Samaj
Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Dev Samaj
Siva Narayan Agnihothri

Prarthana Samaj
Kesab Chandra Sen

Suddhi Movement
Swami Shradhanand

Chinmaya Mission
Swami Chinmayananda

Servants of India Society
Gopalakrishna Gokhale

Indian Association
Surendranath Banerji

Peoples Education Society
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

Vana Mahothsav
K.M. Munshi

Theosophical Society of India
Annie Besant

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