Thursday, April 24, 2014

GK QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

GK QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS


Scientific Units: Physics General Knowledge

Posted: 23 Apr 2014 12:30 PM PDT

  • Ampere – Electric Current
  • Angstrom – Wavelength of light
  • Bar – Atmospheric Pressure
  • Becquerel – Activity of a radionuclide
  • Coulomb – Electric charge
  • Dioptre – Power of a lens
  • Decibel – Intensity of sound
  • Dalton – Atomic mass
  • Darcy – Permeability
  • Force – Newton
  • Farad – Electric capacitance
  • Fathom – Depth of sea
  • Henry – Inductance
  • Hertz – Frequency of sound
  • Joule – Work or Energy
  • Knot – Speed of ship
  • Kilowatt – Electric power
  • Kelvin – Thermodynamic Temperature
  • Lax – Illuminance
  • Maxwell – Magnetic flux
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Wednesday, April 23, 2014

GK QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

GK QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS


Biology General Knowledge

Posted: 22 Apr 2014 12:30 PM PDT

1. The part of the body directly affected by Rickets is:
(a) Bone tissue
(b) Epidermal tissue
(c) Nervous system
(d) Respiratory system
Answer: Bone tissue

2. The part of the body directly affected by Pneumonia is:
(a) Bone tissue
(b) Epidermal tissue
(c) Nervous system
(d) Respiratory system
Answer: Respiratory system

3. The part of the body directly affected by Rabies is:
(a) Bone tissue
(b) Epidermal tissue
(c) Nervous system
(d) Respiratory system
Answer: Nervous system

4. The part of the body directly affected by Beri Beri disease is:
(a) Nervous system
(b) Epidermal tissue
(c) Respiratory system
(d) Bone tissue
Answer: Nervous system

5. Amino acids are a product of the digestion of:
(a) Carbohydrates
(b) Fats
(c) Proteins
(d) Vitamins
Answer: Proteins
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Tuesday, April 15, 2014

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Monday, April 14, 2014

GK QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

GK QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS


Important Days

Posted: 13 Apr 2014 12:30 PM PDT


  • April 23: World Book Day

  • May 8: Red Cross Day

  • May 11: National Technology Day

  • June 5: World Environment Day

  • September 16: Ozone Day

  • September 27: World Tourism Day

  • October 1: Day of the Elderly

  • October 16: World Food Day

  • October 30: World Thrift Day

  • December 1: World Aids Day

  • December 10: Human Rights Day


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Saturday, April 12, 2014

GK QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

GK QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS


Historically Important Places

Posted: 11 Apr 2014 12:30 PM PDT


  • Mount Blanc: It is the highest mountain peak in Europe in the Alps on the confines of Italy and France.

  • Yellow Sea: It is a sea between China and Korea.

  • Lumbini: It is the birthplace of Buddha in Nepal.

  • Kremlin: It is in Moscow. It is the headquarters of Russia.

  • Pearl Harbour: US naval base in Hawai Island. The Japanese attack of this brought them into the second world war.

  • Pentagon: It is in Washington. It is the defence head-quarters of USA.

  • Pisa: It is in Italy, well known for its leaning tower.

  • Victoria Falls: It is on river Zambezi in Central Africa. It is 1,700 metres wide.

  • Potala: It is in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet. Dalai Lama's palace is situated here.
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Friday, April 11, 2014

GK QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

GK QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS


Diseases and Affected Body Parts

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 10:24 PM PDT

  1. Pneumonia - Lungs

  2. Meningitis - Brain and Spinal Cord

  3. Eczema - Skin

  4. Aids - Immune System

  5. Goitre - Thyroid Gland

  6. Jaundice - Liver

  7. Trachoma - Eyes

  8. Tuberculosis - Lungs

  9. Malaria - Spleen

  10. Rheumatism - Joints

  11. Diabetes - Pancreas

  12. Arthritis - Inflammation of Joints

  13. Cataract - Eyes

  14. Diphtheria - Throat
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Thursday, April 10, 2014

GK QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

GK QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS


Alternate Names related General Knowledge Questions and Answers

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 01:40 AM PDT

  • Bard of Avon – William Shakespeare
  • Sultan of Beypore – Vaikom Mohammed Basheer
  • Man of Destiny – Napoleon Bonaparte
  • The Birdman of India – Salim Ali
  • Andhra Kesari – T. Prakasam
  • Lok Nayak – Jayaprakash Narayan
  • Father of Medicine – Hippocrates
  • Lady with the Lamp – Florence Nightingale
  • Poet's Poet – Edmund Spenser
  • Rajaji – C. Rajagopalachari
  • Deenabandhu – C.F. Andrews
  • Grand Old Man of India – Dadabhai Naoroji
  • Father of History – Herodotus
  • Father of Indian Industry – Jamshedji Tata
  • Father of Modern Chemistry – Joseph Priestley
  • Father of Indian Renaissance – Raja Ram Mohan Roy
  • Banga bandhu – Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
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SSC Multi Tasking Staff Exam General Awareness Questions and Answers

Posted: 09 Apr 2014 12:30 PM PDT

General Awareness Model Questions and Answers for preparing Staff Selection Commission [SSC] Multitasking Staff Examination and Other Competitive Examinations in India.


1. Who was the first English language writer to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature?
Answer: Rudyard Kipling (1907)

2. Which Indian University has the motto of 'The People's University'?
Answer: IGNOU

3. The Coat of arms of which country depicts the crops of sugarcane, coconut and a bunch of bananas?
Answer: Fiji

4. Who is the author of the book 'Essay of Elia'?
Answer: John Lamb

5. Which constellation is commonly known as 'The Southern Cross'?
Answer: Crux

6. Which chemical is also known as 'Blanc Fixe or Permanent White'?
Answer: Barium Sulfate

7. Which city in Rajasthan is also known as 'White City'?
Answer: Udaipur

8. Which south Indian River flows through maximum number of states?
Answer: Krishna (3 States)

9. Which is India's first fully indigenously constructed nuclear power station?
Answer: Madras Atomic Power Station (Kalpakkam)

10. Who is the only person other than Morarji Desai to win both Bharat Ratna and Nishan-e-Pakistan?
Answer: Nelson Mandela

11. Which is the highest award constituted by the Government of India to the artists and poets who work on Cultural Harmony?
Answer: Tagore Award

12. The International Wolf Prize is associated with which field?
Answer: Arts
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Wednesday, April 9, 2014

GK QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

GK QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS


Important Years in World History

Posted: 08 Apr 2014 12:30 PM PDT


  • 776 BC: First Olympiad in Greece

  • 4 BC: Birth of Jesus Christ

  • AD 570: Birth of Prophet Mohammed

  • 622: Beginning of Hijra Era

  • 1215: Signing of Magna Carta

  • 1492: Columbus discovered America

  • 1688: Glorious Revolution in England

  • 1776: American War of Independence

  • 1789: French Revolution

  • 1815: Battle of Waterloo

  • 1848: Publication of Communist Manifesto

  • 1918: First World War ended

  • 1948: Myanmar and Sri Lanka achieved independence
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Tuesday, April 8, 2014

GK QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

GK QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS


Wildlife Sanctuaries and National Parks in India

Posted: 07 Apr 2014 12:30 PM PDT



Wildlife Sanctuaries National Parks

Location

Hazaribagh

Bihar

Sivapuri National Park

Madhya Pradesh

Kanha National Park

Madhya Pradesh

Jim Corbet National Park

Uttaranchal

Manas Sanctuary

Assam

Ghana Bird Sanctuary

Rajasthan

Bandipur Sanctuary

Karnataka

Dachigam Sanctuary

Kashmir

Chandra Prabha Sanctuary

Uttar Pradesh

Kaziranga Sanctuary

Assam

Periyar Sanctuary

Kerala

Bharatpur

Rajasthan

Nagerhole

Karnataka

Tadoba National Park

Maharashtra

Gir Lion Sanctuary

Gujarat

Monday, April 7, 2014

GK QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

GK QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS


FIRST IN THE WORLD

Posted: 06 Apr 2014 12:30 PM PDT


  • Woman to reach North Pole: Ann Bancroft

  • Test Tube Baby: Louise Joy Brown

  • Woman Prime Minister of a country: Sirimavo Bandaranaike (1960)

  • Woman President of a country: Maria Estela Peron (Argentina)

  • Men on Mt. Everest without Oxygen: Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler (1978)

  • Foreigner to get Bharat Ratna: Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

  • First Chinese pilgrim to visit India: Fahien

  • Englishman to receive Nobel Prize for Literature: Rudyard Kipling (1907)

  • Pope to visit India: Pope Paul VI

  • Woman to climb Mount Everest: Junko Taibei
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Saturday, April 5, 2014

GK QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

GK QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS


Countries with Changed Names

Posted: 04 Apr 2014 12:30 PM PDT



New Name

Old Name

Iraq

Mesopotamia

Iran

Persia

Zimbabwe

Rhodesia

Malaysia

Malaya

Ghana

Gold Coast

Surinam

Dutch Guiana

Myanmar

Burma

Guyana

British Guiana

Countries with Alternate Names


Japan

Nippon

Taiwan

Formosa

India

Bharat