Thursday, April 3, 2014

GK QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

GK QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

First in India General Knowledge Questions and Answers

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 08:30 PM PDT

First in India



  • Actress to win Padma Shri Award — Nargis Dutt (1958).

  • Bharat Ratna Award winner — C. Rajagopalachari (1954).

  • Miss World — Reita Faria (1966).

  • Field Marshal — S.H.F.J. Manekshaw (1973).

  • Elected President — S. Radhakrishnan (1962-67).

  • Cosmonaut — Rakesh Sharma (1984).

  • Chief Justice of India — Harilal J. Kania (1950-51).

  • Chief Election Commissioner — Sukumar Sen (1950-58).

  • Chairman of Rajya Sabha — S.V. Krishnamoorthy (1952).

  • Woman to swim the English Channel — Arati Saha (1959).

  • Woman Jnanpith Award winner — Ashapurna Devi (1976).

  • Woman IPS officer — Kiran Bedi (1974).

  • Woman Governor — Sarojini Naidu (1947).
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Wednesday, April 2, 2014

GK QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

GK QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Indian History Important Years

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 08:30 PM PDT

Important Years in Indian History



  • 1885: Formation of Indian National Congress
  • 1905: Partition of Bengal by Lord Curzon
  • 1906: Muslim League was formed at Dacca
  • 1911: Partition of Bengal was cancelled by Lord Hardinge
  • 1911: India's Capital was Shifted from Calcutta to Delhi
  • 1917: Gandhiji's Champaran campaign launched
  • 1919: Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
  • 1919: Khilafat Movement
  • 1924: Communist Party of India was formed
  • 1929: Poorna Swaraj resolution at Lahore session
  • 1930: Gandhiji's Dandi March
  • 1932: Third Round Table Conference
  • 1937: Provincial Autonomy
  • 1942: Quit India Movement
  • 1945: Trial of INA at Red Fort
  • 1946: British Cabinet Mission visited India
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Tuesday, April 1, 2014

GK QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

GK QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Largest and Smallest-General Knowledge Questions and Answers

Posted: 31 Mar 2014 12:30 PM PDT

SUPERLATIVES



  • Largest Delta: Sunderban
  • Largest Diamond: The Cullinan
  • Largest Archipelago: Indonesia
  • Largest Library: United States Library of Congress, Washington (more than 59,000,000 items).
  • Largest Sea Bird: Albatross
  • Largest Sea: South China Sea
  • Largest Gulf: Gulf of Mexico
  • Largest Desert: Sahara (Africa)
  • Largest Creature: Blue Whale
  • Largest Peninsula: Arabia
  • Largest Museum: American Museum of Natural History, New York City.
  • Smallest Bird: Humming Bird
  • Longest Mountain Range: Andes, South America - 8,800 km long.
  • Deepest Lake: Baikal (Siberia); Average depth 701 metre.
  • Hottest Place: Azizia (Libya, Africa 580c (1360F)).
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