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GK.
*LAND OF GOLDEN FLEECE.?
Ans:AUSTRALIA
*LAND OF MIDNIGHT SUN.?
Ans:NORWAY
*GREAT WHITE WAY.? Ans:BRADWAY [NEWYORK].

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Which book was written by Kiran Desai ?
A) Higher than Everest
B) A Passage to England
C) Affluent Society
D) The Inheritance of Loss
Ans: D

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Q. Mr.Surjit Patar who was awarded Saraswati Samman recently is a wellknown poet of ?
A) Hindi
B) English
C) Punjabi
D) Urdu
Ans: C

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Pranab Mukarje elected as Chair ofd Asian Devlopmnt Bank's Board of Governors.
India wl host 46th annual meeting of ADB in Delhi 2013

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*Which is the Largest continental mountain range in the world?
>Andes.
*FuLLForM
*CAM-Computer Aided Modelling.

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Who first expounded the theory of "Economic Drain" of India during the British rule ?
Dadabhai Naoroji

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-What is the name of thd first month of National Calendar of India ?
>Chaitra
-How many granaries are there in Harappa ? >Six

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Q. India has recently signed Comprehensive Economic Co-operation Agreement with Malaysia.

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APPSC Hostl Welfr Oficrs Grd-II in APSW Sub Srvc
Posts-578
AP Tribl Wlfr Sub servc
Posts-289
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>Aply bfr 24Jun
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The main source of fund for the National Highway Authority of India is
(a) Cess
(b) Foreign assistance
(c) Market borrowings
Ans (A)

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*Which country has started paying Indian Exportersin Indian Rupees, after an arrangement?
[A]Pak
[B]Iran
[C]Myanmar
[D]S Korea
Ans:B

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GK
*Aryasamajam=Dayanata Saraswathi
*Brahmasamjm=Raja Ram MohnRoy
*Prarthana Samjm=Athmarm Pandurang
*Devasamachm=Sivnarayan Agnihotri

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Q. What is called as the "Roof of the World"?
1. Indira Point
2. Kanchenjunga
3. Pamir Knot
4. Indira Col
Ans: 3

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*6000C Dgrs at Centre Of Earth
*Etna-Sicily
*Cotopaxy-Equador
*Vesuvius-Italy
*Fuziyama-Japan
*Barren-Andaman

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Q: If the Diameter of a circle increases by 20%,then by what % does its circumference increase?
Ans 20%

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Q. Brahmaputra enters India first at:
a) Arunachal
b)Assam
c) Meghalaya
d)Tripura
ans A.

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Q. Prof. Amartya Sen was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1998 in......field?
Ans. Economics

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Where was the first Presidency of English East India Company in India ?
(A)Chennai (Madras)
(B)Masulipattam
(C)Surat
(D)Hugli
Ans:C

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12th five- year plan (a plan which covers years 2012 to 2017), the PlanningCommission’s focus on instilling "inclusive growth"
12th Five Year Plan of the Government of India (2012-17) is under draftingwhich aims the growth rate at 9.5%

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Q:Which Country sold 'Alaska' to America on 30 march 1867?
A.canada
B.england
C.russia
D.piliphines
ans C.

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When can the Speaker exercise his right to vote inthe House...?
A) Whenever he desires.
B) Only in the event of equality of votes.
Ans (B).

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A very big refugee camp called Dadaab, recently in dnews, is located in
(A) Ethiopia
(B) Kenya
(C) Somalia
(D) Sudan
Ans (B)

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GK:
*Wrestling is the sport in which you could get into a headlock.
-=-
*Basketball is the most popular indoor sport in the US.
-=-

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*FullForm-People's Union for Civil Liberties
*Founder-Jayaprakash Narayan, a Gandhian leader
*Founded-1976
*Aim-People's Rights

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Books
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*Asian Drama=Gunnar Myrdal

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Q:Which Organism is known as'Painted Lady'
Ans:-Butterfly.
*The fastest animal on Earth is Cheetah.
-

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Q. Which of the following days is declaredas 'National Girl Child Day' ?
a) March 8
b) January 24
c) February 18
d) September 24
Ans: B

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Indian Research station in Antarctica:
I. Dakshin Gangotri
1983-84
II. Maitri
1988
III. Bharati
2012
*in Arctic:
I. Himadri
2008

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Q. Founder of French East India Company for trade in India was ?
(A) Colbert
(B) Francois Martin
(C) Francois Caron
(D) De La Haye
Ans : (A)

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RIVER SIDE CITIES:
Rome-Tiber
Sydney-Darling
Tokyo-Sumida
Vienna-Danube
Washington-Potomac
Bangkok-Chao phraya
karachi-Indus

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*Rupee at an all-time low, below 55 per USD.
*Rafael Nadal won his sixth Rome Masters title.
* India to move WTO against US visafee hike.

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Q..Which is the first classical language of India and when it was declared...?
Ans.TAMIL. September 18.2004

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Languages declared to be Classical are:-
1.Tamil (in 2004),
2.Sanskrit (in 2005),
3.Kannada and
4.Telugu (in 2008)

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The federal Cabinet on 17.9.2004 (Friday) created new category as "classical languages" and declared Tamil as the first Clasical Lang

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2010-11, Karnataka has emerged as the leading coastal state with highest growth of fish production according to ASSOCHAM.

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Q. Which state records highest fish production for the year 2010-11?
A.kerala
B.andarapradesh
C.karnataka
D.tamil nagdu
ans.C

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The 2012 Nuclear Security Summit was a summit held at the COEX Convention & Exhibition Center in Seoul, South Korea, on March 26& 27, 2012.

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Q.firmness of the purpose is called
a. determination
b. deformation
c. adulteration
d. de notification
ans.A

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Q. India declared 2012 asyear of.......?
a.physics
b.mathemetics
c.culture
d.development
ans:b

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The world's tallest tower and Japan's biggest new landmark, the Tokyo Skytree, opened to the public on May 22.2012

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*Wich is used 2 remove Ink&Rust stains on cloth?
OxalicAcid
*Chemical name for quicklime
CalciumOxide
*Limestone
Calcium Carbonate

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'A Secular Agenda' is a book written by..
A)M.J. Akbar
B) Prem Shankar Jha
C) Arun Shourie
D) Mani Shankar Aiya
ans.c

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The intersecting lines drawn on maps and globes are
A. latitudes
B. longitudes
C. geographic grids
D. None of the above
ans.c

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*Which is the only bird that can fly backwards?
Hummingbird
*Quinine,the anti-malaria drug,is made from the barkof which tree?
Cinchona

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Q. Who is known as 'Indian Bismarck'?
A. Kamaraj
B. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
C. Nehru
D. Rajaji
Ans B

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What was the unit of measurement of land in Maratha dominion ?
(A) Kathi
(B) Tanab
(C) Jarib
(D)Daftari bigha
Ans: A

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What made Jahangir to issue a farman in 1613 to English to establish a factory at Surat?
Ans: Defeat of Portuguese...

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Which Maratha saint is most importantly known for social reform, national regeneration & the rise of Maratha power? Ans : (Samartha Ramdas)

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20may 1498-Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama arrives at Kozhikode (Calicut). 1994-Sushmita Sen was crowned Miss Universe in Manila.

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1st serious blow inflicted by English on India's handloom industry was ?
Ans: Compulsion of weavers to sell their goodson dictated prices

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The immediate cause of Siraj-uddaula's campaign against the English in 1757 was?
Ans:Refusal of the English to pay taxes on their goods

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Where was the first Presidency of English East India Company in India?
(A)Chennai (Madras)
(B) Masulipattam
(C) Surat
(D) Hugli
Ans:C

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GK:
RIVER SIDE CITIES:
Rome-Tiber
Sydney-Darling
Tokyo-Sumida
Vienna-Danube
Washington-Potomac
Bangkok-Chao phraya
karachi-Indus

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COUNTRY & CURRENCY
Indonesia-Rupiah
Iran-Tehran Rial
Iraq-Iraqi Dinar
Israel-Shekel
Japan-Yen
Jordan-Dinar

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*Gandhi International Award, Peace- Dalai Lama
*chairman of Planning Comision?
-PM
*SAFF(South Asian Football Federation) Cup winner - India

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How many Earth years does it take Pluto to orbit the sun?
Ans:248 years

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Greenland, the largest island in world, is the part of which country ?
A. Canada
B. Denmark
C. Norway
D. Iceland
Ans:B

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*State with lowest population in India is?
A: Goa
B: Tripura
C: Mizoram
D: Sikkim
Ans: D.
*Lakshadweep among union territories.

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4th BRICS(Brazil Russia India China S.Africa) was held in New Delhi,5th BRICS vl b held in Russia
20th ASEAN summit was held inCambodia

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*Who is d selected for ITF champion award in 2011?
-JAKOVICH(Serbia)

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*The 1st Governor General OfFree India
>Lord Mountbatten
*The 1st & the last Indian to be Governor General Of free India
>C.Rajgopalachari

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Q. Who is the author of the book "True Colours" ?
A. Charis Gayle
B. Sachin Tendulkar
C. Adam Gilchrist
D. Imran Khan
Ans. C

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* which is highest point of india?
Ans. k2 Gadvin Austin.
* which is lowest point of india.
Ans. kuttand-2.2m.(kerala).

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Q. The author of the book"Time machine" is:
A. Lewis Carroll
B. Robert Louis Stevenson
C. Charles Lamb
D. H.G. Wells
ans.D

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Q. Cape Canaveral, the sitefrom which space shuttles are launched is located on the coast of
Ans. Florida

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Q.Wch foreign traveller of Mughal period has left a detailed account of Takht-i-Taus (Peacock throne) ?
Ans.Travernier

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Q. Which among the followingis the first indigenous civilian aircraft of India?
[A]Saras
[B]Tejas
[C]Chetak
[D]Cheetah
ans.A

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Q. Which Indian woman athlete is popularly known as 'Idukki Express'?
ans K.M.Beenamol

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The first prototype of India's indigenous civilian aircraft Saras had a successful maiden flight In Banglore on 4.2.2003

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*In which city is the Indian Institute of Pulses Research located?
>Kanpur
*Athlete's Foot,an infectious disease,is caused by wch agent?
>Fungi

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Indian woman boxer MC Mary Kom (51kg) has qualified for the 2012 London Olympics.

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Q. Which drink to be declare as national drink ofindia in 2013?
a.coffee
b.tea
c.milk
d.butter milk..
ans-tea

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* The first Muslim President of Indian NationalCongress
>Badruddin Tayyabji
* Thefirst MuslimPresident of India
>Dr.Zakir Hussain

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Q. Bhimbetka rock shelters are located in
A)Maharastra
B)Jammu and Kashmir
C)Madhya Pradesh
D)Rajasthan
Ans.C

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The term "Indus Valley Civilization" was used by?
A) Rai Bahadur Daya Ram Sahni
B) Rakhal Das Banerjee
C) Sir John Marshall
Ans.C

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Parliament by an Act determines the qualifications witch shall berequisite for appointment as Members of the Finance Commision in India.

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Q. What name has been givento India's first Naval variant of Light Combat Aircraft?
Ans: NP-1

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A common Parliament Central Bank Court of Justice are the features of the African Union.

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Shale Gas Coal bed methane Tight Sand stonesMethane Hydrates are unconventional source of Natural Gas.

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In the first half of 2011,ONGC discovered indias first shale gas reserve at Durgapur in West Bengal and world's 3rd shale gas find

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Kerogen oil:It is an unconvention oil produced form the pyrolysis hydrogenation, or thermal dissolution of Oil Shales.

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Q. ___ are used in Computed Tomography (CT)Scan?
A.X-Rays
B.Ultrasound
C.Infrared waves
D.Radio waves
E.None
Ans:A

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Q. Which group represents the most commonly found cancers in the world?
A.Carcinoma
B.Sarcoma
C.Lymphoma
D.Germ cell tumor
Ans:A

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Q. Which is the smallest Human Chromosome?
A.Chromosome10
B.Chromosome11
C.Chromosome16
D.Chromosome21
Ans: D

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Q. Temi Tea Garden is locatedin ?
A.Meghalaya
B.Assam
C.Sikkim
D.WB
E.Nagaland
Ans:C

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Q. Temi Tea Garden is locatedin ?
A.Meghalaya
B.Assam
C.Sikkim
D.WB
E.Nagaland
Ans:C

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Q. Which is essential gene material?
A.Protein
B.Fat
C.DNA
D.RNA
E.None
Ans:C

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Q. The cellular power plant Mitochondria are absent?
A.Red algae
B.Green Algae
C.Bacteria
D.Brown Algae
E.Amoeba
Ans:C

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Q. Scientist 4m __ have been able to develop first snthetic living cell in 2OII.
Ans.US

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During Freedom struggle ofIndia, which movement started with Dandi?
A.Swadeshi
B.Noncooperative
C.Civil Disobedience
Ans:C

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In 1761, Pondicherry was captured by the British andsince then the French Colonies in India have beenun important.

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Q. Which of the Indian companies has announced to supply Cholera vaccines to the African nation Haiti ?
Ans:Shantha Biotech

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Q. Who won the World Wrestling Qualifying Tournament, secured a Berth for London Olympics?
Ans:Sushil Kumar

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Q. Who has been appointedas new CMD of Coal India?
A.N C Jha
B.Nayan Mani Boraha
C.S S Narsing Rao
Ans:C

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Most Indian News services
>PTI(English)
>UNI(English)
>BHASHA(Hindi)
>VAARTA(Hindi)
>HINDUSTAN SAMACHAR

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* "The Bird Manof India"?
> Salim Ali.
* Lucknow is situated onthe banks of which river?
> Gomti.

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Q. Which one of the following states imposed a blanket ban on plastic bags?
a) Delhi.
b) Haryana.
c) Himachal Pradesh.
Ans.C

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*TRAI: Telecom RegulatoryAuthority f India. Established By Govt f India To Regulate The Tele communication Business In India.

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Forest Report 2011:
*Maximum forest area
>MadyaPradesh.
*Maximum forest density
>Mizoram
*Minimum forest
>Haryana
*Minimum forest density
>Haryana

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Docomo:Japan
Aircel:Malaysia
Airtel,Tata,Reliance, Idea:India
Vodafone:England
Virgin:USA
MTS:Russia
Uninor:Norway

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*Madan Mohan Malavya:
>Canvassed for National Edn Founder of Banaras Hindu University
>Three times president of Indian National Congress.

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*Jhansi Laxmibhai: Original Name-Manikarnika
*Grand Old Man of India:
Dadabai Naoroji
>First Indian to be elected to Britain Parliament

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VD Sawarkar:
>author of Indian war of Independence.
>president of Hindu mahasabha

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Chitta Ranjan DAS:
>First mayor of Kolkata.
>Founded Swaraj Party along with Motilal Nehru.

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Gopalakrishna Gokhale:
>Founder of Servants of India Society(1905) President of INC session in 1906
>Political guru of Gandhiji.

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Gandhi returned to India-1915 Gandhi's first participation in a movement called CHAMPARAN

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AREA:
>A.P- 275,068 sq km,
>Gujrat- 196,024 sq km
>Karnataka- 191,791 sq km
>TamilNadu- 130,058 sq km.

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Festivals-states
*ONAM-KERALA
*DASARA-MYSORE
*DURGAPUJA-KOLKATA
*HOLI-N.INDIA
*RATHYATRA-ODISHA
*AMARNATH YATRA- J&K
*SANKRANTI-AP,TN&KARNATAKA

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Construction-built by
*Jama masjid-new Delhi-shajahan
*khajaraho-chandel
*gomateswara statue-sravana belagola-rajaputras

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World Heritage places
India:
-TAJ MAHAL
-AJANTA
-ELLORA
-SURYA MANDIR
-QUTUBMINAR
-LAALKILA
-HUMPY
-FATEHPUR SIKRI

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*Pataliputram-Patna-built byAjathasathru
*Fatehpur sikhri-Agra-Akbar
*Srinagar-J&K-Ashok
*sun temple-konark-rajaputras

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India gate, New Delhi: In memory of the soldiers whowere dead in WWI. Amarjyothi, a fire that always burn kept since 1971.

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Gate way of India, Mumbai: built(1911) in memory of thevisit of Mary w/o King George V. (The British armyleft India through this gate.)

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*Tagore gave the title Mahatma to Gandhi.
*Gandhi gave the title Gurudev to Tagore.
*Gandhi was called-Father of Nation-1st time by SC BOSE.
*Gandhi gave the title Sardar to Vallabhai Patel.

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Slogan-person:
Go back to Vedas-swami dayananda saraswathi

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Gandhi for the first time started satyagraha in 1906(in south Africa) started sabarmati asram(Gujarath) in 1916.

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Gandhi's political guru-gopala krishna gokhale. kaizar-a-hind a title given to Gandhi for supporting British in World War I

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Gandhiji's movements:
*1917-Champaran(Bihar)
*1918-Ahmadabad Mill workers wages
*1920-civil disobedience called off in 1922

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Gandhi era:1920-1974 He was president of the INC session in 1924.
Gandhiji asram
in maharastra-sevagram
in S.Africa-Phoenix

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Maulana Abul Kalam Azad:
>1st Indian Education Minister.
>writer of "India Wins Freedom".
>ran paper called "Alhilal".

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Aruna Asaf Ali:
>Freedom fighter Delhi city first mayor.
>Bharata ratna in 1997.

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Sarojini Naidu:
>Nightangale of India.
>First woman president of INC.
>First woman governor(UP)

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Anniebesant:
>Leader of Home Rule movement in Madras
>worked for Divya Gnana Samaj

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Which of the following regulates and controls the entry of light into human eye.?
A) Anterior Chamber
B) Cornea
C) Iris
D) Retina.
Ans (C).

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*Where Was The Seat Of The First Republic Of The World In 6th Century BC ?
Ans-Vaishali
*The Ancient Name Of North Bihar Was Vajji.

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Which is the national sport of Bangladesh?
A) Cricket B) Kabaddi
C) Football D) Hockey
Ans (B)

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A) Kabaddi
B) Field Hockey
C) Cricket
D) Chess
Ans (B)
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Which Rashtrakut king defeated the Pratihar ruler Nagabhatta I ?
(A) Indra II
(B) Krishna III
(C) Amoghvarsha I
(D) Govind III
Ans : (D)

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Q. Who have been awardedwith FIFA World Player of the Year 2011 Trophy?
1 Lionel Messi
2 Xavi Fernandez
3 Christiano Ronaldo
Ans. 1

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Q. In India, the National Voter's Day is celebrated on?
A. December 25
B. January 25
C. February 25
D. March 25
ans:B

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*The 1st Governor GeneralOf Free India >Lord Mountbatten *The 1st & the last Indian to be Governor General Of free India >C.Rajgopalachari

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When do we celebrate the Engineers Day of India,the birthday of Bharat Ratna recipient M.Visvesarayya ?
>15th September

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Among the following cities,which one is the highest altitude above mean sea level? [2003]
(a) Bangalore
(b) Delhi
(c) Jodhpur
(d) Nagpur
ans.A (Bangalore- 937mtrs abv sea lvl)

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*Great Britain was the firstcountry to issue postage stamps in 1840
*Nerve cells can travel as fast as 120 metres per second

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SPEED POST turns 25yrs. Kapil Sibal ,Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology today inaugurated the two day annual conference of Heads of Circle of the Department of Posts. A special cover to mark 25 years of Speed Post
Top three Postal Circles forgenerating highest rate of revenue growth in Speed Post during 2010-11 are.
1.k,tak
2.JK
3.Jharknd

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* Salman Rushdie is the Author of 'Midnight childrens'
* Headquarters of UNICEF is in New York
* Lima is the Capital of Peru

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14th WORLD SANSKRIT CONFERENCE held 01-05 September 2009 Conference Hall, Kyoto University, Kyoto .

Q. The first state to introduce the Panchayth Raj?
Ans.Rajasthan.
Q.The first Nobel prize winner from India?
Ans: Rabindranath Tagore

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The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2008 The Bill increases d number of Judges in Supreme Court from 25 to 30 (excluding CJ)

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Q.Andman and Nicobar islands' jurisdiction come undr....highcourt
a.AP
b.madras
c.orissa
d.kolkata
ans.D
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Q. The oldest highcourt of india is....?
A.mysore HC
B.delhi HC
C.bombay HC
D.kolkata HC
- Ans D

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*Metal in Insulin-Zinc
*Metal using for Galvanisation-Zinc
*Iron man of Russia-Joseph Stalin

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India's leading discus thrower Krishna Poonia on 7 May 2012created a new national record by winning the silver medal at the Altius Track Crew

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International Current Affairs 2012.
Vladimir Putin took the oath asthe President of Russia on 7 May 2012.

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Parents in A.P. are opting for private schools, says study. Even parents with low incomesprefer Eng-medium schools
SAVE OUR GOVT SCHOOLS

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Rajasthan:
Capital-Jaipur
HC- Jodhpur
Animal-Chinkara
flower-Rohida
Bird-Godawan
Tree-Khejri
Dance-Ghumar
Game-Basketball
Language-hindi

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*Who Is The Chairman Of 13th Finance Commission?
>Dr Vijay Kelkar.

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Q. The leading producer of soybean in India is ?
(A) Chhattisgarh
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Uttar Pradesh
Ans : (B)

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Tim Berners-Lee invented D World Wide Web. He wrote D first web client andserver and designed A waytocreate links, or hypertext

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Q. Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant is a joint venture between India and?
[A]Canada
[B]France
[C]US
[D]Russia
Ans: D

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Q. The First G-20 Summit was held at which among the following places?
[A]London
[B]New York
[C]Washington
[D]Pittsburgh
Ans:C

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The Buckingham Canal which was declared nationalwater way of India runs between Ans: Vijaywada to Villupuruam

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Sufi concept of Anal Haq was inspired by which concept of Vedanta ?
A.Tat Twam Asi
B.Aham Brahmasmi (I am the supreme spirit)
Ans:B

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Which Muslim poet of Hindi literature in medieval period wrote poetry on Hindu mythological heroes?
A)Qutban
B)Rasakhan
Ans:B

Q. Which musical instruments is not composite or Indo-Islamic inorigin ?
(A) Sitar
(B) Shehnai
(C) Tabla
(D) Sarangi
Ans: B

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Q.Salva Kiir is the president of?
[A]Mali
[B]Malawi
[C]Botswana
[D]South Sudan
Ans: D

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Bohai Sea is coterminous with____?
[A]Red Sea
[B]Black Sea
[C]Yellow Sea
[D]White Sea
Ans:C

Q. Which among the following isnot directly controlled by RBI?
[A]Bank Rate
[B]Base Rate
[C] Repo Rate
[D]Cash Reserve Ratio
Ans:B

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Q. The Muslim militant groupHezbollah is predominantly based in ___?
[A]Syria [B]Lebanon
[C]Jordan [D]Cyprus
Ans:B

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Q. Bushman Tribes are Found in?
(A)Greenland
(B)Congo Basin
(C)Amazon Basin
(D)Kalahari
ans.d

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Gujarat has the highest number of airports in India. The state has 14 airports... Gujarat is the state with the highest teledensity

Q: Name the oldest mountain range of India...?
1) Himalayas
2) Nilgiris
3) Aravallis
4) Vindhyas
ans 3

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Q. Witch Indian State has most airports?
1) Maharashtra
2) Madhya Pradesh
3) Kerala
4) Gujarat
ans.4.

Q: The House of Lac was built by ___ __________?
1. Duryodhana
2. Shakuni
3. Pandavas
4. Purochana
Ans-4

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Q. Which Indian city manufactured balls for the World Cup Football?
1) Ludhiana 2) Mumbai
3) Jalandhar 4) Chenna

ans:c

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Q. What was the yagna performed by Yudhishthira after the battle of Kurukshetra?
1. Ashwamedha
2. Maharudra
3. Rajasuya
4. None
Ans.1

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Parivakkam Subramaniam Veeraraghavan- space scientist n rocket technologist.He is presntly d Director f Vikram SarabhaiSpace Centre

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The Indian Atomic Energy Commission was first set up in August 1948 PRESENT CHAIRMAN-Dr. Srikumar Banerjee,

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The "Malwa Trophy" is related to which of the following sports?
A)Cricket B)Hockey
C)Football D)Volleyball
ans.C

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Witch ofthe following is a cold ocean current
(A) humboldt current
(B) brazil current
(C) oyashio current
(D) none
Ans: A and C

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*When a shipenters the sea frm a river
(A) it rises a little
(B) it sinks a little
(C) remain at same level
(D) none
ans.A

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Swine Flu is a respiratory disease of which of these animals?
A.Chicken
B.Cow
C.Pig
D.Horse
ans-c

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World's largest hindu temple is in. . .
A.nepal
B.combodia
C.usa
D.india
ans:b

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- Head of the Commonwealth Queen Elizabeth II (since 6 February 1952)
- Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma (since 1 April 2008)

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'Willy willies'r tropical revolving storm in
a. Western arctic
b. Atlantic
c. Antarctic
d. North-wst Australian waters
ans.D

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Asia's largest tulip garden was opened in following state?
[A]HP
[B]JK
[C]Uttarakhand
[D]Sikkim
Ans:B

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Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant is a joint venture between India and ?
[A]Canada
[B]France
[C]US
[D]Russia
Ans:D

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Sachin Tendulkar hit his 100th international century against ?
[A]Sri Lanka
[B]Bangladesh
[C]Pak
[D]South Africa
Ans:B

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Jim Yong Kim is the president-elect of the organization?
[A]World Bank
[B]UN General Assembly
[C]WTO
[D]WEF
Ans:A

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*Indian National Congress (INC)was founded by Allan Octavian Hume in 28 Dec 1885
*W.C.Bannerjee was the 1st President of the INC

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[A]Badminton [B]Snooker
[C]Billiards
[D]Table Tennis
Ans:B

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After a gap oftwo decades,___recently elected as a judge f the InternationalCourt of Justice from India?
Ans>Justice Dalveer Bhandar

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India's First Integrated Check Post was recently opened in which state?
[A]Rajasthan
[B]Punjab
[C]WB
[D]Sikkim
Ans:B

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*If a statue ofa person in thepark on ahorse has both front legs in d air,d person died in battle
*Emus cannot walk backwards

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[A]PSLV C-18
[B]PSLV C-19
[C]GSLV 18
[D]GSLV 19
Ans:B

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* Swine flu-H1N1
* Bird flu-H5N1
*Article 52
{The President of India}
*Article 53
{Executive power of the Union}

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Death Valley is a desert valley located in Eastern California. Situated with in the Mojave Desert,N.America

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'Gate of Tears' is
a. Aberdeen (Scotland)
b. Bab-el-mandab (yemen)
c. Prairies (Australia)
d. Pamirs (Central Asia)
ans.B

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Kannada writer Y. Avanindranath Rao awarded B.M.Shri. Pratishtana Literary Prize

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Which river issometimes known as RedRiver?
A.BEAS
B.RAVI
C.SUTLEJ
D.INDUS.
Ans. C.
Today press freedom day

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INDIAN CINEMATO TURN 100:
in May 3 1913, India's first full-length feature film
"Raja Harishchandra"
was first shown in public.

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Which foreign traveller did not visit Vijayanagar during Krishnadeo Raya?
Ans. Nicolo Conti
*BIHAR
>CAPITAL- PATNA
>animal- Gaur

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which constellation is some times referred 2 as the thirteenth sign f the zodiac?
a) Ophiuchus

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With which crop has Green Revolution been associated?
Ans.Wheat
RAJASTHAN
>CAPITAL-JAIPUR.
>ANIMAL-CHINKARA.
>FLOWER-ROHIDA.

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Q)How many readings does a non-Money Bill havein each House of the Parliament?
Ans.3
PUNJAB
>CAPITAL-CHANDIGARH
>DISTRICTS-22

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The Chinese language doesn't require punctuation.

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*The letter most in use in the English language is "E" and the letter "Q" is least used

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India first participated at the Olympic Games in 1900, with a lone athlete (Norman Pritchard) winning two medals in athletics

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India won firstIndividual Olympic Gold Medal in:
a.Finland
b.Atlanta
c.Beijing
d.Amsterdam
Ans:c

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2008 Beijing has been the best ever Olympics for India., winning first individual Olympic gold medal won

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Delhi:
Rajya Sabha issues notificationfor nominationof
*Sachin Tendulkar
*Rekha
*Anu Aga

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www turns 19 today. on April 30, 1993, CERN, near Geneva, announced that the World Wide Web would be free to anyone

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The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), D main international standards organisation for D WWW,was founded by Tim Berners-Lee

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Ratan Kumar Sinha took charge today as the new Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission(AEC)& Secretary,Dept f Atomic Energy(DAE)

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Apr. 30, 1964 - The FCC ruled that all TV receivers should be equipped to receive bothVHF and UHF channels.

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In which country Indian Independence Committee was formed during British Era?
[A]England
[B]Canada
[C]Germany
[D]Singapore
Ans:C

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Cape Agulhas makes the dividing point between which of the twooceans?
Ans: Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean

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Indian Independence Committee( Berlin committee) & was formedin Germany in 1914 during WW I by Indian students & political

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A person crosses a 600 m long street in 5 min. What is his speed in km per hour?
A. 3.6
B. 7.2
C. 8.4
D. 10
Ans B

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Zojila Pass is 13000 feet abv sea lvl. The pass connects a valley of Kashmir with Ladakh. Different trade routes lad to Tibet, China.

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ganga kalyan sbheme is implemented by
Ans-Dr.Ambedkar development corporation.

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*The only bird that can fly backwards is
"Humming bird"
*Kochi in Kerala is known as the
'Queen of the Arabian Sea'

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Who has written the book "A Better India :A better World"?
[A]YV Reddy
[B]NR Narayanmurthy
[C]Azim Premji
[D]Sam Pitroda
Ans:B

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Who is the India's permanent representative to the UN?
[A]Hardeep Singh Puri
[B]Kamalesh Sharma
[C]Hamid Ali Rao
[D]Nirupam Sen
>Ans.a

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Cape Agulhas makes the dividing point between which of the twooceans?
Ans: Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean

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In which country Indian Independence Committee was formed during British Era?
[A]England
[B]Canada
[C]Germany
[D]Singapore
Ans:C

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*There is a 22% increase in heart attacks if you have too much salt.
*There is River in Australia named 'Never Never River'

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Which among the following is also known as London Club?
[A]G-20
[B]Nuclear Suppliers Group
[C]Australia Group
[D]NATO
Ans:B

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U know the Long Form DLF in IPL?
=>D.L.F means DELHI LAND & FINANCE COMPANY
Its India's Leading Real Estate Company.DLF is Sponsor of IPL

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Which Industry flourishes in Coimbatore-Tiruppur beltin Tamil Nadu?
[A]Stone Carvings
[B]Textiles
[C]Leather
[D]Bamboo
Ans:B

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[A]Abid Hussain
[B]Nirupam Sen
[C]Ronen Sen
[D]Nirupama Rao
Ans:D

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What is the upper limit of electionexpense in a parliamentary constituency?
[Ans] Rs.25 Lakhs

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The"Planetoids" are located between?
[Ans]Mars and Jupiter

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The Magellanic Clouds are visible from ___?
[Ans] Southern Hemisphere

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Milky Way is having two components, the disc & spherical. What may be the central object of Milky Way?
Ans:A Black Hole

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Which is the theme of the 12th five year plan? Ans: Faster, sustainable and more inclusive growth