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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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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.
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*Basketball is the most popular indoor sport in the US.
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About PUCL:
*FullForm-People's Union for Civil Liberties
*Founder-Jayaprakash Narayan, a Gandhian leader
*Founded-1976
*Aim-People's Rights

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INSTITUTES
*Ayurveda=Jaipur
*Homoeopathy=Kolkatta
*Unani Medicine=Bangalore
*Siddha=Chennai
*Naturopathy=Pune JOIN Sra1DSC to 9219592195

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GK:
Books
*Bisarjan,Chandalik=Tagor
*DarkRoom=RK.Naryn
*Bermuda Triangle=Charles Berlitz
*Asian Drama=Gunnar Myrdal

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GK
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