Friday, June 29, 2012

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*The largest artificial lake in India is:
(a)Pushkar Lake
(b)Dal Lake
(c)Govind Sagar
(d)Nainital Lake
Ans-(c)

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~Father f Modern Chemistry
-Antoine Lavoisier
~Father fAtom Bomb
-Dr. Robert Oppenheimer
~Father f Nuclear Physics
-Ernest Rutherford

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Mauna Loa is an example of
(A) Active volcano
(B) Dormant volcano
(C) Extinctvolcano
(D) Plateau in a volcanic region
Ans (A).
SAVE..BIRDS

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Q. Which is not included in Human Development Index?
A) Life Expectary
B) Real per Capita Income
C) Social Inequality
Ans. C

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ENG:Silent letters:
A:BREaD
B.DEbT
C:INDIcT
D:HANdSOME
E:STeAK
F:HALfPENNY
G:NIgHT
H:hONOR
I:BUSiNESS
J:RIjSTTAFEL
K:BLACkGUARD
L:TAlK

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>Rajasthan Kaiser-e-Hind-Kavi
-Shyamaldas
>GoldenCity in Rajasthan
-Jaisalmer
>"PUUS KI RAAT"
-Munshi Premchand.

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Joint Russia-India Hypersonic BrahMos 2 missile to be ready by 2017.
* Sharad Pawar's reign as ICC president ends, Alan Isaac takes over.

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*: School-on-wheels launched in Delhi.
* CocaCola and Pepsi contain alcohol: Study.
* TFM in soaps stands for "Total Fatty Matter".

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New PM of
* Pak
-Raza Pervez Ashraf
* Greece
-Antonis Samaras
* New Director of BARC -Sekhar Basu
* Chairman of NHAI
-RP SINGH
#SAVE WATER

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Wch association sprang us in Bengal during the Swadeshi Movement ?
A) Anushilan Samiti
B) Swadeshi Samiti
C) JugantarSamiti
Ans : (C)who s d director of d movie, phoolan devi - bandit queen?
a. ismail merchant
b. seema biswas
c. vinod chopra
d. shekhar kapoor
ans.D

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The first Factory Act to regulate the employment of children in india was enacted in the year
a. 1881
b. 1935
c. 1948
d. 1956
ans.a

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>M.Hamid Ansari released abook entitled "Sufism and Indian Mysticism" edited by Prof. Akhtarul Wasey&Farhat Ehsas.

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National policy on educationin india was formulated firstin the year
a. 1951
b. 1966
c. 1976
d. 1986
ans.D

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*India is divided into how many PIN code zones?
(a)Eight
(b)Seven
(c)Six
(d)Nine
Ans-(a)

AP - 5th Zone
Save Child Rights #RTE-2009#

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Q. Which of the following is not a world heritage site?
A) Khajuraho temples
B) Bhimbetka caves
C) Sanchi stupa
D) Mandu palace
Ans.D

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Gadar Party was founded in 1913 at ?
(A) Berlin
(B) Tokyo
(C) Washington
(D) San Francisco
Ans :d

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" caste in indian politics " isthe book written by..
a. Rajani kothari
b. M.N.Srinivas
c. B.R.Ambedkar
d. G.S.Ghurye
ans.A

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"The social Background of indian nationalism" was written by
a. M.K. Gandhi
b. J.Nehru.
c. A.R. Desai
d. P.B. Desai
ans.cWhere was INDIA HOUSE organisation based in? (between 1905 and 1910)
A.newyork
B. paris
C. london
D. sydney
E. kolkata
ans.C

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*father of algebra:
Muhammad ibn Musa al Khwarizmi.
*father of arithmetic:
BRAHMAGUPTA
*father of geometry:
UCLID

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May 2012: Goa topped the list of the states with highest per capita income inthe country with a total percapita income of 1,92,652 rupees.

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*There are no snakes in New Zealand
*The country of Fiji is made up of 332 islands
*In Computers,1 Byte equals to how many Bits?=8

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Thursday, June 28, 2012

GK-33

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>India sharing boarder with 7 countries.
*Pak
*Afghan
*Chaina
*Nepal
*Bhutan
*Bangladesh(Longest Border)
*Maynmar

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>Iron&Steel Plants-with Help of
*Rourkela-Germany
*Bhilai-Russia
*Durgapur-British
*Bokaro-Russia
*Vizag-Russia
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who is associated with d creation of pentium chip?
a.arun netravati
b. c.kumar patel
c. vinod dham
d. sabeer bhatia
ans.C

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*Vivek express covering 4278KM. Startd its journey 150th brthday of swami vivekanandan on november 26th 2011.

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Thomas Alva Edison is the most prolific inventor in the american history with 1,093patents to his name.He recivd his 1st patent at age 21

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*Island f Cloves (grampoo=Zanzibar
*Nat'nl Environmnt Engineering Inst=Napery,Maharashtra
*Fear f cats?=Ailurophobia(Gatophobia).

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*World lituracy day?
-september 8
*Who is the creater of 'World Wide Web' (WWW)?
-berners lee

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*World's longest railway line is? -Transe Siberian line
*this line from?
-Moscow to Nakhodka(Russia)
*length?
-9438Km

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1St atempt to initiate economic planing in India was made by sirM.Visvesvarayya,in 1934,through his book Planned Economy for India

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Kiran Bedi , has been India's first and highest (woman) ranking officer who joined the Indian PoliceService in 1972.

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*The 1st Non-Congress PrimeMinister was Morarji Desai.
*The UN Agency to help Children is UNICEF.

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>Shera: is the Mascot for the 2010Common Wealth Games
> Moto: "Come out and play"
> Host City: New Delhi
> Stadium: Jawahalal Nehru

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'education for all' as a movement was inspired andinitiated in a conference held in
a. bangladesh
b.thailand
c.brazil
d.india
ans.B

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who is associated with d creation of pentium chip?
a.arun netravati
b. c.kumar patel
c. vinod dham
d. sabeer bhatia
ans.C

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EnglishTips: Use "over" when the focus is the top of something. ("The adhesive is distributed over the susbstrate.")

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*Vivek express covering 4278KM. Startd its journey 150th brthday of swami vivekanandan on november 26th 2011.

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*World's longest railway line is?
-Transe Siberian line
*this line from?
-Moscow to Nakhodka(Russia)
*length?
-9438Km

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* Cyber Defence Research Centre came into operation recently in which Indian state?
Jharkhand
* Name the 1st Bangladeshi woman who scaled Mt.Everest.
Nishat Majumder

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*Which state Government in South India completed 1 year at office?
TamilNadu
*Which Indian state is now center of spiritualtourism?
Gujarat

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

GK:32

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Q. The disease diphtheria affects
1. Lungs
2. Intestine
3. Throat
4. Body joints
Ans: 3
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1st Largest WaterFall in India:
Name-Kunchikal Falls.
Height-455 metres (1,493 ft).
Location-Shimog a district, Karnataka.
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Wch one of the following is an insectivorous plant.
A) passion flower plant
B) pitcher plant
C) night queen
D) flame of the forest
Ans (b)
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How many High Courts in Indiahave jurisdiction overmore than one State (Union Territories not included.)
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 5
Ans (B).
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Q. Which is NOT the principle of Indian Foreign Policy?
A. Anti-imperialis m
B. Peaceful coexistence
C. Nuclearisation
Ans. C
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Q. Which country is not the permanent member of the Security Council ?
A. Russia
B. USA
C. Britain
D. Italy
Ans.D
[save..water]
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*The name of India's first carrier is
1. INS Vikrant
2. INS Nilgiri
3. INS Kukri
4. INS Himgiri
Answer: 1.
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*SAIL's plant in Karnataka is situated at
1. Bangalore
2. Bhadravati
3. Belgaum
4. Hubli
Answer: 2.
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*The 1st President of the U.S.A >George Washington
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*The 1st Prime Minister of Britain >Robert Walpole
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*Which country has the world's largest oil reserves?
a)Yemen
b)Oman
c)Saudi Arabia
d)Kuwait
Ans-c.
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*Which country has the world's largest oil reserves?
a)Yemen
b)Oman
c)Saudi Arabia
d)Kuwait
Ans-c.
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>There r 15 nations in ECOWAS (Economic Communityof West African States)
> UNSMIS stands for UN Supervisory MissionIn syria
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*Which is the driest place onEarth?
a)Kalahari Desert, Botswana
b)Atacama, Chile
c)Tanami, Australia
d)Nubian , Sudan
Ans-b.
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Rajasthan:
>Capital-Jaipur
>Highcort-Jodhp ur
>Animal-Chinkar a
>flowr-Rohida
>Bird-Godawan
>Tree-Khejri
>Dance-Ghumar
>Game-Basketbal l
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SAARC: (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation)
>India
>PAK
>Bangldsh
>SriLanka
>Nepal
>Bhutan
>Maldivs
>Afganistn
*HQ-Khatmandu
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indian institute of science, bangalore
15 posts of project trainee
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news
* india mulls joint military exercises with china.
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* the heaviest element is
> osmium.
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Alonso wins European GP, thefirst driver to win the two races this reason.
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*Saina Nehwal won 3 Badminton Open Series Titles
>Indonesia
>Thailand
>Swiss
*Indian Tourism Dvlpmnt Corpo. Chairman
-Shankarsinh Vaghela

Friday, June 22, 2012

GK-30

Current Affairs Quiz May 2012*** Part VI

165. Which Indian state with over 6 lakh unemployed youths couldget an Information and
Technology park?
Jammu and Kashmir
166. Name the tower in Dubai, UAE which is 413.4 metres (1,356 feet) high and has 101
storeys, the world’s tallest residential building.
Princess Tower
167. Who won the men’s Rome Masters 2012 for a record 6th time?
Rafael Nadal
168. Which act was passed for Sikh organisations recently?
Anand Marriage Act
169. What is the changedbrand name of West Assam Milk Producer’s Cooperative Union Ltd.
(Wamul) milk in the market?
Purabi Smart
170. Name one among the Bee Gees who died recently fighting against cancer.
Robin Gibb
171. Which city in Rajasthan will be made smoking free?
Jaipur
172. Expand ADaRSH.
Association for Development and Research of Sustainable
173. Expand GRIHA.
Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment
174. Name the former chief minister of Meghalaya who passed away recently.
Flinder Anderson Khonglam
175. Which state Government in India announced a pension of Rs.1,000 per month post
retirement and housing scheme for homeless journalists?
Tripura
176. Name the deputy Prime Minister who quit from Nepal cabinet recently.
Krishna Sitaula
177. Expand PAC.
Public Accounts Committee
178. Name the Indian who became the first Prime Minister to visit Myanmar after 25 years.
Dr.Manmohan Singh
179. Who won the 66th Santosh Trophy?
Services against Tamil Nadu (3-2)
180. Which company has warned of internet blackout on July 9th 2012?
Google
181. Which company has invested Rs.21,000 crore to setup railway wagon and component
factory in West Bengal?
SAIL
182. Name the tennis player who played his 50th Grand Slam tournament at the French Open
2012.
Roger Federer
183. Who won the Monaco Grand Prix 2012?
Mark Webber
184. Who won the Chennai Open 2012 at the Indian Squash Academy?
Joshna Chinappa (6th title of her career)
185. Who won the Thomas Cup 2012 title?
Lin Dan
186. Which countries recently signed 12 agreements, including a$500 million credit line,
border area development and air services?
India and Mayanmar
187. Where in India 3-day international student’s film festival will be held from 1st June
2012?
Kolkata
188. Which film of Raj Kapoor has been added to All-Time 100 list of the greatest films made
since 1923 by Time magazine?
Awaara
189. Who has been appointed as commerce secretary in India?
S.R.Rao
190. Who has been appointed as director general of Jammu and Kashmir police?
Ashok Prasad
191. Which football teamhas been identified as the world’s most popularfootball club by a
survey carried out by market research agency,Kantar?
Manchester United
192. Expand SFIO.
Serious Fraud Investigation Office
193. Which Northeast state got Software Technology Park recently?
Tripura
194. Ritesh Idnani was Chief Operating Officer of which BPO company?
Infosys

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Current Affairs Quiz May 2012*** Part V

126. Bharti Airtel tied-up for mobile banking services with which bank recently?
Axis Bank
127. Nomura downgraded which company from ‘buy’ to ‘reduce’?
Larsen and Toubro
128. Nomura downgraded which company from ‘buy’ to ‘neutral’?
Ashok Leyland
129. What did Rajya Sabha approve in the Copyright Amendment Bill seeking to remove
operational difficulties?
Address newer issues relatedto the digital world and worldwide web
130. Demand for which language in the 8th Schedule of Indian constitution could be accepted
soon?
Bhojpuri
131. Expand LAAR Bill.
Land Acquisition, Rehabilitationand Resettlement Bill
132. Name the Grammy-winning, nicknamed the Queen of Disco who passed away after a battle with cancer.
Donna Summer
133. What value of swap facility has RBI set up forSAARC nations?
$2 billion
134. At what value did Facebook IPO open at Nasdaq?
$42.05
135. Who rang the opening bell remotely of Nasdaq as Facebook made its public debut on
18th May 2012?
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg
136. Name the NRI who became the first Lord Mayor of Leicester town in UK.
Abdul Razak Osman
137. Name the Indian-American who was elected to Sugar Land City of Texas in US.
Himesh Gandhi
138. Death due to which insect is an accident and is covered under accidental death insurance
as per the North District Consumer Forum in India?
Mosquito
139. Kerala investor meet was held as a part of build-up towards which event in September
2012?
Emerging Kerala Conclave
140. Which rating agency has downgraded Greek banks ratings from B- to CCC?
Fitch rating agency
141. How many Spanish banks debt ratings have been cut by Moody’s, citing the effects of
recession?
16 Spanish banks
142. Name the 73 year old Japanese oldest woman to scale Mt.Everest.
Tamae Watanabe
143. Which Mobile E-commerce App was acquired by Facebook recently?
Karma
144. What is the name ofthe new version of Android Operating System called?
Android 5 “Jelly bean”
145. What is the name ofnew tool launched by yahoo for online advertisers for their data
analytics?
Genome
146. Who won the Football Champions League 2012 final matchagainst Bayern Munich?
Chelesa
147. Which state Government in the west of India completed 1 year at office?
West Bengal
148. Which state Government in South India completed 1 year at office?
Tamil Nadu
149. Which Indian state is now center of spiritualtourism?
Gujarat
150. Cyber Defence Research Centre came into operation recently in which Indian state?
Jharkhand
151. Name the 1st Bangladeshi woman who scaled Mt.Everest.
Nishat Majumder
152. Name the Indian origin British civil servant who was chosen as president of European
Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
Suma Chakrabarti
153. Which country will become biggest IT consumer in Asia-Pacific surpassing Japan?
China
154. Name the 12 years and 9 months old child prodigy from Bhojpur district in Bihar who
created history by cracking IIT-JEE 2012.
Satyam Kumar of Bakhorapur
155. Who won the French MotoGP 2012?
Jorge Lorenzo
156. One-year of rural posting is made compulsory for which medical course in India?
MMBS
157. Name the Indian player who won his first ever ATP Challenger singles title 2012.
Yuki Bhambri
158. Name the asteroid which could come near toearth on 15 February 2013 leading to
disruption of geosynchronous satellites.
DA14
159. Name the 12 year old who has lectured at harvard and co-written abook in America.
Blake Kernen
160. Name the card that would popularise after Chief General Manager D.V.Deshpande for
NABARD urged commercial banks to promote it in Bihar.
Kisan Credit Card
161. Name the former Prime Minister who’s 21st death anniversary was observed in India on
21st May 2012.
Rajiv Gandhi
162. Which browser overtook Internet Explorer tobecome top browser in the world?
Google Chrome
163. Which country is pressing for global internet governance to the UN committee?
India
164. As per the Delhi Registration of Marriages Bill 2012, marriage registration is made
compulsory in Delhi within how many days of tying the knot?
60 days. If exceeds, one has to pay a fine of Rs.10,000
165. Which Indian state with over 6 lakh unemployed youths couldget an Information and
Technology park?
Jammu and Kashmir

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Current Affairs Quiz May 2012*** Part IV

91. Which country has BCCI allowed to play in Champions League T20 in India?
Pakistan
92. Which country’s president visited India recently?
Maldivian President, Mohammed Waheed
93. Where and at what cost was The Arcelor Mittal Orbit has been built?
London, amounting to 22.7million pounds
94. Name the Indian American who has been named as Chancellor of California.
Pradeep Khosla
95. Where in India “Veer Bharat Premises”, a unique museum dedicated to Indian heroes will
be setup?
Bhopal
96. Name the Venezuelan who won his maiden Formula One Spanish Grand Prix 2012.
Pastor Maldonado
97. Who won the woman single’s Madrid Masters title 2012?
Serena Williams
98. Who won the men single’s Madrid Masters title 2012?
Roger Federer
99. Name the companies that Nigeria’s telecom authority fined a total of 7.3 million dollars
for providing poor services to customers.
Bharti Airtel, MTN, Etisalat and Globacom
100. Which bank has is ranked 2nd most profitable public sector bank in terms of annual profit
for the fiscal year ended March, 2012?
Bank of Baroda
101. Who has been appointed as TRAI chairman for a 3 year term?
Rahul Khullar
102. Where in India first 2MW solar power plant started functioning?
Uttar Pradesh
103. Where was the British World War II fighter plan found recently?
Egypt desert
104. Which 3 countries have warned North Korea on further Nucleartests?
China, Japan and South Korea
105. Who will temporarily replace Yahoo Chief Executive Scott Thompson?
Ross Levinsohn
106. Which 3 India’s bank and Insurance Company did Credit ratings agency Moody’s
downgrade recently?
ICICI bank, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank and Life Insurance Corporation
107. Which automobile maker is planning Rs.1,500 crore plant in Tamil Nadu?
Yamaha
108. Which Chennai-based hospital became the first in India to receive the ‘halal’ certification
from the Halal Development Authority?
Global Health City
109. Which company signed a deed with the National Apprenticeship Scheme of Britain to
impart software skills training for about 100 youths in Britain?
Infosys
110. What is the theme of World Economic Forum which is to be held in India between 6th
and 8th November 2012?
From Deliberation to Transformation
111. Name the Indian who became the youngest to win Asian Chess Championship.
Primarjan Negi
112. Which Asian country was invited by NATO to Chicago summit 2nd day of which will
focus on Afghanistan?
Pakistan
113. Name the child actor who acted in movie‘Paa’ died in the Nepal plane crash recently.
Taruni Sachdev
114. Name the mass segment vehicle launched by Honda targeting Indian market.
Dream Yuga
115. Who won the top player in the English Premier League’s history?
Ryan Giggs
116. Who won the top manager award for the past 20 years in EPL?
Alex Ferguson
117. Which 3 North Eastern states will have planetarium by 2013?
Nagaland, Manipur and Jorhatin Assam
118. Which state will introduce a bill to protect heritage buildings which are not protected by
the Archaeological Survey of India or the state archeological department?
Tamil Nadu (Tamil Nadu Heritage Commission Bill 2012)
119. Which country’s President has been fined$17,000 by its electoral authorities for urging
his Facebook followers on polling day to vote forhim?
Taiwan (President Ma Ying-jeou)
120. In which Junior AsiaCup tournament did Indiabag Bronze medal recently?
Hockey
121. Who will help bring the Olympic flame to Britain along with 5 young Britons as a formal
handover ceremony in Athens, London 2012 on 18th May 2012?
David Beckham
122. Which company is planning to open ‘Motherwood Maternity’, ‘A pea in the Pod’ and
‘Destination Maternity’ brands in India?
Mahindra Retail
123. Where in India the first store of ‘DestinationMaternity’ is opened by Mahindra Retail?
Gurgaon
124. Which town in Odisha touched 45 degree Celsius on 16th May 2012?
Sambalpur, Hirakud, Titilagarh, Jharsuguda and Sonepur
125. Which company wasallowed by Indian cabinetto sign a gas purchase agreement with
Turkmenistan national oil firm?
GAIL India Ltd.

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Current Affairs Quiz May 2012*** Part III

61. NSG base will be setup in which part of India?
Gujarat
Which Oscar-winning musician has been conferred with his first American Honorary Doctorate by the Miami University?
A.R.Rahman
62. Name the Russian plane which went missingon a demonstration over Indonesia in the area of Mount Salak recently.
Sukhoi Superjet 100
63. Name the former Ukraine Prime Minister who ended her 20-day hunger strike after
claiming that her guards handled her roughly while in prison.
Yulia Tymoshenko
64. Which sector is likelyto get electronic development fund to promote its R&D activities?
Information Development sector
65. Denominations abovewhat value should now be machine processed for authenticity by bank branches as per RBI notification?
Rs.100 and above
66. Which singer is awarded America’s highest civilian honour “The Medal of Freedom”?
Bob Dylan
67. Who won the Google Photography Prize 2012?
Viktor Johansson (A Swedish Student)
68. What is the name of the Carrie Underwood’s album released on May 1st 2012?
Blown away
69. Which singers were awarded 2012′s Swedenhighest music honour “The Polar Music
Prize”?
Paul Simon and Yo-Yo Ma
70.Which bollywood actor is starring in the Hollywood movie “The Amazing Spider-man”?
Irrfan Khan
71. Name the bill passed by Rajya Sabha in India to protect children against sexual abuse.
Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences Bill
72. Name the bill approved by the Union Cabinet in India to regulate the micro finance industry and bring the micro lenders under the purview of RBI.
Micro Finance Sector Development and Regulation Bill, 2011
73. Which city in India leads household penetration of the internet as per Census 2011?
Gurgaon
74. Which sporting tournament will be held in Orissa from 11th May to 28th May 2012?
66th National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy 2012
75. How many districts of the border state of Punjab will get clusters of food processing
industry post United Nation’s Industrial Development Organisation’s survey?
2 districts
76. AICTE has allowed private engineering colleges to run dual degree programme for
bachelor of engineering and master of technology courses in which state recently?
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
77. In which year MotoGP set to make its debut in India?
2013
78. WHO in its ‘International Travel andHealth Bulletin 2012′ issued a malaria alert to which
country recently?
India
79. Which society in Goa is organising children’s film festival from May 11th to 13th 2012 at
Maquinez Palace, Panaji?
Entertainment Society of Goa
80. Which state in India has made ID proof mandatory for pregnant women who undergo ultrasound?
Haryana
81. WHO has urged whichcountry to act on Palestinian hunger-strike?
Israel
82. Which state announced 500MW gas-fired power plant in its budget session recently?
Tamil Nadu
83. Who has been namedEPL manager of the year?
Alan Pardew
84. Which country recently honoured over 150 peacekeepers?
Haiti
85. Which football sporting event will India bid to host at the FIFA Congress in Budapest
scheduled for May 24th and 25th 2012?
Under-17 World Cup in 2017
86. Punjab has recently achieved a record wheat crop produce of what value?
120 lakh tones
87. Which 3 northeastern Indian states will have its own high courts?
Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya
88. Jammu and Kashmir Government will set up Development and Management Authority to
promote which sport in the state?
Golf
89. Where in Kozhikode UL Cyber Park with Special Economic Zone status is built?
Malabar
90. Which airline will become first to provide in-flight mobile access inUK?
Virgin Atlantic

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Current Affairs Quiz May 2012*** Part II

31. Who is elected as Chair of the ADB’s Boardof Governors?
Pranab Mukherjee
32. Which country will host the 46th annual meeting of the Asian Development Bank in
2013?
India in New Delhi
33. Name the Indian-origin doctor who won the London Assembly (Ealing and Hillingdon)
seat?
Dr.Onkar Singh Sahota
34. Who is elected as President of France?
Francois Hollande
35. Which mobile operator is the biggest gainer of mobile number portability (MPN) service
in India?
Idea Cellular
36. Which 2 Indian women won the 16th Asian Team Squash Championship?
Joshna Chinnappa and Dipika Pallikal
37. Name the US secretary who is India ona 3-day visit asking to reduce oil imports from
Iran on the agenda.
Hillary Clinton
38. Which series of bollywood actor’s TV debut got a thumbs up from the Hindi film
industry?
Satyamev Jayate
40. Which popular comic is featuring members of Delhi Daredevils players like Virender Sehwag, Irfan Pathan and Kevin Pietersen?
Chacha Chaudhary in Sabu new comic series
41. Who was sworn in as Russian president for 2nd time?
Vladimir Putin
42. Who won the silver medal at the 3rd International ‘Republic ofKazakhstan President’s
Cup’ held in Almaty, kazakhstan?
Devendro Singh
43. Name the hockey player who died after being hit in the head by the ball during a game in
Perth recently.
Elizabeth Watkins
44. Which movie team is set to open 4-day Children’s Film Festival to be held in Goa from
May 11th 2012?
Gattu
45. Which state’s first marine training institute will be operational from August 2012?
Gujarat
46. Which state of Jaipurwill host first edition of 3-day Fashion Week from May 24th 2012?
Rajasthan
47. After completing a year post acquisition of Patni Computer which company dropped
Patni from its brand name?
iGate Corporation
48. India’s Finance minister recently scrapped a ‘draconian’ clause under which law?
Customs law
49. Red Hat recently setup its R&D centres in which locality outside North America?
Pune and Bangalore in India
50. Which PSU acquired 51% stake in Bharti Axa Mutual Fund?
Bank of India
51. Who created nationalrecord by winning silver medal at the Altius TrackCrew Threwdown meet in maui Island, Hawaii?
Krishna Poonia
52. Who is appointed as Russian Prime Minister?
Dmitry Medvedev
53. Name the aircraft carrier and nuclear submarine India is set to get in 2013.
Admiral Gorshkov and INS Arihant
54. What was rolled backon realty as excise on gold jewellery?
Tax Deducted at Source
55. Where in London a centre dedicated to the life and work of Rabindranath Tagore has
been launched?
Edinburgh
56. Name the former chairman of ICICI bank and billionaire investor who are re-appointed to
the Arcelor Mittal board?
N.Vaghul and Wilbur Ross
57. When was the World Red Cross day celebrated?
May 8 th
58. Which street is renamed after Roger Federer in Germany?
Weststrasse renamed as Roger-Federer-Allee
59. Which cricketer is likely to make an appearance in filmmakerVidhu Vinod Chopra’s
‘Ferrari Ki Sawari’?
Sachin Tendulkar
60. Lahore based Ajoka has planned for 4-day theatre festival to pay tribute to which birth
centenarian as on May 2012?
Saadat Hassan Manto

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Current Affairs Quiz May 2012*** part I

1. Who won her first World Cup individual recurve gold medal in Archery?
Deepika Kumari
2. Who took over as 28thchief secretary of Madhya Pradesh succeeding Avani Vaish?
R.Parasuram
3. Which state’s Chief Minister has demanded law to deal with cases of discrimination against northeastern students?
Meghalaya CM Mukul Sangma
4. ISRO recently gave clearance for using which frequency band from satellite for internet on trains?
KU band
5. Which company bagged the contract for deploying Bharti Airtel’s 4G network in Karnataka?
Huawei
6. Who became the first cricketer to hit 5 consecutive T20 fifties?
Virender Sehwag
7. Who won the award in the best Actress category at the London Asian Film Festival (LAFF) 2012 for her film‘Bol’?
Humaima Malick
8. Which type of SIM cards are Switzerland based Geo Communications AG, launching in
India?
International Mobile Subscriber Identity(IMSI) SIM cards which will allow multiple
mobile numbers from different operators on a single SIM card
9. To help clear cane arrears of over Rs.10,000 crore which commodities exports hasbeen
let free by Government of India recently?
Sugar
10. Which industry in India will celebrate 100 years of its existence in May 2013?
Indian Film Industry (May 3rd 1913 to May 3rd 2013)
11. When is Facebook (IPO) set to go public?
May 18th 2012
12. When will the phasedBasel III capital regulation in India be implemented as per RBI
guidelines?
January 1st, 2013 (to be fully implemented by March 31st, 2018)
13. Name the multifaceted personality (a poet, an author or a painter) whose 150th birth
anniversary would be celebrated on May 8th 2012.
Rabindranath Tagore
14. Which sport in Goa will benefit from the Government’s decision as it will be declared
state sport?
Football
15. Where in India Archeological Survey of India is planning gallery on Harappan
civilization?
Vadodara, Gujarat
16. Where in India the 49th Raising Day of the Central Command was celebrated on 3rd May
2012?
Cantonment, Lucknow
17. Where in Tamil Nadu,Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (Tidco) is
planning to establish aerospace park?
Chennai
18. Where in Coimbatore, Governmenthas planned to setup coldstorage facility for
tomatoes?
Kinnathukkadavu
19. Which German sportswear maker has planned to shut down 1/3rd of its 900 Reebok
stores in India?
Adidas
20. Which Kolhapur-based bank is looking at an IPO in 2 years?
Ratnakar bank
21. Which resource in nuclear reactors will be used for power generation as the Government
has decided to start construction of 300MW reactor by 2016-17?
Thorium
22. As Indian Parliament holds special sitting on Sunday to celebrate 60th anniversary, when was India’s first Parliament session held?
May 13th, 1952
23. Which country slapped a fine of$80,000 fine on Air India recently?
US Transportation Department
24. Which Finance company recently deferred its Rs.1,665 crore IPO, which opened on May
2nd 2012?
Samvardhana Motherson
25. Name the firm which is planning to build mud cottages in Gir area of Junagadh district.
Swati Infratech Pvt. Ltd.
26. In which glacier havegeologists discovered hot water from geothermal sources which is nearly 15 degrees arm in plunging-40 degree Celsius weather?
Siachen
27. Name the Indian who became first Asian-origin UK councilor.
Philip Abraham
28. Name the ‘Big Bang’ scientist whom France jailed for terror plot.
Adlene Hicheur
29. What value of fund will Asian Development Bank provide to India for2012-2014 for the
development of various projects?
$6.25 billion
30. Name the West Indian cricketer who has set an eye on bollywood after IPL.
Chris Gayle

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Rouff is a folk dance. It has its origin in...
A. Kashmir
B. Himachal Pradesh
C. Mizoram
D. Assam
ans a

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Q. UN Human Rights Council has adopted a resolution against which country ?
A. Bangladesh
B. Pakistan
C. Sri Lanka
D. Afghanistan
Ans. C

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The Cartagena Protocol is regarding safe use, transfer and handling of: Living Modified Organisms(LMOs)

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*Which State has the lowest per capita income in India?
1. Bihar 2. Orissa
3. Rajasthan 4. Gujrat
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*Which country is planning to build the world's largest seawater desalination plant?
>Israel.

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*Who generally acknowledged as the pioneer of local self government in modern India?
1. Ripon
2. Mayo
3. Lytton
4. Curzon.
Answer: 1.

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*What is called as the"Roofof the World"?
1. Indira Point
2. Kanchenjunga
3. Pamir Knot
4. Indira Col.
Answer: 3.

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1St atempt to initiate economic planing in India was made by sir M. Visvesvarayya, in 1934, through his book Planned Economy for India

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*Madhya Pradesh is the largest producer of Soyabean.
*The western ghats in Maharashtra is known as Sahyadris.

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Q. Individulaism is also known as?
A. Laissez-Faire
B. Anarchism
C. Communism
D. Socialism
Ans. B

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The 'Red Data Book' is the documention of rare and endangered species of
1. Animals
2. Plants
3. Fungi
ans: all

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ENGLISH: MASSEUR is a malemassage therapist, and MASSEUSE is a female massage therapist. [a female elephant is called a COW ELEPHANT]

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*UNO appointed Kofi Annan(Ghana) Special Envoy to Syria
*Indian Soccer Legend Padma ShriSailendra Nath Manna Died

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*Who was the world's 1st woman President?
Marma Estela Isabel, Argentina.
*Anaximander drawn worldmap 1st time in the World

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Q.ain e akbari was written by
a.firishta
b.badauni
c.birbal
d.abul fazal
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Q.the third battle of panipath was fought between
a. british&maratha
b.marathas& rajputs
c.afghans&sikhs
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Q. Budha preached his firstsermon at
A.lumbini
B.saranath
C.varanasi
D.gaya
ans.B

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EnglishTips: Use "usable" (not "useful") to indicate that something can b used.
("The school building should be usable for another 20 yrs.")

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*Usain Bolt of Jamaica is the fastest man of the world
*Mauritius has no capital gain tax
*India's resource for nuclear fuel isThorium

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*Jagannath Rath Yatra begins in Puri, Gujarat today

*Manmohan pledges $10 billion to debt-ridden eurozone

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*NIA founder DG RV Raju passes away

*World leaders weigh stimulus vs austerity at G-20

*Samaras sworn in Greek Prime Minister

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ISD Codes-
*INDIA=91
*Italy=39
*Iran=98
*France=33
*America&Canada=1
*China=86
*Pakistan=92
*UK=44
*Kuwait=965
*Australia=61

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Q. A common currency for the members of the CommonMarket in Europe is known as ?
A. Franc
B. Dollar
C. Eurodollar
D. pound
Ans. C

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NH1 Delhi-Amruthsr
NH2 delhi-kolkata
NH3 Agra-mumbai
NH4 Mumbai-chenni
NH5 Kolkata-chennai
NH6 Munbai-kolkata
NH10 Delhi-fuggleka (pakistan)

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Q. World Trade organisation is the new name of ?
A. World Bank
B. IMF
C. GATT
D. IFC
Ans. C

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*Rastrala aardika mantrulasadikarika committi 2012 nuela prakatinchindi? e_ governance
*Mission Milk -Paala dhigubadi penchenduki

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Here are the planets in order of how many moons they have and how many they have.
Jupiter: 63 moons
Saturn: 60 moons
Uranus: 27 moons
Neptune: 13 moons
Mars: 2 moons
Earth: 1 moon
Now for the dwarf planets
Pluto:3 moons
Eris: 1 moon

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Q. The largest tribal community in India is
(a) Bhils
(b) Gonds
(c) Santhals
(d) Tharus
ANS-C

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*Can you name the first President of India?
=>Dr. Rajendra Prasad.
*Name the youngest grandmaster in India.
=>Parimarjan Negi.

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Which one among the following would expand the most on being heated?
A. Water
B. Alcohol
C. Glass
D. Air
ans.D

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*Thumba in Kerala is famous because It is a rocket launching station
*Shipki La Pass is in Himachal Pradesh

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Q. Lord Canning was the first Viceroy of India. The title of Viceroy was createdin
A. 1857
B. 1858
C. 1859
D. 1860
ans.B

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Q. In which year the title of Viceroy converted into GOVERNOR GENERAL?
a. 1947
b. 1948
c. 1949
d. 1950
Ans. D

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>Ratan Kumar Sinha took over as Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission and Secretary of the Dep: Atomic Energy on April 30, 2012

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B,lore, June 20 : The first generic drug store in K,taka will be opened by CMDV Sadananda Gowda at Victoria Hospital on Thursday

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Here are the planets in order of how many moons they have and how many they have.
Jupiter: 63 moons
Saturn: 60 moons
Uranus: 27 moons
Neptune: 13 moons
Mars: 2 moons
Earth: 1 moon
Now for the dwarf planets
Pluto:3 moons
Eris: 1 moon

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The 2015 ICC Cricket WorldCup will be the 11th ICC Cricket World Cup, and will be jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand.

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Q. The largest tribal community in India is
(a) Bhils
(b) Gonds
(c) Santhals
(d) Tharus
ANS-C

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Who was sentenced to death in the Hardinge BombCase ?
(A) Sohan Singh Bhakna
(B) Asutosh Choudhary
(C) Bhai Balmukund
Ans : (C)

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Who was awarded China Medal for taking part in China war of 1900?
(A)Maharaja Ganga Singh
(B)Maharaja Sumer Singh
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1st tribal leader who was inspired by Mahatma Gandhiand his ideology was?
(A)Alluri Sitaram Raju
(B)Jadonang
(C)Jhabkar Bapa
Ans: B

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Current Affairs: saina nehwal won Indonesia opentitle on June17th. This is the 3rd title. She won in 2009,2010&2012

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Revolutions
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American war of Independence-1776
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Russian Revolution-1917
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French Revolution-1789
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Chinese Revolution-1911
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Communist Revolution in China-1949
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Industrial Revolution
-1750 to 1850 (England)
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Green Revolution in India-1964

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Official Documents
----------------------
Blue Book > Britain
Grey Book > Japan & Belgium
Green Book > Italian & Persian
Orange Book > Netherlands
White Book > Portugal & China
Yellow Book > France
White Paper > India

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Periodical Table
*Grups-18
*Perds-7
*Lanthaneds- La(57) to Lu(71)
*Actineds-Ac(89) to Lw(103)
*Nobel Gases- He,Ne,Ar,Kr,Xe,Rn
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*Two Indians have received the Nobel Prize for Physics. Can you name them?
>Sir C.V. Raman(1930) & Subramanium Chandrasekhar(1983).

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>Who inaugurated Indian parliament Lord Irwin
>The father of Lok Sabha GV Mavlankar
>Father of Rajyasabha Dr. S Radhakrishnan

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OLD NAME-CHANGED NAME
British Guiana-Guyana
Combodia-Kampuchea
Cape Canaveral-Cape Kennedy
Ceylon-Sri Lanka
Christina-Oslo
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*Nokia--Finland
*LG/Samsung--South Korea
*Sony--Japan
*Apple, Google, Microsoft, HP-- USA

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*SanDisk launches "fastest microSD card in the world".
* Vodafone cuts 3G rates by up to 80 pc.
* Dhoni in Forbes list of richest athletes.

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Q. Name the river that divides Deccan & Malwa plateau?
A. Godavari
B. Tapati
C. Narmada
D. Vindhya
Ans: C

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Q. PANCHASEELA Agreement drafted by
A. Gandhi
B. Nehru
C. IndiraGandhi
D. LB Sastri
Ans:B

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How to know your own mobile No.?
JUST DIAL as given...
Airtel *121*9#
Idea*100#
Vodafone *111*2#
Uninor *88#

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Periodical Table
*Grups-18
*Perds-7
*Lanthaneds- La(57) to Lu(71)
*Actineds-Ac(89) to Lw(103)
*Nobel Gases- He,Ne,Ar,Kr,Xe,Rn
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*Two Indians have received the Nobel Prize for Physics. Can you name them?
>Sir C.V. Raman(1930) & Subramanium Chandrasekhar(1983).

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Tiananmen Square The world's largest square in the centre of Beijing .

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The new president of worldbank is Dr.Jim Yong kim Mr.Pranab Mukherjee is D chairman of ADB's Board of Governors Total members of NATO-28

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Country-Capital:
Afganistan-Kabul
Albania-Tirana
Algeria-Algiers
Andorra-Luanda
Antigua & Barbuda-St. Jon's
Argentina-Buenos Aires
Armenia-Yarevan
Australia-Canberra
Austria-Vienna
Azerbaijan-Baku
Bahamas-Nassau
Bahrain-Manama
Bangladesh-Dhaka
Barbados-Bridgetown
Belarus-Minsk
Belgium-Brussels
Belize-Belmopan
Benin-Porto Novo
Bhutan-Thimphu
Bolivia-Sucre/ La Paz
Bosnia-Herzegovina Sarajevo(Bosnia)
Botswana-Gabarone
Brazil-Brasilia
Brunei Darussalam-Bandar Seri Begawan
Bulgaria-Sofia
Burkina Faso-Ouagadougou
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-Hindustan Times
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Most urbanized country in Asia? Ans: Singapore


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CD-RW- Compact Disc Re-Writable
CDFS- CompactDisc File System
CDMA- Code Division Multiple Access
CGI- Common Gateway Interface

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Who was the Viceroy of India when Rowlatt Act was passed?
Lord Chelmsford
*Who wrote the poem 'Subah-i-Azadi'?
Faiz Ahmed Faiz

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

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New BARC Director-Sekhar Basu, senior nuclear scientist
R.K. Sinha(Previousl y BARC Director)-Chair man, atomic energy commission
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1980:Integrated RuralDevelopmen tProgram: overall development of rural poor 1980:NationalRu ralDevelopmentP rogram employment for rural manforce
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1979 : Training Rural Youthfor Self Employment TRYSEM (launched on 15th August) educational and vocational training
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1977-78: Food For Work: providing food grains 2labor 1977-78:Antyoda ya Yojna : Scheme of Rajasthan, providing economic assistance to poorest
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1977-78 : Desert Development Programme: (DDP) To control the desertexpansion by maintaining environment balance
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1977: National Institution ofRural Development Training, investigation and advisory for rural development
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1975: Twenty Point Programme (TPP) Poverty eradication and an overall objective of raising thelevel living
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1974-75: Small Farmer Development Scheme SFDS Technical & financial assistanceto small farmers
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1966-67: High yielding variety programme (HYVP) To increase the productivity of food grains by adopting latest varietiesof inputs of crops.
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1966-67: Green Revolution:To Increase productivity. Confined to wheat production.
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1969: Rural Electrification Corporation To provide electricity in rural areas
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1972 : Scheme of Discriminatory Interest RateTo provide loan to the weaker sections of society ata concessional interest rate of 4%
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1972-73 : Accelerated Ruralwater Supply Programme(ARWSP) Providing drinkingwater in villages
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1973: Drought Prone Area Programme: Protection fromdrought by achieving environement balaceand bydeveloping ground water
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1973-74 : Marginal Farmer and Agriculture Labor Agency(MFALA) Technical &financial assistanceto marginal farmers
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1966-67:Green Revolution:
2Increase productivity. (wheat)
1969:Rural Electrification Corporation
2provide electricity in rural areas

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>NTR sahiti award tamila kavi Asokamitran
*CNR Rao award scientist lakuyiche award
>CSIR scientist Srivari Chandra sekar ku labinchindi

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Head:
World Bank- Jim Yon Kim
IMF-Christin Lagarde
UNO-Ban Ki Moon
ADB-Haruhiko Kuroda
WTO-Pascl Lamy
WHO-Margrt Chan
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India's
*1st Nuclear Power plant:
-Tarapur, Maharastra
*1st Nuclear Reactor
-Apsara
*1st Hydroelectric Plant at:
-Sivasamudram, Karnataka

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National cotton research centre-nagpur
National diary development board-anand, gujarath
Indian securities press-nasik, maharastra

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Sugar cane breeding institute-Coimbatore Anthropological survey od India-kolkata Hindustan zinc limited-udaypur, rajasthan

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Hindustan antibiotic limited-pimpri, pune Zoological survey of India-kolkata raman research institute-Bangalore

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Industries: Cotton industry-first cotton mill at Kolkata in1818 First place:Maharastra 2nd:gujarath

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1965: Credit Authorization Scheme (CAS)
Involved qualitative credit control of reserve bank of India

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1964-65: Intensive Agriculture Area programme (IAAP)
To develop special harvest inagriculture area.

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1960-61: Intensive Agriculture Development program (IADP)
To provide loan for seeds and fertilizers to farmers.

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1952: Community DevelopmentProgramme (CDP)
overall development of rural areas and people's participation.

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*Hrasva Drushti-Putaakara Katakam
-Dhirga Drushti-Kumbakara
*Kanthi Abivaham-Lumen
-Thivratha-Candela

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National Council for Teacher Education
2Post: Under Secretary/Research Officer
1Academic Consultant
2Research Assistant
www.ncte-india.org

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National institute of rural development-Hyderabad
Indian institute of public administration-new Delhi

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Netaji subhash national institute of sports-patiala(punjab)
Lakshmibai national college of physical education-gwalior

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Academies:
Sardar vallabhai patel nationalpolice academy-Hyderabad
LB SASTRI national academy ofadministration-mussori

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Research centres:
Rice-Katak(Odisha)
Tea-Jorhat(Assom)
Coffee-Chikmaglur(Karnataka)
Silk-Mysore
Cotton-Mumbai
Potato-Shimla(HP)
Tobacco-Rajahmundry(AP)
Banana-Kovvuru(AP)
Onion-Yarraguntla(AP)
Chilli-Guntur(AP)
Sugar cane-Anakapalli(AP)

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*Water soluble Vitamins:
B,C
*Fat soluble vitamins:
A,D,E,K
*Diseases:
A: Night Blindness
B: Beri Beri
C: Scurvy
D: Rickets
E: VandhyatvaQ) Which of the following awards was conferred on Mrs.Kiran Bedi?
[A]. Golden Globe
[B]. Rani Lakshmi
[C]. Saraswati
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IMP articles:
*Jammu & kashmir state has special status under Article. 370.
*All india services mentioned in Article. 312.

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*International labour organization- HQ:Geneva
*Food and Agricultural Organization- HQ:Rome
*World Health organization-Geneva
*IMF-Washington D.C

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*united nations industrial development organization-Vienna
*united nations development program-New York

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*United nations fund for population activities-New York
*united nations hi-commission for refuges-Geneva
*world food program-New York

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*United nations environment program & united nations centre for human settlements-Nairobi
*UN international drug control program-Vienna

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*Asia development bank-Manila
Organization of petroleum exporting countries-Vienna
*universal postal union-Bern

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*International atomic energy agency-Vienna
*international civil aviation-Montreal
*Asia pacific economic co-operation-Canberra

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*River of sorrow& sorrow of assam-brahmaputra
*sorrow of Bengal-damodar
*sorrow of Bihar-kosi

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City of factories-Kanpur
city of festivals-Madurai
city of steel-Jemshedpur
sun city-jodhpur
temple town of India-Bhuvaneswar

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The first country to built nuclear power plant:Russia India's nuclear power plants:6+1(under construction with the assistance of Russia)

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*Wild Life Protection Act made in d year
>1972
*D name f Vch Roman god means shining father' in Latin?
>Jupiter

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British East India Company, founded in 1600 Dutch EastIndia Company, founded in 1602 Danish East India Company, founded in 1616

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Portuguese East India Company,founded in 1628 French East India Company,founded in 1664 Swedish East India Company, founded in 1731

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The Dutch East India Company was created in 1602 as " United East India Company " and its first permanent trading post was in Indonesia .

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Dutch established the first factory in Masulipattanam in1605,
Pulicat in1610,
Surat in1616, Bimilipatam in1641
& Chinsura in1653.

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The GloFish is a patented GM zebrafish with bright red, green, orange-yellow,blue, and purple fluorescent colors.

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Flavr Savr:a Genetically modified tomato,the 1st commercially grown genetically engineered food2be granted a license for human consumption.

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Golden rice is a variety of GM rice produced to biosynthesize beta-carotene, a precursorof pro-vitamin A in the edible parts of rice

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*Battle of Plassey was Fought Between Nawab of Bengal Sirajuddaulah and The English in the year 1757.

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Treaties& Wars:
*Aix-la-Chapelle- 1st Carnatic
*Pondicherry- 2nd Carnatic
*Paris- 3rd Carnatic
*Allahabad- Buxar
*Madras- 1st Mysore

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Q. Who edited 'Basumati', the oldest Bengali Daily paper ?
A) Surya Sen
B) Barinder Ghosh
C) V. D. Savarkar
Ans. B

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*1st Aadhar village in India=Tembhli(MH
*1st tribal gramapanchayt in kerala=Idamalakkudy(Idki
*1st tribal unvrsty in India-IGNTU(AMARKAND-MP

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*An egg will float if placed in water in which sugar hasbeen added.
*A Baby Blue Whale gains about 200 pounds a day.

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Ans: Bihar AndUttar Pradesh.

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>Templeton award-dalailaama
>Glober leadership award-Infosis Narayana murthy
>MS swaminadhan award-R.Sai kumar, N.Shobarani

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Who was the founding memberof Hindustan Republican Army in 1924?
A) Surya Sen
B) V. D. Savarkar
C) Sachindra Nath Sanyal
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012

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Ruler of Egypt who sold theSuez Canal Share to England:
A.Nazar
B.Ismail Pasha
C.Mohd Ali
D.Arabi Pasha
Ans:B

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PANCHASEELA Agreement drafted by
A.Gandhi
B.Nehru
C.IndiraGandhi
D.LB Sastri
Ans:B

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Right to vote is not applicable to:
A.PHC
B.Who spent in prison
C.Mentally Retarded
D.Suspended employ
Ans:C

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Wild Life Protection Act made in the year:
A.1974
B.1972
C.1978
D.1976
Ans:B

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Meghalaya Comes under this High Court jurisdiction:
A.Gowhati
B.Shillang
C.Kolkata
D.Imphal
Ans:A

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Pituitary gland is calld master gland
>Area of INDIA-32,87,263 sq.km
>There are 195 members in UNESCO
>The tiger population of India is 1706

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*18th Chief Election Commissioner: VS Sampath
*23rd Air Chief Marshal- AK Browne
*23rd NavyChief: DK Joshi
*24th ArmyChief: Baikram SingWhich was the Telugu man that participated in the Dandi March along with Gandhiji?
Erneni Subrahmanyam
*Sribagh Pact-16 Nov1937

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*In 1615, Jahangir grantedpermission to setup factories at Surat & few places.
*Some streets in Puducherry still has FrenchNames.

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*In 1599, East India Company was Formed in England.
*In 1608, EmperorJahangir refused permission to setup factoryat Surat (Gujarath)>Old Name Of Rani Lakshmi-Manikarnika [jansi]
>India Distance North2South-3214 km
>East2West-2933 km
>"The Bird Man of India"-Salim Ali*Any Data And Instruction Entered In The Memory Of A Computer Is Input.
*A Scanner Scans Both PictureAnd Text.
*_Save_Water_*

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Q. What is the new name of STAR NEWS(TV CHANL)?
A. ABP NEWS
B. 24/7 NEWS
C. EXPRESS NEWS
D. NEWSBIRD
Ans. A

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Wch f these KINGDOMs Sir Mirza0Ismail did NOT workdas DIWAN?
1)KNGDM OF HYDERABAD
2)KNGDM OF MYSORE
3)KNGDM OF JAIPUR
4)KNDGM OF TRAVENCORE
ans.4

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The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry(IUPAC) was estd in 1918. Headquarters of IUPAC is located in Zurich, Switzerland.

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*Infection of brain is called Meningitis
*Infection of entire nervous system is called epilepsy.

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Tuesday, June 12, 2012

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*Who Founded All India Harijan Sevak Sangh ?
>Mahatma Gandhi.
*Siddhu Was Associated With Santhal Rebellion.

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*All the languages recognised by Ind!an Constitution are printed on our currency notes.
*Oriyais a language of Orrisa.

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Which one of the followingstates does not form part of the Narmada basin?
A)Gujarat
B)Madhya Pradesh
C)Rajasthan
D)Maharashtra
ans:C

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*The Southern most tip of India is Quite Hot because itus close to Equator.
*India is often reffered to as Sub Continent.

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'Satyameva Jayate' inscribed below the plate of dr in the Devanagariscript taken from 'Mundaka Upanishad' mean 'Truth alone triumphs'

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*Businessman of the decade?
>Ratan Tata
*Author of 'The Masque of Africa'?
>VS Naipaul
*India will have Forest Satellite in?
>2013

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Women-1st(India)
*Doctor-Kadambini Ganguli
*Austronaut in space-Kalpana Chawla
*Ips officer-Kiran Bedi
*CM-Sujeta Kripalani

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*25%Human Bones Are in Feet
*84% of a Raw Apple is Water
*98% of The Weight of Water is Made upwith Oxygen

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ENTOMOLOGY is the study of insects.
ETYMOLOGY is the study of word origins.

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According to Sarojini Naidu who was ''ambassador of Hindu- Muslim Unity''?
A)Syed Ahmad Khan
B)Hasrat Mohani
C)Maulana Azad
Ans:C

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The International Date Line is the
1. Equator
2. 0 degree Longitude
3. 88 degree East Longitude
4. 180 degree Longitude
Ans: 4

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Q) Who was the first woman tobecome the Lt. General of the Indian Army?
Answer: Lt General (Mrs) Punita Arora

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US based Space Exploration Technologies, a Private Company has sent Space Capsule, Dragon to the ISS forbusiness purpose.

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Appellate Authority for Industrial & financial ReConstruction Chairman-Rtd.Justice A.GopalReddy.

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*Shehan Karunatilaka, author of 'Chinaman' wins the Commonwealth Book Prize for 2012.
* Powerful quake shakes areas of Turkey, Greece.

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Rafael Nadal wins record seventh French Open Spain's Rafa Nadal sank to his knees in celebration after beating Serbia's Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-3 2-6 7-5 to win a record seventh French Open title on Monday.

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*World blood donor's day on june 14th.
*Founder:k.l.staner,
*estd in 2005.
*intetion statmnt of 2012: evry blood doner is a hero,

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Major pollutants to deplete ozone are -CFC carbons
*Ozone layer is found in the -stratosphere
*Ozone hole in maximum over antartica

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*Structural and functional units of kidneys are-nephrons
*PETER SCOTT-who is the first formulated 'Red data book'.

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Books&authors:
>the east&west-swamy vivekananda.
>india today-rp.datta.
>india wins freedom-abdul kalm azad

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APPSC Group-2
Executve Posts
-ACTO-41
-Asst.Labour Offcr-42
-EO Endowments-31
-ADO Handlooms-05
#Total -122
#Non -Executive-595
#(122+595=717)

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*Electric motor: To convert electrical energy into mechanical energy.
*Calorimeter:For recording the quantities of heat.

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*Computer: an electronic instrument for data interpretation.
*Barometer: for measuring the atmospheric pressure.

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>Cardiograph: for recordingthe movements of the heart.
>Dynamo: to convert mechanical energy into electrical energy.

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>Ammeter: measuring the strength of the current in amperes directly.
>Anemometer: for recordingwind velocity.

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1990-2000 Decade of Natural calamities Declared by UN.
Management of Disaster has been transferred to Ministry of Home.

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The study of finger prints is Dactylography.

Sunday, June 10, 2012

GK-17

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*Businessman of the decade?
>Ratan Tata.
*Author of 'The Masque of Africa'?
>VS Naipaul.
*India will have Forest Satellite in?
>2013.

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Which Hockey player played the most n.of international matches for India?
>DILIP TIRKEY- holds d record f taking part in highest (412 mathes)

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The national environmentalengineering reasarch institute(NEERI) is located at?
a-hydarabad
b-pune
c-bangalor
d-nagpur
ans.D

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Q. People's Republic of China was founded in
A. 1935
B. 1949
C. 1951
D. 1968
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Russian tennis player MariaSharapova won French Open singles & completed the career Grand Slam.

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Which of the following countries will host the Third Nuclear Security Summit in 2014?
a) France
b) Germany
c) U.K
d) Netherland
ans.D

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*India to buy 8 warships from South Korea.
*Beijing University to teach Gujarati.
*India prepares tocounter China's clout wth INS Satpura.

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*The Women wing of Indian National Army(INA) was led by: Captain Laxmi
*Total salt content in blood: 0.85to0.9%
*Hottest spot-Azizia

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*'South indian Manu'-Apasthambha

*Shalimar Garden-Shahjahan

*Egg contains-Copper

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Tilak set up the Home Rule League in December 1915. Its headquarters were at Poona. Annie Besant set upa similar Home Rule League in September 1916.Its headquarters were at Adyar near Madras.

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*Who Founded All India Harijan Sevak Sangh ?
>Mahatma Gandhi.
*Siddhu Was Associated With Santhal Rebellion.

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*All the languages recognised by Ind!an Constitution are printed on our currency notes.
*Oriyais a language of Orrisa.Which one of the followingstates does not form part of the Narmada basin?
A) Gujarat
B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Rajasthan
D) Maharashtra
Ans (C).

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*The Southern most tip of India is Quite Hot because itus close to Equator.
*India is often reffered to as Sub Continent.

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*the words 'Satyameva Jayate' inscribed below the plate of the are in the Devanagariscript taken form 'Mundaka Upanishad' mean 'Truth alone triumphs'.

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Women-1st(India)
*Doctor-Kadambini Ganguli
*Austronaut in space-Kalpana Chawla
*Ips officer-Kiran Bedi
*CM-Sujeta Kripalani

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Velocity of sound:
*in vacuum: zero.
*at 0 degreeC:332 m/s.
*at room temperature: 350 m/s.

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India has signed Tax Information Exchange Agreement with the nations known infamously as 'tax havens'
-Bahrain
-Bermuda
-Bahamas
-Liberia

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History:
*Regulating Chattam-1773
*Bengal Dwanda Prabutva raddu chesindi
*kolkatha nu bengal capital gachesindi
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Who announced the Industrial Policy of1956?
[A] Sardar Patel
[B] Jawaharlal Nehru
[C] Balwant Rai mehta
[D]J B Kriplani
Ans:B

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1853 is a landmark in India's transport because:
A.First Train
B.First Cargo Plane
C.First Cargo Ship
D.None
Ans.A

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Q) The most common communicable disease is
1. Influenza
2. Typhoid
3. Cholera
4. Polio
Ans: 1.

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Q. Battle of Wandiwash was fought between ?
A) English & French
B) English & the Marathas
C) English & Hyderali
Ans : A

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B) Surat Split
C) Swadeshi Movement
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