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July 1st Australia has introduced the controversial carbon tax which makes to pay$23/tonne of carbon emission they produce

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*Who was the first lady prime minister in the world?
a.Sirimavo Bandaranaike
b.Mahinda Rajapakse
c.Chandrika Kumarathunge
Ans-a.

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*Who invented the first space rocket?
a. James Watt
b. Joseph Godard
c. Masco
d. Samy.
Ans-b.

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>INDIA'S
supercomputer places are:
1*Pune
2*Bangalur
3*Noida
4*Chennai
5*Kolkatta
6*Delhi
7*Hyd
Seymour Cray father of super computer

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*OPEC- Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (H.Q:Vienna, Austria)
*CHESS-Chariot, Horse, Elephant, Soldiers.

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The centre of Hoysala power in Tamil Nadu was
(A) Sivanasamudram
(B) Madurai
(C) Kunnur-kuppam
(D) None
Ans-C

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>Jhumpa Lahiri is the firstIndian woman to win the Pulitzer Prize in 2000 for her book 'Interpreter of Maladies'.

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Punj means "five" and aab means "waters", so"punjab" means "land of five rivers".
1.Beas
2.Satluj
3.Ravi
4.Chenab
5.Jhelum

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Ms . Harita Kaur Deol was the first woman cadet in the Indian Air Force to perform a solo flight on Sepetember 2, 2008.

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TOP BIGGEST COUNTRIES BY AREA:
1. Russia
2. Canada
3. China
4. United States
5. Brazil
6. Australia
7. India
8. Argentina
9. Kazakhstan

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*OMR-Optical Mark Reader OMR is used for changing books, and records as electronic files.
*The 1st computer virus is Apple.

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The first state to receive the 'Nirmal Rajya Puruskar' for achieving100per cent sanitation?
[A]Punjab
[B]Sikkim
[C]Meghalaya
[D]HP
Ans:B

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Third chairman of the Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on spectrum to fix the reserve price for spectrum in the 2G auctions -Chidambaram

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Which country is the largest source of foreign direct investment(FDI) intoIndia?
[A]USA
[B]UAE
[C]Singapore
[D]Mauritius
Ans:D

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Much-awaited undiscovered subatomic particle, known as 'God Particle' has been recently demonstrated by the scientists? Higgs Boson

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Gulf Country has for the first time announced that it would allow women to compete in 2012 Olympic Games? Ans: Saudi Arabia

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New Exploration Licensingpolicy(NELP) is related to production and exploration of: Ans: Oil and Natural Gas

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New Exploration LicensingPolicy was conceptualised by the Govt of India, during 1997-98 2provide an equal platform to both Public&Private

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The Govt of India has appointed how many Scheduled Areas & Scheduled Tribes Commission since independence?
[A]2 [B]4 [C]5 [D]7
Ans:A

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BHEL has commissioned the 3rd 250 MW advanced-class gas turbine Pragati-III project at
[A]Chennai
[B]New Delhi
[C] Chandigarh
Ans:B

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The Qualified Foreign Investorswho wish to invest in India shouldbe compliant with the standards set by ? -Financial Action Task Force

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As per the recently released World Investment Report 2012, by UNCTAD, India is 3rd most attractive investment destination of the world.

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*The 1st President of the U.S.A
>George Washington

*The 1st Prime Ministerof Britain
>Robert Walpole

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Who is the winner of 2011 Booker Prize?
A. Sarah Waters
B. Tom McCarthy
C. A.D. Miller
D. Julian Barnes
ANS:D

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..Currency..
>INDIA-RUPEES
>Chin-Uyan
>SWEDEN-KRONE
>BAMGLADESH-TAKA
>Russia-ROUBLE
>JAPAN-YEN
>America-Doller

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*Who conceptualized the carbon nano tube?
a. Sumio Tijima
b. Dr. Abbas Ali
c. Richard Smalley
d. Isac Newton
Ans-c.

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*India's first breeder neutron reactor was
a. Apasara
b. Dharuv
c. Tridev
d. Kamini
Ans-d.

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All Three Founders Of Apple Inc. (Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak & Ronald Wayne( Worked At Atari Before Creating Apple. - ENjoy!!

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*World Ozone Day - Sept 16th
* World Wildlife Protection Week - October 2nd to 9th
* Earth Day - April 22nd
* World Water Day - March 22nd

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*GSM-Global system for mobile
*CDMA- Code Divison Multhple Access
*CDFS- Compact Disc File System
*CGI- Common Gateway Interface -

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*1st person to reach -North Pole
>Robert Peary
-South Pole
>Amundsen
*ADARSH-Association for Development andResearchof Sustainable

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Q. Phnom penh is the capital of...
A. Nepal
B. Indonesia
C. Malaysia
D. Cambodia
Ans. D

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In which year, decimal system replaced the 'anna' in India?
A. 1947
B. 1950
C. 1957
D. 1952.
Ans. C.

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India changed from the rupee, anna, pie system to decimal currency on 1 April 1957.

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bfore 1957
- one rupee consisting of 192 pies.
1 rupee = 16 annas
1 anna= 4 pice (plural of paise)
1paise = 3 pies

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Which country is the largest source of foreign direct investment(FDI) into India?
[A]USA
[B]UAE
[C]Singapore
[D]Mauritius
Ans:D

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Thousands of virus-hit computers may lose Internet access from July9th due to a malware called:
Ans:
DNSChanger

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*Durban hosted United Nations Climate Change Conference
*Delhi State Government launchedKishori Scheme for Adolescent Girls

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>CLIP-Childrn Lrng Imprmnt Progra.
>CLAPS-Childrn Lrng Accileration pro. for sustanablty
>LEP-Lrng enhancemnt pro.
>QIP-Qlty imprmnt pro.

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which one of d following articles provides for d abolition or creation of legislative councils in states ?
a 169
b 369
c 269
d 069
ans.A

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wt is the fulform of UPA and NDA? United progressive Alliance National Democratic Alliance

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Curzon Wyllie, who was murdered by Madan Lal Dhingra in London, was Adviser to Secretary ofState 4 India

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D most beautiful music in d world is ur own heartbeat. It gives an assurance that u wil survive even when d whole world leaves u ALONE..

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*I.Q. = Intelligence Quotient
*a.m = Ante Meridiem
*p.m = Post Meridiem
*e.g. = Exempli Gratia
*i.e. = Id Est (That is to say)

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B.P is meassured by SPYGMOMANOMETER
Normal B.P-x120/80x
*120 represents SYSTOLIC PRESSURE.
*80-DIASTOLIC PRESSURE.