GENERAL KOWLEDGE-MAY-2012
1. Which crystal is popularly known
as American diamonds?
Zirconia crystal
2. Where was Gautam Buddha died?
Kushinara (Kusinagar or Kusinara).
Kusinara is a town and a nagar
panchayat in Kushinagar district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is an
important Buddhist pilgrimage site, where Gautama Buddha is thought to have
attained Parinirvana after his death.
3. Who is the author of 'The prophet’?
Khalil Gibran.
4. Cricket bat is made up of?
White willow
5. The first winter Paralympic
games were held in?
1976
6. Where is national rail museum
located?
New Delhi.
7. Where is third naval base in India
situated?
Karwar, Karnataka.
8. Which is the hottest region on
earth?
Saudi
Arabia.
9. What is the normal temperature
of human body?
36.9'c
10. What is the unit of resistance?
Ohm.
11. Who is the founder of the Hindustan
socialist Republican Party?
Bhagat Singh.
12. Which river is also called ‘Yellow
river'?
Hungho.
13. Which is the longest river in Europe?
Volga
14. Which city is known as the
'Cathedral city of India’?
Bhuvaneswar.
15. The study of grasses is called?
Agrostology.
It sometimes called as graminology, is the
scientific study of grasses.
16. Who is called as 'the father of
local self government in India!?
Lord Ripon
17. Who was the viceroy of India
at the time of partition of Bengal?
Lord curzon
18. The head of university of
nalanda was?
Sheelabhadra.
19. Where is the capital of
Kushans?
Purushapura.
20. The longest and strongest bone
in human body is?
Femur.
21. Who is the author of the book
'Brahat-samhita?
Varahamihira
22. The founder of Tughlaq dynasty?
Ghias-ud-din Thughlaq.
23. "A thing of beauty is a
joy for ever" Who said this famous quotation?
John Keats.
24. Which was the first Sanskrit
film?
Sankaracharya.
25. Who was the first to translate
Ramayana into Tamil?
Kamban.
26. Who is the first actress to win
Padmashree award?
Nargis Dutt.
27. Who is the author of the book
‘Accidental death of an anarchist'?
Dario Fo.
Dario Fo is an Italian satirist,
playwright, theatre director, actor, composer and recipient of the 1997 Nobel
Prize in Literature.
28. The first winter Paralympic
games were held in?
Ornskoldsvik,
Sweden in 1976.
29. Which two Indian states don't
have railway line?
Meghalaya and Sikkim.
30. The 184th member of United
Nations?
Andorra.
31. Nedumbasseri Airport
is situated in which District of Kerala?
Ernakulam.
32. The executive body of United Nations Organization is?
Security Council.
33. Who is considered as the founder of Nazism?
Adolph Hitler
34. The largest producer of salt in the world is?
U.S.A
35. Who wrote ‘Ashtanga Hridaya’?
Vagbhatan
36. What is the currency of Singapore?
Singapore
Dollar.
37. The gas contained in Gober gas is?
Methane.
38. Bandipur National
Park is situated at?
Karnataka.
39. The study of mountains is known as?
Orology.
40. Who is known as second Ashoka?
Kanishka.
41. First Indian to win Oscar Award?
Bhanu Athaiya.
42. Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on ?
January 30, 1948.
43. Meningitis is a disease which affects the?
Brain
44. Santhosh Trophy is associated with?
Football.
45. The term ‘Third World’ refers to
Developing Countries.
46. Who was the first bowler to take 200 wickets in One Day
International Cricket?
Ian Botham.
47. Which city is known as “City of Cycles”?
Beijing.
48. Hyetology is the study of?
Rainfall.
49. The young one of a rabbit is called?
Bunny.
50. The continent without desert is?
Europe.
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