GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMS/ PSC EXAMS /UPSC EXAMS /RRB/SSC EXAMS.
1. Which country was the first to declare Christianity as the official religion?
Armenia.
2. Delhi Durbar was conducted in
1911.
3. Kathakali was evolved out of the art form
Ramanattam.
4. Which country’s official language is Hebrew?
Israel.
5. Who was the first congress chief minister of Kerala?
R.Sankar.
He was the third Chief Minister of Kerala from 1962 to 1964. He was also the Deputy Chief Minister of the State from 1960 to 1962.
6. In which Indian state Pahari language is spoken?
Himachal Pradesh.
The Pahari languages) are a geographic group of Indo-Aryan languages spoken in the lower ranges of the Himalayas, from Nepal in the east to the Indian states of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir in the west.
7. Project Elephant was launched in?
1992.
Project Elephant was launched in 1992 by the Government of India Ministry of Environment and Forests to provide financial and technical support of wildlife management efforts by states for their free ranging populations of wild Asian Elephants.
8. Project Tiger was launched in?
1973.
Project Tiger was launched in 1973 in India. The project aims at ensuring a viable population of Bengal tiger in their natural habitats and preserving areas of biological importance as a natural heritage for the people.
9. Which is the world’s first smoking free country?
Bhutan.
10. First community reserve in Kerala is?
Kadalundi-Vallikunnu.
11. Who is the author of “The One Straw Revolution”?
Masanobu Fukuoka.
He was a Japanese farmer and philosopher celebrated for his natural farming and re-vegetation of desertified lands.
12. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) was nationalized in?
1949.
13. Which is the birth place of Vanilla?
Mexico.
14. Decimal system was originated in
India.
15. Which religion is devoid of holy texts?
Shintoism.
16. Which is the second largest maritime state in India?
Andra Pradesh.
17. Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) formed in the year?
1965.
18. Which city is known as City of Happiness?
Calcutta.
19. ‘Sare Jaham Se Acha’ was originally composed in which language?
Urdu.
20. Which country has the least population density in the world?
Mongolia
21. When was All India Radio (AIR) renamed as “Akashavani”
1957.
22. SBI(State Bank of India) was formerly known as
Imperial Bank.
23. India the longest border with which country?
Bangladesh.
24. Who is the first Indian to visit England?
Rajaram Mohan Roy.
25. The first Portuguese viceroy in Kerala?
Francisco de Almeida
26. The new Rupee symbol is a combination of English and ------ scripts
Devanagiri.
27. Who was the first Keralite to become the Defence Minister of India?
V.K.Krishna Menon.
28. Who is the father of Indian Journalism?
Chalapathi Rao
29. Who is known as the ‘Grand old man of Indian journalism’
Thushar Gandhi Ghosh
30. Karipur airport is situated at
Malappuram District, Kerala
31. Who is considered to be the introducer of the Romanticism in Portugal?
Almeida Garrett.
He was a Portuguese poet, playwright, novelist and politician.
32. The first actress who was elected to the Rajya Sabha?
Nargis Dutt.
33. The first cricketer who is granted the honorary Lieutenant Colonel title by the Territorial Army?
Kapil Dev.
34. Capital of Kulasekhara Dynasty?
Mahodayapuram.
Kulasekhara or Later Chera dynasty was a classical Hindu dynasty based on Kerala, India, founded by the saint King Kulashekhara Varman.
35. The birthday of which sports personality is celebrated as the sports day of India?
Dhyan Chand.
36. The district which is the largest producer of spices in Kerala.
Idukki.
37. The Ganga Action plan was originally composed in
1985.
38. Which lens is used to correct long sight defect?
Concave
39. The gas used in fire extinguishers is
Carbon dioxide.
40. Lift was invented by
Otis.
41. The element with atomic number 20 is:
Calcium.
42. Who laid the foundation of nuclear science in India?
H.J.Bhabha.
43. Chemical name of Plaster of Paris is
Calcium Sulphate.
44. What is the name of the radio active isotope of hydrogen?
Tritium.
45. Which layer of atmosphere reflects radio waves?
Ionosphere.
46. In which year Indira Gandhi received ‘Bharat Ratna’?
1971.
47. Who propounded the theory of Continental drift?
Alfred Wegener.
He is most remembered for advancing the theory of continental drift in 1912, which hypothesized that the continents were slowly drifting around the Earth. His hypothesis was controversial and not widely accepted until the 1950s, when numerous discoveries such as palaeomagnetism provided strong support for continental drift.
48. Name the official residence of the president of Indonesia at Jakarta?
Merdeka Palace.
49. Which ocean is often called as “The ring of fire”?
Pacific Ocean.
50. The difference between IST and GMT is:
5.5 hours.
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