GENERAL KOWLEDGE-APRIL-2012

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMS/ PSC EXAMS /UPSC EXAMS /RRB/SSC EXAMS. 

GENERAL KOWLEDGE-APRIL-2012

1.                  How many spokes are there in our National flag?

                  24

2.                  Who was the first woman to receive Nobel Prize?

                  Marie Curie

3.                  Article 14 of Indian Constitution refers to?

            Equality before law.

4.                  Human Rights day is observed on

            December 10.

5.                  Who was the ‘Brown Bomber’?

            Joseph Louis Barrow

6.                  The Great Wall of China was built as a protection against?

            The Huns

7.                  The integration of Travancore and Cochin states was in the year of

            1949

8.                  The first woman Deputy Chairperson of Rajyasabha?

            Violet Alva

9.                  Where is the Agha Khan palace situated?

            Pune

10.              International Writers Organization is in

            London

11.              The First chairman of African Fund?

            Rajiv Gandhi.

12.              The year of Minto Morely reforms

            1909

13.              Which is the branch of science that deals with the study of insects?

            Entomology

14.              The author of famous rhyme “Twinkle Twinkle little star” is

            Jane Taylor

15.              Who is the first woman to swim across English Channel?

            Arati Saha

16.              Vilayat Khan is a reputed player of

                  Sitar

17.              Name the woman writer who got Jnanapita award for the first time

            Ashapoorna Devi 

18.              Name of the Indian scientist who developed artificial gene?

            Hargovind Khurana

19.              Inside the body, blood does not coagulate due to the presence of

            Heparin

20.              The only one vein in human body which carries pure blood is

                  Aorta

21.              Who is the author of the book ‘Autobiography of an Unknown Indian’?

Nirad.C.Chaudhary

22.              The first effective vaccine against polio was prepared by

            Jonas E Salk

23.              Asia’s first commercial wind farm is installed in the state of

Gujarat

24.              Who is regarded as ‘The first historical emperor of India’?

            Chandra Gupta Maurya

25.              Judges of International court of Justice was appointed for period of

            9 years

26.              The world famous novelist Garcia Marquez belongs to which country?

            Columbia

27.              The original Buddhist religious texts were written in the language

            Pali

28.              The oldest mountains in India according to geographical history are

            Aravalli 

29.              The first metal to be discovered and used for making tools was?

            Copper

30.              Name the place where Pakistan’s nuclear plant is located?

            Kahuta

31.              Kalidasa was associated in the court of?

            Chandra Gupta Vikramadithya

32.              Mansabdari system was introduced by

            Akbar

33.              Where did Mahatma Gandhi first apply his technique of Satyagraha?

            South Africa

34.              The regular transmission of Doordarshan started in the year

            1965

35.              ‘Pan Slav Movement’ was led in

            Serbia

36.              Which city of India is associated with Indian Standard Time?

            Allahabad

37.              The first person to conduct heart transplantation in India

       Dr. Venugopal

      In 1974 he established India's first open heart surgery programme at AIIMS, and performed the first heart transplant in 1994.

38.              Name the first Malayalam actor, who received ‘Bharat Award’

            P J Antony

39.              Who was the first Indian to be elected to Britain’s House of Commons?

            Dadabhai Naoroji

40.              The system of Panchayat Raj was first introduced in the state of

            Rajasthan

41.              Silver jubilee is

            25 years

42.              Fathom is the unit of

            Depth

43.              The state bird of Kerala is

            Hornbill

44.              Flag day is celebrated on

            7^th December

45.              ‘My Truth’ is written by

            Indira Gandhi

46.              ‘The city of Sky scrapers’ is

            New York

47.              One gallon is

            4.546 litres

48.              Currency of Bangladesh is

            Taka

49.              Jaspal Rana is associated with

            Shooting

50.              The latitude of South Pole?

            90⁰

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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE MARCH-2012

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMS/ PSC EXAMS /UPSC EXAMS /RRB/SSC EXAMS.

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE MARCH-2012

1.         Bolivar is the currency of?                   
Venezuela.

2.         City of thousand minarets?                  
Cairo.

3.         ‘Mother India’ is written by 

               
            Katherine Mayo.

4.         Founder of Green Belt Movement?     
Wangari Maathai.

5.         The line which separates North Korea and South Korea?        
38th Parallel line.

6.         Which country is known as God’s own country?         
New Zealand

7.         The year in which India got Twenty-20 world cup?      
2007

8.         What is the name of Napoleon’s horse?
Marengo

9.         Triticum aestivum is the scientific name of?       
Wheat.

10.       ‘Thelungu Ganga project’ is implemented to provide drinking water to which city?
Chennai

11.       The country which is known as ‘Gate way of Asia’?
Philippines

12.       In which country did the Easter rising take place?                    
Ireland

13.       Iberia Airlines is the airlines of?
Spain

14.       Swiss Guard is the body guard of?      
Pope

15.       Suvarnabhumi International Airport is situated in?        
Bangkok.

16.       ‘Far from the Madding Crowd’ is written by?   



(Thomas Hardy. Photograph: Hulton Archive)
Thomas Hardy

17.       First Youth Olympics was held in?      
Singapore

18.       Head Quarters of UN WOMEN?       
New York
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, is known as UN Women.

19.       Name of the political party formed by former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf?
All Pakistan Muslim League

20        Founder of Samathwa Samaj?            
Vaikunta Swami

21.       Carpology is the study of ?                  
Seeds

22.       What is the width of broad gauge track?          
1.67m

23.       Which port is known as Nhava Sheva Port        ?
Jawaharlal Nehru Port

24.       The only riverine port in India is           
Kolkata
25.       World computer literacy day?             
December 2

26.       All India Institute of Medical Science is located at?             
New Delhi

27.       Which is the native State of Prathibha Patel, President of India?           
Maharashtra

28.       Vellore mutiny took place in?                          
1806

29.       The only Malayalee (Keralite) who is mentioned in the autobiography of Gandhiji?


     















    Barristor G.P.Pillai

30.       Chief architect of Lucknow Pact?                    
            BalaGangadhara Thilak.

31.       Gaddar party was formed in which year?         
            1913.

32.       ATM facility is firstly introduced in India by?                     
            HSBC, Mumbai

33.       Which strait is also known as the Istanbul Strait?
            Bosphorous Strait.      
            It is a strait that forms part of the boundary between Europe and Asia. It - along with the Dardanelles - is one of two straits in Turkey.

34.       Ice-Hockey is the national game of?
            Canada.

35.       Sambo is the martial art of                   
            Russia.

36.       Total length of coastline of India?        
            7516 km.

37.       Total number of chromosomes present in a cat
            38.

38.       India’s first mobile police station is situated at  
            Chennai.

39.       Head quarters of Insurance Regulatory Authority is located at?
            Hyderabad.

40.       Which city is known as ‘Egg city’?
            Namakkal.

41.       Vitamin present in egg’s yellow part    
            Vitamin E.

42.       The last congress summit in British India was held in          
            Meerut.

43.       Who is known as ‘Kavi Raja’
            Samudra Guptha.

44.       World TB (Tuberculosis) Day is?        
            March 24.

45.       National population policy was announced in the year?
            2000.

46.       First weather satellite of World is?       
            Tiros.

47.       Which country used ballet paper for the first time in elections?  
            Australia.

48.       Only nonmetal present in S Block?      
             Hydrogen.

49.       The father of Petroleum Industry in India?




           K.D. Malaviya.

50.       Which is the slowest mammal in the world?     
            Sloth.

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