Thursday, May 15, 2014

1".MISSION MOON" WAS the book AUTHORED BY
ans ISRO ADVISER .K DASS
2. which organism sleeps by open eyes?
Ans OWL
3.Universal acceptor blood group is ?
blood group
4.Universal donar blood group is?
Ans blood group
5.MY JOURNEY was authoured by which indian scientist?
ANS Abdul kalam
6.Which city is called asCITY OF LOVE OR LIGHT?
ANS paris
7.Which CITY is known as the LIGHT OF WORLD?
ANS thiruvannamali dheepam(please check whether am right or wrong am not sure about this question )
8.Wildlife Protection Act
Ans 1972
9.Project ELEPHANT
ANS 1992 (hint my birth year)
10who is the father of indian space researchOR SPACE PROGRAMME?
ANS vikram sarAbai
11. What is meant by BT bringal ?
12.Who is yet to be finalized as the new army general ?
ANS
13.Which day is announced to be celebrated as SWATHI day by the SOUTHERN RAILWAYS ?
ANS MAY 1(BECOZ OF THE CHENNAI CENTRAL BOMB VICTIM SWATHIS REMEMBERRANCE)
14.THE HOLLAND OF TAMILNADU
ANS DINDUGAL(HIGH LEVEL OF FLOWERRS PRODUCED IN DINDUGAL SO CALLED)
15.Who wrote kuyil paattu was written by?
Ans Bharathiyar
16.uvamaipulavai is who ?
Ans suratha his real name is rajagopalan
17.abbreviation of IAEA?
ANS .International Atomic Energy Agency
18.abbreviation of FAO?
Ans Food And Agriculture Organisation
19.abbreviation of UNFPA?
ANS United Nation Population Fund
20.abbreviation of UNIFEM?
ANS United Nation Development for WOMEN (UNITED NATIOM FEMALE IS THE HINT).
21.Highest in flow of FDI for India is from ?
Ans Mauritius
22.
Great Revolt took place during the period ?
ANS LORD CANNING(1856-1858 AS GOVERNOR GENERAL AND FROM 1858-1862 AS VICEROY)
23.Who is the first GOVERRNOR general of India ?
Ans LORD WARREN HASTING (1773 -1785)
24.Who was the last GOVERNOR GENERAL OF INDIA?
Ans C.RAJAGOPALACHARI
25.When was the name Governor General change to be as Viceroy?
Ans 1858
26.Only Indian Governor General of india is ?
ANS C.RAJAGOPALACHARI
27.Who is the last VICEROY OF INDIA?
ANS LORD MOUNTBATTEN
28.WHO WAS THE FIRST GOVERNOR GENRAL OF INDEPENDENT INDIA ?
ANS LORD MOUNTBATTEN
29.Who is the first VICEROY OF INDIA ?
ANS LORD CANNING
30.Which of the following gases does not for part of the atmosphere?
Ans Chlorine
31.The headquarters of the U.S DEPARTMENT OF THE DEFENCE IS LOCATED IN
ANS THE PENTAGON
32. Which article of the Indian Constitution recognises Hindi in Devanagari script
as the official language of India?
Ans : Article 343
33. Which of the following museum is located at New Delhi?
Ans : Government Museum
34. The Reserve Bank of India was established in�
Ans : 1935
35. Which is the Largest Delta
Ans : Sunderbans (Bengal
36. Which is the Highest Plateau
Ans : Pamir (Tibet)
37. Which is the first state in India has been formed on purely linguistic basis?
Ans : Andra Pradesh
38. Which state is known as the 'Orchid Paradise of India?
Ans : Arunachal Pradesh
39. Sea of Tranquility' and 'Ocean of Storms' are in
Ans : Moon
40. In a vacuum flask, silvering reduces the loss of heat by
Ans : radiation
41. No sound is heard on the moon because there is ..... on the moon
Ans : no atmosphere
42. Why do water pipes, in hilly areas, often burst on a cold, frosty night?
Ans : When water in the pipe freezes, it expands. So pipes break
43. Why do we hear better on water than land?
Ans : Sound travels faster in water than air
44. Why is it easier to swim in sea water than in river?
Ans : Density of sea water is higher
45. Whose period was known as the Golden Age of Rome?
Ans : Augustus Caesar
46, The political party of Hitler
Ans : National Socialist Party (Nazi)
47. Brown shirts were associated with
Ans : Hitler
48. The political party of Mussolini
Ans : Fascist Party
49,Black shirts were associated with
Ans : Mussolini
50.Who organized 'Red Army'
Ans : Trotsky
51.AIDS disease was first identified in which country
Ans : America in 1981
52.The first woman I.P.S Officer of India
Ans : Kiran Bedi
53.Mandi House' is
Ans : The office of the Director General of Doordarshan
54.Speed' the improved quality of petrol was introduced by
Ans : B.P. (Bharat Petroleum)
55.Gobi desert is situated in
Ans : Mangolia/Northeastern China
56.Kalahari desert is situated in
Ans : Botswana
57.Java island is in which ocean
Ans : Indian Ocean
58.Four divided stages of prehistoric periods are
Ans : Paleolithic period, Mesolithic period, Neolithic period and Chalcolithic period
59.Who proposed the germ theory of disease
Ans : Louis Pasture
60.First woman Governor
Ans : Sarojini Naidu
61First woman Minister
Ans : Vijayalakshmy Pandit
62.First woman Chief Minister
Ans : Sucheta Kripalani
63.First woman Ruler in Delhi
Ans : Raziya Begum
64.First woman Speaker
Ans : Suseela Nayar
65.Who was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress?
Ans : Annie Besant
66.The following are some of the World Heritage Sites?
(1) Kaziranga National Green
(2) Sundarbans National Park
(3) Keoladeo National Park
67. Which is the type of forests covers the largest area in India?
(1) Tropical dry deciduous
68. Aquatic animals breathe much faster than terrestrial animals because of:
(1) low amount of dissolved oxygen in water
(2) low amount of hemoglobin in their blood
(3) high metabolic rate of aquatic animals
(4) large amount of dissolved nitrogen in water
Ans. (3)
69.True facts about Giant Panda?
(1) It is a logo of WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature)
(2) Giant Pandas are worst invasive species of the world
(3) Giant Pandas feed on Bamboos
70. Which of thee following chemicals is an artificial sweetener prescribed to diabetic
persons?
(1) Aspartame
(2) Glucose
(3) Sucrose
(4) Maltose
Ans. (1)
71 Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of holding of the Grand
Slam tennis tournaments every year?
(1) US Open桭rench Open� Australian Open梂imbledon
(2) Australian Open桭rench Open梂imbledon桿S Open
(3) French Open桝ustralian Open桿S Open梂imbledon
(4) Wimbledon桭rench Open� US Open桝ustralian Open
Ans. (2)
72.Unknown Facts about Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh
(1) He was the Union Minister of Finance during the tenure of then-Prime Minister P. V.
Narasimha Rao.
(2) He was the Governor of Reserve Bank of India and thereafter the Deputy Chairman of
Planning Commission,
(3) From 1998 to 2004, he was the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajaya Sabha.
73. Employees? State Insurance (ESI) Act, 1948
74.India s first helicopter service provider?
Ans Pawan Hans
75. Which one of the following is not a function of Reserve Bank of India?
(1) Banker to the government
(2) Keeping foreign exchange reserve
(3) Issuing of one rupee coin and note
(4) Regulating credit in the country
Ans. (3)
76. Consider the following paragraph about a famous autobiographical narrative:
It was first published in 19 when the author was, elected the first African-American
President of the Harvard Law Review. The law jurna1. It tells the story of the life of the
author up to his entry in the Harvard Law Review. The author?s parents separated when
he was two years old. In that book he formed an image of his absent father from the
stories told by his mother and her parents.
Who is the author of the memoir?
(1) Nelson Mandela
(2) Martin Luther King
(3) Benjamin Banneker
(4) Barak Hussain Obama
Ans. (4)
77. From the paragraph given below identify the temple referred to:
Situated on the serene surrounding on the bank of river Mahanadi, this temple is one of
the wonders of the medieval period and draws at1ention of several devotees, tourists and
researchers from all around the world. The temple does not stand upright and is tilted
towards one side. Another attraction of the temple of Kudo fish for which special
offerings are made.
(1) Muktesvara temple
(2) Huma temple
(3) Cuttack chandi temple
(4) Lingaraj temple
Ans. (2)
78. A person suffering from myopia uses a concave lens.
Because, a concave lens diverges a beam of light incident on it.
79) In the Bible who interpreted the dreams of Pharaoh?
ANS Joseph
80) The flag of which country has the Star of David?
Ans Israel
81) In which year was Magna Carta signed?
Ans 1215
82) When was Carthage destroyed?
Ans 149 B.C.
83) Which country is ruled by a single dynasty for more than two thousand years?
Ans Japan
84) Who is the author of Ben Hur?
Ans Lew Wallace
85) Which game is played with five players on either side?
Ans Basketball
86) Which is the national flower of Ireland?
Ans Shamrock
87) Which is the capital of Afghanistan?
Ans Kabul
88) What is the baptismal name of Pope John XXIII?
Ans Angelo Roncalli
89) Where is Emperor Akbar?s tomb?
Ans Sikandra
90) Who died in the Battle of Trafalgar?
Ans Horatio Nelson
91) To which Order did Martin Luther belong?
Ans Augustinian
92) What is the type of Government in Swaziland?
Ans Monarchy
93) Who killed US President Abraham Lincoln?
Ans John Wilkes Booth
94) Who won the Hockey World Cup in 1975?
Ans India
95) Which TV news channel began telecast in 1980?
Ans CNN
96) Which of the following is not a gas?
Ans Mercury
97) Which state was known as Mysore?
Ans Karnataka
98) Who was the Czar of Russia in 1917?
Ans Nicholas II
99) What is the height of the proposed Burj Tower in Dubai?
Ans 800 metres
100) The islands Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu are part of which country?
Ans Japan

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