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Saturday, March 5, 2016
Sobriquets (Geographical Surnames ) :- International Sobriquets
Surnames Places Names
1. China ’s Sorrow Hwang-Ho
2. Country
of Rising sun Japan
3. Britain of the
south New Zealand
4.
City of Golden Gate San
Francisco U.S.A
5. City
of seven Hills Rome, Italy
6. City of
Magnificent Washington
7. Cockpit
of Europe Belgium
8. Empire city New York , U.S.A
9. Eternal
city Rome , Italy
10. Gift of Nile Egypt
11. Granite city Aberdeen , Scotland
12 .Holy land Palestine
14. Key to the Mediterranean Gibraltar
15. Land of Golden Fleece Australia
17. Land of
lilies Canada
18. Land of Thousand Lakes Finland
19. Land of Midnight sun Norway
21. Playground
of Europe Switzerland
22. Sugar Bowl
of the World Cuba
23. White city Belgrade , Serbia
&
Montenegro
24. Windy city Chicago , U.S.A
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Thursday, March 3, 2016
Geographical Surnames - National Sobriquets
Geographical Surnames - National Sobriquets
Surnames Places Name
1.
2. City of Palaces Kolkata
3. Gateway of India Mumbai
4. Pink city Jaipur
5. Paris
of India
Jaipur
6. Manchester
of India Ahmedabad
7. Kashmir of
south Kerala
8. Son of sea Lakshadweep
9. Queen of Mountains Mussoorie
10. Iron city Jamshedpur
11. Hollywood
of India
Mumbai
12. Scotland of east Meghalaya
13. City of Nababs
Lucknow
15. Land of five Rivers Punjab
16. City of Golden
Temple Amritsar
17. Garden
of India Bangalore
18. Spice
Garden of India Kerala
19. City of Lakes
Srinagar
20. Twin city Hyderabad
22. Diamond Harbor Kolkata
23. Switzerland of India Kashmir
24. Rice Bowl Chhattisgarh
25. Fruit Bowl Himachal
Pradesh
26. Ganga of
south Cauvery
27. Pitsburg of India Jamshedpur
28. City of Bridges
Srinagar
29. Resisdence of God Allahabad
30. A Cross-road of (Quadrivial) Kanpur
National Highways
31. Heart of India Delhi
32. Black River Sharda
33. City of Festivals
Madurai
34. Queen of Deccan Pune
35. Sorrow of
Bihar Kosi
River
Sunday, February 28, 2016
Wednesday, February 24, 2016
General Knowledge - History Tips
General Knowledge - History Tips
1. Gandhara School of art is associated with
Kanishka.
2. Samudragupta has
been called “ Hindu Napoleon”.
3.
In England the
Labour party was in power when India
achieved Independence .
4.
Maurya is India ’s oldest
dynasty.
5.
Tulsidas lived
during the reign of Babar.
6.
The Idol worship in India dates
back to the pre – Aryan period.
7. The famous Persian
poet Amir Khusru lived at the court of Ala-ud-din khilji.
8.
Non-Cooperation
movement resolution was passed in Calcutta
session of Indian National Congress.
9.
The Indian National
Congress declared complete Independence
as its goal in 1929.
10.
A.O. Hume founded
Indian National Congress in 1885. W.C. Banerjee was its first president and
Mrs. Annie Besant was its first woman president. Mrs. Sarojini Naidu was its
first Indian woman president.
11. Clement Attlee was
the British Prime Minister during whose period India achieved Independence .
12.
The famous Saint
Sheikh Salim Chisti lived at Ajmer .
13.
Among the early
Aryans the principal means of earning a living was farming.
14.
‘Rudra’ was the God of war of the Rigvedic Aryans.
15.
The famous Chinese
pilgrim Fahien visited India
in 5th century during the reign of Chandragupta Vikramaditya.
16.
The battle of
Plassey was fought between the English and the Nawab of Bengal in the year 23rd June 1757. Clive laid the foundation of the British Empire
by winning it.
17.
Megasthenes was a
the court of Chandragupta Maurya.
18.
The first battle of
Panipat was fought between the Babar and Ibrahim Lodhi in the year 1526. It
laid the foundation of the Mughal Rule in India .
19. Banaras Hindu University was founded by Madan Mohan Malaviya.
20. Mohenjo Daro is
located in Sindh .
21.
Harsha Vardhana
wrote Ratna Vali.
22.
The first
Governor-General of free India
was Lord Mountbatten.
23.
The Portuguese were
the first Europeans to trade with India .
24.
Mughal painting
flourished during the reign of Shahjahan.
25.
The first railway
line in India
was opened in the year 13th
April 1853 . It started from Bombay
and ended at Thana
under the Governor-Generalship of Lord Dalhousie.
26.
Sati was abolished
by Lord William Bentinck helps the Indian Raja Ram Mohan Rai.
27.
The second battle of
Panipat was fought in the year 1556. Barium Khan (Akbar’s General),defeated
Hemu (The Hindu General).
28.
Chandragupta Maurya
is usually regarded as the first “Historical Emperor of India”.
29.
English was made the
medium of higher education in India
during the time of lord William Bentinck in the year 1835.
30.
Quit India Movement
1942 Led by Gandhiji asking the British to leave India .
31.
Swaraj Party 1922 led
by Gandhiji decision to call off the civil disobedient movement , led
to the
formation of the Swaraj Party Initiated by Motilal Nehru.
32.
India was partitioned by the Mountbatten plan of 3rd June 1947 .
33.
Dandi March 1930 led by Gandhiji launched the
movement to break the salt law.
34.
Khilafat Movement
1920 led by Mohamed. Ali and Shaukat Ali led the restoration of Khilafat alienating Muslims from the British.
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Saturday, February 20, 2016
General Knowledge History (Tips)
General Knowledge History (Tips)
1. The first Non–Aligned summit was held in
1931 in the City of Belgrade .
2.
A resolution for
complete Independence of India was passed in congress session held in Lahore .
3.
Ajanta caves are situated in the state of Maharashtra .
4.
Guru Gobind Singh
was the founder of Khasa 13 April 1699.
5.
Tripitakas is a
sacred book of Buddhism.
6.
Lenin was the Leader
of the 1917 Russian Revolution.
7.
The slogan “ Liberty , Fraternity And
Equality” was raised in the French Revolution.
8.
The tragedy of Jallianwala Bagh took place during the Viceroyalty of Lord Chelmsford
9.
The date 6th April 1930 , in Indian history is
known for Dandi March by Mahatma Gandhi.
10.
The Surat Congress
session is known for split between the moderate and the extremists.
11.
Use of greased
cartridges was the main reason for the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857 first War of
Independence due to the dis-satisfaction of the Indian soldiers.
12.
The Buland Darwaza
was built to mark Akbar’s conquest of Gujrat.
13.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
said, “ Freedom is my birth – right and I shal have it”.
14.
Vishnu Gupt was the
real name of Chanakya.
15.
The city of Amritsar was founded in
the year 1577 by Guru Ram Das.
16.
Mian Mir laid the
foundation stone of the Golden
Temple .
17.
Voilent incidence at
Chauri Chaura was the main cause behind Gandhiji’s decision to called off the “Non – cooperation Movement”. Mob clashed
with police, killing 22 policemen.
18.
In the year 1946 Cabinet mission (of Britain ) visited
India .
In 1946, the Indian Naval Mutiny against British took place..
19.
American Revolution
– French Revolution – Russian Revolution – Chinese Revolution is the correct
chronological order.
20.
If tradition is to
be believed, it was Taxilian Brahmin who raised to power a Youngman as mighty
king of India ,
in the fourth century B.C. This personage was Chanakya.
21.
Nalanda
University was associated with Harshavardhana.
22.
Charaka was
associated with ancient system of medicine.
23.
The celebrated
astronomers Aryabhata Varahamihira of ancient India lived during the Gupta
period.
24.
In 12th
century A.D. Jayadeva composed Gita Govinda in Sanskrit.
25.
The Indians invented the decimal notation in Arithmetic.
26.
Brahma, Vishnu and
Mahesh constitute the “ Hindu Trinity” And also called Generator, operator, destroy
.
27.
Subhash Chander Bose
organized I.N.A. and he gave the call “ Dilli Chalo”.
28.
East India Company
was given power to rule by Regulating Act.
29.
Civil Disobedience
movement was withdrawn by Gandhi – Irwin Pact.
30.
The number of
Puranas is 18.
31.
Mahavira was the 24th
Tirthankara.
32.
Iron was not known
to the Indus people.The script of Indus Valley
civilization is not yet deciphered.The Indus Valley
civilization was primarily Urban.
33.
The Gandhara school of Art , was also known as Indo – Greek Art.
34.
Somnath temple is situated
in Gujarat .
35.
The word ‘Veda’
means knowledge.
36.
The rule of East
India Company came to an end by the revolt of 1857.
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Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Important GK
Important GK
Q -1 किसे मानव भूगोल का पिता कहा जाता है और उसके द्वारा लिखे ग्रन्थ का क्या नाम है ?
(a) इरैटोस्थनिज़ , मन्दाकिनी (b) फ्रेडरिक रेटजेल , एन्थ्रोपोजिओग्राफी
(c) कार्ल रिटर , सिद्धांत शिरोमणी (d) हिकेटियस , सूर्य सिद्धांत
Ans :- (b) फ्रेडरिक रेटजेल , एन्थ्रोपोजिओग्राफी
Explanation :- मानव भूगोल का पिता फ्रेडरिक रेटजेल को कहते हैं ! उनके द्वारा लिखा गया प्रसिद्ध ग्रन्थ एन्थ्रोपोजिओग्राफी है !
Q -2 किस भारतीय विज्ञानिक ने न्यूटन से काफी समय पहले गुरुत्वकर्षण की व्याख्या कर दी थी ?
(a) आर्यभट्ट (b) विश्वामित्र
(c) विश्वकर्मा (d) भास्कराचार्य
Ans :- ( d )
Explanation :- भास्कराचार्य ने न्यूटन से 1300 साल पहले ही सिद्धांत शिरोमणी में गुरुत्वकर्षण की व्याख्या कर दी थी !
Q -3 सबसे पहले किस खगोल विज्ञानिक ने यह स्वीकार किया की सुर्य ब्रह्माण्ड का केंद्र है ?
(a) कोपरनिकस (b) आर्यभट्ट
(c) भास्कराचार्य (d) कोई नहीं
Ans :- ( a )
Explanation :- कोपरनिकस ने सबसे पहले यह स्वीकार किया की सूर्य ब्रह्माण्ड का केंद्र है !
Q -4 सूर्य किन किन गैसों से बना है ?
(a) H , He इत्यादि (b) O , He इत्यादि
(c) He , N इत्यादि (d) कोई नहीं
Ans :- ( a )
Explanation :- सूर्य हाइड्रोजन तथा हीलियम गैसों तथा लगभग दो प्रतिशत heavy elements जैसे कि लिथियम तथा यूरेनियम है ! लिथियम की परमाणु संख्या 3 है ! हाइड्रोजन 71 % है तथा हीलियम 26 % है तथा लगभग 2 % भारी तत्त्व है !
Q -5 जब उतरी और दक्षिणी ध्रुव पर सौर पवनों का मिलन होता है तो रोशनी का नजारा होता है , उसे क्या कहा जाता है ?
(a) उतरी ध्रुव में औरोरा बोरयालिस और दक्षिणी ध्रुव में औरोरा ऑस्ट्रेलिस (b) उतरी ध्रुव में औरोरा ऑस्ट्रेलिस और दक्षिणी ध्रुव में औरोरा बोरयालिस
(c) उतरी ध्रुव में औरोरा अईलिस और दक्षिणी ध्रुव में औरोरा बोरयालिस (d) कोई नहीं
Ans :- ( a )
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