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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 )
Monday, February 15, 2016
General Knowledge Expected
General Knowledge Expected
Q: 1 For which
reason 26th Oct. 1947 is considered as important date of Indian
History ?
(a)
Accession of Junagarh in Indian Union
(b) Police
action against recalcitrant Nizam of Hyderabad
(c) Signing
an instrument of accession by Maharaja Hari Singh of Kashmir merging the state
in Indian Union
(d) None
Ans. (c) Accession of Junagarh in Indian Union
Q: 2 Nathula pass connects ---------------- ?
(a)
Sikkim and Tibet
(b)
Srinagar and Leh
(c)
Chamba and Spiti
(d)
None
Ans. (a) Sikkim and Tibet
Q: 3 How did
Mahatma Gandhi view secrecy in politics ?
(a) A
sin (b)
A diplomatic
(c) A
Necessary Evil (d)
None
Ans. (a) A sin
Q: 4 UNESCO
observes 21st February as -------------
(a) Mother
and Father Day (b)
Father’s Day
(c) Mother
Hood Day (d) Mother’s Day
Ans. (d) Mother’s Day
Q: 5 What do
Unes and Luchi signify in Pangi Valley household ?
(a) Songs
of Marriage (b)
Dishes Prepared on ceremonial Occasion
(c) Items of Bridal make up (d)
None
Ans. (b) Dishes Prepared on ceremonial Occasion
Sunday, February 14, 2016
General Knowledge - History - Important Dates in world History
Important Dates in world History
B.C.
767 :
First Olympiad in Greece
221 :
Chin-Hung Ti ‘Universal Emperor’ in China : Great wall completed
55 :
Invasion of Britain by Julius Caesar The Great Roman General.
44 :
Assassination of Caesar (Roman General) by Brutus.
4 :
Assumed birth of Jesus Christ.
A.D
33 :
Death of Jesus Christ.
375 :
Invasion of Europe by Huns.
569(c) :
Birth of Prophet Mohammed at Mecca .
622 :
Flight of Mohammed from Mecca
to Medina ;
Mohammedan Calendar
commenced on July 15.
871 :
Accession of Alfred the Great to the throne of Britain .
901 :
Death of King Alfred the Great.
1215 :
Magana Carta or the great charter signed by king Johan ii at Runnymede in
is foundation stone of the right and liberties of the English people
1338 :
The hundred year’s war broke out; It lasted up to 1453.
1492 : Columbus sailed on his
first exepedition to the West Indies which
later led to
the discovery of America .
1498 : (20th
May) Vasco de gama, a Portuguese, discovered the sea route via the cape
of good hope; arrived at Calicut .
1564 :
birth of Shakespeare.
1616 :
Shakespeare passes away.
1649-60: The commonwealth & the protectorate in England .
1660 :
Restoration of Monarchy in England .
1668 :
The bloodless or glorious in England . Despotic rule of the Stuarts
ended & the
Parliamentary rule began
Establishment of parliamentary supremacy &
abolition of the divine
right of kings.
1763 : Treaty
of Paris . It
ended the seven years war (1756-63), weakened France ,
made England a great
colonial power.
1776 :
Declaration of American Independence .
1783 :
Treaty of Versailles .
England
recognized the independence of the united state
of America .
1789 :
Gorge Washington
elected first president of America .
1821 :
Death of napoleon at st. Helena (may 5).
1837 :
Accession of Queen Victoria
to the throne of England .
1839 :
Introduction of penny postage in England by Sir Ronald hill. Aden annexed by
1861 :
American civil war started. Abraham Lincoln elected 16th
president of U.S.A.
1863 :
Slavery abolished in America .
1865 :
Abraham Lincoln elected president of America for second term; Lincoln
assassinated.
1869 :
Suez Canal opened for traffic.
1885 :
Formation of the Indian national congress.
1895 :
X-Ray discovered by roentgen.
1896 :
Marconi invented wireless.
1912 :
Establishment of the Chinese
Republic .
1919 :
The league of nations founded on January 10.
1924 :
Lenin died & power passed into the hands of Stalin in Russia
1933 :
Hitler became the chancellor of Germany .
1939-45 :
World War II.
1945 : Atom bomb dropped Hiroshima (6th August) and Nagasaki (9th August)
.
1948 :
Burma
(4th January) & Ceylon
(6th February) achieved Independence .
1957 :
Artificial earth satellites (Sputnik 1&11) launched by Russia .
1963 :
Russia
launched the first women. Valentine Tereshkova into space (16th
June).
1966 :
Lunik 1X lands on moon ( 3rd February ). Treaty of India & Pakistan
1988 :
Mrs. Benazir Bhutto becomes first woman prime minister of Pakistan .
1995 :
World trade organization (W TO) comes into existence.
1996 :
Atlanta Olympic,
Kofi Annan as new General Secretary
1997 :
NASE space – craft Path – finder landed
1998 :
The Birth of Euro currencies
1999 :
NATO forces launch attack on Yugoslavia
Saturday, February 13, 2016
General Knowledge Important
General
Knowledge Important
Q-1 Famous
flowers ‘Braham Kamal’ naturally grown in ---------
(a) Himalayan
Mountain (b) Silent Valley
(c) Neelgiri
Mountain (d)
None of These
Ans. (a)
Himalayan Mountain
Q-2 The
‘Lambadi’ form of Dance is associated with ----------
(a) AP (b) TN
(c) Gujarat
(d)
None of These
Ans. (a) AP
Q-3 Who has
hailed Swami Viveka Nand as “The greatest gift of India to Mankind”?
(a)
Sister Nivedita (b) Sri
Aurobindo
(c)
Romain Rolland (d)
None of These
Ans. (a) Sister Nivedita
Q-4 Who happen
to be the Chiarman of Island Development Authority of India?
(a) Road and Transport Minister (b) Prime Minister
(c) Minister of Environment (d) None
of these
Ans. (b) Prime
Minister
Q: 5 By which Muslim
leader partition of India was dubbed as “Treacherous act”?
(a)
Frontier Gandhi (b)
Dr. S. Radhakrishanan
(c)
Rafi Ahmad Kidwai (d)
None
Ans. (a) Frontier Gandhi
Saturday, February 6, 2016
Expected GK
Expected GK
Q-1 Elastic
tissues which bind together the bone are called ------------
(a)
Fibrin (b)
Ligament
(c)
Fibrous Tissues (d)
None of These
Ans. (b) They have a fear of thunder and lightning
Q-2
Who is referred as sindusuta among the following ?
(a) Vishnu (b)
Laxmi
(c) Durga (d)
Saraswati
Ans. (b) Laxmi
Q-3
Lord Krishna declare himself which veda among the Vedas in Bhagvad Geeta ?
(a) Yajurveda (b)
Samveda
(c) Rigveda (d) None of These
Ans. (a) Yajurveda
Q-4 In
Mahabharat for whom the adjective ‘ Patwardhan ’ has been used ?
(a)
Vishnu (b)
Shri Krishan
(c)
Pradyumana (d) Shivji
Ans. (b)
Shri Krishan
Q-5 ‘
Bhut Jalokia’ grown near the river Brahmaputra hold the world record for the
following -----
(a)
Biggest Tomato (b) Hottest
Chili
(c)
Sweetest Carrot (d)
None of These
Ans. (b)
Hottest Chili
Important General Knowledge
Important General Knowledge
Q-1 Which state
is renowned for sandalwood?
(a)
Himachal
(b)
Karnataka
(c) TN
(d)
Odisha
Ans. (b) Karnataka
Q-2 Hypnophobia
is an abnormal fear of ----------------
(a)
Sleep
(b)
Water
(c)
Depth
(d)
Height
Ans. (a) Sleep
Q-3 In Medical
parlance , who is called ‘Patient Zero’ ?
(a) The
last case in epidemic
(b)
The first case in outbreak of an epidemic
(c) Patient
for whom there is no hope for recovery
(d) None of These
Ans. (b) The
first case in outbreak of an epidemic
Q-4 Which chemical is commonly used for cloud
seeding or artificial rain?
(a)
NaCl
(b) AgI
(c)
Carbon Dioxide
(d) None of
These
Ans. (b) AgI
Q-5 People with
brontophobia would avoid venturing out
during wet weather because ---------
(a)
They fear cold rainy breeze
(b) They
have a fear of thunder and lightning
(c) They
are afraid of rain showers (d) None of These
Ans. (b) They have a fear of thunder and lightning
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Friday, February 5, 2016
General Knowledge Important
General Awareness
Q-1 Among the
works of Nirmal Verma which one is Travelogue ?
(a)
Chiron Par Chandni
(b) Antim Aranya
(b) Antim Aranya
(c)
Dhundh main uthate Dun
(d) None of These
(d) None of These
Ans. (a) Chiron
Par Chandni
Q-2 ‘The Golden
Lion’ is the highest prize given to a film at a prestigious film festival . It happens to
be in
(a) Venice
(b) Viena
(b) Viena
(c) Berlin
(d) Cannes
(d) Cannes
Ans. (a) Venice
Q-3 If a ship
is flying a yellow flag. What does it mean?
(a) It
requires emergency help
(b) Its
passengers are down with infectious disease
(c) It
is in quarantine
(d) No ne
of These
Ans. (C) ) It is in quarantine
Q-4 Tehuelche ,
Mabire , Ter Sami are on the verge of extinction . They are -------------------
(a)
Type of Marriages
(b) Tribes
(b) Tribes
(c)
Languages
(d) None of These
(d) None of These
Ans. (c) Languages
Q-5 On 26th
April 1977 , India entered the space age by launching its first satellite . It
was named
After a distinguished astronomer
of distant past . He was
(a) Arya
Bhatt (b)
Ashvaghosh
(c) Varahnihir
(d)
None of these
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