General Knowledge - Geography

  General Knowledge  - Geography

Popular Nick Name of  Some Famous Personalities

Nick  Name                                    Famous Personalities

Andhra Kesari                                  T. Prakasam

Bapu                                                Mahatma Gandhi

Bard of Avon                                   William Shakespeare

Chachaji                                           Jawaharlal Nehru

Desh Bandhu                                   C. R. Das

Frontier Gandhi                                Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan

G. B. S.                                           George Bernard Shaw

Grand old man of India                     Dadabhai Naoroji

Grand old man of Britain                  Gladstone

Guru Dev                                         Rabindranath Tagore

Iron man of India                              Sardar Patel

Lok Nayak                                       Jayaprakash Narayan

Lal, Bal, Pal                                      Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Bipin Chandra Pal.

Lokmanya                                        Bal Gangadhar Tilak,

 Mahamana                                      Pt. Madan Mohan Malaviya

Maiden Queen                                 Queen Elizabeth I

Missile Man                                     A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

Man of Destiny                                 Napoleon Bonaparte

Netaji                                               Subhash Chandra Bose

Nightingale of India                          Sarojini Naidu

Panditji                                            Jawaharlal Nehru

Punjab Kesari                                  Lala Lajpat Rai

Shastri ji                                          Lal Bahadur Shastri

Wizard of the North                        Walter Scott   

        

Famous Books and Authors (Indian)

Books                                           Authors

Priya Pravasa                                 Hariaudh

Prithviraj Raso                              Chand Bardai

Kitani Nao Mein Kitni Bar           Agyeya

Kapal Kundala                            Chatterjee

Chidambara                                Sumitranandan Pant

Abhigyan Shakuntalam,               Kalidas

Meghdoot, Raghubansh

Kamayani                                  Jay Shanker Prasad

Arthashastra                               Kautilya

Glimpses of  World History        J.L.Nehru          

Hindu View of Life                     Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

Geetanjali, Gor, Dakghar           R. N. Tagore

Ram Charit Manas                    Tulsidas

Sur Sagar                                  Surdas

Devdas                                      Sharat Chandra Chatterjee

Geet Govind                              Jaya dev

Juhi Ki Kali                                Nirala

Meri Ekyavan Kavitayen           A.B. Vajpayee

Bharat Durdasha                       Bhartendu Harishchandra

Bharat – Bharati                       Maithilisharan Gupta

 Famous Books and Authors (Foreign)

As you Like It,Hamlet             

Julius Caesar,Othello,                Shakespeare

Merchant of Venice,                 

Romeo and Juliet.

Freedom and Social Choice       Amartya Sen

Long Walk to Freedom              Nelson Mandela

Moor’s Last Sigh,

Midnight’s Children                    Salman Rushdie

Mother                                       Maxim Gorky

Paradise Regained,                     John Milton

Paradise Lost.

The Everest Hotel                      Allan Shealy

Utopia                                       Thomas More

War and Peace                             Leo Tolstoy

Wealth of Nation                       Adam Smith

                                         

Important General Knowledge

              General Knowledge

Q-1         At what temperature density of water is maximum ?

                (a) 276 K                                               (b) 277 K

                (c) 300 K                                               (d) 373 K

Ans. (b) 277 K

Explanation :-         

At 4⁰ C density of water is maximum. As we know that water boils at 100⁰ C but in Kelvin Scale it is 373 K and water freeze at 0⁰ C but in Kelvin Scale it is 273 K . Therefore we can say that water has maximum density at 277K.

Q-2         How many colours are there in Sun light  ?

                (a) 3                                                       (b) 7

                (c) 8                                                       (d) 9

Ans.       (b) 7

Explanation :-  

One can see this behavior during Rainbow . We know that white light contain Seven colours and Sunlight is white light therefore sunlight contain seven colours. During rainbow white light is split into seven colours. These seven colours are in the order of VIBGYOR

V             Violet

I               Indigo

B             Blue

G             Green

Y              Yellow

O             Orange

R             Red  

 Q-3        Which of the following is the highest point in Antarctica ?

                (a) Vinton Massif                             (b) Vinson Massif

                (c) Mount Anna                                (d) Mount View

 

Ans.       (b) Vinson Massif

Explanation :- 

Highest point is Vinson Massif and its height is 5140 m .  

Q-4         Initially the Gadar Party was known as ----------------

                (a) Socialist Democratic Party                     

                (b) Pacific Coast Hindustan Association

                (c) Hindustan Socialistic Republic Association

                (d) None of these  

Ans.       (b) Pacific Coast Hindustan Association

Explanation :- 

It was formed in USA ( San Francisco ) in 1913 with Sohan Singh Bhakna as its President.  

  

Q-5       Rajguru , Sukhdev , Bhagat Singh were hanged on 23 /03 / 1931 for ----- 

                (a) Throwing Bomb on Central  Legislative Assembly                       

                (b) Their involvement in Kakori Case  

                (c) The Assassination of Saundras 

                (d) None of these  

Ans.       (c) The Assassination of Saundras 

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General Knowledge Abbreviation

General Knowledge Abbreviation

F. A. O.                  :               Food & Agriculture  Organisation (U. N. Agency).

F. B. I.                    :                Federal Bureau of  Investigation.

F. C. I.                    :               Fertilizer Corporation of India; Food Corporation of  India.

F. I. C. C. I.            :               Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

F. I. R.                    :               First Information Report.

F. M.                      :               Field Marshal.

   G

GATT                     :               General Agreement on Tariffs & Trade.

GDP                       :               Gross Domestic Product.

GMT                      :               Greenwich Mean Time.

G. P. O.                 :               General Post Office.

G. N. P.                 :               Gross National Product.

GSLV                    :               Geo-Synchronous Satellite  Launch Vehicle.

   H

H. A. L.                 :               Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.

H. A. S.                 :               Himachal Pradesh Administrative Service.

H. M. I   .              :               Himalayan Mountaineering Institute.

H. S. L.                 :               Hindustan Steel Limited.

HIV                       :               Human immunodeficiency virus.

H. U. D. C. O.       :               Housing & Urban  Development Corporation.

  

  I

I. A.                        :               Indian Airlines.

I. A. R. I.                                Indian Agriculture Research Institute.

I. A. S.                    :               Indian Administration  Service.

I. A. A.   S.             :               Indian Adult & Accounts Service.

I. A. F.                    :               Indian Air Force.

I. A. E. A.               :               International Atomic Energy Agency.

I. A. T. A.               :               International Air Transport   Association.

I.B.M.                    :               International Business Machines.

I.B.R.D                  :               International Bank Of  Reconstruction and  Development

I.C.A.O                  :               International civil aviation organization

I.C.A.R                  :               Indian council for  Agricultural research

I.C.B.M                     :                  Intercontinental Ballistic missile

I.C.M.R                 :               Indian council of medical research  

I.C.S                       :               Indian civil service

I.C.W.A                 :               Indian council of world  affair

I.D.A                      :               International Development Association   

I.D.B.I                    :               Industrial development bank of India

I.F.S                        :               Indian Foreign service

I.I.T                        :               Indian Institute of  Technology

I.L.O                       :               Indian Labour Organisation

I.M.F                      :               International Monetary Fund  

I.N                          :               Indian Navy

I.N.A                      :               Indian National army

I.N.S                       :               Indian Naval ship

INSAT                   :               Indian National satellite

INTEL SET            :               International  Telecommunication Satellite

INTERPOL            :               International Police

I.N.T.U.C               :               Indian National Trade Union Congress

I.O.L                       :               Indian oil corporation

I.P.C                       :               Indian Penal Code

I.R.R.S                   :               Indian Remote sensing  Satellite

I.Q                          :               Intelligent Quotient

I.R.C                      :               International Red Cross 

I.R.O                      :               International Refugee Organization

I.R.S                       :               Indian Revenue Services

I.R.T.S                   :               Indian Railway Traffic Services

ISRO                      :               Indian Space research Organization

I.S.T                       :               Indian Standard Time

I.T.I                        :               Industrial Training Institute

ITO                         :               Income Tax Officer

IGNOU                  :               Indira Gandhi National Open University.

IT                            :               Information Technology

IFS                          :               Indian Forest Service

IAS                         :               Indian Administration  Service

IPS                          :               Indian Police Service

ICJ                          :               Indian Court of Justice

IGF                         :               Indian Growth Fund

IIM                         :               Indian Institute of   management

ISB                         :               Indian School Of Business

IP                            :               Internet Protocol

ISC                         :               Indian School Certificate

   J

JAL                         :               Japan Air lines

JCO                        :               Junior Commissioned officer

J.P                           :               Justice of peace.

General Knowledge - Politics.

General Knowledge - Politics.

Q-1    In which year Supreme Court of India was established?

          (a) 25^th Jan 1920                      (b) 26^th Jan. 1949

          (c) 26^th Jan. 1950                     (d) 28^th Jan. 1952

Ans.  (c) 26^th Jan. 1950

Explanation :-

 It was established in 26th Jan. 1950, on the same day when our country become republic. Before this it was named as Federal Court of India. 

Q-2    Delhi high court was formed in 1966 , In which year Bombay , Madras , Calcutta high courts were formed ?

          (a) 1963                                   (b)  1862

          (c) 1965                                   (d)  1977

Ans.  (b)  1862

Explanation :-

These high courts were established in 1862. Now names of these cities are changed. Bombay  becomes Mumbai , Madras becomes Chennai , Calcutta becomes Kolkata .

Q-3    In which year SCI ( Supreme Court of  India ) develop the arrangement of PIL 

             ( Janhit Yachika)   ?

          (a) 1985                                            (b)  1986                       

          (c) 1980                                             (d) 1988

Ans.  (c)  1980

Explanation :-

PIL ( Public Interest Litigation ) was developed in 1980 . With this arrangement if any person sends a letter to High Court or Supreme Court and it would be treat like PIL.

 Q-4  Who was the Poetess of famous poem “ kaya hai dushit , kahna hai unka ” ?

          (a) Uma Duggal                                 (b)  Amrita Shergill                          

          (c) Sohrabai                                      (d) Uma BAi

Ans.  (c)  Sohra Bai

Explanation :-

Sohrabai was the famous Poetess of Maharashtra and she was wife of famous poet Chokhamal in the fourteenth century. In this poem poetess depicts about untouchablity of body and purity of soul.  

Q-5  ----------- was the American Company responsible for Bhopal Gas Tragedy ?

          (a) Enron                                           (b) Union Carbide                            

          (c) Boeing                                          (d)  None of these

Ans.  (b)  Union Carbide        

Explanation :-

Union Carbide was responsible for this tragedy in 1984. The Poisonous gas was Methyl Isocyanides. Now Union Carbide sold this factory to Dow Chemical. 

  

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General Knowledge :- Science

          General Knowledge :- Science 

                 Branches of science

1-    Anatomy       :       The Science dealing with the structure of animals, plants or human body

2-    Acoustics     :        The study of sound.

3-    Astrology      :       The science that deals with the Influence of heavenly bodies on human                                                       affairs.

4-      Aeronautics  :       Study of fight.

5-      Chronology   :      The science of arranging time in periods and ascertaining the dates                                                    and historical order of past events.

6-      Ecology         :      The study of the relation of animals and plants to their surrounding                                                    animates and inanimate.

7-      Entomology   :     The study of insects .

8-      Horticulture    :    The science dealing with cultivation of flowers, fruits, vegetables and                                                 ornamental plants.

9-      Mycology       :    The study of fungi and fungus diseases.

10-  Ornithology     :   The study of birds.

11-  Philology         :   The study of written record (any languages ) and their authenticity etc .

Scientific Instruments  

1-      Barometer      :  Used for measuring the atmospheric Pressure.

2-      Audiometer    :  Used for measuring intensity of sound.

3-      Hygrometer    :  Used for measuring humidity in air .

Vitamin and Diet Deficiency 

Vitamin                                Disease                                Sources                      

Vitamin A                              Night Blindness                   Carrot, Milk, Eggs, Papaya

Vitamin B                              Beriberi                                 Pulses, Eggs, Groundnut

Vitamin B₂                            Celosias                                Liver, Milk, Meat

Vitamin B₆                            Anemia                                  Liver, Milk, Meat

Vitamin B₇                            Pellagra                                 Fish, Eggs.

Vitamin B₁₂                          Bloodlessness                      Liver, Eggs

Vitamin C                             Scurvy                                    Orange, Tomato, Lemon

Vitamin D                             Rickets                                  Sunlight, Eggs, Butter, Fish, Oil

 Vitamin E                            Sterility                                   Green vegetable, Milk, Liver

Vitamin K                             Delay in Blood Clotting        Green Vegetable

                                                             

Diseases and the parts of Body they Affect  

Disease                                                     Parts of Body affected         

Cataract                                                     Eyes

Diabetes                                                    Pancreas

Diphtheria                                                  Throat

Glaucoma                                                  Eyes

Goiter                                                         Front of the neck(due to enlargement of Thyroid gland)

Jaundice                                                    Liver

Polio                                                           Molar neurons

Typhoid                                                      Intestine

Malaria                                                       Spleen

Leukemia                                                   Blood

Rickets                                                       Bones

Atomic Energy And Space Research

Atomic Energy: Atomic Energy commission (AEC) was set up in August 1948. it is responsible for the application of atomic energy in India for peaceful purposes at tomboy near Bombay (Maharashtra ) there are :- 

(a) Bhabha Atomic research centre (BARC) and 

(b) six nuclear research reactors named as :- 

(i) Apsara 

(ii) cirrus 

(iii) Zerlina 

(iv) Purnima I 

(v) Purnima II 

(vi) Dhruva    :     Dhruva is the country’s biggest research reactor. 

There are seven Nuclear Power stations:

(i)   Kalpakkam near Chennai (Tamil Nadu)

(ii)  Rawatbhata  (Rajasthan)

(iii) Tarapur (Maharashtra)

(iv)  Narora , Bulandshahar (U.P.) 

(v)   Kakrapar (Gujarat). 

(vi)  Kaiga (Karnataka) 

(vii) Kudankulam (Tamilnadu).

Atomic Blast By India :-  On May 18, 1974 India carried out an underground “ peaceful nuclear explosion experiment” at Pokhran (Rajasthan) at 8.05 a.m. at a depth of more than 100 meters and thus she became the world’s sixth nuclear power  :  The first five being USA, Russia, UK, France  and China.

Space Research: -  In June 1972, Space Commission was setup. The Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) in Kerala was dedicated to the U.N.O. in February 1968. The satellite Launching Station has been established at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.

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