General Knowledge Expected

General Knowledge Expected 

Q: 1        For which reason 26^th 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 21^st 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  

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

                  England on June 15. It

                  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    :    (20^th 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

                    England .

1861    :      American civil war started. Abraham Lincoln elected 16^th 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 (6^th August) and Nagasaki (9^th August) .

1948    :      Burma (4^th January) & Ceylon (6^th February) achieved Independence.

1957    :      Artificial earth satellites (Sputnik 1&11) launched by Russia.

1963    :      Russia launched the first women. Valentine Tereshkova into space (16^th June).

1966    :      Lunik 1X lands on moon ( 3^rd 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                

     

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        

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                                         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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             General Awareness 

Q-1         Among the works of Nirmal Verma which one is Travelogue ?

                (a) Chiron Par Chandni                                         
                (b) Antim Aranya

                (c) Dhundh main uthate Dun                                  
                (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  

                (c) Berlin                                                                             
                (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 

                (c) Languages                                                                                  
                (d) None of These

Ans.       (c)  Languages     
             

Q-5         On 26^th 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

Ans.       (a)  Arya Bhatt 

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GK Himachal

GK Himachal

Q-1         When Punjab state reorganized in 1^st Nov. 1966 , then how many new districts added to HP?

           (a)    4                                      (b) 3                                 

           (c) 5                                       (d) 6

Ans.       (a)                   

Explanation :-

            Name of four districts are  Shimla , Kullu , L&S , Kangra  and that total districts in Himachal                         b becomes 10.

Q-2         In which year Una and Hamirpur districts came to exist ?

          (a)    1^st Sep. 1972                 (b) 1^st Sep. 1974                            

          (c) 1^st Sep. 1975                 (d) 4^st Sep. 1972

Ans.       (a)                   

Explanation :-

Una and Hamirpur was carved out from Kangra in 1^st Sep. 1972.

 Q-3        Which of the following district of HP does not belong to old Himachal ?

         (a)    Chamba                       (b) Mandi                                   

         (c) Shimla                            (d) Una

Ans.       (d)                   

Explanation :-

All others belongs to Old Himachal , Una belongs to New Himachal .

Q-4         Which of the following district does not comes under the old and new Himachal list ?

      (a)    Solan                             (b) Shimla                                            

      (c)Una                                 (d) Mandi

Ans.       (a)                   

Q-5         Which of the following is world’s highest gravity dam ?

      (a)    Pong Dam                   (b) Bhakhra Dam                              

      (c) Nangal Dam                                 (d) None

Ans.       (b)                   

Explanation :-

Height of Bhakhra Dam is 226 m ( 741 ft) . It is on Sutlej River . It is in Bhakhra village of Bilaspur district in Himachal Pradesh . It is the highest gravity dam in the world. It creates Gobind Sagar Lake .  It is 3^rd largest lake in India .