Current Affairs/General Knowledge/Computer Awareness

NDA / SSC GK GS

(1) What effect is based on current flashlight bulb

(A) thermal effects
(B) magnetic effect
(C) chemical effects
(D) the effect on voltage

(2) cooling method which is used in scooters

(A) Air cooling
(B) Water cooling
(C) cooling fluid
(D) both water and air cooling

(3) counts as ancient India's greatest legislators

(A) Panini
(B) Manu
(C) Kotily
(D) Diameter

(4) Mahavir caps which were born in the kingdom

(A) Shakya
(B) Lichchhavi
(C) Kshatriya
(D) the Satavahana

(5) Faizi, who was laure ate of the court

(A) Humayun
(B) Shahjahan
(C) Jahangir
(D) Akbar

Ans.
(1)A
(2)A
(3)B
(4)C
(5)D

हर्षचरिता के लेखक कौन है?—->बाणभट्ट

भारत के किस नगर में सबसे बड़ा प्राणी उद्यान है ?—->कोलकाता

महादेव देसाई किसके सचिव थे ?—>महात्मा गाँधी

भारत का कौन सा भाग इंडोनेशिया के सबसे नज़दीक है ?—->अंडमान व नोकोबार द्वीप समूह

किस देश में औद्योगिक क्रांति पहले सुरु हुई थी ?->इंग्लैंड

लुम्बिनी किसका जन्म स्थान है ?———->बुद्ध का

अष्टाध्याय किसने लिखा था ?——>पाणिनि

पोंग बांध किस नदी पर है ?———–>व्यास

मुस्लिम लीग का प्रथम सम्मलेन कहाँ हुआ था ?—>अमृतसर

जहांगीर ने किस कला को संरक्षण दिया ?–>चित्रकला

किसी वस्तु की माँग किस पर निर्भर करती है ?->खरीदने की शक्ति

गोबी का रेगिस्तान किसकी वृस्टि छाया में है ?->हिमालय

GENERAL KNOWLEDGEKERALA PSC EXAM PROGRAMMODEL QUESTIONS

101 General Knowledge Questions and Answers


1. Who is the creator of ‘Phantom’ , ‘Mandrake the Magician’ comic strips?

Lee Falk

2. Which state in India celebrate the ‘Raja Rani Musical Festival’?

Odisha

3. ‘Mother India’ was a 1927 polemical book written by the American historian?

Katherin Mayo

4. Name the author of the book ‘What happened to Netaji’?

Anuj Dhar

5. Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) was launched first in?

Rajasthan

6. Overproduction of which hormone leads to exophtalmic goitre?

Throxine

7. ‘ASHA’ is the scheme for providing which services to people of India?

Health Service

8. Who was the first scientist to become member of Indian parliament?

Meghnad Saha

9. Which award is considered as Nobel prize of Computer Science?

Turing

10. What was the original name of Chattampi Swamikal?

Kunjan Pillai

11. Vaikkom Satyagraha was started in the year?

1924

12. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize is given in the field of?

Science and Technology

13. Who is known as “Father of Renaissance of Western India”?

M G Ranade

14. Who is the author of the drama ‘Gopuranatayil’?

M.T Vasudevan Nair

15. The first Indian web browser is?

Epic

16. The editor of Rasikaranjini?

Kodungalloor Kunjikuttan Thamburan

17. Which is the unit to measure the sensitivity of computer mouse?

Mickey

18. Durand Cup is associated with?

Football

19. Only cricketer to score double century thrice in One day International cricket?

Rohit Sharma

20. When was the POSCO act passed?

2012

Note: POSCO – Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act

21. Freedom fighter who founded the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan?

K.M Munshi

22. First elected President of Indian National Congress?

Subhash Chandra Bose

23. What was the original name of Thycaud Ayya?

Subbarayan

24. The author of the book ‘Treatment of Thiyyas in Travancore’?

Dr.Palpu

25. ‘Nirvrithi Panchakam’ was written by?

Sree Narayana Guru

26.Boundary Line Separates India and China?

Mac Mohan Line

27.Longest Border of India With?

Bangladesh (4096 km)

28.The Strait that separates India and Srilanka?

Palk Strait

29.The Word Himalaya means?

The Abode of Snow

30.Kullu Valley situated in which state?

Himachal Pradesh

31.Highest Mountain that entirely Located in India?

Kanchenjunga

32.Highest Plateau of India?

Ladakh Plateau

33.New name of Cherrapunji?

Sohra

34.Highest Motorable Pass in India?

Khardung La Pass

35.The Place known as Land of Passes

Ladakh

36.Largest Alluvial Plain in the world?

The North Indian Plain

37.The Largest mangrove forest in the world?

Sunderban delta

38.The oldest Mountain range in India?

Aravalli

39.Highest peak of Western ghat?

Anamudi (2695 m)

40.Largest lava Plateau in the World?

The Deccan Plateau

41.Meeting place of Western ghat and Eastern ghat?

Nilgiri

42.Largest salt desert in India?

Rann of Kutch

43.Smallest Union territory in India?

Lakshadweep

44.The Southernmost point of Indian union?

Indira point

45.The only active Volcano in India?

Barren

46.The only west flowing Himalayan River?

Indus

47.Land of 5 Rivers?

Punjab

48.The Dam constructed across the Sutlej river?

Bhakranangal

49.Ganga was declared as National river on

4th November 2008

50.The place where Yamuna joins Ganga

Prayag

51.The river known as Sorrow of India

Kosi

52.The Indian river which occupies maximum volume of water

Brahmaputra

53.The least polluted himalayan river?

Brahmaputra

54.The fastest river in India?

Teesta

55.The river known as Vridha Ganga?

Godavari

56.The highest Waterfall in India

Jog Waterfall

57.The city known as ‘land of Waterfalls’

Ranchi

58.The National Park famous for lions?

Gir National Park

59.The main centre of Bengal tigers in India

Manas National Park

60.Largest wildlife sanctuary in india?

Great Indian Bustard

61.Largest National Park in India?

Hemis National Park

62.Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History is in

Coimbatore

63.Highest Dam in India?

Tehri

64.Who gave the slogan Give me blood and I promise you freedom?

Subhash Chandra Bose

65.The historian who called 1857 revolt as the ‘First war of Indian Independence’

V.D Savarkar

66.First Martyr of 1857 revolt

Mangal Pandey

67.Father of Indian Renaissance

Raja Ram Mohan Roy

68.The Grandfather of Indian Nationalism

Dayananda Sarasvati

69.Ramakrishna Mission was founded by

Swami Vivekananda(1897)

70.Grand old woman of Indian Nationalism

Annie Besant

71.Gandhiji’s first satyagraha in India?

Champaran (1917)

72.First secretary of INC?

A.O Hume

73.First Governor General of Independent India?

Mount Batten

74.The first act passed by British Parliament for India?

Regulating Act 1773

75.The Constitution of India came into being on

26th January 1950

76.Which one of the following offence is scrapped from I.T. Act 2000?

Punishment for sending offensive messages through electronic means

77.First mobile phone virus: ?

Cabir

78.’Public key certificate’ means:

Digital Signature Certificate

79.Cookies are created when:

User’s browser load a particular website

80.The original form of ‘blog’ is web log which was coined by: ?

Peter Merholz

81.Domain Name suffix ‘.edu’ is uses for: ?

Educational institutions

82.Once information is input into a computer, it becomes: ?

Data

83.Which of the following is used to direct towards a particular page?

B- Uniform Resource Locator (URL)

84.Which organisation was the instrumental in the passage of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act in 2005?

Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan

85.The expenditure of RLEGP programme is financed by: ?

Central Government only

86.Which of the following is a non government organisation?

NRDP

87.Sampoorna Grameen Rozar Yojana was dedicated to the nation by the prime minister: ?

Shri. Atal Bihari Vajpayee

88.Panchayat Day is observed on the birthday of: ?

Balwant Rai Mehta

89.Valmiki Ambedkar Awaas Yojana was launched for the benefit of: ?

Urban slum dwellers

90.PMAGY was launched by the Central Government in?

23rd July 2010

91.”What young India wants” is the book written by: ?

Chetan Bhagat

92.The winner of Odakkuzhal Award 2015: ?

S. Joseph

93.The year declared by UN as the International Year of Pulses: ?

2016

94.The Bhakra Nangal Dam is constructed over the river. ?

Sutlej

95.The animal welfare board of India was established in: ?

1962

96.The economy of Uttarakhand is described as: ?

Money order economy

97.What is the name of Luxurious train that service through the tourist centres of Karnataka?

Golden chariot

98.The Karakkal district of Puducherry lies in which region ?

Tamil Nadu

99.The Telugu Desam Party is the regional party of AP. It was founded by?

N.T.Rama Rao

100.The first Chairman of UPSC: ?

Sir Ross Barker

101.The time gap between the question hour and agenda?

Zero hour

(1) What effect is based on current flashlight bulb

(A) thermal effects
(B) magnetic effect
(C) chemical effects
(D) the effect on voltage

(2) cooling method which is used in scooters

(A) Air cooling
(B) Water cooling
(C) cooling fluid
(D) both water and air cooling

(3) counts as ancient India's greatest legislators

(A) Panini
(B) Manu
(C) Kotily
(D) Diameter

(4) Mahavir caps which were born in the kingdom

(A) Shakya
(B) Lichchhavi
(C) Kshatriya
(D) the Satavahana

(5) Faizi, who was laure ate of the court

(A) Humayun
(B) Shahjahan
(C) Jahangir
(D) Akbar

Ans.
(1)A
(2)A
(3)B
(4)C
(5)D

DAILY GK UPDATE - 7th June:-
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1. Prince Zeid al Hussein nominated as U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights

i. U.N. secretary-general Ban Ki-moon has said he will appoint Jordan’s ambassador as the new high commissioner for human rights, bringing to that post a voice from the West Asia.
ii. The South African-born Ms. Pillay’s term as U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights was originally set to end in 2012 but was extended for two years.
iii. Prince Zeid, who has been ambassador to both the U.N. and the United States, announced in late April he would resign as U.N. ambassador.
iv. He was a candidate for U.N. Secretary-General back when Mr. Ban was chosen for the job. In his career, Prince Zeid has built a reputation as being strong on issues such as international justice and sexual violence.

2. Poroshenko sworn in as Ukraine's president
i. Petro Poroshenko was sworn in as Ukraine's fifth post-Soviet president on Saturday, vowing to maintain the unity of his country amid a continuing crisis with Russia.
ii. Poroshenko, a 48-year-old billionaire who won the presidential election on May 25 with 54.7 percent of the vote, took the oath in the Ukrainian parliament in Kiev.
iii. "I am assuming the presidency in order to preserve and strengthen Ukraine's unity," Poroshenko said in an address that alternated between Ukrainian and Russian.
iv. He also said that there would be no compromise with Russia on his pro-European stance and the status of the Crimean peninsula. "Crimea has been and will remain Ukrainian,

3. Nabard cuts long-term refinance rates
i. The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has reduced the interest rate on its long-term refinance facility to banks by 20 basis points to promote investments in agriculture.
ii. The new rates will be 9.5 per cent (9.7 per cent earlier) for 5 years and above and 9.7 per cent (9.9 per cent earlier) for 3-5 years.
iii. Banks availing themselves of more than Rs 500 crore in a single drawal will further be incentivised by 10 bps. The new rates are applicable from Friday, June 6, 2014. One basis point is equal to one-hundredth of a percentage point.

4. India elected to UNESCO body for conserving cultural heritage
i. India was on Wednesday elected for a second time to a UNESCO body, tasked with the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage.
ii. India won the election by a resounding 135 votes against a total of 142 votes cast by member states present at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris.
iii. India has been elected for the next four years from 2014 to 2018, according to a statement by the Ministry of External Affairs.
iv. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation's (UNESCO) Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage has 24 members who are elected for a term of four years.

Note: This is the second time that India has been elected to the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, the earlier term being from 2006-2010

5. Chinese Foreign Minister arriving in New Delhi tomorrow

i. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is arriving in New Delhi tomorrow on a two-day visit. This is the first high-level visit from China after the New Government was voted to power.
ii. During his two-day stay in India, the Chinese Foreign Minister will call on President Pranab Mukherjee and is likely to discuss issues of mutual interests.
iii. External Affairs Ministry spokesman Syed Akbaruddin said, the visit is an important element of the Year of India-China Friendly Exchanges and will provide further momentum to the India-China Strategic and Cooperative Partnership.

6. Madhuri Dixit is mascot for M.P. health campaign

i. The Madhya Pradesh government has appointed actor Madhuri Dixit as the brand ambassador for its Mamta Abhiyaan (maternal and child health) campaign.
ii. Ms. Dixit will kick off her campaign here on June 26 with an event organised in collaboration with Unicef’s Bhopal unit.

7. Sanjay Kapoor appointed as Micromax Chairman
i. Sanjay Kapoor appointed as Micromax Chairman. Sanjay Kapoor was a former CEO of Bharti Airtel company.
ii. Sanjay was the chief executive officer for India and South Asia of Airtel from March 2010 till May 2013.
iii. Sanjay remained as one of the key executives in building Bharti Airtel from being one of the many players in the industry to making it a leading telecom player.

8. French Open: Maria Sharapova enters third straight final

i. Maria Sharapova reached the final of the French Open for the third straight year at Roland Garros on Thursday, digging deep to see off the youthful challenge of Canada's Eugenie Bouchard.
ii. The 27-year-old, seventh seed once again did it the hard way, battling back from a set down to edge the 20-year-old from Montreal 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 in a match full of beefy baseline shot-making.
iii. It was the 19th time in a row that the never-say-die Sharapova had won a three-set match on clay, dating back to a loss against Justine Henin at Roland Garros in 2010.
iv. On Saturday she will take on the winner of the other semi-final opposing fourth seed Simona Halep of Romania and Andrea Petkovic of Germany.

9. French Open: Rafael Nadal to play Novak Djokovic in final

i. The world's top two players, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, will contest the French Open final following the Spaniard's 6-3, 6-2, 6-1 centre court demolition of Andy Murray.
ii. Earlier Djokovic had won through his semi-final with a 6-3, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 win over Ernests Gulbis Of Latvia.
iii. Top seed and eight-time winner Nadal now stands just one win away from becoming the first man to take the French Open title five times in a row, surpassing Bjorn Borg.
iv. He also is on the cusp of a 14th grand slam title, which would put him level at second best on the all-time list with Pete Sampras and three behind Roger Federer.

10. Irish Author Eimear McBride won Baileys Prize for fiction
i. Irish author Eimear McBride won the 2014 Bailey's Women's Prize for Fiction for her first novel A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing.
ii. Other books on the shortlist were Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie'sAmericanah, Hannah Kent's Burial Rites, Jhumpa Lahiri's The Lowland, Audrey Magee's The Undertaking and Donna Tartt's The Goldfinch.
iii. McBride wrote the book when she was 27 and only found a publisher a decade later when the Galley Beggar Press paid her a 600 pound advance for what was then its second book.

11. Anil Chopra took over as Commander-in-Chief of Western Naval Command
i. Vice Admiral Anil Chopra took over the charge of Western Naval Command (WNC) as Commander-in-Chief. He was appointed two months after Vice Admiral Shekar Sinha took voluntary retirement.
ii. Anil Chopra a graduate from National Defence Academy, Pune is second senior-most officer of the Indian Navy and only second officer to head both the operational commands – Eastern and Western Naval Command.

12. Mumbai Metro to begin operations tomorrow

i. The much-awaited Versova-Andheri- Ghatkopar phase of the Mumbai Metro rail will begin its operations from tomorrow.
ii. This was stated by Mumbai Metro CEO Abhay Kumar Mishra at a press conference in Mumbai today. He said the 11.4 km long Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar east-west corridor will have 12 stations en route on the elevated line.
iii. The metro service comes four months after the city got the country’s first monorail between suburban Chembur and Wadala on February 1 this year.