General Awareness Part 1

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 Who is the Chairman of India’s Atomic Energy Commission? Anil Kakodkar Which of the following is not a Computer languag e? Wi ndows 98 Which is known as !he "oof of the world’? #amir !he $ughal ruler who spent %& years in e'ile was( )umayun In the )uman *e+elopment "eport of ,--& of the ./ released on 0ept1 23 ,--& India occupies? %,2th position !he Antyodaya 0cheme was first started in "a4asthan1 !he first census of India was undertaken in the year %88% !he states with highest se' ratio in descending order are( Kerala3 Chattisgarh3 !amil /adu3 Andhra #radesh !he International 5iteracy *ay is o6ser+ed on 0ep %- !he famous 7uddhist !emple of 7oro6udur is in a+a !he salient feature of socialism is( 0tate ownership of all means of production  /ame of India’s indigenously de+eloped 5ight Com6at Aircr aft is( ! e4as !he person who initiated the Chipko $o+ement 7a6a Amte !he main function of 5alit Kala Akademi is to promote understanding in Indian art1 What is the distance 6etween popping crease and stumps on cricket pitch? : feet $aha6harata was written 6y( ;eda ;yas When was 0AA"C founded? %98& A1* Wi th which of the following games Indira #radhan !rophy is associated? ;o lley6all In India diamond is mainly found in( $adhya #radesh Indias national animal and 6ird respecti+ely are( !iger and #eacock !he language spoken 6y the largest num6er of people in the world is( $apdarin Which of the following is the smallest country of the world? ;a tican City !he area 6ehind sea port is called a catchments area 7illiards was first played at <rance !he national sport of apan is Wrestling !he largest producer of mica is 7ihar What can 6e the ma'imum length of a cricket 6at? =8 inch !he largest mos>ue in India is( ama $as4id  /ame one of the most illustrious kings in $ughals dy nasties( Ak6ar !he term fourth estate’ r efers to( #ress In an o'ygen tu6e a nother gas is mi'ed to reduce the strong effect of pure o'ygen1 Which is the gas? )elium Kha4uraho is situated in the state of( $adhya #radesh Which state has the longest coastline? u4arat !he summer solstice in /orthern )emisphere occurs in une ,% !he player to hit four successi+e si'es in a test o+er is Kapil *e+ Which of the following days is o6ser+ed as Worl d <ood *ay? @cto6er % *urand Cup is associated with <oot6all 7rass in an alloy of copper and Binc <rom which of the following ores can iron 6e e'tracted? $agnetite Which one of the following is not a feature of the o+ernment of India Act of %9=&? *iarchy at the Centre as well as in the pro+inces !he mosur6anised state in India is $aharashtra Which of the following is considered as no6le gas? Argon Who among the following Congress leaders was called the rand @ld $an of India? *ada6h ai /aoro4i !he first Indian lady to 6ecome miss world was "eitafaria1 Aluminium surfaces are often anodiBed’1 !his means the deposition of a layer of Aluminium o'ide Why should a parachute ha+e a hole in it? While descending3 the changing currents may cause oscillation of the  parachute the hole allows the air to run out1 Who represented India in the %89= Chicago "eligion Congress? 0wami ;i+ekananda Who disco+ered that mos>uito ser+ed as a ca rrier of malaria? "onald "oss As per Census ,--%3 in which o ne among the following states is the female literacy rate highest? )imachal #radesh

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Who is the Chairman of Indias Atomic Energy Commission

Who is the Chairman of Indias Atomic Energy Commission? Anil KakodkarWhich of the following is not a Computer language? Windows 98

Which is known as The Roof of the world? Pamir

The Mughal ruler who spent 15 years in exile was: Humayun

In the Human Development Report of 2005 of the UN released on Sept. 7, 2005 India occupies? 127th position

The Antyodaya Scheme was first started in Rajasthan.

The first census of India was undertaken in the year 1881

The states with highest sex ratio in descending order are: Kerala, Chattisgarh, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh

The International Literacy Day is observed on Sep 10

The famous Buddhist Temple of Borobudur is in Java

The salient feature of socialism is: State ownership of all means of production

Name of Indias indigenously developed Light Combat Aircraft is: Tejas

The person who initiated the 'Chipko Movement' Baba Amte

The main function of Lalit Kala Akademi is to promote understanding in Indian art.

What is the distance between popping crease and stumps on cricket pitch? 4 feet

Mahabharata was written by: Veda Vyas

When was SAARC founded? 1985 A.D

With which of the following games Indira Pradhan Trophy is associated? Volleyball

In India diamond is mainly found in: Madhya Pradesh

India's national animal and bird respectively are: Tiger and Peacock

The language spoken by the largest number of people in the world is: Mapdarin

Which of the following is the smallest country of the world? Vatican City

The area behind sea port is called a catchments area

Billiards was first played at France

The national sport of Japan is Wrestling

The largest producer of mica is Bihar

What can be the maximum length of a cricket bat? 38 inch

The largest mosque in India is: Jama Masjid

Name one of the most illustrious kings in Mughals dynasties: Akbar

The term fourth estate refers to: Press

In an oxygen tube another gas is mixed to reduce the strong effect of pure oxygen. Which is the gas? Helium

Khajuraho is situated in the state of: Madhya Pradesh

Which state has the longest coastline? Gujarat

The summer solstice in Northern Hemisphere occurs in June 21

The player to hit four successive sixes in a test over is Kapil Dev

Which of the following days is observed as World Food Day? October 16

Durand Cup is associated with Football

Brass in an alloy of copper and zinc

From which of the following ores can iron be extracted? Magnetite

Which one of the following is not a feature of the Government of India Act of 1935? Diarchy at the Centre as well as in the provinces

The mosurbanised state in India is Maharashtra

Which of the following is considered as 'noble gas'? Argon

Who among the following Congress leaders was called the 'Grand Old Man' of India? Dadabhai Naoroji

The first Indian lady to become miss world was Reitafaria.

Aluminium surfaces are often anodized. This means the deposition of a layer of Aluminium oxide

Why should a parachute have a hole in it? While descending, the changing currents may cause oscillation of the parachute; the hole allows the air to run out.

Who represented India in the 1893 Chicago Religion Congress? Swami Vivekananda

Who discovered that mosquito served as a carrier of malaria? Ronald Ross

As per Census 2001, in which one among the following states is the female literacy rate highest? Himachal Pradesh

Which movie also bagged an Oscar for the Best Film category at the 79th Academy Award in February 2007? The Departed

With which of the following games is Wightman Cup associated? Tennis

Asiatic Society was founded by: William Jones

Which tennis star was known as Little Mo? Maureen Connolly

Which of the following is Indias only naval sail training ship? INS Tarangini

Which is 'Country of Golden Fleece? Australia

Who was the first lady Governor of an Indian state? Mrs. Sarojini Naidu

With which of the following is Burdwan Shield associated? Weightlifting

The first Chairman of National Planning Commission was Jawaharlal Nehru

How many minutes for each degree of longitude does the local time of any place vary from the Greenwich time? Four minutes

The first 'Financial Service Park' for industry is being set up at Gurgaon

Who is the 37th Chief Justice of India? K.G. Balakrishnan

In which year Akbar was die? 1605

National emblem of Australia is Kangaroo

Gullivers Travels was written by Jonathan Swift

The sex ratio (women: men) according to the latest census is 9.5 : 10

The practice of military governorship was first introduced in India by the Greeks

Queensberry Rules is the name given to the rules in: Boxing

The instrument for measuring the altitude of celestial bodies is called: Sextant

Who among of the following was an extremist? Bal Gangadhar Tilak

The Parliament of which country is known as 'National Panchayaf? Nepal

The International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA), which was established in 1957 under the aegis of the United Nations, has its headquarters at: Vienna

The first railway line in India was started between Thane and Kalyan

Which one of the following oversees the administration of the UN trust territories? Trusteeship Council

Who won the Miss India word title for 2006? Natasha Suri

Where was the first Open University established in India? Hyderabad

Which country is known as 'Pearl of the East'? Sri Lanka.

Points required to win a game of badminton are: 15

Which of the following republics of USSR was the last to be a member of the U.N.O? Georgia

The unification of Germany was completed as a result of: war between Prussia and France

Which nation is half European and half Asian? Russia

Where is Indias first woman police station? Chennai

For which communal riots effected state, Union Cabinet approved a relief and rehabilitation package in March 2007? Gujarat

Where is the worlds largest clove garden Ancharakkand in India? Kerala

The length of the Olympic swimming Pool is 50 m

Who won the world cup football of 2002? Brazil

Which one is not a Fundamental Right in the Constitution of India? Right to Property

Which one of the following is popularly known as Lady with the Lamp? Florence NightingaleLife expectancy is highest in the world in: Japan

Who was the captain of the Indian team which played its first official Cricket Test Series against England in 1932? The Maharaja of Porbandar

Ajanta and Ellora caves are in Maharashtra

Where are the Headquarter of Oil and Natural Gas Commission? Dehradun

Railway tracks are banked on curves so that: Necessary centripetal force may be obtained from the horizontal component of the weight of the train

Defence Service Staff college is located in Wellington.

When a CD (Compact Disc used in audio and video systems) is seen in sunlight, rainbow like colours are seen. This can be explained on the basis of the phenomenon of Reflection and diffraction

During World Cup Cricket 2007, Bob Woolmer died mysteriously, he was coach of .Cricket team. Pakistan