GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 3

• Dr. S. Radhakrishnan was the Vice-President of India for two cont. time.
• Vijay Stambha at Chittor was built by Rana Kumbha.
• Rashtrapati Bhawan was designed by Edwin Lutyens
• Badruddin Tyabji was first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress.
• The Ghadar Party was formed in USA by Lala Hardayal in 1913.
• Pala King Dharmpal founded the Vikramshila University
• Mascot (SHUBHANKAR) of the Commonwealth Games 2010 New Delhi, is- Shera.
• Alexender( Sikandar) attacked on india in 326 BC
• Dilwara temple located at Mount Abu
• National Consumer Rights Day - 24th December.
• (A better India : A better world) is written by N.R. NarayanMurti
• Jawahar Rojgar yojna started in 1989
• During the british raaj, The Capital of INDIA was shifted to New delhi in 1911.
  Earlier the capital was calcutta.
• CHARLS BAVEJ is called father of the computer .
• TIM LEE found WWW( world wide web)
• The Constitution of India recognises 22 languages in 8th Schedule of Indian Constitution.
• NavRatnas of mughal king AKBAR-
  *Abul Fajal *KhanKhana *Shekh Faiji *Tansen *Todarmal *Birbal *Hakim Hukam *Mulla Do pyaja *Maan Singh
• A colour blinded man cant make difference between RED and Green colour.
• International hockey match total time: 70 mins
• MESOPOTAMIA is old name of IRAQ.
• Human brain is approx. of 1350 gram weight.
• MODEM is an input as well as an output device
• Elephants are the only animals (mammals) that cannot jump.
• It is illegal to own a red car in shanghai (china).
• The founder of Islam religion was Hajrat Muhhamad in 622 AD.
• Panchayti Raaj was started in 1959. It started in Naggor dist. of Rajasthan.
• CTBT- (Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty) was approved by US General Assembly in 1996. India, Iran and Libya voted against it.
• Baking Soda- (Sodium Bicarbonate) - NaHCO3.
  Washing Soda ( Sodium Carbonate ) - Na2Co3.
• 'Dream From My Father' is a book written by U.S.A president Barack Obama.

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE of INDIA

• Indian civil servies exams were started during the time of governer Lord Dalhoji (1848-56)
• KOLAR (Karnatka) is famous for mines of GOLD.
• Kanpur is called ' Manchaster of north india' and Koyambtur is called 'Manchaster of south india'
• N.H.-7 is the longest national highway which is 2369 km Varansi to Kanyakumari.
• Our national anthem RASHTRIYA GAAN was firstly sung on 27 dec,1911 written by RABINDRANATH TAGORE.
• Chilka Lake is in -Orissa.
• Ramayan was written by mahrishi balmiki.
• Mahabhart was written by mahrishi ved vyas.
• Right to information (R.T.I) act came to force on 12th october, 2005 .
• The war of Haldi ghati - 1576 .
• The war of PLASI - 1757
• There are 4 vedas .rigveda, yajurveda, saamveda, arthveda.
• Universties of Mumbai,kolkata and Chennai were established in 1857 by Lord Dalhoji
• Acc to 61th amendent in constitution (1989), Age to Vote was reduced frm 21 to 18 years
• Acc. to 44 th change in constitution of india , the right of property has been removed
• Article 352 is related to announce emergency and article 356 is presidence rule in any state.
• Ashtadhayi ( First book for grammer of sanskrit ) was written by PANNINI
• Dr. Swaminathan was the man to bring green revolution in india ( 1967-68) .
• First Indin who won Oscar Award -Bhanu Athaiya 4 the film Gandhi
• HIMSAGAR EXPRESS is the train which run from kanyakumari to jammu-tavi. it croses 3726 km distance.
• INDIA covers 2.42 percents area of all world.
• Poulation of INDIA is 16.7 percents of World's population.
• INDIA is the country who has the maximum numbers of Voters in the world.
• India got first GOLD MEDAL IN 1928 Olympics in hockey.

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ

• 1 The first Prime minister of Bangladesh was- Mujibur Rehman.
• 2 The longest river in the world is the - Nile.
• 3 The longest highway in the world is the Trans Canada.
• 4 The longest highway in the world has a length of -About 8000 km.
• 5 The highest mountain in the world is the Everest.
• 6 The country that accounts for nearly one third of the total teak production of the world is Myanmar.
• 7 The biggest desert in the world is the Sahara desert.
• 8 The largest coffee growing country in the world is Brazil.
• 9 The country also known as "country of copper" is Zambia.
• 10 The name given to the border which separates Pakistan and Afghanistan is Durand line.
• 11 The river Volga flows out into the Caspian sea.
• 12 The coldest place on the earth is Verkoyansk in Siberia.
• 13 The country which ranks second in terms of land area is Canada.
• 14 The largest Island in the Mediterranean sea is Sicily.
• 15 The river Jordan flows out into the Dead sea.
• 16 The biggest delta in the world is the Ganges Delta
• 17 The capital city that stands on the river Danube is Belgrade.
• 18 The Japanese call their country as Nippon.
• 19 The length of the English channel is 564 kilometres.
• 20 The world's oldest known city is Damascus.
• 21 The city which is also known as the City of Canals is Venice.
• 22 The country in which river Wangchu flows is Myanmar.
• 23 The biggest island of the world is Greenland.
• 24 The city which is the biggest centre for manufacture of automobiles in the world is Detroit, USA
• 25 The country which is the largest producer of manganese in the world is China & South Africa.
• 26 The country which is the largest producer of rubber in the world is Malaysia.
• 27 The country which is the largest producer of tin in the world is China
• 28 The river which carries maximum quantity of water into the sea is the Amazon River
• 29 The city which was once called the `Forbidden City' was Peking
• 30 The country called the Land of Rising Sun is Japan
• 31 Mount Everest was named after Sir George Everest
• 32 The volcano Vesuvius is located in Italy
• 33 The country known as the Sugar Bowl of the world is Cuba
• 34 The length of the Suez Canal is 162.5 kilometers
• 35 The lowest point on earth is The coastal area of Dead sea
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• 36 The Gurkhas are the original inhabitants of Nepal
• 37 The largest ocean of the world is the Pacific ocean
• 38 The largest bell in the world is the Tsar Kolkol at Kremlin, Moscow
• 39 The biggest stadium in the world is the Strahov Stadium, Prague
• 40 The world's largest diamond producing country is South Africa
• 41 Australia was discovered by James Cook
• 42 The first Governor General of Pakistan is Mohammed Ali Jinnah
• 43 Dublin is situated at the mouth of river Liffey
• 44 The earlier name of New York city was New Amsterdam
• 45 The Eifel tower was built by Alexander Eiffel
• 46 The Red Cross was founded by Jean Henri Durant
• 47 The country which has the greatest population density is Monaco
• 48 The national flower of Britain is Rose
• 49 Niagara Falls was discovered by Louis Hennepin
• 50 The national flower of Italy is Lily
• 51 The national flower of China is Narcissus
• 52 The permanent secretariat of the SAARC is located at Kathmandu
• 53 The gateway to the Gulf of Iran is Strait of Hormuz
• 54 The first Industrial Revolution took place in England
• 55 World Environment Day is observed on 5th June
• 56 The first Republican President of America was Abraham Lincoln
• 57 The country famous for Samba dance is Brazil
• 58 The name of Alexander's horse was Beucephalus
• 59 Singapore was founded by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles
• 60 The famous British one-eyed Admiral was Nelson
• 61 The earlier name of Sri Lanka was Ceylon
• 62 The UNO was formed in the year 1945
• 63 UNO stands for United Nations Organization
• 64 The independence day of South Korea is celebrated on 15th August
• 65 'Last Judgement' was the first painting of an Italian painter named Michelangelo
• 66 Paradise Regained was written by John Milton
• 67 The first President of Egypt was Mohammed Nequib
• 68 The first man to reach North Pole was Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary
• 69 The most famous painting of Pablo Picasso was Guermica
• 70 The primary producer of newsprint in the world is Canada
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• 71 The first explorer to reach the South Pole was Cap. Ronald Amundson
• 72 The person who is called the father of modern Italy is G.Garibaldi
• 73 World literacy day is celebrated on 8th September
• 74 The founder of modern Germany is Bismarck
• 75 The country known as the land of the midnight sun is Norway
• 76 The place known as the Roof of the world is Tibet
• 77 The founder of the Chinese Republic was San Yat Sen
• 78 The first Pakistani to receive the Nobel Prize was Abdul Salam
• 79 The first woman Prime Minister of Britain was Margaret Thatcher
• 80 The first Secretary General of the UNO was Trygve Lie
• 81 The sculptor of the statue of Liberty was Frederick Auguste Bartholdi
• 82 The port of Baku is situated in Azerbaijan
• 83 John F Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald
• 84 The largest river in France is Loire
• 85 The Queen of England who married her brother-in-law was Catherine of Aragon
• 86 The first black person to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize was Ralph Johnson Bunche
• 87 The first British University to admit women for degree courses was London University
• 88 The principal export of Jamaica is Sugar
• 89 New York is popularly known as the city of Skyscrapers
• 90 Madagascar is popularly known as the Island of Cloves
• 91 The country known as the Land of White Elephant is Thailand
• 92 The country known as the Land of Morning Calm is Korea
• 93 The country known as the Land of Thunderbolts is Bhutan
• 94 The highest waterfalls in the world is the Salto Angel Falls, Venezuela
• 95 The largest library in the world is the United States Library of Congress, Washington DC
• 96 The author of Harry Potter Books is JK Rowling
• 97 Nickname of New York city is Big Apple
• 98 What do you call a group of sheep? A Flock of Sheep
• 99 In which sport do players take long and short corners? Hockey
• 100 Who was the youngest President of the USA? Theodore Roosevelt