GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1. Father of civil Aviation in India

Ans : J.R.D. Tata
2. India first electric car
Ans : Rava
3. What are Coast Guards
Ans : an emergency service that rescues people in
difficulties at sea and acts against smuggling
4. The paramilitary force of India setup to provide security to
Industrial undertakings owned by the Government is →
Ans : Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
5. From where was GSAT-1 launched
Ans : Sriharikota
6. The first human-made objects to reach altitudes above 80 km is
Ans : V-2s, a rocket
7. The slogan associated with French Revolution
Ans : Liberty, Equality and Fraternity
8. In 1815 Napoleon was defeated in the battle of
Ans : Waterloo
9. Whose period was known as the Golden Age of Rome?
Ans : Augustus Caesar
10. The king ruled in the period of French revolution
Ans : Louis 16th
11. The political party of Hitler
Ans : National Socialist Party (Nazi)
12. Brown shirts were associated with
Ans : Hitler
13. The political party of Mussolini
Ans : Fascist Party
14. Black shirts were associated with
Ans : Mussolini
15. Who organized ‘Red Army’
Ans : Trotsky
16. Pentagon is
Ans : the defence department of USA
17. The movement of a plant part toward or away from a source of
heat is called
Ans : Thermotropism
18. The movement or growth of an organism or part of an organism in response to a chemical stimulus
Ans : Chemotropism
19. Plant that will only grow in water or in a very moist environment
Ans : Hydrophytes
20. Plant that needs moderate amounts of moisture for growth is
known as
Ans : Mesophytes
21. Plant that can survive and grow in direct sunlight or that grows
best in direct sunlight is called
Ans : Heliophytes
22. Plant that is adapted to living through seasonal changes in heat, cold, dryness, or moisture, for example, by shedding leaves during a dry season is called
Ans : Tropophyte
23. Green plant pigment used in photosynthesis is called
Ans : Chlorophyll
24. What is responsible for yellow, orange, or red color in flowers and
fruits
Ans : Chromoplasts
25. The pigment found in plants that gives them their green color
Ans : Chlorophyll
26. Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary is located in which state
Ans : Gujarat
27. Months in Hebrew calendar
Ans : Shevat, Adar, Nisan, Iyar, Sivan, Tammuz, Av, Elul,
Tishri, Heshvan, Kislev, Tevet
28. Elementary education covers children in the age group
Ans : 6 to 14 years
29. The National song Vande Mataram was
composed by
Ans : Bankim Chadra Chatterjee
30. The National emblem was adopted by the Government of India in the year
Ans : 26th January, 1950
31. The design of the National Flag was adopted in the year
Ans : 22nd July 1947
32. The playing time of the full version of the National Anthem is approximately equal to
Ans : 52 sec
33. The first regular census in India was taken in the year
Ans : 1881
34. First computer literate Panchayat in India is
Ans : Vellanad (Kerala State)
35. The longest highway in India runs from
Ans : Varanasi to Kanyakumari, NH 7, 2369 km
36. Which Indian town has been selected as the first ‘Eco Town’ of India
Ans : Panipat
37. Which element helps in the flowering of plants
Ans : Phosphorous
38. The first Indian to win the World Champion title in Chess
Ans : Viswanathan Anand
39. Who is known as The Flying Sikh
Ans : Milka Singh
40. Who is the first Indian woman to win a medal in the World Athletic meet
Ans : Anju Boby Gerorge
41. National Sports day is observed on August 29th. It is the birth day of
Ans : Dhyanchand
42. In cricket, the length of the pitch between the wickets is
Ans : 22 yards (20.12 m)
43. The place in which the first Asian games were held at
Ans : New Delhi
44. The first ever National Youth Games (under-19) were held in January 2004 at
Ans : Bangalore
45. The number of rings in Olympics flag is
Ans : 5
46. Which country will host the Commonwealth Games in 2010
Ans : India
47. Who is the first Indian to join the Formula—1 league
Ans : Narain Karthikeyan
48. First Indian woman civil engineer
Ans : Lalitha from Madras in 1937
49. Who is known as Light of Asia
Ans : Buddha
50. Who is known as Light of World
Ans : Christ
51. Who is known as king of Rock & Roll
Ans : Elvis Presley
52. Who is known as Father of Kissan Movement
Ans : Pro. N.G. Renga
53. Who was the first Indian to go to jail in performance of his duty as a Journalist
Ans : Surendranath Banerjee
54. Christiaan Barnard, the surgeon who carried out the first successful transplantation was from the country
Ans : South Africa
55. The first person to conduct heart transplantation in India was
Ans : Dr. Venugopal
56. The first Indian pilot
Ans : J.R.D Tata
57. The first woman graduate of the Calcutta University addressed the AICC session in 1890. Who was she
Ans : Kadambini Ganguly
58. Who said “there is neither Hindu nor Muslim, only a man”
Ans : Swami Vivekananda
59. Who said the words “Show me a hero,„¢ll write you a tragedy‚
Ans : Scott Fitzgerald
60. The state sprawls over the Western Himalayas and the Karakoram Mountains. It is the most northerly and mountainous state of India. This refers to the state of
Ans : Jammu & Kashmir
61. That is one small step for man, but one giant leap for mankind‚ Who said this
Ans : Neil Armstrong
62. Who said “consumer is the king”
Ans : Swami Vivekananda
63. In which book of Shakespeare we can see the famous words To be or not to be
Ans : Hamlet
64. The Vedic saying “War begins in the minds of men appears in
Ans : Atharva Veda
65. Who said “I therefore want freedom immediately, this very night, before dawn if it can be had”
Ans : Mahatma Gandhi
66. The light has gone out of our lives and there is darkness every where. Who said these
Ans : Nehru on Gandhiji death
67. Who defined “democracy as a government of the people, by the people and for the people”
Ans :Abraham Lincoln
68. Who said “there is neither Hindu nor Muslim, only a man”
Ans : Swami Vivekananda
69. Who said the words “Show me a hero, ll write you a tragedy”
Ans : Scott Fitzgerald
70. The state sprawls over the Western Himalayas and the Karakoram Mountains. It is the most northerly and mountainous state of India. This refers to the state of
Ans : Jammu & Kashmir
71. That is one small step for man, but one giant leap for mankind‚ Who said this
Ans : Neil Armstrong
72. Who said “consumer is the king”
Ans : Swami Vivekananda
73. In which book of Shakespeare we can see the famous words To be or not to be
Ans : Hamlet
74. The Vedic saying “War begins in the minds of men appears in
Ans : Atharva Veda
75. Who said “I therefore want freedom immediately, this very night, before dawn if it can be had
Ans : Mahatma Gandhi
76. The light has gone out of our lives and there is darkness every where. Who said these
Ans : Nehru on Gandhiji’s death
77. Who defined “democracy as a government of the people, by the people and for the people”
Ans : Abraham Lincoln
78. Agra is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Yamuna
79. Which is the Highest Mountain Range
Ans : Himalayas
80. Which is the Highest Lake
Ans : Titicaca
81. Longest Railway Platform
Ans : Kharagpur (West Bengal)
82. Largest Church
Ans : Basilica of St. Peters in Vatican City
83. Largest Park
Ans : The Wood Buffalo National Park in Alberta, Canada
84. The largest Parliament
Ans : China
85. Largest Zoo
Ans : Kruger National Park, South Africa
86. The biggest Flower
Ans : Rafflesia
87. Largest Bird
Ans : Ostrich
88. Largest Land animal
Ans : Elephant
89. Largest man-like ape
Ans : Gorilla
90. Highest Mountain
Ans : Everest
91. Highest Airport
Ans : Leh
92. Highest waterfalls
Ans : Angel Falls, Venezuela
93. Oldest National Flag
Ans : Denmark
94. Fastest animal
Ans : Cheetah
95. Tallest animal
Ans : Giraffe
96. Operating system of a computer manages
Ans : all the operations of a computer
97. Software that can manipulate or destroy data or programs in a computer is known as
Ans : Virus
98. Binary Code used in computers makes use of which numbers
Ans : 0 & 1
99. One kilobyte is equal to
Ans : 1024 bytes
100. Who is the architect of Supercomputer
Ans : Seymour Cray
101. Which computer company introduced mouse for the
first time
Ans : Apple Corporation
102. Who developed the World Wide Web first
Ans : Timothy Berners Lee
103. The first large scale, general purpose digital computer
Ans : ENIAC
104. ENIAC
Ans : Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer
105. The shortcut key to print documents is
Ans : Ctrl + P
106. The function of key F4 in keyboard is
Ans : to repeat the last action
107. Name the first general purpose electronic computer
Ans : UNIVAC
108. Jainism is associated with
Ans : Vardhamana Mahavira
109. Daoism is associated with
Ans : Laozi
110. Babism is associated with
Ans : Mirza Ali Muhammad (The Bab)
111. Confucianism is associated with
Ans : Confucius
112. Sikhism is associated with
Ans : Guru Nanak
113. Zoroastrianism is associated with
Ans : Zoroaster
114. Bhoodan movement is associated with
Ans : Vinoba Bhave
115. Sarvodaya is associated with
Ans : Jaya Prakash Narayan
116. Ramakrishna Mission is associated with
Ans : Swami Vivekananda
117. Arya Samaj is associated with
Ans : Dayanand Swaraswati
118. Brahma Samaj is associated with
Ans : Raja Ram Mohan Roy
119. Dev Samaj is associated with
Ans : Siva Narayan Agnihothri
120. Prarthana Samaj is associated with
Ans : Keasab Chandra Sen
121. Sudhi Movement is associated with
Ans : Swami Shradhanand
122. Chinmaya Mission is associated with
Ans : Swami Chinmayananda
123. Servants of India Society is associated with
Ans : Gopalakrishna Gokhale
124. Indian Association is associated with
Ans : Surendranath Banerji
125. Peoples Education Society is associated with
Ans : Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
126. Vana Mahotsava is associated with
Ans : K.M. Munshi
127. Which is called, City of Golden Temple?
Ans : Amritsar
128. Which is called, Blue Mountains?
Ans : Nilgiri
129. Which is called, Hill Queen?
Ans : Simla
130. Which is called, Land of Five Rivers?
Ans : Punjab
131. Which is called, Pearl of the Orient?
Ans : Goa
132. Which is called, God’s Own Country?
Ans : Kerala
133. Which is called, Pink City?
Ans : Jaipur
134. Which is called, Queen of Arabian Sea?
Ans : Cochin
135. Which is called, Switzerland of India?
Ans : Kashmir
136. Which is called, Sorrow of Bengal?
Ans : River Damodar
137. Which is called, Sorrow of China?
Ans : River Huang He (Yellow River)
138. Which is called, Sugar Bowl of World?
Ans : Cuba
139. Which is called, Rooftop of the World?
Ans : Bolivia
140. Which is called, Land of Midnight Sun?
Ans : Norway
141. Which is the Largest Continent
Ans : Asia
142. Which is the Largest Island
Ans : Greenland
143. Which is the Largest Ocean
Ans : Pacific
144. Which is the Largest Peninsula
Ans : Arabia
145. Which is the Largest Freshwater Lake
Ans : Lake Superior
146. Which is the Largest Archipelago
Ans : Indonesia
147. Which is the Largest Saltwater Lake
Ans : Caspian Sea
148. Which is the Largest Desert
Ans : Sahara (Africa)
149. Which is the Largest Delta
Ans : Sunderbans (Bengal)
150. Which is the Largest River
Ans : Nile
151. Which is the Smallest Continent
Ans : Australia
152. Which is the Highest Plateau
Ans : Pamir (Tibet)
153. Which is the Highest Mountain Peak
Ans : Everest (Nepal)
154. Theosophical Society is associated with
Ans : Annie Besant
155. Which is the first state in India has been formed on purely linguistic basis?
Ans : Andra Pradesh
156. The famous Thirumala Thirupathi Venkateswara Temple is in which district?
Ans : Chittoor
157. Which is known as twin cities?
Ans : Hyderabad and Secunderabad
158. Which state is known as the ‘Orchid Paradise of India?
Ans : Arunachal Pradesh
159. Which place in Assam is said to be the meeting place of Buddhism, Hinduism and Islam?
Ans : Hajo
160. Lord Mahavira breathed his last at
Ans : Pavapuri
161. Goa become the 25th state of the Indian union on
Ans : 30th May 1987
162. The ancestral home of Mahendra Chaudhari, the Indian origin former prime minister of Fiji who was overthrown in a military coup is from
Ans : Haryana
163. Jammu & Kashmir was acceded to India on
Ans : 26th October 1947
164. Sea of Tranquility’ and ‘Ocean of Storms’ are in
Ans : Moon
165. The alliance of non-communist parties against congress in the 1972 elections were known as
Ans : Grand Alliance
166. Who advocated for the ,Total Revolution during 1974-75
Ans : Jayaprakash Narayan
167. Which Government introduced the food for work program first
Ans : Janatha Government (1977)
168. Which program introduced in schools aimed at providing basic amenity to the schools
Ans : Operation Blackboard
169. The first baby friendly state in India is
Ans : Kerala
170. Who gave the slogan Garibi Hato
Ans : Indira Gandhi
171. Name the state with the largest number of registered newspapers
Ans : Uttar Pradesh
172. National Literacy Mission launched in 1988 aims at attaining a sustainable 75% literacy rate level by
Ans : 2007
173. The word Satyameva Jayate inscribed below the abacus of the state emblem of India was taken from
Ans : Mundaka Upanishad Muharram, Safar, Rabi ul aval,
Rabi u
174. Months in Islamic calendar
Ans : akhir, Rajab, Shaban, Ramadan, Shawwal, Dhual-
Qadah, Dhual-Hijjah
175. In a vacuum flask, silvering reduces the loss of heat by
Ans : radiation
176. The period of oscillation of a pendulum depends on
Ans : length of the spring
177. The boiling point of a liquid ……… if pressure is decreased
Ans : decreases
178. No sound is heard on the moon because there is ….. on the moon
Ans : no atmosphere
179. Why do water pipes, in hilly areas, often burst on a cold, frosty night?
Ans : When water in the pipe freezes, it expands. So pipes
break
180. Why do we sweat on a hot day?
Ans : In order to maintain a constant temperature,
sweating is necessary
181. Why do the clothes keep us warm during winter?
Ans : Clothes prevent the heat of the body to escape.
182. Why do we hear better on water than land?
Ans : Sound travels faster in water than air
183. Why are the mountains cooler than plains?
Ans : Air on the mountains is less dense so it absorbs less
heat.
184. Why is it easier to swim in sea water than in river?
Ans : Density of sea water is higher
185. The only paramilitary force which has an exclusive ‘Mahila Battalion’ is
Ans : CRPF batc 88
186. The largest paramilitary force in India
Ans : Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
187. Who is legally competent to declare war or conclude peace treaty
Ans : The President
188. Thumba rocket launching station is in which state
Ans : Kerala
189. Father of civil Aviation in India
Ans : J.R.D. Tata
190. India first electric car
Ans : Rava
191. What are Coast Guards
Ans : an emergency service that rescues people in difficulties at sea and acts against smuggling
192. The paramilitary force of India setup to provide security to Industrial undertakings owned by the Government is →
Ans : Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
193. From where was GSAT-1 launched
Ans : Sriharikota
194. The first human-made objects to reach altitudes above 80 km is
Ans : V-2s, a rocket
195. The slogan associated with French Revolution
Ans : Liberty, Equality and Fraternity
196. In 1815 Napoleon was defeated in the battle of
Ans : Waterloo
197. Whose period was known as the Golden Age of Rome?
Ans : Augustus Caesar
198. The king ruled in the period of French revolution
Ans : Louis 16th
199. The political party of Hitler
Ans : National Socialist Party (Nazi)
200. Brown shirts were associated with
Ans : Hitler
201. The political party of Mussolini
Ans : Fascist Party
202. Black shirts were associated with
Ans : Mussolini
203. Who organized ‘Red Army’
Ans : Trotsky
204. Pentagon is
Ans : the defence department of USA
205. The movement of a plant part toward or away from a source of heat is called
Ans : Thermotropism
206. The movement or growth of an organism or part of an organism in response to a chemical stimulus
Ans : Chemotropism
207. Plant that will only grow in water or in a very moist environment
Ans : Hydrophytes
208. Plant that needs moderate amounts of moisture for growth is known as
Ans : Mesophytes
209. Plant that can survive and grow in direct sunlight or that grows best in direct sunlight is called
Ans : Heliophytes
210. Plant that is adapted to living through seasonal changes in heat, cold, dryness, or moisture, for example, by shedding leaves during a dry season is called
Ans : Tropophyte
211. Green plant pigment used in photosynthesis is called
Ans : Chlorophyll
212. What is responsible for yellow, orange, or red color in flowers and fruits
Ans : Chromoplasts
213. The pigment found in plants that gives them their green color
Ans : Chlorophyll
214. Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary is located in which state
Ans : Gujarat
215. Months in Hebrew calendar
Ans : Shevat, Adar, Nisan, Iyar, Sivan, Tammuz, Av, Elul, Tishri, Heshvan, Kislev, Tevet
216. Elementary education covers children in the age group
Ans : 6 to 14 years
217. The National song Vande Mataram was composed by
Ans : Bankim Chadra Chatterjee
218. The National emblem was adopted by the Government of India in the year
Ans : 26th January, 1950
219. The design of the National Flag was adopted in the year
Ans : 22nd July 1947
220. The playing time of the full version of the National Anthem is approximately equal to
Ans : 52 sec
221. The first regular census in India was taken in the year
Ans : 1881
222. First computer literate Panchayat in India is
Ans : Vellanad (Kerala State)
223. The longest highway in India runs from
Ans : Varanasi to Kanyakumari, NH 7, 2369 km
224. Which Indian town has been selected as the first ‘Eco Town’ of India
Ans : Panipat
225. Which element helps in the flowering of plants
Ans : Phosphorous
226. Bone is used as a fertilizer because it contains
Ans : Phosphorous
227. Chemistry in ancient times was called
Ans : Alchemy
228. Which is the lightest gas next to Hydrogen
Ans : Helium
229. The first metal used by man was
Ans : Copper
230. AIDS disease was first identified in which country
Ans : America in 1981
231. The first woman I.P.S Officer of India
Ans : Kiran Bedi
232. Mandi House’ is
Ans : The office of the Director General of Doordarshan
233. Speed’ the improved quality of petrol was introduced by
Ans : B.P. (Bharat Petroleum)
234. Gobi desert is situated in
Ans : Mangolia/Northeastern China
235. Kalahari desert is situated in
Ans : Botswana
236. Java island is in which ocean
Ans : Indian Ocean
237. Four divided stages of prehistoric periods are
Ans : Paleolithic period, Mesolithic period, Neolithic period and Chalcolithic period
238. Who proposed the germ theory of disease
Ans : Louis Pasture
239. First woman Governor
Ans : Sarojini Naidu
240. First woman Minister
Ans : Vijayalakshmy Pandit
241. First woman Chief Minister
Ans : Sucheta Kripalani
242. First woman Ruler in Delhi
Ans : Raziya Begum
243. First woman Speaker
Ans : Suseela Nayar
244. Who was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress?
Ans : Annie Besant
245. The first woman member in the Planning Commission was
Ans : Durgabhai Deshmukh
246. Name the first woman who became the Prime minister of a democratic country
Ans : Sirimao Bhandaranaike
247. The first woman to recipient of Bharat Ratna was
Ans : Indira Gandhi
248. First Indian woman to climb Mount Everest is
Ans : Bachendri Pal
249. ‘Knot’ is the unit of
Ans : speed of ships
250. One ‘Knot’ is equivalent to
Ans : one nautical mile per hour or approximately 1.85 km per hour
251. Sound waves can travel in vacuum. True or false
Ans : False
252. A green leaf placed in a dark room is illuminated by red light. The leaf will appear as
Ans : Black
253. Which law deals with the elasticity
Ans : Hooks law
254. What is the colour of the hottest star?
Ans : Blue
255. Which planet is known as the red planet?
Ans : Mars
256. When will be the Earth very near to Sun?
Ans : 1st March
257. When will be the Earth very far away from the Sun?
Ans : 12th December
258. The period of one revolution of Sun around the centre of galaxy is called?
Ans : Cosmic year
259. ‘Knot’ is the unit of
Ans : speed of ships
260. One ‘Knot’ is equivalent to
Ans : one nautical mile per hour or approximately 1.85 km per hour
261. Sound waves can travel in vacuum. True or false
Ans : False
262. A green leaf placed in a dark room is illuminated by red light. The leaf will appear as
Ans : Black
263. Which law deals with the elasticity
Ans : Hook law
264. What is the colour of the hottest star?
Ans : Blue
265. Which planet is known as the red planet?
Ans : Mars
266. When will be the Earth very near to Sun?
Ans : 1st March
267. When will be the Earth very far away from the Sun?
Ans : 12th December
268. The period of one revolution of Sun around the centre of galaxy is called?
Ans : Cosmic year
269. . Father of electricity
Ans : Michael Faraday
270. Kalinga Prize is awarded by
Ans : Environment
271. Who was the first Ramon Magsaysay Award winner from India
Ans : Acharya Vinoba Bhave
272. The first recipient of Gandhi Peace Prize was
Ans : Dr. Julius N. Nyerera
273. Nehru Award is instituted for
Ans : International understanding and peace
274. Kalinga Prize, an International prize is awarded annually for the recognition of outstanding achievement in the interpretation and popularization of
Ans : Science
275. Magnifying glass was invented by
Ans : Roger Bacon
276. Polio vaccine was invented by
Ans : Jonas Edward Salk
277. Who discovered the Blood groups
Ans : Karl Landsteiner
278. Television was invented by
Ans : John L. Baird
279. Theory of relativity was explained by
Ans : Albert Einstein
280. Wireless Telegraph was invented by
Ans : Marconi
281. Incandescent lamp was invented by
Ans : Edison
282. X-Ray was discovered by
Ans : Wilhelm Roentgen
283. Chloroform was invented by
Ans : J.Y. Simpson
284. Who invented the practical Locomotive
Ans : Richard Trevithick
285. zone day is observed on
Ans : 16th September
286. World health day is on
Ans : 7th April
287. Navy day is celebrated on
Ans : 4th December
288. World Solar Energy Day
Ans : 3rd May
289. Commonwealth Day
Ans : Second Monday in March
290. World Employment Day
Ans : June 5
291. World Architectural Day
Ans : July 1
292. National Maritime Day
Ans : 5th April
293. Anti Terrorist Day
Ans : 21st May
294. World Anti-smoke Day
Ans : 31st May
295. Zone day is observed on
Ans : 16th September
296. World health day is on
Ans : 7th April
297. Navy day is celebrated on
Ans : 4th December
298. Ahmedabad is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Sabarmati
299. Allahabad is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : confluence of the Ganga and Yamuna
300. Ayodhya is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Sarayu
301. Badarinath is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Ganga
302. Kolkatha is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Hooghly
303. Cuttack is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Mahanadi
304. Delhi is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Yamuna
305. Guwahati is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Brahmaputra
306. Haridwar is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Ganga
307. Luckow is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Gomati
308. Kanpur is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Ganga
309. Jabalpur is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Narmada
310. Kota is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Chambal
311. Ludhiana is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Sutlej
312. Srinagar is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Jhelum
313. Surat is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Tapti
314. Vijayawada is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Krishna
315. Sambalpur is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Mahanadi
316. Patna is situated on the banks of the river
Ans :Ganga
317. Luckow is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Gomati
318. Kanpur is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Ganga
319. Jabalpur is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Narmada
320. Kota is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Chambal
321. Ludhiana is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Sutlej
322. Srinagar is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Jhelum
323. Surat is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Tapti
324. Vijayawada is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Krishna
325. Sambalpur is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Mahanadi
326. Patna is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Ganga
327. Which city is called as ‘City of Sky Scrappers’?
Ans : New York
328. Which city is called as ‘City of Dreaming Spears’?
Ans : Oxford
329. Which city is called as ‘City of Eternal Springs’?
Ans : Quito
330. Which city is called as ‘City of Golden Gate?
Ans : Sanfrancisco
331. Which is known as ‘Seven Hills’?
Ans : Rome
332. Which is known as ‘City of Magnificent Distances’?
Ans : Washington
333. Which is known as ‘Cockpit of Europe’?
Ans : Belgium
334. Which is known as ‘Copper Country’?
Ans : Zambia
335. Which is known as ‘Dark Continent’?
Ans : Africa
336. Which is known as ‘Emerald Islands’?
Ans : Ireland
337. Which is called, City of Palaces?
Ans : Kolkatha
338. Saccharin, a substance 375 times sweeter than sugar is obtained from
Ans : Toluene, occurring in Coal tar
339. Name a food material which contains phosphorus
Ans : Onion
340. Usually, base changes the colour of litmus from
Ans : Red to Blue
341. The number of molecules contained in 1mole of a gas is called
Ans : Avogadro number
342. Name the product obtained by the destructive distillation of wood
Ans : Charcoal
343. The charcoal used for decolorizing of sugar is
Ans : Activated charcoal
344. Who discovered natural radioactivity
Ans : Hentry Bequeral
345. Hydrogen was discovered by
Ans : Cavendish
346. Who invented Microprocessor
Ans : Ted Hoff
347. Name the scientist who proposed Doppler Effect
Ans : Christian Doppler
348. Who discovered Argon
Ans : Ramsay
349. Name the scientist who proposed pH value
Ans : Sorenson
350. Who discovered the Law of Gravitation
Ans : Sir Isaac Newton
351. Who discovered penicillin
Ans : Alexander Fleming
352. . Who invented dynamite
Ans : Alfred Nobel
353. The Nobel Prizes were established by
Ans : Alfred Bernhard Nobel
354. Booker prize is given to the field of
Ans : Fiction writing
355. The winner of the Jnanapeetam award for the first time
Ans : G. Sankara Kurup
356. Oscar Award is associated with
Ans : Cinema
357. Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar is given in which field
Ans : UNESCO
358. World Solar Energy Day
Ans : 3rd May
359. Commonwealth Day
Ans : Second Monday in March
360. World Employment Day
Ans : June 5
361. World Architectural Day
Ans : July 1
362. National Maritime Day
Ans : 5th April
363. Anti Terrorist Day
Ans : 21st May
364. World Anti-smoke Day
Ans : 31st May
365. Saccharin, a substance 375 times sweeter than sugar is obtained from
Ans : Toluene, occurring in Coal tar
366. Name a food material which contains phosphorus
Ans : Onion
367. Usually, base changes the colour of litmus from
Ans : Red to Blue
368. The number of molecules contained in 1mole of a gas is called
Ans : Avogadro number
369. Name the product obtained by the destructive distillation of wood
Ans : Charcoal
370. The charcoal used for decolorizing of sugar is
Ans : Activated charcoal
371. Who discovered natural radioactivity
Ans : Hentry Bequeral
372. Hydrogen was discovered by
Ans : Cavendish
373. Who invented Microprocessor
Ans : Ted Hoff
374. Name the scientist who proposed Doppler Effect
Ans : Christian Doppler
375. Who discovered Argon
Ans : Ramsay
376. Name the scientist who proposed pH value
Ans : Sorenson
377. Who discovered the Law of Gravitation
Ans : Sir Isaac Newton
378. Who discovered penicillin
Ans : Alexander Fleming
379. . Who invented dynamite
Ans : Alfred Nobel
380. The Nobel Prizes were established by
Ans : Alfred Bernhard Nobel
381. Booker prize is given to the field of
Ans : Fiction writing
382. The winner of the Jnanapeetam award for the first time
Ans : G. Sankara Kurup
383. Oscar Award is associated with
Ans : Cinema
384. Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar is given in which field
Ans : UNESCO
385. World Solar Energy Day
Ans : 3rd May
386. Commonwealth Day
Ans : Second Monday in March
387. World Employment Day
Ans : June 5
388. World Architectural Day
Ans : July 1
389. National Maritime Day
Ans : 5th April
390. Anti Terrorist Day
Ans : 21st May
391. World Anti-smoke Day
Ans : 31st May