The first Indian to win the World Champion title in Chess
Ans : Viswanathan Anand
Who is known as “The Flying Sikh”
Ans : Milka Singh
Who is the first Indian woman to win a medal in the World Athletic meet
Ans : Anju Boby Gerorge
National Sports day is observed on August 29th. It is the birth day of
Ans : Dhyanchand
In cricket, the length of the pitch between the wickets is
Ans : 22 yards (20.12 m)
The place in which the first Asian games were held at
Ans : New Delhi
The first ever National Youth Games (under-19) were held in January 2004 at
Ans : Bangalore
The number of rings in Olympics flag is
Ans : 5
Which country will host the Commonwealth Games in 2010
Ans : India
Who is the first Indian to join the Formula”1 league
Ans : Narain Karthikeyan
First Indian woman civil engineer
Ans : Lalitha from Madras
Who is known as “Light of Asia”
Ans : Buddha
Who is known as “Light of World”
Ans : Christ
Who is known as king of Rock & Roll
Ans : Elvis Presley
Who is known as Father of Kissan Movement
Ans : Pro. N.G. Renga
Who was the first Indian to go to jail in performance of his duty as a Journalist
Ans : Surendranath Banerjee
Christiaan Barnard, the surgeon who carried out the first successful transplantation was from the country
Ans : South Africa
The first person to conduct heart transplantation in India
Ans : Dr. Venugopal
The first Indian pilot
Ans : J.R.D Tata
The first woman graduate of the Calcutta University
Ans : Kadambini Ganguly
Who said “there is neither Hindu nor Muslim, only a man”
Ans : Swami Vivekananda
Who said the words “Show me a hero, I write you a tragedy”
Ans : Scott Fitzgerald
The state sprawls over the Western Himalayas and the Karakoram Mountains India
Ans : Jammu & Kashmir
“That is one small step for man, but one giant leap for mankind” Who said this
Ans : Neil Armstrong
Who said “consumer is the king”
Ans : Swami Vivekananda
In which book of Shakespeare we can see the famous words “To be or not to be”
Ans : Hamlet
The Vedic saying “War begins in the minds of men” appears in
Ans : Atharva Veda
Who said – “I therefore want freedom immediately, this very night, before dawn if it can be had”
Ans : Mahatma Gandhi
“The light has gone out of our lives and there is darkness every where”. Who said these
Ans : Nehru on Gandhiji’s death
Who defined “democracy as a government of the people, by the people and for the people”
Ans :Abraham Lincoln
Who said –“There is neither Hindu nor Muslim, only a man”
Ans : Swami Vivekananda
Ans : Yamuna
Which is the Highest Mountain Range
Ans : Himalayas
Which is the Highest Lake
Ans : Titicaca
Longest Railway Platform
Ans : Kharagpur (West Bengal )
Largest Church
Ans : Basilica of St. Peters in Vatican City
Largest Park
Ans : The Wood Buffalo National Park in Alberta , Canada
The largest Parliament
Ans : China
Largest Zoo
Ans : Kruger National Park, South Africa
The biggest Flower
Ans : Rafflesia
Largest Bird
Ans : Ostrich
Largest Land animal
Ans : Elephant
Largest man-like ape
Ans : Gorilla
Highest Mountain
Ans : Everest
Highest Airport
Ans : Leh
Highest waterfalls
Ans : Angel Falls, Venezuela
Oldest National Flag
Ans : Denmark
Fastest animal
Ans : Cheetah
Tallest animal
Ans : Giraffe
Operating system of a computer manages
Ans : all the operations of a computer
Software that can manipulate or destroy data or programs in a computer is known as
Ans : Virus
Binary Code used in computers makes use of which numbers
Ans : 0 & 1
One kilobyte is equal to
Ans : 1024 bytes
Who is the architect of Supercomputer
Ans : Seymour Cray
Which computer company introduced mouse for the first time
Ans : Apple Corporation
Who developed the World Wide Web first
Ans : Timothy Berners Lee
The first large scale, general purpose digital computer
Ans : ENIAC
ENIAC
Ans : Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer
The shortcut key to print documents is
Ans : Ctrl + P
The function of key F4 in keyboard is
Ans : to repeat the last action
Name the first general purpose electronic computer
Ans : UNIVAC
Jainism is associated with
Ans : Vardhamana Mahavira
Daoism is associated with
Ans : Laozi
Babism is associated with
Ans : Mirza Ali Muhammad (The Bab)
Confucianism is associated with
Ans : Confucius
Sikhism is associated with
Ans : Guru Nanak
Zoroastrianism is associated with
Ans : Zoroaster
Bhoodan movement is associated with
Ans : Vinoba Bhave
Sarvodaya is associated with
Ans : Jaya Prakash Narayan
Ramakrishna Mission is associated with
Ans : Swami Vivekananda
Arya Samaj is associated with
Ans : Dayanand Swaraswati
Brahma Samaj is associated with
Ans : Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Dev Samaj is associated with
Ans : Siva Narayan Agnihothri
Prarthana Samaj is associated with
Ans : Keasab Chandra Sen
Sudhi Movement is associated with
Ans : Swami Shradhanand
Chinmaya Mission is associated with
Ans : Swami Chinmayananda
Servants of India Society is associated with
Ans : Gopalakrishna Gokhale
Indian Association is associated with
Ans : Surendranath Banerji
Peoples Education Society is associated with
Ans : Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Vana Mahotsava is associated with
Ans : K.M. Munshi
Which is called, City of Golden Temple?
Ans : Amritsar
Which is called, Blue Mountains?
Ans : Nilgiri
Which is called, Hill Queen?
Ans : Simla
Which is called, Land of Five Rivers?
Ans : Punjab
Which is called, Pearl of the Orient?
Ans : Goa
Which is called, God's Own Country?
Ans : Kerala
Which is called, Pink City?
Ans : Jaipur
Which is called, Queen of Arabian Sea?
Ans : Cochin
Which is called, Switzerland of India?
Ans : Kashmir
Which is called, Sorrow of Bengal?
Ans : River Damodar
Which is called, Sorrow of China?
Ans : River Huang He (Yellow River)
Which is called, Sugar Bowl of World?
Ans : Cuba
Which is called, Rooftop of the World?
Ans : Bolivia
Which is called, Land of Midnight Sun?
Ans : Norway
Which is the Largest Continent
Ans : Asia
Which is the Largest Island
Ans : Greenland
Which is the Largest Ocean
Ans : Pacific
Which is the Largest Peninsula
Ans : Arabia
Which is the Largest Freshwater Lake
Ans : Lake Superior
Which is the Largest Archipelago
Ans : Indonesia
Which is the Largest Saltwater Lake
Ans : Caspian Sea
Which is the Largest Desert
Ans : Sahara (Africa)
Which is the Largest Delta
Ans : Sunderbans (Bengal)
Which is the Largest River
Ans : Nile
Which is the Smallest Continent
Ans : Australia
Which is the Highest Plateau
Ans : Pamir (Tibet)
Which is the Highest Mountain Peak
Ans : Everest (Nepal)
Theosophical Society is associated with
Ans : Annie Besant
Which is the first state in India has been formed on purely linguistic basis?
Ans : Andra Pradesh
The famous Thirumala Thirupathi Venkateswara Temple is in which district?
Ans : Chittoor
Which is known as twin cities?
Ans : Hyderabad and Secunderabad
Which state is known as the 'Orchid Paradise of India?
Ans : Arunachal Pradesh
Which place in Assam is said to be the meeting place of Buddhism, Hinduism and Islam?
Ans : Hajo
Lord Mahavira breathed his last at
Ans : Pavapuri
Goa become the 25th state of the Indian union on
Ans : 30th May 1987
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
Jammu & Kashmir was acceded to India on
Ans : 26th October 1947
Sea of Tranquility' and 'Ocean of Storms' are in
Ans : Moon
The alliance of non-communist parties against congress in the 1972 elections were known as
Ans : Grand Alliance
Who advocated for the “Total Revolution” during 1974-75.
Ans : Jayaprakash Narayan
Which Government introduced the food for work program first
Ans : Janatha Government (1977)
Which program introduced in schools aimed at providing basic amenity to the schools
Ans : Operation Blackboard
The first “baby friendly” state in India is
Ans : Kerala
Who gave the slogan “Garibi Hatao”
Ans : Indira Gandhi
Name the state with the largest number of registered newspapers
Ans : Uttar Pradesh
National Literacy Mission launched in 1988 aims at attaining a sustainable 75% literacy rate level by
Ans : 2007
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
Months in Islamic calendar
Ans : akhir, Rajab, Shaban, Ramadan, Shawwal, Dhual-Qadah, Dhual-Hijjah
In a vacuum flask, silvering reduces the loss of heat by
Ans : radiation
The period of oscillation of a pendulum depends on
Ans : length of the spring
The boiling point of a liquid ......... if pressure is decreased
Ans : decreases
No sound is heard on the moon because there is ..... on the moon
Ans : no atmosphere
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
Why do we sweat on a hot day?
Ans : In order to maintain a constant temperature, sweating is necessary
Why do the clothes keep us warm during winter?
Ans : Clothes prevent the heat of the body to escape.
Why do we hear better on water than land?
Ans : Sound travels faster in water than air
Why are the mountains cooler than plains?
Ans : Air on the mountains is less dense so it absorbs less heat.
Why is it easier to swim in sea water than in river?
Ans : Density of sea water is higher
The only paramilitary force which has an exclusive 'Mahila Battalion' is
Ans : CRPF batch “ 88
The largest paramilitary force in India
Ans : Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
Who is legally competent to declare war or conclude peace treaty
Ans : The President
Thumba rocket launching station is in which state
Ans : Kerala
Father of civil Aviation in India
Ans : J.R.D. Tata
India’s first electric car
Ans : Rava
What are Coast Guards
Ans : an emergency service that rescues people in difficulties at sea and acts against smuggling
The paramilitary force of India setup to provide security to Industrial undertakings owned by the Government is ?
Ans : Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
From where was GSAT-1 launched
Ans : Sriharikota
The first human-made objects to reach altitudes above 80 km is
Ans : V-2s, a rocket
The slogan associated with French Revolution
Ans : Liberty, Equality and Fraternity
In 1815 Napoleon was defeated in the battle of
Ans : Waterloo
Whose period was known as the Golden Age of Rome?
Ans : Augustus Caesar
The king ruled in the period of French revolution
Ans : Louis 16th
The political party of Hitler
Ans : National Socialist Party (Nazi)
Brown shirts were associated with
Ans : Hitler
The political party of Mussolini
Ans : Fascist Party
Black shirts were associated with
Ans : Mussolini
Who organized 'Red Army'
Ans : Trotsky
Pentagon is
Ans : the defence department of USA
The movement of a plant part toward or away from a source of heat is called
Ans : Thermotropism
The movement or growth of an organism or part of an organism in response to a chemical stimulus
Ans : Chemotropism
Plant that will only grow in water or in a very moist environment
Ans : Hydrophytes
Plant that needs moderate amounts of moisture for growth is known as
Ans : Mesophytes
Plant that can survive and grow in direct sunlight or that grows best in direct sunlight is called
Ans : Heliophytes
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
Green plant pigment used in photosynthesis is called
Ans : Chlorophyll
What is responsible for yellow, orange, or red color in flowers and fruits
Ans : Chromoplasts
The pigment found in plants that gives them their green color
Ans : Chlorophyll
Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary is located in which state
Ans : Gujarat
Months in Hebrew calendar <
Ans : Shevat, Adar, Nisan, Iyar, Sivan, Tammuz, Av, Elul, Tishri, Heshvan, Kislev, Tevet
Elementary education covers children in the age group
Ans : 6 to 14 years
The National song ‘Vande Mataram’ was composed by
Ans : Bankim Chadra Chatterjee
The National emblem was adopted by the Government of India in the year
Ans : 26th January, 1950
The design of the National Flag was adopted in the year
Ans : 22nd July 1947
The playing time of the full version of the National Anthem is approximately equal to
Ans : 52 sec
The first regular census in India was taken in the year
Ans : 1881
First computer literate Panchayat in India is
Ans : Vellanad (Kerala State)
The longest highway in India runs from
Ans : Varanasi to Kanyakumari, NH 7, 2369 km
Which Indian town has been selected as the first 'Eco Town' of India
Ans : Panipat
Which element helps in the flowering of plants
Ans : Phosphorous
Bone is used as a fertilizer because it contains
Ans : Phosphorous
Chemistry in ancient times was called
Ans : Alchemy
Which is the lightest gas next to Hydrogen
> Ans : Helium
The first metal used by man was
Ans : Copper
AIDS disease was first identified in which country
Ans : America in 1981
The first woman I.P.S Officer of India
Ans : Kiran Bedi
Mandi House' is
Ans : The office of the Director General of Doordarshan
Speed' the improved quality of petrol was introduced by
Ans : B.P. (Bharat Petroleum)
Gobi desert is situated in
Ans : Mangolia/Northeastern China
Kalahari desert is situated in
Ans : Botswana
Java island is in which ocean
Ans : Indian Ocean
Four divided stages of prehistoric periods are
Ans : Paleolithic period, Mesolithic period, Neolithic period and Chalcolithic period
Who proposed the germ theory of disease
Ans : Louis Pasture
First woman Governor
Ans : Sarojini Naidu
First woman Minister
Ans : Vijayalakshmy Pandit
First woman Chief Minister
Ans : Sucheta Kripalani
First woman Ruler in Delhi
Ans : Raziya Begum
First woman Speaker
Ans : Suseela Nayar
Who was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress?
Ans : Annie Besant
The first woman member in the Planning Commission was
Ans : Durgabhai Deshmukh
Name the first woman who became the Prime minister of a democratic country
Ans : Sirimao Bhandaranaike
The first woman to recipient of Bharat Ratna was
Ans : Indira Gandhi
First Indian woman to climb Mount Everest is
Ans : Bachendri Pal
'Knot' is the unit of
Ans : speed of ships
One 'Knot' is equivalent to
Ans : one nautical mile per hour or approximately 1.85 km per hour
Sound waves can travel in vacuum. True or false
Ans : False
A green leaf placed in a dark room is illuminated by red light. The leaf will appear as
Ans : Black
Which law deals with the elasticity
Ans : Hook’s law
What is the colour of the hottest star? Ans : Blue
Which planet is known as the red planet?
Ans : Mars
When will be the Earth very near to Sun?
Ans : 1st March
When will be the Earth very far away from the Sun?
Ans : 12th December
The period of one revolution of Sun around the centre of galaxy is called?
Ans : Cosmic year
'Knot' is the unit of
Ans : speed of ships
One 'Knot' is equivalent to
Ans : one nautical mile per hour or approximately 1.85 km per hour
Sound waves can travel in vacuum. True or false
Ans : False
A green leaf placed in a dark room is illuminated by red light. The leaf will appear as
Ans : Black
Which law deals with the elasticity
Ans : Hook’s law
What is the colour of the hottest star?
Ans : Blue
Which planet is known as the red planet?
Ans : Mars
When will be the Earth very near to Sun?
Ans : 1st March
When will be the Earth very far away from the Sun?
Ans : 12th December
The period of one revolution of Sun around the centre of galaxy is called?
Ans : Cosmic year
. Father of electricity
Ans : Michael Faraday
Kalinga Prize is awarded by
Ans : Environment
Who was the first Ramon Magsaysay Award winner from India
Ans : Acharya Vinoba Bhave
The first recipient of Gandhi Peace Prize was
Ans : Dr. Julius N. Nyerera
Nehru Award is instituted for
Ans : International understanding and peace Kalinga Prize, an International prize is awarded annually for the recognition of outstanding achievement in the interpretation and popularization of
Ans : Science
Magnifying glass was invented by
Ans : Roger Bacon
Polio vaccine was invented by
Ans : Jonas Edward Salk
Who discovered the Blood groups
Ans : Karl Landsteiner
Television was invented by
Ans : John L. Baird
Theory of relativity was explained by
Ans : Albert Einstein
Wireless Telegraph was invented by
Ans : Marconi
Incandescent lamp was invented by
Ans : Edison
X-Ray was discovered by
Ans : Wilhelm Roentgen
Chloroform was invented by
Ans : J.Y. Simpson
Who invented the practical Locomotive
Ans : Richard Trevithick
zone day is observed on
Ans : 16th September
World health day is on
Ans : 7th April
Navy day is celebrated on
Ans : 4th December
World Solar Energy Day
Ans : 3rd May
Commonwealth Day
Ans : Second Monday in March
World Employment Day
Ans : June 5
World Architectural Day
Ans : July 1
National Maritime Day
Ans : 5th April
Anti Terrorist Day
Ans : 21st May
World Anti-smoke Day
Ans : 31st May
Zone day is observed on
Ans : 16th September
World health day is on
Ans : 7th April
Navy day is celebrated on
Ans : 4th December
Ahmedabad is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Sabarmati
Allahabad is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : confluence of the Ganga and Yamuna Ayodhya is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Sarayu
Badarinath is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Ganga
Kolkatha is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Hooghly
Cuttack is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Mahanadi
Delhi is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Yamuna
Guwahati is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Brahmaputra
Haridwar is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Ganga
Luckow is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Gomati
Kanpur is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Ganga
Jabalpur is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Narmada
Kota is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Chambal
Ludhiana is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Sutlej
Srinagar is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Jhelum
Surat is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Tapti
Vijayawada is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Krishna
Sambalpur is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Mahanadi
Patna is situated on the banks of the river
Ans :Ganga
Luckow is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Gomati
Kanpur is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Ganga
Jabalpur is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Narmada
Kota is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Chambal
Ludhiana is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Sutlej
Srinagar is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Jhelum
Surat is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Tapti
Vijayawada is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Krishna
Sambalpur is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Mahanadi
Patna is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Ganga
Which city is called as 'City of Sky Scrappers'?
Ans : New York
Which city is called as 'City of Dreaming Spears'?
Ans : Oxford
Which city is called as 'City of Eternal Springs'?
Ans : Quito
Which city is called as 'City of Golden Gate?
Ans : Sanfrancisco
Which is known as 'Seven Hills'?
Ans : Rome
Which is known as 'City of Magnificent Distances'?
Ans : Washington
Which is known as 'Cockpit of Europe'?
Ans : Belgium
Which is known as 'Copper Country'?
Ans : Zambia
Which is known as 'Dark Continent'?
Ans : Africa
Which is known as 'Emerald Islands'?
Ans : Ireland
Which is called, City of Palaces?
Ans : Kolkatha
Saccharin, a substance 375 times sweeter than sugar is obtained from
Ans : Toluene, occurring in Coal tar
Name a food material which contains phosphorus
Ans : Onion
Usually, base changes the colour of litmus from
Ans : Red to Blue
The number of molecules contained in 1mole of a gas is called
Ans : Avogadro number
Name the product obtained by the destructive distillation of wood
Ans : Charcoal
The charcoal used for decolorizing of sugar is
Ans : Activated charcoal
Who discovered natural radioactivity
Ans : Hentry Bequeral
Hydrogen was discovered by
Ans : Cavendish
Who invented Microprocessor
Ans : Ted Hoff
Name the scientist who proposed Doppler Effect
Ans : Christian Doppler
Who discovered Argon
Ans : Ramsay
Name the scientist who proposed pH value
Ans : Sorenson
Who discovered the Law of Gravitation
Ans : Sir Isaac Newton
Who discovered penicillin
Ans : Alexander Fleming
. Who invented dynamite
Ans : Alfred Nobel
The Nobel Prizes were established by
Ans : Alfred Bernhard Nobel
Booker prize is given to the field of
Ans : Fiction writing
The winner of the Jnanapeetam award for the first time
Ans : G. Sankara Kurup
Oscar Award is associated with
Ans : Cinema
Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar is given in which field
Ans : UNESCO
World Solar Energy Day
Ans : 3rd May
Commonwealth Day
Ans : Second Monday in March
World Employment Day Ans : June 5
World Architectural Day
Ans : July 1
National Maritime Day
Ans : 5th April
Anti Terrorist Day
Ans : 21st May
World Anti-smoke Day
Ans : 31st May
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