#dailyquizadda #ssc #gkQuiz #2011 #100Questions
Lambert's law is related to
Reflection
Refraction
Interference
Illumination
D
The coral reefs are the marine counterparts of
Temperate forests
Tropical rain forests
Savannahs
Scrublands
B
The Refrigerant 'FREON' is
Calcium Tetra Flouride
Diflouro Dichloro Methane
Flourspar and Felspar
Hydrofluosilicic Acid
B
The strong earthquake-cum-tsunami which has moved Japan's main island Honshu by a few feet has also caused Earth's axis to wobble by about
1 inch
2 inches
4 inches
6 inches
C
WIKILEAKS, a whistleblowers website is an international organisation based in
U.S.A.
U.K.
Sweden
Norway
C
'Nomadic Elephant' was the joint military exercise held some time back in India between India and
China
U.S.A.
Russia
Mongolia
D
The maximum limit on poll expenditure for parliamentary constituencies has been raised in February, 2011 to
30 lakhs
35 lakhs
40 lakhs
50 lakhs
C
Who received Sangeet Natak Akademi's Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar for Dance in 2009?
Omkar Shrikant Dadarkar
Ragini Chander Shekar
Abanti Chakravorty and Sukracharya Rabha
K. Nellai Manikandan
B
Which of the folloiwng folk dances is associated with Jammu and Kashmir?
Jhora
Veedhi
Rauf
Suisini
C
Which of the following books has been written by Kamala Das?
Witness the Night
The Red Devil
Earth and Ashes
Tonight, This Savage Rite
D
Who invented the Jet Engine?
Karl Benz
Sir Frank Whittle
Thomas Savery
Michael Faraday
B
South-South dialogue is associated with
Co-operation among developing nations
Arms conference
Summit meeting between developed and developing countries
All the above
A
The reserves held by Commercial Banks over and above the statutory minimum, with the RBI are called
Cash reserves
Deposit reserves
Excess reserves
Momentary reserves
C
Who is authorised to issue coins in India?
Reserve Bank of India
Ministry of Finance
State Bank of India
India Overseas Bank
A
Denominations Coins in India are presently being issued in denominations of 10 paise, 20 paise, 25 paise, 50 paise, one rupee, two rupees and five rupees. Coins upto 50 paise are called 'small coins' and coins of Rupee one and above are called 'Rupee Coins'. Coins can be issued up to the denomination of Rs.1000 as per the Coinage Act, 1906.
Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Taiwan
Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, China
Hong Kong, South Korea, China, Taiwan
A
The 'break-even' point is where
marginal revenue equals marginal cost
average revenue equals average cost
total revenue equals total cost
none of the above
C
The method of Impeachment of the President of India is adopted from
U.S.A.
U.K.
U.S.S.R.
France
A,,,,Impeach>>call into question the integrity or validity of (a practice).
In the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India, which languages were added subsequently?
English, Sindhi, Marathi, Sanskrit
Sanskrit, Sindhi, Konkani, Manipuri
Sindhi, Konkani, Manipuri, Nepali
Marathi, Oriya, Konkani, Nepali
C
Maithili, Dogri, Bodo and Santhali are other languages which have been added to the Eighth Schedule, which originally listed only 14 languages in 1950.
Indian Parliament Means
Rajya Sabha - Lok Sabha
Rajya Sabha - Lok Sabha - Prime Minister
President of India - Rajya Sabha - Lok Sabha
President of India - Vice-President of India - LOk Sabha - Rajya Sabha
C
Generally, the soil of the northern plains of India has been formed by
degradation
aggradation
weathering in situ
erosion
B
aggrandize>>increase the power, status, or wealth of. artificially enhance the reputation of.
Hiuen Tsang visited India during the reign of
Chandragupta I
Chandragupta II
Harshavardhana
Rudradaman
C
The Muslim adventurer who destroyed the Nalanda University was
Alla-ud-din Khilji
Muhammad-bin-Tughlak
Muhammad-bin-Bhaktiyar
Muhammad-bin-QuasimC
Painting reached its highest level of development during the reign of
Akbar
Aurangzeb
Jahangir
Shah Jahan
C
The communal electorate was introduced for the first time in India in
1919
1935
1906
1909
D
The two states which had non-Congress Ministries in 1937 were
Bengal and Punjab
Punjab and NWFP
Madras and Central Provinces
Bihar and Uttar Pradesh
A
Sea breeze is formed during
Day time
Night time
Both
Seasonal
A
During daytime land heats up more quickly than water and the air above it rises allowing for air above the sea to blow towards the land. This is known as sea breeze. After sunset land cools down more quickly than water and hence land breeze blows during the night.
What percentage of world's freshwater is stored as glacial ice?
50%
10%
70%
30%
C
Which one of the following rivers of India does not make a delta?
Ganges
Godavari
Mahanadi
Tapti
D
Which one of the following states has the longest coastline?
Maharashtra
Tamilnadu
Gujarat
Andhra Pradesh
C
1600KM AND 990 MILES ,,,
The pass located in Himachal Pradesh is
Shipkila
Zojila
Nathula
Jelepla
A
NATHULA > SIKKIM
An example of false fruit is
Apple
Guava
Mango
Tomato
A
An accessory fruit (also called false fruit or spurious fruit) is a fruit in which some of the flesh is derived not from the ovary but from some adjacent tissue exterior to the carpel. Examples of accessory tissue are the receptacle of strawberries, figs, or mulberries, Pomes, such as apples and pears.
Normal fasting blood sugar level per 100 ml. of blood in man is
30 - 50 mg
50 - 70 mg
80 - 100 mg
120 - 140 mg
C
Rate of interest is determined by
The rate of return on the capital invested
Central Government
Liquidity preference
Commercial Banks
C
The vector of disease sleeping sickness is
sand-fly
house-fly
fruit-fly
tse-tse fly
D
About 65 milion years
About 100 million years
About 135 million years
West to East
North to South
South to North
Steel
Air
Vacuum
WaterA
The rear side of the moon was photographed by
Viking I
Viking II
Luna III
Mariner IX
C
Which phenomenon do bats or dolphins use to find prey, predators or obstacles?
Refraction of sound
Formation of beats
Scattering
Echo location
D
Echo Location>>the location of objects by reflected sound, in particular that used by animals such as dolphins and bats.
What did the first electronic digital computer contain?
Transistors
Valves
Core memory
Semiconductor memory
B
Microsoft Office's personal information manager is
Outlook
Internet Explorer
Organiser
Access
A
Hard steel contains
2 to 5 per cent carbon
0.5 to 1.5 per cent carbon
0.1 to 0.4 per cent carbon
0.01 to 0.04 per cent carbon
B
Low Carbon Steel (Mild Steel):0.04% to 0.30% carbon
Medium Carbon Steel: 0.31% to 0.60%,
High Carbon Steel:0.61% and 1.50%.
There are many different grades of steel that encompass varied properties. These properties can be physical, chemical and environmental.
All steel is composed of iron and carbon. It is the amount of carbon, and the additional alloys that determine the properties of each grade.
Cement is formed by strongly heating a mixture of
limestone and graphite
limestone and clay
chalk and graphite
clay and graphite
Cement is formed by strongly heating a mixture of
limestone and graphite
limestone and clay
chalk and graphite
clay and graphite B
Glass is a
superheated solid
supercooled liquid
supercooled gas
superheated liquid
B
The temperature of oxy-acetylene flame is around
2800o C
3200o C
4000o C
1500o C
B
Oxy-acetylene flame is the only gas flame that is hot enough to melt all commercial metals. The flame is used in metal welding by bringing two pieces of metal together. The touching edges are melted by the flame with or without the addition of filler rod.
Which is the most stable eco-system?
Desert
Ocean
Mountain
Forest
A
The common tree species in Nilgiri Hills is:
Sal
Pine
Eucalyptus
Teak
C
Eucalyptus is known as Nilgiri in Hindi, after the hills on which the tree is mainly grown.
Which of the following statements on Railway Budget 2011-12 is correct?
There would be a 10% increase in fares for long distance train travel both by AC and NON-AC classes
There would be 15% increase in freight rates on all goods other than food grains
There would be 15% increase in passenger fares for all classes for long distance and freights
There would be no increase in fares for both suburban and long distance travel
D
The nuclear reactors which were damaged heavily due to strong Earthquake-cum-Tsunami that hit Japan on March 11, 2011 causing radiation leakage at:
Fukushima
Tokyo
Kyoto
None of them
A
The maximum limit on poll expenditure for Assembly Constituencies has been raised in February, 2011 to
16 lakhs
18 lakhs
20 lakhs
25 lakhs
A
First Indian Prime Minister to visit Siachen was?
Rajiv Gandhi
Inder Kumar Gujaral
Mammohan Singh
None of them
C
Which of the following books has been written by Kishwar Desai?
The Red Devil
Witness the night
Tonight this Savage Rite
Earth and Ashes
B
Which of the following folk / tribal dances is associated with Karnataka?
Yakshagana
Jatra
Veedhi
Jhora
A
Who invented vaccination for small pox?
Sir Frederick Grant Banting
Sir Alexander Fleming
Edward Jenner
Loius Pasteur
C
Who was the first Indian to become the member of British parliament?
Bankim Chandra Chaterjee
W C Banerjee
Dadabhai Naoroji
None of the above
C
Dadabhai Naoroji had other firsts to his credit. He was the first person to independently prepare the first estimates of National Income. He was also the first person to be elected the President of Indian National Congress thrice. He was also the first Indian to be appointed Professor at Elphinstone College.
The purchase of shares and bonds of Indian companies by Foreign Institutional Investors is called?
FDI
Portfolio Investment
NRI Investment
Foreign Indirect Investment
D
BT Seed is associated with which among the following?
Rice
Wheat
Cotton
Oil Seeds
C
BT stands for Bacillus thuringiensis, a bacterium which produces a chemical harmful to certain insects thus doing away with the need of using pesticides.
The headquarters of International Atomic Energy Agency is in ?
Geneva
Paris
Vienna
Washington
C
If the Anglo Indian community does not get adequate representation in the Lok Sabha, two members of the community can be nominated by:
Prime Minister
President
Speaker
President in consultation with Parliament
B
For the election of President of India, a citizen should have completed the age of___?
25 Years
35 Years
30 Years
18 Years
B
Who said: "Good citizen makes a good state and bad citizen makes a bad state"?
Plato
Aristotle
Rousseau
Laski
B
Member of parliament will lose his membership if he is continuously absent from sessions for
45 days
60 days
90 days
365 days
B
In India , Residuary Powers are vested in ___?
Union Government
State Government
Both Union and State Government
Local Government
A
Powers to make laws are distributed as per Central, State and Concurrent list given in the Seventh Schedule, but where any matter has not been enumerated in the State or Concurrent list, Parliament (meaning Union Government) has exclusive power to make laws in such matters. Such a power is called Residuary Power.
Mention the place where Buddha attained enlightment?
Sarnath
Bodhgaya
Kapilvastu
Rajgriha
B
Coronation of Shivaji took place in which year?
1627
1674
1680
1670
B
The editor of Young India and Harijan was ____?
Nehru
Ambedkar
Mahatma Gandhi
Subhash Chandra Bose
C
Who of the following attended all the three round table conferences?
B R Ambedkar
M M Malviya
Vallabh Bhai Patel
Mahatma Gandhi
A
1930, 31 & 32
Which is the largest living bird on Earth?
Emu
Ostrich
Albatross
Siberian Crane
B
Smallest Bird>> Humming Bird
Rihand Dam project provides irrigation to ____?
Gujarat & Maharastra
Odisha and West Bengal
Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
Kerala and Karnataka
C
The Headquarters of MCF (Master Control Facility) is
Hyderabad
Thumba
Sri Harikota
Hassan
D
This is responsible for controlling and monitoring the satellites launched by ISRO.
Which is the longest irrigation canal in India?
Sir hind Canal
Yamuna Canal
Indira Gandhi Canal
East Kosi Canal
C
The Indira Gandhi Canal is one of the largest canal projects in India. It starts from the Harike Barrage at Firozpur, a few kilometers below the confluence of the Satluj and Beas rivers in the Indian state of Punjab and terminates in irrigation facilities in the Thar Desert in the north west of Rajasthan state
Which plant is called Herbal Indian Doctor?
Amla
Neem
Tulsi
Mango
A
In Coriander, useful parts are?
Roots and leaves
leaves and flowers
leaves and dried fruits
flowers and dried fruits
C
The pH of Human Blood is ___?
7.2
7.8
6.6
7.4
D,,,7.4-7.8
Which among the following is the largest endocrine gland of human body?
Thyroid
Parathyroid
Adrenal
Pituitary
A
endocrine gland>>of or denoting glands which secrete hormones or other products directly into the blood or lymph
Which amongst the following is the largest mammal?
Elephant
Whale
Dinosaur
Rhinoceros
B
The Etruscan shrew shares the title of world's smallest mammal with a fascinating creature from Thailand:
Which part becomes modified as the tusk of elephant?
Canine
Premolar
Second Incisor
Molar
C
Optical fibres are based upon the phenomenon of which of the following?
Interference
Dispersion
Diffraction
Total Internal Reflection
D
Now a days, Yellow lamps are frequently used as street lights. Which among the following gases, is used in these lamps?
Sodium
Neon
Hydrogen
Nitrogen
A
Mirage is an example of ____?
Refraction of light
Total Internal Reflection of Light
Refraction and Total Internal Reflection of Light
Dispersion of Light
C
The phenomenon of light associated with the appearance of blue color of sky is?
Interference
Reflection
Refraction
Scattering
D
In which of the following areas, spreadsheet software is more useful?
Psychology
Publishing
Statistics
Message sending
C
Microsoft Excel is an example of spreadsheet software.
A Groupware is a
Hardware
Software
Network
Firmware
B
Collaborative software or groupware is an application software designed to help people involved in a common task to achieve their goals
Lens is made up of ___?
Pyrex Glass
Flint Glass
Ordinary Glass
Cobalt Glass
Color Coding:
Black : Easy One
blue : Tough one
Red : Have some doubt
Drop your Comment in Comment Section if you found any question wrong to get it corrected.
Reflection
Refraction
Interference
Illumination
D
Important
Scientific Laws
Avogadro's
Law (Gases)
It states that equal volumes of gases at the same
temperature and pressure contain the same number of molecules regardless of
their chemical nature and physical properties. This
number (Avogadro's number) is 6.022 X 1023. It is the number of molecules of any
gas present in a volume of 22.41 litres and is the same for the lightest gas
(hydrogen) as for a heavy gas such as carbon dioxide or bromine.
Stated in 1811 by the Italian chemist Amedeo Avogadro
(1776-1856)
Boyle's
Law (Gases)
For a fixed amount of an ideal gas kept at a fixed
temperature, P [pressure] and V [volume] are inversely proportional (while one
doubles, the other halves). In other words product of
the pressure and volume is exactly a constant for an ideal gas.
Propounded by Robert Boyle, an Irish Chemist in 1662
Charles'
Law (Gases)
It states that the volume of a gas is directly
proportional to the temperature of the gas, provided the amount of gas and
pressure are held constant.
It was first published by French natural philosopher
Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac in 1802, giving credit to an unpublished work from the
1780s by Jacques Charles. It is also known as Gay-Lussac Law.
Coulomb's
Law (Electrostatics)
The magnitude of the Electrostatics force of interaction
between two point charges is directly proportional to the scalar multiplication
of the magnitudes of charges and inversely proportional to the square of the
distances between them.
Published in 1783 by French physicist Charles Augustin de
Coulomb
Faraday's
Law of Electromagnetic Induction
The induced electromotive force (EMF) in any closed
circuit is equal to the time rate of change of the magnetic flux through the
circuit.
Published by English Physicist Michael Faraday in 1831.
Hooke's
Law of Elasticity
It states that, for relatively small deformations of an
object, the displacement or size of the deformation is directly proportional to
the deforming force or load.
Discovered by the English scientist Robert Hooke in 1660.
Joule's
Law (Electricity)
It states that, heat produced by an electric current
is directly proportional to the resistance of the conductor, the square of the
current, and the time for which it flows.
Given by the English physicist James Prescott Joule
around 1850.
Kepler's
three laws of planetary motion
- The path of the planets about the sun is elliptical in shape, with the center of the sun being located at one focus. (The Law of Ellipses)
- An imaginary line drawn from the center of the sun to the center of the planet will sweep out equal areas in equal intervals of time. (The Law of Equal Areas)
- The ratio of the squares of the periods of any two planets is equal to the ratio of the cubes of their average distances from the sun. (The Law of Harmonies)
Published by German astronomer Johannes Kepler between
1609 - 1619.
Lambert's
Law (Luminous intensity)
It states that the luminous intensity of a perfectly
diffusing surface in any direction is proportional to the cosine of the angle
between that direction and the normal to the surface, for which reason
the surface will appear equally bright from all directions.
Published by Johann Heinrich Lambert, a Swiss physicist
in 1760.
Lenz's
Law (Electromagnetism)
It states that an induced electric current flows in a
direction such that the current opposes the change that induced it or in other
words an induced current is always in such a direction as to oppose the motion
or change causing it.
Deduced in 1834 by the Russian physicist Heinrich
Friedrich Emil Lenz.
Newton's
Law of motion
- Every object in a state of uniform motion tends to remain in that state of motion unless an external force is applied to it.
- The acceleration of an object depends directly upon the net force acting upon the object, and inversely upon the mass of the object. As the force acting upon an object is increased, the acceleration of the object is increased. As the mass of an object is increased, the acceleration of the object is decreased.
- For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
Published by British physicist Sir Isaac Newton in 1687.
Ohm's
Law (Electricity)
Ohm's law states that the current through a conductor
between two points is directly proportional to the potential difference across
the two points, and inversely proportional to the resistance between them.
Published in 1827 by German physicist Georg Ohm.
Snell's
Law (Refraction of light)
It states that the ratio of the sines of the angles of
incidence and refraction is equivalent to the ratio of phase velocities in the
two media, or equivalent to the opposite ratio of the indices of refraction.
Named after Dutch astronomer Willebrord Snellius who
rediscovered it in 1621.
The coral reefs are the marine counterparts of
Temperate forests
Tropical rain forests
Savannahs
Scrublands
B
The Refrigerant 'FREON' is
Calcium Tetra Flouride
Diflouro Dichloro Methane
Flourspar and Felspar
Hydrofluosilicic Acid
B
The strong earthquake-cum-tsunami which has moved Japan's main island Honshu by a few feet has also caused Earth's axis to wobble by about
1 inch
2 inches
4 inches
6 inches
C
WIKILEAKS, a whistleblowers website is an international organisation based in
U.S.A.
U.K.
Sweden
Norway
C
'Nomadic Elephant' was the joint military exercise held some time back in India between India and
China
U.S.A.
Russia
Mongolia
D
The maximum limit on poll expenditure for parliamentary constituencies has been raised in February, 2011 to
30 lakhs
35 lakhs
40 lakhs
50 lakhs
C
Who received Sangeet Natak Akademi's Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar for Dance in 2009?
Omkar Shrikant Dadarkar
Ragini Chander Shekar
Abanti Chakravorty and Sukracharya Rabha
K. Nellai Manikandan
B
Which of the folloiwng folk dances is associated with Jammu and Kashmir?
Jhora
Veedhi
Rauf
Suisini
C
Which of the following books has been written by Kamala Das?
Witness the Night
The Red Devil
Earth and Ashes
Tonight, This Savage Rite
D
Who invented the Jet Engine?
Karl Benz
Sir Frank Whittle
Thomas Savery
Michael Faraday
B
Inventions - Aviation
| Invention | Year | Inventor |
|---|---|---|
| Aeroplane | 1903 | Orville and Wilbur Wright |
| Airship (non-rigid) | 1852 | Henri Giffard |
| Airship (rigid) | 1900 | G.F. vonZeppelin |
| Hot air balloon | 1783 | Jacques and Joseph Montgolfier |
| Gliders | 1853 | Sir George Cayley |
| Helicopter | 1924 | Etienne Oehmichen |
| Hovercraft | 1955 | Christopher Cockerrell |
| Jet Engine | 1937 | Sir Frank Whittle |
| Parachute | 1797 | AJ Garnerin |
| Rocket | 1926 | Robert Goddard |
Inventions - Vehicles
| Invention | Year | Inventor |
|---|---|---|
| Bicycle | 1839-40 | Kirkpatrick Macmillan |
| Bicycle tyres | 1888 | John Boyd Dunlop |
| Petrol Car | 1888 | Karl Benz |
| Carburettor | 1876 | Gottlieb Daimler |
| Diesel Engine | 1895 | Rudolf Diesel |
| Ship (steam) | 1775 | JC Perier |
| Ship (turbine) | 1894 | Sir C. Parsons |
| Submarine | 1776 | David Bushnell |
| Motorcycle | 1885 | G Daimler of Cannstatt |
Inventions - Weapons
| Invention | Year | Inventor |
|---|---|---|
| Atom Bomb | 1945 | J Rober Oppenheimer |
| Automatic Rifle | 1918 | John Browning |
| Ballistic Missile | 1944 | Wernher vonBraun |
| Bolt action rifle | 1889 | P von Mauser |
| Guided Missile | 1942 | Wernher vonBraun |
| Hydrogen Bomb | 1952 | Edward Teller |
| Neutron Bomb | 1958 | Samel Cohen |
| Tank | 1914 | Sir Ernest D Swington |
| Machine gun | 1718 | James Puckle |
| Revolver | 1836 | Samuel Colt |
Inventions - Domestic Appliances
| Invention | Year | Inventor |
|---|---|---|
| Ball-point Pen | 1888 | John J Loud |
| Mechanical Clock | 1725 | I. Hsing and Liang Ting Tsan |
| Pendulum Clock | 1656 | Christian Huygens |
| Electric Lamp | 1879 | Thomas Alva Edison |
| Fountain Pen | 1884 | Lewis E Waterman |
| Gramophone | 1878 | Thomas Alva Edison |
| Safety Match | 1826 | John Walker |
| Refrigerator | 1850 | James Hansen and Alexander Catlin |
| Sewing Machine (Chain stitch) | 1841 | Barthelemy Thimmonier |
| Sewing Machine (Lock stitch) | 1846 | Elias Howe |
| TV (Mechanical) | 1926 | JL Baird |
| TV (Electronic) | 1927 | PT Farnsworth |
| Typewriter | 1867 | Christopher L Sholes |
Inventions - Industrial Revolution
| Invention | Year | Inventor |
|---|---|---|
| Powerloom | 1785 | E Cartwright |
| Spinning Frame | 1769 | Sir Richard Arkwright |
| Spinning Jenny | 1764 | James Hargreaves |
| Spinning Mule | 1779 | Samuel Crompton |
South-South dialogue is associated with
Co-operation among developing nations
Arms conference
Summit meeting between developed and developing countries
All the above
A
The reserves held by Commercial Banks over and above the statutory minimum, with the RBI are called
Cash reserves
Deposit reserves
Excess reserves
Momentary reserves
C
Who is authorised to issue coins in India?
Reserve Bank of India
Ministry of Finance
State Bank of India
India Overseas Bank
A
Minting & Issue
The
Government of India has the sole right to mint coins. The responsibility for coinage
vests with the Government of India in terms of the Coinage Act, 1906 as amended
from time to time. The designing and minting of coins in various denominations
is also the responsibility of the Government of India. Coins are minted at the
four India Government Mints at Mumbai, Alipore(Kolkata), Saifabad(Hyderabad),
Cherlapally (Hyderabad) and NOIDA (UP).
The
coins are issued for circulation only through the Reserve Bank in terms of the
RBI Act.Denominations Coins in India are presently being issued in denominations of 10 paise, 20 paise, 25 paise, 50 paise, one rupee, two rupees and five rupees. Coins upto 50 paise are called 'small coins' and coins of Rupee one and above are called 'Rupee Coins'. Coins can be issued up to the denomination of Rs.1000 as per the Coinage Act, 1906.
Distribution
Coins are received from the Mints
and issued into circulation through its Regional Issue offices/sub-offices of
the Reserve Bank and a wide network of currency chests and coin depots maintained
by banks and Government treasuries spread across the country. The RBI Issue Offices/sub-offices
are located at Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Belapur (Navi Mumbai), Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar,
Chandigarh, Chennai, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jammu, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow,
Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Patna and Thiruvananthapuram. These offices issue coins
to the public directly through their counters and also send coin remittances to
the currency chests and small coin depots. There are 4422 currency chest branches
and 3784 small coin depots spread throughout the country. The currency chests
and small coin depots distribute coins to the public, customers and other bank
branches in their area of operation. The members of the public can approach the
RBI offices or the above agencies for requirement of coins.
Measures
to improve the supply of coins
- The various Mints in the country have been modernised and upgraded to enhance their production capacities.
- Government has in the recent past, imported coins to augment the indigenous production.
- Notes in denomination of Rs.5 have been reintroduced to supplement the supply of coins.
New initiatives
for distribution
- Coin Dispensing Machines have been installed at select Regional Offices of the Reserve Bank on pilot basis.
- Dedicated Single-window counters have been opened in several of the Reserve Bank's offices for issuing coins of different denominations packed in pouches.
- Mobile counters are being organised by the Reserve Bank in commercial and other important areas of the town where soiled notes can be exchanged for coins.
Appeal to the Public
The Bank, with
active co-operation from various agencies, has been endeavouring to distribute
the coins in an equitable manner to all parts of the country. The mission cannot
be successful without unstinting support from the people at large and the various
voluntary agencies. Members of public are requested to avoid holding on to coins
and instead, use them freely for transactions to ensure that there is a smooth
circulation of coins. Voluntary agencies are requested to educate the public about
the various facilities available in their areas for distribution of coins, exchange
of soiled notes and proper handling of notes.
Which four countries are called the Asian Tigers?
Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, TaiwanHong Kong, China, Singapore, Taiwan
Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, China
Hong Kong, South Korea, China, Taiwan
A
The 'break-even' point is where
marginal revenue equals marginal cost
average revenue equals average cost
total revenue equals total cost
none of the above
C
The method of Impeachment of the President of India is adopted from
U.S.A.
U.K.
U.S.S.R.
France
A,,,,Impeach>>call into question the integrity or validity of (a practice).
In the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India, which languages were added subsequently?
English, Sindhi, Marathi, Sanskrit
Sanskrit, Sindhi, Konkani, Manipuri
Sindhi, Konkani, Manipuri, Nepali
Marathi, Oriya, Konkani, Nepali
C
Maithili, Dogri, Bodo and Santhali are other languages which have been added to the Eighth Schedule, which originally listed only 14 languages in 1950.
Languages in India
| The number of languages recognised by the Indian Constitution is | 22 |
| At the inception of Indian constitution in 1950, the number of recognised languages was | 14 |
| The languages which were added to the Eighth Schedule are | Sindhi, Konkani, Nepali, Manipuri, Maithili, Dogri, Bodo and Santhali. |
| Number of identifiable mother tongues as per Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation report of 2011 | 234 |
| The first language to be conferred the status of a Classical Language | Tamil |
| Other languages which have been conferred the status of a Classical Language | Sanskrit, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu and Odia |
| The official language of Nagaland is | English |
| The official language of Jammu and Kashmir | Urdu |
| The official language of Goa | Konkani |
| The official language of the Supreme Court and High Court as prescribed by the Constitution of India is | English |
| The principal languages of Lakshdweep are | Jeseri (Dweep Bhasha) and Mahal |
| Foreign language commonly spoken in Puducherry (formerly Pondicherry) is | French |
| The Indian language known as the 'Italian of the East' is | Telugu |
| The principal languages of the Andaman & Nicobar islands are | Hindi, Nicobarese, Bengali, Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu. |
| English is not in the list of recognised languages | |
List of Languages in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution
| Language | Predominantly spoken in | Recognised |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Assamese | Assam | 1950 |
| 2. Bengali | West Bengal | 1950 |
| 3. Bodo | Assam, West Bengal | 2003 |
| 4. Dogri | Jammu, Himachal Pradesh | 2003 |
| 5. Gujarati | Gujarat | 1950 |
| 6. Hindi | Most parts of Northern States | 1950 |
| 7. Kashmiri | Jammu and Kashmir | 1950 |
| 8. Kannada | Karnataka | 1950 |
| 9. Konkani | Goa and parts of Karnataka | 1992 |
| 10. Malayalam | Kerala | 1950 |
| 11. Manipuri | Manipur | 1992 |
| 12. Marathi | Maharashtra | 1950 |
| 13. Maithili | Parts of Bihar | 2003 |
| 14. Nepali | Sikkim and parts of West Bengal | 1992 |
| 15. Odia | Odisha | 1950 |
| 16. Punjabi | Punjab, Chandigarh | 1950 |
| 17. Sanskrit | - | 1950 |
| 18. Sindhi | Scattered in Gujarat, Rajasthan and Maharashtra | 1967 |
| 19. Santhali | Spoken by Santhal tribe in Jharkhand, Bihar, W.B. | 2003 |
| 20. Tamil | Tamilnadu, Puducherry | 1950 |
| 21. Telugu | Andhra Pradesh | 1950 |
| 22. Urdu | Northern India | 1950 |
Languages of the World
| The total number of languages in the world as recorded by Ethnologue, the journal that chronicles the languages of the world | 7105 |
| The languages having the highest number of speakers in the world | Chinese (Mandarin) |
| The languages having the second highest number of speakers in the world | Spanish |
| The languages having the third, fourth and fifth highest number of speakers in the world | English, Hindi and Arabic respectively |
| The official language of Pakistan | Urdu |
| The language having the largest number of native speakers in Pakistan | Punjabi |
| The official language of Bhutan | Dzongkha |
| The official language of Israel | Hebrew |
| The official languages of Switzerland | German, (63.7%), French (20.4%), Italian (6.5%) and Romansch (0.5%) |
Institutions for promotion of Languages
| Institution | Location |
|---|---|
| Central Institute of Indian Languages | Mysore, Karnataka |
| Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya | Wardha, Maharashtra |
| English and Foreign Languages University | Hyderabad, A.P. |
| Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan | New Delhi |
| Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth | New Delhi |
| Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth | Tirupathi |
| Maulana Azad National Urdu University | Hyderabad |
| Central Institute of Classical Tamil | Chennai |
NEW RANK
1 CHINESE
2.
ENGLISH
3.ARABIC
4.SPANISH
5.HINDI
6.RUSSIAN
7.BENGALI
Indian Parliament Means
Rajya Sabha - Lok Sabha
Rajya Sabha - Lok Sabha - Prime Minister
President of India - Rajya Sabha - Lok Sabha
President of India - Vice-President of India - LOk Sabha - Rajya Sabha
C
Generally, the soil of the northern plains of India has been formed by
degradation
aggradation
weathering in situ
erosion
B
aggrandize>>increase the power, status, or wealth of. artificially enhance the reputation of.
Hiuen Tsang visited India during the reign of
Chandragupta I
Chandragupta II
Harshavardhana
Rudradaman
C
Foreign
Invaders and points to remember.
Invader
|
Points to remember
|
Alexander
|
He was the first to invade India in 326 B.C. He defeated King Porus on
the banks of River Jhelum. The battle is known as the Battle of Hydaspes.
Dhana Nanda of the Nanda dynasty was in power in northern and eastern India
at the time of his invasion. Alexander's army mutinied, possibly at the
prospect of facing a strong army of the Nandas and Alexander decided to
return to Macedonia.
|
Chengiz Khan
|
He was a Mongolian who conquered some kingdoms on the banks of River
Indus in 1221 A.D. The ruler of Delhi at that time was Iltutmish.
|
Mohammed Bin Qasim
|
He was first muslim to invade India in 712 A.D. He conquered Sindh
and Punjab regions along the Indus river but did not advance further.
|
Timur
|
Timur Lang or Timur the Lame, was a muslim conqueror who invaded India in
1398. The ruler of Delhi at the time was Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah.
|
Nadir Shah
|
He was the ruler of Iran who invaded India in 1738. He defeated the
Mughal Emperor Muhammed Shah and carried with him the Peacock throne and the
Kohinoor diamond.
|
Ahmed Shah Abdali
|
He was the ruler of Afghanistan who invaded India several times between
1747 & 1767, the most famous being the invasion of 1761 when he defeated
the Marathas in the 3rd battle of Panipat.
|
Foreign Visitors and
points to remember.
Visitor
|
Points to remember
|
Megasthenes
|
He was the ambassador of Seleucus in the court of
Chandragupta Maurya known to the Greek as Sandrocottus. He was also the
author of a book 'Indica'.
|
Fahien
|
He was a Chinese Buddhist monk who visited India
during the reign of Vikramaditya (Chandragupta II). He is known for his
visit to Lumbini, the birthplace of the Buddha. His journey is described in
his travelogue "Record of Buddhist Kingdoms ...".
|
Huien Tsang
|
He was a Chinese traveller who visited India during
the time of Harsha Vardhana. His book is called Si-yu-ki or 'The Records
of the Western World'.
|
Alberuni
|
A persian scholar, he accompanied Mohammed of Ghazni
and wrote a book titled 'Tahqiq-i-hind'. He was the first mulsim scholar
to study India. He is regarded as the father of Indology.
|
Marco Polo
|
He was a well known European traveller who visited many
Eastern countries, including India. He visited Southern India where
Rudramma Devi of the Kakatiyas was in power.
|
Ibn Batuta
|
Ibn Batuta was a Moroccon traveller who visited India
during the time of Mohammed Bin Tughlaq. His account of travels is
known as the Rihla.
|
Thomas Roe
|
Sir Thomas Roe was an English diplomat who visited the
court of Jahangir in 1615 to seek protection for an English factory at Surat.
His Journal of the mission to the Mogul Empire is
a valuable contribution to the history of India of the time.
|
William Hawkins
|
Captain William Hawkins led the first voyage of the
English East India Company to India in 1609 when Jahangir was in power. He had a
personal letter from King James I of England 1609, but did not succeed in
seeking Jahangir's permission to establish a factory.
|
Nicolo Conti
|
Italian merchant who visited India during the period of
Deva Raya I of Vijayanagar (1420)
|
Abdul Razak
|
He was a Persian cholar and ambassador of the ruler of
Persia to Calicut who visited India during the rule of Deva Raya II of
Vijayanagar during 1442 to 1445.
|
St Thomas
|
He is believed to be the first Christian saint to visit
India in 52 A.D..
|
Francois Bernier
|
He was a French physician and traveller who visited
India during 1658 and 1671. He was the personal physician of the Mughal
emperor Aurangzeb for around 12 years during his stay in India. He wrote
Travels in the Mughal Empire, which is mainly about the reigns of Dara Shikoh
and Aurangzeb.
|
The Muslim adventurer who destroyed the Nalanda University was
Alla-ud-din Khilji
Muhammad-bin-Tughlak
Muhammad-bin-Bhaktiyar
Muhammad-bin-QuasimC
Painting reached its highest level of development during the reign of
Akbar
Aurangzeb
Jahangir
Shah Jahan
C
SCULPTURE D
The communal electorate was introduced for the first time in India in
1919
1935
1906
1909
D
The two states which had non-Congress Ministries in 1937 were
Bengal and Punjab
Punjab and NWFP
Madras and Central Provinces
Bihar and Uttar Pradesh
A
Sea breeze is formed during
Day time
Night time
Both
Seasonal
A
During daytime land heats up more quickly than water and the air above it rises allowing for air above the sea to blow towards the land. This is known as sea breeze. After sunset land cools down more quickly than water and hence land breeze blows during the night.
What percentage of world's freshwater is stored as glacial ice?
50%
10%
70%
30%
C
Which one of the following rivers of India does not make a delta?
Ganges
Godavari
Mahanadi
Tapti
D
Which one of the following states has the longest coastline?
Maharashtra
Tamilnadu
Gujarat
Andhra Pradesh
C
1600KM AND 990 MILES ,,,
The pass located in Himachal Pradesh is
Shipkila
Zojila
Nathula
Jelepla
A
NATHULA > SIKKIM
Match the following and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
| Crops | Producing state |
|---|---|
| (a) Tea | (1) Himachal Pradesh |
| (b) Sugarcane | (2) Assam |
| (c) Groundnut | (3) Uttar Pradesh |
| (d) Apple | (4) Gujarat |
Code:
- a - 2; b - 4; c - 1; d - 3
- a - 2; b - 3; c - 4; d - 1
- a - 3; b - 2; c - 1; d - 4
- a - 4; b - 3; c - 1; d - 2
Soils: Facts to remember
| Fact to remember | Type of Soil |
|---|---|
| The soil most common in Indo-gangetic plains | Alluvial |
| The soil which swells when wet and develops cracks when dry | Black |
| The soil which owes its colour to oxides of iron | Laterite |
| The soil which requires least use of fertilisers | Alluvial |
| The soil which requires least tilling | Black |
| The kind of soil which is treated with gypsum to make it suitable for cropping | Alkaline soil |
| The soil which is poor in soluble salts | Laterite |
| The soil which is rich in surface accumulation of organic matter | Peaty soil |
| The soil which is most suitable for cultivation of cotton | Black |
Crops : Points to remember
| Point to remember | Crop |
|---|---|
| The crop which requires water-logging for its cultivation | Rice |
| The crop best suited in areas where rain falls only for two months | Pulses |
| The ideal crop for areas with rainfall above 200 cm and sloping hills | Tea |
| The crop which requires a large amount of rainfall and no standing water | Tea |
Crops : Largest Producers
| Feature | State |
|---|---|
| The largest producer of paddy in India | West Bengal |
| The lagest producer of wheat in India | Uttar Pradesh |
| The lagest producer of sugarcane in India | Uttar Pradesh |
| The lagest producer of groundnut in India | Gujarat |
| The largest producer of tea in India | Assam |
| The largest producer of coffee in India | Karnataka |
| The largest producer of jute in India | West Bengal |
| The largest producer of tobacco in India | Andhra Pradesh |
| The largest producer of bananas in India | Tamilnadu |
| The largest producer of saffron in India | Jammu & Kashmir |
| The largest producer of onion in India | Maharashtra |
| The largest producer of black pepper in India | Kerala |
| The largest producer of cotton in India | Gujarat |
| The largest producer of bamboos in India | Assam |
| The largest producer of litchis in India | Bihar |
Crops in India
| The crop which is sown in largest area in India | Rice (43.9 million hectares as per 2013-14 estimates) |
| The crop whose production is the largest in India | Sugarcane (348.4 million tonnes as per 2013-14 estimates) |
| The cereal crop whose production is the largest in India | Rice (106.3 million tonnes as per 2013-14 estimates) |
| The agricultural produce which has the highest percentage share of imports | Edible Oil (about 68% of imports of food and allied products) |
| The agricultural produce which has the highest percentage share of exports | Rice |
Crops : India's Rank in the World
| Feature | Rank |
|---|---|
| Millets, Lemon & limes, Bananas, Ginger, Mangoes, Papayas, Jute, Castor Oil seed, Safflower oil seed | First |
| Sugarcane, Wheat, Onion, Potatoes, Garlic, Rice, Tea, Cottonseed | Second |
Types of Irrigation
| 1. Surface Irrigation: Application of water by gravity flow to the surface of the field. 3 types of surface irrigation - Basin, Furrow and Border | ||
| a. Basin Irrigation | b. Furrow Irrigation | c. Border Irrigation |
| Flat areas of land are surrounded by low bunds to create basins which are then flooded by water. | Small channels called furrows carry water down the land slope between the crop rows. Water infiltrates into the soil as it moves along the slope. | Borders are long, sloping strips of land separated by bunds. Water flows down the slope of the border, guided by the bunds on either side. |
| Rice is commonly irrigated this way. | Row crops such as maize, sunflower, sugarcane, soybean and also crops which would get damaged by basin irrigation like tomatoes, vegetables, potatoes, beans; fruit trees such as citrus, grape etc. | Close growing crops such as pasture or alfalfa |
| 2. Sprinkler Irrigation: Water is pumped through a pipe system and then sprayed onto the crops through rotating sprinkler heads. Not suitable for delicate crops such as lettuce. | ||
| 3. Drip Irrigation: Water is conveyed under pressure through a pipe system to the fields, where it drips slowly onto the soil through emitters or drippers which are located close to the plants. Suitable for all row crops but only high value crops are irrigated this way because of cost involved. | ||
An example of false fruit is
Apple
Guava
Mango
Tomato
A
An accessory fruit (also called false fruit or spurious fruit) is a fruit in which some of the flesh is derived not from the ovary but from some adjacent tissue exterior to the carpel. Examples of accessory tissue are the receptacle of strawberries, figs, or mulberries, Pomes, such as apples and pears.
Normal fasting blood sugar level per 100 ml. of blood in man is
30 - 50 mg
50 - 70 mg
80 - 100 mg
120 - 140 mg
C
Rate of interest is determined by
The rate of return on the capital invested
Central Government
Liquidity preference
Commercial Banks
C
The vector of disease sleeping sickness is
sand-fly
house-fly
fruit-fly
tse-tse fly
D
SANDS FLY>
KALA AZAR
For how many years have the dinosaurs been extinct?
About 25 million yearsAbout 65 milion years
About 100 million years
About 135 million years
B
A geostationary satellite revolves round the earth from
East to WestWest to East
North to South
South to North
B
A geo-stationary satellite is stationary with respect to the earth and
in order to be so, it must revolve alongwith the earth. Since the
direction of earth's rotation is from west to east, the same is the case
with a geo-stationary satellite.
Among the following materials sound travels fastest in
Steel
Air
Vacuum
WaterA
SOLID>LIQUID>GAS
Viking I
Viking II
Luna III
Mariner IX
C
Which phenomenon do bats or dolphins use to find prey, predators or obstacles?
Refraction of sound
Formation of beats
Scattering
Echo location
D
Echo Location>>the location of objects by reflected sound, in particular that used by animals such as dolphins and bats.
What did the first electronic digital computer contain?
Transistors
Valves
Core memory
Semiconductor memory
B
Microsoft Office's personal information manager is
Outlook
Internet Explorer
Organiser
Access
A
Hard steel contains
2 to 5 per cent carbon
0.5 to 1.5 per cent carbon
0.1 to 0.4 per cent carbon
0.01 to 0.04 per cent carbon
B
Low Carbon Steel (Mild Steel):0.04% to 0.30% carbon
Medium Carbon Steel: 0.31% to 0.60%,
High Carbon Steel:0.61% and 1.50%.
Steel Categories
According to the American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI), Steel can be categorized into four basic groups based on the chemical compositions:There are many different grades of steel that encompass varied properties. These properties can be physical, chemical and environmental.
All steel is composed of iron and carbon. It is the amount of carbon, and the additional alloys that determine the properties of each grade.
Cement is formed by strongly heating a mixture of
limestone and graphite
limestone and clay
chalk and graphite
clay and graphite
Cement is formed by strongly heating a mixture of
limestone and graphite
limestone and clay
chalk and graphite
clay and graphite B
Glass is a
superheated solid
supercooled liquid
supercooled gas
superheated liquid
B
The temperature of oxy-acetylene flame is around
2800o C
3200o C
4000o C
1500o C
B
Oxy-acetylene flame is the only gas flame that is hot enough to melt all commercial metals. The flame is used in metal welding by bringing two pieces of metal together. The touching edges are melted by the flame with or without the addition of filler rod.
Which is the most stable eco-system?
Desert
Ocean
Mountain
Forest
A
The common tree species in Nilgiri Hills is:
Sal
Pine
Eucalyptus
Teak
C
Eucalyptus is known as Nilgiri in Hindi, after the hills on which the tree is mainly grown.
Which of the following statements on Railway Budget 2011-12 is correct?
There would be a 10% increase in fares for long distance train travel both by AC and NON-AC classes
There would be 15% increase in freight rates on all goods other than food grains
There would be 15% increase in passenger fares for all classes for long distance and freights
There would be no increase in fares for both suburban and long distance travel
D
The nuclear reactors which were damaged heavily due to strong Earthquake-cum-Tsunami that hit Japan on March 11, 2011 causing radiation leakage at:
Fukushima
Tokyo
Kyoto
None of them
A
The maximum limit on poll expenditure for Assembly Constituencies has been raised in February, 2011 to
16 lakhs
18 lakhs
20 lakhs
25 lakhs
A
First Indian Prime Minister to visit Siachen was?
Rajiv Gandhi
Inder Kumar Gujaral
Mammohan Singh
None of them
C
Which of the following books has been written by Kishwar Desai?
The Red Devil
Witness the night
Tonight this Savage Rite
Earth and Ashes
B
Which of the following folk / tribal dances is associated with Karnataka?
Yakshagana
Jatra
Veedhi
Jhora
A
Who invented vaccination for small pox?
Sir Frederick Grant Banting
Sir Alexander Fleming
Edward Jenner
Loius Pasteur
C
Discovery of Elements - Inert Gases
| Element | Discoverer |
|---|---|
| Argon | Sir William Ramsay and Lord Rayleigh |
| Neon | Sir William Ramsay and M.W. Tavers |
| Krypton | Sir William Ramsay and M.W. Tavers |
| Xenon | Sir William Ramsay and M.W. Tavers |
| Radon | Sir William Ramsay and R. Whytlaw-Gray |
| Helium | Sir William Ramsay, P.T.Cleve and N.Langlet |
Discovery of Elements - Radioactive Elements
| Element | Discoverer |
|---|---|
| Polonium | Marie Curie |
| Radium | Marie Curie and Pierre Curie |
| Actinium | Andre Louis Debierne |
| Thorium | Jons Jacob Berzelius |
| Uranium | Martin Heinrich Klaproth |
| Plutonium | Glenn T. Seaborg, Edwin McMillan, Joseph W. Kennedy, and Arthur Wahl |
Discovery of Elements - Chemical Elements
| Chemical Element | Discoverer |
|---|---|
| Barium | Humphry Davy |
| Calcium | Humphry Davy |
| Potassium | Humphry Davy |
| Magnesium | Humphry Davy |
| Boron | Humphry Davy |
| Sodium | Humphry Davy |
Who was the first Indian to become the member of British parliament?
Bankim Chandra Chaterjee
W C Banerjee
Dadabhai Naoroji
None of the above
C
Dadabhai Naoroji had other firsts to his credit. He was the first person to independently prepare the first estimates of National Income. He was also the first person to be elected the President of Indian National Congress thrice. He was also the first Indian to be appointed Professor at Elphinstone College.
The purchase of shares and bonds of Indian companies by Foreign Institutional Investors is called?
FDI
Portfolio Investment
NRI Investment
Foreign Indirect Investment
D
BT Seed is associated with which among the following?
Rice
Wheat
Cotton
Oil Seeds
C
BT stands for Bacillus thuringiensis, a bacterium which produces a chemical harmful to certain insects thus doing away with the need of using pesticides.
The headquarters of International Atomic Energy Agency is in ?
Geneva
Paris
Vienna
Washington
C
If the name of any Organization starts with "World or International"
and ends with "Organization", their headquarters will be in
"Geneva, Switzerland".
Remember : [ W_O & I_O ] ----
Geneva, Switzerland
[ W_O]
1. World Health Organisation
2. World Intellectual Property Organization
3. World Meteorological Organization
4. World Trade Organization
[ I_O]- Except IMO
1. International Labour Organization
2. International Committee for Red Cross Organization
3. International Standardization Organization
[ISO] ----originally International Organization for Standardization
4. United Nation Conference on Trade And
Development
Trick for Organizations whose headquarters are in London
Remember : I Am a Common man in London
1. I - International Maritime Organization
(IMO)
2. Am - Amnesty International
3. Common - Commonwealth of Nations
4. Common - Commonwealth Telecommunication
Organization
If any Organization is related to "International Money or Monetary
organization", its headquarters will be in Washington DC.
1. International Monetary fund
2. World Bank
If any Organization is related to "Industrial Development/
Petroleum/ Atomic", its headquarter will be in "Vienna, Austria"
1.
United Nations Industrial
Development Organization
2.
International Atomic Energy
Agency
3.
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting
Countries
For Headquarters of Organizations located
in Newyork, remember -
"UN Child Emergencyin Newyork"
UN Child Emergency in Newyork
1.
United
Nations Organization
2.
United Nation
International Children Emergency Fund
If any Organization is related to the term
"Economic & Educational", its headquarter will be
located in Paris
1.
Organization for Economic Co-Operation
Development
2.
United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization
Trick to Remember the Headquarters of some other
International Organizations
1.
ASIAN Development Bank [ ADB ]--MANila, Philippines [ ASIAN MANila ]
2.
Association of South East Nations [ ASEAN
]-- JAKarta, Indonesia [ ACE JACK ] --Remember Playing cards
3.
FOOD Agriculture Organisation [ FAO ]--Rome, ITALY [ FOOD
IDLY ]
4.
International COURT of JUSTICE-- The HAGUE,
Netherlands [ Remember COURT given JUSTICE HANGUE ]
5.
South Asian Association For Regional
Cooperation [ SAARC ]--Khatmandu, Nepal
If the Anglo Indian community does not get adequate representation in the Lok Sabha, two members of the community can be nominated by:
Prime Minister
President
Speaker
President in consultation with Parliament
B
For the election of President of India, a citizen should have completed the age of___?
25 Years
35 Years
30 Years
18 Years
B
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Who said: "Good citizen makes a good state and bad citizen makes a bad state"?
Plato
Aristotle
Rousseau
Laski
B
Member of parliament will lose his membership if he is continuously absent from sessions for
45 days
60 days
90 days
365 days
B
Important Age Limits in Indian Constitution
| Description | Age Limit |
|---|---|
| Minimum age for election to the post of President/Vice-President/Governor | 35 years |
| Minimum age for election as MP (Lok Sabha)/MLA | 25 years |
| Minimum age for election as MP (Rajya Sabha)/MLC | 30 years |
| Upper age limit for appointment as a judge of Supreme Court, Attorney General, Comptroller General, member of Public Service Commission | 65 years |
| Upper age limit for appointment as a judge of High court/ Advocate General/member of State Commission | 62 years |
| Minimum age limit for employment in a factory | 14 years |
| Age between which education has been made a fundamental right | 6 to 14 years |
| Minimum marriageable age for a male | 21 years |
| Minimum marriageable age for a female | 18 years. |
Important Time Limits in Indian Constitution
| Condition | Duration |
|---|---|
| Maximum interval between two sessions of Parliament/State Assembly | Six months |
| Maximum life of Presidential Ordinance | Six months + Six weeks* |
| Maximum period within which an election is to be held to fill a vacancy created by the death, resignation or removal, or otherwise of a President | Six months |
| Maximum duration for which President’s rule can be imposed in a state | Six months extendable upto a maximum of three years |
| Time after which money bill passed by Lok Sabha is deemed to have been passed by Rajya Sabha when no action is taken by it | 14 days |
| Maximum duration for which a President/Vice-President/Governor may hold his office from the date on which he enters his office | 5 years |
| Maximum duration for which a Lok Sabha/State Legislature may function from the date appointed for its first meeting | 5 years |
| Maximum period for which the term of a Lok Sabha/State Legislature may be extended while a Proclamation of Emergency is in operation | 1 year at a time |
| Where the term of a Lok Sabha/State Legislature has been extended while a Proclamation of Emergency is in operation, the maximum period for which he Lok Sabha/State Legislature may continue to function after theProclamation of Emergency has ceased to operate | Six months |
| Maximum duration for which a Union Minister/State Minister may hold his office without being a member of either of the houses of the Parliament/State Legislature | Six months |
| Maximum duration for which a member of either House of Parliament may be absent without permission, before his seat is declared is vacant | 60 days |
| Maximum period within which a person who is arrested and detained in custody shall be produced before the nearest magistrate | 24 hours |
| Maximum duration for which a Panchayat/Municipality shall function from the date appointed for its first meeting | 5 years |
| Maximum duration for which a member of a Union Commission may hold his office subject to his not attaining the age of sixty-five years | 6 years |
| Maximum duration for which a member of a State Commission may hold his office subject to his not attaining the age of sixty-two years | 6 years |
| Time within which a candidate elected from more than one seat in Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha or either House of the Legislature of a State must resign from all but one of such seats | 10 days |
| * Six months being the maximum interval between two sessions of the Parliament and six weeks being the time allowed for the Parliament to approve/disapprove the ordinance after its reassembly. | |
In India , Residuary Powers are vested in ___?
Union Government
State Government
Both Union and State Government
Local Government
A
Powers to make laws are distributed as per Central, State and Concurrent list given in the Seventh Schedule, but where any matter has not been enumerated in the State or Concurrent list, Parliament (meaning Union Government) has exclusive power to make laws in such matters. Such a power is called Residuary Power.
Mention the place where Buddha attained enlightment?
Sarnath
Bodhgaya
Kapilvastu
Rajgriha
B
Buddhism Facts:
Early life of
Buddha:
Original Name –
Siddhartha
Birth place –
Lumbinivana
Period – 563 BC
Father –
Suddhodana : Chief of Sakya clan > Capital – Kapilavasthu
Mother – Maya
died 7 days after his birth
Mother’s Sister
> Mahaprajapati Gotami – Step Mother
Wife –
Yasodhara
Son – Rahul
Age of 29 –
wandering ascetic in search of truth, left family and kingdom
Great
Renunciation or Mahabhinishkraman
Idea of renunciation
– Seeing 4 persons in 4 different stages – old man, very sick man, corpse ,
ascetic
buddhism
6 continuous
years – homeless ascetic
Reached Gaya –
Enlightenment under pipal tree
buddhism
Became Buddha
at Gaya – “Bodh Gaya” >> Sambodhi, tree – bodhi tree
Mara – king of
spirits and demons disturbed in meditation
buddhism
Sujata –
farmer’s daughter > rice milk at Bodh Gaya
buddhism
Deer park at
Sarnath – 1st sermon “Dharmachakra Paravartana”
buddhism
Preached his
gospel to princes and peasants
Period of 45
yrs toured Eastern India
Before death @
Pavapuri – Chanda – bad mushrooms & pork
Age of 80 –
“Mahaparinirvana” @ Kushinagara – sal tree 483 BC
buddhism
The Last
teaching heard by Subhadra and Ananda
Teachings of
Buddha:
Earliest source
– Sutta Pitaka in Pali
Acc. to
Buddhism – existence of a being is like a wheel of causes and effects
Ignorance gives
rise to desire; desire to karma; and karma leads to the impulse to be born
again and again to satisfy desire which is the source of suffering
If suffering is
to be destroyed : Primary cause – ignorance must be destroyed
Can be achieved
by the realization that the world is impermanent
Three Jewels of
Buddhism – Tri Ratnas
buddha
4 Noble Truths
of Buddhism (Atya satyas)
buddhism
Ashtanga Marga
(8 Fold path) of Buddhism:
buddhism
Famous Monks at
the time of Buddha:
Ananda –
constant companion of Buddha and most devoted disciple
Anurddha –
master of right mindfulness
Mahakassapa –
president of Buddhist council held at Rajagriha
Moggallana – he
had greatest super natural powers
Sariputta –
possessed the profound insight into the dhamma
Upali – master
of Vinaya
Famous Buddhist
Scholars:
Ashvagosha –
contemporary of Kanishka, poet, dramatist, musician
Nagarjuna –
friend and contemporary of Satavahana kings
Assanga and
Vasubandhu > “Abhidaramakosa” encyclopedia of Buddhism – brothers
Buddhagosha –
pali scholar “Visuddhimaga” > post- tripitaka literature
Dinnaga –
founder of Buddhist logic
Dharmakirti –
philosophical thinker and dialectician
Division in
Buddhism – Mahayana and Hinayana
Dissensions in
Buddhism:
Key Points of
Hinayana Buddhism:
Oldest school –
Sthaviravada (Theravada in Pali)
Sanskrit –
sarvastivada or doctrine which maintains the existence of all things , physical
as well as mental
From
sarvastivada or vaibhasika branched off another school – Sautantrika >>
more critical in outlook
Pali – language
of masses used by Hinayana Buddhists
Ashoka
patronised Hinayanism
Mahayana Buddhism
or Greater Vehicle:
Heavenliness of
Buddha
Salvation of
all through the grace and help of Buddha and Bodhisattvas
Idol worship
Nirvana is not
a negative cessation of misery but a positive state of bliss
Key Points of
Mahayana Buddhism:
Chief philosophical
schools – Madhyamika, Yogachara
Madhyamika –
Nagarjuna >> midway between uncompromising realism of Hinayanism and
idealism of Yogacharya
Yogacharya –
Maitreyanatha >> rejected the realism of Hinayanism and maintained
absolute idealism
Sanskrit was
used by Mahayana Buddhists
Kanishka
patronised Mahayanism later Harsha supported it
Vajrayana
Buddhism or Vehicle of Thunder Bolt:
vehicle-of-thunder-bolt
buddhism
First Council – Rajagriha >> teachings
collected, classified, adjusted as authoritative canonical texts : 2 pitakas –
Vinaya and Sutta by Upali
Ruler –
Ajathasatru Presided by Mahakassapa
Purpose –
Maintain purity of buddha teachings
Second Council – Vaishali R –Kalasoka P- sabakami
difference of opinion among monks @ vaisali, 100 yrs after Mahaparinirvana
>> schism in sangha – sthavaravadins or theravadins and mahasanghikas
Purpose – End
the controversy between monks and their opponents
Third council – Ashoka > 256 yrs after
parinirvana – Pataliputra – Chaimanship of Moggaliputta Tissa >>
classifies buddhist texts and added Abhidhamma pitaka – establishment of
sthaviravadins – final compilation of Tripitakas – sending missionaries to diff
parts of world :Purpose – settle the dispute arising out of the rival claim of
authority
Fourth council – Kanishka at Kundalavan in Kashmir
> presided by vasumithra, assisted by Ashvagosha – composition of 3 large
commentaries > vibhashas – division of Mahayana and Hinayana – codification
of sarvastivadin doctrines as Mahavibhasa – conduct of deliberation of sanskrit
instead of pali – spread of buddhism to other parts of world
Buddhism stands
on 3 Pillars: The Buddha (Founder), The Dhamma (His Teachings)and The Sangha
(Order of Buddhist monks and nuns)
Coronation of Shivaji took place in which year?
1627
1674
1680
1670
B
The editor of Young India and Harijan was ____?
Nehru
Ambedkar
Mahatma Gandhi
Subhash Chandra Bose
C
Newspapers and their founders
| Newspaper/Periodical | Started by |
|---|---|
| Bengal Gazette (1780) (India’s first newspaper) | J.A.Hickey |
| Maharatta, Kesari | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| Hitavada | Gopal Krishna Gokhale |
| Voice of India | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| Amrita Bazar Patrika | Sisir Kumar Ghosh and Motilal Ghosh |
| Vande Mataram | Bipin Chandra Pal |
| Statesman | Robert Knight |
| The Hindu | Kasturi Ranga Iyengar |
| Yugantar | Bhupendranath Datta, Abhinash Bhattacharya and Barinder Kumar Ghosh |
| Mooknayak | BR Ambedkar |
| Independent | Motilal Nehru |
| Punjabi | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| The Leader | Madan Mohan Malviya |
| New India and Commonweal | Annie Besant |
| Esays in Indian Economics | MG Ranade |
| Mirat-ul-Akbar (1st Persian Newspaper) | Ram Mohan Roy |
| Navjeevan, Young India, Harijan | MK Gandhi |
| Indian Opinion (in South Africa) | MK Gandhi |
| Prabudha Bharat | Swami Vivekanand |
| Hindustan Times | K.M.Pannikar |
| Bombay Chronicle | Ferozshah Mehta |
| Swadeshabhimani | Vakkom Moulavi |
| Din Mitra | Mukundrao Patil |
| The Tribune | Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia |
| Bengalee | Surendranath Banerjee |
| The Socialist | S.A. Dange |
| Navayug | Muzaffar Ahmed |
| Inquilab | Ghulam Hussain |
| Free Hindusthan | Taraknath Das |
Current Information on Newspapers
| Feature | Newspaper |
|---|---|
| Total number of newspapers/periodicals registered in India as on 31.03.2014 | 99,660 |
| The largest number of newspapers/periodicals registered in any Indian language | Hindi |
| The largest circulated daily | Anand Bazar Patrika (Bengali) |
| The second largest circulated daily | The Times of India (English) |
| The largest circulated periodical | The Sunday Times of India |
| The largest circulated multi-edition daily | The Times of India (English) |
| The second largest circulated multi-edition daily | Dainik Bhaskar (Hindi) |
| The state with the largest number of registered newspapers | Uttar Pradesh |
Government Publications and Publishers
| Publication | Published by |
|---|---|
| India (Annual publication suffixed with the year) | Ministry of Information and Broadcasting |
| Employment News/Rozgaar Samachar (English, Hindi and Urdu) | Ministry of Information and Broadcasting |
| Yojana (monthly on economic development published in 13 languages) | Ministry of Information and Broadcasting |
| Bal Bharati (Hindi) | Ministry of Information and Broadcasting |
| Aajkal (An international literary and cultural Urdu journal) | Ministry of Information and Broadcasting |
| Kurukshetra (English and Hindi with rural uplift and development as its focus) | Ministry of Information and Broadcasting |
| Energy Statistics | Central Statistical Organisation |
| National Accounts Statistics | Central Statistical Organisation |
| Compendium of Environment Statistics India | Central Statistical Organisation |
| Rail Bandhu | Indian Railways |
| Indian Pharmacopoeia | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare |
Newspapers/Magazines and their Editors
| Newspaper/Magazine | Editor-in-Chief |
|---|---|
| The Hindu | N. Ravi |
| The Times of India | Jaideep Bose |
| Indian Express | Shekhar Gupta |
| The New Indian Express | Prabhu Chawla |
| Hindustan Times | Sanjoy Narayan |
| India Today | Aroon Purie |
| Outlook | Krishna Prasad |
| Tughlaq | Cho Ramaswamy |
Who of the following attended all the three round table conferences?
B R Ambedkar
M M Malviya
Vallabh Bhai Patel
Mahatma Gandhi
A
1930, 31 & 32
Which is the largest living bird on Earth?
Emu
Ostrich
Albatross
Siberian Crane
B
Smallest Bird>> Humming Bird
Rihand Dam project provides irrigation to ____?
Gujarat & Maharastra
Odisha and West Bengal
Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
Kerala and Karnataka
C
The Headquarters of MCF (Master Control Facility) is
Hyderabad
Thumba
Sri Harikota
Hassan
D
This is responsible for controlling and monitoring the satellites launched by ISRO.
Which is the longest irrigation canal in India?
Sir hind Canal
Yamuna Canal
Indira Gandhi Canal
East Kosi Canal
C
The Indira Gandhi Canal is one of the largest canal projects in India. It starts from the Harike Barrage at Firozpur, a few kilometers below the confluence of the Satluj and Beas rivers in the Indian state of Punjab and terminates in irrigation facilities in the Thar Desert in the north west of Rajasthan state
Which plant is called Herbal Indian Doctor?
Amla
Neem
Tulsi
Mango
A
In Coriander, useful parts are?
Roots and leaves
leaves and flowers
leaves and dried fruits
flowers and dried fruits
C
The pH of Human Blood is ___?
7.2
7.8
6.6
7.4
D,,,7.4-7.8
Which among the following is the largest endocrine gland of human body?
Thyroid
Parathyroid
Adrenal
Pituitary
A
endocrine gland>>of or denoting glands which secrete hormones or other products directly into the blood or lymph
Which amongst the following is the largest mammal?
Elephant
Whale
Dinosaur
Rhinoceros
B
shrew
Which part becomes modified as the tusk of elephant?
Canine
Premolar
Second Incisor
Molar
C
Optical fibres are based upon the phenomenon of which of the following?
Interference
Dispersion
Diffraction
Total Internal Reflection
D
Now a days, Yellow lamps are frequently used as street lights. Which among the following gases, is used in these lamps?
Sodium
Neon
Hydrogen
Nitrogen
A
Mirage is an example of ____?
Refraction of light
Total Internal Reflection of Light
Refraction and Total Internal Reflection of Light
Dispersion of Light
C
The phenomenon of light associated with the appearance of blue color of sky is?
Interference
Reflection
Refraction
Scattering
D
In which of the following areas, spreadsheet software is more useful?
Psychology
Publishing
Statistics
Message sending
C
Microsoft Excel is an example of spreadsheet software.
A Groupware is a
Hardware
Software
Network
Firmware
B
Collaborative software or groupware is an application software designed to help people involved in a common task to achieve their goals
Lens is made up of ___?
Pyrex Glass
Flint Glass
Ordinary Glass
Cobalt Glass
B
The element which is used for vulcanizing rubber is?
Sulfur
Bromine
Silicon
Phosphorus
A
Which of the following is responsible for extra strength of Pyrex glass?
Potassium carbonate
Lead Oxide
Borax
Ferric Oxide
C
The Noble Gas used for the treatment of cancer is ___?
Helium
Argon
Krypton
Radon
D
Vasundhara Summit was held in __?
USA
UK
Brazil
Australia
C
Loktak is a ____
Valley
Lake
River
Mountain Range
B,,In Manipur.
Which city receives the highest cosmic radiation amongst the following:
Chennai
Mumbai
Kolkata
Delhi
D
As per an article published in The Hindu dated 05.05.2011, Cosmic radiation at Delhi which is at an altitude of 291 m above sea level is 0.31 milligray. The other three being coastal cities meaning that they are at sea level receive much less cosmic radiation.
#dailyquizadda
The element which is used for vulcanizing rubber is?
Sulfur
Bromine
Silicon
Phosphorus
A
Which of the following is responsible for extra strength of Pyrex glass?
Potassium carbonate
Lead Oxide
Borax
Ferric Oxide
C
The Noble Gas used for the treatment of cancer is ___?
Helium
Argon
Krypton
Radon
D
Vasundhara Summit was held in __?
USA
UK
Brazil
Australia
C
Loktak is a ____
Valley
Lake
River
Mountain Range
B,,In Manipur.
Which city receives the highest cosmic radiation amongst the following:
Chennai
Mumbai
Kolkata
Delhi
D
As per an article published in The Hindu dated 05.05.2011, Cosmic radiation at Delhi which is at an altitude of 291 m above sea level is 0.31 milligray. The other three being coastal cities meaning that they are at sea level receive much less cosmic radiation.
#dailyquizadda
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