World General Knowledge and Indian General Knowldege Questions

World General Knowledge and Indian General Knowldege Questions

General General Knowledge of India

In this section all the question Which are generally asked in competition exams are included for those students you are seeking or preparing competition exams. GK always have been an important paper in any competition exam in India and having in depth knowledge of GK is very important. So We try to include only those question which are commonly asked in such exams.


General Knowledge Question in Hindi

Place where you can find GK questions in Hindi and English although we have tried to include good hindi, But as you know that google or bing are still in Beta to be able to translate English into Hindi that correctly. But this section can be helpful for those students who are seeking some information in Hindi.


Knowledge Indian History Complete Indian History Reference

Just as the name itself is suggesting, In this section of website you will find all in depth information on Indian History from ancient Indian History to Modern History. Here You can find all information about various civilization of Indian History their features, Methods of trades, Main rivers, how they grow up. All the information about Indian History is written in very easy to understand language that can be understood by any one. Soon we will also include Hindi version. This section will starts with Ancient India:-
Harappan and Indus Civilization Then vedic Culture various Religious movements of Indian History, Maurya period. and so on...


General Knowledge Question On Biology

It is well known that question in GK can be asked in any topic. In this part of website you will find all the most important question generally asked on Biology.


General Knowledge India Politics In Hindi/English

In this section of the website we will try to include all question of Indian political History of India. Like British rule Impact of british rules on India, Social reforms in India, and other objective type question which are generally asked in all competition exams.



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World General Knowledge Questions Answers

In this part of the website you can find thousands of question that can help you in preparing your competition Indian exams. All the GK Questions related to world like List of important dates,list of important rivers,Mountains,seas,books, list of international presidents according to country and so on. means all GK question at one place..

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Find updated list of competition exams which took place in India, their dates, Topics on which Question are being asked and other information about various exams. This section will help students to know about many competition exams and how to prepare themselves so that they can beat these exams easily.

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GK & Current Affair for Competitive Exams

1. … actor, Vishnuvardhan died of cardiac arrest. Frenzied fans, who could not pay tribute to the icon due to surging crowd, went berserk and threw stones which did not spare even the wife of the deceased.
   a. Tamil
   b. Kannada
   c. Telugu
   d. Malyalam
   
   
2. Name the head of All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) who was sworn in as a minister in Jharkhand Assembly alongside Shibu Soren as the chief minister.
   a. Sudesh Mahato
   b. Raghubar Das
   c. Aditya Swaroop
   d. Yashwant Sinha
   
   
3. N Ram, editor-in-chief of newspaper ‘The Hindu’, has been conferred the second Lokmanya Tilak National Journalist Award by the Kesari Mahratta Trust. Who was the recipient of the first award in 2009?
   a. Barkha Dutt, NDTV
   b. Rajdeep Sardesai, CNN-IBN
   c. Govind Singh, ‘Amar Ujala’
   d. Vir Sanghvi, ‘Hindustan Times’
   
   
4. Name the barrister of Indian-origin, who has been appointed as the Recorder by Queen Elizabeth in the United Kingdom.
   a. Kalyani Kaul
   b. Arpita MAjumdar
   c. CV Ramanna Rao
   d. Austin Joseph
   
   
5. Which country does the al Qaeda suspect, charged with trying to blow up a United States airliner, belong to?
   a. Egypt
   b. Iraq
   c. Nigeria
   d. Ghana
   
   
6. Why has a constitutional amendment bill been tabled in the legislature Parliament in Nepal?
   a. To extend term of the present government
   b. To make Nepal a Hindu state
   c. To define boundaries of Nepal’s constituencies
   d. To allow people of authority to take oath in their mother tongue
   
   
7. Recently Japan showed its keenness for India to ratify a treaty. Which treaty is it?
   a. Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty
   b. Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
   c. Cebu Declaration on East Asian Energy Security
   d. None of the above
   
   
8. The Union tourism ministry has launched an initiative on ‘safe and honourable tourism’ which would essentially promote the cause of protecting ….
   a. Women
   b. Children
   c. Women and children
   d. Beggers
   
   
9. According to a survey by Hotels.com, an accommodation website, which is the most favourite building of the world among the international travelers?
   a. Taj Mahal
   b. Statue of Liberty
   c. Empire State Building
   d. Eiffel Tower
   
   
10. An Indian Airline’s plane from Kathmandu, bound to Delhi, was hijacked in December 1999 by terrorists demanding release of their friends. Where did the terrorists take the plane?
    a. Back to Kathmandu, Nepal
    b. Delhi, India
    c. Kandhar, Afghanistan
    d. Peshawar, Pakistan
    
    
11. The ODI between India and Sri Lanka at Firoz Shah Kotla, Delhi was cancelled due to bad condition of the pitch. Where was a match between the same countries cancelled due to same reason in 1997?
    a. Kanpur
    b. Indore
    c. Hyderabad
    d. Chennai
    
    
12. The by-election to the Pennagaram Assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu was postponed as some political parties said that the current schedule was close to Pongal festival. Who is the chief electoral officer of Tamil Nadu?
    a. Naresh Gupta
    b. Shekhar Channe
    c. Pooja Kulkarni
    d. Ajit Srivastava
    
    
13. According to the US magazine, ‘Entertainment Weekly’, who/what is “the greatest entertainer of the decade”?
    a. Harry Potter
    b. YouTube
    c. Facebook
    d. Friends, serial on Star World
    
    
14. Which country’s top legislature has adopted an amendment to the renewable energy law mandating electricity grid companies to buy all the power produced by renewable energy generators?
    a. United Kingdom
    b. Germany
    c. China
    d. Japan
    
    
15. With which country will the DRDO tie-up to develop the Kaveri aero engine?
    a. Switzerland
    b. France
    c. United States
    d. Australia
    
    
16. The Danish police had to fire at a person who had attacked the cartoonist who had made the controversial cartoon of Prophet Mohammad. Name him. What was the attacker’s nationality?
    a. Somalia
    b. Iraq
    c. Lebanon
    d. Libya
    
    
17. ‘Three Idiots’, the recent movie directed by Rajkumar Hirani, is at the center of controversy due to credit placement to the author Chetan Bhagat, from whose book ‘Five Point Someone’ the movie is inspired. Which other film is based on one of Chetan Bhagat’s works?
    a. ‘Love Aaj Kal’
    b. ‘Aloo Chat’
    c. ‘Hello’
    d. ‘Chai, Paani etc’
    
    
18. The environment and forest ministry has cleared this 56,400 crore project and has allowed it to acquire 2,900 acres of forestland to this project. Name it.
    a. Vedanta
    b. Posco
    c. Tata Nano
    d. Arcelor Mittal
    
    
19. The BJP has stated that in the year 2010 it will keep a watch on the Congress on … issues.
    a. 5
    b. 7
    c. 9
    d. 10
    
    
20. MK Alagiri had requested to be allowed to speaking in Tamil in the Parliament, as he is neither comfortable with Hindi, nor with English. Which ministry does he head?
    a. Mines
    b. Shipping
    c. Chemicals and fertilisers
    d. Overseas Indian affairs
    
    
21. Who is the author of newly-released ‘A Tale of Two Revolts: India 1857 & the American Civil War’?
    a. Ramachandra Guha
    b. Rajmohan Gandhi
    c. William Dalrymple
    d. Sumit Sarkar
    
    
22. Who is the author of ‘We Must Have No Price’, which scrutinizes several scams and takes up issue of internal security?
    a. Mani Shankar Aiyer
    b. Arun Jaitley
    c. Sitaram Yechury
    d. Arun Shourie
    
    
23. A court in this country has set aside government’s ban on Christians using the name of Allah, saying that Christians have the Constitutional right to the word. Which country are we talking about?
    a. Indonesia
    b. Malaysia
    c. Pakistan
    d. Oman
    
    
24. Reena Kaushal Dharmshaktu has scored a first. What is it?
    a. She has become the first person to ski to the South Pole
    b. She has become the first Indian to ski to the South Pole
    c. She has become the first Indian woman to ski to the South Pole
    d. She has become the first Indian woman to skydive onto the South Pole
    
    
25. Salman Rushdie’s visit to this site has angered the Muslim clerics, 21 years after the Fatwa against him over Satanic Verses. Name the monument he visited in a hush-hush manner.
    a. Jama Masjid, Delhi
    b. Taj Mahal, Agra
    c. Ajmer Sharif
    d. Haji Ali, Mumbai
    
    
26. Billy Arjan Singh, who passed away on January1 this year, was the man behind ….
    a. Kanha National Park
    b. Dudhwa National Park
    c. Kaziranga National Park
    d. Sariska Bird Sanctuary
    
    
27. This state has enacted a legislation, which makes voting in local body polls mandatory. We are talking about ….
    a. Gujarat
    b. Maharashtra
    c. Tamil Nadu
    d. Karnataka
    
    
28. The Harvard Business Review has named this Indian among the world’s five best performing CEOs. Whom are we talking about?
    a. Sunil Bharti Mittal
    b. Shiv Nadar
    c. Anil Ambani
    d. Mukesh Ambani
    
    
29. The Indian team won 16 out of 21 gold medals in the Commonwealth Wrestling Championships. In which city was the Championship held?
    a. Jalandhar
    b. Ludhiana
    c. Amritsar
    d. Karnal
    
    
30. Who is the author of ‘The Rediscovery of India’?
    a. Rahul Gandhi
    b. Priyanka Gandhi
    c. Gurcharan Das
    d. Meghnad Desai

Answers 1. b. Kannada 2. a. Sudesh Mahato 3. d. Vir Sanghvi, ‘Hindustan Times’ 4. a. Kalyani Kaul 5. c. Nigeria 6. d. To allow people of authority to take oath in their mother tongue 7. b. Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty 8. c. Women and children 9. d. Eiffel Tower 10. c. Kandhar, Afghanistan 11. b. Indore 12. a. Naresh Gupta 13. a. Harry Potter 14. c. China 15. b. France 16. a. Somalia 17. c. ‘Hello’ 18. b. Posco 19. d. 10 20. c. Chemicals and fertilisers 21. b. Rajmohan Gandhi 22. d. Arun Shourie 23. b. Malaysia 24. c. She has become the first Indian woman to ski to the South Pole 25. b. Taj Mahal, Agra 26. b. Dudhwa National Park 27. a. Gujarat 28. d. Mukesh Ambani 29. a. Jalandhar 30. d. Meghnad Desai

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The World of GK

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2011

General Knowledge and Homework

General knowledge and homework go hand in hand. General knowledge in other words can be called as common sense. Once a child reaches a certain age, he/she should have developed a certain amount of knowledge. This knowledge must help him or her to differentiate between the good and bad. We are living in a dangerous world and having some common sense can do a lot of good for any child.

When the child is doing homework, if he/she can do it by themselves, then it is certainly a boon for the parent as they do not have to break their heads in explaining the stuff to their kids. If at all your children is having difficulty in grasping the subject, then you must use innovative methods and teaching aids to teach them so that they understand and learn the subject.

Most of us feel that the International curriculum or the American based educational system is more effective for the simple reason because it gives more stress on the practical rather than the theory part. A small advice to parents, ensure that your child learn and understand what he or she is studying.

Marks ought to be secondary; the child must benefit and more importantly be learning. Kids might enjoy doing their homework by relating it with general studies. Knowledge and homework go hand in hand.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Expand Your General Knowledge

General knowledge is a very important factor. We all have our own interests in different subjects. People with good general knowledge get more attention and they also have an advantage in starting a conversation. General knowledge subjects can be great starting points for a good conversation. So if you are wondering how to improve your GK, then this article is for you. With the advent of internet, acquiring knowledge of facts has become quite easy. There are plenty of online trivia sites that can increase your general knowledge and recall skills on world geography and history trivia as well as the lives of famous personalities. You can use online encyclopedia websites for greater benefits.

Start with a fixed routine. Spend at least 5-10 minutes every day reading up on fun trivia that interests you. If you interested in sports, start with sports trivia. This way, you will be able to remember the facts. By just browsing for few minutes on topics that capture your attention from one day to the next, you can specialize in different subjects. Most of these online trivia sites offer the option of emailing questions to your inbox every day. This is a free service which can prove really beneficial in increasing your knowledge base. Whenever you get time or are bored of your regular activities, you can always check these interesting facts and trivia.

There are different puzzles, word games, jigsaws and other varieties of learning tools catering to different age groups and language groups. You can join sites offering these services and enhance your knowledge base. Focus on the smaller details and try and strive for perfection. Share your knowledge with your friends and people with similar interests. Exchange of ideas and facts will further strengthen your knowledge base. Good command over general knowledge will add value as well as entertainment in addition to providing you with a wonderful skill.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2010

Remarkable Facts

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• Living US presidents cannot be featured on US currency.
• The only mammals that cannot jump are elephants.
• Symbolics.com is the first ever internet domain registered in 1985.
• A pound of potato chips costs 200 times more than a pound of raw potatoes.
• Cats have over 100 vocal sounds whereas dogs have about 10.
• Lima beans contain cyanide.
• The people in Bali only have one of four names: Wayan, Made, Nyoman, and Ketut
• Frogs use their eyes to help them eat their food.
• Some in Japan bath in coffee grounds that were fermented with pineapple pulp to improve their skin and reduce wrinkles.
• Human eye can detect 10 million colors.
• A snail can sleep for three years
• Moderate dancing burns 250 to 300 calories an hour.
• February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon.
• Impotence is grounds for divorce in 26 U.S. states.
• There are more pyramids in Peru than in Egypt.
• The length of your thumb and nose is same.
• The state official motto of Alaska is " North to the Future".
• The most popular pets in the United States are cats.
• Twitchers are the [eople who chase after rare birds.
• The word "Checkmate" in chess comes from the Persian phrase "Shah Mat," which means "the king (shah) is dead (mat)."
• Butterflies smell with their feet.
• Infants spend more time dreaming than adults do.
• Pigs can't look up in the sky and Horses can't vomit.
• In Germany, an official approval is needed before a new born is named.

FRIDAY, JULY 30, 2010

Surprising Facts

The shrimp's heart is in its head.

You cannot sneeze with your eyes open.

Famous actor Charlie Chaplin once won third prize in a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest.

In general, a man’s heart beats slower than a woman’s.

The country with highest divorce rate in the world is United States.

Cats are capable to hear ultrasound.

Dutch, on average are the tallest people in the world.

Natural pearls melt in vinegar.

An olive tree can live up to 1500 years.

There is no butter in buttermilk.

The earth is estimated to weigh approximately 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.

There are 86,400 seconds in day.

Ants never sleep and that’s a fact.

The human brain is 80% water and 20% grey material.

The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law that stated you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.

While peeling onions, you can chew gums to reduce your tears.

There are no less than 318,979,564,000 possible combinations of the first four moves in Chess. Perhaps that’s why they call it a true mind game.

There are about 540,000 words in the English language and growing.

If you are right handed, you will tend to chew food on your right side. If you are left handed, you are likely to chew food on your left side.

Women blink nearly twice as much as men.

The human heart beats over 100,000 times a day

One quarter of the bones in the human body is in the feet.

The blue whale can produce the loudest sound of any animal. At 188 decibels, the noise can be detected over 800 kilometres away.

You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching TV

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 2010

Interesting Facts – Scorpions and Bats

Let’s have a look at some of the interesting facts about Scorpions and Bats:-

There are almost 2,000 scorpion species, but only 30 or 40 have strong enough poison to kill a person.

For the most part, scorpions are nocturnal.

It is believed that scorpions have existed since the Silurian period, 420-450 million years ago.

Every now and then, female scorpion eats her mate.

Scorpions grow from 2.5cm to 20cm in length.

Some scorpions have up to 10 eyes.

All scorpions can inject poison from the sting at the end of their tail.

Scorpions are also found in the sea and on the beaches.

Female scorpions give birth to live young and look after them by carrying them around on their back.

The average lifespan of a scorpion is from 2 years to 8 years.

Compared to older scorpions, young scorpions are more aggressive.

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Bats are the only flying mammals.

There are nearly 1,000 species of bats in the world.

Bats are roaming on the earth since a long time.

The bat’s fingers are very long compared to its body.

Smallest species of bats are known as microbat and the smallest one is Pipistrellus nanus of Central Africa which is only 4 cm (1.5 in) long.

The life expectancy of a single bat exceeds 20 years

Mother bat can locate her pup out of millions in a roost, by tracking down its scent and sound.

A colony of 150 bats can protect local farmers from up to 33 million or more rootworms each summer.

SUNDAY, MAY 30, 2010

Strange Facts

• Onions have no flavor. They just have smell.
• No less than 15 billion cigarettes are smoked worldwide every day.
• Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
• It’s not just humans who are right or left handed. Even dogs and cats are that way.
• A Tibetan monk had invented the French ticker.
• The human heart beats over 100,000 times a day
• One burns more calories sleeping than by watching TV.
• Some of the Nazi SS uniforms were designed by Hugo Boss.
• A snail can slide over a razor blade without being hurt by producing slime that helps it slide harmlessly.
• Human fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails.
• Next time you see polar bears with transparent and fluffy fur; do give a thought to the fact that they actually have black skin.
• The blue whale can produce the loudest sound of any animal. You can detect the noise over 800 kilometres away.
• A chameleon can see in two different directions at the same time
• The total weight of skin for an average adult human is 6 pounds.
• A snail can sleep for three years.
• Cats have over 100 vocal sounds whereas dogs have just 10.
• Twitchers are defined as people who chase rare birds.
• The word "Checkmate" in chess comes from the Persian phrase "Shah Mat," which means "the king (shah) is dead (mat)."
• There are some types of frogs who are frozen solid then thawed and still continue living.
• There is only one mammal who cannot jump and that is Elephant.
• If you think coffee beans are beans then you are mistaken. They are actually fruit pits.
• The people in Bali only have one of four names: Wayan, Made, Nyoman, and Ketut.
• Human’s eyes have the capability of detecting an astonishing 10 million colors.
• There are more pyramids in Peru than in Egypt.
• Moderate dancing burns 250 to 300 calories an hour.
• Infants spend more time dreaming than adults do.
• Horses can't vomit and pigs can't look up in the sky.
• The first product to have a bar code scanned was Wrigley's gum.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 2010

The First’s In India

Puneeta Arora (Commandant, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune) became the first woman to reach the rank of Lt. General in the Indian army.

Sonali Banerjee is India's First woman Merchant Navy Officer.

Bachhendri Pal is first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest.

Mithali Raj (August 2002 playing against England) is the first Indian woman cricketer to score double century.

Dr. Manmohan Singh is the first Sikh Prime Minister of India.

Bula Chaudhury has the distinction of being the first Indian to cross seven important seas by swimming Mrs. Meera Sahib Fatima Biwi is the first woman Judge in Supreme Court.

Leela Seth is the first woman Chief Justice of a High Court.

Kalpana Chawla is the first Indian woman (now U.S citizen) to go in space.

Mrs. Ranjana Kumar is the first woman Chairman and Managing Director of NABARD.Karnam Malleshwari is the first Indian weightlifter to win bronze medal in Olympics (Sydney, in 2000).

Vishwanathan Anand is the First Indian World Chess Champion.

The News Today (Launched on Jan. 3, 2001) is India's first paperless Newspaper.

Anju Bobby George (Aug. 2003) is the first Indian lady to win a medal in World Athletic Championship.

G. M. C. Balyogi is the first Dalit Speaker of the Lok Sabha.

Ms. Kiran Bedi is the first Indian to be appointed as United Nations Civilian Police Advisor.

K. J. Udeshi (appointed on June 10, 2003) is the first woman to be appointed Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India.

Rahul Dravid (playing test against Pakistan in Pakistan, April 2004) became the first Indian cricketer to make double centuries five times.

Smt. Roopa Misra was the first Orissa woman to top I.A.S. (2003)

Kanchan C. Bhattacharya (DGP Uttaranchal) became the first woman Director General of Police of a State.

Krishna Kant is the first Vice-President of India to die in harness

Sania Mirza (2003) is the first Indian girl to register a win in a Wimbledon tournament.