GENERAL KNOWLEDGE JANUARY 2012
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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE JANUARY 2012
Dear readers, like monthly current affairs, Questionforall presents monthly General Knowledge from January 2012. It’s very pleasure to introduce “Monthly GK” as the 100th post of Questionforall. Hope this post will help you to increase your general knowledge and boost your confidence for all competitive exams.
1. Who is the author of the book “A Passage to India”?
E.M.Foster
2. Which planet is known as 'Will-O-Wisp in the sky'?
Mercury
3. First potable computer is?
Osborne-I
4. Which Indian state is ‘T’ shaped?
Assam
5. Land of the Golden Fleece
Australia
6. Where is Central Rice Research Institute situated?
Cuttack
7. The mixture of Nitric acid and Hydrochloric acid is
Aquaregia
8. Who is popularly known as “Vaikkom Hero”?
E.V.Ramaswami Naykar
9. First Indian woman to lead delegation to the United Nations?
Vijayalakshmi Pandit
10. Acid present in the milk is
Lactic Acid
11. PH value of blood is
7.4
12. Bird man of India
Salim Ali
13. Founder of Arya Samaj?
Swami Dayanand Saraswathy
14. The year in which Panchayat Raj was introduced in India
1959
15. The World Environment Day is observed on
June 5
16. VAT(Value Added Tax) is firstly introduced in
France
17. “Chalo Delhi”, who gave this declaration?
Subash Chandra Bose
18. Silver Revolution is related to
Egg
19. Who is the first Governor General of Pakistan?
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
20. The Head quarters of UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organization)?
Vienna
21. The “Saka Era” is started in
AD 78
22. Aga khan cup is associated with
Hockey
23. Boundary line between India and China
Mac Mohan Line
24. Orange book is related to which country?
Netherlands
25. Vitamin B1 deficiency causes
Beriberi
26. The nibble consists of ------- number of bits
4
27. Mamankam was held once in --------- year
12
28. Who is first woman Loksabha speaker in India?
Meera Kumar
29. The leader of the Bardoli satyagraha:
Sardar Vallabhai Patel
30. The unit of pressure is:
Pascal
31. Who appoints the chief justice and other judges in the Supreme Court?
President
32. The minimum age for appointment as governor of a state is
35
33. The Navy Academy is situated in Kerala at
Ezhimala
34. The author of the book “Wonder that was India”
A.L.Basham
35. Five year plans in India are approved by
National Development Council
36. Panchayat Raj has got constitutional status with the ------------ Amendment Act
73
37. The best conductor of electricity is :
Silver
38. Who is called Deshabandu?
C.R.Das
39. Iberian Airlines is the official airlines of
Spain
40. Entomology is the study of :
Insects
41. The largest shipyard in India is :
Kochi
42. Yakshagana is the popular folk art of :
Karnataka
43. The Thermal Power plant at Bokaro is located in which state?
Jharkhand
44. Sudden death is related to which game?
Football
45. Ellora caves are situated in
Maharashtra
46. Quit India Movement was started in
1942
47. First Indian went to the space
Rakesh Sharma
48. The theory of Evolution was formulated by
Charles Darwin
49. India’s first Atomic Reactor is installed at
Tharapur
50. Which Indian city is called the Silicon Valley of India?
Bangalore
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