General Knowledge questions

(b)

Sharavati is a river which originates and flows entirely within the state of Karnataka in India. It is one of the few westward flowing rivers of India and a major part of the river basin lies in the Western Ghats. The famous Jog Falls are formed by this river.

Sharavat Project is located is Karnataka state. This infrastructure is of TYPE Hydro Power Plant with a design capacity of 1035 MWe. It has 10 unit(s). The first unit was commissioned in 1964 and the last in 1977. It is operated by KPCL.

1. Science & Technology ? Discoveries & Inventions – Easy

(c)

It symbolizes the Continuity between new and ancient games. The Olympic torch and flame also serve to symbolize the goodwill and harmony that are the spirit of the Olympic games. The torch is carried during the Olympic relay and used to light the Olympic flame in a ceremony that marks the opening of the games. According to National Geographic Magazine, the first modern Olympic torch was used during the opening of the 1936 games in Berlin.

2. Miscellaneous ? Sports – Difficult

(c)

Economic offenses, Conservation of Foreign exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities (COFEPOSA) was enacted in 1974.

3. Indian Polity & Constitution– Medium

(c)

A food chain is a linear system of links in a food web starting from "producer" species (such as grass or trees) and ending at apex predator species (like grizzly bears or killer whales), detrivores (like earthworms or woodlice), or decomposer species (such as fungi or bacteria). A food chain also shows how the organisms are related with each other by the food they eat.

4. Science & Technology ? Biology ? Difficult

(b)

Chandrayaan-1 was India's first unmarked lunar probe. It was launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation in October 2008 and operated until August 2009. The mission included a lunar orbiter and an impacted. India launched the Spacecraft with a modified version of the PSLV, PSLV-C11 on October 22, 2008 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh.

5. Science & Technology ? Space, Defence in India – Medium

(d)

The British Secretary of the State governed India through Governor General appointed by an Executive Council.

6. Current Affairs ? International – Easy

(a)

The first Formula One Race in India was held in Greater Noida on 30^th October, 2011.

7. Current affair – Indian ? Easy

(b)

Kapilvastu Relies (fragments of Lord Buddha's bone), for the second time in 114 yr, travelled from India to Sri Lanka. The First Exposition of Sacred Relics in Sri Lanka was in 1978.

8. History – World ? Medium

(d)

All communities were provided separate representation in the electorate system.

9. Indian Polity & Constitution – Easy

(b)

World Cup Football 2014 and Olympics 2016 will be held in Brazil.

10. Miscellaneous ? Sports – Easy

(a)

Bimla Jalan will head the Expenditure Management Commission.

11. Current Affairs? National – Medium

(b)

Muzaffar Ali selected for Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award for his outstanding contribution towards the promotion of communal harmony, peace and goodwill.

12. Miscellaneous ? Honours & Awards ? Medium

(a)

65 medals held in China on top rank.

13. Miscellaneous ? Sports – Medium

(a)

The National Judicial Appointments Commission Bill, 2014 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on August 11, 2014 by the Minister of Law and Justice, Mr. Ravi Shankar Prasad.

14. Indian Polity & Constitution – Difficult

(a)

Acid rain produces chemical weathering. Acid rain is a rain or any other form of precipitation that is unusually acidic, meaning that it possesses elevated levels of hydrogen ions (low pH). It can have harmful effects on plants, aquatic animals and infrastructure.

15. Science & Technology ? Chemistry – Easy

(d)

All parties were members in the constituent assembly.

16. Indian Polity & Constitution– Easy

(c)

Vishwaroopam is a 2013 Indian spy thriller film written, directed and coproduced by Kamal Hassan who also enacts the lead role. It is the first Indian film to utilise the new Auro 3D .sound technology. The film was also to be the first Indian film to release via direct-broadcast satellite, also known as direct.-to-home DTH), but after protests of theatre owners this plan was dropped.

17. Miscellaneous ? Art & Culture – Difficult

(a)

Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru presented the objective resolution in the constituent assembly. The Objectives Resolution was a resolution adopted by the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan on March 12, 1949. Prime Minister, Liaquat Ali Khan, had presented it in the assembly on March 7, 1949.

18. Indian Polity & Constitution– Easy

(b)

America has become the first country of the world to eradicate Rubella. There are no home-grown cases in five years. Rubella (German measles) is caused by a virus and spreads when infected person coughs or sneezes. It causes a rash, a slight fever, aching joints, headaches, runny nose and red eyes. The virus spread by sneezes or coughs can lead to serious birth defects if contracted by pregnant woman.

19. Current Affairs ? International ? Medium

(b)

Neil Alden Armstrong was an American astronaut and the first person to walk on the Moon. He died on August 25, 2012 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

20. Current affair? International – Medium

(a)

The Golden Triangle is one of Asia’s two main opium-producing areas. It is an area that overlaps the mountains of three countries of Southeast Asia: Myanmar, Laos and Thailand. It has been one of the most extensive opium-producing areas of Asia and of the world since the 1950s. Most of the world’s heroin came from the Golden Triangle until the early 21st century when Afghanistan became the world’s largest producer. The Golden Triangle designates the confluence of the Ruak River and the Mekong River, since the term has been appropriated by the Thai tourist industry to describe the nearby border tri-point of Thailand, Laos and Myanmar.

21. Indian Polity & Constitution – Easy

(c)

Both statements are true.

22. Science & Technology ? Biology – Difficult

(d)

Hugo Chavez was a Venezuelan politician, who was the President of Venezuela from 1999 until his death in 2013. He was died on March 5, 2013.

23. Current affair – International ? Easy

(a)

Mukesh Khanna was appointed as the new chairperson of the Children Film Society of India. The veteran actor has taken over the charge from actor-director Amole Gupte, who resigned in June 2014. Mukesh Khanna has won the hearts of children with his popular superhero TV series Shaktimaan.

24. Miscellaneous ? Art & Culture– Medium

(b)

The light year is mostly used to express distances to stars and other distances on a galactic scale, especially in non-specialist and popular science publications.

1 light year = 9.4607 × 10¹² km

Or

1 light year = 9.4607 × 10¹⁵ km

25. Science & Technology ? Physics – Medium

(a)

Only A is correct, If seen from North Star Polaris, the Earth turns anti-clockwise.

26. Geography – Physical Geography ? Medium

(b)

GMT is 5:30 hours behind IST.

27. Geography – World ? Easy

(a)

Only A is correct, The 4 countries are sometimes called countries and sometime described by other terms. They are no formal subdivisions but actually make a together the sovereign state of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, which is also described as a country

28. Geography – World ? Difficult

(b)

India shares a maritime boundary with Myanmar in Andaman Sea.

29. Geography – World ? Medium

(a)

In physics, potential energy is the energy of an object or a system duo to the position of the body or the arrangement of the particles of the system. It is given by where,

PE = mgh

m → mass g → gravity

h→ height

30. Science & Technology ? Physics – Difficult

(b)

Morar Ji desai is the prime minister of India when Mandal commission was constituted.

31. History – Indian ? Medium

(d)

Thus Parliament has no powers to change boundaries of a state against the views of the State legislature under Article 3 of the constitution.

So both option is incorrect. Hence

(d) option is correct.

32. Indian Polity & Constitution – Difficult

(d)

Mrs. Kennedy was killed instead of Kingsford by Khudiram Bose and Prafulla chaki.

33. History – Indian ? Medium

(a)

Gatimaan Express is the India’s first semi high-speed train. The train runs between Delhi and Agra. The trials of the semi-high speed train have already been conducted twice on the 200-km-long tracks between the two destinations and awaited now is the mandatory clearance from the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS). The train will run at a maximum speed of 160 kmph and is expected to cover the 200-km distance in about 105 minutes.

34. Science & Technology ? Discoveries & Inventions ? Easy

(c)

Bill Clinton is the autobiography of “My Life”.

35. Miscellaneous ? Book and author – Easy

(b)

Fort St. George was the first fort constructed by the British in India. The East India Company, which had entered India around 1600 for trading activities, had begun licensed trading at Surat, which was its initial bastion.

36. History – World ? Medium

(a)

The First Session of the All India Trade Union congress held in Bombay was presided over by Lala Lajpat Rai.

37. History – Indian ? Easy

(d)

Fungi is the belong of Mushrooms. Fungi can be single celled or very complex multicellular organisms. They are found in just about any habitat but most live on the land, mainly in soil or on plant material rather than in sea or fresh water.

38. Science & Technology ? Biology – Easy

(b)

Mysore is the first native state to introduce military training on European model.

39. History ? Indian – Easy

(b)

The first Asian Games were held in India. 1951 Asian Games, thus Asian Games are considered to be a successor of a small-scale multi-sport event known as the Far Eastern Games, held in between a period of 1913 to 1938 in the different cities of Japan, Philippines, and mainland China. The First Far Eastern Games took place in Manila, Philippines in 1913, after the efforts made by the Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation (PAAF).

40. Miscellaneous ? Sports – Easy

(a)

The Omkareshwar Dam is gravity dam on the Narmada River Omkareshwar in Madhya Pradesh. The project has come up for hydel power production and enhancing irrigation facility in the Khandwa region, Madhya Pradesh. The dam has been in news due to Jal Satyagraha by farmers to protest against the increase in the water level of Omkareshwar dam from 189 metres to 191 metres by the state government.

41. Geography ? India – Medium

(c)

Gandhi said the above statement.

42. History ? India – Easy

(a)

Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi (4 February 1922 – 24 January 2011) was an Indian vocalist in the Hindustani classical tradition. He is known for the khayal form of singing, as well as for his popular renditions of devotional music.

43. Miscellaneous ? Art & Culture – Difficult

(b)

Middle order batsman Ajinkya Rahane won the CEAT Indian Cricketer of the Year award. Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara has been chosen for the International Cricketer of the Year former award. While former India captain Kapil Dev was awarded with the International Lifetime Achievement Award at the 19th edition of the awards

44. Miscellaneous ? Sports – Medium

(d)

All statements are correct for high deficit in a country. A fiscal deficit is regarded by some as a positive economic event. For example, economist John Maynard Keynes believed that deficits help countries climb out of economic recession. On the other hand, fiscal conservatives feel that governments should avoid deficits in favor of a balanced budget policy.

45. Economy & Finance ? Features of Indian Economy ? Medium

(d)

J.P.Kriplani was the President of the National Congress at the time of Indian Independence.

46. History – Indian ? Easy

(c)

Both statements are correct regarding biofuel. Bioethanol is an alcohol made by fermentation, mostly from carbohydrates produced in sugar or starch crops such as corn, sugarcane, or sweet sorghum. Cellulosic biomass, derived from non-food sources, such as trees and grasses, is also being developed as a feedstock for ethanol production. Ethanol can be used as a fuel for vehicles in its pure form, but it is usually used as a gasoline additive to increase octane and improve vehicle emissions. Bioethanol is widely used in the USA and in Brazil.

47. Science & Technology ? Biology– Difficult

(b)

ICICI chairman K V Kamath has been appointed as first president of BRICS bank. The bank is a multilateral funding agency with Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa as its founding members. The bank has its headquarters in Shanghai, China. Kamath who joined ICICI in 1971, took over as the non-executive chairman in April 2009.

48. Current affair – International ? Medium

(c)

Millepora boschmai, one of the critically endangered species represents coral. Millepora boschmai is a critically endangered species of fire coral. It was previously catalogued in two protected areas in Panama, the Coiba National Park and the Golfo de Chiriquí National Park.

49. Science & Technology ? Biology ? Easy

(d)

Pandit Rambai was founded by Arya Mahila Sabha. Ramabai was born on April 23, 1858 in Canara district of British India (now in Karnataka). Her Family belongs to Mala Kattemane Dongare Family. Her father, Anant Shastri, was an intellectual Brahmin, who from his study of Hindu texts, believed that women should be educated. His second wife, Ramabai's mother, Lakshmibai, was a child bride nine years of age. Against the prevailing Hindu traditions, he decided to educate her.

50. History ? Indian – Easy

(d)

H. Lawrence

'Forbidden Verses' is write by Abu nuwas.

51. Miscellaneous - Books and authors – Medium

(b)

Sri Lanka got the status of Test playing country in 1981, and beat India in the 1979 World Cup. Before this they were champion of ICC non-test playing countries.

52. Miscellaneous - Sports – Medium

(b)

The indirect taxes like VAT etc are paid by everyone if they buy any product irrespective of financial conditions. Direct taxing is considered the most progressive taxing mechanisms because they justify the income levels of the people.

53. Economy & Finance – Economics – Medium

(a)

Meghalaya chief ministers was launched of Social Assistance (CMSA) Scheme for widows and persons with disabilities.

54. Indian Polity & Constitution – Easy

(d)

January 15 is celebrated as the Army Day.

55. Miscellaneous - Important Dates – Medium

(c)

The cherry-flavored cola made its debut at Morrison's Old Corner Drugstore.

56. Science & Technology - Discoveries and Inventions

(b)

In India maximum number of cities reporting slums are found in Maharastra.

57. Indian Polity & Constitution – Easy

(a)

September 5 is the Teacher’s day.

58. Miscellaneous - Important Day and Dates– Medium

(d)

Various authors have credited the invention of the thermometer to Cornelius Drebbel, Robert Fludd, Galileo Galilei or Santorio Santorio. The thermometer was not a single invention, however, but a development.

Galileo Galilei also discovered that objects (glass spheres filled with aqueous alcohol) of slightly different densities would rise and fall, which is nowadays the principle of the Galileo thermometer (shown). Today such thermometers are calibrated to a temperature scale.

59. Science & Technology - Discoveries and Inventions – Easy

(3)

Tissue culture is the growth of tissues or cells separate from the organism. This is typically facilitated via use of a liquid, semi-solid, or solid growth medium, such as broth or agar. Tissue culture commonly refers to the culture of animal cells and tissues, with the more specific term plant tissue culture being used for plants.

60. Science & Technology - Biology – Difficult

(b)

The Arvind Mayaram panel was constituted to look into the FDI limits across various sectors including defence, telecom, insurance etc. It has submitted reports favouring raising FDI caps across various sectors both in view of helping the short-term objective of financing the CAD safely and the longer-term objective of ensuring sustainable growth.

61. Economy & Finance - Economics – Medium

(c)

Birsa Munda was an Indian tribal freedom fighter and a folk hero, who belonged to the Munda tribe, and was behind the best known Millenarian movement of India that rose in the tribal belt of modern day Bihar, and Jharkhand .Birsa and his disciples set themselves the task of serving the famine-stricken and sick people. He became a legend during his lifetime and was called “Dharati Aba” (father of the earth) and was worshipped as “Birsa Bhagwan”.

62. Miscellaneous - Indian History – Medium

(a)

Polymetalic nodules, also called manganese modules, are rock concentrations on the sea bottom formed of concrete layers of iron and manganese hydroxides around a core. Polymetalic nodules are made up of several metals and non metals. Nodules mainly contain manganese (29.40%), iron (6%), aluminium (2.9%), nickel (1.34%), copper (1.25%), cobalt and titanium as the major components.

63. Science & Technology - Chemistry – Medium

(c)

The Collective Security Treaty Organization was formed under the framework of the Commonwealth of Independent States. It serves as a mutual defense alliance among Russia, Belarus, Armenia and the four Central Asian states except Turkmenistan. CSTO members are Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan.

64. Miscellaneous - National & International Organizations - Difficult

(a)

RBI has decided to auction inflation worth 1000 Crores. These bonds are currently pegged to WPI, and RBI has made it clear that going further it intends to release inflation indexed bonds pegged to CPI

65. Economy & Finance - Features of Indian Economy – Medium

(c)

Europe has higher ratio of coast to landmass than any other continent or subcontinent.

66. Geography - World Geography – Easy

(b)

A pair of NASA spacecraft tumbled out of orbit around the moon and crashed into the surface, ending a mission that peered into the lunar interior. The twin spacecraft were called Ebb and Flow. Ebb plunged first, slamming into a mountain near the moon’s north pole. Its twin, Flow, followed about a half minute later and aimed for the same target. The demise of Ebb and Flow comes on the same month as the 40th launch anniversary of Apollo 17, the last manned mission to the moon.

67. Science & Technology - Space, Defence in India – Medium

(d)

He was christened 'Helium Bat' very early in his career by team mates, due to his habit of lifting his bat over his shoulder and letting anything bowled outside the off-stump go by.

68. Miscellaneous - Sports – Medium

(d)

69. Miscellaneous - Books and authors – Medium

(b)

Gennady Padalka, a Russian cosmonaut on board the International Space Station has broken the record for total time in space by spending more than two years in orbit during his career. He broke his countryman Sergei Krikalev’s record of 803 days, nine hours and 41 minutes.

70. Current Affairs – International – Medium

(c)

The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) would organise a massive financial literacy and awareness drive on July 12 coinciding with the bank’s 34th Foundation Day. The awareness drive to be conducted across 27 districts of Odisha, is aimed at making people at grassroots level aware of the latest schemes launched by Government of India on financial inclusion and social security.The awareness would centre on schemes like Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), Pradhan Mantri Bima Suraksha Yojana (PMBSY), Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Yojana (PMJJY) and Atal Pension Yojana (APY).

71. Indian Polity & Constitution – Difficult

(b)

The Mesabi Range is a vast deposit of iron ore in the Minnesota state of US. It is the chief deposit of iron ore in the United States.

72. Science – Chemistry - Medium

(b)

The Param Vir Chakra (PVC) is India's highest military decoration awarded for the highest degree of valour or self-sacrifice in the presence of the enemy, similar to the British Victoria Cross, US Medal of Honor, Pakistani Nishan-e-Haider, or French Legion of Honor or Russian Cross of St. George.

73. Miscellaneous - Awards and honors – Medium

(b)

Fuel cells were invented in 1839 by Sir William Grove.

74. Science & Technology - Discoveries and Inventions

(a)

Mount Kosciuszko is the highest summit in Australia.

75. Geography – World Geography - Medium

(b)

The liver is the largest gland and the largest internal organ in the human body.

76. Science – Biology - Easy

(c)

Even though Mick Foley portrayed all of these gimmicks, he wrestled Stone Cold under Dude Love. The match had Vince McMahon as the referee. It started off as a regular match. Vince then changed it to No Holds Barred so Dude Love can use weapons. Finally he changed it to Falls Count Anywhere. That happened when Love had Austin knocked out while outside the ring. Since Vince is the owner and assigned himself as referee he could do what he wants. After all of that, Austin still retained his title that night.

77. Miscellaneous - Sports – Medium

(a)

78. Miscellaneous - Awards and honors – Medium

(d)

Haruko Obokata of Japan was already a rising star in stem cell research. She began her work with “STAP” (stimulus-triggered acquisition of pluripotency) stem cells during her graduate work at Harvard under the guidance of Charles Vacani at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She then became a research scientist at Japan’s prestigious RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology where her work culminated in the publication of these papers.

According to STAP technique all statements are correct.

79. Science – Biology – Difficult

(c)

Iguazu Falls, in Iguazu River, are one of the world’s largest waterfalls. They extend over 2,700 m (nearly 2 miles) in a semi-circular shape. Iguazu Falls are on the border between the Brazilian state of Paraná and the Argentine province of Misiones.

80. Geography – Internation - Medium

(d)

The Wohlwill process refers to an electrolytic process for refining gold using a hydrochloric-acid electrolyte. The process gives gold of 99.999% pure, and of higher purity than gold produced by the other common refining method.

81. Science – Chemistry - Medium

(b)

Bargir was the Royal cavalry of the Maratha army system. There were two kinds of cavalry viz. Bargirs and the Shiledars. Bargirs were provided horses from the state and thus, the horses were property of the royal household and were looked after by state officers. Shiledars used to keep their own horses.

82. History – Medium

(a)

The first statement is not correct. Bhartiya Jan Sangh was founded by Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee.

83. Modern Indian History – Medium

(a)

Level of water in the tank will remain unchanged.

So, option

(a) is the correct answer.

84. Science – Physics – Easy

(a)

Mitomycin C, finds use as a chemotherapeutic agent by virtue of its antitumour antibodies activity. It is given intravenously to treat uppergastro-intestinal as well as by bladder instillation for superficial bladder tumours. It causes delayed bone marrow toxicity and therefore it is usually administered at 6 weekly intervals. Prolonged use may result in permanent bone – marrow damage. It may also cause lung fibrosis and renal damage.

85. Science - Chemistry – Easy

(b)

The angular velocity is a vector quantity (more precisely, a pseudo vector) which specifies the angular speed at which an object is rotating along with the direction in which it is rotating. The SI unit of angular velocity is radians per second.

86. Science - Physics – Easy

(c)

Both statements are correct.

87. Science – Biology – Easy

(a)

88. Current affair – Medium

(b)

John Kruesi was a mechanic for Edison, and Kruesi built the phonograph. Edison designed it, and later improved the phonograph.

89. Discoveries and Inventions

(d)

The Indus Valley Civilization was a Bronze Age civilization extending from what today is northeast Afghanistan to Pakistan and north-west India.

Along with Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, it was one of three early civilizations of the Old World, and the most widespread among them, covering an area of 1.25 million km. There was no caste system and Society was Matriarchal.

90. Indian History – Difficult

(c)

Statement I and III are correct.

91. Geography - Indian Geography – Easy

(c)

92. Science – Easy

(c)

UNICEF (United Nations Childern’s Fund) headquatered in New York city and was created by the United Nations General Assembly on 11 December, 1946.

93. Policy – Medium

(b)

Both statements are correct.

94. Geography – Indian Geography – Easy

(d)

Mitt Romney is leading in the Republican Primaries to Contest the American Presidential Election Scheduled in November 2012.

95. Current affair – Medium

(c)

His middle name, Lionel, is the source of the Lionel Train brand name.

96. Discoveries and Inventions

(d)

Sarada is a script of the Brahmic family of scripts, developed around the 8^th century. It was used for writing Sanskrit and Kashmiri. The Gurmukhi script was developed from Sarada by Guru Angad. Originally more widespread, its used became later restricted to Kashmir, and it is now rarely used except by the Kashmiri Pandit community for ceremonial purposes. There are several variants of Sarada Scripts such as Takkari or Tankari which is the parent of the Dogri script, Kului script (Kullu in Himanchal Pradesh), Chameali Script (in Chamba Himachal Pradesh), Sindhi, Bania of Punjab etc.

97. History – Difficult