1.) Brass is made from?

Ans-

Copper & zinc

2.) 2-4-D is a : pesticide / weedicide / insecticide / herbicide ? Ans3) Insecticide

Anand Math is written by? AnsBankim Chandra Chatterjee Full form of WMO? AnsWorld Meteorological Organisation.

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5) Who has written Animal Farm? AnsGeorge Orwell

6) Keins Film festival is organised in which country? AnsFrance

7) What is the real name of Nirala? AnsSuryakant Tripathi 8) What is the real name of Agyeya? AnsSachhinand Hiranand Vatsyayana 9) When did Radio start Ans1927 in India?

(govt. took it over in 1936 and since 1957 it is Akashwani). 10) What is the Indias sea-shore length in approx. km.? Ans5600 Km. approx. 11) When did telephone start in India? Ans1851 at Kolkatta 12) Which city has famous Jagannath Temple? AnsPuri 13) Who invented Telephone? AnsAlexander Graham Bell in 1876

14) When was Uttaranchal formed as a separate state? Ans2000.

15) Which is world Postal Day? Ans- 9 October. 16) Deuterium contains how many protons and neutrons? AnsOne each 17) Among Alpha, Beta and Gama rays,which has highest penetration power? AnsGama 18) When ice melts, its density will increase or decrease? AnsIncrease

19) Who identified the structure of DNA ?

Ans-

Watson and Crick 1953 (got Nobel Prize in 1962 for this)

20) Where is Lebrodor current in the world? Ans- Just upper side of Northern America below Greenland. 21) Where is Kuroshio Current? Ansnear Japan 22) Pacific sea has how much % of earth in terms of area? Ans35% 23) Of the total land surface, how much is in Asia (total earth)? Ans1/3rd 24) Highest peak of Rocky Mountains? AnsAlberts 25) Highest Peak in Alps series of mountains? AnsMount Black 26) When was voting age reduced from 21 to 18? Ans1989 by 61st constitution amendment. 27) When was anti-defection law introduced in constitution? Ans1985 by 52nd amendment.

28) What was the rate of land tax on farmers at the time of Moguls? Ans1/3rd

29) Which group revolted against Aurungjeb? AnsThere were many groups which revolted against for example Jats, Gorkhas, Bundela etc. 30) Who followed Arjun Dev in Sikhs? AnsGuru Hargovind singh 31) When did Jahangir Became Ruler? Ans3 Nov. 1605 32) Who wrote Akbarnama? AnsAbul Fazal 33) First Britisher who came during Akbar? AnsHawkins 34) Mansabdari system was introduced by which Moghul ruler? AnsAkbar 35) Ahmed Shah introduced a tax on Hindus (only on Hindus),what was the name of tax ? AnsJajiya

36) Where is Bodhi Tree (under which Lord Budha got salvation)? AnsBodhgaya 37) Kautilya destroyed the kingdom of King Nanda, who was ruler of which State? AnsMagadh 38) Hygrometer measures what? AnsHumidity 39) In how much time, a satellite located nearest to the Earth,will be able to rotate around the earth ? Ans83.7 minutetsh 40) A niddle made of iron will float or dip inside water? AnsFloat

41) One yard is equal to how much meter? Ans9144 meters.

42) One KG will weigh highest at which place on earth? AnsPoles 43) A dry cells covering contains which metal? AnsCopper 44) Lie detector was used at airports to identify what? AnsGold hidden in the body. 45) Giant Panda is found in which country? Ans46) China

Yeast is what? AnsAlgae

47) Silk worm feeds on? AnsMulbery 48) How many states in India are touching Myamar? 4AnsArunachal, Mijoram, Manipur, Nagaland. 49) How many states in India are touching China? 5 4AnsJ & K, Arunachal, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, HP, 50) How many states in India are touching Pakistan? 4 4AnsPunjab,J&K, Rajasthan, Gujarat. 51) How many states in India are touching Bangladesh? 4 4Ans5WB, Tripura, Mizoram, Assam, Meghalaya 52) How many states in India are touching Nepal? 4 4AnsUttaranchal, UP, WB, Sikkim 53) Jojila Pass has been carved out by which river in India? 4Ans- Indus river. (Shipki has be made by Satluj, Jeleps has been made by Tista) 54) Southern Point of India which was washed out by Tsunami? 4Ans- Indira Point.

55) Which line demarcates borders between India and Afghanistan? 4AnsDurand Line

56) Which line demarcates borders between India and China? AnsMcMahon Line 57) Which line demarcates borders between India and Pakistan? AnsRedcliffe Line 58) Which is the highest peak of Pakistan? AnsGresarbram 59) Which is the heighest peak of India? AnsK-2

60) Which is the highest peak of China? AnsGosaithan 61) What is the 92nd amendment in Constitution of India? It added 4 languages in our 8th schedule. AnsThese languages were Bodo, Dogari, Methali, and Santhali. 62) What is the 91st amendment in Constitution of India? AnsIt was about reorganisation of political parties after defections.

63) What is the 90th amendment in Constitution of India? AnsIt gave special powers to Bodoland and other tribal areas. 64) Where is the headquarter of NATO? AnsBrussels 65) Where is the headquarter of OPEC? AnsViana, Austria 66) Where is the headquarter of ESCAP? AnsBangkok

66) Where is the headquarter of OECD? AnsParis 67) Where is the headquarter of UNHCR AnsJeneva

68) Where is the headquarter of ADB AnsManila

69) Where is the headquarter of UNCTAD AnsGENEVA 70) Where is the headquarter of IOC AnsLUSANE 71) Where is the headquarter of ECM AnsGENEVA 72) Where is the headquarter of SAARC AnsKATHMANDU 73) Where is the headquarter of UNIDO AnsVIANA 74) Where is the headquarter of CHOGM AnsSTRAUSBERG 75) Where is the headquarter of UNEP AnsNAIROBI 76) Where is the headquarter of INTERPOL AnsPARIS

77) Where is the headquarter of AMNESTY AnsLONDON 78) Where is Shivaji Stadium? AnsAt Delhi for Hockey. 79) Where is black heath? AnsIt is in London, it is for Rugby. 80) Where is KENAN? AnsJAMSHEDPUR, FOR CRICKET 81) Where is CHEPAK AnsCHENNAI FOR CRICKET

82) Where is GUCHIBOWLI AnsSTADIUM AT HYDERABAD

83) Where is WACA? AnsSYDNEY, CRICKET 84) Where is AMBDEKAR STADIUM? AnsDelhi for football 85) Where is WHITE CITY? AnsSTADIUM AT LONDON 86) Where is WIMBLEDON AnsLONDON TENNIS

88) Where is FOREST HILL AnsSTATIDUM FOR TENNIS NEW YORK 89) Who was the freedom fighter, who threw bomb on Kingsford? AnsKhudiram Bose and Prafull Chaki (sentenced on 11 august 1908) 90) Who was the freedom fighter, who threw bomb in central assembly? AnsBhagat Singh, Sukhdev & ( Rajguru) (8 April 1929, sentenced on 23 March 1931) 91) Who was the freedom fighter, who killed General Dyre? AnsUddham Singh (13 March 1940), sentenced on 12 June) 92) First census in India? Ans1872 First regular census in 1881 by lord Rippon (1880-84) 93) Who introduced doctrine of lapse? AnsLord Dulhousie (1848) first state annexed: Satara, then, Jetpur, Sambalpur etc.

94) What is the sequence of rulers at Delhi before Moghuls? AnsChouhans 1100 - 1192 Ghulam 1206 - 1290 Khilji 1290 - 1320 Tughlaq 1320 1398 (Temur Lung had destroyed delhi in1398) Sayyad 1414-1451 Lodi 1451- 1526 95) Who were the founders of different dynasties? Ans- Chouhans Vasudev Ghulam Kutubudin Aibek Khilji Jalaludin Firojshah Tughlaq Gaji Giyasuddin (Temur Lung had destroyed delhi in 1398) Sayyad - Khijra Khan Lodi Bahlol Khan Vijaynagar Harihar & Bukka Solanki (Gujarat) Mulraj Parmar (MP) = Upendraraj Pal Gopal Gurjar - (Nagbhatt I) 96) What was the capital of Kushan rulers? Ans- Peshawar & later it was transferred to Mathura 97) Which constitution amendments are related to Panchayati Raj? Ans- 64th & 73rd amendements. It was started on 2 Oct 1959 at Nagour by J.L. Nehru Balwant Rai Mehta and Ashok Mehta, and B K Rai, and LM Singhvi committee had given recommendations on Panchayati Raj.. 98) What is the name of parliament of Japan? Ans- Dait 99) What is the name of parliament of Egypt Ans- Peoples Assembly

100) What is the name of parliament of Afghanistan? AnsShora

101) What is the name of parliament of Russia? AnsDuma 102) What is the name of parliament of Spain? AnsKortes 103) What is the name of parliament of Maldiv? AnsMajlis 104) What is the name of parliament of Bangladesh? AnsJatiya Sansad.

105) What is the name of parliament of Germany AnsWoundsteg 106) What is the name of parliament of Pakistan? AnsNational Assembly 107) What is the name of parliament of China? AnsNational Peoples congress 108) What is the name of parliament of Switzerland? AnsFederal Assembly 109) What is the name of parliament of Turkey? AnsGrand national Assembly 110) What is the name of parliament of Malayasia AnsDiwan Nigara 111) What is the name of parliament of Nepal? AnsRastriya Panchayat 112) What is the name of parliament of Canada AnsParliament 113) What is the name of parliament of Australia AnsParliament

114) Who was Indias first field marshal? AnsManik Shaw

115) Who was Indias first Home Minister? AnsSardar Patel 116) Who was Indias first middle range anti bellestic missile? AnsAgni 117) Who was Indias first Paramvir Chakra recipient? AnsMajor Somnath Sharma 118) Who was Indias first chief Justice? AnsH.J. Kania

119) Who was Indias first election commissioner? AnsSukumar Sen 120) Who was Indias first person toreach Everest without Oxygen? AnsAng Dorji 121) Who was first Bharat Ratna Winner from out of country? AnsAbdul Gaffar Khan (seemant Gandhi) 122) Who was Indias first education minister? AnsAbul Kalam Azad 123) Who was Indias first commandar in chief? AnsGen Kariappa 124) Who was Indias first speaker of Loksabha? AnsG.V. Mavlankar 125) Who was Indias first chairman of constitution assembly? Rajendra Prasad AnsDr. Ambdekar was chairman ofDrafting Committee of Constititon.

126) Who was Indias first Indian Governor General? AnsC.Rajagopalchar Mount betton was the first governorgeneral of India. 127) Who was Indias first scientist to win Nobel prize? AnsC.V. Raman (physics).

128) Who was Indias first nuclear reactor? AnsAPSARA

129) Who was Indias first Indian to cross Pak Street by swimming? AnsVaidyanath. (Bula choudhary had crossed English Channel by swimming) 130) Who was Indias first Gyanpeeth award winner AnsV. Shankar Kurupp 131) Who was Indias first chief of Air Force? AnsAir Marshal S. Mukharji 132) Who was Indias first chief of Naval Staff? Ans- Vice Admiral R.D. Katari. 133) How many matters are there in centre , state and concurrent list? Ans- At the time of independence, there were 97,66,& 47 subjects, but now we have 99, 61 & 52 matters in these lists. These are mentioned in 7th schedule. 134) What is mini-constitution (anamendement)? AnsIt was 42nd constitution amendment in 1976. 135) While framing constititon, what did we borrow from Canada? AnsFederal Government structure, and residual powers with Centre.

136) While framing constititon, what did we borrow from Ireland? AnsDirective Principles, Presidential election system. 137) While framing constititon, what did we borrow from South Africa? AnsConstitution amendment provisions 138) While framing constitution, what did we borrow from Russia? AnsFundamental duties. 139) While framing constititon, what did we borrow from Germany? AnsPresidents powers during emergency.

140) While framing constititon, what did we borrow from USA? Ans- Fundamental Rights, Impeachment motion Supremacy of constitution and courts 141) While framing constititon, what did we borrow from England?

Ans- Single citizenship Parliamentary government system 142) While framing constititon, what did we borrow from Australia? Ans- Preface language Centre state relations 143) While framing constititon, what did we borrow from Japan? Ans- System established by law. 144) When was regulating act enacted on India? Ans- 1773 145) When was Pitts India act enacted on India? Ans1784

146) When was Charter act enacted on India? Ans1793, 1813, 1833, 1853, 1858 147) What is Morley Minto Reforms? AnsIndia govt. Act 1909 148) What is Montegue Chelmsford Reforms? AnsIndia govt. Act 1919 149) Which is the most important source of Indian constititon? AnsIndia Govt. Act 1935

150) When was dual govt. started at state level? Ans1919 151) The longest National Highway in India? AnsVaranasi Kanyakumari 2369 KM long 152) Smallest Natioanl Highway in India? AnsNH 47 A 6 KM long. 153) Which state has largest road network? AnsMaharastra 154) First Indian Railway? Ans1853 Thane to Mumbai (34 Km).

155) Status of Indian Railway in world? Ans2nd in terms of length (1st in Asia).

156) Worlds longest railway route? AnsTrans syberia route 9332 Km.long. 157) Longest platform? AnsKharakpur 158) Indias longest route train? AnsHimsagar Express Jammu to Kanyakumari 3726 Km. 159) How many divisions are there in India? Ans16

160) Worlds first airway postal service when and where? AnsIn 1911 from aIlahabad to Naini 161) How many national waterways are there in India? Ans4aIlahabad haldia (longest). Saia to Dhubri Kollam to Kottayam Kakinada to marakkanam. 162) Largest port in India? AnsMumbai 163) Indias best natural port? AnsVishakhapatnam 164) Tidal port? AnsKandla 163) Indias oldest port? AnsChennai 164) The union territory with largest literacy in %? AnsLakshdweep with 87% literacy.