GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS-PART1 The first President of Bangladesh was Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

The biggest desert in the world is the Sahara desert. The river Volga flows out into the Caspian sea. The longest highway in the world has a length of About 8000 km. The country known as the Sugar Bowl of the world is Cuba. The volcano Vesuvius is located in Italy. The river which carries maximum quantity of water into the sea is the Amazon Riv er. The city which was once called the `Forbidden City' was Peking. The world's oldest known city is Damascus. The country which is the largest producer of rubber in the world is Malaysia. The biggest island of the world is Greenland. The largest bell in the world is the Tsar Kolkol at Kremlin, Moscow. The longest river in the world is the Nile. The river Jordan flows out into the Dead sea. The capital city that stands on the river Danube is Belgrade. The country in which river Wangchu flows is Myanmar. The Gurkhas are the original inhabitants of Nepal. The length of the Suez Canal is 162.5 kilometers. The world's largest diamond producing country is South Africa. lowest point on earth is The coastal area of Dead sea. The permanent secretariat of the SAARC is located at Kathmandu. The Eiffel tower was built by Alexander Eiffel. The national flower of Britain is Rose. 'Last Judgment' was the first painting of an Italian painter named Michelangelo. The country famous for Samba dance is Brazil. The gateway to the Gulf of Iran is Strait of Hormuz. The country that accounts for nearly one third of the total teak production of t he world is Myanmar. The country which ranks second in terms of land area is Canada. How many legs do butterflies have? 6 Legs & 2 Pair of Wings. Who invented the Light Bulb? Humphry Davy. The place known as the Roof of the world is Tibet. John F Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald. The country known as the Land of White Elephant is Thailand. The country known as the Land of Morning Calm is Korea. The first woman Prime Minister of Britain was Margaret Thatcher. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS-PART2 Which useful household item is made from naphthalene? Mothballs. What year does the Nintendo Wii come out? Late 2006. Who won the Football World Cup in 2006? Italy. Nickname of New York city is Big Apple. Who invented the washing machine? James King. Who was the first Indian to join the Indian Civil Services? Satyendranath Tagor e. Who is CEO of Yahoo? Carol Bartz. Google company was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while both attended St anford University. Facebook was founded by Mark Zuckerberg. Co-founder of Twitter, Inc. San Francisco. Who was the first woman Governor of India? Sarojini Naidu. Which two countries have signed the Nuclear Swap deal with Iran? Brazil and Turk ey. Who is Miss USA 2010? Rima Fakih. Who is the first man to climb Mount Everest without oxygen? Phu Dorji.

Who is the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom? David Cameron. Who won Men's Singles title in French Open 2010? Rafael Nadal (Spain). The famous British one-eyed Admiral was Nelson. The highest mountain in the world is the Mount Everest. The largest Island in the Mediterranean sea is Sicily. The country also known as "country of copper" is Zambia. The city which is also known as the City of Canals is Venice. The coldest place on the earth is Verkoyansk in Siberia. The Japanese call their country as Nippon. The person who is called the father of modern Italy is G.Garibaldi. The most famous painting of Pablo Picasso was Guermica. The first Secretary General of the UNO was Trygve Lie. Mount Everest was named after Sir George Everest. Paradise Regained was written by John Milton. The principal export of Jamaica is Sugar. What is the most popular breed of dog? Retrievers. Who invented the first electric washing machine? Alva Fisher. The highest waterfalls in the world is the Salto Angel Falls, Venezuela. The first explorer to reach the South Pole was Cap. Ronald Amundson. The first man to reach North Pole was Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary. The Red Cross was founded by Jean Henri Durant. QUESTIONS OF GENERAL KNOWLEDGE-PART3 The first Republican President of America was Abraham Lincoln. The first Industrial Revolution took place in England. The largest coffee growing country in the world is Brazil. The name given to the border which separates Pakistan and Afghanistan is Durand line. The biggest delta in the world is the Ganges Delta. The city which is the biggest centre for manufacture of automobiles in the world is Detroit, USA. The biggest stadium in the world is the Strahov Stadium, Prague. The largest ocean of the world is the Pacific ocean. Australia was discovered by James Cook. The country called the Land of Rising Sun is Japan. The country which is the largest producer of tin in the world is China. The country which is the largest producer of manganese in the world is China & South Africa. Dublin is situated at the mouth of river Liffey. The country which has highest population density is Monaco. The first Governor General of Pakistan is Mohammed Ali Jinnah. The earlier name of New York city was New Amsterdam. The UNO was formed in the year 1945. UNO stands for United Nations Organization. The national flower of Italy is Lily. The sculptor of the statue of Liberty was Frederick Auguste Bartholdi. The country known as the land of the midnight sun is Norway. The earlier name of Sri Lanka was Ceylon. Niagara Falls was discovered by Louis Hennepin. The first Pakistani to receive the Nobel Prize was Abdul Salam. The name of Alexander's horse was Beucephalus. The national flower of China is Narcissus. The independence day of South Korea is celebrated on 15th August. The first President of Egypt was Mohammed Nequib. World Environment Day is observed on 5th June. What do you call a group of sheep? A Flock of Sheep. The largest river in France is Loire. Who is the CEO of search company Google? Eric Schmidt. Singapore was founded by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles.

The port of Baku is situated in Azerbaijan. The largest library in the world is the United States Library of Congress, Washi ngton DC. Questions Of General Knowledge The founder of the Chinese Republic was San Yat Sen. The founder of modern Germany is Bismarck. Which country won the Thomas Cup title for Badminton in 2010? China. The primary producer of newsprint in the world is Canada. What is the common name for ascorbic acid? Vitamin C. What is the pirates flag with the skull and cross-bones called? Jolly Roger. Who topped Forbes list of Billionaire Universities in 2010? Harvard University. World literacy day is celebrated on 8th September. The country known as the Land of Thunderbolts is Bhutan. The author of Harry Potter Books is JK Rowling. Which bird is the international symbol of happiness? Bluebird. How many words can you make from a five letter word by shuffling the places of e ach alphabet? 120. Who won Mens Doubles title in French Open 2010? Daniel Nestor (Canada) & Nenad Zi monjic (Serbia). Who won Womens Doubles title in French Open 2010? Serena & Venus Williams (USA). Who won the Madrid Masters mens tournament in 2010? Rafael Nadal. Barack Obamas birthday is on which date? AAugust 4, 1961. The Queen of England who married her brother-in-law was Catherine of Aragon. Speed of computer mouse is measured in which unit? Mickey. Who invented the Nintendo Wii? Kashi Kabushiki. Which country hosted the Football World Cup in 2006? Germany. What is the longest word in English in which each letter is used at least two ti mes? Unprosperousness. The first black person to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize was Ralph Johnson Bun che. The first British University to admit women for degree courses was LondonUnivers ity. New York is popularly known as the city of Skyscrapers. Madagascar is popularly known as the Island of Cloves. In which sport do players take long and short corners? Hockey. Who was the youngest President of the USA? Theodore Roosevelt. Who invented the safety pin? Walter Hunt. Who invented the Vacuum Cleaner? Hubert Booth. Who won Womens Singles title in French Open 2010? Francesca Schiavone (Italy). Berners-Lee is the director of the World Wide Web Consortium. Hitler party which came into power in 1933 is known as Nazi Party. Garampani sanctuary is located at Diphu, Assam. Entomology is the science that studies Insects. First International Peace Congress was held in London in 1843 AD. Fa-Hien was the first Buddhist pilgrim of China to visit India during the reign of Chandragupta Vikramaditya. SSC GRADUATION LEVEL Held on 26-6-2011 General Knowledge Questions With Answers 51. The reserves held by Commercial Banks over and above the statutory minimum, with the RBI are called 1:- Case reserves 2:- Deposit reserves 3:- Excess reserves 4:- Momentary reserves

52. Who is authorized to issue coins in India? 1:- Reserve Bank of India 2:- Ministry of Finance 3:- State Bank of India 4:- Indian Overseas Bank 53. Which four counties are called the Asian Tigers 1:- Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan 2:- Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Taiwan 3:- Hong Kong, Malaysia, China, Singapore 4:- Hong Kong, South Korea, China, Taiwan 54. In the Budget estimates for 2011-12 an allocation of Rs. 300 crore has been made for promoting output of pulses in 60,000 villages in rainfed areas with a v iew to attaining self sufficiency in pulses in a period of 1:- two years 2:- three years 3:- four years 4:- five years 55. In the budget for 2011-12 presented by the Finance Minister on 28=2=2011 the growth rate for the years 2010-11 was projects at 1:- 7.6% 2:- 8.0% 3:- 8.6% 4:- 9.0% 56. The 'break even' point is where 1:- marginal revenue equals marginal cost 2:- average revenue equals average cost 3:- total revenue equals total cost 4:- None of the above 57. The method of Impeachment of the President of India is adopted from 1:- USA 2:- UK 3:- USSR 4:- France General Knowledge Questions With Answers 58. In the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India, which languages were ad ded subsequently? 1:- English, Sindhi, Marathi, Sanskrit 2:- Sanskrit, Sindhi, Konkani, Manipuri 3:- Sindhi, Konkani, Manipuri, Nepali 4:- Marathi, Oriya, Konkani, Nepali 59. Indian Parliament Means 1:- Rajya Sabha- Lok Sabha 2:- Rajya Sabha- Lok Sabha- Prime Minister 3:- President of India- Rajya Sabha-Lok Sabha 4:-President of India, Vice- President of India- Lok Sabha- Rajya Sa bha 60. Generally, the soil of the morthern plains of India has been formed by 1:- Degradation 2:- Aggradation 3:- Weathering in situ 4:- Erosion

61. Hiuen Tsang visied India during the reign of 1:- Chandragupta I 2:- Chandragupta II 3:- Harshavardhana 4:-Ruddradaman 62. The Muslim Adventurer who destroyed the Nalanda University was 1:-Alla-ud=din Khilji 2:- Muhammad-bin-Tughlak 3:- Muhammad-bin-Bhaktiyar 4:-Muhammad-bin-Quasim 63. Painting reached its highest level of development during the reign of 1:- Akbar 2:- Aurangzeb 3:- Jahangir 4:- Shah Jahan 64. The communal electorate was introduced for the first time in India in 1:- 1919 2:- 1935 3:- 1906 4:- 1909 65. The two states which had non Congress Ministries in 1937 were 1:- Bengal and Punjab 2:- Punjab and NWFP 3:- Madras and Central Provinces 4:- Bihar and Uttar Pradesh 66. Sea breee is formed during 1:- day time 2:- night time 3:- both 4:- seasonal General Knowledge Questions With Answers 67. What percentage of worlds fresh water is stored as glacial ice? 1:- 50% 2:- 10% 3:- 70% 4:-30% 68. Which one of the following rivers of India does not make a delta? 1:- Ganges 2:- Godavari 3:- Mahanadi 4:- Tapti 69. Which one of the following state has the longest coastline? 1:- Maharashtra 2:- Tamil Nadu 3:- Gujarat 4:- Andhra Pradesh 70. The pass located in Himachal Pradesh is 1:- Shipkila 2:- Zojila 3:- Nathula 4:- Jepepla

71. Match the following and select the correct answer for m the code given below Crops Producing State 1 Tea 1 Himachal Pradesh 2 Sugarcane 2 Assam 3 Groundnut 3 Uttar Pradesh 4 Apple 4 Gujarat 1:- a-2, b-4, c-4, d-3 2:- a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1 3:- a-3, b-2, c-1, d-1 4:-a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2 72. An example of false fruit is 1:- Apple 2:- Guava 3:- Mango 4:-Tomato 73. Normal fasting blook sugar level per 100 ml. of blood in man is 1:-30-50 mg 2:- 50-70 mg 3:- 80-100 mg 4:-120-140 mg General Knowledge Questions With Answers 74. rate of Interest is determined by 1:- the rate of return on the capital invested 2:- Central Govt. 3:- Liquidity preference 4:- Commercial Bank 75. The vector of disease sleeping sickness is 1:- sand-fly 2:- house-fly 3:- fruit- fly 4:- tse-tse-fly 76. For how many years have the dinosaurs been extinct? 1:- About 25 million year 2:- About 65 million year 3:- About 100 million year 4:- About 135 million year 77. A geostationary satellite revolves round the earth from 1:- East to West 2:- West to East 3:- North to South 4:- South to North 78. Among the Following Materials sound revels fastest in 1:- Steel 2:- Air 3:- Vacuum 4:- Water 79. The rear side of the moon was photographed by 1:- Viking I 2:- Viking II 3:- Luna III 4:- Mariner IX

80. Which phenomenon do bats or dolphins use to find prey, predators or obstacle s? 1:- Refraction of sound 2:- Formation of beats 3:- Sea tering of sound 4:- Echolocation 81. What did the first electronic digital computer contain? 1:- Transistors 2:- Valves 3:- Core memory 4:- Semiconductor memory 82. Microsoft Offices personal information manager is 1:- Outlook 2:- Internal Explorer 3:- Organizer 4:- Access 83. Hard Steel contains 1:- 2 to 5 per cent carbon 2:- 0.5 to 1.5 per cent carbon 3:- 0.1 to 0.4 per cent carbon 4:- 0.01 2 to 0.04 per cent carbon 84. Cement is formed by strongly heating a mixture of 1:- limestone and graphite 2:- limestone and clay 3:- chalk and graphite 4:- clay and graphite 85. Glass is a 1:- superheated solid 2:- supercooled liquid 3:- supercooled gas 4:-superheated liquid General Knowledge Questions With Answers 86. The temperature of oxy-acetylene flam is around 1:- 2800 C 2:- 3200 C 3:- 4000 C 4:- 1500 C 87. Which is the most stable eco-system? 1:- Desert 2:- Ocean 3:- Mountain 4:- Forest 88. Lamberts law is related to 1:- reflection 2:- refraction 3:- interference 4:- illumination 89. The coral reefs are the marine counterparts of 1:- Temperate forst 2:- Tropical rain forests

3:- Savannahs 4:-Scrubland 90. The Refrigerant FREON is 1:- alcium Tetra Fluoride 2:- Difluoro Dichloro Methane 3:- Fluorspar and Felspar 4:- Hydrofluosilicic Acid 91. In the budget speech on February 20, 2011, the Finance Minister has announce d tha an international award with prize money of Rs. 1 crore is being in stitute d in the memory of Rabindranath Tagore for promoting 1:- international peace 2:- emancipation of underprivileged 3:- universal brotherhood 4:- human rights 92. The Strong earthquake-cum-tsunami which has moved Japans main island Honshu b y a few feet has also caused Earths axis to wobble by about 1:- 1 inch 2:- 2 inches 3:- 4 inches 4:-6 inches 93. WIKILEAKS, a whistleblowers website is an international organization based i n 1:- USA 2:- UK 3:- Sweden 4:-Norway 94. Nomadic Elephant was the joint military exercise held some time back in India between India and 1:- China 2:- USA 3:- Russia 4:- Mongolia 95. The maximum limit on poll expenditure for parliamentary constituencies has b een raised in February, 2011 to 1:- 30 lakhs 2:- 35 lakhs 3:- 40 lakhs 4:-50 lakhs General Knowledge Questions With Answers 96. Who received Sangeet Natak Akademis Ustad Bismilah Khan Yuva Puraskar for dance in 2009? 1:- Omkar Shrikant Dadrkar 2:- Ragini Chander Sarkar 3:- Abanti Chakravorty and Sukracharya Robha 4:- K. Neilai Manikandan 97. Which of the following folk dances is associated with Jammu and Kashmir 1:- Jhora 2:- Veedhi 3:- Rauf 4:- Suisini 98. Which of the following books has been written by Kamala Das?

1:- Witness and Night 2:- The Red Devil 3:- Earth and Ashes 4:-Tonight this savage Rite 99. Who invented the Jet Engine? 1:- Karl Benz 2:- Sir Frank Whittle 3:- Thormas Savery 4:- Michael Farady 100. South-South dialogue is associated with 1:- Co-operation among developing nations 2:- Arms conference 3:- Summit meeting between developed and developing countries 4:- All the above Answer:51. (3) 55. (3) 59. 63. 67. 71. 75. 79. 83. 87. 91. 95. 99. (3) (3) (3) (2) (4) (3) (2) (1) (3) (3) (2) 52. (2) 56. (3) 60. (2) 64. (4) 68. (4) 72. (1) 76. (2) 80. (4) 84. (2) 88. (4) 92. (3) 96. (2) 100. (1) 53. (1) 57. (1) 61. 65. 69. 73. 77. 81. 85. 89. 93. 97. (3) (1) (3) (3) (2) (2) (2) (2) (3) (3) 54. (2) 58. (3) 62. 66. 70. 74. 78. 82. 86. 90. 94. 98. (3) (1) (1) (3) (1) (1) (2) (2) (4) (4)