Sports

Tennis
WIMBLEDON-2008
Men - Rafel Nadal (Spain)
Women - Venus Williams (USA)
US OPEN- 2008
Men -Roger Federer (Switserland)
Women -Serena Williams (USA)
AUSTRALIAN OPEN-2008
Men - Novak Djokvic (Serbia)
Women - Maria Sharapova (Russia)
FRENCH OPEN – 2008
Men -Rafael Nadal (Spain)
Women - Venus Williams (USA)

GENERALKNOWLEDGE

1. United Nations Decade for Women : 1976-1985
2. Father of Indian Planning : M. Visweswarayya
3. Which is the leading export item among Indian Plantation crops : Tea
4. Who said, “The budget need not be a secret affair? : Palkiwalah
5. Kalinga Prize is awarded by : Environment
6. Who was the first Ramon Magsaysay Award winner from India : Acharya Vinoba Bhave
7. The first recipient of Gandhi Peace Prize was : Dr. Julius N. Nyerera
8. Nehru Award is instituted for : International understanding
and peace
9. Kalinga Prize, an International prize is awarded annually for the recognition of outstanding
achievement in the interpretation and popularization of : Science
10. Magnifying glass was invented by : Roger Bacon
11. Polio vaccine was invented by : Jonas Edward Salk
12. Who discovered the Blood groups : Karl Landsteiner
13. Television was invented by : John L. Baird
14. Theory of relativity was explained by : Albert Einstein
15. Wireless Telegraph was invented by : Marconi
16. Incandescent lamp was invented by : Edison
17. X-Ray was discovered by : Wilhelm Roentgen
18. Chloroform was invented by : J.Y. Simpson
19. Who invented the practical Locomotive : Richard Trevithick
20. zone day is observed on : 16th September
21. World health day is on : 7th April
22. Navy day is celebrated on : 4th December
23. World Solar Energy Day : 3rd May
24. Commonwealth Day : Second Monday in March
25. World Employment Day : June 5
26. World Architectural Day : July 1
27. National Maritime Day : 5th April
28. Anti Terrorist Day : 21st May
29. World Anti-smoke Day : 31st May
30. Zone day is observed on : 16th September
31. World health day is on : 7th April
32. Navy day is celebrated on : 4th December
33. Which is the Highest Mountain Range : Himalayas
34. Which is the Highest Lake : Titicaca
35. Longest Railway Platform : Kharagpur (West Bengal)
36. Largest Church : Basilica of St. Peters in Vatican
City
37. Largest Park : The Wood Buffalo National
Park in Alberta, Canada
38. The largest Parliament : China
39. Largest Zoo : Kruger National Park,
South Africa
40. The biggest Flower : Rafflesia
41. Largest Bird : Ostrich
42. Largest Land animal : Elephant
43. Largest man-like ape : Gorilla
44. Highest Mountain : Everest
45. Highest Airport : Leh
46. Highest waterfalls : Angel Falls, Venezuela
47. Oldest National Flag : Denmark
48. Fastest animal : Cheetah
49. Tallest animal : Giraffe
50. Operating system of a computer manages : all the operations of
i. a computer
51. Software that can manipulate or destroy data or programs in a computer is known as : Virus
52. Binary Code’ used in computers makes use of which numbers : 0 & 1
53. One kilobyte is equal to : 1024 bytes
54. Who is the architect of Supercomputer : Seymour Cray
55. Which computer company introduced mouse for the first time : Apple Corporation
56. Who developed the World Wide Web first : Timothy Berners Lee
57. The first large scale, general purpose digital computer : ENIAC
(Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer)
58. The function of key F4 in keyboard is : to repeat the last action
59. Name the first general purpose electronic computer : UNIVAC
60. Jainism is associated with : Vardhamana Mahavira
61. Daoism is associated with : Laozi
62. Babism is associated with : Mirza Ali Muhammad
(The Bab)
63. Confucianism is associated with : Confucius
64. Sikhism is associated with : Guru Nanak
65. Zoroastrianism is associated with : Zoroaster
66. Bhoodan movement is associated with : Vinoba Bhave
67. Sarvodaya is associated with :Jaya Prakash Narayan
68. Ramakrishna Mission is associated with : Swami Vivekananda
69. Arya Samaj is associated with : Dayanand Swaraswati
70. Brahma Samaj is associated with : Raja Ram Mohan Roy
71. Dev Samaj is associated with : Siva Narayan Agnihothri
72. Prarthana Samaj is associated with : Keasab Chandra Sen
73. Sudhi Movement is associated with : Swami Shradhanand
74. Chinmaya Mission is associated with : Swami Chinmayananda
75. Servants of India Society is associated with : Gopalakrishna Gokhale
76. Indian Association is associated with : Surendranath Banerji
77. Peoples Education Society is associated with : Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
78. Vana Mahotsava is associated with : K.M. Munshi
79. Which is called, City of Golden Temple? : Amritsar
80. Which is called, Blue Mountains? : Nilgiri
81. Which is called, Hill Queen? : Simla
82. Which is called, Land of Five Rivers? : Punjab
83. Which is called, Pearl of the Orient? : Goa
84. Which is called, God's Own Country? : Kerala
85. Which is called, Pink City? : Jaipur
86. Which is called, Queen of Arabian Sea? : Cochin
87. Which is called, Switzerland of India? : Kashmir
88. Which is called, Sorrow of Bengal? : River Damodar
89. Which is called, Sorrow of China? : River Huang He (Yellow River)
90. Which is called, Sugar Bowl of World? : Cuba
91. Which is called, Rooftop of the World? : Bolivia
92. Which is called, Land of Midnight Sun? : Norway
93. Which is the Largest Continent : Asia
94. Which is the Largest Island : Greenland
95. Which is the Largest Ocean : Pacific
96. Which is the Largest Peninsula : Arabia
97. Which is the Largest Freshwater Lake : Lake Superior
98. Which is the Largest Archipelago : Indonesia
99. Which is the Largest Saltwater Lake : Caspian Sea
100. Which is the Largest Desert : Sahara (Africa)
101. Which is the Largest Delta : Sunderbans (Bengal)
102. Which is the Largest River : Nile
103. Which is the Smallest Continent : Australia
104. Which is the Highest Plateau : Pamir (Tibet)
105. Which is the Highest Mountain Peak : Everest (Nepal)
106. Who manages a joint stock company : Its Board of Directors
107. Father of Modern Travancore : Marthanda Varma
108. Which State in India has the smallest farm holdings : Goa
109. Study of Viruses : Virology
110. Longest Canal : Indira Gandhi Canal

Government of Kerala

Governor------------Mr.Ramakrishna Suryabhan Gavai
Chief Minister------Mr.V.S. AchuthanandanMinistersHome,
Vigilance & Tourism----------Sri. Kodiyeri Balakrishnan
Local Self Govt. & Rural Development------Sri. Paloli Mohammed Kutty
Education & Culture-------Sri. M.A. Baby
Labour & Excise-------------.Sri. P.K. Gurudasan
Health, Family Welfare and social welfare-- Smt.P.K. Sreemathi
Finance------------Dr. Thomas Issac
Electricity-------------Sri. A.K. Balan
Law, Sports, Youth affairs & Parliamentary affairs---Sri. M.Vijayakumar
Industries----------------Sri. Elamaram Kareem
Food & Civil Supplies------Sri. C. Divakaran
Fisheries & Registration--------.Sri. S. Sharma
Co-operation, Coir ----------.Sri. G. Sudhakaran
Devaswom ------------- Sri. Ramachandran Kadannappalli
Agriculture----------Sri. Mullakkara Retnakaran
Revenue & Land Reforms-------.Sri. K.P. Rajendran
Forest & Wild Life Protection--------.Sri. Benoy Viswam
Transport, Printing & Stationery---- Sri. Jose Thettayil
Irrigation---------Sri. N.K. Premachandran
Public works------Sri. P.J Joseph
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Speaker--------Sri. K. Radhakrishnan
Dy. Speaker------Sri. Jose Baby
Opposition Leader-------.Sri. Ommen Chandy

GK 100 Questions and Answers

1 The first Prime minister of Bangladesh was - Mujibur Rehman
2 The longest river in the world is the - Nile
3 The longest highway in the world is the Trans - Canada
4 The longest highway in the world has a length
of About - 8000 km
5 The highest mountain in the world is the - Everest
6 The country that accounts for nearly one third of the
total teak production of the world is - Myanmar
7 The biggest desert in the world is the - Sahara desert
8 The largest coffee growing country in the world is - Brazil
9 The country also known as "country of Copper" is - Zambia
10 The name given to the border which separates
Pakistan and Afghanistan is - Durand line
11 The river Volga flows out into the - Caspian sea
12 The coldest place on the earth is - Verkoyansk in Siberia
13 The country which ranks second in terms of land area is - Canada
14 The largest Island in the Mediterranean sea is - Sicily
15 The river Jordan flows out into the - Dead sea
16 The biggest delta in the world is the - Ganges Delta
17 The capital city that stands on the river Danube is - Belgrade
18 The Japanese call their country as - Nippon
19 The length of the English channel is - 564 kilometres
20 The world's oldest known city is - Damascus
21 The city which is also known as the City of Canals is - Venice
22 The country in which river Wangchu flows is - Myanmar
23 The biggest island of the world is - Greenland
24 The city which is the biggest centre for manufacture
of automobiles in the world is - Detroit, USA
25 The country which is the largest producer of
manganese in the world is - China & South Africa
26 The country which is the largest producer of rubber in
the world is - Malaysia
27 The country which is the largest producer of tin in the
world is - China
28 The river which carries maximum quantity of water
into the sea is the - Amazon River
29 The city which was once called the `Forbidden City' Was - Peking
30 The country called the Land of Rising Sun is - Japan
31 Mount Everest was named after - Sir George Everest
32 The volcano Vesuvius is located - in Italy
33 The country known as the Sugar Bowl of the world is - Cuba
34 The length of the Suez Canal is - 162.5 kilometers
35 The lowest point on earth is - The coastal area of
Dead sea
36 The Gurkhas are the original inhabitants of - Nepal
37 The largest ocean of the world is the - Pacific ocean
38 The largest bell in the world is the - Tsar Kolkol at Kremlin,
Moscow
39 The biggest stadium in the world is the - Strahov Stadium, Prague
40 The world's largest diamond producing country is - South Africa
41 Australia was discovered by - James Cook
42 The first Governor General of Pakistan is - Mohammed Ali Jinnah
43 Dublin is situated at the mouth of - river Liffey
44 The earlier name of New York city was - New Amsterdam
45 The Eifel tower was built by - Alexander Eiffel
46 The Red Cross was founded by - Jean Henri Durant
47 The country which has the greatest population density is - Monaco
48 The national flower of Britain is - Rose
49 Niagara Falls was discovered by - Louis Hennepin
50 The national flower of Italy is Lily
51 The national flower of China is - Narcissus
52 The permanent secretariat of the SAARC is located at - Kathmandu
53 The gateway to the Gulf of Iran is - Strait of Hormuz
54 The first Industrial Revolution took place in - England
55 World Environment Day is observed on - 5th June
56 The first Republican President of America was - Abraham Lincoln
57 The country famous for Samba dance is - Brazil
58 The name of Alexander's horse was - Beucephalus
59 Singapore was founded by - Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles
60 The famous British one-eyed Admiral was - Nelson
61 The earlier name of Sri Lanka was - Ceylon
62 The UNO was formed in the year - 1945
63 UNO stands for - United Nations Organization
64 The independence day of South Korea is celebrated on - 15th August
65 'Last Judgement' was the first painting of an Italian
painter named - Michelangelo
66 Paradise Regained was written by - John Milton
67 The first President of Egypt was - Mohammed Nequib
68 The first man to reach North Pole was - Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary
69 The most famous painting of Pablo Picasso was - Guermica
70 The primary producer of newsprint in the world is - Canada
71 The first explorer to reach the South Pole was - Cap. Ronald Amundson
72 The person who is called the father of modern Italy is - G.Garibaldi
73 World literacy day is celebrated on - 8th September
74 The founder of modern Germany is - Bismarck
75 The country known as the land of the midnight sun is - Norway
76 The place known as the Roof of the world is - Tibet
77 The founder of the Chinese Republic was - San Yat Sen
78 The first Pakistani to receive the Nobel Prize was - Abdul Salam
79 The first woman Prime Minister of Britain was - Margaret Thatcher
80 The first Secretary General of the UNO was - Trygve Lie
81 The sculptor of the statue of Liberty was - Frederick Auguste Bartholdi
82 The port of Baku is situated in - Azerbaijan
83 John F Kennedy was assassinated by - Lee Harvey Oswald
84 The largest river in France is - Loire
85 The Queen of England who married her brother-in-law was - Catherine of Aragon
86 The first black person to be awarded the Nobel Peace
Prize was - Ralph Johnson Bunche
87 The first British University to admit women for degree
courses was - London University
88 The principal export of Jamaica is - Sugar
89 New York is popularly known as the city of - Skyscrapers
90 Madagascar is popularly known as - the Island of Cloves
91 The country known as the Land of White Elephant is - Thailand
92 The country known as the Land of Morning Calm is - Korea
93 The country known as the Land of Thunderbolts is - Bhutan
94 The highest waterfalls in the world is - the Salto Angel Falls,
Venezuela
95 The largest library in the world is - the United States Library of
Congress, Washington DC
96 The author of Harry Potter Books is - JK Rowling
97 Nickname of New York city is - Big Apple
98 What do you call a group of sheep? - A Flock of Sheep
99 In which sport do players take long and short corners? - Hockey
100 Who was the youngest President of the USA? - Theodore Roosevelt