Monday, April 6, 2009

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)

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

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
 
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