Q1. Rowlatt act was passed in?
Answer: March 1919
Note:-
Ø Also Known as Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act, 1919
Ø By the British Raj in India
Q2. Who gave the slogan Do or Die during the freedom struggle of India?
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
Q3. World Tuberculosis Day was observed on which day?
Answer: 24th March
Q4. When Indian constitution did come into amendment?
Answer: 18 June 1951
Note:-
Ø The First Amendment of the Constitution of India, enacted in 1951
Ø Made several changes to the Fundamental Rights provisions of the constitution
Ø The formal title of the amendment is the Constitution (First Amendment) Act, 1951. It was moved by the then Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, on 10 May 1951 and enacted by Parliament on 18 June 1951.
Q5. What is the name of horse of Maharana Pratap?
Answer: Chetak
Note:-
1) Chetak was the horse of Maharana Pratap, whom Pratap rode during the Battle of Haldighati, June 21, 1576.
2) Chetak died in this battle and since then has been immortalized in the ballads of Rajasthan.
Q6. Which river is known as the 'sorrow' of West bengal?
Answer: Damodar River was earlier known as the "River of Sorrows"
Q7. What is the Capital of Cyprus?
Answer: Nicosia
Note:-
Ø Currency of Cyprus: Euro
Ø Official languages: Turkish, Greek
Q8. By Which amendment of the constitution the voting was reduced age from 21 to 18 years?
Answer: The Constitution (Sixty-first Amendment) Act, 1988
Q9. Mrinalini Sarabhai is related to?
Answer: Classical Dancer: Bharatnatyam
Note:-
Ø Legendary bharatanatyam dancer and Padma Bhushan recipent Mrinalini Sarabhai, passed away on 21 Jan 2016 morning at the age of 97. Wife of renowned Indian scientist Vikram Sarabhai
Ø She died of old-age related problems in Ahmedabad.
Q10. konark Sun temple built by?
Answer: King NarasimhadevaI of Eastern Ganga Dynasty in 13th Century in Odisha.
Q11. Golden temple of dambulla is present in ?
Answer: Sri Lanka
Note:-
Ø It is also known as Dambulla cave temple
Ø It is a World Heritage Site (1991)
Q12. The third Battle of Panipat between?
Answer: Between “the Durrani Empire Ahmad ShahAbdali of Afghanistan” and “the Maratha Empire Balavil Baji Rao” in 1761 A.D.
Q13. Which spacecraft was launched towards the Moon from an Earth
Answer: The Luna 10
Q14. Which was the first Indian artificial satellite?
Answer: Aryabhata in 19 April 1975
Q15. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) established in which year?
Answer: 1958
Q16. The First International Cricket Match played between?
Answer: The USA and Canada in 1844
Q17. Which continent is the world’s smallest?
Answer: Australia
Note:-
Ø World’s Largest Continent: Asia
Q18. Which is the longest canal in India?
Answer: Indira Gandhi Canal or Rajasthan canal (Rajasthan)
Q19. Karnam Malleswari is related to which game?
Answer: An Indian weightlifter
Q20. Railway Staff College is situated at?
Answer: Vadodara
Q21. When Swami Vivekananda did deliver his First Speech in the Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago?
Answer: 11th September 1893
Q22. In which year Vasco da Gama arrived in India?
Answer: Vasco da Gama reached at Calicut, India in May 20, 1498
Q23. Aruna Asaf Ali was associated with which one of the following?
Answer: Quit India Movement
Q24. In which session of congress Subhash Chandar Bose was President?
Answer: January 29, 1939
Q25. The Establishment of Panchayati Raj was recommended by?
Answer: On the recommendations of Balwantrai Mehta Committee Report 1957
Q26. Which gas is known as marsh gas?
Answer: Metane gas (CH4)
Q27. The political parties got the constitutional recognition for the first time in the year?
Answer: 1856
Q28. What is Viticulture?
Answer: Production of grapes
Q29. The words ‘Satyameva jayate’ inscribed below the base plate of the emblem of India are taken from?
Answer: Mundak Upanishad
Q30. Under Article 356 of the Constitution of India, President’s rule was imposed for the first time in?
Answer: PEPSU (Patiala and East Punjab States Union)
Q31. The Khurda Road division, Odisha of the East Coast Railway (ECoR) has set a target to install bio-toilets in how many train coaches during 2016-17 as part of the Swachh Bharat Mission
Answer: 2,000 train coaches
32). Who discovered penicillin?
Answer: Alexander Fleming
33). Which of following chemicals is called as saltpeter?
Answer: Potassium Nitrate
34). Which boxer is known as 'Real Deal'?
Answer: Evander Holyfield
35). Which number of Lok Sabha was formed during 2014 election?
Answer: 16th Lok Sabha (16thSpeaker – Sumitra Mahajan)
Q36. Odd one out
a) External hard disk
b) CD
c) Keyboard
d) Digital camera
Answer: Keyboard
Q37. A hacker is a?
Answer: A person who breaks codes and passwords to gain unauthorized entry to computer systems.
Q38.What is the name of the part of thar desert in Pakistan?
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