General Knowledge Flashcards

1
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when was Mandela inaugurated as first black president

A

1994

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2
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Which is the highest literary award of the world

A

Booker prize

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3
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When was table tennis introduced in Olympics

A

1988 at Seoul

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4
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Which is the associated sport of Bombay gold cup

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Hockey

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5
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Which is the sacred text of Hinduism

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the Vedas, the Bhagavad Gita , the epics of mahabharata and ramayan

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6
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Which state has the largest urban population

A

Maharashtra

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7
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Where is the sports stadium, Green Park, located

A

Kanpur

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8
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Which bank has the maximum number of branches

A

State Bank of India

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9
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Which are the main crops of Arunachal Pradesh

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Rice, maize, millet, wheat, mustard

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10
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Which of the following inventions were done by Thomas Elva Edison

A

Incandescent lamp, Phonograph C and microphone , Carbon telephone

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11
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Which is the spoken language in karnataka

A

Kannada

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12
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Which of the biggest literary award of Britain

A

David Cohen Award

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13
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Which industries are common in Andhra Pradesh

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Cement, Paper, Asbestos , units of HMT,BHEL, Hindustan shipyard ands Bharat Dynamics Ltd

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14
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Which of the following became the first president of south africa

A

Nelson Mandela

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15
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which cities in Maharashtra have airports

A

Mumbai, Pune, Sholapur, Akola, Nagpur

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16
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Last world cup was in ? 2022

A

Qatar, Gay ppl couldn’t attend coz they were criminals😬

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17
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where is the next soccer world cup

A

will be jointly hosted by Canada, Mexico and USA
the gays be safe.

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18
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Native language of Manipur

A

Manipuri (and english?)

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19
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Zawar in rajasthan is famous for

A

zinc mines

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20
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Which of the following cities will be the host of XIX commonwealth games 2023

A

Trinidad and Tobago

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21
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In which year did XIX commonwealth games occur in delhi

A

2010

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22
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which is India’s largest library ? How many books are available.

A

National library, Kolkata , over 190 million volumes of reading and information material.

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23
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Where is UNESCO headquarters ?

A

Paris

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24
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Post harvest folk dance in assam

A

Bihu

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25
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First Asian games were in ? what year

A

India, 1951

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26
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Latest asian games are in

A

Hangzhou, China 2022 postponed to 2023

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27
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Major mineral found in Punjab

A

Salt

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28
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The range of missile Akash

A

25 km

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29
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Lal bahadur shastri death anniversary

A

11 Jan

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30
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Why is Indus valley civilisation called harappan culture

A

coz harappa was first city founded by Dayaram Sahni

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31
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When did Christopher Columbus discovered West Indies

A

1492 AD

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32
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When did Ashoka became emperor of India

A

264 BC

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33
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The total number of judges of the international court of justice is

A

15

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34
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The third highest nation award given for distinguished service in any field is

A

Padma Bhushan

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35
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Highest national award of India

A

Bharat Ratna

36
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2nd highest national award of India

A

Padma Vibhushan

37
Q

Vir Chakra is made of

A

Standard silver

38
Q

The national sports festival for women for first time was organized in

A

1975

39
Q

The national flag was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of India on

A

July 22, 1947

40
Q

Tiruchirapalli is situated on river

A

kaveri

41
Q

the smallest state of India is

A

Goa

42
Q

The netaji subhas National Institute of sports is located at

A

Patiala

43
Q

The largest airport in the world

A

King Fahd international International Airport

44
Q

The last Hindu king who partly succeeded in established “Hindu swaraj” was

A

Chhatrapati Shivaji

45
Q

The largest lake in India

A

Vembanand lake Kerala

46
Q

The largest Cantilevered bridge of India and the world

A

Howrah bridge, Kolkata
Quebec Bridge , Canada

47
Q

The himalayan mountianeering institute is located in

A

Uttarkashi

48
Q

The clear sky looks blue coz

A

dispersion of light

49
Q

The recipient of Bharat Ratna award in 1954 was

A

C. Rajagopalachari

50
Q

Rabindranath Tagore is also known as

A

Gurudev

51
Q

Nobel prize 1913

A

Rabindranath Tagore, field of literature

52
Q

Ludhiana is situated on ______ river

A

Satluj

53
Q

National Defence Academy is in

A

Khadakvasla

54
Q

National Institute of Occupation health is located at

A

Ahmedabad

55
Q

Nuclear power is ______ thermal power

A

Cheaper than

56
Q

light year is related to

A

distance

57
Q

Nalanda is located at

A

Near Patna , Bihar

58
Q

India has largest ______

A

turmeric production
tea production
ginger production

59
Q

Human rights Day is on ____

A

10 Dec

60
Q

Hygrometer is used to measure

A

relative humidity

61
Q

India’s first atomic power station was set up at

A

Tarapur , Maharashtra

62
Q

India’s first nuclear blast at Pokrah in Rajasthan took place in

A

1974

63
Q

Stone statue of the Jain sage Gomateswara is at

A

Sravanabelagola, Karnataka

64
Q

ICAO stands for

A

International Civil Aviation Organization

65
Q

DRDL stands for

A

Defence research and and development laboratory

66
Q

ESCAP stands for

A

Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific

67
Q

The president can be removed from from his office before the expiry of his normal term only on the recommendation of

A

The two Houses of Parliament

68
Q

The members of the State Public Service Commission are appointed by the

A

Governor

69
Q

Mainstream Nationalism in India was aimed at

A

aimed at emancipation from colonial rule

70
Q

The minimum age required to become the prime minister of india

A

25

71
Q

The oath of office is conducted to the president by

A

The vice president of India

72
Q

The office of the prime minister of India

A

is created by the constitution

73
Q

The Objective Resolution was unanimously adopted by the Constituent Assembly on

A

22nd January 1947

74
Q

The national anthem was written by

A

Rabindranath Tagore

75
Q

The president convenes and prorogues all sessions of parliament in consultation with

A

The prime minister

76
Q

The name of the union given in the constitution is

A

India / Bharat

77
Q

The oath of office is administered to the members of state council of ministers by

A

chief justice of the state high court

78
Q

The objective resolution which laid down the main objectives to guide the deliberation of the assembly was moved by

A

The governor

79
Q

The Objective Resolution which laid down the main objectives to deliberations of the Assembly was moved by

A

Jawaharlal Nehru

80
Q

The position of the chief minister is

A

similar to that of the prime minister

81
Q

The minimum age of a voter is

A

18

82
Q

The number of a state commission can be removed by the

A

president on a report by the Supreme Court

83
Q

The president can dissolve the Lok Sabha on

A

advice of the prime minister

84
Q

The number of writs that can be prayed for and issued by the Supreme Court and/or a high court is

A

5

85
Q

The power to decide an election petition is vested in the

A

High courts

86
Q

The present Lok Sabha is the

A

17th Lok Sabha

87
Q

Twin Cities of telengana

A

Hyderabad, Secundarabad