(101) Name the American president after whom an African Capital was named?
James Monroe after whom Monrovia ,
capital of Liberia
(102) On the banks of which river is the city of Kabul
Kabul
(103) Of what did Gandhi say “One of the few
useful things ever invented “?
Sewing Machine
(104) Leonardo Fiboncacci is regarded as the most
distinguished mathematician of the middle Ages. What is regarded as his most
important contribution to European mathematics?
The introduction of the Hindu-Arabic numerals into
Mathematics
(105) What did Arabs call “the Indian Art”?
Mathematics
(106) Who is Jalal ed-Din Mohammed?
Akbar the Great
(107) A day before the Nobel Prizes are presented,
the Swedish parliament is the venue of a prize distribution ceremony. Which
one?
The Alternative Nobel
(108) Why was Kalyan Singh, former CM of Uttar
Pradesh, fined Rs. 2000/ and imprisoned for a day by the Supreme Court of
India?
For his role in the destruction of the Babri Masjid
(109) Which ancient civilization is said to have
invented the lock?
Egyptian
(110) Who was
Lloyd George
(111) Which territory in America
Louisiana
(112) The
Self-Respectors Party, The South Indian Liberal Foundation, The Justice Party.
Name the organisation that will complete the list.
The Dravida Kazhagam
(113)
Which school of materialistic philosophy was said to have been founded by
Brhaspati?
Lokayata
(114)
What two-word term is being used for the persistent, large-scale cyclone
located near the poles that is being touted as the big cause for the
unprecedented cold conditions in the US
Polar Vortex
(115)
Name the only two Indian women to achieve the Grandmaster (GM) title in Chess
Koneru Humpy and Dronovalli Harika
(116)
How did the Bangalore-based start-up Little Eye Labs make news recently?
It became the first Indian firm to be acquired by
Facebook
(117)
Who won the coveted FIFA Ballon d’Or award for 2013?
Cristiano Ronaldo
(118)
Which three European countries are called as Baltic States ?
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
(119)
In which state is the Bankapura Peacock sanctuary?
Karnataka
(120)
What is the newly started first comprehensive adolescent health programme of
the country called?
Rashtriya
Kishor Swasthya Karyakram
(121)
Who was the chief guest for India
Mr. Shinzo Abe (Japan
(122)
Nephophobia is the fear of which natural formation?
Clouds
(123)
The earth emits solar energy in the form of
Infrared radiation
(124)
Which is the second most long-lived green house gas?
Methane – first one is Carbon di oxide
(125) Expand CITESConvention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
(126)
The “Think-Eat-Save: Reduce your Footprint” is a global campaign launched
by
UNEP
(127)
Earlier it was, Hailey
National Park
(128)
Cerrado is the woodland Savanna where an exceptionally rich variety of endemic
plant species have been reported. Where is Cerrado located?
Central Brazil
(129)
Which hormone helps plants to grow towards sunlight?
Auxin
(130)
Which disease is second biggest killer after Malaria?
Black Fever / Kala Azar
(131)
The energy stored inside the earth is called
Geothermal Energy
(132)
How many percentage of the world population have internet access?
34.3%
(133)
When did the Department of Science and Technology established in India
1971
(134)
National Technology Day is observed on
May 11
(135)
The foundation of the Panchayati Raj in
Naguar in Rajasthan
(136)
Which State Government has described Grama Sabha as a “body consisting of
persons registered in the electoral roll relating to a village comprised within
the area of Panchayat at the village level”?
Tamil Nadu
(137)
The significance of Grama Sabha was first recognized by _____ state Government
in 1959
Maharashtra
(138)
Which State Government made it mandatory to conduct Grama Sabha on January 26,
May 01, August 15 and October 02?
Tamil Nadu
(139)
Which article of the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act makes Grama Sabha mandatory
in the States?
Article 243
(140)
How many percentage of active internet users in Urban India use social media as
per the IAMAI report 2012?
74%
(141)
If Facebook is converted into a nation with its users as citizens, it will be
the ____ most populous country
Third (just after China
and India
(142)
Posting of inflammatory or objectionable material on the internet is termed as
Trolling
(143)
Who has become the first Chief Minister in India
Narendra Modi
(144)
In his budget speech (2013-14) Union Finance Minister informed about setting up
of a National Institute of Biotic Stress Management for addressing plant
protection issues. The location of the proposed institute will be at
Ranchi
(145)
The growth rate achieved by farm sector during the XI Five Year Plan was
3.6%
(146)
What was the name of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment before it
was named so in 1998?
Ministry of Welfare
(147)
Which state has the highest tele-density in India
Tamil Nadu
(148)
Taking together both landlines and mobiles, which service provider has the
largest share in communication industry?
Bharati Group
(149)
The headquarters of National Coral Reef Research Centre is at
Port Blair
(150)
Which are the four major coral reefs identified for intensive conservation and
management in India
Gulf of Mannar, Gulf of Kutch, Lakshadweep and Andaman
and Nicobar Islands
(151)
By area, which is the smallest sovereign Asian State
Maldives
(152)
The third Lusofonia Games 2014 held in Goa .
Which countries are eligible to participate in this?
Organised by the ACOLOP – Association of the
Portuguese Speaking Olympic Committees; it is for Portuguese
Commonwealthnations
(153)
Bartolomeo Cristofori is regarded as the creator of which grand musical
instrument?
Piano
(154)
In the “world of communications”, for what is Sir Rowland Hill best remembered?
Introducing the postage stamps
(155)
Which critical organ of the human body is affected by Bright’s Disease?
Kidney
(156)
The RBI recently issued new five rupees and 10 rupees coins bearing images of
which divine figures?
Vaishno Devi
(157)
The official name of the Pamban
Rail Bridge
Annai Indira Gandhi Bridge
(158)
The Oxford
“selfie”
(159)
The theme of 2014 National Voters Day is
Ethical Voting
(160)
______ is the world’s single ‘legal’ producer of raw opium in the form of gum
India
(161)
The city which is said to be the “World’s Polio Virus Reservoir” is
Peshawar
(162)
In Indian Defence, which one is referred as “Desert Ferrari”?
Arjun Mk – II
(163)
The new World’s longest railway platform is _______
(164)
In India, pulse Polio Immunisation programmes was launched in
1988
(165)
If world’s second climate theatre was opened in India
(Punjab ), then the first one was at ______
Canada
(166)
Who is Mr. Najeeb Jung?
Lt. Governor of Delhi
(167)
Which State tableau won the first prize in Republic Day Parade 2014?
West Bengal
(168)
The theme for 2014 national Youth Day is
Youth For Free Drugs
(169)
The Year ____ was declared as India
2007
(170)
How many Indian cities are part of the top 10 most attractive IT / ITES
outsourcing location as per the recent survey?
6 –
(171)
Identify the person:
“He
is the founding member of the theatre group ‘Chingari’. He was awarded
recently the French Government’s “Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters”. Who
is he?
Rahul Vohra
(172)
National Science Day is celebrated on
February 28
(173)
The winner of Ashok Chakra Award 2014 is
K. Prasad Babu (laid down his life combattinf Maosits in Andhra Pradesh – Chhattisgarh border)
(174)
Padma Awards 2014: ______ Padma Vibhushan, ______ Padma Bhushan and ______
Padma Shri. (Fill the gap with number of recipients winning those awards)
2, 24, 101
(175)
Who won the Hockey World League 2014?
The Netherlands
(176)
In which Five Year Plan we are living now?
XII Five Year Plan [2012 – 2017]
(177)
Bitcoin is a digital currency introduced as open source software in 2009 by
pseudonymous developer
Satoshi Nakamoto
(178)
The current Repo rate (Feb 02, 2014) is (rate at which banks borrow short term
funds from the RBI)
8%
(179)
The players who are associated with forming of IPTL (International Premier
Tennis League), style of IPL are
Mahesh Bhupathi – India; Boris Beeker – Germany and Justin Gimelstob - USA
(180)
World’s largest corporate learning and development centre by TCS will come up
in the Indian State
Kerala
Mt. Abu , Rajasthan as Central Police Training College
Thailand
Tamil Nadu Sport University – 2004
Texas , USA
(181)
If Facebook had acquired Bangalore based Little
Eye Labs, then Google had acquired Bangalore
Imperium
(182)
Number of States / Union
Territories
7 – Haryana, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi , Punjab , Karnataka and Chhattisgarh
(183)
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
National Police
Academy Hyderabad
(184)
“Red Shirt Group” protests are in News recently. It is in the country of
(185)
C. F. Andres worked with Mahatma Gandhi was popularly called as
Deenbadhu
(186)
DBT (Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme) plan was introduced on ___ (mention the
date, year)
January 01, 2013
(187)
Food Security Bill is being implemented at an additional cost of Rs. 23, 800
crore per annum, totalling ___% of GDP
1.35%
(188)
India
(189)
Recent observations of a dwarf planet (and the largest asteroid) has suggested
that it is spewing plumes of water vapour into space. Name the dwarf planet.
Ceres
(190)
Who was the first woman to be honoured with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna?
Karnam Malleswari
(191)
Name the eminent scientist and yoga guru, the only two recipients of the Padma
Vibhushan this year.
R. A. Mashelkar and B.K.S. Iyengar
(192)
In Venice
Powered Water Taxis
(193)
According to a recent decision, the Reserve Bank of India
2005
(194)
Who succeeded Indira Gandhi as PM after her assassination?
Rajiv Gandhi
(195)
Google to sell Motorola smartphone business to
Lenovo
(196)
First Paperless public Library of the World ‘BiblioTech’ was opened in
(197)
The most populous landlocked country in the world is
Ethiopia
(198)
Which is the largest country (by area) in continental Africa ?
Algeria
(199)
What is ‘heliophysics’?
The term denotes the physics of the entire sun, from
Centre to Corona
(200)
The SAVE programme is concerned with the conservation of which majestic avian?
Vulture. SAVE – Saving Asia ’s
Vultures from Extinction.
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