[Sarkari-Naukri] Harish Sati, General Knowledge part-4

• Theosophical Society is associated with

• Ans : Annie Besant

• Which is the first state in India has been formed on purely linguistic basis?

• Ans : Andra Pradesh

•   The famous Thirumala Thirupathi Venkateswara Temple is in which district?

• Ans : Chittoor

• Which is known as twin cities?

• Ans : Hyderabad and Secunderabad

• Which state is known as the 'Orchid Paradise of India?

• Ans : Arunachal Pradesh

• Which place in Assam is said to be the meeting place of Buddhism, Hinduism and Islam?

• Ans : Hajo

•   Lord Mahavira breathed his last at

• Ans : Pavapuri

•   Goa become the 25^th state of the Indian union on

• Ans : 30^th May 1987

• The ancestral home of Mahendra Chaudhari, the Indian origin former prime minister of Fiji who was overthrown in a military coup is from

• Ans : Haryana

• Jammu & Kashmir was acceded to India on

• Ans : 26^th October 1947

• Sea of Tranquility' and 'Ocean of Storms' are in

• Ans : Moon

• The alliance of non-communist parties against congress in the 1972 elections were known as

• Ans : Grand Alliance

•   Who advocated for the ‘Total Revolution’ during 1974–75

• Ans : Jayaprakash Narayan

•   Which Government introduced the food for work program first

• Ans : Janatha Government (1977)

• Which program introduced in schools aimed at providing basic amenity to the schools

• Ans : Operation Blackboard

• The first ‘baby friendly’ state in India is

• Ans : Kerala

• Who gave the slogan ‘Garibi Hato’

• Ans : Indira Gandhi

• Name the state with the largest number of registered newspapers

• Ans : Uttar Pradesh

•   National Literacy Mission launched in 1988 aims at attaining a sustainable 75% literacy rate level by

• Ans : 2007

• The word ‘Satyameva Jayate’ inscribed below the abacus of the state emblem of India was taken from

• Ans : Mundaka Upanishad Muharram, Safar, Rabi ul aval, Rabi u

•   Months in Islamic calendar

• Ans : akhir, Rajab, Shaban, Ramadan, Shawwal, Dhual-Qadah, Dhual-Hijjah

•  In a vacuum flask, silvering reduces the loss of heat by

• Ans : radiation

• The period of oscillation of a pendulum depends on

• Ans : length of the spring

• The boiling point of a liquid ......... if pressure is decreased

• Ans : decreases

•  No sound is heard on the moon because there is ..... on the moon

• Ans : no atmosphere

•  Why do water pipes, in hilly areas, often burst on a cold, frosty night?

• Ans : When water in the pipe freezes, it expands. So pipes break

•  Why do we sweat on a hot day?

• Ans : In order to maintain a constant temperature, sweating is necessary

• Why do the clothes keep us warm during winter?

• Ans : Clothes prevent the heat of the body to escape.

• Why do we hear better on water than land?

• Ans : Sound travels faster in water than air

•  Why are the mountains cooler than plains?

• Ans : Air on the mountains is less dense so it absorbs less heat.

•  Why is it easier to swim in sea water than in river?

• Ans : Density of sea water is higher

•   The only paramilitary force which has an exclusive 'Mahila Battalion' is

• Ans : CRPF batch – 88

• The largest paramilitary force in India

• Ans : Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)

• Who is legally competent to declare war or conclude peace treaty

• Ans : The President

•   Thumba rocket launching station is in which state

• Ans : Kerala

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with warm regards

Harish Sati
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)
Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110068

(M) + 91 - 9990646343 | (E-mail) Harish.sati@gmail.com


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