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Famous places & personality in India: * India's Only coal museum -------Margheri ta, Assam. * India's Only glass mosque ------- Shillong, Meghalaya. * India's Only active volcano ------Barren Island, Andaman and Nicobar Island. * India's Only Floating National Park ------- Keibul Lamjao National Park, Manipur. * India's Only Floating Lake ------- Loktak Lake, Manipur. * India's Only Symphony Orchestra ------- Symphony Orchestra of India, Mumbai. * India's Only Female Wildlife Photographer ------- Vasudha Chakravathi. * India's Only two F1 Driver ------- Narain Karthikeyan and Karun Chandhok. * India's Only Aircraft carries ------- INS Viraat. * India's Only overseas Military Base ------- Farkhor Air Base, Tajikistan. * India's Only licenced production and supply Unit for National Flag ------- Karnataka Khadi Gramodyoga Samyukta Sangha. * India's Only Satellite Launch Center ------- Sriharik...

INDIAN HISTORY MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (1) Who is called as Kashmir Akbar a) Tughril Khan b) Jain-ul-Abdin c) Alivardhi Khan d) Khazir khan Ans: ( b) (2) The department of slaves under Delhi Sultanate a) Diwan-i-Bandagan b) Diwan-i-Istinaq c) Diwan-i-Amir-Kohi d) Diwan-i- Mustakhraj Ans: ( a ) (3) Period of rule of Jalaluddin Khalji a) 1280-1290 b) 1290-1296 c) 1295-1308 d) 1298-1304 Ans: ( c ) (4) The schools which taught primary education to Muslims during the period of sultanate a) Madarsas b) Mukhaddams c) Makthabs d) Kohies Ans: ( c ) (5) Who introduced token currency system a) Alauddin Khalji b) Razia Sultana c) Balban d) Muhammad-Bin- Tughluq Ans: ( d ) (6) Alauddin conquered Chittor in 1303 and named it as a) Khajirabad b) Ghaziabad c) Janpur d) Daulthabad Ans: ( a ) (7) No...

Important abberviations for banking,,,, 1. NABARD - National Bank for Agricultural & Rural Development 2. RTGS - Real Time Gross Settlement 3. NEFT - National Electronic Fund Transfer 4. NAV - Net Asset Value 5. NPA - Non Performing Asset 6. ASBA - Account Supported by Blocked Amount 7. BIFR - Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction 8. CAMELS - Capital Adequacy, Asset Quality, Management Earnings, Liquidity, Systems & Controls 9. BCSBI - Banking Codes & Standard Board of India 10. BIS – Bank for International Settlement 11. BCBS – Basel Committee on Banking Supervision 12. BOP - Balance of Payment 13. BOT - Balance of Trade 14. BPLR – Benchmark Prime Lending Rate 15. CCIL – Clearing Corporation of India Ltd. 16. CIBIL - Credit Information Bureau of India Ltd. 17. CRISIL - Credit Rating Information Services of India Ltd. 18. CBLO - Collateralised Borrowing & Lending Obligation 19. CPI - Consumer Price Index 2...

Q. Which Asian Archery team won Gold and a Bronze Medal in Asian Archery Grand Prix held on March 12, 2013? 1 Bangladesh 2 China 3 Pakistan 4 India Ans: 4 Q. The finals of the Uber Cup 2014 and Thomas Cup 2014 are to be held at - 1 New Delhi 2 Kolkata 3 Bengaluru 4 Chennai Ans: 1 Q. What is the distance of running in a marathon race? 1 26 miles 105 yards 2 26 miles 385 yards 3 26 miles 405 yards 4 26 miles Ans: 2 Q. Who recently created 15 sixes record in ODI series? 1 Shane Watson 2 M.S.Dhoni 3 Herschelle Gibbs 4 Xavier Marshall Ans: 1 Q. Australia won Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament 2013 for the - 1 Sixth Time 2 Fifth Time 3 Seventh Time 4 Fourth Time Ans: 3 Q. Who was the first Bangladeshi Cricketer score double century in test cricket? 1 Mohammad Ashraful 2 Mashrafe Mortaza 3 Nasir Hossain 4 Mushfiqur Rahim Ans: 4 Q. Name the renowned soccer player who on 9 December, 2012 set the record for...

1. Father of Astronomy : Copernicus 2. Economics : Adam Smith 3. Biology : Aristotle 4. Chemistry : Antoine Lavoisier 5. Geometry : Euclid 6. History : Herodotus 7. Genetics : G.J. Mendel 8. Botany : Theophrastus 9. Classical mechanics : IsaacNewton 10. Computer : Charles Babbage 11. Comedy : Aristophanes 12. English poetry : GeoffreyChaucer 13. Homeopathy : Heinemann 14. Indian Green Revolution : M.S.Swaminathan 15. India's Communication Revolution : Sam Pitroda 16. Medicine : Hippocrates 17. Modern physics : GalileoGalilei 18. Nuclear physics : Ernest Rutherford 19. Nuclear science : Marie Curie , Pierre Curie 20. Pentium Chip : Vinod Dham 21. Periodic table : Dmitri Mendeleev 22. Political science : NiccolòMachiavelli 23. Quantum mechanics : Max Planck 24. Relativity : Albert Einstein 25. Robotics : Al-Jazari 26. Thermodynamics : Sadi Carnot 27. Zoology : Aristotle

Q1. After Hindi, which is the second most spoken language in India ? (A) Tamil (B) Marathi (C) Telugu (D) Bengali Q2. In terms of area, which is the largest country ? (A) Russia (B) Canada (C) China (D) United States of America Q3. Who was the first woman to receive the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award ? (A) Indira Gandhi (B) Mother Teresa (C) Aruna Asaf Ali (D) M.S.Subbulakshmi Q4. Which is the only element whose atoms have no neutron ? (A) Helium (B) Oxygen (C) Nitogen (D) Hydrogen Q5. Challenger Deep, a part of Mariana Trench and the deepest point in the oceans, named after British ship Challenger II which first surveyed it in 1951, is located in which ocean ? (A) Indian Ocean (B) Pacific Ocean (C) Atlantic Ocean (D) Antarctic Ocean Q6. In 1922, Chittarajnan Das and Motilal Nehru founded which political party ? (A) Forward Block (B) Swaraj Party (C) Swatantra Party (D) Ghadar Party Q7. According to Hindu mythology, wh...

Q1. In 1970, who became the first recipient of the Dadasaheb tPhalke Award ? (A) Devika Rani Rtatoerich (B) Prithviraj Kapoor (C) B.N.Sirkar (D) Pankaj Mullick Q2. Bomakai and Sambalpuri saris are native of which state ? (A) Orissa (B) Madhya Pradesh (C) Maharashtra (D) West Bengal Q3. `Akbarnama', a biographical account of Mughal ruler Akbar, was authored by ? (A) Faizi (B) Birbal (C) Abul Fazl (D) Abdul Rahim Khan-i- khana Q4. Which among the following is not a mammal ? (A) Bat (B) Shark (C) Dolphin (D) Blue Whale Q5. Which city is known as the `Big Apple' ? (A) Paris (B) Tokyo (C) Shanghai (D) New York Q6. Who was the first Indian to win All England Open Badminton Championships Singles title ? (A) Prakash Nath (B) Prakash Padukone (C) Nandu M. Natekar (D) Pullela Gopichand Q7. On which river is Bhakra Nangal Dam, the highest gravity dam in world, is constructed ? (A) Chenab (B) Jhelum (C) Ravi (D) Sutlej Q8. Apart from De...