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GENERAL STUDIES EXAMINERs FAVOURITES COMPILATION OF IMPORTANT QUESTIONS: Ancient India 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Harappan Civilization discovered in - 1921 The local name of Mohanjodaro is -Mound of the Dead The Indus Valley Civilization discovered by DR Sahni Patnjali is known for the compilation of - Yoga Sutra Satyameva Jayate has been adopted from which book? Mundaka Uparishad Which Veda contains an account on magical charms and spells?Atharavaveda The city of Pataliputra found by Udayin Buddha belonged to Sakya clan Buddha Charita wrote by Asvaghosha The last Mauryan emperor was Brihadratha Saka era started by Kanishka (AD 78) The First king issued gold coins in India by Indo - Greeks The subject matter of Ajanta painting pertains to - Buddhism First major inscription in classical Sanskrit is that of - Rudradaman Which Gupta King was known as the Napolean of India? Samudragupta

Medieval India 1. The Khajuraho temples built by -Chandela 2. The four mathas in the four corners of India by Shankaracharya 3. The Somnath temple destroyed by Mahmud Ghaznavi, was dedicated to Lord Siva 4. Ibn Batuta traveler come from - Morocco 5. Which Sultan founded a town where now stands Agra? - Sikandar 6. The author of Ain- i- Akbari was Abul Fazal. 7. Ibadatkhana at Fatehpur Sikri was built by Akbar 8. The Sun temple of Konark was build by Narasimhadeva (Gang Dynasty) 9. Ibn Batuta as the Chief Qazi of Delhi was appointed by Mohammad bin - Tughlaq 10. Diwan I Musta Kharaji was established by Alauddin Khaliji Modern India 1. Who was the Governor General of Bengal? Warren Hastings

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The trade monopoly of East India company was ended by which act?- Charter Act of 1833 Adigranth or Guru Granth Saheb was compiled by Guru Arjun Dev Satyarth Prakesh was written by Swami Dayanand Saraswati The theory of economic drain in his book Poverty and Un British Rule in India was given by -Dada Bhai Naoroji India was of Independence 1857 is written by Begum Hazarat The first Indian to become member of the British Parliament Dada bhai Naoroji The last British Viceroy of India Lord Mountabatten For Which movement did Gandhiji give the slogan, Do Or Die?-Ouit India Movement Which Committee was appointed by the British Government to investigate in Jallianwala Bagh massacre? Hunter Commission Who was known as the Frontier Gandhi? Khan Abdul Gaffar Who was called the Iron Man of India? Sardar Ballabhbhai Patel The leader of Bardoli Satyagrah (1928) was Sardar Ballabhbhai Patel The author of Neel Darpan was Dinbandhu Mitra

GEOGRAPHY 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. The first person to use the word geography was Erastosthenes (276 194 BC) The First presented the India on the world map Tolmie 10 latitude give the seperatio of 111 kms 10 Longitude is equal to 4 (minutes) The Closest capital to tropic cancer Ranchi 3 capitals are above to Tropic of Cancer Jaipur, Aizwol, Agarthala The atmosphere layer which reflects radio waves is known as - Lonosphere Which State is known as the name of Black Water? - Andaman and Nicobar Which latitude divides India into two parts? 23 0 The largest delta in the world is The delta of Ganga The type of climate in India is Monsoon Most of the iron in India is found in Dharwar Rocks Ozone layer is found in Stratosphere Ring of fire refers to Circum Pacific Seismic belt Willy Willy is the tropical cyclone occurring in Coast of North west Australia On which river, the Baglihar Hydro- powr project is located? Chenab The term Rugur refers to Black cotton Soil Which two peninsular rivers flow through troughs? Narmad and Tapi How much area does India cover of the total geographical area of the world? 2.42 % The length of the Indian coastline is 7516.6 km

IMPORTANT BOUNDARY LINES 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Durand Line Hinderberg line 49th Parallel Mac Mohan Line Maginot Line Between Pakistan and Afghanistan Between Germany and Poland Between USA and Canada Between India and Tibet / China Between France and Germany

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38th Parallel Oder Neisse Line Radcliffe Line 17th Parallel

Between North and South Korea Between Germany and Poland Between India and Pakistan Between India and Pakistan

INDIAN POLITY 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. The Constitution of India was adopted on 26th November 1949 The Constituent Assembly of India started functioning from :- 9th December , 1946 The Constituent Assembly took time to frame the Constitution of India 2 years 11 months 18 days The concept of written constitution, first born was USA The constitution of India is Partly rigid, partly flexible The word Secularism was inserted in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution by 42nd Amendment The Preamble to the constitution declares India as A sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic The item Education belongs to the Concurrent List How many languages have recongnised by the Constitution? 22 The number of Union Territories in India is 7 Part of the Indian Constitution deals with Fundamental Rights- Part III Constitutional Amendment deleted the Right to Property from the list of Fundamental Rights 44th Amendment Articles of Indian Constitution guarantees freedom to press Article 19 In year Fundamental Duties of citizens were introduced by 42nd Amendment 1976 Rashtrapati Bhawan was designed by - Edwin Lutyens A Presidential Ordinance can remain in force For six months In Article of the Constitution of India can be the President of India be impeached Article 61 In India, the President is elected by Single Transferable Vote The first woman to become the Prime Minister of a country Sirimavo Bhandharnaike The Father of Indian economic reform - Manmohan Singh

INDIAN ECONOMY These revolutions aim at the increased production in the respective sector. What are they? REVOLUTIONS 1. Pink Revolution 2. Yellow Revolution etc.) 3. Brown Revolution 4. Silver Revolution 5. Golden Revolution 6. Black Revolution 7. Red Revolution RELATED Onion, Prawns Oil seeds, (mustard, Sunflower Leather Egg (Poultry) Honey, Apiculture, Horticulture Petroleum Tomato, Meat

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Round Revolution Potato Grey Revolution Fertilizer A member of Parliament will lose his membership of Parliament if he is continuously absent from Sessions for - 60 days Which was described by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar as the 'Heart and Soul' of the Constitution?- Right to Constitutional Remedies An individual's actual standard of living can be assessed by - Disposable Personal Income Fa hien visited India during the reign of - Chandragupta II The land locked sea is Aral Sea Hydrogen bomb is based on the principle of - Uncontrolled fusion reaction Tropospher is the hottest part of the atmosphere because - It is heated by the Earth's surface The outermost layer of the Sun is called - Corona The tissue in man where no cell division occurs after birth is - Nerves The warm blooded animals are - Whales Syrinx is the voice box in - Birds The largest ecosystem of the Earth is - Biome Which type of glass is used for making glass reinforced plastic - Fibre glass Who coined the word 'Geography'? - Eratosthenese The ecological hot spot of India is Western Ghats The term Micro Economics and Macro Economics were coined by - J.M. Keynes Tetra ethyle lead (TEL) is An antioxidant A Presidential Ordinance can remain in force - For six months

MISCLANEOUS GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 'Eutrophication' is associated with - Nitrates and Phosphates 'Dry ice' is the condense form of - carbon dioxide A reduction reaction involves - addition of nitrogen An antiknock for petrol is - Lead tetraethyl The systems of government is bi-centralism an essential feature is - Federal system Monopolist resorts to price discrimination depending upon the - Elasticity of demand Economic planning is an essential feature of - Socialist economy The Central Drug Reasearch Institute of India is located at - Lucknow The cereals was among the first to be used by man - Wheat If a resistive wire is elongated, its resistance - increases The sweet taste of fruits is due to - Fructose The three tier Panchayat Raj system in India was proposed by the Balwant Rai Mehta Committee Under the Article of the Constitution is the President's Rule introduced in a State due to the failure of the constitutional machinery - Article 356 Brown Revolution is - Growth of food procession and soft drinks industries in India Golden Revolution refers to - Horticulture Rusting of iron requires - oxygen and water The 'Break Even' point is - Total revenue equals total cost The method of Impeachment of the President of India is adopted from - U.S.A

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Generally, the soil of the northern plans of India has been formed by - Aggradation Hiuen Tsang visited India during the reign of Harshavardhana The communal electorate was introduced for the first time in India in - 1909 Sea breeze is formed during Day time A geostationary satellite revolves round the earth from - West to East Cement is formed by strongly heating a mixture of - Limestone and clay Glass is a - Supercooled liquid Lambert's law is related to - Illumination The Drafting of the Constitution was completed on - 26th January, 1950 The judges of the Supreme Court retire at the age of - 65 years The call of Back to the Vedas was given by - Swami Dayanand Saraswati Red data book gives information about species are - Endangered The time period of a pendulum when taken to the Moon would - Increase White lung disease is prevalent among the workers of - Pesticide industry An artificial ecosystem is represented by - Aquarium The optimum dissolved oxygen level (in mg/ litre) required for survival of aquatic organisms is 4 6 The System of Dyarchy was introduced in India in - 1919 The minerals is found in Monazite sand is - Thorium Which plant is called 'Herbal Indian Doctor? - Amla The pH of Human blood is 7.4 Optical fibres are based on the phenomenon of -Total Internal Reflection Mirage' is an example of -Refraction and total internal reflection of light The element which is used for vulcanizing rubber - Sulphur For the election of President of India, a citizen should have completed the age of - 35 years A member of Parliament will lose his membership of Parliament if he is continuously absent from Sessions for - 60 days Which was described by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar as the 'Heart and Soul' of the Constitution?- Right to Constitutional Remedies An individual's actual standard of living can be assessed by - Disposable Personal Income Fa hien visited India during the reign of - Chandragupta II The land locked sea is Aral Sea Hydrogen bomb is based on the principle of - Uncontrolled fusion reaction Tropospher is the hottest part of the atmosphere because - It is heated by the Earth's surface The outermost layer of the Sun is called - Corona The tissue in man where no cell division occurs after birth is - Nerves The warm blooded animals are - Whales Syrinx is the voice box in - Birds The largest ecosystem of the Earth is - Biome Which type of glass is used for making glass reinforced plastic - Fibre glass Who coined the word 'Geography'? - Eratosthenese The ecological hot spot of India is Western Ghats The term Micro Economics and Macro Economics were coined by - J.M. Keynes Tetra ethyle lead (TEL) is An antioxidant A Presidential Ordinance can remain in force - For six months

PHYSICS: IMPORTANT INVENTIONS & INVENTORS

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Air conditioning: Willis Carrier, U.S., 1911. Balloon: Joseph and Jacques Montgolfier, France, 1783. Barometer: Evangelista Torricelli, Italy, 1643. Bicycle: K. Macmillan, Scotland, 1839 Bifocal Lens: Benjamin Franklin, U.S., c.1760. Calculating machine: Pascal, France, 1642. Camera: Hand-held: George Eastman, U.S., 1888. Cine Camera: Friese-Greene, Britain, 1889. Centigrade scale: A. Celsius, France, 1742. Cinematograph: Thomas Alva Edition, USA, 1891. Integrated Circuit : Jack S. Kilby, U.S., 1959. Clock: Pendulum clock: Christian Huygens, The Netherlands, 1656. Mechanical clock: Hsing and Ling-Tsan, China, 1725. Computers: Charles Babbage, Britain, 1834. Conservation of electric charge: Benjamin Franklin, U.S., 17511754. Diode Bulb: Sir J.S. Fleming, 1904 Dynamite: Alfred Nobel, Sweden, 1867. Dynamo: Michael Faraday, England, 1831. Electric Appliances: Fan: Schuyler Wheeler, U.S., 1882. Flatiron:- Henry W. Seely, U.S., 1882. Stove:- Hadaway, U.S., 1896. Washing machine:- Alva Fisher, U.S., 1906. Electric cooking utensil: (first) patented by St. George LaneFox, England, 1874. Electric generator (Dynamo): Michael Faraday, England, 1831. Electric Iron: H.W. Seeley, USA, 1882. Electric lamp: Thomas Alva Edison, U.S., 1879. Electromagnet: William Sturgeon, England, 1824. Electron: Sir Joseph J. Thompson, England, 1897. E = mc2: Albert Einstein, Switzerland, 1907. Electric Motor: Michael Faraday, England, 1822. Evolution Theory: Charles Darwin, England, 1858. Exclusion principle: Wolfgang Pauli, Germany, 1925. Expanding universe theory: Edwin P. Hubble, U.S., 1929. Law of falling bodies: Galileo Galilei, Italy, 1590. Fiber optics: Narinder Kapany, England, 1955. Elementary Geometry: Euclid, Alexandria, Egypt, c. 300 B.C. Gunpowder: China, c.700. Gyroscope: Lon Foucault, France, 1852. Halley's Comet: Edmund Halley, England, 1705. Helicopter:-

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Double rotor: Heinrich Focke, Germany, 1936. Single rotor: Igor Sikorsky, U.S., 1939. Holograph: Dennis Gabor, England, 1947. Internal combustion Engine: Fundamental theory established by: Sadi Carnot, France, 1824. Two-stroke: Etienne Lenoir, France, 1860; Four-stroke: Nikolaus Otto, Germany, 1876; Diesel: Rudolf Diesel, Germany, 1892; Rotary: Felix Wankel, Germany, 1956. Jet propulsion: Engine: Sir Frank Whittle, England, Hans von Ohain, Germany, 1936 Aircraft: Heinkel He 178, 1939. Laser:First the theoretical work(Inventor): Charles H. Townes, Arthur L. Schawlow, U.S., N. Basov, A. Prokhorov, U.S.S.R., 1958. First working model: T. H. Maiman, U.S., 1960. Law of Gravitation: Sir Isaac Newton, England, c.1665 (published 1687). Laws of Motion: Isaac Newton, England, 1687. Laws of Planetary motion: Johannes Kepler, Germany, 1609, 1619. LCD (liquid crystal display): Hoffmann-La Roche, Switzerland, 1970. Lightning rod: Benjamin Franklin, U.S., 1752. Locomotive:- Steam powered: Richard Trevithick, England, 1804.

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