20 June GK

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
AND GENERAL
AWARENESS
Dr. T.K. Jain.
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Brass is made from?
 Copper & zinc
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2-4-D is a : pesticide /
weedicide / insectiside /
herbicide?
 Insecticide
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Anand Math is written by ?
 Bankim chandra Chatterjee
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Full form of WMO?
 World Meteorological Organisation.
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Who has written Animal
Farm?
 George Orwel
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Keins Film festival is organised
in which country?
 France
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What is the real name of
Nirala?
 Suryakant Tripathi
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What is the real name of
Agyeya?
 Sachhinand Hiranand Vatsyayana
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When did Radio start in
India?
 1927
 (govt.
took it over in 1936 and since
1957 it is Akashwani).
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What is the India’s sea-shore
length in approx. km. ?
 5600 Km. approx.
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When did telephone start in
India?
 1851 at Kolkatta
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Which city has famous
Jagannath Temple?
 Puri
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Who invented Telephone?
 Alexander Graham Bell in 1876
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When was Uttaranchal formed
as a separate state?
 2000.
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Which is world Postal Day?
9 October.
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Duterium contains how many
protons and neutrons?
 One each
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Among Alpha, Beta and Gama
rays, which has highest
penetration power?
 Gama
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When ice melts, its density will
increase or decrease?
 Increase
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Who identified the structure of
DNA ?
 Watson and Crick 1953 (got nobel
prize in 1962 for this)
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Where is Lebrodor current in
the world?
Just upper side of Northern America
below Greenland.
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Where is Kuroshio current?
 near Japan
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Pacific sea has how much % of
earth in terms of area?
 35%
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Of the total land surface, how
much is in Asia (total earth)?
 1/3rd
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Highest peak of Rocky
Mountains?
 Alberts
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Highest Peak in Alps series of
mountains?
 Mount Black
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When was voting age reduced
from 21 to 18?
 1989
by 61st constitution
amendment.
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When was anti-defection law
introduced in constitution?
 1985 by 52nd amendment.
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What was the rate of land tax
on farmers at the time of
Moghuls?
 1/3 rd
rd
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Which group revolted against
Aurungjeb?
 Therewere many groups which
revolted against – for example – Jats,
Gorkhas, Bundela etc.
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Who followed Arjun Dev in
Sikhs?
 Guru Hargovind singh
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When did Jahangir Became
Ruler?
3 Nov. 1605
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Who wrote Akbarnama?
 Abul Fazal
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First Britisher who came during
Akbar?
 Hawkins
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Mansabdari system was
introduced by which Moghul
ruler?
 Akbar
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Ahmed Shah introduced a tax
on Hindus (only on
Hindus),what was the name of
 Jajiya tax?
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Where is Bodhi Tree (under
which Lord Budha got
salvation)?
 Bodhgaya
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Kautilya destroyed the
kingdom of King Nanda, who
was ruler of which State?
 Magadh
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Hygrometer measures
what?
 Humidity
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In how much time, a satellite
located nearest to the Earth,
will be able to rotate around
the
 83.7 minutes earth?
approx.
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A niddle made of iron will float
or dip inside water?
 Float
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One yard is equal to how much
meter?
 .9144 meters.
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One KG will weigh highest at
which place on earth?
 Poles
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One calories is equal to how
many jules?
 4.2 jules
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What is the measurement of
resistance?
 Ohm
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A dry cell’s covering contains
which metal?
 Copper
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Lie detector was used at
airports to identify what?
 Gold hidden in the body.
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Giant Panda is found in which
country?
 China
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Yeast is what?
 Algae
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Silk worm feeds on?
 Mulbery
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Which Gas released in Bhopal
gas tragedy?
 Mithyl Isosinade
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How many states in India are
touching Myamar?
4
 Arunachal, Mijoram, Manipur,
Nagaland.
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touching China?
5
J& K, Arunachal, Sikkim,
Uttarakhand, HP,
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touching Pakistan?
4
 Punjab,J&K, Rajasthan, Gujarat.
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touching Bangladesh?
5
 WB,
Tripura, Mizoram, Assam,
Meghalaya
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touching Nepal?
4
 Uttaranchal, UP,WB,Sikkim
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Jojila Pass has been carved out
by which river in India?
 Indus river.
 (Shipki has be made by Satluj, Jeleps
has been made by Tista)
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Southern Point of India which
was washed out by Tsunami?
 Indira Point.
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Which line demarcates borders
between India and
Afghanistan?
 Durand Line
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between India and China?
 McMahon Line
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between India and Pakistan?
 Redcliffe Line.
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Which is the highest peak of
Pakistan?
 Gresarbram
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Which is the heighest peak of
India?
 K-2
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Which is the highest peak of
China?
 Gosaithan
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What is the 92nd amendment in
Constitution of India?
 Itadded 4 languages in our 8th
schedule.
 These languages were Bodo, Dogari,
Methali, and Santhali.
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What is the 91st amendment in
 Itwas about reorganisation of
political parties after defections.
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What is the 90th amendment in
 Itgave special powers to Bodoland
and other tribal areas.
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Where is the headquarter of
NATO?
 Brussels
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OPEC?
 Viana, Austria
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ESCAP?
 Bangkok
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OECD?
 Paris
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UNHCR
 Jeneva
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ADB
 Manila
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UNCTAD
 GENEVA
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IOC
 LUSANE
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ECM
 GENEVA
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SAARC
 KATHMANDU
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UNIDO
 VIANA
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CHOGM
 STRAUSBERG
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UNEP
 NAIROBI
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INTERPOL
 PARIS
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AMNESTY
 LONDON
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Where is Shivaji Stadium?
 At Delhi – for Hockey.
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Where is black heath?
 It is in London, it is for Rugby.
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Where is KENAN?
 JAMSHEDPUR, FOR CRICKET
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Where is CHEPAK
 CHENNAI – FOR CRICKET
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Where is GUCHIBOWLI
 STADIUM AT HYDERABAD
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Where is GREEN PARK?
 CRICKET STADIUM AT KANPUR
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Where is WACA?
 SYDNEY, CRICKET
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Where is WANKHEDE
 Mumbai – cricket stadium
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Where is EADEN GARDEN
 CRICKET STADIUM AT KOLKATTA
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Where is AMBDEKAR
STADIUM?
 Delhi – for football
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Where is WHITE CITY?
 STADIUM AT LONDON
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Where is WIMBLEDON
 LONDON – TENNIS
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Where is FOREST HILL
 STATIDUM FOR TENNIS – NEW YORK
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Who was the freedom fighter,
who threw bomb on Kingsford?
 Khudiram Bose and Prafull Chaki
 (sentenced on 11 august 1908)
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who threw bomb in central
assembly?
 Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev & ( Rajguru)
 (8 April 1929, sentenced on 23
March 1931)
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who killed General Dyre?
 Uddham Singh (13 March 1940),
sentenced on 12 June)
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First census in India?
 1872
 First
regular census in 1881 by lord
Rippon (1880-84)
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Who introduced doctrine of
lapse?
 Lord
Dulhousie (1848) first state
annexed: Satara, then, Jetpur,
Sambalpur etc.
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What is the sequence of rulers
at Delhi before Moghuls?
 Chouhans 1100 - 1192
 Ghulam 1206 - 1290
 Khilji 1290 - 1320
 Tughlaq 1320 – 1398
 (Temur Lung had destroyed delhi in
1398)
 Sayyad 1414-1451
 Lodi 1451- 1526
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Who were the founders of
different dynasties?
 Chouhans Vasudev
 Ghulam Kutubudin Aibek
 Khilji Jalaludin Firojshah
 Tughlaq – Gaji Giyasuddin
 (Temur Lung had destroyed delhi in 1398)
 Sayyad - Khijra Khan
 Lodi – Bahlol Khan
 Vijaynagar – Harihar & Bukka
 Solanki (Gujarat) – Mulraj
 Parmar (MP) = Upendraraj
 Pal – Gopal
 Gurjar - (Nagbhatt I)
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What was the capital of Kushan
rulers?
 Peshawar& later it was transferred
to Mathura.
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Which constitution
amendments are related to
Panchayati Raj?
 64 th
th
& 73 rd amendements.
rd
 It was started on 2 Oct 1959 at

Nagour by J.L. Nehru
 Balwant Rai Mehta and Ashok Mehta,
and B K Rai, and LM Singhvi
committee had given
recommendations on Panchayati Raj.
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What is the name of
parliament of Japan?
 Dait
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What is the name of
parliament of Egypt
 People’s Assembly
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What is the name of
parliament of Afghanistan?
 Shora
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What is the name of
parliament of Russia?
 Duma
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What is the name of
parliament of Spain?
 Kortes
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What is the name of
parliament of Maldiv?
 Majlis
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What is the name of
parliament of Bangladesh?
 Jatiya Sansad.
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What is the name of
parliament of Germany
 Woundsteg
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What is the name of
parliament of Pakistan?
 National Assembly
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What is the name of
parliament of China?
 National People’s congress
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What is the name of
parliament of Switzerland?
 Federal Assembly
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What is the name of
parliament of Turkey?
 Grand national Assembly
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What is the name of
parliament of Malayasia
 Diwan Nigara
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What is the name of
parliament of Nepal?
 Rastriya Panchayat
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What is the name of
parliament of Canada
 Parliament
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What is the name of
parliament of Australia
 Parliament
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Who was India’s first field
marshal?
 Manik Shaw
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Who was India’s first Home
Minister?
 Sardar Patel
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Who was India’s first middle
range anti bellestic missile?
 Agni
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Who was India’s first Paramvir
Chakra recipient?
 Major Somnath Sharma
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Who was India’s first chief
Justice?
 H.J. Kania
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Who was India’s first election
commissioner?
 Sukumar Sen
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Who was India’s first person to
reach Everest without Oxygen?
 Ang Dorji
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Who was first Bharat Ratna
Winner from out of country?
 Abdul Gaffar Khan (seemant Gandhi)
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Who was India’s first education
minister?
 Abul Kalam Azad
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Who was India’s first
commandar in chief?
 Gen Kariappa
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Who was India’s first speaker
of Loksabha?
 G.V. Mavlankar
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Who was India’s first chairman
of constitution assembly?
 Rajendra Prasad
 Dr. Ambdekar was chairman of
Drafting Committee of Constititon.
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Who was India’s first Indian
Governor General?
 C.Rajagopalchari
 Mountbetton was the first governor

general of India.
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Who was India’s first scientist
to win Nobel prize?
 C.V. Raman (physics).
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Who was India’s first nuclear
reactor?
 APSARA
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Who was India’s first Indian to
cross Pak Street by swimming?
 Vaidyanath.
 (Bula
choudhary had crossed English
Channel by swimming)
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Who was India’s first Gyan
peeth award winner
 V. Shankar Kurupp
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Who was India’s first chief of
Air Force?
 Air Marshal S. Mukharji
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Who was India’s first chief of
Naval Staff?
 Vice Admiral R.D. Katari.
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How many matters are there in
centre , state and concurrent
list?
 At the time of independence, there
were 97,66,& 47 subjects, but now
we have 99, 61 & 52 matters in
these lists. These are mentioned in
7th schedule.
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What is mini-constitution (an
amendement)?
 Itwas 42nd constitution amendment –
in 1976.
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While framing constititon, what
did we borrow from Canada?
 FederalGovernment structure, and
residual powers with Centre.
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did we borrow from Ireland?
 DirectivePrinciples, Presidential
election system.
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did we borrow from South
Africa?
 Constitution amendment provisions
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did we borrow from Russia?
 Fundamental duties.
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did we borrow from Germany?
 President’s
powers during
emergency.
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did we borrow from USA?
 Fundamental Rights,
 Impeachment motion
 Supremacy of constitution and
courts.
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did we borrow from England?
 Single citizenship
 Parliamentary government system
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did we borrow from Australia?
 Preface – language
 Centre – state relations
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did we borrow from Japan?
 System established by law.
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When was regulating act
enacted on India?
 1773
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When was Pitts India act
enacted on India?
 1784
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When was Charter act enacted
on India?
 1793, 1813, 1833, 1853, 1858
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What is Morley Minto
Reforms?
 India govt. Act 1909
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What is Montegue Chelmsford
Reforms?
 India govt. Act 1919
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Which is the most important
source of Indian constititon?
 India Govt. Act 1935
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When was dual govt. started at
state level?
 1919
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The longest National Highway
in India?
 Varanasi – Kanyakumari – 2369 KM
long
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Smallest Natioanl Highway in
India?
 NH 47 A – 6 KM long.
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Which highway, is just opposite
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 89
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WHAT IS B.O.T.
 Build Operate and Transfer.
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Which state has largest road
network?
 Maharastra
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First Indian Railway?
 1853 – Thane to Mumbai (34 Km).
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Status of Indian Railway in
world?
 2nd in terms of length (1st in Asia).
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World’s longest railway
route?
 Trans –syberia route – 9332 Km.
long.
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Longest platform?
 Kharakpur
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India’s longest route train?
 Himsagar
Express – Jammu to
Kanyakumari – 3726 Km.
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How many divisions are there
in India?
 16
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World’s first airway postal
service –when and where?
 In 1911 from Ilahabad to Naini
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How many national waterways
are there in India?
4
 Ilahabad – haldia (longest).
 Saia to Dhubri
 Kollam to Kottayam
 Kakinada to marakkanam.
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Largest port in India?
 Mumbai
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India’s best natural port?
 Vishakhapatnam
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Tidal port?
 Kandla
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India’s oldest port?
 Chennai
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The union territory with largest
literacy in %?
 Lakshdweep – with 87% literacy.
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Basic values at afterschoool
 Share to learn more
 Interact to develop yourself
 Fear is your worst enemy
 Make mistakes to learn
 Study & discuss in a group
 Criticism is the healthy route to mutual
support and help
 Ask fundamental questions : why, when,
how & where?
 Embrace change – and compete with
yourself only
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social entrepreneurship for
better society
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