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GK Day 24 Posted on December 5, 2012 by nishant

More GK 1. Which is the oldest parliamentary democracy in the world? : Great Britain 2. What is the holy book of Parsis called? : The Zend Avesta 3. Which city was founded by Alexander the Great in Egypt? : Alexandria 4. Who was known as Maid Of Orleans? : Joan of Arc 5. What is the Japanese parliament called? : Diet 6. Who was the German-Jewish girl who hid in an Amsterdam attic during WW II and wrote a diary which later became famous? : Anne Frank 7. Which Roman emperor build Byzantium?: Constantine 8. Which is the largest pyramid? The Great Pyramid was built for King Cheops (khufu), the second king of the IV Dynasty 9. After which Florentine explorer was America named? : Amerigo Vespucci 10. In which century was Lord Buddha born?: 6th Century BC (around 560 BC) 11. Which famous Englishman was killed in the Battle of Trafalgar?: Admiral Lord Nelson 12. Who discovered the electron? : Sir J J Thompson 13. Which is the longest bone in the human body?: The femure, the thigh bone 14. At which temperature do both the Centigrade and Fahrenheit show the same reading?: -40C equals -40F 15. Who invented the bifocal lens?: Benjamin Franklin 16. Why we do not feel pains to cut our nails?: Nails are not connected to cartilages or blood vessels. Hence, there is no pain felt when we cut nails. 17. Who invented the jet engine?: Sir Frank Wittle of England in 1973.

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18. What is Mach Number? : The ratio of speed of the body to the speed of the sound under similar conditions. 19. What is the scientific name for study of handwriting?: Graphology 20. What causes an object to look black? When the radiation falling on an object is fully absorbed, the object appears black. 21. Who discovered insulin? : Sir Frederick Grant Banting and J J R Macleod 22. Which element has the highest boiling point?: Tantalum, around 6000C 23. Why does a tennis ball bounce higher on hills than on plains? The gravitational pull in the hills is less than that of in the plains. 24. Which planet has the biggest satellite?: Saturn’s seventh, known as Titan (diameter 5680 km) 25. Which is the most common of all the metals in the earth’s crust? : Aluminum, 8.13% 25. What is the source of caviar?: It is made by salting the roe of sturgeon 26. What is herpetology? : Study of reptiles 27. What is an aardvark?: An ant-eating animal 28. From which plant is morphine obtained?: Opium poppy 29. Who discovered the cause of malaria?: Roland Ross 30. How do we term plants specially adapted to capture and digest insects?: An insectivorous 31. To which family of plants does the apple belong?: The rose family 32. In which country is tea first believed to have been cultivated?: South China 33. What is known as ‘vegetable gold’?: Saffron 34. Which vegetable contains the most iron?: Spinach, 100gm of which 2.2gm is iron 35. To which botanical family does the onion belong?: The lily family (allium cepa) 36. From which tree is quinine obtained?: Cinchona tree 37. Marie Curie was awarded the Nobel Prize twice. In which categories did she win them? Physics 1903 (radioactivity) and Chemistry 1911 (metallic radiation)

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38. Which scientist received Nobel Prizes for both Chemistry and Peace? Linus Pauling 39. Who invented the vacuum flask?: James Dewar (U.K.) in 1892 40. With which important invention is the name of Leeuwenhoek associated? : The microscope 41. Which Russian born American is so famous for research connected with television that he has been described as ‘the father of modern television’? Vladimir Zworykin 42. The first words to be spoken over a telephone were: “Mr. Watson, come here, I want you”, who spoke them? Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) to his assistant on 10th March 1876. 43. When the indicator methyl orange is introduced in an alkaline substances what colour does it become? Yellow 44. What is generally considered to be the forerunner of chemistry?: Alchemy 45. What branch of chemistry is concerned with carbon compounds?: Organic Chemistry 46. Of what is the molecule of ozone composed?: 3 oxygen atoms 47. What is the different of aluminium and aluminum? : No difference at all 48. Name the famous diplomat who proved that lightning is a form of electricity?: Benjamin Franklin 49. Name the three men involved in the first voyage to the Moon? : Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collins 50. Who propounded the laws of planetary motion?: Johannes Kepier, German astronomer. 51. Which planet has the largest number of moons?: Saturn 52. What is another name for an asteroid?: Planetoid 53. What is an angstrom? A unit of length equal to 1/10th of a millimicron or 10 millionth of a millimeter. 54. How long is a nautical mile?: 1853m or 1.85km 55. Who founded in 300 B.C., a school of mathematics is Alexandria in ancient Egypt?: Euclid

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More GK The first Prime minister of Bangladesh was: Mujibur Rehman The longest river in the world is: the Nile The longest highway in the world is: the Trans-Canada The longest highway in the world has a length of About: 8000 km The highest mountain peak in the world is: Mount Everest(8848 m) The country that accounts for nearly one third of the total teak production of the world is: Myanmar The biggest desert in the world is: the Sahara desert The largest coffee growing country in the world is: Brazil The country also known as “country of Copper” is: Zambia The name given to the border which separates Pakistan and Afghanistan is: Durand line The river Volga flows out into: the Caspian Sea The coldest place on the earth is Verkoyansk in Siberia The country which ranks second in terms of land area is: Canada The largest Island in the Mediterranean sea is: Sicily The river Jordan flows out into the Dead sea The biggest delta in the world is: the Sunderbans The capital city that stands on the river Danube is: Belgrade The Japanese call their country as: Nippon The length of the English channel is: 564 kilometres The world’s oldest known city is: Damascus The city which is also known as the City of Canals is: Venice The country in which river Wangchu flows is Myanmar The biggest island of the world is: Greenland

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The city which is the biggest centre for manufacture of automobiles in the world is: Detroit, USA The country which is the largest producer of manganese in the world is: USA The country which is the largest producer of rubber in the world is: Malaysia The country which is the largest producer of tin in the world is: Malaysia The river which carries maximum quantity of water into the sea is: the Mississippi The city which was once called the `Forbidden City’ was: Peking The country called the Land of Rising Sun is: Japan Mount Everest was named after Sir George Everest The active volcano Vesuvius is located in Italy The country known as the Sugar Bowl of the world is: Cuba The length of the Suez Canal is 162.5 kilometers The lowest point on earth is the coastal area is: Dead sea The Gurkhas are the original inhabitants of Nepal The largest ocean of the world is: the Pacific ocean The largest bell in the world is: the Tsar Kolkol at Kremlin, Moscow The biggest stadium in the world is: the Strahov Stadium, Prague The world’s largest diamond producing country is: South Africa Australia was discovered by James Cook The first Governor General of Pakistan is: Mohammed Ali Jinnah Dublin is situated at the mouth of river Liffey The earlier name of New York city was New Amsterdam The Eifel tower was built by Alexander Eiffel The Red Cross was founded by Jean Henri Durant The country which has the greatest population density is Monaco

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The national flower of Britain is Rose Niagara Falls was discovered by Louis Hennepin The national flower of Italy: Lily The national flower of China is Narcissus The permanent secretariat of the SAARC is located at Kathmandu The gateway to the Gulf of Iran is Strait of Hormuz The first Industrial Revolution took place in England World Environment Day is observed on 5th June The First Republican President of America was George Washington The country famous for Samba dance is Brazil The name of Alexander’s horse was Beucephalus Singapore was founded by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles The famous British one-eyed Admiral was Nelson The earlier name of Sri Lanka was Ceylon The UNO was formed in the year 1945 UNO stands for United Nations Organization The independence day of South Korea is celebrated on 15th August `Last Judgment’ was the first painting of famous Italian painter: Michelangelo Paradise Regained was written by John Milton The first President of Egypt was Mohammed Nequib The first man to reach North Pole was Robert Peary The most famous painting of Pablo Picasso was Guermica The primary producer of newsprint in the world is Canada The first explorer to reach the South Pole was Cap. Ronald Amundson

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The person who is called the father of modern Italy is G.Garibaldi World literacy day is celebrated on 8th September The founder of modern Germany is Bismarck The country known as the land of the midnight sun is Norway The place known as the Roof of the world is Tibet The founder of the Chinese Republic was San Yat Sen The first Pakistani to receive the Nobel Prize was Abdul Salam The first woman Prime Minister of Britain was Margaret Thatcher The first Secretary General of the UNO was Trygve Lie The sculptor of the statue of Liberty was Frederick Auguste Bartholdi The port of Baku is situated in Azerbaijan John F Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harry Oswald The largest river in France is Lore The Queen of England who married her brother-in-law was Catherine of Aragon The first negro to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize was Ralph Johnson Bunche The principal export of Jamaica is Sugar New York is popularly known as the city of Skyscrapers Madagascar is popularly known as the Island of Cloves The country known as the Land of White Elephant is Thailand The country known as the Land of Morning Calm is Korea The country known as the Land of Thunderbolts is Bhutan The highest waterfalls in the world is the Salto Angel Falls, Venezuela The largest library in the world is the United States Library of Congress, Washington DC India’s National Dairy Research Institute’ is located at: Hyderabad

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Who amongst the following is the author of the book ‘Pakistan Papers’: Janardan Thakur Arjun Munda has taken over as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand Which of the following is no more in the small savings schemes? Kisan Vikas Patra The country readmitted to the Commonwealth recently: Pakistan Who is India’s first Grand Master in Chess?: Koneru Humpy The age of a tree can be determined by:Counting the annual growth rings of its stem Which one of the following is essentially a solo dance ?: Mohiniattam The deepest oceanic trench Mariana is located in: Pacific Ocean During the Mughal period, which one of the followingwere the first to come to India as traders: Portuguese The term Punter is associated with the game of: Horse Racing The system of Proportionate Representation is used in the election for the: President of India Which one of the following is available in the sea in plenty and is given to the patient suffering from a deficiency disease “Goitre”? Iodine How many bones are there in human body?: 206 The headquarters of the ILO are at: Geneva The drama King Lear was written by: William Shakespeare What is the other name of India mentioned in our Constitution ? Bharat Which of the following places is associated with Jainism?: Pavapuri Deficiency of which of the following causes knock-knee, bow legs and pigeon chest in children: Vitamin D Blood is filtered by which pair of organs: Kidneys With which bank is Noble Laureate Mohammad Younus associated: Grameen Bank Football World Cup of 2010 is going to be held in: South Africa Which Indian Cricketer is nicknamed “Haryana Hurricane”: Kapil Dev The term ‘Eagle’ is associated with: Golf Punchline of ‘YES Bank’: Experience are expertise

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New Punchline of Dabur is: Celebrate Life ‘Let your heart fly’ is associated with: Indian Airlines ‘Big Bazaar’ and ‘Food Bazaar’ are owned by: Pantaloon Retail ‘We understand your world” is the punchline of HDFC Bank Branded diesel ‘Turbojet’ belongs to : HPCL Popular Whisky brand ‘Johnny Walker’ belongs to company: DIAGEO ‘The future of Automobile’ is the punchline of: Mercedes Benz Electrolux, world’s largest home appliance company belongs to : Sweden ‘Honours yours Trust’ is the punchline of bank: UCO Bank Hindi Business Channel ‘Awaaz’ is owned by: CNBC TV 18 Ashok Leyland company belongs to industrial group: Hinduja HSBC Bank holds stakes in Indian Bank: AXIS Bank ‘Delighting you always’ is the punchline of Canon AC Manufacturer Voltas belongs to group: Tata SBI’s rank on the list of World’s top Bank is 80 Hindi News Channel ‘Channel 7’ belongs to group: Dainik Jagran Spencers supermarket is owned by group: RPG ‘Inspiring Confidence’ is the tagline of Bajaj ‘Putting news first’ is the punchline of news channel: BBC Amitabh Bachchan is the brand ambassador of this Jewellery Brand: D’dmas Promoter of Optical Storage Maker ‘Moser Baer’: Deepak Puri Global telecom and networking company Cable and Wireless has tied up with this Indian Company: VSNL The punchline ‘Let there be light’ is associated with: Hindustan Times ‘Uncommon Sense’ adline is associated with: Marico Industries

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Domestic Rating Agency CRISIL has been acquired by: Standard & Poor Walton family is promoter of which famous Company: Walmart “India’s International Bank” is tagline of: Bank Of Baroda The company which has acquired mobile handset business of Siemens(Germany): BenQ “Hindi at its best” is associated with: Navbharat Times ‘Petronas’ is one of the Petroluem Company based in: Malaysia The foreign tobacco company which holds equity stakes in ITC is: British American Tobacco Two confectionary brands ‘Maha Lacto’ and ‘Eclair’ are owned by company: Nutrine ‘An Indian Multinational’ is adline associated with: Videocon The Times of India is set to launch a 24 hour news channel in alliance with this international media entity: Reuters Essar Steel is promoted by: Ruia family Prime Minister of England when India got its independence: Clement Atlee The person who has been given the sobriquet “Little Corporal”: Napoleon Bonaparte Mughal ruler who started a new religion “Din-e-Elahi”: Akbar The country which has been admitted to G-20: Uruguay The city which has the sobriquet “ Paris of Latin America”: Buenos Aires In Greek Mythology, the father of Pegasus(the winged horse): Poseidon The airline which has common man as its lucky mascot: Air Deccan France Telecom sold its 9.9 % stake in this cellular service company: BPL Telecom The company which has entered into branded filter coffee segment under the name Mr. Bean Coffee Junction: Tata Coffee HB written on the HB pencils stands for: Hard Bond Corporate Tax is levied on : Income of Companies I was created by Bobby Kooka in 1938. Who am I?: Air India’s Maharaja

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This European Bank holds 6 % stake in HCL technologies: Deutsche Bank The company which owns the brand “Vicks Vaporub”: P & G “The Power on your side” is the punchline of : Bajaj Allianz “Going beyond Expectations” is the punchline of: Malaysia Airlines Footwear company Aero Club owns this brand: WoodLand The biggest airport in the world(area): King Fahd International Airport, Riyadh(Saudi Arabia) Nobel Prize was started in this year: 1901 Anatoly Karpov(Russia) is associated with: Chess “Statue of Liberty” was a gift to US from this country: France “Man of Destiny” was the sobriquet given to: Napoleon Bonaparte UN day is celebrated on: 24th October The emblem of UN is: The Olive branch Owner of Star T.V Network is: Rupert Murdoch “Delighting You Always” is the punchline of: Canon Kolkata based clubs Mohan Bagan and East Bengal are owned by this businessman: Vijay Mallaya Chik and Fairever brands are owned by this company: Cavin Care Headquarters of International Atomic Energy Agency is at: Vienna, Austria Headquarters of International Labour Organization(ILO): Geneva Headquarters of UNICEF: New York City Headquarters of UNESCO: Paris Headquarters of WHO: Geneva Headquarters of International Monetary Fund(IMF): Washington D.C Headquarters of Food & Agriculture Organization(FAO): Rome Headquarters of North Atlantic Treaty Organization(NATO): Brussels, Belgium

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Headquarters of Organization of Petroluem Exporting Countries(OPEC): Vienna Headquarters of European Union: Brussels, Belgium Headquarters of Interpol: Paris Number of countries who are members of OPEC: 13 Number of countries who are members of NATO: 26 Number of countries who are members of UN: 192 Number of countries who are members of WTO: 148 Home country of sports company Adidas: Germany The baseline of Bombay Stock Exchange Limited is: “The Edge is Efficiency” Single largest share holder in Idea Cellular is: AV Birla Group Food Brand “Nature Fresh” is owned by this company: Cargill The company which owns apparel brand “John Player”: ITC BATA, the footwear company originally hails from: Czech Republic The name of space shuttle in which Kalpana Chawla died: Columbia The richest woman of India and owner of Biocon International: Kiran Majumdar Shaw “My Life” is a famous work of: Bill Clinton Akio Morita is associated with the establishment of: Sony Corporation Coldarin is a famous drug from: Johnson & Johnson The chairperson of National Commission for Women India is: Girija Vyas The FDI limit in the domestic airlines has been increased to: 49 % “Live your Dreams” is the punchline of: Polaris Software Founder of Amazon.com: Jeff Bezos in 1994 “Travel & Living” is a 24 hour channel from the stable of: Discovery Channel Ryder Cup is associated with: Golf

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Alcatel is a telecom major that hails from: France “Between Hope and History” is a famous work of: Bill Clinton Sales Tax is an example of: Indirect tax India’s first indigenously built submarine: INS Shalki The number of pairs of Chromosomes in Human Beings is: 23 Theosophical Society Of India was founded by: Annie Beasant The maximum gap between two sessions of Parliament can be: 6months India’s first Corporatized port is at: Ennore(near Chennai) “Swarmala Entertainment” a music company is a joint venture between: BMG & Sony Strepsils, Clearsil drugs are from: Boots Piramal Health Care Nivea Brand is owned by: Beiersdorf World’s largest Spirits Company: DIAGEO Spiritual Channel Jagran is promoted by: Zee TV Nicklodeon a channel for kids belongs to: Viacom Inc. Media Group Company which is largest supplier of HIV AIDS drug: Glaxo Brand Ambassdor of Gillette: David Beckham “Blue Box”, “Green Box” are terms related with: Agricultural subsidies in WTO India’s first LNG Terminal has been established at: Dahej(Gujrat) Youngest Parliamentarian in new Lok Sabha is: Sachin Pilot “Straight From the Heart” is the autobiography of: Kapil Dev Jammu & Kashmir is associated with this article: Article 370 “The Golden Gate” is a book authored by: Vikram Seth Least Populous state of India is: Sikkim Niblic and Bogey are the term associated with: Golf

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Shungulu Committee is related to: IIM fee cut issue Qutub Minar was built by: Started by Qutub-din-Aibak and finished by Iltutmish The person who coin the term “Ambush Marketing”: Jerry Welsh Indian State with highest population density: West Bengal

Some more Punchlines Toshiba: Choose Freedom Walmart: Always low prices. Always. Haier: Inspired living JVC: The perfect Experience Sony: Like no other Samsung: Imagine the possibilities Hyundai: Drive your way Honda: The power of dreams Louis Phillipe: The upper Crest Peter England: Honestly Impressive BMW: The ultimate Driving Machine TCS: Beyond the obvious Star Sports: We know your game Infosys: Powered by Intellect, driven by values Apple Macintosh: Think different NDTV Profit: News you can use Servo: 100 % performance. Every time. Speed: High Performance Petrol. ONGC: Making tomorrow brighter

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Air Canada: A breath of fresh air British Airways: The way to fly. At &T: Your world. Delivered Standard Chartered Bank: Leading the way in Asia, Africa and the Middle East Sun Microsystems: The network is the Computer DELL: Yours is here LEE: The jeans that built America IBM: On demand Business, in demand people FIAT: Driven by Passion Volkswagen: The Car Accenture: High Performance, delivered. HP-Invent: Everything is possible Windows XP: Do more with less Microsoft: Your Potential Our Passion Amazon.com: … and you are done MRF Tyres: Tyres with muscles Chevron Corporation: Human Energy IBP: Pure Bhi, Poora Bhi GAIL: Gas and beyond EPZ stands for: Export Processing Zone Kelkar Committee related to: Direct Taxes Chairman of Britannia Industries: Mr. N.N. Wadia Newspaper started by Jawaharlal Nehru: National Herald “Euthanasia”(mercy killing) has been allowed in: The Netherlands

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Water body between India and Sri Lanka: Palk Strait Hottest Planet of Solar System: Venus Source of Sun’s Energy: Nuclear Fusion Brightest Planet in Solar System: Venus Scientific Study of birds is known as : Orinthology Plaster of Paris is made by partial dehydration of: Gypsum Salt Guru of Shivaji: Ramdas Father of History: Herodotus The statement “Man is born free but he is always in chain” is given by: Rousseau Bull-fighting is national game of: Spain The city which has been given the sobriquet “Eternal City”: Rome Instrument for measuring the intensity of earthquakes is: Seismograph Bhopal Gas Tragedy is associated with this gas: Methyl-Iso-Cynate Indian state which has highest Forest Cover: Madhya Pradesh WTO was earlier known as: GATT(General Agremment on Tarrifs & Trade) Unit of measure of Sound level: Decibel Fountain Pen works on the Principle of: Capilliary Action India’s highest paid CEO: Mukesh Ambani(25 crores) UN charter was ratified in 1945 by: 29 nations Montenegro, 192nd member of UN is in this continent: Europe The International Court of Justice is located at: The Hague(Netherlands) The total number of judges of International Court of Justice is: 15 Water body that connects Red sea with Mediterranean Sea: Suez Canal. First Indian man to cross English Channel: Mihir Sen

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First Indian woman to cross English Channel: Aarti Shah Planet with maximum number of satellites: Jupiter Percentage of Earth’s surface covered by India: 2.4 % Yellow revolution is related with: Oil Seeds Instrument to measure the relative density of milk: Lactometer Largest island of the World: Greenland First Indian Golfer to be ranked in to World 50: Jeev Milkha Singh Atmospheric Layer which is farthest from the Earth’s surface: Exosphere Atmospheric Layer which is closest from the Earth’s surface: Troposphere “Doctrine of Lapse” was initiated by governor-general: Lord Dalhousie Mahatma Gandhi was given the sobriquet of “Father of nation” by: Rabindranath Tagore The first session Of Indian national Congress under the president ship of : W.C. Banerjee Minor Planets revolving between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars are called: Asteroids First Indian state to have gone under President’s rule: Punjab The Planet named after The Roman God of agriculture: Saturn The city known as “Land of Thousand lakes”: Helsinki Headquarters of International Red Cross at: Geneva Father of Cell Phone: Martin Cooper Panchyati Raj comes under the list: State List World Women’s day is celebrated on: 8th March Smallest Republic in World: Nauru Least densely populated Indian Union territory: Andaman & Nicobar First traders to reach India were from country: Portugal First Governor of Reserve bank of India: Osborne Smith

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The leader known as “Man of Destiny”: Napoleon Bonaparte Country in which original version of “Big Boss” aired first: The Netherlands The controversial “Tehri Dam” is built on: Bhagirathi Governor-general of India during 1857 uprising: Lord Canning Country known as “Sugar-bowl of World” is: Cuba Ex-officio chairman of Planning Commission is: Prime Minister of India Percentage of Area covered by Pacific Ocean: 35 % Sakyamuni is the nickname of: Lord Buddha Newspaper founded By mahatma Gandhi in 1903 in South Africa: Indian Opinion Personality known as “Saint of Gutters”: Mother Teresa

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2 Responses to GK Day 24 Vinayak says: December 9, 2012 at 1:12 pm

Q50 – its Johannes Kepler

Vinayak says: December 10, 2012 at 10:47 am

Q24 – jupiter has the biggest natural satellite in our solar system ganymede – mean radius – 2634km titan (saturn) – mean radius – 2576 km

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