Cement is formed by strongly heating a mixture of
limestone and graphite
limestone and clay
chalk and graphite
clay and graphite
B
Glass is a
superheated solid
supercooled liquid
supercooled gas
superheated liquidB
The temperature of oxy-acetylene flame is around
2800o C
3200o C
4000o C
1500o CAnswer (b). Oxy-acetylene flame is the only gas flame that is hot enough to
melt all commercial metals. The flame is used in metal welding by bringing
two pieces of metal together. The touching edges are melted by the flame
with or without the addition of filler rod.
Which is the most stable eco-system?
Desert
Ocean
Mountain
ForestB
F.A.O. is the abbreviation of
Fibre and Agricultural Organization
Factory Acquisition Organziation
Free Arbiration Organization
Food and Agriculture OrganiSATION
D
The common tree species in Nilgiri Hills is:
Sal
Pine
Eucalyptus
TeakC
First Indian Prime Minister to visit Siachen was?
Rajiv Gandhi
Inder Kumar Gujaral
Mammohan Singh
Narendra d modiC
Which of the following books has been written by Kishwar Desai?
The Red Devil
Witness the night
Tonight this Savage Rite
Earth and AshesB
Which of the following folk / tribal dances is associated with
Karnataka?
Yakshagana
Jatra
Veedhi
JhoraA
Who invented vaccination for small pox?
Sir Frederick Grant Banting
Sir Alexander Fleming
Edward Jenner
Loius PasteurC
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Discovery of Elements - Inert Gases
Element Discoverer
Argon Sir William Ramsay and Lord Rayleigh
Neon Sir William Ramsay and M.W. Tavers
Krypton Sir William Ramsay and M.W. Tavers
Xenon Sir William Ramsay and M.W. Tavers
Radon Sir William Ramsay and R. Whytlaw-Gray
Helium Sir William Ramsay, P.T.Cleve and N.Langlet
Discovery of Elements - Radioactive Elements
Element Discoverer
Polonium Marie Curie
Radium Marie Curie and Pierre Curie
Actinium Andre Louis Debierne
Thorium Jons Jacob Berzelius
Uranium Martin Heinrich Klaproth
Plutonium Glenn T. Seaborg, Edwin McMillan, Joseph W.
Kennedy, and Arthur Wahl
Discovery of Elements - Chemical Elements
Chemical Element Discoverer
Barium Humphry Davy
Calcium Humphry Davy
Potassium Humphry Davy
Magnesium Humphry Davy
Boron Humphry Davy
Sodium Humphry Davy
Who was the first Indian to become the member of British
parliament?
Bankim Chandra Chaterjee
W C Banerjee
Dadabhai Naoroji
None of the above
Answer (c). Dadabhai Naoroji had other firsts to his credit. He was the first
person to independently prepare the first estimates of National Income. He
was also the first person to be elected the President of Indian National
Congress thrice. He was also the first Indian to be appointed Professor at
Elphinstone College
The purchase of shares and bonds of Indian companies by Foreign
Institutional Investors is called?
FDI
Portfolio Investment
NRI Investment
Foreign Indirect InvestmentD
BT Seed is associated with which among the following?
Rice
Wheat
Cotton
Oil Seeds
Answer (c). Just for info: BT stands for Bacillus thuringiensis, a bacterium
which produces a chemical harmful to certain insects thus doing away with
the need of using pesticides.
The headquarters of International Atomic Energy Agency is in ?
Geneva
Paris
Vienna
WashingtonC
If the name of any Organization starts with "World or International" and
ends with "Organization", their headquarters will be in "Geneva,
Switzerland".
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[ W_O]
1. World Health Organisation
2. World Intellectual Property Organization
3. World Meteorological Organization
4. World Trade Organization
[ I_O]- Except IMO
1. International Labour Organization
2. International Committee for Red Cross Organization
3. International Standardization Organization [ISO] ----originally
International Organization for Standardization
4. United Nation Conference on Trade And Development
Trick for Organizations whose headquarters are in London
Remember : I Am a Common man in London
1. I - International Maritime Organization (IMO)
2. Am - Amnesty International
3. Common - Commonwealth of Nations
4. Common - Commonwealth Telecommunication Organization
If any Organization is related to "International Money or Monetary
organization", its headquarters will be in Washington DC.
1. International Monetary fund
2. World Bank
If any Organization is related to "Industrial Development/ Petroleum/
Atomic", its headquarter will be in "Vienna, Austria"
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2. International Atomic Energy Agency
3. Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
For Headquarters of Organizations located in Newyork, remember - "UN
Child Emergencyin Newyork"
UN Child Emergency in Newyork
1. United Nations Organization
2. United Nation International Children Emergency Fund
If any Organization is related to the term "Economic & Educational", its
headquarter will be located in Paris
1. Organization for Economic Co-Operation Development
2. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Trick to Remember the Headquarters of some other International
Organizations
1. ASIAN Development Bank [ ADB ]--MANila, Philippines [ ASIAN MANila ]
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JACK ] --Remember Playing cards
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4. International COURT of JUSTICE-- The HAGUE, Netherlands [ Remember
COURT given JUSTICE HANGUE ]
5. South Asian Association For Regional Cooperation [ SAARC ]--Khatmandu,
Nepal
If the Anglo Indian community does not get adequate representation
in the Lok Sabha, two members of the community can be nominated
by:
Prime Minister
President
Speaker
President in consultation with Parliament
B
For the election of President of India, a citizen should have
completed the age of___?
25 Years
35 Years
30 Years
18 YearsC
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Who said: "Good citizen makes a good state and bad citizen makes a
bad state"?
Plato
Aristotle
Rousseau
LaskiB
Member of parliament will lose his membership if he is continuously
absent from sessions for
45 days
60 days
90 days
365 daysB
Important Age Limits in Indian Constitution
Description Age
Limit
Minimum age for election to the post of
President/Vice-President/Governor
35
years
Minimum age for election as MP (Lok Sabha)/MLA 25
years
Minimum age for election as MP (Rajya Sabha)/MLC 30
years
Upper age limit for appointment as a judge of
Supreme Court, Attorney General, Comptroller
General, member of Public Service Commission
65
years
Upper age limit for appointment as a judge of High
court/ Advocate General/member of State
Commission
62
years
Minimum age limit for employment in a factory 14
years
Age between which education has been made a
fundamental right
6 to 14
years
Minimum marriageable age for a male 21
years
Minimum marriageable age for a female 18
years.
Important Time Limits in Indian Constitution
Condition Duration
Maximum interval between two sessions of
Parliament/State Assembly Six months
Maximum life of Presidential Ordinance Six months +
Six weeks*
Maximum period within which an election is
to be held to fill a vacancy created by the Six months
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Condition Duration
death, resignation or removal, or otherwise
of a President
Maximum duration for which President’s rule
can be imposed in a state
Six months
extendable
upto a
maximum of
three years
Time after which money bill passed by Lok
Sabha is deemed to have been passed by
Rajya Sabha when no action is taken by it
14 days
Maximum duration for which a
President/Vice-President/Governor may hold
his office from the date on which he enters
his office
5 years
Maximum duration for which a Lok
Sabha/State Legislature may function from
the date appointed for its first meeting
5 years
Maximum period for which the term of a Lok
Sabha/State Legislature may be extended
while a Proclamation of Emergency is in
operation
1 year at a
time
Where the term of a Lok Sabha/State
Legislature has been extended while a
Proclamation of Emergency is in operation,
the maximum period for which he Lok
Sabha/State Legislature may continue to
function after theProclamation of
Emergency has ceased to operate
Six months
Maximum duration for which a Union
Minister/State Minister may hold his office
without being a member of either of the
houses of the Parliament/State Legislature
Six months
Maximum duration for which a member of
either House of Parliament may be absent
without permission, before his seat is
declared is vacant
60 days
Maximum period within which a person who
is arrested and detained in custody shall be
produced before the nearest magistrate
24 hours
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Condition Duration
Maximum duration for which a
Panchayat/Municipality shall function from
the date appointed for its first meeting
5 years
Maximum duration for which a member of a
Union Commission may hold his office
subject to his not attaining the age
of sixty-five years
6 years
Maximum duration for which a member of a
State Commission may hold his office
subject to his not attaining the age
of sixty-two years
6 years
Time within which a candidate elected from
more than one seat in Lok Sabha or Rajya
Sabha or either House of the Legislature of
a State must resign from all but one of such
seats
10 days
* Six months being the maximum interval between two
sessions of the Parliament and six weeks being the time
allowed for the Parliament to approve/disapprove the
ordinance after its reassembly.In India , Residuary Powers are vested in ___?
Union Government
State Government
Both Union and State Government
Local GovernmentA
Answer (a). Powers to make laws are distributed as per Central, State and
Concurrent list given in the Seventh Schedule, but where any matter has not
been enumerated in the State or Concurrent list, Parliament (meaning Union
Government) has exclusive power to make laws in such matters. Such a
power is called Residuary Power.
Mention the place where Buddha attained enlightment?
Sarnath
Bodhgaya
Kapilvastu
Rajgriha
B
B
Buddhism Facts:
Early life of Buddha:
Original Name – Siddhartha
Birth place – Lumbinivana
Period – 563 BC
Father – Suddhodana : Chief of Sakya clan > Capital – Kapilavasthu
Mother – Maya died 7 days after his birth
Mother’s Sister > Mahaprajapati Gotami – Step Mother
Wife – Yasodhara
Son – Rahul
Age of 29 – wandering ascetic in search of truth, left family and
kingdom
Great Renunciation or Mahabhinishkraman
Idea of renunciation – Seeing 4 persons in 4 different stages – old man, very
sick man, corpse , ascetic
buddhism
6 continuous years – homeless ascetic
Reached Gaya – Enlightenment under pipal tree
buddhism
Became Buddha at Gaya – “Bodh Gaya” >> Sambodhi, tree – bodhi
tree
Mara – king of spirits and demons disturbed in meditation
buddhism
Sujata – farmer’s daughter > rice milk at Bodh Gaya
buddhism
Deer park at Sarnath – 1st sermon “Dharmachakra Paravartana”
buddhism
Preached his gospel to princes and peasants
Period of 45 yrs toured Eastern India
Before death @ Pavapuri – Chanda – bad mushrooms & pork
Age of 80 – “Mahaparinirvana” @ Kushinagara – sal tree 483 BC
buddhism
The Last teaching heard by Subhadra and Ananda
Teachings of Buddha:
Earliest source – Sutta Pitaka in Pali
Acc. to Buddhism – existence of a being is like a wheel of causes and effects
Ignorance gives rise to desire; desire to karma; and karma leads to the
impulse to be born again and again to satisfy desire which is the source of
suffering
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If suffering is to be destroyed : Primary cause – ignorance must be
destroyed
Can be achieved by the realization that the world is impermanent
Three Jewels of Buddhism – Tri Ratnas
buddha
4 Noble Truths of Buddhism (Atya satyas)
buddhism
Ashtanga Marga (8 Fold path) of Buddhism:
buddhism
Famous Monks at the time of Buddha:
Ananda – constant companion of Buddha and most devoted disciple
Anurddha – master of right mindfulness
Mahakassapa – president of Buddhist council held at Rajagriha
Moggallana – he had greatest super natural powers
Sariputta – possessed the profound insight into the dhamma
Upali – master of Vinaya
Famous Buddhist Scholars:
Ashvagosha – contemporary of Kanishka, poet, dramatist, musician
Nagarjuna – friend and contemporary of Satavahana kings
Assanga and Vasubandhu > “Abhidaramakosa” encyclopedia of Buddhism –
brothers
Buddhagosha – pali scholar “Visuddhimaga” > post- tripitaka literature
Dinnaga – founder of Buddhist logic
Dharmakirti – philosophical thinker and dialectician
Division in Buddhism – Mahayana and Hinayana
Dissensions in Buddhism:
Key Points of Hinayana Buddhism:
Oldest school – Sthaviravada (Theravada in Pali)
Sanskrit – sarvastivada or doctrine which maintains the existence of all
things , physical as well as mental
From sarvastivada or vaibhasika branched off another school – Sautantrika
>> more critical in outlook
Pali – language of masses used by Hinayana Buddhists
Ashoka patronised Hinayanism
Mahayana Buddhism or Greater Vehicle:
Heavenliness of Buddha
Salvation of all through the grace and help of Buddha and Bodhisattvas
Idol worship
Nirvana is not a negative cessation of misery but a positive state of bliss
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Key Points of Mahayana Buddhism:
Chief philosophical schools – Madhyamika, Yogachara
Madhyamika – Nagarjuna >> midway between uncompromising realism of
Hinayanism and idealism of Yogacharya
Yogacharya – Maitreyanatha >> rejected the realism of Hinayanism and
maintained absolute idealism
Sanskrit was used by Mahayana Buddhists
Kanishka patronised Mahayanism later Harsha supported it
Vajrayana Buddhism or Vehicle of Thunder Bolt:
vehicle-of-thunder-bolt
buddhism
First Council – Rajagriha >> teachings collected, classified, adjusted as
authoritative canonical texts : 2 pitakas – Vinaya and Sutta by Upali
Ruler – Ajathasatru Presided by Mahakassapa
Purpose – Maintain purity of buddha teachings
Second Council – Vaishali R –Kalasoka P- sabakami difference of opinion
among monks @ vaisali, 100 yrs after Mahaparinirvana >> schism in sangha
– sthavaravadins or theravadins and mahasanghikas
Purpose – End the controversy between monks and their opponents
Third council – Ashoka > 256 yrs after parinirvana – Pataliputra –
Chaimanship of Moggaliputta Tissa >> classifies buddhist texts and added
Abhidhamma pitaka – establishment of sthaviravadins – final compilation of
Tripitakas – sending missionaries to diff parts of world :Purpose – settle the
dispute arising out of the rival claim of authority
Fourth council – Kanishka at Kundalavan in Kashmir > presided by
vasumithra, assisted by Ashvagosha – composition of 3 large commentaries
> vibhashas – division of Mahayana and Hinayana – codification of
sarvastivadin doctrines as Mahavibhasa – conduct of deliberation of sanskrit
instead of pali – spread of buddhism to other parts of world
Buddhism stands on 3 Pillars: The Buddha (Founder), The Dhamma (His
Teachings)and The Sangha (Order of Buddhist monks and nuns
Coronation of Shivaji took place in which year?
1627
1674
1680
1670B
The system of Dyarchy was introduced in ___?
1909
1919
1935
1945B
The editor of Young India and Harijan was ____?
Nehru
Ambedkar
Mahatma Gandhi
Subhash Chandra BoseC
Newspapers and their founders
Newspaper/Periodical Started by
Bengal Gazette (1780)
(India’s first newspaper) J.A.Hickey
Maharatta, Kesari Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Hitavada Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Voice of India Dadabhai Naoroji
Amrita Bazar Patrika Sisir Kumar Ghosh and
Motilal Ghosh
Vande Mataram Bipin Chandra Pal
Statesman Robert Knight
The Hindu Kasturi Ranga Iyengar
Yugantar
Bhupendranath Datta,
Abhinash Bhattacharya and
Barinder Kumar Ghosh
Mooknayak BR Ambedkar
Independent Motilal Nehru
Punjabi Lala Lajpat Rai
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Newspaper/Periodical Started by
The Leader Madan Mohan Malviya
New India and Commonweal Annie Besant
Esays in Indian Economics MG Ranade
Mirat-ul-Akbar (1st Persian
Newspaper) Ram Mohan Roy
Navjeevan, Young India,
Harijan MK Gandhi
Indian Opinion (in South
Africa) MK Gandhi
Prabudha Bharat Swami Vivekanand
Hindustan Times K.M.Pannikar
Bombay Chronicle Ferozshah Mehta
Swadeshabhimani Vakkom Moulavi
Din Mitra Mukundrao Patil
The Tribune Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia
Bengalee Surendranath Banerjee
The Socialist S.A. Dange
Navayug Muzaffar Ahmed
Inquilab Ghulam Hussain
Free Hindusthan Taraknath Das
Current Information on Newspapers(old info)
Feature Newspaper
Total number of newspapers/periodicals
registered in India as on 31.03.2014 99,660
The largest number of
newspapers/periodicals registered in any
Indian language
Hindi
The largest circulated daily Anand Bazar
Patrika (Bengali)
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Feature Newspaper
The second largest circulated daily The Times of
India (English)
The largest circulated periodical The Sunday
Times of India
The largest circulated multi-edition daily The Times of
India (English)
The second largest circulated multiedition daily
Dainik Bhaskar
(Hindi)
The state with the largest number of
registered newspapers Uttar Pradesh
Government Publications and Publishers
Publication Published by
India (Annual publication suffixed
with the year)
Ministry of
Information and
Broadcasting
Employment News/Rozgaar
Samachar (English, Hindi and Urdu)
Ministry of
Information and
Broadcasting
Yojana (monthly on economic
development published in 13
languages)
Ministry of
Information and
Broadcasting
Bal Bharati (Hindi)
Ministry of
Information and
Broadcasting
Aajkal (An international literary and
cultural Urdu journal)
Ministry of
Information and
Broadcasting
Kurukshetra (English and Hindi with
rural uplift and development as its
focus)
Ministry of
Information and
Broadcasting
Energy Statistics Central Statistical
Organisation
National Accounts Statistics Central Statistical
Organisation
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Publication Published by
Compendium of Environment
Statistics India
Central Statistical
Organisation
Rail Bandhu Indian Railways
Indian Pharmacopoeia Ministry of Health and
Family Welfare
Newspapers/Magazines and their Editors
Newspaper/Magazine Editor-in-Chief
The Hindu N. Ravi
The Times of India Jaideep Bose
Indian Express Shekhar Gupta
The New Indian Express Prabhu Chawla
Hindustan Times Sanjoy Narayan
India Today Aroon Purie
Outlook Krishna Prasad
Tughlaq Cho Ramaswamy
Who of the following attended all the three round table conferences?
B R Ambedkar
M M Malviya
Vallabh Bhai Patel
Mahatma GandhiA
Which is the largest living bird on Earth?
Emu
Ostrich
Albatross
Siberian CraneB
Rihand Dam project provides irrigation to ____?
Gujarat & Maharastra
Odisha and West Bengal
Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
Kerala and KarnatakaC
The Headquarters of MCF (Master Control Facility) is
Hyderabad
Thumba
Sri Harikota
Hassan
Answer (d). This is responsible for controlling and monitoring the satellites
launched by ISRO.
Which is the longest irrigation canal in India?
Sir hind Canal
Yamuna Canal
Indira Gandhi Canal
East Kosi CanalC
Which one of the following minerals is found in Monazite Sand?
Potassium
Uranium
Thorium
SodiumC
Which plant is called Herbal Indian Doctor?
Amla
Neem
Tulsi
MangoA
In Coriander, useful parts are?
Roots and leaves
leaves and flowers
leaves and dried fruits
flowers and dried fruits
C
The pH of Human Blood is ___?
7.2
7.8
6.6
7.4
D
Which among the following is the largest endocrine gland of human
body?
Thyroid
Parathyroid
Adrenal
PituitaryA
SMALLEST D
Which amongst the following is the largest mammal?
Elephant
Whale
Dinosaur
RhinocerosB
Which part becomes modified as the tusk of elephant?
Canine
Premolar
Second Incisor
MolarC
Optical fibres are based upon the phenomenon of which of the
following?
Interference
Dispersion
Diffraction
Total Internal ReflectionD
Now a days, Yellow lamps are frequently used as street lights.
Which among the following gases, is used in these lamps?
Sodium
Neon
Hydrogen
Nitrogen
A
Mirage is an example of ____?
Refraction of light
Total Internal Reflection of Light
Refraction and Total Internal Reflection of Light
Dispersion of LightC
The phenomenon of light associated with the appearance of blue
color of sky is?
Interference
Reflection
Refraction
ScatteringD
In which of the following areas, spreadsheet software is more
useful?
Psychology
Publishing
Statistics
Message sendingAnswer (c). Microsoft Excel is an example of spreadsheet software.
. A Groupware is a
Hardware
Software
Network
FirmwareB
Lens is made up of ___?
Pyrex Glass
Flint Glass
Ordinary Glass
Cobalt GlassB
The element which is used for vulcanizing rubber is?
Sulfur
Bromine
Silicon
Phosphorus
A
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limestone and graphite
limestone and clay
chalk and graphite
clay and graphite
B
Glass is a
superheated solid
supercooled liquid
supercooled gas
superheated liquidB
The temperature of oxy-acetylene flame is around
2800o C
3200o C
4000o C
1500o CAnswer (b). Oxy-acetylene flame is the only gas flame that is hot enough to
melt all commercial metals. The flame is used in metal welding by bringing
two pieces of metal together. The touching edges are melted by the flame
with or without the addition of filler rod.
Which is the most stable eco-system?
Desert
Ocean
Mountain
ForestB
F.A.O. is the abbreviation of
Fibre and Agricultural Organization
Factory Acquisition Organziation
Free Arbiration Organization
Food and Agriculture OrganiSATION
D
The common tree species in Nilgiri Hills is:
Sal
Pine
Eucalyptus
TeakC
First Indian Prime Minister to visit Siachen was?
Rajiv Gandhi
Inder Kumar Gujaral
Mammohan Singh
Narendra d modiC
Which of the following books has been written by Kishwar Desai?
The Red Devil
Witness the night
Tonight this Savage Rite
Earth and AshesB
Which of the following folk / tribal dances is associated with
Karnataka?
Yakshagana
Jatra
Veedhi
JhoraA
Who invented vaccination for small pox?
Sir Frederick Grant Banting
Sir Alexander Fleming
Edward Jenner
Loius PasteurC
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Discovery of Elements - Inert Gases
Element Discoverer
Argon Sir William Ramsay and Lord Rayleigh
Neon Sir William Ramsay and M.W. Tavers
Krypton Sir William Ramsay and M.W. Tavers
Xenon Sir William Ramsay and M.W. Tavers
Radon Sir William Ramsay and R. Whytlaw-Gray
Helium Sir William Ramsay, P.T.Cleve and N.Langlet
Discovery of Elements - Radioactive Elements
Element Discoverer
Polonium Marie Curie
Radium Marie Curie and Pierre Curie
Actinium Andre Louis Debierne
Thorium Jons Jacob Berzelius
Uranium Martin Heinrich Klaproth
Plutonium Glenn T. Seaborg, Edwin McMillan, Joseph W.
Kennedy, and Arthur Wahl
Discovery of Elements - Chemical Elements
Chemical Element Discoverer
Barium Humphry Davy
Calcium Humphry Davy
Potassium Humphry Davy
Magnesium Humphry Davy
Boron Humphry Davy
Sodium Humphry Davy
Who was the first Indian to become the member of British
parliament?
Bankim Chandra Chaterjee
W C Banerjee
Dadabhai Naoroji
None of the above
Answer (c). Dadabhai Naoroji had other firsts to his credit. He was the first
person to independently prepare the first estimates of National Income. He
was also the first person to be elected the President of Indian National
Congress thrice. He was also the first Indian to be appointed Professor at
Elphinstone College
The purchase of shares and bonds of Indian companies by Foreign
Institutional Investors is called?
FDI
Portfolio Investment
NRI Investment
Foreign Indirect InvestmentD
BT Seed is associated with which among the following?
Rice
Wheat
Cotton
Oil Seeds
Answer (c). Just for info: BT stands for Bacillus thuringiensis, a bacterium
which produces a chemical harmful to certain insects thus doing away with
the need of using pesticides.
The headquarters of International Atomic Energy Agency is in ?
Geneva
Paris
Vienna
WashingtonC
If the name of any Organization starts with "World or International" and
ends with "Organization", their headquarters will be in "Geneva,
Switzerland".
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Remember : [ W_O & I_O ] ---- Geneva, Switzerland
[ W_O]
1. World Health Organisation
2. World Intellectual Property Organization
3. World Meteorological Organization
4. World Trade Organization
[ I_O]- Except IMO
1. International Labour Organization
2. International Committee for Red Cross Organization
3. International Standardization Organization [ISO] ----originally
International Organization for Standardization
4. United Nation Conference on Trade And Development
Trick for Organizations whose headquarters are in London
Remember : I Am a Common man in London
1. I - International Maritime Organization (IMO)
2. Am - Amnesty International
3. Common - Commonwealth of Nations
4. Common - Commonwealth Telecommunication Organization
If any Organization is related to "International Money or Monetary
organization", its headquarters will be in Washington DC.
1. International Monetary fund
2. World Bank
If any Organization is related to "Industrial Development/ Petroleum/
Atomic", its headquarter will be in "Vienna, Austria"
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1. United Nations Industrial Development Organization
2. International Atomic Energy Agency
3. Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
For Headquarters of Organizations located in Newyork, remember - "UN
Child Emergencyin Newyork"
UN Child Emergency in Newyork
1. United Nations Organization
2. United Nation International Children Emergency Fund
If any Organization is related to the term "Economic & Educational", its
headquarter will be located in Paris
1. Organization for Economic Co-Operation Development
2. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Trick to Remember the Headquarters of some other International
Organizations
1. ASIAN Development Bank [ ADB ]--MANila, Philippines [ ASIAN MANila ]
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JACK ] --Remember Playing cards
3. FOOD Agriculture Organisation [ FAO ]--Rome, ITALY [ FOOD IDLY ]
4. International COURT of JUSTICE-- The HAGUE, Netherlands [ Remember
COURT given JUSTICE HANGUE ]
5. South Asian Association For Regional Cooperation [ SAARC ]--Khatmandu,
Nepal
If the Anglo Indian community does not get adequate representation
in the Lok Sabha, two members of the community can be nominated
by:
Prime Minister
President
Speaker
President in consultation with Parliament
B
For the election of President of India, a citizen should have
completed the age of___?
25 Years
35 Years
30 Years
18 YearsC
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Who said: "Good citizen makes a good state and bad citizen makes a
bad state"?
Plato
Aristotle
Rousseau
LaskiB
Member of parliament will lose his membership if he is continuously
absent from sessions for
45 days
60 days
90 days
365 daysB
Important Age Limits in Indian Constitution
Description Age
Limit
Minimum age for election to the post of
President/Vice-President/Governor
35
years
Minimum age for election as MP (Lok Sabha)/MLA 25
years
Minimum age for election as MP (Rajya Sabha)/MLC 30
years
Upper age limit for appointment as a judge of
Supreme Court, Attorney General, Comptroller
General, member of Public Service Commission
65
years
Upper age limit for appointment as a judge of High
court/ Advocate General/member of State
Commission
62
years
Minimum age limit for employment in a factory 14
years
Age between which education has been made a
fundamental right
6 to 14
years
Minimum marriageable age for a male 21
years
Minimum marriageable age for a female 18
years.
Important Time Limits in Indian Constitution
Condition Duration
Maximum interval between two sessions of
Parliament/State Assembly Six months
Maximum life of Presidential Ordinance Six months +
Six weeks*
Maximum period within which an election is
to be held to fill a vacancy created by the Six months
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Condition Duration
death, resignation or removal, or otherwise
of a President
Maximum duration for which President’s rule
can be imposed in a state
Six months
extendable
upto a
maximum of
three years
Time after which money bill passed by Lok
Sabha is deemed to have been passed by
Rajya Sabha when no action is taken by it
14 days
Maximum duration for which a
President/Vice-President/Governor may hold
his office from the date on which he enters
his office
5 years
Maximum duration for which a Lok
Sabha/State Legislature may function from
the date appointed for its first meeting
5 years
Maximum period for which the term of a Lok
Sabha/State Legislature may be extended
while a Proclamation of Emergency is in
operation
1 year at a
time
Where the term of a Lok Sabha/State
Legislature has been extended while a
Proclamation of Emergency is in operation,
the maximum period for which he Lok
Sabha/State Legislature may continue to
function after theProclamation of
Emergency has ceased to operate
Six months
Maximum duration for which a Union
Minister/State Minister may hold his office
without being a member of either of the
houses of the Parliament/State Legislature
Six months
Maximum duration for which a member of
either House of Parliament may be absent
without permission, before his seat is
declared is vacant
60 days
Maximum period within which a person who
is arrested and detained in custody shall be
produced before the nearest magistrate
24 hours
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Condition Duration
Maximum duration for which a
Panchayat/Municipality shall function from
the date appointed for its first meeting
5 years
Maximum duration for which a member of a
Union Commission may hold his office
subject to his not attaining the age
of sixty-five years
6 years
Maximum duration for which a member of a
State Commission may hold his office
subject to his not attaining the age
of sixty-two years
6 years
Time within which a candidate elected from
more than one seat in Lok Sabha or Rajya
Sabha or either House of the Legislature of
a State must resign from all but one of such
seats
10 days
* Six months being the maximum interval between two
sessions of the Parliament and six weeks being the time
allowed for the Parliament to approve/disapprove the
ordinance after its reassembly.In India , Residuary Powers are vested in ___?
Union Government
State Government
Both Union and State Government
Local GovernmentA
Answer (a). Powers to make laws are distributed as per Central, State and
Concurrent list given in the Seventh Schedule, but where any matter has not
been enumerated in the State or Concurrent list, Parliament (meaning Union
Government) has exclusive power to make laws in such matters. Such a
power is called Residuary Power.
Mention the place where Buddha attained enlightment?
Sarnath
Bodhgaya
Kapilvastu
Rajgriha
B
B
Buddhism Facts:
Early life of Buddha:
Original Name – Siddhartha
Birth place – Lumbinivana
Period – 563 BC
Father – Suddhodana : Chief of Sakya clan > Capital – Kapilavasthu
Mother – Maya died 7 days after his birth
Mother’s Sister > Mahaprajapati Gotami – Step Mother
Wife – Yasodhara
Son – Rahul
Age of 29 – wandering ascetic in search of truth, left family and
kingdom
Great Renunciation or Mahabhinishkraman
Idea of renunciation – Seeing 4 persons in 4 different stages – old man, very
sick man, corpse , ascetic
buddhism
6 continuous years – homeless ascetic
Reached Gaya – Enlightenment under pipal tree
buddhism
Became Buddha at Gaya – “Bodh Gaya” >> Sambodhi, tree – bodhi
tree
Mara – king of spirits and demons disturbed in meditation
buddhism
Sujata – farmer’s daughter > rice milk at Bodh Gaya
buddhism
Deer park at Sarnath – 1st sermon “Dharmachakra Paravartana”
buddhism
Preached his gospel to princes and peasants
Period of 45 yrs toured Eastern India
Before death @ Pavapuri – Chanda – bad mushrooms & pork
Age of 80 – “Mahaparinirvana” @ Kushinagara – sal tree 483 BC
buddhism
The Last teaching heard by Subhadra and Ananda
Teachings of Buddha:
Earliest source – Sutta Pitaka in Pali
Acc. to Buddhism – existence of a being is like a wheel of causes and effects
Ignorance gives rise to desire; desire to karma; and karma leads to the
impulse to be born again and again to satisfy desire which is the source of
suffering
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If suffering is to be destroyed : Primary cause – ignorance must be
destroyed
Can be achieved by the realization that the world is impermanent
Three Jewels of Buddhism – Tri Ratnas
buddha
4 Noble Truths of Buddhism (Atya satyas)
buddhism
Ashtanga Marga (8 Fold path) of Buddhism:
buddhism
Famous Monks at the time of Buddha:
Ananda – constant companion of Buddha and most devoted disciple
Anurddha – master of right mindfulness
Mahakassapa – president of Buddhist council held at Rajagriha
Moggallana – he had greatest super natural powers
Sariputta – possessed the profound insight into the dhamma
Upali – master of Vinaya
Famous Buddhist Scholars:
Ashvagosha – contemporary of Kanishka, poet, dramatist, musician
Nagarjuna – friend and contemporary of Satavahana kings
Assanga and Vasubandhu > “Abhidaramakosa” encyclopedia of Buddhism –
brothers
Buddhagosha – pali scholar “Visuddhimaga” > post- tripitaka literature
Dinnaga – founder of Buddhist logic
Dharmakirti – philosophical thinker and dialectician
Division in Buddhism – Mahayana and Hinayana
Dissensions in Buddhism:
Key Points of Hinayana Buddhism:
Oldest school – Sthaviravada (Theravada in Pali)
Sanskrit – sarvastivada or doctrine which maintains the existence of all
things , physical as well as mental
From sarvastivada or vaibhasika branched off another school – Sautantrika
>> more critical in outlook
Pali – language of masses used by Hinayana Buddhists
Ashoka patronised Hinayanism
Mahayana Buddhism or Greater Vehicle:
Heavenliness of Buddha
Salvation of all through the grace and help of Buddha and Bodhisattvas
Idol worship
Nirvana is not a negative cessation of misery but a positive state of bliss
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Key Points of Mahayana Buddhism:
Chief philosophical schools – Madhyamika, Yogachara
Madhyamika – Nagarjuna >> midway between uncompromising realism of
Hinayanism and idealism of Yogacharya
Yogacharya – Maitreyanatha >> rejected the realism of Hinayanism and
maintained absolute idealism
Sanskrit was used by Mahayana Buddhists
Kanishka patronised Mahayanism later Harsha supported it
Vajrayana Buddhism or Vehicle of Thunder Bolt:
vehicle-of-thunder-bolt
buddhism
First Council – Rajagriha >> teachings collected, classified, adjusted as
authoritative canonical texts : 2 pitakas – Vinaya and Sutta by Upali
Ruler – Ajathasatru Presided by Mahakassapa
Purpose – Maintain purity of buddha teachings
Second Council – Vaishali R –Kalasoka P- sabakami difference of opinion
among monks @ vaisali, 100 yrs after Mahaparinirvana >> schism in sangha
– sthavaravadins or theravadins and mahasanghikas
Purpose – End the controversy between monks and their opponents
Third council – Ashoka > 256 yrs after parinirvana – Pataliputra –
Chaimanship of Moggaliputta Tissa >> classifies buddhist texts and added
Abhidhamma pitaka – establishment of sthaviravadins – final compilation of
Tripitakas – sending missionaries to diff parts of world :Purpose – settle the
dispute arising out of the rival claim of authority
Fourth council – Kanishka at Kundalavan in Kashmir > presided by
vasumithra, assisted by Ashvagosha – composition of 3 large commentaries
> vibhashas – division of Mahayana and Hinayana – codification of
sarvastivadin doctrines as Mahavibhasa – conduct of deliberation of sanskrit
instead of pali – spread of buddhism to other parts of world
Buddhism stands on 3 Pillars: The Buddha (Founder), The Dhamma (His
Teachings)and The Sangha (Order of Buddhist monks and nuns
Coronation of Shivaji took place in which year?
1627
1674
1680
1670B
The system of Dyarchy was introduced in ___?
1909
1919
1935
1945B
The editor of Young India and Harijan was ____?
Nehru
Ambedkar
Mahatma Gandhi
Subhash Chandra BoseC
Newspapers and their founders
Newspaper/Periodical Started by
Bengal Gazette (1780)
(India’s first newspaper) J.A.Hickey
Maharatta, Kesari Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Hitavada Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Voice of India Dadabhai Naoroji
Amrita Bazar Patrika Sisir Kumar Ghosh and
Motilal Ghosh
Vande Mataram Bipin Chandra Pal
Statesman Robert Knight
The Hindu Kasturi Ranga Iyengar
Yugantar
Bhupendranath Datta,
Abhinash Bhattacharya and
Barinder Kumar Ghosh
Mooknayak BR Ambedkar
Independent Motilal Nehru
Punjabi Lala Lajpat Rai
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Newspaper/Periodical Started by
The Leader Madan Mohan Malviya
New India and Commonweal Annie Besant
Esays in Indian Economics MG Ranade
Mirat-ul-Akbar (1st Persian
Newspaper) Ram Mohan Roy
Navjeevan, Young India,
Harijan MK Gandhi
Indian Opinion (in South
Africa) MK Gandhi
Prabudha Bharat Swami Vivekanand
Hindustan Times K.M.Pannikar
Bombay Chronicle Ferozshah Mehta
Swadeshabhimani Vakkom Moulavi
Din Mitra Mukundrao Patil
The Tribune Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia
Bengalee Surendranath Banerjee
The Socialist S.A. Dange
Navayug Muzaffar Ahmed
Inquilab Ghulam Hussain
Free Hindusthan Taraknath Das
Current Information on Newspapers(old info)
Feature Newspaper
Total number of newspapers/periodicals
registered in India as on 31.03.2014 99,660
The largest number of
newspapers/periodicals registered in any
Indian language
Hindi
The largest circulated daily Anand Bazar
Patrika (Bengali)
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Feature Newspaper
The second largest circulated daily The Times of
India (English)
The largest circulated periodical The Sunday
Times of India
The largest circulated multi-edition daily The Times of
India (English)
The second largest circulated multiedition daily
Dainik Bhaskar
(Hindi)
The state with the largest number of
registered newspapers Uttar Pradesh
Government Publications and Publishers
Publication Published by
India (Annual publication suffixed
with the year)
Ministry of
Information and
Broadcasting
Employment News/Rozgaar
Samachar (English, Hindi and Urdu)
Ministry of
Information and
Broadcasting
Yojana (monthly on economic
development published in 13
languages)
Ministry of
Information and
Broadcasting
Bal Bharati (Hindi)
Ministry of
Information and
Broadcasting
Aajkal (An international literary and
cultural Urdu journal)
Ministry of
Information and
Broadcasting
Kurukshetra (English and Hindi with
rural uplift and development as its
focus)
Ministry of
Information and
Broadcasting
Energy Statistics Central Statistical
Organisation
National Accounts Statistics Central Statistical
Organisation
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Publication Published by
Compendium of Environment
Statistics India
Central Statistical
Organisation
Rail Bandhu Indian Railways
Indian Pharmacopoeia Ministry of Health and
Family Welfare
Newspapers/Magazines and their Editors
Newspaper/Magazine Editor-in-Chief
The Hindu N. Ravi
The Times of India Jaideep Bose
Indian Express Shekhar Gupta
The New Indian Express Prabhu Chawla
Hindustan Times Sanjoy Narayan
India Today Aroon Purie
Outlook Krishna Prasad
Tughlaq Cho Ramaswamy
Who of the following attended all the three round table conferences?
B R Ambedkar
M M Malviya
Vallabh Bhai Patel
Mahatma GandhiA
Which is the largest living bird on Earth?
Emu
Ostrich
Albatross
Siberian CraneB
Rihand Dam project provides irrigation to ____?
Gujarat & Maharastra
Odisha and West Bengal
Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
Kerala and KarnatakaC
The Headquarters of MCF (Master Control Facility) is
Hyderabad
Thumba
Sri Harikota
Hassan
Answer (d). This is responsible for controlling and monitoring the satellites
launched by ISRO.
Which is the longest irrigation canal in India?
Sir hind Canal
Yamuna Canal
Indira Gandhi Canal
East Kosi CanalC
Which one of the following minerals is found in Monazite Sand?
Potassium
Uranium
Thorium
SodiumC
Which plant is called Herbal Indian Doctor?
Amla
Neem
Tulsi
MangoA
In Coriander, useful parts are?
Roots and leaves
leaves and flowers
leaves and dried fruits
flowers and dried fruits
C
The pH of Human Blood is ___?
7.2
7.8
6.6
7.4
D
Which among the following is the largest endocrine gland of human
body?
Thyroid
Parathyroid
Adrenal
PituitaryA
SMALLEST D
Which amongst the following is the largest mammal?
Elephant
Whale
Dinosaur
RhinocerosB
Which part becomes modified as the tusk of elephant?
Canine
Premolar
Second Incisor
MolarC
Optical fibres are based upon the phenomenon of which of the
following?
Interference
Dispersion
Diffraction
Total Internal ReflectionD
Now a days, Yellow lamps are frequently used as street lights.
Which among the following gases, is used in these lamps?
Sodium
Neon
Hydrogen
Nitrogen
A
Mirage is an example of ____?
Refraction of light
Total Internal Reflection of Light
Refraction and Total Internal Reflection of Light
Dispersion of LightC
The phenomenon of light associated with the appearance of blue
color of sky is?
Interference
Reflection
Refraction
ScatteringD
In which of the following areas, spreadsheet software is more
useful?
Psychology
Publishing
Statistics
Message sendingAnswer (c). Microsoft Excel is an example of spreadsheet software.
. A Groupware is a
Hardware
Software
Network
FirmwareB
Lens is made up of ___?
Pyrex Glass
Flint Glass
Ordinary Glass
Cobalt GlassB
The element which is used for vulcanizing rubber is?
Sulfur
Bromine
Silicon
Phosphorus
A
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