GK for PSC

Diseases and affected organs

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1. Jaundice - Liver

2. Cirrhosis – Liver

3. Hepatitis – Liver

4. Pneumonia – Lungs

5. Sars – Lungs

6. Tuberculosis - Lungs

7. Polio – Nerve System

8. Trachoma – Eyes

9. Glaucoma – Eyes

10. Nearsightedness (Myopia) – Eyes

11. Night blindness (nyctalopia) – Eyes

12. Eczema – Skin

13. Scurvy - Skin

14. Typhoid – Intestine

15. Diphtheria – Throat

16. Goiter - Thyroid Gland

17. Arthritis – Joints

18. Diabetes – Pancreas

19. Mumps – Salivary Glands

20. Malaria – Spleen

21. AIDS - Immune System

22. Gingivitis – Gums

23. Japanies Encephalitis – Brain

24. Pyorrhoea – Gums

25. Otitis - Ear

Revolutions

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1. White Revolution - Milk Production
2. Blue Revoluton - Fish Cultivation
3. Horticuture - Flower and plant cultivation
4. Floriculture - Flower Cultivation
5. Sericulture - Silkworm Production
6. Apiculture - Honey Production
7. Silviculture - Development of Forest

Current Affairs 2011

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Which country celebrates the New Year first – Kiribati, New Zealand and Australia
India’s first indigenously designed and developed military fighter aircraft – Tejas
‘Tejas’ was officially named by - Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Institution of National Institute for Research and Development in Defence Shipbuilding (NIRDESH) is coming up at: Chaliyam, near Kozhikode.
The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, inaugurate the 98th Indian Science Congress in Chennai on 3^rd January, 2011.
Gorgon Stare - is a real weapon used to track and kill targets in warzones.
Holly wood Action hero Arnold Schwarzenegger steps down as California "Governator" 3^rd Monday, January 2011.
International Year of Forests (UN) – 2011
The 17th SAARC Summit will be held in Maldives' capital Male in 2011
Members of SAARC - India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Maldives. (formed in 1985)
Punjab Governor, who assassinated by his security guard – Salman Nazeer (Security Guard - Muhammad Mumtaz Qadri)
Telangana Committee headed by: Former Supreme Court judge B N Srikrishna. ( Justice Srikrishna had headed the commission on the Mumbai riots of 1992 and submitted that report in 1998.)
First Titanium Sponge Factory in India - in Chavara (sponge factory will be inaugurated on February 15^th)
Sachin Tendulkar is the first sportsperson who was conferred a Indian Air Force (IAF) Honorary Group Captain. (he is also the brand ambassador of Indian Air Force.)
New Chairman of CBDT (Central Board of Direct Taxes) – Sudheer Chandra
The Chief guest of the 62nd Republic Day celebrations of India - President of the Republic of Indonesia, Dr. H. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Australian Open 2011 (Men) - Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
Australian Open 2011 (Women)- Kim Clijsters
JC Daniel Award 2011 - M.C. Punnoose

Resting Place

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Mahatma Gandhi - Rajghat
Lal Bahadur Shastri - Vijayghat
Jawaharlal Nehru - Santhivan
B.R. Ambedkar - Chaithra Bhoomi
Jagjeevan Ram - Samathasthal
Morarji Desai - Abhayaghat
Indira Gandhi - Sakthi Sthal
Rajiv Gandhi - Veer Bhoomi
Zail Singh - Ekatha Sthal
Gulsarilal Nanda - Narayanghat
Charan Singh - Kisanghat
Kishan Kanth - Nigam Bodhghat

GK: VITAMINS

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Vitamins and sources

1. Vitamin A - Vegetables, Animal Fat, Spinach, Milk, Carrots and Eggs
2. Vitamin B - Pulses, Eggs, Fruit and Liver
3. Vitamin C - Oranges, Milk, Lemons and Vegetables
4. Vitamin E - Milk, Cereals, Soybeans, Mutton, Beef, Liver
5. Vitamin K- Vegetables, Fish and Peas

CURRENT AFFAIRS 2010

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1. The director of the film 'MY NAME IS KHAN' - Karan Johar
2. Who directed the film 'Om Shanti Om'? Farah Khan
3. The first Youth Olympic Games will be held in which city in 2010? Singapore
4. World Statesman Award - 2010 : Dr.Manmohan singh
5. The woman, who reach at South Pole : Reena Kaushal
6. The manufacturer of the 'indelible ink' used for elections - Mysore Paints and Varnish Ltd
7. Who was the chief guest at India's 61st Republic Day Celebration 2010 -South Korea
8. The 5th Military World Games 2011 will be held at : Brazil
9. World's first carbon-neutral country : Maldives
10. 2010 G-8 summit will be held in - Huntsville, Canada (2011 in France)
11.Which Indian Private Airline to launch flights to china : Jet Airways
12.Largest telephone density state : Punjab (lowest Jharkand)
13.INS Airavat is India's : Naval Ship
14.National day for the Girl child is : January 24
15.Earth Hour 2010 observed : March 27, from 8.30pm to 9.30pm
16.Commonwealth games venues : 2010-Delhi (India), 2014-Glasgow (Scotland)
17.Ezhuthachan Award 2009: Sugatha Kumari
18.Secretray General, United Nations Organisation : Ban Ki-moon
19.Chairman of Planing Commission of India : Dr. Manmohan Singh
20.Deputy Chairman of Planing Commission of India :Dr. Montek Singh Aluvalia
21.Chief Election Commission of India : Navin Chawla
22.Chief of the Army Staff of India : General V.K. Singh
23.Chief of the Air Staff of India : Air Chief Marshal Pradeep Vasant Naik
24.Chief of the Naval Staff : Admiral Vijay Shankar
25.The world's largest cruise ship is : The Oasis of the Sea

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Chief Justices of Supreme Court

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Supreme Court Chief Justices

Harilal J Kaniya – 1950-51
Pathanjali Sasthri – 1951-54
Moharchand Mahajan – 1954-54
C.K. Mukharji – 1954-56
C.R. Das – 1956-59
C.P. Sinha – 1959-64
P.B. Gajendra Gadkar – 1964-66
A.K. Sarkar – 1966-66
K. Subba Rao – 1966-67
K.N. Vanchu – 1967-68
M. Hidayathullah – 1968-70
J.C. Shaw – 1960-71
S.M. Sikri – 1971-73
A.N. Ray – 1973-77
M.H. Bekh – 1977-78
Y.V. Chandrachood – 1978-85
P.N. Bhagavathy – 1985-86
R.S. Padak – 1986-89
E.S. Venkadaramayya – 1989-89
Savyasachi Mukharji – 1989-90
Ranganath Misra – 1990-91
K.N. Singh – 1991-92
M.H. Kaniya – 1992-93
Lalith Mohan Sarma – 1993-93
M.N. Venkida Chellayyah – 1993-94
A.M. Ahmmedi – 1994-97
J.S. Varma – 1997-98
Madan Mohan Poonchi – 1998-98
A.S. Anand – 1998-01
S.P. Baroocha – 2001- 02
B.N. Kripal – 2002 – 02
G.B. Padnaik – 2002-02
V.N. Khare – 2002-04
S. Rajendra Babu – 2004-04
R.C. Lahotty – 2004-05
Y.K. Sabarval – 2005-07
K.G. Balakrishnan – 2007 - --------

Expected Questions for Kerala PSC Examinations

2010-03-02T08:12:00.000-08:00

1. Saranath' s Lion Capital is attributed to : Ashoka
2. To whom was place for Amritsar given by Mughal Emperor Akbar? Guru Ram Das
3. When did the Indian National Congress as for the 'Dominion Status'? 1908
4. The minimum age required becoming the Prime Minister of India is: 25 years
5. Holding of elections for the Panchayats is decided by: State Government
6. The first leader of opposition to be given the status and rank of a Cabinet Minister was: Y.B. Chavan
7. The venue for 2014 Asian Games: Incheon (South Korea)
8. Who appoints Chief Information Commission in the States? Governor
9. The image of Taj Mahal is printed on the coins of: Congo
10. The present Anglo India Member of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Simon Brito
11. The biggest Public Sector Bank in India: State Bank of India
12. In India the first Census was conducted in - 1871
13. Davis Cup is associated with: Tennis
14. Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is built across the river : Krishna
15. In which year Golden Jubilee is celebrated? 50
16. What is the old name of Thailand? Siam
17. Who was the first man to reach the North Pole? Robert Peary
18. Japanese Encephalitis is spread by: Rat flea
19. Which writer is known as Uroob? P.C. Kuttykrishnan
20. Who was the first Indian to be elected to the British Parliament? Dadabhai Naoroji

INVENTIONS AND DISCOVERIES

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Aeroplane :::::::::::::::::: Wright Brothers
Air conditioner :::::::::::: Carrier
Atom Bomb ::::::::::::::::: Otto Hahn
Aspirin ::::::::::::::::::::::: Felix Hoffman
Atomic Theory :::::::::::: John Dalton
Ball Pen :::::::::::::::::::::: Loud
Balloon ::::::::::::::::::::::: Montgolfier
Barometer :::::::::::::::::: Torricelli
Bicycle :::::::::::::::::::::::: Mac Millan
Computer :::::::::::::::::::: Charles Babbage
Cinema ::::::::::::::::::::::::Lumiere Brothers
Cement :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Joseph Aspidin
Diesel Engine :::::::::::::::::::::::: Rudolf Diesel
Dynamite ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Alfred Nobel
Electron :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: J J Thomson

Chemical Names of Vitamins

2010-03-02T07:50:00.000-08:00

Vitamin A --------------- Retinole
Vitamin B1 -------------- Thyamin
Vitamin B2 -------------- Riboflavin
Vitamin C --------------- Ascorbic Acid
Vitamin D --------------- Ergo Calciferol
Vitamin E --------------- Tocopherol
Vitamin K --------------- Phylloquinone

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2010-03-01T21:58:00.000-08:00

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PSC Previous Question Paper

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1. Which Planet is nearest to earth: Venus
2. The high milk yielding breed of cow developed in India through cross breeding is the : Red Sindhi
3. A red object, when seen through a thick blue glass, appears: Black
4. The king who signed the historic "Temple Entry Proclamation" was: Sri Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varama
5. The State bird of Kerala is: Hornbill
6. Nedumbasseri Airport is in the district of: Ernakulam
7. The united nations has declared the year 1999 as the: International Year of Elderly
8. The sex of the child is determined by: Chromosomes of father
9. The sun's heat and light energy reaches earth by: Radiation
10. The first woman foreign minister in India was: Lakshmi N Menon
11. Uber Cup is associated with which of the following games/sports? Badminton
12. Who amongst the following players was designated as Captain of the Indian cricket team when India won the Wold Cup Cricket in 1984: Kapil Dev
13. Who was the director of the film "Titanic" which won eleven Oscars at the 70th Academy Awards Ceremony? James Cameroon
14. The acid present in lemons and oranges: Citric Acid
15. An astronaut on an earth satellite will observe the sky as: Black
16. AIDS is caused by: Virus
17. The image formed on the retina of the human eye is: Real and inverted
18. The first country to issue Postal Stamps was: Britain
19. Venue of the 2004 Olympics: Athens
20. Who regarded education alone as a means of national progress? Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
21. The name associated with Green Revolution is: M.S. Swaminathan
22. "Hydro Power" is the term used for electricity produced through: Water
23. Sanctuaries are set up to: Protect animals
24. Which is responsible for the removal of excess water, salts and wast products from blood? Kidney

Important Days asked more than 20 times in Kerala PSC examinations

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National Youth Day .......................... January 12
Army Day ......................................... January 15
Panchayth Day ................................. February 19
World Book Day ............................... April 23
Red Cross Day .................................. May 8
National Technology Day ................. May 11
World Antitobacco Day .................... May 31
World Environment Day .................. June 5
World Populaton Day ....................... July 11
World Breast feeding Day ................. August 1
National sports Day .......................... August 29
Teachers Day .................................... September 5
World Ozone Day ............................. September 16
World Tourism Day .......................... September 27
Day of the Elderly ............................. October 1
World Postal Day .............................. October 9
National Postal Day .......................... October 10
U.N. Day .......................................... October 24
World AIDS Day ............................... December 1
Armed Air force Flag Day .................. December 7
World Human Rights Day ................ December 10

Sports

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Tennis
WIMBLEDON-2008
Men - Rafel Nadal (Spain)
Women - Venus Williams (USA)
US OPEN- 2008
Men -Roger Federer (Switserland)
Women -Serena Williams (USA)
AUSTRALIAN OPEN-2008
Men - Novak Djokvic (Serbia)
Women - Maria Sharapova (Russia)
FRENCH OPEN – 2008
Men -Rafael Nadal (Spain)
Women - Venus Williams (USA)

GENERALKNOWLEDGE

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1. United Nations Decade for Women : 1976-1985
2. Father of Indian Planning : M. Visweswarayya
3. Which is the leading export item among Indian Plantation crops : Tea
4. Who said, “The budget need not be a secret affair? : Palkiwalah
5. Kalinga Prize is awarded by : Environment
6. Who was the first Ramon Magsaysay Award winner from India : Acharya Vinoba Bhave
7. The first recipient of Gandhi Peace Prize was : Dr. Julius N. Nyerera
8. Nehru Award is instituted for : International understanding
and peace
9. Kalinga Prize, an International prize is awarded annually for the recognition of outstanding
achievement in the interpretation and popularization of : Science
10. Magnifying glass was invented by : Roger Bacon
11. Polio vaccine was invented by : Jonas Edward Salk
12. Who discovered the Blood groups : Karl Landsteiner
13. Television was invented by : John L. Baird
14. Theory of relativity was explained by : Albert Einstein
15. Wireless Telegraph was invented by : Marconi
16. Incandescent lamp was invented by : Edison
17. X-Ray was discovered by : Wilhelm Roentgen
18. Chloroform was invented by : J.Y. Simpson
19. Who invented the practical Locomotive : Richard Trevithick
20. zone day is observed on : 16th September
21. World health day is on : 7th April
22. Navy day is celebrated on : 4th December
23. World Solar Energy Day : 3rd May
24. Commonwealth Day : Second Monday in March
25. World Employment Day : June 5
26. World Architectural Day : July 1
27. National Maritime Day : 5th April
28. Anti Terrorist Day : 21st May
29. World Anti-smoke Day : 31st May
30. Zone day is observed on : 16th September
31. World health day is on : 7th April
32. Navy day is celebrated on : 4th December
33. Which is the Highest Mountain Range : Himalayas
34. Which is the Highest Lake : Titicaca
35. Longest Railway Platform : Kharagpur (West Bengal)
36. Largest Church : Basilica of St. Peters in Vatican
City
37. Largest Park : The Wood Buffalo National
Park in Alberta, Canada
38. The largest Parliament : China
39. Largest Zoo : Kruger National Park,
South Africa
40. The biggest Flower : Rafflesia
41. Largest Bird : Ostrich
42. Largest Land animal : Elephant
43. Largest man-like ape : Gorilla
44. Highest Mountain : Everest
45. Highest Airport : Leh
46. Highest waterfalls : Angel Falls, Venezuela
47. Oldest National Flag : Denmark
48. Fastest animal : Cheetah
49. Tallest animal : Giraffe
50. Operating system of a computer manages : all the operations of
i. a computer
51. Software that can manipulate or destroy data or programs in a computer is known as : Virus
52. Binary CodeÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ used in computers makes use of which numbers : 0 & 1
53. One kilobyte is equal to : 1024 bytes
54. Who is the architect of Supercomputer : Seymour Cray
55. Which computer company introduced mouse for the first time : Apple Corporation
56. Who developed the World Wide Web first : Timothy Berners Lee
57. The first large scale, general purpose digital computer : ENIAC
(Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer)
58. The function of key F4 in keyboard is : to repeat the last action
59. Name the first general purpose electronic computer : UNIVAC
60. Jainism is associated with : Vardhamana Mahavira
61. Daoism is associated with : Laozi
62. Babism is associated with : Mirza Ali Muhammad
(The Bab)
63. Confucianism is associated with : Confucius
64. Sikhism is associated with : Guru Nanak
65. Zoroastrianism is associated with : Zoroaster
66. Bhoodan movement is associated with : Vinoba Bhave
67. Sarvodaya is associated with :Jaya Prakash Narayan
68. Ramakrishna Mission is associated with : Swami Vivekananda
69. Arya Samaj is associated with : Dayanand Swaraswati
70. Brahma Samaj is associated with : Raja Ram Mohan Roy
71. Dev Samaj is associated with : Siva Narayan Agnihothri
72. Prarthana Samaj is associated with : Keasab Chandra Sen
73. Sudhi Movement is associated with : Swami Shradhanand
74. Chinmaya Mission is associated with : Swami Chinmayananda
75. Servants of India Society is associated with : Gopalakrishna Gokhale
76. Indian Association is associated with : Surendranath Banerji
77. Peoples Education Society is associated with : Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
78. Vana Mahotsava is associated with : K.M. Munshi
79. Which is called, City of Golden Temple? : Amritsar
80. Which is called, Blue Mountains? : Nilgiri
81. Which is called, Hill Queen? : Simla
82. Which is called, Land of Five Rivers? : Punjab
83. Which is called, Pearl of the Orient? : Goa
84. Which is called, God's Own Country? : Kerala
85. Which is called, Pink City? : Jaipur
86. Which is called, Queen of Arabian Sea? : Cochin
87. Which is called, Switzerland of India? : Kashmir
88. Which is called, Sorrow of Bengal? : River Damodar
89. Which is called, Sorrow of China? : River Huang He (Yellow River)
90. Which is called, Sugar Bowl of World? : Cuba
91. Which is called, Rooftop of the World? : Bolivia
92. Which is called, Land of Midnight Sun? : Norway
93. Which is the Largest Continent : Asia
94. Which is the Largest Island : Greenland
95. Which is the Largest Ocean : Pacific
96. Which is the Largest Peninsula : Arabia
97. Which is the Largest Freshwater Lake : Lake Superior
98. Which is the Largest Archipelago : Indonesia
99. Which is the Largest Saltwater Lake : Caspian Sea
100. Which is the Largest Desert : Sahara (Africa)
101. Which is the Largest Delta : Sunderbans (Bengal)
102. Which is the Largest River : Nile
103. Which is the Smallest Continent : Australia
104. Which is the Highest Plateau : Pamir (Tibet)
105. Which is the Highest Mountain Peak : Everest (Nepal)
106. Who manages a joint stock company : Its Board of Directors
107. Father of Modern Travancore : Marthanda Varma
108. Which State in India has the smallest farm holdings : Goa
109. Study of Viruses : Virology
110. Longest Canal : Indira Gandhi Canal

Government of Kerala

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Governor------------Mr.Ramakrishna Suryabhan Gavai
Chief Minister------Mr.V.S. AchuthanandanMinistersHome,
Vigilance & Tourism----------Sri. Kodiyeri Balakrishnan
Local Self Govt. & Rural Development------Sri. Paloli Mohammed Kutty
Education & Culture-------Sri. M.A. Baby
Labour & Excise-------------.Sri. P.K. Gurudasan
Health, Family Welfare and social welfare-- Smt.P.K. Sreemathi
Finance------------Dr. Thomas Issac
Electricity-------------Sri. A.K. Balan
Law, Sports, Youth affairs & Parliamentary affairs---Sri. M.Vijayakumar
Industries----------------Sri. Elamaram Kareem
Food & Civil Supplies------Sri. C. Divakaran
Fisheries & Registration--------.Sri. S. Sharma
Co-operation, Coir ----------.Sri. G. Sudhakaran
Devaswom ------------- Sri. Ramachandran Kadannappalli
Agriculture----------Sri. Mullakkara Retnakaran
Revenue & Land Reforms-------.Sri. K.P. Rajendran
Forest & Wild Life Protection--------.Sri. Benoy Viswam
Transport, Printing & Stationery---- Sri. Jose Thettayil
Irrigation---------Sri. N.K. Premachandran
Public works------Sri. P.J Joseph
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Speaker--------Sri. K. Radhakrishnan
Dy. Speaker------Sri. Jose Baby
Opposition Leader-------.Sri. Ommen Chandy

GK 100 Questions and Answers

2009-03-31T05:53:00.000-07:00

1 The first Prime minister of Bangladesh was - Mujibur Rehman
2 The longest river in the world is the - Nile
3 The longest highway in the world is the Trans - Canada
4 The longest highway in the world has a length
of About - 8000 km
5 The highest mountain in the world is the - Everest
6 The country that accounts for nearly one third of the
total teak production of the world is - Myanmar
7 The biggest desert in the world is the - Sahara desert
8 The largest coffee growing country in the world is - Brazil
9 The country also known as "country of Copper" is - Zambia
10 The name given to the border which separates
Pakistan and Afghanistan is - Durand line
11 The river Volga flows out into the - Caspian sea
12 The coldest place on the earth is - Verkoyansk in Siberia
13 The country which ranks second in terms of land area is - Canada
14 The largest Island in the Mediterranean sea is - Sicily
15 The river Jordan flows out into the - Dead sea
16 The biggest delta in the world is the - Ganges Delta
17 The capital city that stands on the river Danube is - Belgrade
18 The Japanese call their country as - Nippon
19 The length of the English channel is - 564 kilometres
20 The world's oldest known city is - Damascus
21 The city which is also known as the City of Canals is - Venice
22 The country in which river Wangchu flows is - Myanmar
23 The biggest island of the world is - Greenland
24 The city which is the biggest centre for manufacture
of automobiles in the world is - Detroit, USA
25 The country which is the largest producer of
manganese in the world is - China & South Africa
26 The country which is the largest producer of rubber in
the world is - Malaysia
27 The country which is the largest producer of tin in the
world is - China
28 The river which carries maximum quantity of water
into the sea is the - Amazon River
29 The city which was once called the `Forbidden City' Was - Peking
30 The country called the Land of Rising Sun is - Japan
31 Mount Everest was named after - Sir George Everest
32 The volcano Vesuvius is located - in Italy
33 The country known as the Sugar Bowl of the world is - Cuba
34 The length of the Suez Canal is - 162.5 kilometers
35 The lowest point on earth is - The coastal area of
Dead sea
36 The Gurkhas are the original inhabitants of - Nepal
37 The largest ocean of the world is the - Pacific ocean
38 The largest bell in the world is the - Tsar Kolkol at Kremlin,
Moscow
39 The biggest stadium in the world is the - Strahov Stadium, Prague
40 The world's largest diamond producing country is - South Africa
41 Australia was discovered by - James Cook
42 The first Governor General of Pakistan is - Mohammed Ali Jinnah
43 Dublin is situated at the mouth of - river Liffey
44 The earlier name of New York city was - New Amsterdam
45 The Eifel tower was built by - Alexander Eiffel
46 The Red Cross was founded by - Jean Henri Durant
47 The country which has the greatest population density is - Monaco
48 The national flower of Britain is - Rose
49 Niagara Falls was discovered by - Louis Hennepin
50 The national flower of Italy is Lily
51 The national flower of China is - Narcissus
52 The permanent secretariat of the SAARC is located at - Kathmandu
53 The gateway to the Gulf of Iran is - Strait of Hormuz
54 The first Industrial Revolution took place in - England
55 World Environment Day is observed on - 5th June
56 The first Republican President of America was - Abraham Lincoln
57 The country famous for Samba dance is - Brazil
58 The name of Alexander's horse was - Beucephalus
59 Singapore was founded by - Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles
60 The famous British one-eyed Admiral was - Nelson
61 The earlier name of Sri Lanka was - Ceylon
62 The UNO was formed in the year - 1945
63 UNO stands for - United Nations Organization
64 The independence day of South Korea is celebrated on - 15th August
65 'Last Judgement' was the first painting of an Italian
painter named - Michelangelo
66 Paradise Regained was written by - John Milton
67 The first President of Egypt was - Mohammed Nequib
68 The first man to reach North Pole was - Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary
69 The most famous painting of Pablo Picasso was - Guermica
70 The primary producer of newsprint in the world is - Canada
71 The first explorer to reach the South Pole was - Cap. Ronald Amundson
72 The person who is called the father of modern Italy is - G.Garibaldi
73 World literacy day is celebrated on - 8th September
74 The founder of modern Germany is - Bismarck
75 The country known as the land of the midnight sun is - Norway
76 The place known as the Roof of the world is - Tibet
77 The founder of the Chinese Republic was - San Yat Sen
78 The first Pakistani to receive the Nobel Prize was - Abdul Salam
79 The first woman Prime Minister of Britain was - Margaret Thatcher
80 The first Secretary General of the UNO was - Trygve Lie
81 The sculptor of the statue of Liberty was - Frederick Auguste Bartholdi
82 The port of Baku is situated in - Azerbaijan
83 John F Kennedy was assassinated by - Lee Harvey Oswald
84 The largest river in France is - Loire
85 The Queen of England who married her brother-in-law was - Catherine of Aragon
86 The first black person to be awarded the Nobel Peace
Prize was - Ralph Johnson Bunche
87 The first British University to admit women for degree
courses was - London University
88 The principal export of Jamaica is - Sugar
89 New York is popularly known as the city of - Skyscrapers
90 Madagascar is popularly known as - the Island of Cloves
91 The country known as the Land of White Elephant is - Thailand
92 The country known as the Land of Morning Calm is - Korea
93 The country known as the Land of Thunderbolts is - Bhutan
94 The highest waterfalls in the world is - the Salto Angel Falls,
Venezuela
95 The largest library in the world is - the United States Library of
Congress, Washington DC
96 The author of Harry Potter Books is - JK Rowling
97 Nickname of New York city is - Big Apple
98 What do you call a group of sheep? - A Flock of Sheep
99 In which sport do players take long and short corners? - Hockey
100 Who was the youngest President of the USA? - Theodore Roosevelt