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G.K.

1. Which State in India is having longest costal line? (Gujarath)
2. On which river bank, Delhi is located? (Yamuna)
3. Which city is located at over Godavari bank? (Rajamundry)
4. On which river bank, Vijayawada city is located? ( Krishna )
5. Which continent is the biggest in the world? ( Asia )
6. Which continent is the smallest in the world? ( Australia )
7. Which is the longest wall in the world? ( Great Wall of China )
8. What is the specialty of Chirapunji? (Highest rainfall in the world)
9. Which Ocean is the biggest in the world? ( Pacific Ocean )
10. Which is the darkest continent in the world? ( Africa )
11. The land of rising sun is another name to ( Japan )
12. Which place is known as ‘Holiland’? ( Palestine )
13. Which is the biggest city in India ? ( Calcutta )
14. ‘The earth is round’ this concept was told by… (Aristotle)
15. Which mountain peak is the highest in the world? ( Mount Everest )
16. How time takes for the rotation of the earth? (24 hour /day)
17. The reason for occurrence of lunar eclipses… (Moon comes in between Sun and Earth).
18. Horizontal lines on the earth are called as .. (Latitudes)
19. Vertical lines on the earth are called as… (Longitudes)
20. How many latitudes does the earth have? (180 Latitudes)
21. How many longitudes are there on the earth? (360)
22. Which Longitude is called as G.M.T? (0degree Longitude)
23. In which city (in India ) does 82 1/2degree longitude go in A.P.? ( Kakinada )
24. In which place in India are Amarnath caves located? ( Kashmir )
25. Which State in India is the largest in area? ( Rajastan)
26. Which State in India is the smallest in area? ( Goa )
27. Thehari Dam was built on which river? ( Narmada )
28. Which of the Indian land is the nearest to the Mediterranean line? ( Island of Andaman Nekobar)
29. Where is Kolar Gold mines located? ( Karnataka)
30. Which is the biggest plain in India ? (Ganga Sindhu Plain)
31. Geographically Cochin and Visakhapatnam Ports are located at … (Eastern and Western Costal area)
32. Why are stars seen during the night? (Star light is less than Sun light)
33. Which mountains join eastern and western ghats? ( Nilgiri)
34. In which months will the East monsoons come in India ? (September to December)
35. What causes Monsoons? ( Earth Moves around the Sun)
36. What happens due to the rotation of the Earth? ( Day and Night)
37. Which Star is nearest to Earth? ( Sun)
38. Which is the biggest planet in the Solar System? ( Jupiter)
39. Which is the smallest planet in the Solar System? (Pluto)
40. Which State in India has the largest population? (U.P.)
41. Where are the caves Ajantha and Ellora located? ( Maharashtra )
42. Which is the famous Museum in Hyderabad ? ( Salarjung Museum )
43. Where are the temples of Kajaraho located? (M.P.)
44. When was the constitution conformed in India ? (Nov 26, 1949)
45. When is Independence day celebrated in India ? (15th August)
46. Who is the president of India ? (Prathiba Patel)
47. Who is the vice-president of India ? (Mohammad Hamid Ansari)
48. In which year Planning Commission was set up in India ? (1950)
49. Who is the Governor of Andhra Pradesh? (N.D.Tiwari)
50. Who is known as Desha Bandhu? (Chittaranjan Das)
51. Who is the Chief Commander of Indian Forces? (President)
52. Who is the Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha? (Mr Rehman Khan)
53. Who is the first women Prime Minister in the world? (Bandaru Nayake)
54. Who is the chairman of ISRO?
55. How many recognized languages are there in Indai? (18)
56. Which is the National Bird of India? (Peacock)
57. Which is the national flower of India ? (Lotus)
58. Which is the national animal of India ? (Tiger)
59. Who is the Chairman of Planning Commission of India? (Prime Minister)
60. How many states are there in India ? (28)
61. The number of countries in SAARC (7)
62. SAARC 2003 took place in ( Islamabad )
63. W.H.O. means… (World Health Organization)
64. Who acts as President of India when neither the President nor the Vice-President is available? (Chief Justice of the Supreme Court)
65. Without M.P. appointed as P.M. or Central Minister how much time is taken to be elected? (6months)
66. Who appoints the high court judges? (President)
67. Who appoints the Supreme Court judges? (President)
68. Who appoints the Governors? (President)
69. Which Commission Review the Central – State relation? Sarkhariya Commission
70. Which is the Supreme Award in India ? (Bharata Ratna)
71. Who is the foreigner to be awarded Bharata Ratna? (Nelson Mandela)
72. Who appointed State Governor before he was Governor of R.B.I? (Ranga Rajan)
73. The first lady who became a Judge for Supreme Court of India? Fathima Begum
74. Who is the Chairman of Rajya Sabha? (Vice President)
75. In which field is Pandit Ravishankar famous? (Sitar)
76. The term of Lok Sabha is (5 years)
77. The term of Rajya Sabha is… (6 years)
78. The first Indian to get Noble Prize in Economics… (Amarthya Sen)
79. Who is the Founder of Indian Constitution? (Dr. B. R. Ambedkar)
80. Where did India recently test nuclear devices? (Pokran)
81. Who was the first President of India? (Dr. Rajendra Prasad)
82. Who was the first Prime Minister of India? (Jawaharlal Nehru)
83. Who was the first Indian Astronomer? (Rakesh Sharma)
84. The number of Railway zones in India …(16)
85. Which is the National Game of India? (Hockey)
86. To which field is Danchand related? (Sports-Hockey)
87. Gnanapeth Award is associated to… (Literature)
88. Kathakali, the Classical Dance is associated to the State… (Kerala)
89. Who elects the President of India?
Members of Parliament and members of State Assemblies
90. Minimum age to vote in India … (18 years)
91. Arundhati Roy is associated with which field? (Creative Writing)
92. Dronacharya award is associated with… (Best Coach)
93. Arjun Award is associated… (sports)
94. Which article is associated from the Presidential rule? (Article 356)
95. Who has the power to remove the Chief Justice of Supreme Court? (Parliament).
96. Mahatma Gandhi is called as… (Father of Nation)
97. When was Planning Commission established in India ? (1950)
98. Which Amendment Joins these words ‘Socialist and Secular’ in ‘Preamble’ of our Constitution? (42 Amendment)
99. Who that Powers without Central State and Concurrent lists?
Central Government
100. How many schedules in State list? (47)
101.How many Schedules in Concurrent list? (66)
102.Which line divides India and Pakistan ? ( Rad Clips line)
104.Which line divides India and Afghanistan ? (Durand Line)
105.Which line divides India and China ? (Mac Mohan Line)
106.Who is Frontier Gandhi? (Khan Abdul Gafar Khan)
107.What is the nearest layer of the earth? (Troposphere)
108.Who is the President of Press Council? ………………………………………….
109.Which mountains join Eastern and Western ghats ? (Neelagiris)
110.Which planet is farthest to the Sun? (Pluto)
111.Which Boundary is Northern side of our Country? ( Himalayas )
112.Which side is Bay of Bengal located? (Eastern Side)
113.Almatti dam disputes were in between… (Andhra Pradesh-Karnataka)
114.With which states is Telugu Ganga Project associated with?
(Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu)
115.Kaveri water dispute is in between… (Karnataka-Tamil Nadu)
116.Who got the title ‘Nightingale of India? (Sarojini Naidu)
117.Who was called Chacha? ( Jawaharlal Nehru)
118.Which Society is established by Dr. B.R.Ambedkar? (Bahiskruta Hitakarini)
119Who was the founder of Indian National Congress? (A.O.Hume)
120.Who was the first President of I.N.C.? (W.C.Benarji)
121.When was Indian National Congress established? (1885)
122.When was Indian Non-Alignment Movement established? (1955)
123.Who is the President of Non-Alignment Movement?...............................................
124.Which river is called as “Dakshina Ganga”? ( Godavari )
125. Another name of Hyderabad … (Bhagya Nagar)
126. Which city is called as the Gateway of India and the Hollywood of India? (Mumbai)
127. The old name of Chennai… ( Madras )
128. Janaganamana was written by … (Ravindranath Tagore)
129. Which is our National song? (Jananganamana)
130. Vandemataram was written by … (Bakim Chandra Chatarji)
131. Andhra Pradesh Formation Day is on … (November 1st)
132. The Name of Hyderabad Airport is… ( Rajiv Gandhi International Airport )
133. Which is the natural port in our State? ( Visakhapatnam )
134. Where is the ship Building Industry in Andhra Pradesh? ( Visakhapatnam )
135. Which mountain divides India ? (Vindhya, Sathpura Mountains )
136. Which of Counties set is known as Indian Sub Continent?
India , Pakisthan , Bangladesh
137. Which are the Biggest and Smallest Oceans in the world? (Pacific & Arctic Oceans)
138. On which river is Nagarjuna Sagar Dam built? ( Krishna )
139. On which river is Visveswaraiah Dam built? (Kaveri)
140. Which State in India has the largest forest area? (M.P.)
141. When was Quit India movement held? (1942)
142. Which Programme is for the Development of The National level High School Education? (Operation Black Board)
143. Which is the material used in Atomic Reactor in India ? (Uranium)
144. 1998 Prokaran Atomic Test Area is called … (Buddha Stal)
145. IN which city was the first Atomic Bomb dropped? (Heroshima ,1945 ,Aug 6)
146. Operation Flood is related to … (Production of Milk)
147. When was U.N.O. established? (Oct 24, 1945)
148. Who is the Secretary General of U.N.O.? (Kofi Annan)
149. Number of Permanent members in the Security Council … (5)
150. What is the Power that the Security Council has? (Veto Power)
!51. The head quarters of U.N.O. is in … ( New York )
152. The Head Quarters of International Court of Justice is in … (Hague)
153. Who is the Commissioner of U.N.O. Human Rights Organization? (Mary Robinson)
154. Which is the oldest religion in the world? (Hinduism)
155. Which is the biggest religion in the world? (Christianity)
156. The First Civilization of the World … ( Mesopotamia )
157. The first Civilization of India … ( Indus Valley Civilization)
158. Founder of Bhuddhism… (Gouthama Buddha)
159. Jainism…………….. Vardhamana Mahaveer
160 ISLAM…………….. PROPHET MUHAMMAD
161. Writer of Buddha Charita……. Aswagosha
162. Which Books are called Bhuddist religious texts? Tripithikas
163. Which books are called Jainist religious texts? Angas
164. Where is the Amaravathi Chitya located? Guntur district
165. Which incident made Ashoka follow Buddhism? The Battle of Kalinga
166. Number of Vedas………. 4
167. Birth place of Buddha…… Lumbini
168. Founder of Ramakrishna Mission………. Swamy Vivekananada
169. “ISLAM” means …………. Right way
170. Founder of Sikh religion…….. Gurunanak
171. Founder of Brahma Samaj………. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
172. Christian religious text………….. Bible
173. ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS TEXT……….. QURAN
174. In which fiels is NTR Memorial National Award awarded? Film
175. First Indian Noble Prize winner………… C.V.Raman
176. In which field did Maha Swetha Devi get Raman Megasasy Award? Journalism
177. In which field is Yamini Krishna Murthy Famous? Dance
178. The Youngest Indian Doctor to get the American Bridge Builder Asian American leadership Award………. Ambati Bala Murali Krishna aged 17 years
179. Steel Man in Indai……… Sardar Vallabhai Patel
180. Founder of Bhoodan Movement………. Vinibabave
181. Which are the schools established in New Education Policies? Navodaya Schools
182. SAARC Secretriate is located at…… Katmandu
183. The richest person in the world…….. Rabson Walton
184. Who got the 1998 Tilak Award? R.Chidambaram
185. Space Research Station inn Andhra Pradesh ……… Sriharikota
186. The first Indian Satellite………. Aryabatta
187. The Head Quarters of ISRO…………. Bangalore
188. Indian Nepolian…………. Samudragupta
189. Which C.M.got Business Person of the Year Award?
A.P.C.M. N.Chandrababu Naidu
190. The City of Golden Temple is …………. Amrithser
191. Pink City of India …………. Jaipur
192. Which Country is called the Sugar Bowl? Cuba
193. Which is the Gift of Nile? Egypt
194. Which is the biggest city in the world? Tokyo
195. Which is the biggest clock in the world? Big Ben Clock London
196. The Biggest animal in the world……… African Elephant
197. The biggest bird in the world…… Ostrich
198. The longest river in the world…… River Nile
199. The Biggest river in the world…… Mississippi
200. The highest statue in the world……… Statue of Liberty
201. Which state in India is called as Tea Garden of India? Assam
202. First Indian Woman Astronaut…….. Kalpana Chawla
203. Chanakya’s another name is…….. Kautilya
204. Which city is called the heaven of earth? City of Venice
205. Which is the Golden Age? Gupta Age
206. Founder of Mughal empire…………. Barber
207. Golkonda empire was founded by………. Kuthbuddin Aibak
208. First foreigner who invaded India was……… Mohammad Khasim
209. Sepayee Mutiny……………… 1857
210. TAJ MAHAL was built by…… Shajahan
211. Qutub Minar was built by Khutubsha
212. Number of backbones in human body are……… 33
213. Total bones in human body………. 206
214. Blood is Red in colour because of……………. Hemoglobin
215. Heart beats…………… 72 times per minute
216. The medicine for snake bite is………… Anti-Venum
217. The gas used to burn things……………. Oxygen
218. What is meant by Igloo? The House built by Snow
219. The Blood clots due to………….. K-Vitamin
220. Heartbeats are observed by………. Cardiogram
221. Atmospheric pressure is measured by………… Barometer
222. The speed of sound is measured by……. Audiometer
223. The Flow of water is measured by…….. Cusecs
224. Earth Quakes are measured by…………… Seismograph
225. Why is Red colour used in traffic signals?
The power of red can be seen from far distances too.
226. Why is the Sky blue in colour? Because of the lights disruption
227. Parachute was invented by…………………………….. Louis Len Armand
228. X-rays were invented by…….. Roentgen