MISCELLINOUS

(GK) Miscellaneous
1. Which of the following paper sizes is the largest?a. A2b. A3c. A4d. A5Ans : A2. What is the colour of the "Dharma Chakra" in the middle of our National Flag?a. Sea blueb. Blackc. Navy blued. GreenAns : C3. WLL stands fora. Wireless in Local Loopb. Walking Land Linec. Walking Loop Lined. Wireless Land LineAns : A4. Which amongst the following countries has the largest number of people of Indian origin?a. Malaysiab. Fijic. Guyanad. South AfricaAns : C5. Which one of the following is the first season of the year according to Indian convention?a. Grishmab. Vasantc. Hementd. ShishirAns : A6. Which news agency was established by Israel Beer Josaphat in 1848 when he sent news of the Paris revolution via pigeon post?Ans : Reutser7. What has Apollo Street in Mumbai, which houses India's oldest surviving newspaper since 1822, been re-named?Ans : Mumbai Samachar Marg8. Which silver coloured metal, with the atomic number 23 is named after a synonym of the Norse goddess of beauty and youth,Freyja?Ans : Vanadium (from Vanadis)9. What is the Spanish word for black?Ans : Negro10. The first woman I.P.S Officer of IndiaAns : Kiran Bedi11. AIDS disease was first identified in which countryAns : America in 198112. 'Speed' the improved quality of petrol was introduced byAns : B.P. (Bharat Petroleum)13. The first metal used by man wasAns : Copper14. The Self-employed Women's Association (SEWA) was founded byAns : Ela Bhatt15. 'Mandi House' isAns : The office of the Director General of Doordarshan16. Which Indian town has been selected as the first 'Eco Town' of IndiaAns : Panipat17. Aborigines of Bihar, Orissa and West BengalAns : Santhals18. Ancient dravidians living in central India and RajasthanAns : Bhils19. Hill tribes of Assam are calledAns : Khasis and Garos20. Mangolians living in Assam regionAns : Abhors21. The longest highway in India runs fromAns : Varanasi to Kanyakumari, NH – 7, 2369 km22. First computer literate Panchayat in India isAns : Vellanad, Kerala23. The net weight of LPG in a domestic gas cylinder isAns : 14.2 Kg24. The first regular census in India was taken in the yearAns : 188125. The playing time of the full version of the National Anthem is approximately equal toAns : 52 sec26. The design of the National Flag was adopted in the yearAns : 22nd July 194727. How many horizontal colour bands are there in the National Flag of IndiaAns : Three28. The National emblem was adopted by the Government of India in the yearAns : 26th January, 195029. The National song ‘Vande Mataram’ was composed byAns : Bankim Chadra Chatterjee30. Elementary education covers children in the age groupAns : 6 to 14 years31. Months in Hebrew calendarAns : Shevat, Adar, Nisan, Iyar, Sivan, Tammuz, Av, Elul, Tishri, Heshvan, Kislev, Tevet32. Months in Islamic calendarAns : Muharram, Safar, Rabi ul aval, Rabi ul akhir, Rajab, Shaban, Ramadan, Shawwal, Dhual-Qadah, Dhual-Hijjah33. Where is India Housea. Londonb. New Yorkc. New Delhid. MumbaiAns : A34. The word ‘Satyameva jayate’ inscribed below the abacus of the state emblem of India was taken fromAns : Mundaka Upanishad35. When a system is changed by force, that change isa. Growthb. Developmentc. Evolutiond. RevolutionAns : D36. National Literacy Mission launched in 1988 aims at attaining a sustainable 75% literacy rate level byAns : 200737. What is the female literacy rate in India as per 2001 censusAns : 53.67%38. Name the state with the largest number of registered newspapersAns : Uttar Pradesh39. The first Indian President to visit MyanmarAns : A.P.J. Abdul Kalam40. Name a radio-active element which is found to have largest reserves inIndiaAns : Thorium41. The word ‘Adivasi’ was used for the first time to refer to the tribal people bya. Thakar Bappab. Mahatma Gandhic. B.R. Ambedkard. Jyotiba phuleAns : A42. The first ‘baby friendly’ state in India isAns : Kerala43. Who gave the slogan ‘Garibi Hato’Ans : Indira Gandhi44. The tenancy reform system introduced by the West Bengal government in 1977 was known asAns : Operation Barga45. Which program introduced in schools aimed at providing basic amenity to the schoolsAns : Operation Blackboard46. Who inspired and helped implementing the technology mission approach of the Government of India during 1980’sAns : Sam Pitroda47. Which Government introduced the food for work program firstAns : Janatha Government (1977)48. Which was the main political vehicle of the J.P. movementAns : Chhatra Vahini49. Who advocated for the ‘Total Revolution’ during 1974 – 75Ans : Jayaprakash Narayan50. The alliance of non-communist parties against congress in the 1972 elections were known asAns : Grand Alliance