General Knowledge Model Test Paper – 2

General Knowledge
Model Test Paper – 2
Q1. Gol Ghar, a beehive shaped structure built in 1786 to store grains for the British Army, is located in which city ?
(A) Meerut (B) Chennai (C) Kolkata (D) Patna
Q2. In humans, which dark brown pigment is responsible for the skin colour ?
(A) Melanin (B) Bilirubin (C) Carotene (D) Hemoglobin
Q3. Who wrote the famous novel ‘Devdas’ ?
(A) Rabindranath Ta

gore (B) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
(C) Sharat Chandra Chatterjee (D) Bibhuti Bhushan Bandopadhyay
Q4. Which freedom fighter was popularly known as ‘Lokpriya’ ?
(A) Gopinath Bordoloi (B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(C) Chittaranjan Das (D) Jayaprakash Narain

General Knowledge Model Test Paper - 1

General Knowledge
Model Test Paper - 1
Q1. Which gas is used to disinfect water in swimming pools?
(A) Hydrogen (B) Nitrogen (C) Chlorine (D) Oxygen

Q2. ’Royal Bengal’, ‘Sumatran’, ‘Malayan’ and ‘Siberian’ are the species of which member of cat family ?
(A) Lion (B) Tiger (C) Leopard (D) Jaguar

Q3. Which was the first state in the India to be formed on a purely linguistic basis, in 1953 ?
(A

) Punjab (B) Gujarat (C) Andhra Pradesh (D) Tamil Nadu

LIST OF RECORDS HELD BY SACHIN TENDULKAR

LIST OF RECORDS HELD BY SACHIN TENDULKAR

1. Sachin Tendulkar is the Highest Run scorer in the One day Internationals
2. Sachin Tendulkar is the Highest Run scorer in the Test Cricket
3. Most number of hundreds in the ODI 48
4. Most number 

of hundreds in the Tests 51
5. Most number of nineties in the ODI
6. Most number of man of the matches in the ODI's -61
7. Most number of man of the series(15) in ODI's
8. Best average for man of the matches in ODI's
9. First Cricketer to pass 10000 run in the ODI

Interesting Facts about India

Interesting Facts about India

India never invaded any country in her last 100000 years of history.
When many cultures were only nomadic forest dwellers over 5000 years ago, Indians established Harappan culture in Sindhu Valley (Indus Valley Civilization)
The name 'India' is derived from the River Indus, the valleys around which were the home of the early settlers. The Aryan worshippers referred t

o the river Indus as the Sindhu.
The Persian invaders converted it into Hindu. The name 'Hindustan' combines Sindhu and Hindu and thus refers to the land of the Hindus.

Important Defence Exercises

Important Defence Exercises 
Nomadic Elephant India-Mongolia-Military 
Varuna India-France-Naval 
Indra India-Russia 
Indradhanush India-UK- Airforce 
Garuda India-France-Air 
Konkan India-UK-Naval
Ekuverin India-Maldives-Military 
Garuda Shakti India-Indonesia-Military 
Malabar India-US 

Yudhabhyas India- US
Vajra Prahar India - US
Slinex India- Srilanka Naval
Sampriti India - Bangladesh
Shakti India - France Army
Eastern bridge India - Oman Air Force
Bold Kurukshetra India- Singapore Army
Shoor veer Indian Army and Airforce
Sudarshan Shakti Indian army
Note: Milan is the biennial gathering of Various Navies in the Indian Ocean.

General Knowledge Model Test Paper – 4

General Knowledge
Model Test Paper – 4
Q1. After Sachin Tendulkar, who is the second cricketer to receive the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award ?
(A) Saurav Ganguly (B) Rahul Dravid
(C) Mahendra Singh Dhoni (D) Anil Kumble
Q2. Which city houses the headquarters of Central Railway ?

Objective General Knowledge Model Test Paper – 5

General Knowledge
Model Test Paper – 5
Q1. The name of which painting style, based on the name of a district in Bihar, literally means `Forest of Honey’ ?
(A) Kangra (B) Mysore (C) Tanjore (D) Madhubani
Q2. Whose birthday on 29 August is celebrated as `National Sports Day’ in India ?
(A) C.K.Naidu (B) Dhyan Chand (C) Milkha Singh (D) Wilson Jones
Q3. What is Mahatma Gandhi’s samadhi in Delhi Cal

led ?
(A) Raj Ghat (B) Shantivan (C) Vijay Ghat (D) Shakti Sthal

Organisations And Summits 2012

Organisations And Summits 
4th BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) summit took place in India for the first time in march 2012 in New Delhi. The theme of the Summit was BRICS Partnership for Global Stability, Security and Prosperity. The BRICS nations Agreed on trade in and to set up a development bank. First BRIC summit took place in 2009 Yekaterinburg, Russia and in 2011 in Sa

1. Who was known as the 'Parrot' of India?

Ans. Amir Khasru.

2. Name the book written by Ziauddin Barni.

Ans. Tariq-i-Firuzsahi.

Objective current affairs for all competitive exams

1. The union government of India on 1 February 2012 gave the approval for setting up a National Council for Senior Citizens. It will be headed by the minister of____
a) External Affairs
b) Social Justice and Empowerment
c) Home
d) Finance
Answer: (b) Social Justice and Empowerment

2. As per the latest Sample registration System( SRS) bulletin, December 2011 released by the Registrar General of India(RGI), it is noted that Infant Mortality Rate(IMR) dropped further from __ to __ infant deaths per 1000 live births during 2010.
a) 50; 47
b) 52; 49
c) 53; 48
d) 48; 47
Answer: (a) 50; 47

SSC offers 335 vacancies for SI in Delhi Police 2012

New Delhi: Staff Selection Commission (SSC)

issued all India exam notification for Delhi Police SI (Sub Inspector)

 Recruitment 2012 on Saturday (9th June 2012). SSC announced 335

 vacancies for this posts of which 324 candidates will be selected from male 

category whereas 11 are to be filled by females.

The exam for the post will be conducted on 19th August 2012.

Objective G.K.(Geography) for Competitive Exams

1. Which of the following rocks is different from the remaining three on the basis of its mode of origin?
(A) Limestone
(B) Sandstone
(C) Shale
(D) Marble
Ans : (D)

2. Which of the following land forms is not associated with river erosion?
(A) Waterfall
(B) V-shaped valley
(C) Moraines
(D) Ox-bow lake
Ans : (C)

UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION COMBINED DEFENCE SERVICES EXAMINATION (II), 2012

Combined Defence Service Examination (II), 2012

[Including SSC Women (Non-technical) course]

(Commission’s website: http://www.upsc.gov.in)

 Examination Notice No-10/2012-CDS-II dtd 02nd June, 2012

No.8/1/2012-E.I(B)-
The Union Public Service Commission will hold the Combined Defence Services Examination (II ), 2012on 16th September, 2012 for admission to the following courses:

Indian Military Academy, Dehradun, 250 Vacancies

Assistant Commandant in Indian Coast Guard 2012

Indian Coast Guard

Position: Assistant Commandant

Eligibility: BE or B.Tech, B.sc

Location: All India

Last Date: 20-Jun

Job Details

Qualification For General Duty : Bachelor’s degree with minimum 60%  marks in aggregate of a university recognised by the Central/ State  Govt./UGC. Should have qualified 12th standard with aggregate of 60% marks in Physics and Maths.

CRPF Head Constable

Central Reserve Police Force

Position: Head Constable/ Constable

Eligibility: 10+2

Location: Delhi

Last Date: 15-Jul

Job Details

Qualification For Head Constable : 10+2 or equivalent from a recognized  Board/University. Individual event Sports person of merit who have won  medal in individual event in National Games/Championships or Junior  National Games/ Championships or any recognized sports meet of National  repute as mentioned in the list at Para-01 above, conducted by respective  Federation.

Objective Current Affairs 2012

1) India and which country on March 1,2012,decided to open a new chapter in bilateral cooperation by agreeing to undertake joint operations against pirates and sharing technological know how on seabed research?
1) China
2) Japan
3) Russia
4) New Zealand

Ans 1

2) A meeting at the prime minister office on Feb 29,2012, decided to increase the total expenditure on health to what percent of the GDP from the current 1.4 percent by the end of the coming 12th plan period?
1) 2.0 Percent
2) 2.5 Percent
3) 3.0 Percent
4) 4.0 Percent

Ans 2

Current G.K. for NDA /CDS and all competitive Exam 2012

‎1. Who was known as the 'Parrot' of India?

Ans. Amir Khasru.

2. Name the book written by Ziauddin Barni.

Ans. Tariq-i-Firuzsahi.

3. Name the Moorish traveller who visited India during the Sultanate period.

Ans. Ibn Batutah.

Environment Affairs/ Question Bank on Enviornment

Environment Affairs

1) Which of the following year has been declared as “International Year of Biodiversity” by United Nations General Assembly?
A) 2006 B) 2007
C) 2010 D) 2009
2) World Biodiversity Day is celebrated on –
A) 21st March B) 22nd May
C) 23rd June D) 25th December

CURRENT GK 2012

1. Biggest nuclear power plant in the world? (Kashiwazaki Kariwa, Japan)
2. Census takes place in India once in how many years? (10 Years)
3. Biggest state in India (area wise)? (Rajasthan)
4. Name of the interior minister killed in Pakistan? (Shahbaz Bhatti, Minister for Religious Minorities)
5. Nationality of Ahmed Saleem (the present secretary-general of SAARC)? (Maldives)

PERSON/ AWARD IN NEWS 2012

Person of the year 2011: The protester person of the year 2010: Mark Zukerberg,
The best teacher award :Mr.B Madhusudhan ready(given by tata group)the panth rattan fakhr-e-quam :Mr.prakash singh (CM Punjab)
Indra Gandhi prize for peace,Disarmament & Development 2011-Ms Ela Bhatt(founder of an Ngo Sewa)
Indra Gandhi prize for peace,Disarmament & Development 2010-Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula Da silva 

Latest Current Affair 2012/Current Affairs for All Exams

Union Minister Mukul Roy replaced Dinesh Trivedi as the Union Railway Minister
Prices of Protein Items, Edible Oil Products pushed Retail Inflation to 8.83% in February 2012
Tamil Nadu Government agreed for Commissioning of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project
Indian Ace Badminton Player Saina Nehwal won the Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold Trophy

Tips for National Defence Academy Entrance Exam (NDA)

NDA (National Defence Academy) test is conducted twice in a year for admission in Indian Army, Navy and Air Force wings. You will need to go through a number of rounds to make it into an Indian Military force. NDA entrance test comprises a written exam, multiple rounds of interviews, group discussions and a medical test.  Applicants are invited from across India to appear in the exam, so one needs to prepare really hard to be successful in the test.

NDA Syllabus 2012

1Algebra :
Concept of a set, operations on sets,
 Venn diagrams.  De Morgan laws.  Cartesian product,
 relation, equivalence relation. Representation of
real numbers on a line.  Complex numbers - basic
 properties, modulus, argument, cube roots of unity.