India and States , Some G K Facts

The States having common frontiers with neighbouring countries 
Country States
Pakistan Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat
Afghanistan Jammu & Kashmir
China Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh
Nepal Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Sikkim
Bhutan Sikkim, West Bengal, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh
Myanmar Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur

, Mizoram
Bangladesh West Bengal, Meghalaya, Assam, Tripura, Mizoram

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Important Questions in Ancient History

1 Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below.
List I List II
A. Allahabad Pillar 1. Prayag Prashahsti issued by Harisena.
B. Mehrauli Pillar 2. Chandragupta Vikramaditya
C. Aihole Pillar 3. Puolkeshin – II, Chaulukya King Badami
D. Apsadh Pillar 4. In Post Gupta age
Codes
A B C D
a) 1 2 3 4

b) 4 3 2 1
c) 1 2 4 3
d) 4 3 1 2

General Knowledge Model Test Paper - 7

1. Which of the following is a military alliance?
(a) ASEAN (b) NAFTA (c) NATO (d) EEC
2. Which of the following world organisations the year 1995 is the Golden Jubilee Year?
(a) ASEAN (b) NAM (c) UNO (d) WTO
3. Which of the following countries is not a member of U.N.?
(a) South Africa (b) Switzerland (c) Israel (d) Cuba
4. When was SAARC founded ?
(a) 1

982 AD (b) 1983-AD (c) 1984 AD (d) 1985 AD

Government Schemes in India

NRGA (National Rural Employment Guarantee Act.
• It was launched in 2006 under NREGA – 2005.
• At present time 619 districts are covered under this scheme.
• 18th Phase – 200 Districts – 2006 – 2007
• 2nd Phase – 300 District – 2007 – 2008
• It is the single largest employment programme in the human history ever.
• It provides legal guarantee of 100 days of unskilled image emplo

yment to one adult member of any rural household at the satuatory minimum wage of Rs-120 per day willing to do public work.
• Implementation through Panchayti Raj Bodies.
• Local work (without 5 km radius)
• Disbursement of wages on weekly basis through Post Office or Bank.
• 33% reservation for women.
• From 2nd October 2009 this scheme has been renamed as Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGS)
Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojna (SGSY)
Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojna (SGSY) was launched in April 1999 after restructuring of the integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP) and allied programmes. It is self employment programme for the rural poor. The objective of the SGSY is to bring the assisted swarozgaris above the poverty line by providing them income generating assets through bank credit and Government subsidy.
The Ministry of Rural Development has decided to redesign and restructure on going Swarnjayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana (SGSY) into National Rural Livelihhood Mission (NRLM). The idea has been conceived as a cornerstone of national poverty reduction strategy.

Conflicts and operations in India

First Kashmir War (1947)
Main article: Indo-Pakistani War of 1947
Immediately after independence, tensions between India and Pakistan began to boil over, and the first of three full-scale wars between the two nations broke out over the then princely state of Kashmir. Upon the Maharaja of Kashmir's eagerness to accede to India against the will of the 95% Muslim population o

f Kashmir, a 'tribal' invasion of parts of Kashmir began with mostly people from the NWFP region helping out the local Kashmiri population.[12] The men included Pakistan army regulars. Soon after, Pakistan sent in more of its troops to prevent Indian annexation by force. The Maharaja, Hari Singh, appealed to India, and to Lord Mountbatten of Burma, the Governor General, for help. He signed the Instrument of Accession which was largely seen as a deal by the Kashmiri population and Kashmir acceded to India (a decision ratified by Britain). Immediately after, Indian troops were airlifted to Srinagar.[12] This contingent included General Thimayya who distinguished himself in the operation and in years that followed, became a Chief of the Indian Army. An intense war was waged across the state and former comrades found themselves fighting each other. Both sides made some territorial gains and also suffered significant losses.

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.