GK Questions for PA/SA Exam 2014
1 The first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal?- Karnam Malleswari
2 Who became Indian Prime minister at the age of 81?- Morarji Desai
3 The first Indian to receive the Magsaysay Award?- Vinoba Bhave
4 In what capacity did Vasco de Gama come to India in 1524?- Portuguese Viceroy of India
5 In X-rays what did “ X” mean? Unknown
6 The year Nobel Prizes were first awarded ?- 1901
7 Oscar awards are awarded in how many different categories?- 24
8 The year USA became independent from Britian?- 1783
9 World’s First credit card?- Diners Club Card
10 What is C-DOT?- Centre for Development of Telematics
11 India’s Largest mineral Resources?- Coal
12 The Indian state with the longest coastline?- Gujarat
13 Second largest human organ?- Liver
14 Alpha and Omega means?- The beginning and end
15 The first Indian scientist to receive Bharat Ratna?- C V Raman
16 How many women participated in 1896 olympics?- None
17 The official language of Brazil is?- Portuguese
18 Permanent members of UN Security council?- China France , Russia , UK , USA
19 The ruler of Kashmir who signed the state’s accession to India in 1947?- Maharaja Hari singh
20 Recording industry ‘s most prestigious awards?- Grammy Awards
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21 Which Indian state was known as Magadha in ancient times?- Bihar
22 Who composed India’s national song “ Vande Maataram?- Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
23 India's Longest Beach?- Maraine Beach , Chennai
24 The first Asain woman to swim the English Channel?- Arati saha
25 The first women chief justice of a High Court in India?- Justice Leila Seth
26 The Oldest university in UK?- Oxford
27 When was Coca Cola banned in India?- 1977
28 The first woman Chief Election Commissioner of India?- V S Remadevi
29 Electricity flows from ----------- to ------------? -Negative to Positive
30 The full name of world Bank? - International Bank for Reconstruction and development
31. What is the meaning of Hippology ?-The study of horses
32. What can be the maximum number of partners in a partnership firm ?-20
33 What is the traditional economy characterized by?- Organization of production for self consumption
34 What is meant by agricultural productivity in India?- Production per hectare
35 What is the full form of RADAR ?- Radio detection and ranging
36 What is a piece of land surrounded by water on three sides called?- Peninsula
37 What divides Asia from North America?- Berring Strait
38 What do “a.m” and p.m stand for- a.m means ante meridiem or before noon
p.m means post meridiem or after noon
39 What important mathematical notation did India give to the world?- The Zero
40 What did Alessandro Volta invent in 1800?- The electric battery
41 What does the phrase “Nine days wonder means?- An event
43 What was the name of the first full length animation film made by Walt Disney?- Snow white and the seven Dwarfs in 1937
44 What is mythomania?- Compulsive tendency to tell lies
45 What is idiopathy?- Disease which is not caused
46 What would happen if the earth were to stop its rotator motion on its Axis ?- No day and night as at present
47 What is the distance between Mercury and Sun?- 58 million KM
48 What is an ace in Tennis ?- A successful serve that the opponent fails to touch
49 What was the code name of for the development of the atom bomb in world war II ?- The Mahattan Project
32. What can be the maximum number of partners in a partnership firm ?-20
33 What is the traditional economy characterized by?- Organization of production for self consumption
34 What is meant by agricultural productivity in India?- Production per hectare
35 What is the full form of RADAR ?- Radio detection and ranging
36 What is a piece of land surrounded by water on three sides called?- Peninsula
37 What divides Asia from North America?- Berring Strait
38 What do “a.m” and p.m stand for- a.m means ante meridiem or before noon
p.m means post meridiem or after noon
39 What important mathematical notation did India give to the world?- The Zero
40 What did Alessandro Volta invent in 1800?- The electric battery
41 What does the phrase “Nine days wonder means?- An event
which creates a sensation for a time , but in soon forgotten
42 What is the collective name given to running, walking, jumping, throwing in sports?- Athletics
43 What was the name of the first full length animation film made by Walt Disney?- Snow white and the seven Dwarfs in 1937
44 What is mythomania?- Compulsive tendency to tell lies
45 What is idiopathy?- Disease which is not caused
46 What would happen if the earth were to stop its rotator motion on its Axis ?- No day and night as at present
47 What is the distance between Mercury and Sun?- 58 million KM
48 What is an ace in Tennis ?- A successful serve that the opponent fails to touch
49 What was the code name of for the development of the atom bomb in world war II ?- The Mahattan Project
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