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Re: Civil Service Exam GK
Some GK (General Knowledge) questions and their answers for preparation of Civil Service Exam – IAS are as follows: Father of civil Aviation in India Ans : J.R.D. Tata India’s first electric car Ans : Rava What are Coast Guards Ans : an emergency service that rescues people in difficulties at sea and acts against smuggling The paramilitary force of India setup to provide security to Industrial undertakings owned by the Government is → Ans : Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) From where was GSAT-1 launched Ans : Sriharikota The first human-made objects to reach altitudes above 80 km is Ans : V-2s, a rocket The slogan associated with French Revolution Ans : Liberty, Equality and Fraternity In 1815 Napoleon was defeated in the battle of Ans : Waterloo Whose period was known as the Golden Age of Rome? Ans : Augustus Caesar The king ruled in the period of French revolution Ans : Louis 16th The political party of Hitler Ans : National Socialist Party (Nazi) Brown shirts were associated with Ans : Hitler The political party of Mussolini Ans : Fascist Party Black shirts were associated with Ans : Mussolini Who organized 'Red Army' Ans : Trotsky Pentagon is Ans : the defence department of USA The movement of a plant part toward or away from a source of heat is called Ans : Thermotropism The movement or growth of an organism or part of an organism in response to a chemical stimulus Ans : Chemotropism Plant that will only grow in water or in a very moist environment Ans : Hydrophytes Plant that needs moderate amounts of moisture for growth is known as Ans : Mesophytes Plant that can survive and grow in direct sunlight or that grows best in direct sunlight is called Ans : Heliophytes Plant that is adapted to living through seasonal changes in heat, cold, dryness, or moisture, for example, by shedding leaves during a dry season is called Ans : Tropophyte Green plant pigment used in photosynthesis is called Ans : Chlorophyll What is responsible for yellow, orange, or red color in flowers and fruits Ans : Chromoplasts The pigment found in plants that gives them their green color Ans : Chlorophyll Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary is located in which state Ans : Gujarat Months in Hebrew calendar Ans : Shevat, Adar, Nisan, Iyar, Sivan, Tammuz, Av, Elul, Tishri, Heshvan, Kislev, Tevet Elementary education covers children in the age group Ans : 6 to 14 years The National song ‘Vande Mataram’ was composed by Ans : Bankim Chadra Chatterjee The National emblem was adopted by the Government of India in the year Ans : 26th January, 1950 The design of the National Flag was adopted in the year Ans : 22nd July 1947 The playing time of the full version of the National Anthem is approximately equal to Ans : 52 sec The first regular census in India was taken in the year Ans : 1881 First computer literate Panchayat in India is Ans : Vellanad (Kerala State) The longest highway in India runs from Ans : Varanasi to Kanyakumari, NH – 7, 2369 km Which Indian town has been selected as the first 'Eco Town' of India Ans : Panipat Which element helps in the flowering of plants Ans : Phosphorous Which is the Highest Mountain Range Ans : Himalayas Which is the Highest Lake Ans : Titicaca Longest Railway Platform Ans : Kharagpur (West Bengal) Largest Church Ans : Basilica of St. Peters in Vatican City Largest Park Ans : The Wood Buffalo National Park in Alberta, Canada The largest Parliament Ans : China Largest Zoo Ans : Kruger National Park, South Africa The biggest Flower Ans : Rafflesia Largest Bird Ans : Ostrich Largest Land animal Ans : Elephant Largest man-like ape Ans : Gorilla Highest Mountain Ans : Everest Highest Airport Ans : Leh Highest waterfalls Ans : Angel Falls, Venezuela Oldest National Flag Ans : Denmark Fastest animal Ans : Cheetah Tallest animal Ans : Giraffe Operating system of a computer manages Ans : all the operations of a computer Software that can manipulate or destroy data or programs in a computer is known as Ans : Virus Binary Code’ used in computers makes use of which numbers Ans : 0 & 1 One kilobyte is equal to Ans : 1024 bytes Who is the architect of Supercomputer Ans : Seymour Cray Which computer company introduced mouse for the first time Ans : Apple Corporation Who developed the World Wide Web first Ans : Timothy Berners Lee The first large scale, general purpose digital computer Ans : ENIAC ENIAC Ans : Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer The shortcut key to print documents is Ans : Ctrl + P The function of key F4 in keyboard is Ans : to repeat the last action Name the first general purpose electronic computer Ans : UNIVAC Jainism is associated with Ans : Vardhamana Mahavira Daoism is associated with Ans : Laozi Babism is associated with Ans : Mirza Ali Muhammad (The Bab) Confucianism is associated with Ans : Confucius Sikhism is associated with Ans : Guru Nanak Zoroastrianism is associated with Ans : Zoroaster Bhoodan movement is associated with Ans : Vinoba Bhave Sarvodaya is associated with Ans : Jaya Prakash Narayan Ramakrishna Mission is associated with Ans : Swami Vivekananda Arya Samaj is associated with Ans : Dayanand Swaraswati Brahma Samaj is associated with Ans : Raja Ram Mohan Roy Dev Samaj is associated with Ans : Siva Narayan Agnihothri Prarthana Samaj is associated with Ans : Keasab Chandra Sen Sudhi Movement is associated with Ans : Swami Shradhanand Chinmaya Mission is associated with Ans : Swami Chinmayananda Servants of India Society is associated with Ans : Gopalakrishna Gokhale Indian Association is associated with Ans : Surendranath Banerji Peoples Education Society is associated with Ans : Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Vana Mahotsava is associated with Ans : K.M. Munshi |
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