Gk 05/10/2016

[04/10 5:52 am] Basayya M Jamalur: *Daily Current Affairs*

India ratifies Paris Climate
Agreement

New species of pika named
Ochotona sikimaria discovered in
Sikkim

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince to be
Chief Guest on 2017 Republic Day

BRICS adopts New Delhi
Declaration on Education

2 October: International Day of
Non-Violence

Delhi Police launches Mobile App
for senior citizens

Black money worth Rs. 65,250
crore declared under Income
Disclosure Scheme, 2016

Indian-American Vinaya
Manchaiah named Future Leader
of Audiology

Murga wins first prize at Swachh
Bharat Short Film Festival

Rajasthan becomes first state to
adopt LED street lights under all
ULBs
[04/10 5:56 am] Basayya M Jamalur: GK & Current Affairs: October 1, 2016
October 2, 2016 No comments
What is the theme of 2016 International
Translation Day (ITD)?
[A]Translate with respect for everyone
[B]Enthusiasm in translation and interpreting
[C]Translation and interpreting: connecting
worlds
[D]Working together with joy
Hide Answer
Translation and interpreting: connecting worlds
The International Translation Day (ITD) is
observed every year on September 30 to show
the solidarity of the worldwide translation
community in an effort to promote the
translation profession among all the people
and not only in one country but in the entire
world. The 2016 theme is “Translation and
Interpreting: Connecting worlds”.
.
Who has been appointed as the new
chairman of Press Trust of India (PTI)?
[A]Viveck Goenka
[B]Riyadh Mathew
[C]Mahendra Mohan Gupta
[D]Hormusji N Cama
Hide Answer
Riyadh Mathew
Riyadh Mathew, the director of Malayala
Manorama, has been appointed as the new
Chairman of Press Trust of India (PTI). He
succeeded Hormusji N. Cama.
.
Who has been appointed as the new director
of Nehru Memorial Museum & Library
(NMML)?
[A]Shakti Sinha
[B]Bhanu Singh
[C]Mahesh Rangarajan
[D]M L Mehta
Hide Answer
Shakti Sinha
Shakti Sinha, the retired IAS officer, has been
appointed as the new director of Nehru
Memorial Museum & Library (NMML). The
post was lying vacant since 2015.
.
Who has been named for 2016 Lata
Mangeshkar Award for Lifetime
Achievement?
[A]Vinod Tawde
[B]Mohammad Safi
[C]Uttam Singh
[D]Prabhakar Jog
Hide Answer
Uttam Singh
The noted music director and violinist, Uttam
Singh has been named for 2016 Lata
Mangeshkar Award for Lifetime Achievement
for his contributions in the field of music by
the Maharashtra government. The award
carries a citation, a trophy and Rs. 5 lakh in
cash.
.
Who has been honoured with the 2015
Moortidevi award?
[A]Shanti Prasad Sahu
[B]Kolakaluri Enoch
[C]Kapila Vatsyayan
[D]C Radhakrishnan
Hide Answer
Kolakaluri Enoch
The telugu author and eminent scholar, Prof.
Kolakaluri Enoch has been honoured with the
29th Moortidevi Award 2015 for his novel
“Ananta Jeevanam”. The novel portrays the
struggle of a weak, downtrodden and common
man from Rayalseema in the face of a cyclone.
.
Who has become first Indian woman to cross
60m in javelian throw?
[A] Seema Antil
[B] Annu Rani
[C] H M Jyothi
[D] Sindoor Gujar
Hide Answer
Annu Rani
Annu Rani from Merrut has broke her own
national record and became the first Indian
woman to cross the 60m mark by throwing
javelin 60.01 m at the 56th Open National
Athletics Championships in Lucknow, Uttar
Pradesh.
.
The book “All That Man Is” has been
authored by whom?
[A]David Szalay
[B]Milind D’souza
[C]Latheesh Mohan
[D]P Lankesh
Hide Answer
David Szalay
The book “All That Man Is” has been authored
by David Szalay. The novel is a collection of
short stories, which is a portrait of masculinity
and is shortlisted for 2016 Man Booker Prize.
.
Which state has topped list of endemic
flowering plant in India, as per the recently
released publication of Botanical Survey of
India (BSI) titled “Endemic Vascular Plants of
India”?
[A]Kerala
[B]Tamil Nadu
[C]Manipur
[D]Maharashtra
Hide Answer
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu has topped the list of endemic
flowering plant in India, according to the
recently released publication of Botanical
Survey of India (BSI) titled “Endemic Vascular
Plants of India”.As per the latest publication,
Tamil Nadu accounts for the highest number of
species with 410, followed by Kerala (357
species) and Maharashtra (278 species).
.
Who is the newly elected president of Indian
Newspaper Society (INS)?
[A]Somesh Sharma
[B]Kiran B Vadodaria
[C]P V Chandran
[D]Ravindra Kumar
Hide Answer
Somesh Sharma
Somesh Sharma of Rashtradoot Saptahik has
been elected as the new President of the Indian
Newspaper Society (INS) for 2016-17. He
succeeded P V Chandran of Grehalakshmi
(Mathrubhumi Group). The INS is a kind of
pressure group which works to protect the
interest of newspaper industry in particular
and print media in general. Its headquarters
are at Rafi Marg, New Delhi.
.
“Abhaneri” festival has started in which
state of India?
[A]Andhra Pradesh
[B]Kerala
[C]Himachal Pradesh
[D]Rajasthan
Hide Answer
Rajasthan
The Abhaneri festival has started at the
Abhaneri village in Dausa district, Rajasthan
from October 1, 2016 to promote rural tourism
in the area. The 2-day festival will witness
artistes performing Shehnai Vaadan, puppet
show, Behrupia, Raavanhatha, among others at
Chand Baori and Harshat Mata temple. The
Department of Tourism, Government of
Rajasthan in collaboration with the Dausa
District Administration organises the annual
event.
[04/10 6:01 am] Basayya M Jamalur: *आज का इतिहास 3 अक्टूबर*  (देश-विदेश)
*आज ही के दिन यानि 3 अक्टूबर को भारत सहित विश्व
इतिहास की प्रमुख घटनाएं इस प्रकार है–
1657 – फ्रांसीसी सैनिकों ने मैड्रिड पर कब्जा किया।
1735 – फ्रांस और छठे कैरल सम्राट ने शांति समझौते पर
हस्ताक्षर किए।
1831 – मैसूर (अब मैसुरु) पर ब्रिटेन ने कब्जा किया।
1863 – अमेरिका के तत्कालीन राष्ट्रपति अब्राहम लिंकन ने
अमेरिका में 'थैंक्स गिविंग डे' मनाए जाने की घोषणा की।
1866 – इटली और ऑस्ट्रिया साम्राज्य के प्रतिनिधियों के
बीच वियना समझौते पर हस्ताक्षर हुए। जिसके आधार पर
ऑस्ट्रिया ने वेंनसी राज्य को इटली के हवाले कर दिया।
1880 – पहले मराठी संगीत नाटक ‘संगीत शाकुन्ताल’ का पुणे
में मंचन किया गया।
1915 – नेवादा के प्लेजेंट वैली में 7.8 रिक्टर पैमाने का भूकंप
आया।
1932 – इराक को ब्रिटिश शासन से स्वतंत्रता हासिल हुई।
यह भी जानें : 2 अक्टूबर की भारत सहित विश्व की प्रमुख
घटनाएं
1977 – पूर्व प्रधानमंत्री इंदिरा गांधी को भ्रष्टाचार के
आरोप में गिरफ्तार किया गया।
1978 – कलकत्ता (अब कोलकाता) में पहला और दुनिया में
दूसरा टेस्ट ट्यूब बेबी का जन्म हुआ।
1984 – भारत की सबसे लंबी दूरी की ट्रेन हिमसागर एक्सप्रेस
कन्याकुमारी से जम्मू तवी के लिए रवाना की गयी।
1990 – 45 वर्षों के बाद पूर्वी और पश्चिमी जर्मनी के एक
होने की औपचारिक रुप से घोषणा की गई।
1992 – गीत सेठी ने विश्व पेशेवर बिलियर्ड्स चैम्पियनशिप
जीता।
1994 – भारत ने सुरक्षा परिषद की स्थायी सदस्यता के लिए
औपचारिक रूप से अपना दावा पेश किया।
1995 – चीन एवं इंग्लैंड के बीच हांगकांग के सुगम हस्तांतरण पर
सहमति हुई।
पढ़े : भारतीय व विश्व इतिहास में 4 अक्टूबर का दिन
1996 – पाकिस्तानी बल्लेबाज शाहिद अफरीदी ने एक
दिवसीय अंतर्राष्ट्रीय मैच में 37 गेंदों में शतक बनाकर इतिहास
रचा।
1999 – आण्विक पदार्थों के आवागमन और आण्विक
दुर्घटनाओं को रोकने हेतु संयुक्त राष्ट्र अमेरिका तथा रूस ने
संयुक्त संकट केन्द्र की स्थापना की।
2003 – पाकिस्तान ने हल्फ-III मिसाइल का परीक्षण किया।
2008 – टाटा मोटर्स के चेयरमैन रतन टाटा ने सिंगूर से नैनो कार
परियोजना हटाने की घोषणा की।
2013 – इतालवी द्वीप लात्पेदुसा के पास एक नाव के डूब जाने
से करीब 134 लोगों की मौत हुई।
[04/10 6:05 am] Basayya M Jamalur: General Knowledge -Inventions and
discoveries
Anderson—Discovered positive electrons.
Archimedes —Discovery of the Principles of lever and of
specific gravity; invention of the famous Archimedean
screw.
Avogadro—An Italian scientist known for Avogadro’s
Hypothesis.
Bacquerel —Radio-activity of uranium.
Baird —Television.
Baron Napier —Logarithms.
Benjamin Franklin —Invented lightning conductor.
Bessemer—Steel smelting process.
Bhabha, Dr H.J.—Research in Cosmic rays and Quantum
theory.
Binet —Intelligence Test.
Birbal Sahni—Researches in Botany.
Bose, J.C. —Invented Crescograph and published many
works on plant physiology. He discovered that plants have
sense and perception.
Bose, S.N. —Discovery of a group of nuclear particles
named after him “Boson”.
Boyle—Boyle’s law; Pressure x volume = constant at a
constant given temperature. Boyle was the greatest
scientist of England in his time.
Bohr —Electron Theory—Atomic structure.
Braun, Dr Wernher von —space flying.
Bunsen—Invention of the spectroscope.
Carothers —Nylon plastics.
Cavendish—Discovery of chemical composition of water;
discovery of hydrogen (Inflammable Air); ‘rare gases’.
Chadwick —Discovery of the neutron.
Chandrasekhar—Mathematical Astrophysics.
Charles Darwin —Theory of Evolution; Origin of Species.
Clarke, Arthur C. —Concept of Geostationary Orbit.
Curie, Madame —Discovery of radium.
Dalton—Atomic theory; laws of chemical combination; law
of partial pressures; the law of multiple proportions.
Democritus —Greek philosopher—(Atomic theory).
Dewar—Invented cordite, liquid oxygen and introduced
thermos flask.
Einstein —Theory of relativity.
Euclid—Science of geometry.
Fahrenheit —Fahrenheit mercury thermometric scale in
which freezing point is  –32° and boiling point is 212°.
Faraday —Electromagnetic induction and laws of
electrolysis.
Fermi —Discovered artificial splitting of atoms.
Freud —Doctrine of Psycho-analysis.
Gay Lussac —Law of gases.
Gauss —System of absolute electric measurements.
Good Year —Discovered the art of vulcanising rubber.
Herschel, William —Discovered the Planet—Uranus.
Hertz —Electrical waves.
Hippalus —Founder of scientific astronomy.
Hoffmann—Discovered the first aniline dye.
Kelvin, Lord —Dynamical theory of heat.
Khorana, Dr Hargobind —Deciphering the genetic code.
Kodak —Film and photographic goods.
Lablanc—Manufacture of washing soda.
Lawrence—Invention of cyclotron.
Lockyer —Helium gas.
Louis Braille —Perfected his system of reading and writing
for the blind.
Marconi —Wireless telegraphy; radio.
Maria-Montessori —‘Montessori’ method of teaching
children.
Maxwell—Electro-magnetic Theory of Light.
Meghnad Saha —Effect of pressure on Radiation through
bodies.
Mendel —Laws of heredity.
Mandeleev—Periodic Table.
Morse —Morse system of electric telegraphy.
Newton —Laws of gravitation; Law of Motion.
Nobel—Dynamite.
Oliver Lodge—Physicist. Researches in wireless
communications.
Oppenheimer—Researches in atomic theory.
Otto Hahn —Discovery of uranium fission.
Parkes—Celluloid.
Parsons—Steam turbine.
Pavlov —Theory of Conditioned Reflex.
Perkin —‘Mauve dye’.
Pitman —Founded the Pitman system of phonographic
shorthand.
Planck —Quantum theory.
Plimsoll— Introduced a line of demarcation on the ships
beyond which the ships cannot be loaded.
Priestley—Discovery of Oxygen.
Raman, C.V. —“Raman Effect” on polarisation of light and
theories on crystals and diamond formation.
Ramanathan—Molecular scattering of light in fluids.
Ramanujam—A great Indian mathematician.
Ramsay —Discovery of Inert gases such as Argon, Neon,
Helium etc.
Ray, P.C. —Researches in chemistry.
Regnault—Experiments in regard to the physical properties
of bodies and their relation to heat.
Roger Bacon —Gun powder.
Rontgen—Discovery of X-rays.
Rohmkorff—Induction coil.
Rutherford—Atomic Research; succeeded in splitting the
atom for the first time in 1918.
Shalimar —Paints.
Stephenson —British engineer and pioneer in Railways. He
was the first to put a locomotive on the line that was able to
draw a train of 31 carriages.
Thomson, J.J. —Discovered electron.
Travers—Discovery of Neon gas (Working with Ramsay).
Urey— Discovery of Heavy Hydrogen.
Volta —Current electricity and electric battery.
Pioneers in Mechanical Inventions and Discoveries
Austin—Motor Car.
Bell, Graham —Telephone.
Berliner—Microphone.
Brequet—Helicopter.
Bushwell—Submarine.
Caxton—Printing Press.
Colt—Revolver.
Daimler—Gas engine.
Davy —Miner’s Safety Lamp.
Diesel—Internal Combustion engine (Diesel engine).
Dunlop—Pneumatic tyre.
Edison —First electric bulb and gramophone.
Faraday —Dynamo.
Fick —Law of Diffusion—Fick’s Law.
Frank Whittle— Jet propulsion.
Fulton —Stream boat.
Galileo —Telescope.
Gillette —Safety razor.
Guttenburg —Art of Printing.
Hoe—Rotary Printing Press.
Howe —Sewing Machine.
Huygens—Pendulum clock.
James Watt —Steam engine (patented in 1769).
Landstrom, J.E. —Safety Matches.
Macmillan— Bicycle (1842).
Mauser— Magazine of rifle.
Mercator —Celestial and a terrestrial globe.
Montgolfier —Balloon (1883)
Pascal— Calculating Machine.
Puckle, James —Machine gun
Shockley—Transistor.
Sholes —Typewriter.
Stephenson —Railway engine.
Swinton —Military tank.
Torricelli—Barometer.
Watt, Robert Watson— Radar.
W. & O. Wright (Wright Brothers) — Aeroplane (1903).
Waterman—Fountain pen.
Zeiss —Lenses; Camera.
Pioneers in
Medical Inventions and Discoveries
Banting —Insulin (as a palliative for diabetes).
Barnard, Christian —Replacing the human heart.
Brahmchari, U.M. —Cure of Kala-a-zar fever.
Davy —Isolation of metals by electricity; studied properties
of chlorine.
Domagk —Sulpha drugs as bactericides.
Eijkman —Cause of Beri-Beri.
Finsen—Discovered curative effect of ultra violet rays;
photography.
Fleming, Alexander —Penicillin (in 1929).
Harvey— Circulation of blood.
Hahnemann— Homoeopathy (founder).
Hopkins, Frederick Gowland —Vitamin D.
Jenner—Smallpox Vaccination.
Koch —Tubercle Bacillus.
Lainnec—Stethoscope.
Lister, Lord —Antiseptic treatment.
Pasteur, Louis— Treatment of rabies; cure of hydrophobia.
Ronald Ross—Malaria Parasite.
Salk, Jonas E. —Anti-polio Vaccine.
Simpson and Harrison—Chloroform.
Waksman —Streptomycin.
Abdul Kalam, Dr A.P.J.: is credited with advancement of
missile technology in India. He was honoured with Bharat
Ratna award on November 26, 1997. He is known as
“father of India’s Missile Technology”. Elected 11th
President of India.
Alvares, Luis W.: is an American physicist teaching at the
University of California, Berkeley, U.S.A. He won the Nobel
Prize for Physics in 1968 for an important breakthrough he
made in elementary physics in 1960 when he discovered a
new resonance particle—a discovery that shattered the then
prevailing notions as to how matter was built.
Anfinsen, Dr Christian B.: of the U.S.A.’s National Institute
of Health, Bethseda, Maryland was one of the three co-
winners of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1972.
Archimedes: Greek mathematician (born in Sicily) who lived
about 250 B.C. is known for the discovery of the
Archimedes’ principle viz., The volume of any insoluble
solid can be found by noting its loss of weight when
immersed in water. He is also credited with the invention of
Archimedean Screw, a cylindrical device for raising water.
Arrow, Kenneth, J.: of Harvard University, U.S.A. is co-
winner of the Nobel Prize for Economics, 1972 with Sir John
Richard Hicks of Oxford University. The two men are known
for their pioneering contributions to general economic
equilibrium and welfare theories.
Aryabhatta: (A.D. 476-520) after whom India’s first
scientific satellite has been named, was a great Indian
astronomer and mathematician. Among his important
contributions are the recognition of the importance of the
mov ement of the earth round the sun, determination of the
physical parameters of various celestial bodies, such as
diameter of the earth and the moon. He laid the foundations
of algebra and was responsible for pointing out importance
of “zero”.
Avogadro, Amedeo: (1776-1856) Italian physicist; founder of
Avogadro’s hypothesis: “Equal volumes of all gases under
similar conditions of temperature and pressure, contain
equal  number of molecules.” He also defined a molecule.
Bardeen, Prof John: of the University of Illinois (U.S.A.) is
co-winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics, 1972 (with Prof
Leon N. Cooper and Prof John Robert Schrieffer) for
researches into the “theory of super-conductivity” usually
called the BCS theory.
Barnard, Christian: South African surgeon who shot into
world news in December 1967 when he completed the first
heart transplant operation on Louis Washkansky.
Beadle, Dr G.: American scientist awarded Nobel Prize for
medicine in 1958 for his work concerning the actual basis
of heredity—the way in which characteristics are
transmitted from one generation to another.
Becquerel, Henri: (1852-1908) French physicist known for
his discovery in 1896 of Becquerel rays, the first indications
of radio-activity; these rays were later named gamma rays.
He shared Nobel Prize for Physics with the Curies in 1903.
Berzelius, J.J: (1779-1848) Swedish Chemist, known for
introduction of chemical shorthand symbols and atomic
weights.
Bessemer, Sir Henry: (1813-1898) English engineer. He
invented the process for the manufacture of steel known
after his name.
Bhabha, Dr H.J.: (1909-66) Indian scientist. He published
important papers on Cosmic Rays and Quantum Theory. He
was professor at the Indian Science Institute, Bangalore;
Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission; Director, Tata
Institute of Fundamental Research; President, Indian
Science Congress in 1951 and presided at the Atoms for
Peace Conference held at Geneva in 1956. He had many
significant researches in structure of atom and contributed
largely to the setting up of atomic reactors at Trombay
(Mumbai).
Bhagvantam, Dr S.: is an eminent Indian scientist who has
made a rich contribution to research in radio astronomy and
cosmic rays. He has published more than 150 research
papers and several books. He retired in October 1969 as the
Scientific Adviser to the Ministry of Defence, and Director
General of the Defence Research Development
Organisation. He is an old-time associate of Sir C.V.
Raman.
Bhaskaracharya: Born in A.D. 1114, he was almost the last
great Hindu mathematician and astronomer until modern
times. He wrote Sidhanta-Siromani in 1150  which
consisted of two mathematical and two astronomical parts.
Bhaskara anticipated the modern theory on the convention
of signs (minus by minus makes plus, minus by plus makes
minus). He also anticipated Kepler’s method for
determining the surface and volume of sphere.
Bhatnagar, Dr Shanti Swarup: (1895-1955) great Indian
scientist. He was Director of Council of Scientific and
Industrial Research (C.S.I.R.). A chain of National
Laboratories has been established in the country due to his
able organisation and unbounded energy.
Bohr, Neils: (born 1885) Danish Physicist. He was awarded
Nobel Prize for Physics in 1922. He greatly extended the
theory of atomic structure of devising an atomic model in
1913 and evolving theory of nuclear structure; assisted
America in atom bomb research.
Borlaug, Norman Ernest: American agricultural scientist and
winner of the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1970. He was one of
those who laid the groundwork of the Green Revolution.
Bose, Sir J.C.: (1858-1937) Eminent Indian physicist and
Botanist; founder of Bose Research Institute, Calcutta.
Inventor of crescograph which is used to magnify
movements made by plants.
Bose, S.N.: Eminent Indian scientist who won fame by
expounding the Bose-Einstein theory, which is concerned in
detection of a group of nuclear particles—named after him
‘Boson’ in recognition of his contribution to the subject;
contributed to Plank’s law. Professor of physics, Calcutta
University; nominated member to the Council of States.
Awarded Padma Vibhushan in 1954. He died on February 4,
1974.
Boyle, Robert: (1627-1691) Irish natural philosopher; one of
the founders of modern chemistry and Boyle’s law:
“Temperature remaining constant, volume of a given mass
of gas varies inversely as its pressure.”
Bragg, Sir William: (1862-1942) British physicist known for
researches on the behaviour of crystals with regard to X-
rays incident upon them. Author of the book: “Atomic
Structure of Minerals”.
Cavendish, Henry: (1731-1810) English physicist and
chemist; he discovered properties of hydrogen in 1766 and
identified it as an element.
Chadwick, Sir James: (1891-1974) British physicist. He
discovered the particle in an atomic nucleus which became
known as the neutron, because it has no electric charge.
Chandrasekhar, Dr Subramanian: He was a scientist of
Indian origin settled in the U.S.A., who shared the 1983
Nobel Prize for physics with an American, William Fowler.
He was one of the most outstanding astrophysicist of the
world.
His theory of stellar evolution—the birth and death of stars—
is more than 30 years old. When he first propounded his
finding that old stars just collapse and disappear in the light
of denser stars of low light, the world’s top-flight
astronomers laughed at him and rejected his theory. A
disappointed Dr Chandrasekhar left Trinity, Cambridge, to
pursue his research in the University of Chicago. Over the
next two decades the “Chandrasekhar Limit” became an
intrinsic part of text-books on advanced astrophysics.
Global recognition and awards poured in, and the 1983
Nobel Prize tops a remarkable career spanning almost half
a century.
Charak: (c.A.D. 80-180) was a court physician to Kushan
king Kanishka. His writings are invaluable in the study of
Hindu medicine.
Charles, Jacques Alexander Cesar: (1746-1823) a French
scientist of great repute. He was the first to make a balloon
ascension with hydrogen. He is known for his work on the
effect of temperature on the volume of gases.
Clarke, Arthur C.: He is known for his suggestion of the
concept of Geostationary Orbit.
Clark Maxwell, James: (1831-79) British physicist. His
theoretical work prepared the way for wireless telegraphy
and telephony. His principal works include: Perception of
Colour, Colour Blindness, Theory of Heat, Electricity and
Magnetism, Matter and Motion.
Claude, Albert: is a biologist of Luxembourg who shared the
1974 Nobel Prize in Medicine. His field of research relates
to causes and treatment of cancer.
Columbus, Christopher: (1446-1506) A well-known Italian
navigator set out on his first voyage in 1492; he discovered
West Indies Islands, Cuba and Bahamas; he also discovered
South America in 1498.
Cooper, Leon N.: Of the Brown University, Providence,
Rhode Island (U.S.A.) was one of the three co-winners of
the Nobel Prize in Physics, 1972 for researches into the
theory of super-conductivity.
Copernicus: (1413-1543) A prominent astronomer of Poland
who discovered the “Solar System”.
Cornforth, John Warcup: co-winner of the 1975 Nobel Prize
in Chemistry is a deaf professor. He is an Australian living
in England. His chief distinction is mapping out the
formation of cholesterols which he calls “a great discovery”
and contains the key to, for instance, sex hormones.
Curie, Madame Marie: (1867-1934) Polish physicist and
chemist; famous for her discovery of radium was awarded
Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1911 and shared Nobel Prize in
physics in 1903 with her husband and Becquerel.
Dalton, John: (1766-1844) British scientist. He was founder
of the Atomic Theory and law of Multiple Proportions.
Darwin, Charles: (1809-82) was the British scientist who
discovered the principle of natural selection. His famous
work is “The Origin of Species”.
Davy, Sir Humphrey: (1771-1829) British chemist. First to
apply electric current for the isolation of metals. Studied
anaesthetic action of nitrous oxide, properties of chlorine
and alkali metals.
Debreu, Gerard: Gerard Debreu of the University of
California at Berkeley, who has been awarded the 1983
Nobel memorial prize in economics is known for his
research on market equilibrium in which he “incorporated
new analytical methods into economic theory”.
Mr Debreu has expanded on a mathematical model
designed by the two men in the early 1950s that confirmed
the logic of Adam Smith’s “theory of general equilibrium” in
which prices supply and demand tend to reach a balance
within a free market economy.
Delbrueck, Dr Max: is a German-born American doctor
working at the California Institute of Technology. He was
one of the three American co-winners of the Nobel Prize for
Medicine, 1969 for discoveries in molecular genetics.
De Vries: is known for Mutation theory.
Dhanvantri: a great physician during the reign of
Chandragupta Vikramaditya (375-413 A.D.).
Dhawan, Prof Satish: He is former Chairman of the Indian
Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Under his dynamic
leadership India entered Space Age by launching
“Aryabhata”, a scientific satellite, into space on April 19,
1975.
Edelman, Dr Gerald Maurice: of U.S.A. is co-winner of the
Nobel Prize for Medicine, 1972. He is known for researches
into the chemical structure of blood-proteins or antibodies
which shield the human body against infection. He shared
the prize with Dr Rodney Robert Porter of Oxford. The two
Nobel-laureates were able to break the giant molecules
formed by antibodies into their component sections.
Edison, Thomas Alva: (1847-1931) American inventor of
Dutch-Scottish parentage. He started life as a newsboy and
then a telegraph operator. His inventions include:
phonograph, the incandescent lamp, a new type of storage
battery, an early form of cinematography etc.
Einstein, Prof Albert: (1879-1955) was German-Swiss
world-famous scientist known for his theory of relativity. He
was awarded Nobel Prize for his work on photoelectric
effect.
Faraday, Michael: (1791-1867) An eminent English scientist;
showed great prominence in the field of electromagnetism;
discovered the laws of electrolysis and wrote a number of
useful books on the subject.
Fleming, Alexander: (1881-1955) British bacteriologist. His
notable discovery was lysozyme (1922), followed by
penicillin (1929)—an antibiotic drug.
Fleming, Sir John Ambrose: (1849-1945) British physicist
and engineer who was pioneer in the development of the
telephone, electric light and radio.
Fraunhofer: German physicist. He gained prominence on
the researches of ‘Light’ while performing spectrum-
analysis of Sunlight; he discovered the spectrum to be
crossed with some indifferent black lines. And the lines are
so named as Fraunhofer Lines.
Freud, Sigmund: (1856-1939) originator of psycho-analysis,
born of Jewish parents. Works: The Interpretation of
Dreams; The Psychopathology of Every-day Life; The Ego
and the Id; Civilization and Its Discontents.
Gabor, Dr Dennis: Who won the 1971 Nobel Prize award for
Physics is a 71-year old British electrical engineer working
as a scientist in the U.S.A. He was cited for his “invention
in development of the holographic method”—three
dimensional photography. Dr Gabor was the 16th Briton to
have won the Nobel Prize in Physics. He was born and
educated in Hungary. He later worked as research engineer
in Germany and came to join the staff of the Imperial
College in London in 1949. He invented holography in the
late forties. But the science became fully developed with
the coming of the laser in 1960. A holographic image is so
lifelike that a viewer can see around things in a holograph
by moving his head just as he looks around the real object.
Galileo: (1564-1642) Italian scientist. He was professor of
mathematics. His view that all falling bodies, great or small,
descend with equal velocity, made him unpopular with the
orthodox scientists. He improved telescope and with it was
the first man to see the satellites of Jupiter.
Gell-Mann, Prof Murray: was the recipient of the 1969 Nobel
Prize for Physics. He is a teacher in the California Institute
of Technology. Born in New York in 1929, Prof Gell-Mann
has been the leading theorist in elementary particle
research for the last 15 years. He was the 28th American to
be awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in which the U.S.A.
now leads. The Nobel Prize was given to him for “his
classification of elementary particles and their interactions”.
Goddard, Robert H.: was an American who mentioned the
possibility of shooting a rocket to the moon in a paper
entitled “A Method of Reaching Extreme Altitudes”
published by him in 1919. By 1926 he had put some of his
ideas into practice. He is looked upon as one of the
pioneers of space research.
Graham, Thomas: (1805-1914) Scottish chemist called the
“father of colloidal chemistry”. He did remarkable work on
diffusion of substances in solution.
Heisenberg: is known for his theory of Uncertainty
Principle.
Hahn, Otto: was a German pioneer of nuclear research. He
won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1944. It was Hahn
who had proved in 1938 that atomic fission can be achieved
by bombarding uranium with neutrons. The discovery
revolutionised atomic science.
Hall, Charles Martin: (1863-1914) American chemist who
discovered the modern method of extraction of aluminium
by electrolysis of bauxite in 1886.
Harvey, William: (1578-1675) English physician who
discovered the circulation of blood.
Herzberg, Dr Gehard: has been awarded the 1971 Nobel
Prize in Chemistry, for his researches in atomic and
molecular structures, particularly free radicals. He is the
first Canadian to win a Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Holley, Robert: Co-winner of the Nobel Prize for Medicine,
1968, belongs to Cornell. His researches into the genetic
code and its function in building protein led to the discovery
of the complete structure of a transfer RNA molecule and
the way it works.
Hopkins, Sir Frederick Gowland: He was an eminent English
biochemist famous for his important work on proteins and
vitamins. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine in
1929 for the discovery of Vitamin D.
Hoyle, Fred: is a British scientist and science-fiction writer
who won the £ 1,000 Kalinga Prize in 1968.
Jenner, Edward: (1749-1823) Eminent English physician
who discovered the vaccination system of alleviating small
pox.
Josephson, Dr Brian: is a British scientist who co-shared
the 1973 Nobel Prize for physics for “his theoretical
predictions of the properties of a super-current through a
tunnel barrier, in particular those phenomena which are
generally known as Josephson effects”.
Joshi, Prof S.S.: He has done commendable work on
physical and chemical reactions under electric discharge on
active nitrogen; colloids; hydrogen peroxide; permanganates
and  a phenomenon called “Joshi Effect”.
Joule, James Prescott: (1874-1937) a great English
physicist who first demonstrated that mechanical energy
can be converted into heat.
Kepler, Johannes: (1571-1630) German astronomer. He
discovered 3 laws of planetary motion that bear his name
viz., (1) The orbit of each planet is an ellipse with the sun at
one of the foci; (2) the Radius vector of each planet
describes equal areas in equal times; (3) The squares of the
periods of the planets are proportional to the cubes of their
mean distances from the sun.
Kepler had evolved a set of laws governing man in space
with rare prescience. In a kind of allegory, he referred to the
dangers of solar radiation, the need to overcome
gravitational resistance, gravitational capture of spacecraft
by the moon etc. What he wrote nearly 360 years ago was,
however, little understood and his family was persecuted
for it. His mother had to die in jail having been condemned
as a witch.
Khorana Hargobind: who shared with two others the 1968
Nobel Prize for Medicine is an Indian by birth and an
American by domicile. He deciphered the genetic code and
later created an artificial gene.
Krishnan, Dr K.S.: (born 1898) collaborated with Sir C.V.
Raman in the discovery of “Raman Effect”. President,
Indian Science Congress, 1949; delegate to several
international scientific conferences; Director, National
Physical Laboratory, New Delhi.
Lavoisier, A.L.: (1743-1794) French chemist; established
law of Indestructibility of Matter, Composition of Water and
Air.
Lister, Joseph: (1827-1912) British surgeon. He was the
first to use antiseptic treatment for wounds; introduced
antiseptic surgery.
Lodge, Sir Oliver Joseph: (1851-1940) British physicist. He
is chiefly known for his researches on radiation, and the
relation between matter and ether.
Lovell, Sir Bernard: He is professor of Radio-Astronomy in
the University of Manchester and is also Director of the
Jodrell Bank Observatory. He remains very much in the
news for tracking space-ships.
Lysenko: Author of Agro-biology, Lysenko gained fame as a
Soviet geneticist. In 1948, he declared the Mendelian theory
obsolete and erroneous.
Marconi: (1873-1937) Italian scientist; pioneer in wireless
telegraphy and radio.
Max Planck: He was a German theoretical physicist who
formulated the quantum theory which revolutionized
physics. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1918.
Mendel, Johann Gregory: (1822-84) Austrian monk and
naturalist whose discovery of certain principles of
inheritance (heredity) is of deep significance in the study of
biology.
Mendeleef, D.I.: (1834-1901) a Russian chemist, founder of
periodic law and famous for the development of petroleum
and other industries in Russia.
Meyer, Victor: (1848-1897) discovered a method to
determine the molecular weights of volatile substances.
Morley, Edward William: (1818-1923) American chemist and
physicist best known for his work in determining the
composition of water by weight.
Moseley, Henry G.: (1887-1915) British physicist who did
valuable work on atomic structure, and in 1913, devised the
series of atomic numbers.
Nagarjuna: the renowned chemist of Buddhist era whose
works are mostly preserved in  China and Tibet. A great
Philosopher and Chemist. He makes a mention of crucibles,
distillation stills, sublimation, colouring process, alloying of
metals, extraction of copper and use of many metallic
oxides in medicines. About chemistry he said, “As long as
the science of chemistry prevails, let hunger, pain and
poverty not torment men.”
Nag-Chowdhury, B.D.: an eminent Indian nuclear physicist,
known all over the world.
Narlikar, J.V.: Indian scientist; co-author of Hoyle-Narlikar
Theory of continuous creation. The theory of which he is
co-author has been hailed as supplying some important
missing links in Einstein’s theory of Relativity. The new
theory of gravitation propounded by both the scientists,
Narlikar and Hoyle, shows that gravitation is always
attractive and there is no gravitational repulsions.
Newton, Sir Isaac: (1642-1727) was the British natural
philosopher. He discovered binomial theorem; the
differential and integral calculus. He expounded the
universal law of gravitation. He is author of Principia
Mathematica.
Nirenberg, Dr Marshall: is a U.S. molecular biologist who
shared the 1968 Nobel Prize for Medicine with Dr Robert
Holley and Dr Hargobind Khorana. Nirenberg is the author
of a very simple but ingenious experiment which helped a
great deal in clarifying the general character of the genetic
code.
Oberth, Hermann: is a Rumanian-German Professor who is
credited with establishing the experimental basis of modern
rocketry. In 1923, the publication of his book, “The Rocket
into Interplanetary Space” aroused great interest in space
travel.
Ohm, George Simon: (1787-1854) physicist and
mathematician; discovered the law known as Ohm’s Law.
Onsager, Lars: is a U.S. Professor who became a Nobel
laureate in 1968 by winning the prize for Chemistry “for the
discovery of the reciprocal relations bearing his name which
are fundamental for the thermo-dynamics of irreversible
processes”.
Paraceisus: (1493-1541) a Swiss mystic and chemist. He
was the first to employ laudanum and antimony in
Pharmacy.
Parson, Sir Charles: (1854-1931) British engineer; inventor
of Parson steam turbine.
Pasteur, Louis: (1822-95) He was a French chemist who
discovered the causes of fermentation in alcohol and milk
and founded the Pasteur Institute in 1888. He made
researches in silkworm disease, anthrax, and hydrophobia.
Pauling, Linus: American bio-chemist. He applied the
quantum theory to chemistry and was awarded Nobel Prize
(1954) for his contribution to the electrochemical theory of
valency.
Porter, Dr Rodney Robert: is Professor of Biochemistry in
Oxford University. Dr Porter is known for his discoveries
relating to the chemical structure of antibodies.
Priestley, Joseph: (1733-1804) British Chemist; discovered
oxygen and methods of collecting gases.
Pythagoras: is known as the father of Geometry.
Rainwater, James: of the U.S.A. who co-shared the 1975
Nobel Prize in Physics is known for the development of the
theory that atomic nucleus is not always spherical but can
also be egg-shaped which has no immediate practical
meaning but is extremely essential to scientists.
Ramanna, Dr Raja: former Director of Bhabha Atomic
Research Centre at Trombay. He was one of the Indian
scientists associated with staging India’s first nuclear blast
at Pokhran on May 18, 1974.
Raman, Sir C.V.: (1888-1970) Eminent Indian Scientist
(F.R.S.) National Professor of Physics and founder Director
of Raman Research Institute, Bangalore. He was awarded
Nobel Prize for his discovery of ‘Raman Effect’ (Feb 28,
1928). His work on study of crystal structure is of unique
importance. Feb 28 is celebrated every year as National
Science Day.
Ramanujan, Srinivas: (1887-1920) Indian mathematician
who contributed to the theory of numbers, theory of
partitions, and the theory of continued fractions.
Ramsay, Sir William: (1852-1916) English chemist who
discovered helium and later on neon, argon in collaboration
with Rayleigh and others. He was awarded Nobel Prize in
1904.
Rao, Prof U. Ramachandra: is the Director of Indian
Scientific Satellite Project (ISSP) at Peenya near Bangalore.
Ray, Sir P.C.: (1861-1944) founder of Indian Chemical
Society and Bengal Chemical and Pharmaceutical Works
Ltd., and author of ‘Hindu Chemistry’. His work about
nitrous acid and its salts deserves special mention.
Richards, T.W.: He was Prof of Chemistry at Harvard
University in U.S.A. He did notable work in the accurate
determination of atomic weights and was awarded Nobel
Prize in 1916.
Roger Bacon: (1214-1294) He was inventor of Gun Powder
and founder of experimental science; man of remarkable
gifts and inventive power.
Rontgen, W. Konrad: (1845-1923) German physicist. He
discovered X-rays, also called Rontgen rays. He was
awarded the first Nobel Prize in 1901 for discovery of X-
Rays.
Ross, Ronald: (1857-1932) leading British physician who
discovered the cause of Malaria; awarded Nobel Prize for
medicine in 1902.
Rutherford, Daniel: (1749-1819) a Scottish scientist who is
given the credit for the discovery of nitrogen.
Rutherford, Lord: (1871-1937) won a Nobel Prize for his
work on structure of atom and radio-activity.
Ryle, Sir Martin: of the U.K. who shared the 1974 Nobel
Prize in Physics is known for the development of “aperture
synthesis” technique designed to identify stellar objects
through radio signals.
Saha, Dr Meghnad: (1893-1956) late Palit Prof of Physics,
University College of Science and Technology, Calcutta
University—well known for his researches in nuclear
physics, cosmic rays, spectrum analysis and other
branches of theoretical physics.
Sanger, Dr Frederik: British scientist awarded Nobel Prize in
Chemistry in 1958 for his work in determining the
composition of the insulin molecule. By his discovery he
has put science a step forward towards knowing how
disease attacks the human body. In 1980, he became only
the fourth person ever to be awarded a second Nobel Prize.
Sarabhai, Dr Vikram A.: former Chairman of India’s Atomic
Energy Commission and the Indian Space Research
Organization (ISRO) died on December 30, 1971. Dr
Sarabhai was an eminent physicist mainly interested in the
astrophysical implications of Cosmic Ray Time Variations.
Sen, P.K. (Dr): is the Indian surgeon who performed Asia’s
first heart transplant operation in Mumbai.
Simpson, Sir James Young: (1811-70) British physicist who
was largely instrumental in the introduction of chloroform
as an anaesthetic in 1847.
Soddy, Frederick: (1877-1956) British physical chemist. He
was a pioneer of research into atomic disintegration. He
coined the term “isotopes”; did classic work on
radioactivity.
Solvay, Earnest: (1838-1922) Belgian chemist known for
devising a process known after his name for manufacture
of sodium carbonate.
Susruta: was a fourth century Hindu surgeon and physician.
He wrote an important  book on medicine and also a thesis
on the medical properties of garlic.
Sutherland, Dr Earl W.: was the recipient of the Nobel Prize
for Medicine, 1971. He is credited with the discovery that
the hormones in the human body produce another
substance known as cyclic A.M.P., which activates them
and controls the body’s cells. He has demonstrated that
changes in the level of cyclic A.M.P. in the body can
influence its disease-resisting capacity. This discovery
opens up new vistas for the development of drugs that can
treat diseases which have so far been regarded as
incurable.
Teller, Edward (Dr): is a U.S. nuclear scientist who has
played a major role in developing the hydrogen bomb. He is
in fact known as the “father of the H-bomb”.
Thomson, Sir J.J.: (1856-1940) British physicist. He
discovered the electron which inaugurated the electrical
theory of the atom. He is regarded as the founder of
modern physics.
Tsiolkovsky: was a Russian teacher who in 1903 published
a treatise presenting remarkably accurate calculations on
rocket dynamics and space-travel. He is looked upon as the
earliest among the pioneers who laid the foundations of
space exploration. The Russians call him the “Father of
Rocketry”.
Varahmihira: (505-587) was a distinguished Indian
astronomer, mathematician and philosopher. He was one of
the nine gems of the court of king Vikramaditya.
Verne, Jules: (1828-1905) French science-fiction writer was
author of “From the Earth to the Moon” published in 1865.
The book carried a more or less accurate prediction of the
launching and flight of Apollo-8.
Volta, A.: (1745-1827) Italian physicist and pioneer of
electrical science; invented voltaic pile, the electrophorus
and electroscope. The volt is named after him.
Voronoff, S.: Russian scientist best known for his method
of preventing or delaying senility by grafting healthy animal
glands, into the human body.
Watson and Crick: known for DNA double helix.
Watson-Watt, Sir Robert: British physicist. He developed
radar.
Watt, James: (1736-1819) was Scottish engineer. He
invented steam engine.
Yukawa, Dr H.: (born 1907) predicted a new particle meson
which holds the protons and neutrons of the atomic
nucleus. He is the first Japanese to win the Nobel Prize in
Physics (1949).
[04/10 6:07 am] Basayya M Jamalur: GK Questions: MCQ based on Discovery and Invention
Pinnacle Coaching
Q1. Who invented Penicillin ?
(a) William Harvey (b) Louis Pasteur (c) Alexander
Fleming (d) Edward Jenner
Q2. Who invented aeroplane ?
(a) Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright (b) Sir Frank Whittle
(c) Michael Faraday (d) Christian Huygens
Q3. X-rays were discovered by –
(a) Faraday (b) Roentgen (c) H. Davy (d) Lavoisier
Q4. Who invented ‘Helicopter’?
(a) Cockrell (b) Brequet (c) Otis (d) Igor Sikorsky
Q5. Who discovered North Pole ?
(a) Robert Peary (b) Amundsen (c) Tasman (d) John
Cabot
Q6. Who discovered Solar System ?
(a) Newton (b) John Hadley (c) Copernicus (d) Galileo
Q7. Insulin was discovered by:
(a) F. Banting (b) Edward Jenner (c) Ronald Ross (d)
S.A.Wakesman
Q8. Which of the following machines was designed by
Charles Babbage?
(a) Analytical engine (b) Arithmetic engine (c) Tabulating
machine (d) Punched card
Q9. Force of deflection was first discovered by
(a) Coriolis (b) Ferrel (c) Thornthwaite (d) Koeppen
Q10. Who is associated with the invention of Nylon ?
(a) Louis Pasteur (b) J. Nicephore Niepce (c) John
Corbutt (d) Dr. Wallace H. Carothers
Q11. Who was the leader of the team that developed the
‘Web Browser’ known as Mosaic?
(a) Marc Anderssen (b) Bob Kahn (c) Paul Mockapetris (d)
Tim Berners-Lee
Q12. Who is the inventor of the Web?
(a) Mike Sendall (b) Tim Berners-Lee (c) Bill Gates (d) Ted
Nelson
Q13. The computer was invented by
(a) Faraday (b) Maxwell (c) Babbage (d) Bill Gates
Q14. Humidity is measured by
(a) Lactometer (b) Polarimeter (c) Thermometer (d)
Hygrometer
Q15. Who invented Portland Cement?
(a) Leonardo da Vinci (b) Denis Gason (c) Joseph Aspdin
(d) Percy L. Spencer
Q16. Who invented Cinema?
(a) Thomas Alva Edison (b) Nicolas and Jean Lumiere (c)
William Murdock (d) Dr. J. Brandenberger
Q17. Who invented the hydrogen bomb?
(a) J.Robert Oppenheimer (b) Albert Einstein (c) Samuel
Cohen (d) Edward Taylor
Q18. The telephone was invented by:
(a) G. Marconi (b) Alexander Graham Bell (c) J.L. Baird
(d) Thomas Barrow
Q19. Who invented chloroform as anaesthetic?
(a) James Simpson (b) Edward Jenner (c) Alexander
Fleming (d) Christian Barnard
Q20. Who invented vaccination?
(a) James Simpson (b) Edward Jenner (c) Alexander
Fleming (d) Christian Barnard
Q21. Who invented the Jet Engine?
(a) Karl Benz (b) Sir Frank Whittle (c) Thomas Savery (d)
Michael Faraday
Q22. Who invented vaccination for ‘Small Pox’?
(a) Sir Fredrick Grant Banting (b) Sir Alexander Fleming
(c) Edward Jenner (d) Louis Pasteur
Q23. Who invented penicillin?
(a) Alexander Fleming (b) Louis Pasteur (c) Dreser (d)
Edward Jenner
Q24. Electron microscope was discovered by
(a) Garhn and Shortt (b) Knoll and Ruska (c) Farmer and
Moore (d) Janseen and Janseen
Q25. Bacteria was first discovered by
(a) A.V. Leeuwenhoek (b) Robert Hooke (c) Robert Koch
(d) Louis Pasteur
Q26. Who discovered North Pole ?
(a) Amundson (b) Robert Peary (c) John Cobot (d) Captain
Cook
Q27. Who discovered cement?
(a) Agassit (b) Albertus Magnus (c) Joseph Aspdin (d)
Janseen
Q28. X-rays were discovered by
(a) Becquerel (b) Roentgen (c) Marie Curie (d) Van Lye
Q29. Leprosy bacillus was invented by
(a) Koch (b) Hansen (c) Fleming (d) Harvey
Q30. For which invention is Otto Hahn famous?
(a) Atom bomb (b) Television (c) X-rays (d) Miner’s safety
lamp
Q31. Gunpowder was invented by
(a) Roger Bacon (b) Colt (c) C.V. Raman (d) Dr. Gatting
Q32. The first thermionic valve was invented by
(a) Thomas Edison (b) Richardson (c) J.A. Fleming (d)
Lee De Forest
Q33. Electron was discovered by
(a) Ernest Rutherford (b) Max Planck (c) Joseph
Thomson (d) Albert Einstein
Q34. Who invented the video-tape?
(a) Richard James (b) Charles Ginsberg (c) P. T.
Farnsworth (d) Georges de Mestral
Q35. Who invented optical fibre?
(a) Samuel Cohen (b) Narinder Kapany (c) Percy L.
Spencer (d) T.H. Maimah
Q36. Who is recognised as the Father of Geometry?
(a) Pythagoras (b) Euclid (c) Johann Kepler (d) Rene
Descartes
Q37. Who developed the first automatic automobile?
(a) Goatleab Daimler (b) Henry Ford (c) Rudolf Diesel (d)
Karl Benz
Q38. Who built the first modem motorcar?
(a) Henry Ford (b) Karl Benz (c) Daimler (d) Henry Austin
Q39. Who invented Radar?
(a) J.H. Van Tassel (b) Wilhelm K. Roentgen (c) P.T.
Farnsworth (d) A.H. Taylor & Leo C. Young
Q40. Who introduced the use of artificial heart for
surgery ?
(a) Christian Barnard (b) Michael de Bakey (c) Walton
Lillehel (d) Denton Cooly
Q41. What is the name given to the outermost “planetoid”
discovered recently in the Solar System ?
(a) Quark (b) Xenon (c) Sedna (d) Asterix
Q42. Who is known as ‘the Father of Geometry’?
(a) Pythagoras (b) Euclid (c) Aristotle (d) Kepler
Q43. Which among the following events occurred first ?
(a) John Logy Baird demonstrated first television (b)
Alexander Flemming discovered pencillin
(c) Telecast of talking pictures on television by BBC (d)
Jonas E.Salk developed first polio vaccine
Q44. Who is the father of cellular phone?
(a) Linus Torvalds (b) Percy Lebaron Spencer (c) Fred
Morrison (d) Martin Cooper
Q45. Who invented the “Voice Mail”?
(a) Gordon Matthews (b) Alexander Graham Bell (c) J.A.
Fleming (d) V. Poulsen
Q46. Who invented the polio vaccine (oral)?
(a) Jonas Salk (b) Albert Sabin (c) Burkholder (d) Robert
Koch
Q47. Which company invented the transistor radio ?
(a) Sony (b) Grundig (c) Panasonic (d) Telstra
Q48. Who invented the laser?
(a) Sir Frank Whittle (b) Fred Morrisson (c) T.H. Maiman
(d) Dr. Charles H. Jones
Q49. Who invented the video-tape?
(a) Richard James (b) Charles Ginsberg (c) P.T.
Farnsworth (d) Georges de Mestral
Q50. Who was associated with the creation of Pentium
Chip ?
(a) Arun Netravalli (b) Sabeer Bhalia (c) C. Kumar Patel
(d) Vinod Dham
Q51. Who produced the first automobile?
(a) Gottleib Daimler (b) Henry Ford (c) Rudolf Diesel (d)
Karl Benz
Q52. Who invented Radar?
(a) J. H. Van Tassel (b) Wilhelm K. Roentgen (c) P. T.
Farnsworth (d) A. H.Taylor and Leo C. Young
Q53. Who invented optical fibre?
(a) Samuel Cohen (b) Narinder Kapany (c) Percy
L.Spencer (d) T.H. Maimah
GK Questions: MCQ based on Discovery and Invention
Pinnacle Coaching : answer key
1 c
2 a
3 b
4 d
5 a
6 d
7 a
8 a
9 b
10 d
11 a
12 b
13 c
14 d
15 c
16 b
17 d
18 b
19 a
20 b
21 b
22 c
23 a
24 b
25 a
26 b
27 c
28 b
29 b
30 a
31 a
32 c
33 c
34 b
35 b
36 b
37 d
38 b
39 d
40 a
41 c
42 b
43 a
44 d
45 a
46 b
47 a
48 c
49 b
50 b
51 d
52 d
53 b
[04/10 6:26 am] Basayya M Jamalur: 1. The Curiosity rover built by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as a part of Astrobiology mission successfully landed on the planet鈥�
(A) Mars (B) Saturn
(C) Venus (D) Mercury
Ans:聽Mars

2. Which of the following is not an endocrine gland?
(A) Pituitary gland (B) Pancreas
(C) Pineal gland (D) None of these
Ans:聽None of these

3. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
(A) Cyrus Mistry : Tata Group (B) Sheryl Sandberg : Facebook
(C) Larry Page : Google (D) Deepak Parekh : HFCL
Ans:聽Deepak Parekh : HFCL

4. Which of the following acts as both exocrine and endocrine gland?
(A) Pancreas (B) Spleen
(C) Liver (D) Pituitary gland
Ans:聽Pancreas

5. Which of the following does not produce hormone?
(A) Heart (B) Kidney
(C) Gastro-intestinal tract (D) None of these
Ans:聽None of these

6. Who among the following Viceroys wrote the book 鈥楶roblems of the East鈥�?
(A) Lord Curzon (B) Lord Clive
(C) Lord Mayo (D) Lord Mountbatten
Ans:聽Lord Curzon

7. Which among the following Philosophical Systems expounds 鈥楥ritical Examination鈥� or 鈥楽olution of a problem by reflection鈥�?
(A) Vaishesika (B) Samkhya
(C) Mimansa (D) Yoga
Ans:聽Mimansa

8. Who among the following said about Md. Ali Jinnah that he was an 鈥楢mbassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity鈥�?
(A) Annie Besant (B) Sarojini Naidu
(C) B. G. Tilak (D) None of these
Ans:聽Sarojini Naidu

9. Which among the following is considered as the best rock cut temple in the world?
(A) Brihadeeswara Temple, Tanjavur (B) Lingaraja Temple, Bhubaneswar
(C) Kailasha Temple, Ellora (D) Kandariya Temple, Khajuraho
Ans:聽Kailasha Temple, Ellora

10. Badayuni said that 鈥淪ultan got freedom from his masses and masses from the Sultan鈥�. Who among the following kings does he refer to?
(A) Alauddin Khilji (B) Balban
(C) Iltutmish (D) Md. Bin Tughlaq
Ans:聽Md. Bin Tughlaq

11. Lakshadweep Islands are the product of鈥�
(A) Reef formation (B) Volcanic activity
(C) Wave action (D) Plate collision
Ans:聽Reef formation

12. Which of the following is the smallest country in terms of area?
(A) Maldives (B) Malta
(C) Marshall Islands (D) St. Kitts-Nevis
Ans:聽Malta

13. Through which one-of the following groups of countries does the 鈥楾ropic of Capricorn鈥� pass?
(A) Chile, Paraguay, Namibia (B) Peru, Angola, Zimbabwe
(C) Bolivia, Zambia, Fiji (D) None of these
Ans:聽Chile, Paraguay, Namibia

14. Which one of the following country does not border Caspian Sea?
(A) Iran (B) Iraq
(C) Georgia (D) Turkmenistan
Ans:聽Iraq

15. Scheduled Commercial Banks are allowed to borrow at their own discretion using鈥�
(A) Net demand and time liabilities (B) Marginal standing facility
(C) Open market operation (D) None of these
Ans:聽Marginal standing facility

16. Which of the following does not mainly consist of Portfolio Investment?
(A) FII investment (B) American depository receipts (ADRs)
(C) Global depository receipts (GDRs) (D) None of these
Ans:聽None of these

17. Which of the following does not contribute to sustainable development?
(A) Improvement of economic well being with social justice.
(B) Restrained use of, natural resources.
(C) Protection of interests of future generations.
(D) None of these
Ans:聽None of these

18. Which of the following does not include monetary policy instruments?
(A) Repo rate (B) Cash reserve ratio
(C) Open market operations (D) Foreign direct investment
Ans:聽Foreign direct investment

19. Which among the following States of India are involved in the controversy associated with Mullaperiyar Dam?
(A) Tamil Nadu and Kerala (B) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
(C) Kerala and Karnataka (D) Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
Ans:聽Tamil Nadu and Kerala

20. Which of the following National Parks was in news due to massive forest fire outbreak that raged for many days?
(A) Nagarahole National Park, Karnataka
(B) Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh
(C) Anshi National Park, Karnataka
(D) Bhitarkanika National Park, Odisha
Ans:聽Nagarahole National Park, Karnataka

21. Rapid spasm in muscle due to low availability of calcium ion in body fluid is called鈥�
(A) Tetany (B) Tetanus
(C) Fibrosis (D) Gout
Ans:聽Tetany

22. The Indian A
ssociation played an important role in arousing national consciousness through the formation of the鈥�
(A) Indian National Congress (B) Bengal British Indian Society
(C) Indian National Conference (D) British India Association
Ans:聽Indian National Conference

23. The first national news agency of India was鈥�
(A) The Indian Review (B) The Free Press of India
(C) The Hindustan Review (D) The Associated Press of India
Ans:聽The Free Press of India

24. The tribal rebellion against the British, known as Ulgulan, was organised by鈥�
(A) Birsa Munda (B) Tomma Dora
(C) Ramchandra Raju (D) Ranade
Ans:聽Birsa Munda

25. Who among the following formed Congress Nationalist Party to act as a powerful pressure group within the Congress?
(A) Motilal Nehru and Tej Bahadur Sapru (B) Madan Mohan Malaviya and M. S. Aney
(C) Surendranath Banerjee and C. R. Das (D) Mrs. Annie Besant and M. S. Aney
Ans:聽Madan Mohan Malaviya and M. S. Aney

26. Which Congress president conducted negotiations with Cripps in 1942 and Wavell at the Simla Conference?
(A) Abul Kalam Azad (B) Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) J. B. Kripalani (D) C. Rajagopalachari
Ans:聽Abul Kalam Azad

27. Bhitarkanika wild life sanctuary, an important site of wildlife biodiversity, lies near the confluence of two important rivers. Identify the rivers鈥�
(A) Brahmani and Baitarani (B) Mahanadi and Indravati
(C) Mahanadi and Dhamara (D) None of these
Ans:聽Brahmani and Baitarani

28. Which among the following States is solely dependent on canal irrigation?
(A) Nagaland (B) Assam
(C) Jammu and Kashmir (D) Tripura
Ans:聽Nagaland

29. Madhapur is famous for鈥�
(A) largest wind farms cluster.
(B) largest solar plant in India to sterilise milk cans.
(C) newly discovered oil field near Bhuj in Gujarat.
(D) None of these
Ans:聽largest solar plant in India to sterilise milk cans.

30. Protection and improvement of environment and safeguarding of forests and wildlife of the country are the important directives that come under鈥�
(A) Fundamental Rights (B) Fundamental Duties
(C) Directive Principles of State Policy (D) None of these
Ans:聽Directive Principles of State Policy

31. Which Committee set up by RBI has the mandate to study issues and concerns in the micro-finance sector?
(A) Y. H. Malegam Committee (B) J. J. Irani Committee
(C) Mashelkar Committee (D) None of these
Ans:聽Y. H. Malegam Committee

32. Which of the following is concerned with inequality in distribution of family income?
(A) Gini Multiplier (B) Gini Index
(C) Lorenz Curve (D) Laffer Curve
Ans:聽Gini Index

33. A state of economy where aggregate demand is greater than the total supply of goods and services is called鈥�
(A) Repressed-inflation (B) Reflation
(C) Deflation (D) Demand pull-inflation
Ans:聽Repressed-inflation

34. Which of the following-forms a major innovation of National Rural Health Mission?
(A) Creation of a cadre of Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA).
(B) Improvised hospital care.
(C) Decentralisation at district level arid effective utilisation of resources through NGOs and community.
(D) All of these
Ans:聽All of these

35. Michael Phelps became the only player in history of Olympics to win a record haul of 22 medals in the Olympics.
Who among the following held the earlier record of winning maximum medals at Olympics?
(A) Sergey Bubka (B) Larisa Latyina
(C) Usain Bolt (D) Yelena Isinbayeva
Ans:聽Larisa Latyina

36. Rupesh Shah is associated with which of the following sport disciplines?
(A) Archery (B) Horse racing
(C) Billiards (D) Polo
Ans:聽Billiards

37. Who among the following is credited with conceiving and implementing a radically new mode of bringing water to crops in arid and dry land regions called 鈥淢icro Irrigation鈥�?
(A) Daniel Hillel (B) Matt Apuzzo
(C) Wang Shu (D) John Gordon
Ans:聽Daniel Hillel

38. Indian Naval Rating mutiny in 1946 took place in鈥�
(A) Calcutta (B) Madras
(C) Visakhapatnam (D) Bombay
Ans:聽Bombay

39. The Jain Temples鈥� known for the finest marble carvings in India are situated at鈥�
(A) Gwalior (B) Kiradu
(C) Modhera (D) Dilwara
Ans:聽Dilwara

40. Who among the following encouraged the formation of Congr
ess Socialist Party even though he was not a member of it?
(A) Achyuta Patwardhan (B) Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) Jayaprakash Narayan (D) Acharya Narendra Dev
Ans:聽Jawaharlal Nehru

41. The Widow Remarriages Act was passed during the Governor-Generalship of鈥�
(A) Bentinck (B) Dalhousie
(C) Canning (D) Lawrence
Ans:聽Dalhousie

42. The Asiatic Society of Bengal was founded by鈥�
(A) Rammohan Roy (B) Sir William Jones
(C) W. W. Hunter (D) William Bentinck
Ans:聽Sir William Jones

43. The density of water is maximum at 4掳C. Such chemical property of water leads to鈥�
(A) continuous availability of ice floating on sea surface.
(B) sustenance of marine life even during harsh winter.
(C) reduced heat loss from the surface of the sea
(D) None of these
Ans:聽sustenance of marine life even during harsh winter.

44. Which committee reports on economy, improvements in organisation, efficiency or administrative reform consistent with policy on public expenditure?
(A) Public Accounts Committee (B) Estimates Committee
(C) Committee on Public Undertakings (D) None of the above
Ans:聽Estimates Committee

45. Department of Ex-servicemen Welfare comes under the Ministry of鈥�
(A) Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (B) Defence
(C) Home Affairs (D) Labour and Employment
Ans:聽Defence

46. Which part of the brain is responsible for controlling body temperature?
(A) Pituitary gland (B) Hypothalamus
(C) Thalamus (D) None of these
Ans:聽Hypothalamus

47. Which of the following forms an important component of the foreign exchange reserves of the country?
(A) Foreign exchange assets of RBI (B) Gold reserves of RBI
(C) SDR holdings of the Government (D) All of these
Ans:聽All of these

48. Operating principle of optical fibres which are used in endoscopes and telecommunications is based on鈥�
(A) Refraction (B) Critical angle
(C) Total internal reflection (D) Refractive index
Ans:聽Total internal reflection

49. In which group of crops, growth rate in yield levels appears to have plateaued over the last few years?
(A) Rice and Wheat (B) Pulses and Mustard
(C) Sugarcane and Oilseeds (D) Coarse cereals and plantation crop
Ans:聽Rice and Wheat

50. Which of the following States has formed 鈥業nnovation Council鈥� based on the lines of National Innovation Council?
(A) Bihar (B) Haryana
(C) Karnataka (D) West Bengal
Ans:聽Haryana

51. Which of the following is the heaviest satellite successfully launched so far by India?
(A) RISAT-l (B) GSAT-12
(C) GSAT-l0 (D) GSAT-8
Ans:聽GSAT-l0

52. National Aeronautics and Space Administration conducted Gravity Recovery Experiment by a well-orchestrated crash landing on鈥�
(A) Mars (B) Venus
(C) Moon (D) Californian desert
Ans:聽Moon

53. What is the nationality of Victoria Azarenka?
(A) Moldova (B) USA
(C) Belorussia (D) None of these
Ans:聽Belorussia

54. Who among the following is the author of the book 鈥業ndia-The Critical Years鈥�?
(A) Chandra Shekhar (B) Khushwant Singh
(C) Atal Bihari Vajpayee (D) Kuldip Nayar
Ans:聽Kuldip Nayar

55. Candi Kalasan and Borobudur temples in Java were built by鈥�
(A) Sailendra kings (B) Suryavarman II
(C) Kamboja dynasty (D) Jayavarman VII
Ans:聽Sailendra kings

56. Who was the first Muslim writer to make use of Urdu or Hindavi language as a vehicle of expression?
(A) Amir Khusrau (B) Jiauddin Barani
(C) Babar (D) Baz Bahadur
Ans:聽Amir Khusrau

57. Which Mughal king faced the rebellion of Bundela Chief Jujhar Singh whose father was on friendly terms with Jehangir?
(A) Shah Jahan (B) Aurangzeb
(C) Jehangir (D) Akbar
Ans:聽Shah Jahan

58. Which Sikh Guru gave the Sikhs a permanent organisation with regular sources of income?
(A) Guru Hargobind (B) Guru Arjan Dev
(C) Guru Angad (D) None of these
Ans:聽Guru Arjan Dev

59. Which movement was founded under the leadership of Maulana Mohammed Ali, Ajmal Khan, Hasan Imam, Mazhar-ul-Haq as a militant nationalist movement?
(A) Ahrar Movement (B) Al Hilal Movement
(C) Khilafat Movement (D) None of these
Ans:聽Ahrar Movement

60. The concept of citizen鈥檚 charters originated in which of the following countries?
(A) Sweden (B) United Kingdom
(C) United States of America (D) Norwa
y
Ans:聽United Kingdom

61. Automation of administrative process particularly would lead to the following except鈥�
(A) Paper Work Reduction (B) Elimination of Hierarchy
(C) Administrative Development (D) Development Administration
Ans:聽Development Administration

62. Which of the following forms part of Distributive Policy issue?
(A) Social insurance (B) Natural disasters
(C) Control of drugs and pharmaceuticals (D) None of these
Ans:聽Social insurance

63. Who among the following Chief Justices of India had the longest tenure?
(A) Justice M. Hidayatullah (B) Justice Y. V. Chandrachud
(C) Justice B. P. Sinha (D) Justice A. N. Ray
Ans:聽Justice Y. V. Chandrachud

64. 鈥楽tagflation鈥� indicates鈥�
(A) Inflation with growth (B) Deflation with growth
(C) Inflation with depression (D) Inflation with stagnation
Ans:聽Inflation with depression

65. Which group of labour comes under the provision of Aam Admi Yojana?
(A) All labour in rural areas
(B) Only labour of urban region
(C) All landless labour living below poverty line in rural areas
(D) None of these
Ans:聽All landless labour living below poverty line in rural areas

66. The process when body attacks their own cells is called鈥�
(A) Auto Immunity (B) Passive Immunity
(C) Active Immunity (D) Allergy
Ans:聽Auto Immunity

67. A chronic disorder where respiratory surface is decreased due to damage of alveolar walls commonly found in smokers is鈥�
(A) Odema (B) Emphysema
(C) Pneumonia (D) None of these
Ans:聽Emphysema

68. Who among the following became the first individual athlete from India to win consecutive medals at Olympics?
(A) MC Mary Kom (B) Sushil Kumar
(C) Abhinav Bindra (D) Leander Paes
Ans:聽Sushil Kumar

69. 鈥楳irroring鈥� is a technique in which same data is written to鈥�
(A) two duplicate disk drives simultaneously
(B) multiple disk drives simultaneously
(C) a mainframe (D) None of these
Ans:聽two duplicate disk drives simultaneously

70. Which of the following scripts is the basis of newly introduced Indian rupee symbol?
(A) Roman and Devanagari Script (B) Roman and Latin Script
(C) Latin and Devanagari Script (D) None of these
Ans:聽Roman and Devanagari Script

71. Who among the following is the Chairman of Indian Railways High Level Safety Review Committee?
(A) B. N. Srikrishna (B) Anil Kakodkar
(C) Adi Godrej (D) Anand Mahindra
Ans:聽Anil Kakodkar

72. Who among the following criticised the moderate politics of Indian National Congress in a series of articles entitled 鈥楴ew Lamps for Old鈥�?
(A) Aurobindo Ghosh (B) R. C. Dutt
(C) G. V. Joshi (D) Govind Ranade
Ans:聽Aurobindo Ghosh

73. Who among the following was a staunch Arya Samajist and was asked by Muslims to preach from pulpit of Jama Masjid?
(A) Swami Sahajanand (B) Swami Shradhanand
(C) Lal Chand (D) Baba Ramchandra
Ans:聽Swami Shradhanand

74. Who among the following was the advisor to the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly?
(A) B. Shiva Rao (B) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
(C) Sachchidananda Sinha (D) B. N. Rau
Ans:聽B. N. Rau

75. The largest planet with no magnetic field is鈥�
(A) Mercury (B) Venus
(C) Jupiter (D) Saturn
Ans:聽Venus

76. Which of the following is the most abundant 鈥済reenhouse gas鈥� in our atmosphere?
(A) CO2 (B) Water vapour
(C) Methane (D) Chlorofluorocarbon
Ans:聽Water vapour

77. Who among the following Chief Election Commissioners of India was a Cabinet Secretary to the Government of India?
(A) Sukumar Sen (B) T. N. Seshan
(C) J. M. Lyogdoh (D) Navin Chawla
Ans:聽T. N. Seshan

78. Who among the following has a residuary power of legislation?
(A) President (B) Parliament
(C) Council of Ministers (D) Governor
Ans:聽Parliament

79. Money received by Courts in connection with affairs of the Union shall form part of鈥�
(A) Public Account of India (B) Consolidated Fund of India
(C) Contingency Fund of India (D) None of these
Ans:聽Public Account of India

80. Fresh evaluation of every item of expenditure at the beginning of each financial year is called鈥�
(A) Fresh Budgeting (B) Zero-based Budgeting
(C) Deficit Budgeting (D) None of these
Ans:聽Zero-based Budgeting

81. Which of the following is carcinogenic?
(A) Hydroca
rbons (B) Carbon monoxide
(C) Nitrous oxide (D) Nitric oxide
Ans:聽Hydrocarbons

82. When pH of rainwater drops below 5.6 it is鈥�
(A) Acidic (B) Basic
(C) Neutral (D) None of these
Ans:聽Acidic

83. Excess of nitrate in drinking water can cause disease such as methemoglobinemia, which is also called鈥�
(A) Green baby syndrome (B) Blue baby syndrome
(C) Pink baby syndrome (D) White baby syndrome
Ans:聽Blue baby syndrome

84. German Silver is an alloy that consists of copper, zinc and鈥�
(A) Nickel (B) Tin
(C) Lead (D) Chromium
Ans:聽Nickel

85. Amorphous form of Silica used in filtration plants is called鈥�
(A) Kieselguhr (B) Silicones
(C) Carbon black (D) None of these
Ans:聽Kieselguhr

86. Who among the following leaders was not involved with forming underground networks and providing leadership during 鈥楺uit India Movement鈥�?
(A) Achyut Patwardhan (B) Aruna Asaf Ali
(C) Biju Patnaik (D) P. C. Joshi
Ans:聽P. C. Joshi

87. Who among the following opposed the formation of Muslim League then being founded in 1906 and acted as Dada Bhai naoroji鈥檚 Secretary at Calcutta session?
(A) Aga Khan (B) M. A. Jinnah
(C) Liaqat Ali Khan (D) Sarojini Naidu
Ans:聽M. A. Jinnah

88. The first All India Kisan Mahasabha was formed at鈥�
(A) Lucknow (B) Madras
(C) Calcutta (D) Patna
Ans:聽Lucknow

89. Which among the following organisations can be appropriately called as Pre-Congress Nationalist Organisation?
(A) East India Association (B) Young Bengal Association
(C) Indian Association of Calcutta (D) None of these
Ans:聽Indian Association of Calcutta

90. Who among the following examined in minute detail the entire economic record of Colonial rule since 1757 in his publication 鈥楾he Economic History of India鈥�?
(A) Dadabhai Naoroji (B) Govind Ranade
(C) R. C. Dutt (D) P. C. Joshi
Ans:聽R. C. Dutt

91. Which of the following crops has great adaptability and it can be grown from Siberia to the tropical regions?
(A) Wheat (B) Oat
(C) Sugarbeet (D) Lentil
Ans:聽Wheat

92. Which of the following factors are not responsible for soil formation?
(A) Bedrock (B) Weather
(C) Elevation (D) Relief
Ans:聽Weather

93. The efficiency of transfer of energy from one trophic level to the next is known as鈥�
(A) Primary productivity (B) Ecological niche
(C) Ecological efficiency (D) Trophic pyramids
Ans:聽Ecological efficiency

94. Biomedication helps clean up aquifers and oil spills. It involves the use of鈥�
(A) Bacteria (B) Bacteria and Fungi
(C) Fungi (D) Fungi and Algae
Ans:聽Bacteria and Fungi

95. The iron and steel industries of which of the following countries are almost fully dependent on imported raw materials ?
(A) Britain (B) Japan
(C) Poland (D) Germany
Ans:聽Japan

96. The difference between Indian Parliamentary System and British Parliamentary System lies ill the fact that India has鈥�
(A) both real and a nominal executive.(B) bicameral legislature.
(C) judicial review. (D) None of these
Ans:聽judicial review.

97. Which of the following has become the first Regional Rural Bank to issue a debit card in the country?
(A) Punjab Gramin Bank (B) Punjab National Bank
(C) Kashi Gomti Samyut Gramin Bank (D) Ahmedabad RRB
Ans:聽Kashi Gomti Samyut Gramin Bank

98. National Social Security Fund has been created in order to鈥�
(A) fund workers of unorganised sector including weavers, rickshaw pullers, bidi makers, etc.
(B) finance workers of organised sector.
(C) help create self employment opportunities for unemployed youth.
(D) to finance self help groups.
Ans:聽fund workers of unorganised sector including weavers, rickshaw pullers, bidi makers, etc.

99. Which type of smog causes cracking of rubber and corrosion of metal?
(A) Classical Smog (B) Advection Smog
(C) Photochemical Smog (D) None of these
Ans:聽Photochemical Smog

100. Which of the following is a suitable technique of separation, identification and purification of a compound?
(A) Chromatography (B) Reverse osmosis
(C) Fractional distillation (D) Zeolite membrane filtration
Ans:聽Chromatography
[04/10 6:29 am] Basayya M Jamalur: 鈴� Important International Lines鈴�

鉁� Durand Line: Between Pakistan and Afghanistan, demarcated by Sir Mortimer Durand in 1896.
鉁� Hindenberg Line: The line to which the Germans retreated in 1917 during the First World War, defines the boundary between Germany and Poland.
鉁� Line of Control: It divides Kashmir between India and Pakistan.
鉁� Maginot Line: Boundary between France and Germany.
鉁� Mannerheim Line: Drawn by General Mannerheim; fortification on the Russia and Finland border.
鉁� McMahon Line: The boundary between India and China as demarcated by Sir Henry McMahon in 1914.
鉁� Oder Niesse Line: Boundary between Germany and Poland.
鉁� Radcliffe Line: Drawn by Sir Cyril Radcliffe in 1947 as demarcation between India and Pakistan.
鉁� Seigfrid Line: Line of fortification drawn by Germany on its border with France.
鉁� 17th Parallel: Boundary between North Vietnam and South Vietnam before two were united.
鉁� 24th Parallel: Line which Pakistan claims for demarcation between India and Pakistan. This, however, is not recognized by India
鉁� 26th Parallel south: It is a circle of latitude which crosses through Africa, Australia and South America.
鉁� 30th Parallel north: It is a line of latitude that stands one-third of the way between the equator and the North Pole.
鉁� 33rd Parallel north: It is a circle of latitude which cuts through the southern United States, parts of North Africa, parts of the Middle East, and China.
鉁� 35th Parallel north: Boundary between the State of North Carolina and the State of Georgia and the boundary between the State of Tennessee arid the State of Georgia, the State of Albama, and the State of Mississippi.
鉁� 36th Parallel: Forms the southermost boundary of the State of Missouri with the State of Arkansas.
鉁� 37th Parallel north: It formed the southern boundary of the historic and extralegal Territory of Jefferson.
鉁� 38th Parallel: Is the parallel of latitude which separates North Korea and South Korea.
鉁� 39th Parallel north: Is an imaginary circle of latitude that is 39 degrees north of Earth鈥檚 equatorial plane.
鉁� 40th Parallel north: Formed the original northern boundary of the British Colony of Maryland.
鉁� 41st Parallel north: Forms the northern boundary of the State of Colorado with Nebraska and Wyoming and the southern boundary of the State of Wyoming with Colorado and Utah.
鉁� 42nd Parallel north: Forms most of the New York 鈥� Pennsylvania Border.
鉁� 43rd Parallel north: Forms most of the boundary between the State of Nebraska and the State of South Dakota and also formed the northern border of the historic and extralegal Territory of Jefferson.
鉁� Parallel 44o north: It is an imaginary circle of latitude that is 44 degrees north of the Earth鈥檚 equatorial plane.
鉁� 45th Parallel north: It is often the halfway point between the Equator and the North Pole.
鉁� The 45th parallel: It makes up most of the boundary between Montana and Wyoming.
鉁� 49th Parallel: It is the boundary between USA and Canada
[04/10 6:30 am] Basayya M Jamalur: INDIAN GEOGRAPHY OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

1. Which one of the following rivers originates near Mahabaleshwar ?
(A) Godavari
(B) Krishna
(C) Kaveri
(D) Tapi

2. With reference to the climate of India, the western disturbances originate over which one of the following ?
(A) Arabian Sea
(B) Baltic Sea
(C) Caspian Sea
(D) Mediterranean Sea

3. In which one of the following states is the Nanga Parbat peak located ?
(A) Sikkim
(B) Himachal Pradesh
(C) Jammu and Kashmir
(D) Uttarakhand

4. In India, which of the following are the Southernmost hills ?
(A) Anaimalai hills
(B) Cardamom hills
(C) Nilgiri hills
(D) Javacli hills

5. Where are the coal reserves of India largely concentrated ?
(A) Son valley
(B) Mahanadi valley
(C) Damodar valley
(D) Godavari valley

6. Which of the following Indian island lies between India and Sri Lanka ?
(A) Elephanta
(B) Nicobar
(C) Rameshwaram
(D) Salsette

7. In which state do the Mansoon arrives first ?
(A) Assam
(B) West Bengal
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Kerala

8. Which one of the following Indian states leads in the production of rubber ?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Karnataka
(C) Kerala
(D) Andhra Pradesh

9. Which one of the following areas of India does not come under the zone of high seismic intensity ?
(A) Uttarakhand
(B) Karnataka Plateau
(C) Kachchh
(D) Himachal Pradesh

10. Between which ranges does the Kashmir valley in the Himlayas lie ?
(A) Siwalik and Pir Panjal
(B) Pirpanjal and Dhauladhar
(C) Zanskar and Pir Panjal
(D) Dhauladhar and Zanskar

11. Indravati is a tributary of which river ?
(A) Ganga
(B) Godavari
(C) Krishna
(D) Mahanadi

12. Which one of the following Indian rivers forms an estuary ?
(A) Godavari
(B) Kaveri
(C) Tapi
(D) Mahanadi

13. What is the name of the major base of Indian Navy at Karwar ?
(A) INS Kadamba
(B) INS Vikramaditya
(C) INS Harshvardhan
(D) INS Kushan

14. Where is Thattekad Bird Sanctuary located ?
(A) Kerala
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Karnataka
(D) Andhra Pradesh

15. In which one of the following states of India is the Pamayangtse Monastery situated ?
(A) Nagaland
(B) Himachal Pradesh
(C) Sikkim
(D) Arunachal Pradesh

16. What is the median age (approximate) of the Indian population ?
(A) 25 years
(B) 29 years
(C) 32 years
(D) 35 years

17. Which one of the following is not correctly matched ?
(A) NH 2 鈥� Delhi - Kolkata
(B) NH 4 鈥� Chennai - Thane
(C) NH 3 鈥� Agra - Mumbai
(D) NH 9 鈥� Delhi - Mumbai

18. Nagda is well known as a centre of production of鈥�
(A) Steel
(B) Automobiles
(C) Viscose staple fibre
(D) Electric motors

19. Where is the college of defence management Located ?
(A) Dehradun
(B) Wellington
(C) Pune
(D) Secunderabad

20. In which state is the hydel power project Nathpa Jhakari located ?
(A) Himachal Pradesh
(B) Uttarakhand
(C) Jammu and Kashmir
(D) Madhya Pradesh

21. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched鈥�
(A) Haldia : Orissa
(B) Jamnagar : Maharashtra
(C) Numaligarh : Gujarat
(D) Panangudi : Tamil Nadu

22.聽Assertion (A) :聽The Gangatic plains are among the most beautiful agricultural areas of the world.
Reason (R) :聽The Gangetic plains contain predominatly regur soil.
Codes :
(A) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
(B) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explaination of A
(C) A is true but R is false
(D) A is false but R is true

23. Which of the following states has the highest production of coffee in India ?
(A) Karnataka
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Kerala
(D) Andhra Pradesh

24. The length of the Indian coast line is鈥�
(A) 5000 km
(B) 5500 km
(C) 7516路6 km
(D) 5800 km

25. The Bodo language is spoken in which of the following states ?
(A) Mizoram
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Assam
(D) Arunachal Pradesh

26. How many National waterways are there in India ?
(A) 3
(B) 5
(C) 7
(D) 9

27. Which state of India has the highest population density ?
(A) UP
(B) Kerala
(C) West Bengal
(D) Bihar

28. Consider the following statements about Uttar Pradesh鈥�
1. Geographical area of UP is about 2,41,000 sq. kms.
2. Sex Ratio in UP as per 2001 census was 933 females per 1000 males.
3. UP has 17 Revenue Divisions.
4. L
iteracy percentage in UP as per 2001 census was 60路1.
Which among the following statement is not correct.
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 2 and 4
(C) 3 and 2
(D) 4 and 1

29. Who is known as "Father of white Revolution" in India ?
(A) M. S. Swaminathan
(B) V. Kurien
(C) K. N. Bahl
(D) B. P. Pal

30. In the Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh states, the joint "Rajghat River Valley Project" is launched on鈥�
(A) Ken River
(B) Son River
(C) Chambal River
(D) Betwa River

31. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the code given below鈥�
1. Indias population is characterised by a high growth rate.
2. With the current growth rate it is likely to over take China in the near future.
3. Out of every six persons of the world one is an Indian.
4. About 40% of the India's population is below the poverty line level.
Codes :
(A) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
(B) 2, 3 and 4 are correct
(C) 1, 3 and 4 are correct
(D) 1, 2 and 4 are correct

32. Which state in country has the largest number of districts ?
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Uttar Pradesh

33. Which of the following rivers have almost the same point of emerging ?
(A) Brahmaputra and Ganga
(B) Tapi and Beas
(C) Brahmaputra and Indus
(D) Indus and Ganga

34. In which state of India is the maximum area irrigated by tubewells ?
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Bihar
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Uttar Pradesh

Answers
1. (B) 2. (A) 3. (C) 4. (B) 5. (C) 6. (C) 7. (D) 8. (C) 9. (B) 10. (C)
11. (B) 12. (C) 13. (A) 14. (A) 15. (C) 16. (C) 17. (D) 18. (C) 19. (D) 20. (A)
21. (D) 22. (C) 23. (A) 24. (C) 25. (C) 26. (D) 27. (C) 28. (B) 29. (B) 30. (D)
31. (A) 32. (D) 33. (C) 34. (D)
[04/10 6:33 am] Basayya M Jamalur: Father of Nations :

1. Afghanistan 鈥擜hmad Shah Durrani
2. Argentina鈥擠on Jos茅 de San Mart铆n
3. Australia鈥� Sir Henry Parkes
4. Bahamas 鈥擲ir Lynden Pindling
5. Bangladesh鈥� Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
6. Bolivia 鈥擲im贸n Bol铆var
7. Brazil 鈥擠om Pedro I andJos茅 Bonif谩cio de
Andrada e Silva
8. Burma鈥� Aung San
9. Cambodia鈥� Norodom Sihanouk
10. Chile鈥� Bernardo O'Higgins
11. Republic of China鈥� Sun Yat-sen
12. Colombia 鈥擲im贸n Bol铆var
13. Sweden鈥� Gustav I of Sweden
14. Croatia鈥� Ante Star膷evi膰
15. Cuba 鈥擟arlos Manuel de C茅spedes
16. Dominican Republic鈥� Juan Pablo Duarte
17. Ecuador鈥� Sim贸n Bol铆var
18. Ghana鈥� Kwame Nkrumah
19. Guyana鈥� Cheddi Jagan
20. Haiti 鈥擩ean-Jacques Dessalines
21. India鈥� Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
22. Indonesia 鈥擲ukarno
23. Iran 鈥擟yrus the Great
24. Israel 鈥擳heodor Herzl
25. Italy 鈥擵ictor Emmanuel II
26. Kenya 鈥擩omo Kenyatta
27. Republic of Korea鈥� Kim Gu
28. Kosovo 鈥擨brahim Rugova
29. Lithuania鈥� Jonas Basanavi膷ius
30. Macedonia鈥� Krste Misirkov
31. Malaysia鈥擳unku Abdul Rahman
32. Mauritius 鈥擲ir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam
33. Mexico 鈥擬iguel Hidalgo y Costilla
34. Mongolia Genghis Khan
35. Namibia鈥� Sam Nujoma
36. Netherlands鈥� William the Silent
37. Norway鈥� Einar Gerhardsen
38. Pakistan鈥� Mohammad Ali Jinnah
39. Panama鈥� Sim贸n Bol铆var
40. Peru 鈥擠on Jos茅 de San Mart铆n
41. Portugal 鈥擠om Afonso Henriques
42. Russia 鈥擯eter I of Russia
43. Saudi Arabia鈥� Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia
44. Scotland 鈥擠onald Dewar
45. Serbia 鈥擠obrica 膯osi膰
46. Singapore鈥� Lee Kuan Yew
47. Slovenia鈥� Primo啪 Trubar
48. South Africa鈥� Nelson Mandela
49. Spain 鈥擣ernando el Cat贸lico
50. Sri Lanka鈥� Don Stephen Senanayake
51. Suriname鈥� Johan Ferrier
52. Tanzania 鈥擩ulius Nyerere
53. Turkey鈥� Mustafa Kemal Atat眉rk
54. United Arab Emirates鈥� Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan
Al Nahyan
55. United States鈥� George Washington
56. Uruguay鈥� Jos茅 Gervasio Artigas
57. Venezuela鈥� Sim贸n Bol铆var
58. Vietnam 鈥擧o Chi Minh
[04/10 6:35 am] Basayya M Jamalur: 10 Killer ways to Pass any competitive Exam (Whether Its is UPSC, SSC, Banks, IAS, IPS etc)
Are you preparing for any competitive Exam or do you have any plan to fight a competitive Exam in near future?
If your answer is yes, then this article will help you out to make a good strategic preparation for your exam.
Generally every exam touches some basic elements like General knowledge, reasoning, general awareness and mathematical questions.
I am going to discuss some points which are needful for you to get success in your exam.
1. Planning
Prior to exam preparation you should firstly study and analysis about the examination essential required aspects like
a) Qualification that is needed
b) Percentage of marks
c) Maximum and minimum age limit.
See that you are meeting every required parameter.
2. Clear Your Fundamentals
If you are done with first point then in your next step you should clear your basic fundamentals that you have studied in 8th, 9th, 10th standards. Matriculation maths formulas should be on your finger tips; brush up your English grammar.
3. Work on your General Knowledge and keep it updated, time by time through news media and magazine on current affairs and events.
4. Joint coaching Institutes
It is not necessary that you should joint any institute for competitive examination preparation if you do not feel that you should join it. But it can help you out in
a) Providing you a proper counselling.
b) Clear your doubts
c) Will provide you study materials.
5. Set Your Goal
You should set your realistic goal considering your ability, time duration, the resources you have. A good strategy should be made to achieve these goals.
6. Create environment by making group circle of friends who are interested and doing the same examination preparation. It will play vital role in busting your moral up in route of preparation.
7. Time Management
You should distribute equal time to each section and more time should be given to the section or part in which you feel you are weak.
8. Be Positive
You should be positive and should have faith in yourself because it may be not possible that you will clear any exam in first time or in first attempt, it will check your patience.
9. Take your mock test
It is not difficult to solve all questions of any exam. But it is difficult to solve all of them in a given time duration. For that you should take sample papers and try to solve them in a given time period. These practices will enhance your performance in the examination real scenario.
10. Subscribe for the magazines which are of monthly based editions and comes with sample question papers.
If you like, these tips, then Plz Share this Status with Everyone
[04/10 6:37 am] Basayya M Jamalur: 01 The first Prime minister of Bangladesh was Mujibur Rehman
02 The longest river in the world is the Nile
03 The longest highway in the world is the Trans-Canada
04 The longest highway in the world has a length of About 8000 km
05 The highest mountain in the world is the Everest
06 The country that accounts for nearly one third of the total teak production of the world is Myan mar
07 The biggest desert in the world is the Sahara desert
08 The largest coffee growing country in the world is Brazil
09 The country also known as "country of Copper" is Zambia
10 The name given to the border which separates Pakistan and Afghanistan is Durand line
11 The river Volga flows out into the Capsian sea
12 The coldest place on the earth is Verkoyansk in Siberia
13 The country which ranks second in terms of land area is Canada
14 The largest Island in the Mediterranean sea is Sicily
15 The river Jordan flows out into the Dead sea
16 The biggest delta in the world is the Sunderbans
17 The capital city that stands on the river Danube is Belgrade
18 The Japanese call their country as Nippon
19 The length of the English channel is 564 kilometres
20 The world's oldest known city is Damascus
21 The city which is also known as the City of Canals is Venice
22 The country in which river Wangchu flows is Myanmar
23 The biggest island of the world is Greenland
24 The city which is the biggest centre for manufacture of automobiles in the world is Detroit, USA
25 The country which is the largest producer of manganese in the world is USA
26 The country which is the largest producer of rubber in the world is Malaysia
27 The country which is the largest producer of tin in the world is Malaysia
28 The river which carries maximum quantity of water into the sea is the Mississippi
29 The city which was once called the `Forbidden City' was Peking
30 The country called the Land of Rising Sun is Japan
31 Mount Everest was named after Sir George Everest
32 The volcano Vesuvius is located in Italy
33 The country known as the Sugar Bowl of the world is Cuba
34 The length of the Suez Canal is 162.5 kilometers
35 The lowest point on earth is The coastal area of Dead sea
36 The Gurkhas are the original inhabitants of Nepal
37 The largest ocean of the world is the Pacific ocean
38 The largest bell in the world is the Tsar Kolkol at Kremlin, Moscow
39 The biggest stadium in the world is the Strahov Stadium, Prague
40 The world's largest diamond producing country is South Africa
41 Australia was discovered by James Cook
42 The first Governor General of Pakistan is Mohammed Ali Jinnah
43 Dublin is situated at the mouth of river Liffey
44 The earlier name of New York city was New Amsterdam
45 The Eifel tower was built by Alexander Eiffel
46 The Red Cross was founded by Jean Henri Durant
47 The country which has the greatest population density is Monaco
48 The national flower of Britain is Rose
49 Niagara Falls was discovered by Louis Hennepin
07/12/2015, 11:54 AM - Anant Yaligar: 50 The national flower of Italy is Lily
51 The national flower of China is Narcissus
52 The permanent secretariat of the SAARC is located at Kathmandu
53 The gateway to the Gulf of Iran is Strait of Hormuz
54 The first Industrial Revolution took place in England
55 World Environment Day is observed on 5th June
56 The first Republican President of America was Abraham Lincoln
57 The country famous for Samba dance is Brazil
58 The name of Alexander's horse was Beucephalus
59 Singapore was founded by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles
60 The famous British one-eyed Admiral was Nelson
61 The earlier name of Sri Lanka was Ceylon
62 The UNO was formed in the year 1945
63 UNO stands for United Nations Organization
64 The independence day of South Korea is celebrated on 15th August
65 `Last Judgement' was the first painting of an Italian painter named Michelangelo
66 Paradise Regained was written by John Milton
67 The first President of Egypt was Mohammed Nequib
68 The first man to reach North Pole was Rear Peary
69 The most famous painting of Pablo Picasso was Guermica
70 The primary producer of newsprint in the world is Canada
71 The first explorer to reach the South Pole was Cap. Ronald Amundson
72 The person who is called the father of modern Italy is G.Garibaldi
73 World literacy day is celebrated on 8th September
74 The founder of modern Germany is Bismarck
75 The country known as the land of the midnight sun is Norway
76 The place known as the Roof of the world is Tibet
77 The founder of the Chinese Republic was San Yat Sen
78 The first Pakistani to receive the Nobel Prize was Abdul Salam
79 The first woman Prime Minister of Britain was Margaret Thatcher
80 The first Secretary General of the UNO was Trygve Lie
81 The sculptor of the statue of Liberty was Frederick Auguste Bartholdi
82 The port of Banku is situated in Azerbaijan
83 John F Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harry Oswald
84 The largest river in France is Lore
85 The Queen of England who married her brother-in-law was Catherine of Aragon
86 The first negro to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize was Ralph Johnson Bunche
87 The first British University to admit women for degree courses was London University
88 The principal export of Jamaica is Sugar
89 New York is popularly known as the city of Skyscrapers
90 Madagascar is popularly known as the Island of Cloves
91 The country known as the Land of White Elephant is Thailand
92 The country known as the Land of Morning Calm is Korea
93 The country known as the Land of Thunderbolts is Bhutan
94 The highest waterfalls in the world is the Salto Angel Falls, Venezuela
95 The largest library in the world is the United States Library of Congress, Washington DC
07/12/2015, 6:32 PM - 鈥�+91 97435 65250鈥� left
07/12/2015, 11:54 AM - Anant Yaligar: 1.    A broad coalition of 290 organisations on 2 December 2015 announced Paris Pact on Water and Climate Change Adaptation. It was announced on the sidelines of which COP of UNFCC?
a)    COP20
b)    COP21
c)    COP22
d)    COP23
Ans. a
2.    Identify the nationwide campaign for persons with disabilities launched by Arun Jaitley on 3 December 2015 in New Delhi.
a)    Accessible India Movement
b)    Campaign for Disability Employment
c)    Disability Confident Campaign
d)    Accessible India Campaign
Ans. b
3.     What was India鈥檚 position in November 2015 edition of FIFA World Rankings announced on 3 December 2015?
a)    163
b)    164
c)    165
d)    166
Ans. d
4.    Name the state that on 3 November 2015 passed the MLA (Salaries, Allowances, Pension, etc) (Amendment) Bill, 2015 that seeks around 400 percent hike in the salaries of the MLAs.
a)    Karnataka
b)    Delhi
c)    Gujarat
d)    Bihar
Ans. d
5.    India on 3 December 2015 signed a Memorandum of Understanding on air services with which country?
a)    Republic of Korea
b)    Germany
c)    United States of America
d)    France
Ans. a
6.   Which football team topped the November 2015 edition of FIFA World Rankings announced on 3 December 2015?
a)    Argentina
b)    Spain
c)    Belgium
d)    Germany
Ans. c
7.    Navy day is celebrated every year to commemorate the success of which operation of Indian Navy that was carried out during the 1971 Indo-Pak war
a)    Operation Trident
b)    Operation Python
c)    Operation Gibraltar
d)    Operation Grand Slam
Ans. a
8.    The first India International Science Festival (IISF) began on 4 December 2015 at
a)    IIT-Mumbai
b)    IIT-Delhi
c)    IISc-Bangalore
d)    ISM-Dhanbad
Ans. b
9. Union Cabinet on 2 December 2015 approved Regional Centre for Biotechnology Bill, 2015 to give legal status to an already established institution. In this context, identify the city in which the centre exists?
a)    Faridabad
b)    Mumbai
c)    Chennai
d)    Hyderabad
Ans. a

10.    Name the textile corporation of India that on 3 December 2015 signed Integrity Pact with Transparency International India.
a)    Handicrafts & Handlooms Exports Corporation (HHEC)
b)    National Handloom Development Corporation (NHDC)
c)    Jute Corporation of India (JCI)
d)    National Textile Corporation (NTC)
Ans. d
11.    To what percentage the priority sector lending target for RRBs was increased to by the RBI on 3 December 2015?
a)    85
b)    75
c)    65
d)    55
Ans. b

12.    Name the state that was asked by its High Court on 3 December 2015 to formulate a rural-friendly policy to encourage rural youth to participate in farming so that migration to urban areas can be curbed.
a)    Arunachal Pradesh
b)    Maharashtra
c)    Tamil Nadu
d)    Uttar Pradesh
Ans. b
13.  Vyachakurahalli village became first smokeless village in the country in December 2015. Identify the state to which it belongs to?
a)    Karnataka
b)    Telangana
c)    Kerala
d)    Tamil Nadu
Ans. a
14.    44th Navy Day was observed in India on
a)    3 December 2015
b)    4 December 2015
c)    30 November 2015
d)    1 December 2015
Ans. b
15.    Which state on 3 December 2015 became the first state of India to launch Rotavirus vaccination project?
a)    Haryana
b)    Himachal Pradesh
c)    Karnataka
d)    Maharashtra
Ans. b
[04/10 6:40 am] Basayya M Jamalur: 100 Synonyms for SSC Exam
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1. abandon - discontinue
2. abnegation - self denial
3. abrade - roughen
4. abridge - shorten
5. abroad - overseas
6. accord - agreement
7. admit - confess
8. affable - friendly
9. agree - consent
10. alike - same
11. allow - permit
12. amazing - wonderful
13. amenities - courtesies
14. amount - quantity
15. anathema - curse
16. anger - enrage
17. angry - furious
18. angry - mad
19. answer - reply
20. answer - response
21. ask - inquire
22. attire - dress
23. away - absent
24. awful - terrible
25. baby - infant
26. bad - wicked
27. barbarian - uncivilized
28. bashful - confident
29. beautiful - pretty
30. becoming - fitting
31. beg - implore
32. begin - commence
33. begin initiate
34. belly - stomach
35. bemoan - mourn
36. berate - scold
37. big - huge
38. big - large
39. bizarre - weird
40. blank - empty
41. brave - bold
42. brave - courageous
43. break - smash
44. bright - shining
45. broad - wide
46. bucket - pail
47. busy - active
48. calamity - disaster
49. calm - quiet
50. candy - sweets
51. cash - sprint
52. center - middle
53. change - transform
54. chiefly - mainly
55. choosy - picky
56. close - shut
57. collect - gather
58. come - arrive
59. commemorate - remember
60. complete - total
61. confine - restrict
62. confuse - mixed Up
63. connoisseur - specialist
64. considerate - thoughtful
65. contrary - opposite
66. cool - chilly
67. correct - right
68. crooked - curved
69. cry - bellow
70. cunning - clever
71. cut - prick
72. dangerous - hazardous
73. dangerous - risky
74. dark - dim
75. dawdle - evaluate
76. daybreak - dawn
77. debilitate - weaken
78. decide - determine
79. dedicated - committed
80. definite - distinct
81. deflect - pervert
82. deify - worship
83. deliberate - planned
84. delicate - fragile
85. delicious - palatable
86. denounce - condemn
87. describe - portray
88. destiny - fate
89. destroy - ruin
90. difference - dissimilarity
91. diligent - industrious
92. disclose - reveal
93. discount - reduction
94. disgrace - shame
95. disparity - unlikeness
96. dissolute - immortal
97. do - execute
98. dull - tiresome
99. eager - curious
100. eager - keen
[04/10 6:41 am] Basayya M Jamalur: Head's Of Important Offices in India

1. Who is the Present Attorney General   =>>  Mukul rohatgi

2. Who is the Present Solicitor General  =>>  Ranjit kumar

3. Who is the Present Comptroller and Auditor General  =>>  Shashi Kant Sharma

4. Who is the Present Army Chief  =>>  General Dalbir Singh Suhag

5. Who is the Present Chief of Air staff  =>>  Arup Raha

6. Who is the Present Chief of Naval Staff  =>>  vice admiral R K Dhowan

7. Who is the Present  Chief Election Commissioner  =>>  Nasim Zaidi

8. Who is the Present  National Human Rights Commission, Chairman  =>>  Justice Cyriac Joseph

9. Who is the Present National Commission for Woman, Chairperson  =>>  Lalitha Kumaramangalam

10. Who is the Present Chief Information Commissioner =>> Vijai Sharma

11. Who is the present  Finance Commission, Chairman  =>> Y.V. Reddy

12. Who is the Present  ISRO, chairman  =>>  A. S. Kiran Kumar

13. Who is the present SEBI chairman =>> UK Sinha

14. Who is the present Supreme Court Chief Justice of India =>>  Hl dattu

15. Who is the chief of  Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) ?
Answer: Rajinder Khanna

16. Who is the chief of Intelligence Bureau (IB)?
Answer: Dineshwar Sharma

17. Who is the chief of CBI?
Answer: Anil Sinha

18.Who is the present TRAI ( Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) Chairman ?
Answer: RS Sharma

19. who is the present Central Vigilance Commissioner(CVC) ?
Answer:   K.V. Chowdary

20. who is the present Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations  ?
Answer:  Asoke Kumar Mukerji (Syed Akbaruddin from december 2015)