General Knowledge Important Points

General Knowledge important points

Here i provide some important bits on General Awareness,these are collected form so-many web sites and placed them in one place.these are more useful all competitive exams.

Ø  B. C. Roy Award is given in the field of
---medicine.

Ø  In which year was Pulitzer Prize established?
---1917.

Ø  Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2000 was awarded to the former President of South Africa along with----Grameen Bank of Bangladesh.

Ø  Who has been awarded the first lifetime Achievement Award for his/her contribution in the field of Cinema?
---ashok kumar.

Ø  The prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award was conferred was conferred upon Ms. Kiran Bedi for her excellent contribution to which of the following fields?
----government service.

Ø  Which of the following societies has instituted an award for an outstanding parliamentarian?---- G. B. Pant Memorial Society

Ø  Which is the highest gallantry award in India?
----param vir chakra.

Ø  Which state gives Mewar Award?
---rajasthan.

Ø  Who is the first Asian Winner of Nobel Prize?
---rabindranath tagore.

Ø  The first Indian to receive Noble Prize in Literature was
----rabindranath tagore.

Ø  The first recipient of Rajiv Gandhi's 'Khel Ratna' award is
---vishwanathan anand.

Ø  Pulitzer price is awarded for outstanding work in the field of
---literature and journalism.

Ø  Saraswathi Samman is given annually for outstanding contribution to
---literature.

Ø  Who among the following has received a Nobel Prize in literature 1953?
---winston Churchill.

Ø  The Arjuna Awards were instituted in the year—
---1961.

Ø  The first Indira Gandhi Award for International Justice and Harmony has been given to
---yasir Arafat.

Ø  Ashoka Chakra' is awarded for
---the most conspicuous bravery or self sacrifice on land, air or sea but not in the presence of the enemy.

Ø  Who among the following is the recipient of the first Dayawati Modi Award for art, culture and education?
---amitab bachan.

Ø  The Nobel Prize was first awarded in
----1901.

Ø  The 'Cannes Award' is given for excellence in which field?
----films.

Ø  The journalist who refused to accept 'Padma Bhushan' was?
---kushwanth singh.

Ø  The Nobel peace prize is awarded in which city?
---oslo.

Ø  Arjuna Award is given for
---outstanding performance in sports.

Ø  The UNSECO's 'Prix Jules Verne' prize has been given to which of the following serials of Doordarshan?
----turning point.

Ø  Which state Government of India has instituted the Samman Award?
---MP.

Ø  Sharad Joshi Samman is awarded for
---Satire and essay.

Ø  In 1901, Nobel Prize was not given for
---economics.

Ø  The highest civilian award of India 'Bharat Ratna' has been awarded to only two foreigners so far. One of them is Nelson Mandela. The other is
---abdul gafar khan.

Ø  The first recipient of Nehru Award was
---

Ø  Shanthi Swaroop Bhatnagar awards are given for
---outstanding contribution to science.

Ø  The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award is given by which of the following organisations?
--- Council for Scientific and industrial research.

Ø  Tansen Samman has been instituted by the Government of?
---

Ø  On whom did the U. S. President George W. Bush bestow, in 2002, the U.S.'s highest award for life time achievement in the field of scientific research?
---Arun Netravalli.

Ø  Who among the following is a winner of the Indira Gandhi Award for National integration?
---aruna asaf ali.

Ø  The first black American to win the Nobel Prize for literature is
---Toni Morrison.

Ø  Who among the following got the 'Bharat Ratna' award, before becoming the President of India?
---DR.Zakir Hussain.

Ø  Manav Seva Award has been instituted in the memory of
---Rajiv Gandhi.

Ø  Kalinga Award was instituted by
---UNESCO for exceptional contribution of efforts to popularise science.

Ø  Which of the following films has won 9 Oscar Awards in 1987?---the last emperor.

Ø  Who was awarded the first Rajiv Gandhi National Sadhavana Award?
----Mother Theresa.

Ø  Global 500' awards are given for the outstanding achievement in which of the following fields?
---Protection of Environment.

Ø  To whom was 'Bharat Ratna' awarded in 1999?
---Amartya Sen.

Ø  Who is the father of Geometry?
---Euclid.

Ø  What is common between Kutty, Shankar, Laxman and Sudhir Dar?
---Drawing Cartoons.

Ø  The Indian to beat the computers in mathematical wizardry is
---Shakuntala Devi.

Ø  Jude Felix is a famous Indian player in which of the fields?
---Hockey.

Ø  Professor Amartya Sen is famous in which of the fields?
---Economics.

Ø  Dr. Joon Lew of korea, the recipient of international Gandhi Award is known for his service in the?
----Eradication of leprosy.

Ø  Amjad Ali Khan is associated with which of the following musical instruments?
---Sarod.

Ø  Guru Gopi Krishna was a maestro of which of the following dance forma?
---Kathak.

Ø  Ms. Bachendri Pal had undertaken a unique expedition for focusing attention on which 
of these?
---Spirit of Adventure.

Ø  Which of the following fields A. Nageshwara Rao is associated with?
----Motion Pictures.

Ø  Dr. M. S. Swaminathan has distinguished himself in which of the following fields?
---Agriculture.

Ø  Who declared that his ultimate aim was to wipe 'every tear from every eye'?
---Jawaharlal Nehru.

Ø  Ashok Pandit is known for his outstanding performance in which field?
---Shooting.

Ø  Who among the following is a social activist campaigning against child labour?
---Swami Agnivesh.

Ø  The first woman in space was
----Valentina Teriscova.

Ø  Who is the Flying Sikh of India?
---Milkah Singh,.

Ø  In which of the following dance forms 'Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra' is associated with?----Odissi.

Ø  Who is Tania Sachdev?
----Chess Player.

Ø  Who is the creator of the Rock Garden in Chandigarh?
---Nek Chand.

Ø  Who is known as 'Trimurthy of Carnatic Music'?
---- Muthuswami Dikshitar.

Ø  Who is known as the 'Lady with the Lamp'?
---Florence Nightangle.

Ø  Who is known as 'Desert Fox'?
---Gen Rommel.

Ø  the title of 'sparrow' given to
---Major General Rajinder Singh..

Ø  The first Indian to swim across English channel was
---Mihir Sen.

Ø  Who is known as 'Indian Bismarck'?
---Sardar Vallabai Patel.

Ø  Who wrote the famous book - 'We the people'?
---Nani Palkhivala.

Ø  Who is the author of the book 'Nineteen Eighty Four'?
---George Orwell.

Ø  Who is the author of the book 'Forbidden Verses'?
---Abu Nuwas.

Ø  The lead character in the film 'The Bandit Queen' has been played by
---Sima Biswas.

Ø  In India the first television programme was broadcasted in 
---1959.

Ø  A Voice for Freedom' is a book written by
---Nayantara Sehgal.

Ø  Who is the father of English Poetry?
---Chaucher.

Ø  Who wrote 'War and Peace'
---Leo Tolystoy.

Ø  The famous book 'Anandmath' was authored by
----Bankim Chandra Chatapodhya.

Ø  Which of the following English films was the first one to be dubbed in Hindi?
---Aladdin.

Ø  Who wrote the book 'Reminiscences of the Nehru Age'?
---O.P.Mathai.

Ø  in which year was the 'All India Radio' set up?
---1936

Ø  The Gathering Storm' is written by
---Winston Churchill.

Ø  Who is the author of the book 'My Experiments with Truth'?
---Mahatma Gandhi.

Ø  Who is the writer of 'Swamy and Friends'?
---R.K .Narayan.

Ø  The Naked Face', a very popular book is written by
---Sidney Sheldon.

Ø  The first history book was written by
---Herodotus.

Ø  A Secular Agenda' is a book written by
---Arun Shourie

Ø  The book named 'Three Decades in Parliament' is a collection of the speeches of
---A.B. Vajpayee.

Ø  Who said 'Man is a political animal'?
---Aristotle.

Ø  Sports Channel' a monthly video magazine has been launched by
---Kapil Dev.

Ø  The creator of 'Sherlock Holmes' was
---Arthur Conan Doyle

Ø  India of our Dreams' is a book written by
---M.V. Kamath.

Ø  Who is the author of famous book 'The Judgement'?
---Kuldip Nayar.

Ø  Who said "I therefore, want freedom immediately, this very night, before dawn, if it can be had"?
---M.K.Gandhi.

Ø  Gita Govinda' is written by
---Jay Dev.

Ø  Who directed the world famous film 'The Gandhi'?
--- Richard Attenborough

Ø  Who is the author of the book 'No Full Stops in India'?
---mark tully.

Ø  'Eight Lives' is a book written by
---Raj Mohan Gandhi.

Ø  Who is the author of the book 'Freedom Behind Bars'?
---Kiran Bedi.

Ø  Who has won the Gyan Peeth Award for her book 'Yama'?
---Mahadevi Varma.

Ø  The original name of 'Mahabharata' is
---Jai Samhitha.

Ø  Man without society is either a beast or a God'. Who said this?
---Aristotle.

Ø  The author of the book Rakta Karabi 
--- Rabindranath Tagore

Ø  The author of the book 'Waiting for the Mahatma' is
---RK Narayan.

Ø  Who is the author of 'India Wins Freedom'?
---Maulana Azad.

Ø  In Custody', an English novel is written by which one of the following?
---Anitha Desai.

Ø  What is unique about the film 'Adi Shankaracharya'?
---First Sanskrit film.

Ø  Lala Lajpat Rai is the author of the book
---Unhappy India.

Ø  Who invented the BALLPOINT PEN?
---Biro Brothers.

Ø  What Galileo invented?
---Thermometer.

Ø  What invention caused many deaths while testing it?
---Parachute.

Ø  Who invented Gunpowder?
---Roger Bacon.

Ø  Who perfected GENETIC ENGINEERING?
---Cohen and Bayer.

Ø  What Benjamin Franklin invented?
---Bifocal spectacles.

Ø  Who invented Gramophone
---Thomas Alva Edison.

Ø  Who among the following invented the small pox vaccine?
---Edward Jenner.

Ø  What George Westinghouse invented?
---Railway Air Brakes.

Ø  Who invented Electric Generator?
---Michael Faraday.

Ø  Who invented Electric Generator?
---Helicopter.

Ø  What Karl Benz invented?
---Gasonline Powered Automobile.

Ø  Who invented Dynamite?
---Alfred B Nobel.

Ø  What Sir Isaac Newton invented?
---Reflecting Telescope.

Ø  What type of system did Paul Nipkow, John Baird, and Charles Jenkins all invent?
---Television.

Ø  FROZEN FOOD - Who discovered the first practical method of freezing food?
---Birdseye.

Ø  What George Pullman invented?---sleeping (railway) car.

Ø  The ELECTRIC BATTERY, who's charged with inventing this one?---volta.

Ø  Who invented Fountain Pen?--- Lewis E. Waterman

Ø  The ratio of width of our National flag to its length is—2:3.

Ø  Dandia' is a popular dance of---gujarat.

Ø  The words 'Satyameva Jayate' inscribed below the base plate of the emblem of India 
are taken from---mundak Upanishad.

Ø  Mohiniattam dance from developed originally in which state?—kerala.

Ø  Which of the following folk dance forms is associated with Gujarat?---garba.

Ø  Which of the following Akademis is responsible for fostering the development of dance, drama and music in India?—sangeeth academy.

Ø  The book of Parsis is---zand avesta.

Ø  Kathakali' is a folk dance prevalent in which state?—kerala.

Ø  Which of the following dances is a solo dance?---ottan thullal.

Ø  The National Anthem was first sung in the year---1911.

Ø  Thillana is a format of---bharatnatyam.

Ø  'Madhubani', a style of folk paintings, is popular in which of the following states in India?---bihar.

Ø  Kathak is a classical dance of---north india.

Ø  The dance encouraged and performance from the temple of Tanjore was----bharatnatyam.

Ø  The last Mahakumbh of the 20th century was held at---haridwar.

Ø  The National Song of India was composed by---bankim Chandra chatarjee.

Ø  Who composed the famous song 'Sare Jahan SeAchha'?---mohmd iqbal.

Ø  In which of the following festivals are boat races a special feature?---onam.

Ø  Kalchakra ceremony is associated with which of the following ceremonies?---buddhism.

Ø  Which of the following places is famous for Chikankari work, which is a traditional art of embroidery?---lucknow.

Ø  The Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology is situated at---hyderabad.

Ø  Where is the Railway Staff College located?---vadodara.

Ø  The famous Dilwara Temples are situated in---rajasthan.

Ø  Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology is located at---dehradun.

Ø  The headquarters of the National Power Training institute is located in---faridabad.

Ø  The Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University is at which of the following places?---aurangabad.

Ø  The Indian Institute of Science is located at—blore.

Ø  Which city is known as 'Electronic City of India'?—blore.

Ø  Indian School of Mines is located in—dhanbad.

Ø  Which of the following place is famous for its gigantic rock-cut statue of Buddha?—bamiyan.

Ø  Siachen is a--- glacier frontier zone between India and Pakistan

Ø  Where is the headquarters of Oil and Natural Gas Commission?---dehradun.

Ø  'Vijay Stambha' is situated in---chittore.

Ø  Where is the National Institute of Virology situated?---pune

Ø  The 'satellite freight city' is being developed near which of the following cities?---guragon.

Ø  National Institute of Nutrition is located in which of the following place?---hyd.

Ø  National Institute of Aeronautical Engineering is located at---dehradun.

Ø  The world famous 'Khajuraho' sculptures are located in---mp

Ø  Which is known as 'Garden City of India'?—blore.

Ø  The Central Rice Research institute is located at---cuttuk.

Ø  Where is the 'National Remote Sensing Agency' situated?—shadnagar.

Ø  Badrinath is situated on the bank of river---alakananda.

Ø  Indian Cancer Research institute is located at---mumbai.

Ø  Central Drug Research Institute is located at---lucknow.

Ø  Ajanta-Ellora caves are situated near---aurangabad.

Ø  Sun Temple is situated at?---konark.

Ø  Under Mother Teresa's guidance, the Missionaries of Charit built near Asansol, a lep er 
colony is called---shantinagar.

Ø  Kanchipuram' is in which of the following states?---tn.

Ø  Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre is located at---thiruvananthapuram.

Ø  'Mandi House' is a---director general of doordarshan.

Ø  The famous Rock Garden is located in which city?---chandigarh.

Ø  Sanchi Stupa is located near---bhopal.

Ø  National Science Centre is located at---delhi.

Ø  Central Road Research Institute is in---delhi.

Ø  The world famous Ajanta caves are situated in---maharashtra.

Ø  Where is Chitrakut situated?---up.

Ø  Which city is called 'White City' of Rajasthan?---udaipur.

Ø  Pyorrhoea is a disease of the---gums.

Ø  Plants growing on sand are called as--- psammophytes

Ø  Plants developing in dry conditions are---xerophytes.

Ø  Normal adult human male has--- 14 gram of haemoglobin/100 gram of blood.

Ø  Most common disease of poultry in India is--- ranikhet

Ø  Mumps is a disease caused by---virus.

Ø  Nymph is the name of young one of---kockroach.

Ø  Pollination by wind is called--- anemophily

Ø  Ptyalin is an enzyme produced in the---salivary glands.

Ø  Mycobacterium leprae causes leprosy, Corynebacterium diphtheria causes diphtheria and Vibrio comma causes---cholera.

Ø  With which sport is the Jules Rimet trophy associated?---football.

Ø  Joule is the unit of---energy.

Ø  Normally the Commonwealth Games are held at intervals of---4

Ø  Name the instrument used to measure relative humidity----hygrometer.

Ø  Mother Teresa won the Nobel Prize for Peace in---1979.