GENERAL KNOWLEDGE AND

GENERAL AWARENESS

Dr. T.K. Jain.

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How many states in India are
touching Myamar?
4
Arunachal, Mijoram, Manipur,
Nagaland.

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How many states in India are
touching China?
5
J & K, Arunachal, Sikkim,
Uttarakhand, HP,

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How many states in India are
touching Pakistan?
4
Punjab,J&K, Rajasthan, Gujarat.

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How many states in India are
touching Bangladesh?
5
WB, Tripura, Mizoram, Assam,
Meghalaya

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How many states in India are
touching Nepal?
4
Uttaranchal, UP,WB,Sikkim

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Jojila Pass has been carved out by
which river in India?
Indus river.
(Shipki has be made by Satluj, Jeleps
has been made by Tista)

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Southern Point of India which was
washed out by Tsunami?
Indira Point.

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Which line demarcates borders
between India and Afghanistan?
Durand Line

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Which line demarcates borders
between India and China?
McMahon Line

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Which line demarcates borders
between India and Pakistan?
Redcliffe Line.

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Which is the highest peak of
Pakistan?
Gresarbram

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Which is the heighest peak of
India?
K-2

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Which is the highest peak of China?

Gosaithan

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What is the 92nd amendment in
Constitution of India?
It added 4 languages in our 8th
schedule.
These languages were Bodo, Dogari,
Methali, and Santhali.

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What is the 91st amendment in
Constitution of India?
It was about reorganisation of political
parties after defections.

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What is the 90th amendment in
Constitution of India?
It gave special powers to Bodoland
and other tribal areas.

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Where is the headquarter of
NATO?
Brussels

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Where is the headquarter of
OPEC?
Viana, Austria

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Where is the headquarter of
ESCAP?
Bangkok

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Where is the headquarter of
OECD?
Paris

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Where is the headquarter of
UNHCR
Jeneva

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Where is the headquarter of ADB

Manila

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Where is the headquarter of
UNCTAD
GENEVA

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Where is the headquarter of IOC

LUSANE

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Where is the headquarter of ECM

GENEVA

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Where is the headquarter of
SAARC
KATHMANDU

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Where is the headquarter of UNIDO

VIANA

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Where is the headquarter of
CHOGM
STRAUSBERG

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Where is the headquarter of UNEP

NAIROBI

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Where is the headquarter of
INTERPOL
PARIS

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Where is the headquarter of
AMNESTY
LONDON

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Where is Shivaji Stadium?

At Delhi – for Hockey.

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Where is black heath?

It is in London, it is for Rugby.

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Where is KENAN?

JAMSHEDPUR, FOR CRICKET

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Where is CHEPAK

CHENNAI – FOR CRICKET

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Where is GUCHIBOWLI

STADIUM AT HYDERABAD

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Where is GREEN PARK?

CRICKET STADIUM AT KANPUR

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Where is WACA?

SYDNEY, CRICKET

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Where is WANKHEDE

Mumbai – cricket stadium

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Where is EADEN GARDEN

CRICKET STADIUM AT KOLKATTA

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Where is AMBDEKAR
STADIUM?
Delhi – for football

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Where is WHITE CITY?

STADIUM AT LONDON

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Where is WIMBLEDON

LONDON – TENNIS

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Where is FOREST HILL

STATIDUM FOR TENNIS – NEW

YORK

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Who was the freedom fighter, who
threw bomb on Kingsford?
Khudiram Bose and Prafull Chaki
(sentenced on 11 august 1908)

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Who was the freedom fighter, who
threw bomb in central assembly?
Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev & ( Rajguru)
(8 April 1929, sentenced on 23
March 1931)

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Who was the freedom fighter, who
killed General Dyre?
Uddham Singh (13 March 1940),
sentenced on 12 June)

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First census in India?

1872
First regular census in 1881 by lord
Rippon (1880-84)

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Who introduced doctrine of lapse?

Lord Dulhousie (1848) first state

annexed: Satara, then, Jetpur,
Sambalpur etc.

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What is the sequence of rulers at
Delhi before Moghuls?
Chouhans 1100 - 1192
Ghulam 1206 - 1290
Khilji 1290 - 1320
Tughlaq 1320 – 1398
(Temur Lung had destroyed delhi in
1398)
Sayyad 1414-1451
Lodi 1451- 1526
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Who were the founders of different
dynasties?
Chouhans Vasudev
Ghulam Kutubudin Aibek
Khilji Jalaludin Firojshah
Tughlaq – Gaji Giyasuddin
(Temur Lung had destroyed delhi in 1398)
Sayyad - Khijra Khan
Lodi – Bahlol Khan
Vijaynagar – Harihar & Bukka
Solanki (Gujarat) – Mulraj
Parmar (MP) = Upendraraj
Pal – Gopal
Gurjar - (Nagbhatt I)
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What was the capital of Kushan
rulers?
Peshawar & later it was transferred to
Mathura.

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Which constitution amendments are
related to Panchayati Raj?
64th & 73rd amendements.
It was started on 2 Oct 1959 at
Nagour by J.L. Nehru
Balwant Rai Mehta and Ashok Mehta,
and B K Rai, and LM Singhvi
committee had given
recommendations on Panchayati Raj.

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What is the name of parliament of
Japan?
Dait

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What is the name of parliament of
Egypt
People’s Assembly

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What is the name of parliament of
Afghanistan?
Shora

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What is the name of parliament of
Russia?
Duma

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What is the name of parliament of
Spain?
Kortes

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What is the name of parliament of
Maldiv?
Majlis

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What is the name of parliament of
Bangladesh?
Jatiya Sansad.

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What is the name of parliament of
Germany
Woundsteg

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What is the name of parliament of
Pakistan?
National Assembly

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What is the name of parliament of
China?
National People’s congress

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What is the name of parliament of
Switzerland?
Federal Assembly

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What is the name of parliament of
Turkey?
Grand national Assembly

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What is the name of parliament of
Malayasia
Diwan Nigara

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What is the name of parliament of
Nepal?
Rastriya Panchayat

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What is the name of parliament of
Canada

Parliament

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What is the name of parliament of
Australia
Parliament

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Who was India’s first field marshal?

Manik Shaw

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Who was India’s first Home
Minister?
Sardar Patel

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Who was India’s first middle range
anti bellestic missile?
Agni

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Who was India’s first Paramvir
Chakra recipient?
Major Somnath Sharma

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Who was India’s first chief Justice?

H.J. Kania

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Who was India’s first election
commissioner?
Sukumar Sen

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Who was India’s first person to
reach Everest without Oxygen?
Ang Dorji

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Who was first Bharat Ratna Winner
from out of country?
Abdul Gaffar Khan (seemant Gandhi)

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Who was India’s first education
minister?
Abul Kalam Azad

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Who was India’s first commandar in
chief?
Gen Kariappa

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Who was India’s first speaker of
Loksabha?
G.V. Mavlankar

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Who was India’s first chairman of
constitution assembly?
Rajendra Prasad
Dr. Ambdekar was chairman of
Drafting Committee of Constititon.

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Who was India’s first Indian
Governor General?
C.Rajagopalchari

Mount betton was the first governor

general of India.

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Who was India’s first scientist to win
Nobel prize?
C.V. Raman (physics).

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Who was India’s first nuclear
reactor?
APSARA

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Who was India’s first Indian to cross
Pak Street by swimming?
Vaidyanath.
(Bula choudhary had crossed English
Channel by swimming)

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Who was India’s first Gyan peeth
award winner
V. Shankar Kurupp

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Who was India’s first chief of Air
Force?
Air Marshal S. Mukharji

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Who was India’s first chief of Naval
Staff?
Vice Admiral R.D. Katari.

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How many matters are there in
centre , state and concurrent list?
At the time of independence, there
were 97,66,& 47 subjects, but now
we have 99, 61 & 52 matters in these
lists. These are mentioned in 7th
schedule.

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What is mini-constitution (an
amendement)?
It was 42nd constitution amendment –
in 1976.

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While framing constititon, what did
we borrow from Canada?
Federal Government structure, and
residual powers with Centre.

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While framing constititon, what did
we borrow from Ireland?
Directive Principles, Presidential
election system.

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While framing constititon, what did
we borrow from South Africa?
Constitution amendment provisions

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While framing constititon, what did
we borrow from Russia?
Fundamental duties.

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While framing constititon, what did
we borrow from Germany?
President’s powers during
emergency.

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While framing constititon, what did
we borrow from USA?
Fundamental Rights,
Impeachment motion
Supremacy of constitution and courts.

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While framing constititon, what did
we borrow from England?
Single citizenship
Parliamentary government system

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While framing constititon, what did
we borrow from Australia?
Preface – language
Centre – state relations

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While framing constititon, what did
we borrow from Japan?
System established by law.

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When was regulating act enacted
on India?
1773

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When was Pitts India act enacted
on India?
1784

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When was Charter act enacted on
India?
1793, 1813, 1833, 1853, 1858

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What is Morley Minto Reforms?

India govt. Act 1909

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What is Montegue Chelmsford
Reforms?
India govt. Act 1919

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Which is the most important source
of Indian constititon?
India Govt. Act 1935

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When was dual govt. started at
state level?
1919

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The longest National Highway in
India?
Varanasi – Kanyakumari – 2369 KM
long

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Smallest Natioanl Highway in
India?
NH 47 A – 6 KM long.

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Which highway, is just opposite
AFTERSCHOOOL?
89

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WHAT IS B.O.T.

Build Operate and Transfer.

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Which state has largest road
network?
Maharastra

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First Indian Railway?

1853 – Thane to Mumbai (34 Km).

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Status of Indian Railway in world?

2nd in terms of length (1st in Asia).

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World’s longest railway route?

Trans –syberia route – 9332 Km.

long.

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Longest platform?

Kharakpur

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India’s longest route train?

Himsagar Express – Jammu to

Kanyakumari – 3726 Km.

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How many divisions are there in
India?
16

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World’s first airway postal service –
when and where?
In 1911 from Ilahabad to Naini

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How many national waterways are
there in India?
4
Ilahabad – haldia (longest).
Saia to Dhubri
Kollam to Kottayam
Kakinada to marakkanam.

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Largest port in India?

Mumbai

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India’s best natural port?

Vishakhapatnam

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Tidal port?

Kandla

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India’s oldest port?

Chennai

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The union territory with largest
literacy in %?
Lakshdweep – with 87% literacy.

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You can also support us – not
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About AFTERSCHOOOL PGPSE – the best
programme for developing great
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Most flexible, adaptive but rigorous programme
Available in distance learning mode
Case study focused- latest cases
Industry oriented practical curriculum
Designed to make you entrepreneurs – not just an
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Workshops from
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IIF, Delhi
CIPS, Jaipur
ICSI Hyderabad Branch
Gyan Vihar, Jaipur
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Aravali Institute of Management, Jodhpur
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Pedagogy curriculum and approach based on IIM Ahmedabad and ISB
Hyderabad (the founder is alumnus from IIMA & ISB Hyderabad)
Meditation, spiritualisation, and self development
Essential softwares for business
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Participation in conferences / seminars
Workshops on leadership, team building etc.
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Editing of journals / newsletters
Consultancy / research projects
Assignments, communication skill workshops
Participation in conferences and seminars
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Case analysis,
Articles from Harvard Business Review
Quiz, seminars, workshops, games,
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Afterschooolians will be responsible
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Case Studies

We want to write case studies on

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Please help us in this process. Help
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Share to learn more
Interact to develop yourself
Fear is your worst enemy
Make mistakes to learn
Study & discuss in a group
Criticism is the healthy route to mutual support and
help
Ask fundamental questions : why, when, how &
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