1. The drugs used to reduces body temperature is called

a)antipyretics, b) anticyptics, c)antibody, d) antithermo

2. The National Chemical Laboratory is situated in

a)Pune b) mumbai c) kolkata d)bangalore

3. Which radioactive pollutant has recently drawn the attention of the public, due to its occurrence in the building material?

a) Pythyim b)Thorium c)  Sulpher d) titanium

4. What is called the rate of change of velocity?

a) gravity b)  force c)  attraction d)Acceleration

5.  Use suitable alternative He is desirous _____ visiting Delhi.

a) of  b) is  c) was  d) are

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1. Who is new title sponsor of IPL?

a) Coca cola b) Pepsi,c) DLF d) Sahara

2. china calls which region as Southern Tibet?

a) Arunachal pradesh b) Sikkim c) Himachal Pradesh d)Meghalaya

3. Who is the new CBI Director?

a)  Ranjit Sinha b)ashok misra c) Manoj guptha d) S K .Mehtha

4. Name the most massive dwarf planet in the solar system?

a) Eris b) iris b) red star d) dwarf 219

5. who wrote the novel “Emma”,the first edition of which was sold for a whopping 200,000 pounds in a london auction?

a) Jane austen b) William Poly d) Agastina chris d) Gerogia Ross

6)Who is the tallest among them?

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1. Who discovered Radiocarbon dating

a)Willard Franck Libby , b) Rudyard cupling, c) Alexander fleming, d) Madam curie

2. Which award is known as the Nobel prize for Journalism?

Pulitzter prize , b) Nobel prize ,c)Nomchosky award ,d) Booker Prize

3. Who Sacked ‘Kanthallursala’
a)Cholas , b) kulashekaras,c)mughal,d) Kushas

4. ……. is obtained when ammonium dichromate is heated
a)Nitrogen b) Oxygen c)    ammonium chloride d) Carbon Dioxide

5. Where is the headquarters of Bio-diversity International?
a)Rome b) Geneva  c) paris d)  Bern

6. Who is the first chairman of SAARC?
(a) H.M. Ershad ,(b) Nehru    (c)  Salim Dhar  (d) Vinu Mankad

7. The discovery of bronze in Egypt is in the year
(a) BC 3500 , (b)  BC 2500 , (c)  BC 1500 ,(d) B C  3000

8. The Ghana bird Sanctuary is loacted at
(a) Rajasthan ,(b) Orissa, (c)  West Bengal (d) Himachal pradesh

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1.In which year was Hockey introduced in the Olympic Games?

(a) Paris 1900
(b) Paris 1924
(c) London 1908
(d) London 1940

2. arrange the books with its authors .

the correct order is :

ah , bf, cg, de

ah , bf, cg, df

af , bh, cg, df

ah , bg, cf, df

3. “Razzle dazzle” is _________.

(a) a fancy display
(b) an unusal event
(c) something impossible
(d) none of the above
(a) a fancy display

4.The colour of star is an identification of :
(a) Size
(b) Distance
(c) Weight
(d) Temperature

5.Who will be appointed as chairman of Barclays from 1st November 2012 succeeding Marcus Aguis?

a) David Walker , b) Anand Mahia ,c) Tony Chair ,d) David brown

6. Where was the 15th Confederation of Indian industry insurance summit held?

a) Mumbai,b) Kolkota,c) Chennai,d) Cochin

7.How is Dubbed Gauss known in technology world?

a)A virus capable of spying mobile phone calls
b)A virus capable of spying on financial transactions, email and social networking activities
c)A business magazine
d)A banking  term

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Qn 1. “Yonhap” is the news agency of which nation?

Qn 2. Who is the new IB and RAW chief?

Qn 3. The CBI Director is appointed according to which act?

Qn 4 : what is known as “String of Pearls”?

Qn. 5 Who is known as the “Waterman of India”?

Qn 6. What is the capital of Myanmar?

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1. In which of the following Oceans/ seas, lies the Sunda Trench?

1. Who said that “Parliamentary democracy means one individual and one vote”?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) M.K. Gandhi
c) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar     d) Sardar Patel

2.The political leader who worked in The ‘Marmic’ as a Cartoonist

A. A.B. Vajpai B. Venkayya Naidu C. Nithin Khadkari D. Bal Thakkare
3.Which city is known as the Queen of Deccan
A.Hydrabad B. Patna C. Delhi D. Pune

4.Which one of the following is a characteristic of oligopolistic industries?
a) Product differentiation
b) Homogeneous goods
c) Price rigidity
d) Price discrimination

5. Which article empowers the Indian Parliament to formulate law on State List subjects?
a) 115
b) 183
c) 221
d) 249
6. Which part of the Indian Constitution is associated with the provisions of citizenship?
a) II
b) III
c) IV
d) V

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1. During the 1857 Mutiny, who among the following was Governor General of India?
(A)Lord Canning
(B)Lord Elgin
(C)Lord Dalhousie
(D)Lord Elleborough

2. Kiel Canal connects which among the following?
(A)Baltic Sea and North sea
(B)Baltic Sea and Norwegian Sea
(C)Baltic Sea and White Sea
(D)White Sea and North Sea

3. Who construct ‘ Beebi Ka Makbara’

A. Auramgazeb B. Bahadur Sha-2 C. Assam Sha D. Nissam Sha

7. What is the maximum size & Minimum size of a Vidhan Sabha in Indian state, as outlined in the Constitution of India ?
(A)500, 50
(B)400, 40
(C)500, 60
(D)350, 45

8. In context with biology, which among the following is a Zoophyte?

(A)A plant that resembles an animal
(B)An animal that resembles a plant
(C)A plant that grows on an animal
(D)An animal that grows on a plant

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1.  THE HIGHEST GRADE AND BEST QUALITY COAL IS

(a) LIGNITE
(b) PEAT
(c) BITUMINOUS
(d) ANTHRACITE

2. WHICH IS PUREST FORM OF CARBON ?

(a) GRAPHITE
(b) COAL
(c) CHARCOAL
(d) NONE

3.  WHO IS CALLED AS FATHER OF BLOOD GROUPS

(a) KARL LANDSTEINER
(b) ARISTOTLE
(c) THEOPHARATUS
(d) MENDEL

4.  RESPIRATION IS

(a) OXIDATION
(b) REDUCTION
(c) HYDROLYSIS
(d) AMINATION

5.  WHO IS THE AUTHOR OF THE BOOK ‘THE LAST MUGHAL’ -THE FALL OF A  DYNASTY- DELHI,1857?

(a) JOHN KIKRLAND
(b) WILLIAM DALRYMPLE
(c) THOMAS WILSON
(d) NONE

6. PRIMITIVE MAN FIRST LEARNT

(a) TO MAKE FIRE
(b) TO TAME ANIMALS
(c) TO MaKE A WHEEL
(d) TO GROW GRAIN

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1. Which among the following inert Gases is not present in our atmosphere?

(A) Neon
(B) Argon
(C) Krypton
(D) Xenon
(E) Radon

2.Which one of the following is not a rabi crop?

3.The Panchayati Raj is a?

(A) One-tier system
(B) Two-tier system
(C) Three-tier system
(D) Four-tier system

4. Who discovered Psycho analysis?

(A) Benjamin Franklin
(B) Sigmund Freud
(C) Dr.C.V.Raman
(D) Dr.Jack Lippes

5.Who discovered Railway Engine?

(A) Isac Newton
(B) Edison
(C) Stephenson
(D) Robert Whitehead

6.Who discovered Insulin?

(A) Dr.P.K.Sen
(B) Hahneman
(C) Alexander Fleming
(D) F.Banting

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GK Questions of the day :

1. In which year was Hockey introduced in the Olympic Games?
(a) Paris 1900
(b) Paris 1924
(c) London 1908
(d) London 1940

2. ‘As You Like It’ was written by :
(a) Bernard Shaw
(b) George Orwell
(c) Pearl S Buck
(d) Shakespeare

3. Cocosnucifera is the scientific name of :

(a) Coconut Palm
(b) Cocoa plant
(c) Coconut
(d) Coffee tree

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4.Which word among the options is closest in meaning to : REMAINED.
(a) Pending
(b) Lasted
(c) Survived
(d) Continued

5. A person who believes the worst will happen is called __________
(a) Optimist
(b) Pessimist
(c) Victim
(d) Villain

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1.Which is the wrongly spelt word?

A)TUTION B)VACATION C)VACANCY D)VOCATION

2.’India in The New Millenium’ is the book written by ……………

( a) Shashi Taroor b) PC Alexander c) APJ Abdul Kalam
d) Nanden Nilekani

3.The first World Rabies Day is ————–

( a)  spetember 28 , ( b)  otobar 27 ,  ( c) may 4 , ( d) dec 22

4. Who was the first foreigner to receive Bharat Ratna Award?

( a) Nelson Mandela ( b)  Martin Luther ( c)  Alexander fleming ( d) Martin Crow

5. Word Power :
Choose the correctly spelt word
(a) Lisensee
(b) Licensee
(c) Licencee
(d) Laincensee

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1.GK Question of the day :
Rice is not grown in which of the following states?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Mizoram
(d) Bihar

2.As per Census 2011, which one of the following is the population of India (in billion)?
(a) 1.01
(b) 1.11
(c) 1.21
(d) 1.27

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5.Who wrote “Harsha Charita”?
(a) Kautilya
(b) Harshavardhana
(c) Banabhatta
(d) Ibn Batuta

QUESTIONS FOR THE DAY!

GK Question of the day :

Which is the largest river  in India?
(a) Ganga
(b) Yamuna
(c) Vembanad
(d) Bhramaputhra

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1. Who has won the first Swiss Ambassodor’s Award?

a) Yash Chopra

b) Sharuk khan

c) Vinodh Khanna

d) Manirathnam

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1.Current Affairs for the day :

The City of _________ was named as World Third best city to visit in 2013 by Travel guide book Lonely Planet published on 22 October 2012

(a) Bangaluru

(b) Hyderabad

(c) kolkata

(d) Mumbai

2.GK Question of the day :
 Which Indian Chess player became only the second woman in the world to attain the Super Grand Master norm?
a)Tania Sachdeva

b)Koneru Hampi

c)Harikrishnan

d)Gayathri hari

3.The pulvinus in ‘Touch-me-not’ plant plays an important role in

a) Leaf movement

b) Stem movement

c) Root Movement

d) Fruit making

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1.Current Affairs for the day :

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on her visit to India on 16 October 2012 announced that ———— would be conferred with the membership of the Order of Australia

(a)Mahendra singh dhoni

(b)Saurav Ganguly

(c)V V S Laxman

(d)Sachin Tendulkar

2.GK Question of the day :
The Hindustan Aircraft Ltd is situated at _______.
(a) Bokaro
(b) Bhopal
(c) Bengaluru
(d) Ahmedabad

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GK Questions of the day :

1) ‘As You Like It’ was written by :
(a) Bernard Shaw
(b) George Orwell
(c) Pearl S Buck
(d) Shakespeare

2) The Konkan railway has been constructed between :
(a) Thiruvananthapuram and Mumbai
(b) Manglore and Chennai
(c) Thiruvananthapuram and Goa
(d) Mangalore and Mumbai

3) Palatana Power Plant is located in which of the following states?
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Kerala
(c) Tripura
(d) Karnataka

4) The National Highway 1 connects
(a) Chennai and New Delhi
(b) Jammu and New Delhi
(c) Kolkata and Amritsar
(d) Srinagar and Thiruvananthapuram

Check your Word Power :
5) The antonym of the word Tart is
(a) sour
(b) loose
(c) sweet
(d) long

Current Affairs for the day :

6) Keith Campbell was a British biologist who was a key part of the team which created Dolly the ———-, a breakthrough in animal cloning, has died.

a) sheep

b) dog

c) fish

d) cat

Here are the  Questions for the day.

 
a. Bijoy Ghosh
b. Som Mittal
c. Anil Ambani
d. Krishnakumar Natarajan

GK  Question for the day :

‘World Forestry Day’  celebrated on ?

A. May 6

B May 3

C. 21st of March

D. May 16

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The answers shall be published tomorrow, along with a new set of challenging questions. Post your guesses as comments below NOW!