GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: 2017

Monday 29 May 2017

India Knowledge


General knowledge India By Mt

General knowledge India


No. Question Answer
01 The first multipurpose project in India is Damodar Valley
02 Indian broadcasting was nationalised in 1930
03 The place in North East India which receives the highest annual rainfall is Chirrapunji
04 The largest Indian river flowing into the Arabian Sea is Narmada
05 The Indian forests are divided into how many regions Eight
06 The place where Indian Standard time coinsides with local time is Allahabad
07 The industry for which Vishakapatnam is famous for is Ship Building
08 The Indian state which is largest exporter of cashewnut is Kerala
09 The main occupation of Indians is Agriculture
10 Madras state was renamed as Tamilnadu in the year 1969
11 The main industry of Assam is Tea Industry
12 The length of Indian coastline is 7500 kms
13 The longest day in India is 21st June
14 The biggest museum in india is Indian Museum,Calcutta
15 The Hindustan Ship Yard is located at Vishakapatnam
16 The Indian state that tops in the production of cocoa is Kerala
17 The first major steel plant established in India was Tata Iron & Steel Co,Jamshedpur
18 The largest opium growing state in India is Uttar Pradesh

Wednesday 5 April 2017

INDIA AT A GLANCE

BASIC KNOWLEDGE


No. Quetion Answer
01 Capital New Delhi
02 Area 3.3 Million sq. km
03 Latitude 6° 44' and 35° 30' north latitude
04 Longitude 68° 7' and 97° 25' east longitude
05 Official Language Hindi
06 Total Recognized Languages 22
07 Total Coast Line 7,516.6 km
08 Area covered by Forest 68 million hectares
09 Population 1,210,193,422(approx)
10 Male 623.7 million
11 Female 586.4 million
12 Population Growth Rate 1.64 per cent during
13 Density of Population 370.8/km2
14 Sex Ratio 940
15 Literacy Rate 74.04%
16 Male 82.14%
17 Female 65.46%
18 State 29
19 Union Territories 7
20 Largest State Rajasthan
21 Smallest State Goa
22 National Park 102
23 Wildlife Sanctuaries 441
24 Largest City Mumbai
25 Calling Code +91
26 National Motto Satyameva Jayate
27 National Song Vande Mataram
28 National Anthem Jana Gana Mana
29 Time Zone GMT + 05:30
30 Life Expectancy Rate: Male 65.8 years
31 Life Expectancy Rate: Female 68.1 years
32 Ethnic Groups Australoid, Mongoloid, Europoid, Caucasian, and Negroid
33 National Days 26th January (Republic Day), 15th August (Independence Day), 2nd October (Gandhi Jayanti; Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday)
34 National Bird Indian peacock
35 National Flower Lotus
36 National Tree Banyan Tree
37 National River The Ganga
38 National Aquatic Animal River Dolphin
39 National Heritage Animal Elephant
40 National Animal Tiger
41 National Fruit Mango
42 Highest Point Mount Godwin-Austen, 28,251 ft
43 Currency Indian Rupee

Tuesday 14 February 2017

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

WORLD AT A GLANCE FOR GENERAL KNOWLEDGE




No. Quetion Answer
01 Total Surface Area 510,064,472 sq km
02 Total Land Area 148,940,000 sq km (29.2% of Planet Earth's surface)
03 Total Water Area 361,132,000 sq km (70.8% of Planet Earth's surface)
04 Total Population 7.04 billion
05 Total Weight 5.9722 × 1024 Kg
06 Total Volume 1.08321×1012 km3
07 Total Age 4.54 billion years
08 Surface Gravity 32.041 ft/s2
09 Distance from Moon 384,403 km
10 Distance from Sun 150 million km
11 Equatorial Radius 6,378.1 km
12 Mean Radius  6,371.0 km
13 Polar Radius 6,356.8 km
14 Orbiting Speed 29.78 km/s
15 Orbiting Time 365.256363004 days
16 Surface Temperature -88/5(min/max)°C
17 Orbit Size around Sun 92,956,050 miles (Semi Major Axis)
18 Period of Rotation 23.934 hours
19 Speed of Rotation 1670 km/hr
20 Distance from nearest Planet 38 million km from Venus
21 Total Seas 137
22 Largest Country Russia, 17,098,242 sq km
23 Smallest Country Vatican City - 0.44 sq km
24 Distance from nearest Planet 38 million km from Venus
25 Longest River The Nile - 6,650 km
26 Largest Lake The Caspian Sea - 371,000 sq km
27 Highest Mountain Mount Everest, 29,029 ft - Nepal
28 Largest Ocean The Pacific Ocean - 155,557,000 sq km
29 Smallest Ocean Arctic, 14,056,000 sq km
30 Average Life Expectancy 67.2 years
31 Total Continent 7 (Asia, Africa, Europe, North America,South America, Australia, Antarctica)
32 Largest Continent Asia, 43,820,000 sq km (29.5% of total World landmass)
33 Smallest Continent Australia, 9,008,500 sq km
34 Total Ocean ( Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern,Arctic )
35 UN Recognized Countries 193



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