GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR YOUR BANK EXAMS -BVP REDDY: General Knowledge

Who wrote 'Anand Mat'? - Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Who wrote 'Poverty and UnBritish Rule in India'? - Dadabhai Navroji
Who made the first attempt to initiate economic planning in India? -M.Visvesveraya
The process of heating of rubber with sulphur is known as? –Vulcanization
Stride towards freedom' is the autobiography of? - Martin Luther King Jr.
Which is the longest rail bridge in India? - Vembanad Rail Bridge
Which national leader is nicknamed as 'Loknayak'? - Jayaprakash Narayan
Who is the author of the book ‘Economic Nightmare of India’? - Charan Singh
Feroz Gandhi Award, is given for outstanding performance in the field of? - Journalism
National Science Day’ celebrated in India on? - February 28
National Education Day’ is celebrated on? - November 11
Indian National Congress was founded by? - Allan Octavian Hume
The celebrated novel ‘The Godfather’ was authored by? - Mario Puzo
Kalinga Award is given in which field? – Science
World Family Day is celebrated on? - May 15
Indian National Congress was founded in? - 1885
Study of Fungus is called? – Mycology
Pahari language is spoken in which state of India? - Himachal Pradesh
How many judges are there in Supreme Court of India? – 30
Which article empowers the President to appoint the Prime Minister of India? - Article 75
Who is the first woman cricketer to win the Arjuna Award? - Shanta Rangaswamy
The black hole theory was discovered by? - S. Chandrashekhar
ELISA test is used to detect? - HIV Infection
The original name of Mahabharata is? - Jai Samhita
Gangotri Village which is the source of river Ganga is situated on the banks of? – Bhagirathi
International Tiger Day is observed on? - 29 July
Who were the founders of Whatsapp? - Jan Koum and Brian Acton
World Water Day was celebrated on? - March 22
Which is the longest railway platform in India? - Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
Yakshagana is an art form of which state? – Karnataka
What is USB? - Universal serial bus
Who decides a ‘bill’ is a money bill? - Speaker of Lok Sabha
Which player on 3 January 2015 became the fastest cricketer to reach 12000 Test runs? - Kumar Sangakkara
Union government on 1 January 2015 has revamped Planning commission as? - NITI Aayog
Name the author of the book ‘Munger through the Age’? - D P Yadav
Which Award is often considered as Asia’s Nobel Prize? - Ramon Magsaysay
21st Commonwealth Games will be held at which place in 2018? - Golden Coast, Australia
Lingaraj Temple is located in? – Bhubaneshwar
Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan was appointed as the brandambassador for health sector of which state on 6 January 2015? - Andhra Pradesh
Who among the following was the chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution? - B.R.Ambedkar
Which national leader propagated the saying Satyameva Jayate? - Madan Mohan Malaviya
Indian Military College is situated at? – Dehradun
Keoladeo National Park is situated at? – Rajasthan
Derby Trophy is associated with? - Horse Racing
Best Oscar 2015 Picture: Birdman
India Tourism Day is celebrated on? - January 25th
The first Indian to share the Oscar award was? - Bhanu Athaiya
Longest Dam in India? - Hirakud Dam
Juma Masjid in New Delhi was built by? – ShahJahan
Who is called the ‘Father of History'? – Herodotus
Which country will host the 2016 Twenty20 World Cup? – India
Article 17 of the constitution of India provides for? - Abolition of untouchability
Article 370 of the constitution of India provides for? - Temporary provisions for Jammu & Kashmir.
Who is the chief advisor to the Governor? - Chief Minister
Paulina Vega who was crowned Miss Universe recently is from which country? – Colombia
World Leprosy Day 2015 was recently observed on? - 25 January
The famous slogan "GARIBI HATAO" (Remove Poverty) was launched during the? - Fourth Five-Year Plan (1969-74)
Who was appointed as the new CBI Director recently? - Anil Kumar Sinha
Which gas is released from paddy fields? – Methane
Which film won the Golden Peacock Award at the 45th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2014? - Leviathan, Russian Film
National Good Governance Day was observed on? - December 25
Which family owns the Hero group of Companies in India? – Munjals
Planning Comission of India came into existence in which year? - 1950
What is "God Save the Queen/King"? - Name of British National Anthem
Electron is discovered by? - J.J Thomson
C.V Raman got Nobel Prize in which year? – 1930
International Nurses Day? - May 12
Cricket My Style' is a book written by? - Kapil Dev
Who was the first cricket player to take ten wickets in one innings of a Test Cricket Match? - Jim Lecker
The longest river in Peninsular India? Godavari
In which American city is the famous indoor stadium Madison Square Garden located? New York City
Which train was started by the Indian Railways to commemorate the birth centenary of Jawaharlal Nehru? Shatabdi Express
National Girl Child Day was observed on? January 24
Who was the first women Chief Information Commissioner of India? -Deepak Sandhu
Who is the author of the book 'Weapons of Peace: The Secret Story of India's Quest to be a Nuclear Power'? - Raj Chengappa
The year in which the film Raja Harichandra was made? - 1913
Name the first Defence Minister of Independent India? - Baldev Singh
Who translated Mahatma Gandhi's autobiography 'The Story of My Experiments with Truth' to English from Gujarathi? - Mahadev Desai
Whose birthday is celebrated as 'Engineers' Day' in India? M Visvesvarayya
Who is the author of the book “No Full Stops in India”? Mark Tully
Which article of the Indian constitution did Dr. B.R. Ambedekar term as the “Heart and should of the Indian constitution”? Article 32
Who among the following was the chief guest at India's first Republic day celebrations in 1950? Sukarno, President of Indonesia
Swaraj Party was formed after the failure of the which Movement? Non-Cooperation
In 1943, who became the first Indian to be appointed as the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)? C.D. Deshmukh
The Indian Muslim League was founded in? 1906
In humans, which protein transports oxygen from the lungs to the rest of body? Hemoglobin
Which city hosted the first Asian Games in 1951? New Delhi (India)
In 1991, who became the first woman Chief Justice of a High Court in India? Leila Seth
Which article of Constitution of India speaks about impeachment of the President of India? Article 61
Who is the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Asian Games? Kamaljeet Sandhu
Which planet in the Solar System is named after the Roman god of agriculture and harvest? Saturn
Where is the Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) located? Izatnagar (Uttar Pradesh)
Minimum age criteria of a Lok Sobha Member? 25 years
Which city houses the headquarters of International Cricket Council (ICC)? Dubai
9 January was chosen as Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas to commemorate whose return to India? Mahatma Gandhi
My Music, My Life' and 'Raga Mala' books are the autobiographies of which music maestro? Pt.Ravishankar
Which scientist is considered as the father of Indian Space Programme? Vikram Sarabhai
Phobos and Deimos are two moons (natural satellite) of which planet? Mars
According to Standard time zone classification, the earth is divided into how many time zones? 24
Who was the first lady Air Marshal of the Indian Air Force? Padmavathy Bandopadhyay
Maximum number of Members of Rajya Sabha is? 250
Which planet has the strongest magnetic force? Jupiter
Who directed 'Raja Harishchandra' (1913), the first totally indigenous Indian feature film? Dadasaheb Phalke
Where was the first Indian Institute of Management (IIM) established in 1961? Kolkata
Who is the only woman to become the Chief Election Commissioner of India? V S Ramadevi
How many Schedules are contained in the Constitution of India? 12 schedules
Which team won Durand Cup football tournament on 8 November 2014? Salgaocar FC
Who is the founder of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) at Varanasi in 1916? - Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya
Who wrote ‘Indian War of Independence, 1857’? - V.D. Savarkar
Line demarcating the boundary between India and China is? - McMohan Line
Who is regarded as the 'Mother of the Indian Revolutionaries'? - Bhikaiji Cama
The East India Company was founded in? – 1600
Who introduced English in India? - Lord William Bentick
Which former India cricket captain has been recently awarded an honorary life membership to the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)? Sourav Ganguly
Ashtadhayi was written by?- Panini
Who among the following was the founder of the ‘Satya Shodhak Samaj’? Jyotiba Phule
Which schedule of the Indian Constitution divides the legislative powers between the Union and states? 7th schedule
Who appoints Chairman of UPSC? President
President can proclaim a state of Financial emergency under which of the below list of articles? Article 360
Which in the below list of articles helped the Madarsas in India to remain out of purview of the Right to Education Act? Article 30
If President and Vice President, both are unavailable, who can discharge the functions? Chief Justice of India
Who amongst the following is the author of the book ‘Economic Nightmare of India’? Charan Singh
The original name of Mahabharata is? Jai Samhita
India first took part of the Olympic Games in the year- 1920
Railway is a subject on the- Union list
Name the high performance computing system of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) which was unveiled on 28 January 2014? Dhruva-3
Who among the following won the Australian Open 2014 women’s singles title on 25 January 2014? Li Na
Which one of the following is the first National Park of India? Jim Corbett National Park
Which of the following act governs the foreign Exchange in India now: FEMA (Foreign Exchange Management Act)
Which of the following award is associated with Agriculture? Bourlog Award
The headquarter of International Olympic Committee is situated at? Lusanne, Switzerland.
World Cancer day observed on? 4 February
The Miss World 2014 beauty pageant? Rolene Strauss

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