LIST OF IMPORTANT DAYS

January 9 NRI Day 
January 10 World Laughter Day 
January 12 National Youth Day 
January 15 Army Day 
January 26 India's Republic Day, International Customs Day 
January 30 Martyrs' Day; World Leprosy Eradication Day 
2nd Sunday of February World Marriage Day 
February 24 Central Excise Day 
February 28 National Science Day Second Monday March Commonwealth Day 
March 8 International Women's Day; Intl. literacy Day 
March 15 World Disabled Day; World Consumer Rights Day 
March 18 Ordnance Factories Day (India) 
March 21 World Forestry Day; International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination March 22 World Day for Water 
March 23 World Meteorological Day 
March 24 World TB Day 
April 5 National Maritime Day
April 7 World Health Day 
April 17 World Haemophilia Day 
April 18 World Heritage Day 
April 21 Secretaries' Day 
April 22 Earth Day 
April 23 World Book and Copyright Day 
May 1 Workers' Day (International Labour Day) 
May 3 Press Freedom Day; World Asthma Day 
May 2nd Sunday Mother's Day 
May 4 Coal Miners' Day 
May 8 World Red Cross Day 
May 9 World Thalassaemia Day 
May 11 National Technology Day 
May 12 World Hypertension Day; International Nurses Day
May 15 International Day of the Family 
May 17 World Telecommunication Day 
May 24 Commonwealth Day 
May 31 Anti-tobacco Day 
June 4 International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression 
June 5 World Environment Day 
June 3rd Sunday Father's Day 
June 14 World Blood Donor Day 
June 26 International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking 
July 1 Doctor's Day 
July 6 World Zoo-noses Day 
July 11 World Population Day 
August 3 International Friendship Day 
August 6 Hiroshima Day 
August 8 World Senior Citizen's Day 
August 9 Quit India Day, Nagasaki Day 
August 15 Indian Independence Day 
August 18 International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples 
August 19 Photography Day 
August 29 National Sports Day 
August 19 Photography Day 
August 29 National Sports Day 
September 2 Coconut Day 
September 5 Teachers' Day; Sanskrit Day 
September 8 World Literacy Day (UNESCO) 
September 15 Engineers' Day 
September 16 World Ozone Day 
September 21 Alzheimer's Day; Day for Peace & Non-violence (UN) 
September 26 Day of the Deaf 
September 27 World Tourism Day 
October 1 International Day for the Elderly 
October 2 Gandhi Jayanthi 
October 3 World Habitat Day 
October 4 World Animal Welfare Day 
October 8 Indian Air Force Day 
October 9 World Post Office Day 
October 10 National Post Day 
October 2nd Thursday World Sight Day 
October 13 UN International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction 
October 14 World Standards Day 
October 15 World White Cane Day (guiding the blind) 
October 16 World Food Day 
October 24 UN Day; World Development Information Day 
October 30 World Thrift Day
November 9 Legal Services Day 
November 14 Children's Day; Diabetes Day 
November 17 National Epilepsy Day 
November 20 Africa Industrialization Day 
November 29 International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People 
December 1 World AIDS Day 
December 3 World Day of the Handicapped 
December 4 Indian Navy Day 
December 7 Indian Armed Forces Flag Day 
December 10 Human Rights Day 
December 18 Minorities Rights Day (India) 
December 23 Kisan Divas (Farmer's Day) (India)

Our Universe and Planet

 GK For Various Entrance Examination >>>  Our Universe and Planet 

1. In order of their distances from the Sun, which of the following planets lie between Mars and Uranus?
 (a) Earth and Jupiter (b) Jupiter and Saturn (c) Saturn and Earth (d) Saturn and Neptune

Answer. (b)

2. Comets revolve around:
(a) Sun (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) No single heavenly body

Answer. (a)

3. Which one of the following is correct? Great Bear is a
(a) Galaxy (b) Planet (c) Star (d) Constellation

Answer. (d)

4. The hottest planet is:
(a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn

Answer. (b)

5. Which of the planets is nearest to the earth?
(a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Mars

Answer. (b)

6. Which one of the following planets takes the same number of days for rotation And revolution?
(a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter

Answer. (b)

7. Which of the following planets of the solar system has the longest day?
(a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Earth

Answer. (c)

8. Which planet of the solar system spins on its axis at the fastest rate?
(a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Satum

Answer. (c)

QUESTIONS FOR IBPS PO

GA QUESTIONS FOR IBPS PO

 [1] Name the Czech priest won the Templeton Prize for 2014? Ans - Tomas Halik

[2] Who bagged the Gollapudi Srinivas National Award 2013? Ans - Gyan Cornea

[3] Who won the 2014 edition of the UN-Water ―Water for Life‖ Best Practices Award for their sustainable practices of water resources? Ans - India and Singapore

[4] Who was selected for the 23rd G D Birla Award for scientific research for the year 2013? Ans - Physicist Rajesh Gopakumar

[4] Name the renowned Hindi author will receive Sarawasti Samman for the year 2013 for his book ‗Dhool Paudho Par‘ published in 2008? Ans - Govind Mishra

[5] Who was conferred India's Global Icon of the Year award at the NRI of the Year awards in Mumbai? Ans - Amitabh Bachchan

[6] Who won the Pritzker Architecture Prize 2014? Ans - Japanese architect Shigeru Ban

[7] Which country lifted the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2014? Ans - : South Africa

[8] Who has been appointed coach of the National men‘s hockey team? Ans - Olympian and former India captain Jude Felix

[9] Name the company who has bagged a multi-year deal from Volvo Cars? Ans - : Infosys

[10] Which telecom service provider has launched its popular mobile money transfer and payment service M-Pesa partnering with private sector ICICI Bank? Ans - Vodafone

GK Based on Highest Facts in the World

Highest mountain peak - Mt. Everest (Nepal)
Highest mountain - Himalaya
Highest lake - Titicaca (Bolivia)
Highest plateau - Tibet
Highest continent - Antartica
Highest waterfall - Angel Falls, (Venezuela)
Highest active volcano - Guayathiri (Chile)
Highest capital city - La Paz (Bolivia)
Highest town - Wenchuan (Tibet)
Highest volcano - Cotopaxy (Ecuador)
Highest airport - Lhasa Airport (Tibet)
Highest railway station - Condor Station (Bolivia)
Highest river bridge - Liuguanghe Bridge in China
Highest road bridge - Bailey bridge built by the Indian Army at Khardungla (Ladakh)
Highest railway - Qinghai - Tibet (5072m)
Highest Bridge - Milau (France) 2.46 km)

Nicknames of Famous People

Nicknames of Famous People

1. Bapu...................Mahatma Gandhi 
2. Man of Peace...........Lal Bahadur Shastri 
3. Punjab Kesari..........Lala Lajpat Rai 
4. Iron Man of India......Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel 
5. Gurudev................Rabindranath Tagore 
6. Chacha.................Jawaharlal Nehru 
7. Magician of Hockey.....Dhyanchand 
8. Quaid-i-Azam...........Md. Ali Jinnah 
9. Sher-e-Kashmir.........Sheikh Abdullah
10. Lokmanya..............Bal Gangadhar Tilak 
11. Desh Ratna............Dr. Rajendra Prasad 
12. Netaji................Subhash Chandra Bose 
13. Sparrow...............Major General Rajinder Singh 
14. Sahid-e-Azam..........Bhagat Singh 
15. Nightingale of India..Sarojini Naidu 
16. Udanpari..............P.T. Usha 
17. Tota-e-Hind...........Amir Khushro 
18. Napoleon of India.....Samudra Gupta 
19. Bangabandhu...........Sheikh Mujibut Rahman 
20. Deshbandhu............Chitta Ranjan Das 
21. Deenbandhu............C.F. Andrews 
22. Shakespeare of India..Mahakavi Kalidas 
23. Machiavelli of India..Chanakya 
24. Loknayak..............Jayaprakash Narayan 
25. Jana Nayak............Karpuri Thakur 
26. Akbar of Kashmir......Jainul Abdin 
27. Father of Gujarat.....Ravi Shankar Maharaj 

Important GK Questions and Answers

Important GK Questions and Answers

1. What is the Full form of PIN?
Answer. Postal Index Number
2. When did the Pin system Started in India?
Answer. 1972
3. Which is the first Indian post office outside Indian Territory?
Answer. Post office at Dakshin Gangotri in Antarctica (1983)
4. When did the speed post service started in India?
 Answer. 1986
5. Which Governor General found Telegraph and Postal systems?
Answer. Lord Dalhousie
6. When did the first General Post Office opened in India?
Answer. 1774 (Kolkata)
7. Which is the first postage stamp of India?
Answer. Sinde Dawk (1852)

General Knowledge Questions on Indian Constitution

General Knowledge Questions on Indian Constitution



1. Which is the world's largest written constitution?
A. Constitution of Indian.
B. Constitution of England.
C. Constitution of canada.
D. Constitution of USA.
Answer: Option A
__________________
2.Indian constitution passed on,
A. 26th november,1947.
B. 26th november,1948.
C. 26th november,1949.
D. 26th november,1950.
Answer: Option C
_________________
3.Indian constitution came into force on,
A. 26th january,1950.
B. 26th february,1951.
C. 26th march,1952.
D. 26th november,1953.
Answer: Option A

SMALLEST IN THE WORLD

 SMALLEST IN THE WORLD


1. Smallest Ocean: Arctic
2. Smallest Republic: Nauru
3. Smallest Colony: Gibraltar
4. Smallest State: Vatican
5. Smallest Landmass: The Australian Mainland
6. Smallest Bird: Humming bird
7. Smallest Flowering Plant: Wolfia
8. Smallest Planet: Mercury
9. World's Smallest Museum: Arizona, US
10. World's Smallest PC: Space Cube
11. Smallest Continent: Australia

Highest in the World

Highest in the World

1. Highest mountain peak: Mt. Everest (Nepal)
2. Highest mountain: Himalaya
3. Highest lake: Titicaca (Bolivia)
4. Highest plateau: Tibet
5. Highest continent: Antartica
6. Highest waterfall: Angel Falls, (Venezuela)
7. Highest active volcano: Guayathiri (Chile)
8. Highest capital city: La Paz (Bolivia)
9. Highest town: Wenchuan (Tibet)
10. Highest volcano: Cotopaxy (Ecuador)
11. Highest airport: Lhasa Airport (Tibet)
12. Highest railway station: Condor Station (Bolivia)
13. Highest river bridge: Royal Gorge (Colorado)
14. Highest road bridge: Bailey bridge built by the Indian Army at Khardungla
(Ladakh)
15. Highest railway: Qinghai - Tibet (5072m)
16. Highest Bridge: Milau (France) 2.46 km)

Doctors and their medical specialties

1. Psychiatrist - Deals with mental health
2. Podiatrist - Foot doctor
3. Optometrist - Eye doctor
4. Dentist - Tooth doctor
5. Urologist - Deals with bladder
6. Obstetrician - Deals with pregnancyand
birth
7. Pediatrician - Child doctor
8. Oncologist- Cancer doctor
9. Neurologist - Deals with the problems of
Brain
and nerves
10. Cardiologist - Heart doctor
11. Nephrologist -Kidney doctor
12. Rheumatologist - Deals with treatment of
arthritis and other diseases of the joints,
muscles
andbones
13. Dermatologist - Deals with skin problems
14. Endocrinologist - Deals with the
problems of
thyroid and ductless glands
15. Gastrologist - Deals with digestivesystem
problems

GK Tricks 14 : Some question from exam

Combined Defence service Exam, September 2013(general knowledge):


Sample Question

1. British Scientist Robert Edwards, winner of Nobel Prize for physiology and medicine, passed away on April 10, 2013 What was so important about him?

Ans : His pioneering works led to the birth of the first test tube baby.

2. On march 8, 2013 President of India released a commemorative postage stamp on the late Sahir Ludhianvi ai Rastrapati Bhawan, Ludhianvi was :

Ans : widely acclaimed as a people's poet.

Full question paper  : Download link 
Answer : Download link 

 

GK Tricks 13: Some important questions for gk

1. Which is the first Indian private sector Bank to set up a branch in China recently ?
Ans:. Axis Bank

2. Which state clinched the best state award for implementing Rural Tourism Project in
the National Tourism Award 2012-13, presented on 18 February 2014?
Ans: Sikkim

3. Union Cabinet finally cleared "Equal Opportunities Commission" (EOC) as per the
recommendation of which Committee recently in February?
Ans: Justice Sachar Committee

4. Footballer Wayne Rooney recently signed a contract extension with which club?
Ans: Manchester United

5. India’s first Minority Cyber Village was inaugurated by the Minister for Minority
Affairs K Rehman Khan recently in February in Chandoli in Alwar district of?
Ans: Rajasthan

6. Senior IAS officer Yaduvendra Mathur has been appointed as Chairman and
Managing Director of which bank recently in February?
Ans: Exim Bank

7. Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa who arrived in New Delhi recently in February. He was
the King of?
Ans: Bahrain

8. Which famous writer decided to publish his/her latest book 'The Silkworm' in June
2014 ?
Ans: J K Rowling

9. Government in the interim Rail budget 2014 announced proposal to set up Indian
Railway Institute of Financial Management at which place?
Ans: Secunderabad

10. Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) proposed to introduce Unique identity code
having ............ digits for hallmarked jewels as announced recently in February ?
Ans: 9

11. Who was the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh resigned recently in February ?
Ans: Kiran Kumar Reddy

12. Which express train will become the first train in India to be attached with a
Braille-embedded AC coach for visually-challenged passengers as announced recently
in February?
Ans: Purushottam Express

GK Tricks 12 : Some important questions for gk

1. Who is the founder of Prarthana Samaj?
Answer:Atmaram Panduranga
2. Who is the founder of Arya Samaj?
Answer:Dayananda Saraswati
3. Who is the founder of Ramakrishna Mission?
Answer:Swami Vivekananda
4. Who is the founder of Brahmo Samajam?
Answer:Raja Ram Mohan Roy
5. Who is the Founder of Atmiya Sabhan?
Answer:Raja Ram Mohan Roy
6. Who is the Founder of Sarvodaya movement?
Answer:Jayaprakash Narayan
7. Who is the Founder of Bhoodan movement?
Answer:Acharya Vinoba Bhave
8. Who is the Founder of Ghadar Party?
Answer:Lala Hardayal
9. Who is the Founder of Van Mahotsav?
Answer:K.M. Munshi
10. Who is the Founder of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan?
Answer:K.M. Munshi
11. Who is the Founder of Self Respect Movement ?
Answer:E.V. Ramaswami Naicker
12. Who is the Founder of Land Holders Society?
Answer:Dwarkanath Tagore
13. Who is the Founder of East India Association ?
Answer:Dadabhai Naoroji
14. Who is the Founder of British Indian Association ?
Answer:Devendranath Tagore
15. Who is the Founder of British India Society ?
Answer:William Adam
16. Who is the Founder of National Indian Association ?
Answer:Mary Carpenter
17. Who is the Founder of Indian Society?
Answer:Anandamohan Bose
18. Who is the Founder of Indian Association ?
Answer:Surendranath Banerjee
19. Who is the Founder of Bombay Association ?
Answer:Jagannath Shankar Seth
20. Who is the Founder of Poona Sarvajanik Sabha ?
Answer:M G Ranade

GK Tricks 11 : Some Expected Question

 Q1.The main source  of energy in the sun is :
Ans: Nuclear fusion.

Q2.Which African countries is not landlocked ?
Ans: Angola.

Q3.Chinook is a :
Ans: Warm wind in North America.

Q4.Cordillera in North America is a :
Ans: Mountain system

Q5.Amarkantak plateau in the Maikal hills marks the origin of the river :
Ans: Narmada

Current Affairs : 27th March,2014

1. FC Bayern Munich wrapped up their 23rd Bundesliga title with victory at Hertha Berlin by beating Hertha Berlin 3-1.

2.Formula one world champion Sebastian Vettel & American swimming sensation Missy Franklin were named Laureus Sportsman & woman of the year 2013.

3.Bangladeshis gather at the National Parade Ground, Dhaka, on Wednesday to sing their national anthem simultaneously in order to break the Guinness World  Record set by Indians in Lucknow last year.

GK Tricks 10 : Tagline of different Govt. Sector Indian Banks

Tagline of different Govt. Sector Indian Banks

ABN Amro Bank- Making more possible
AIG- We know money
Allahabad Bank- A tradition of trust
Andhra bank- For all your needs
Bank of Baroda- India’s international bank
Bank of India- Relationships beyond banking
Bank of Maharashtra- One family one bank
Bank of Rajasthan- Dare to dream
Bank of Scotland - With you all the way
Bank West- Happy Banking
BNP Parisbas- The bank for a changing world
Canara Bank- Together We Can
Central bank- “Central” to you since 1911
Citibank- Citi never sleeps
City Union Bank- Trust and Excellence since 1904
Dena Bank - Trusted Family Bank
Federal Bank- Your perfect banking partner
HSBC - The world’s local bank
Indian Ban--Taking banking technology to the common man
J&K Bank- Serving to Empower
Karnataka Bank - Your family bank across India
Karur Vysya Bank- Smart way to bank
Lloyds TBS- For the journey
NAB- More give, less take
Nainital Bank- Banking with personal touch
Oriental bank of Commerce- Where every individual is committed
Punjab National Bank- The name you can bank on
Scotia Bank- You are richer than you think you are
State bank of India- With you all the way
Syndicate bank- Your faithful & friendly financial partner
Tamilnad Mercantile Bank- Customer oriented and committed to
excellence
Vijaya Bank- A friend you can bank on
Yes Bank- Experience our expertise

GK Tricks : 9

1. Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary is located at?
Answer: Gujarat
2. Colour of United Nations Flag?
Answer: Blue
3. UN University for peace is located at:
Answer: Costarica
4. Brabourne cricket stadium is at:
Answer: Mumbai
5. The Indian Military Academy is situated in:
Answer: Dehradun
6. Country known as ‘Land of thousand Lakes’?
Answer: Finland
7. The longest Railway platform in India is at:
Answer: Gorkhpur
8. Rouble is the currency of:
Answer: Russia
9. Head Quarters of International Court of Justice:
Answer: Hague
10. Which UN associated agency works for children?
Answer: UNICEF

GK Tricks 8 : First Person

First Person


1. First Governor of Bengal – Lord Clive ( 1757 – 60)
2. Last Governor of Bengal – Lord Hastings ( 1772 – 74)

3. First Governor General of Bengal – Lord Hastings  ( 1774 – 75)

4. First British Governor General of India – Lord Bentinck ( 1833 - 35)

5. First British Viceroy of India – Lord Canning ( 1856 – 62)

6. First President of Indian Republic – Dr. Rajendra Prasad

7. First Prime Minister of free India – Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru

8. First Indian to win Nobel Prize – Rabindranath Tagore
9. First Muslim President of Indian National Congress –Baduddin Tyabji
10. First Muslim President of India – Dr. Zakir Hussain
11. First Governor General of free India – Lord Mountbatten
12. First and last Indian Governor General of India – C. Rajgopalachari
13. First man who introduced printing press in India – James Hicky
14. First Indian to join the I.C.S – Satyendra Nath Tagore
15. India’s first Cosmonaut – Rakesh Sharma
16. First Prime Minister of India who resigned without completing the full term – Morarji Desai
17. First Indian Member of the Viceroy’s executive council – S. P. Sinha
18. First President of India who died while in office – Dr. Zakir Hussain
19. First Prime Minister of India who did not face the Parliament – Charan Singh
20. First Field Marshal of India – Field Marshal S.H.F. J. Maneckshaw
21. First Indian to get Nobel Prize in Physics – C.V. Raman
22. First Indian to receive Bharat Ratna award – Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
23. First Indian to cross English Channel – Mihir Sen
24. First Person to receive Jananpith award – G. Shanker Kurup
25. First Speaker of the Lok Sabha – G V Mavalankar
26. First Vice – President of India – Dr. S. Radhakrsihnan
27. First Home Minister Of India – Sardar Vallabhbahi Patel
28. First Person to reach Mt. Everest without oxygen – Sherpa Ang Dorjee
29. First person to reach the South Pole – Col J K Bajaj
30. First Person to get Param Vir Chakra – Major Somnath Sharma
31. First Chief Election Commissioner – Sukumar Sen
32. First Person to receive Magsaysay Award – Vinoba Bhave
33. First Indian Origin person to receive Nobel Prize in Medicine – Hargobind Khurana
34. First Person to receive Nobel Prize in Economics – Amartya Sen
35. First Chief Justice of Supreme Court – Justice H. J. Kania
36. First Indian to win back to back medals in Olympics – Sushil Kumar ( 2008, 2012)
37. First Man to climb Mount Everest Twice – Nwang Gombu
38. First Man to Climb Mt. Everest 19 times – Apa Sherpa
39. First Indian Chess Grandmaster – Vishwanathan Anand ( 1988)
40. First Indian Pilot – J.R. D. Tata ( 1929)

GK Tricks 7 : Nickname of Indian city

Nickname of Indian city 

Bangle City - Hyderabad (Andra Pradesh)
City of Blood - Tezpur (Assam)
City of Dawn - Auroville (Pondichery)
City of golden Temple - amritsar (Punjab)
City of Joy - Kolkata (West Bengal)
City of seven Islands - Mumbai (Maharashtra)
Diamond City - Surat (Gujarat)
Egg city - Namakkal (Tamilnadu)
Garden City - Bangalore (Karnataka)
Golden City - Jaisalmer(Rajastan)
Lake City - Udaipur (Rajastan)
Orange City - Nagpur (Maharashtra)
Pearl City - Tuticorin (Tamil Nadu)
Rose Pink City - Jaipur (Rajastan)
Sandal Wood City - Mysore (Karnataka)
Sun City - Jodhpur (Rajastan)
Temple City - Bhuvaneswar (Orissa)
Twin Cities - Hyderabad and Secundarabad(Andra pradesh)
Weavers city - Panipat (Haryana)
White City - Udaipur (Rajastan
The Queen of the Hills- Darjeeling (West Bnegal)

GK Tricks 6 : Longest and Largest Facts

Longest and Largest Facts

1). Longest river(India) : Ganges
2). Longest river (World): Nile
3). Longest Railway(World): Trans-Siberian railway
4). Longest Railway Station (World): Gorakhpur Railway Station
5). The longest tributary river of India: Yamuna
6). The longest river of the south India: Godavari
7). State with longest coastline in India: Gujarat
8). Longest railway route in India: Dibrugarh in Assam to Kannyakumari in Tamil Nadu
9). Longest tunnel: Jawahar tunnel (Jammu & Kashmir)
10). Longest national highway in India: NH-7 which runs from Varanasi to Kanyakumari
11). Longest Dam in India: Hirakod Dam (Orissa)
12). Longest River Bridge in India: Mahatma Gandhi Setu, Patna
13). Longest populated city: Mumbai (1.60 crore)
14). Longest Railway Platform: Gorkhpur
15). Longest Canal in World: Suez Canal