QUESTIONS

PECTED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS OF LOWER DIVISION CLERK (LDC) TO BE HELD IN KERALA.
MODEL GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR LDC EXAMS TO BE HELD IN KERALA

1. Which British Governor General banned the ritual of sati in India in 1829?
Lord William Bentinck.

2. Who is known as “Desabandhu”?
C.R.Das(Chitharanjan Das)
3. World Music Day is observed on?
October 1

4. University Grants Commission (UGC) formed in?
December 28, 1953.

5. Which is the longest National Highway of India?
N.H. 7.
NH 7 is from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh to Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu covering a distance of 2,369 km (1,472 mi), and passing through the metros like Hyderabad and Bangalore.
6. First butterfly safari park of Asia is situated in?
Thenmala, Kerala.
Thenmala is the first eco-tourism project in India.

7. Simmon commission visited India in ?
1928.

8. First Education Minister of Kerala State?
Joseph Mundassery.

9. First Deputy Chief Minister of Kerala is?
R. Shankar.
10. Who wrote the book “A Brief history of Time”?
Stephen Hawking.

11. Which amendment of Indian constitution provided a Constitutional status to the Panchayati Raj Institutions in India?
73rd Constitutional Amendment Act.

12. Which city is known as “Financial and Commercial capital” of India?
Mumbai.

13. Who is the First woman governor of Kerala?
Jothi Venkatachalam.
She served as the Governor of Kerala from 14 October 1977 to 26 October 1982.

14. KSRTC (Kerala State Road Transport Corporation) was established in?

1965.
Kerala State road Transport Corporation was established by the government of Kerala in 15 March 1965.

15. Who is known as “The Indian Machiavelli”?
Chanakya.
He was an adviser of the first Maurya Emperor Chandragupta. He is also known as Kautilya and Vishnugupta. He is the author of Arthashastra and Neetishastra which is also known as Chanakya Niti. Machiavelli was an Italian philosopher, humanist, writer and one of the main founders of modern political science.

16. Russian Revolution took place in?
1917

17. Which is the smallest Grama Panchayath in Kerala?
Valapattanam.

18. First pilot of India?

J.R.D.Tata.
On February 10, 1929 Tata obtained the first pilot license issued in India. He later came to be known as the father of Indian civil aviation. He founded India's first commercial airline, 'Tata Airlines', in 1932, which in 1946 became Air India, now India's national airline. He was awarded India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna in 1992.

19. pH value of Pure Water is ?
7
pH is a measure of the acidity or basicity of an solution. Solutions with a pH less than 7 are said to be acidic and solutions with a pH greater than 7 are basic or alkaline.

20. First complete computer literate Grama Panchayath of Kerala is?
Chamravattam.

21. The first constituent assembly of India to use the electronic voting machine for polling?
Paravoor , Kerala.


22. Who is secretary-general of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)?

Fathimath Dhiyana Saeed.
She is the tenth secretary-general of SAARC and first woman to hold this post since the organization's inception in 1985.

23. In which district the Silent Valley National Park of Kerala situated?
Palakkad

24. Montenegro, a country located in Southeastern Europe, declared independence in?
June 3, 2006.

25. The first biological park in India was set up at?
Agastyakoodam.
26. Punnapra Vayalar uprising took place in?
1946

27. Who is known as the Kerala Valmiki?
Vallathol Narayana Menon
Kerala Kalidasan- Keralaverma Valiya Koyithampuran.
Kerala Ibsen- N. Krishna Pillai.
Kerala Vyasan- Kodungalloor Kunjikuttan Thampuran.
Kerala Hemingway-M.T.Vasudevan Nair.

28. Vaikam Sathyagraha took place in?
1924.

29. Parliament of Japan?
Diet.

30. Bhopal Tragedy took place in which year?
1984 December 3.

31. Study of flags is known as ?
Vexillology.

32. The new symbol of Indian Rupees is designed by?
Udaya Kumar Dharmalingam.

33. Who is the volunteer captain of “Guruvayoor Satyagrah”?
A.K.Gopalan.
34. 98th Indian Science Congress held in ?
Chennai.

35. The first battle of Panipat took place in?
1526.
Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodhi in the First Battle of Panipat and founded the Mughal Empire.
The Second Battle of Panipat was fought between the forces of Hemu, the Hindu king who was ruling North India from Delhi, and the army of Akbar, on November 5, 1556. Hemu was defeated by Akbar.
The Third Battle of Panipat took place on 14 January 1761. In this battle, Marathas was defeated by Ahmed Sha Abdali.

36.In which year Right to Information Act came into force?
2005.

37.Lottery was first started in which state of India?
Kerala.

38. The scheme "Laksham Veedu" was launched by?
M.N.Govindan Nair.

39. "Kudumbashri" was launched in the year?
1998

40."Poverty and Un-British Rule in India" was written by ?
Dada Bai Naoroji


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Tuesday, 30 November 2010
ASIAN GAMES QUIZ/ASIAN GAMES STATISTICS/ASIAN GAMES FACTS
ASIAN GAMES QUIZ/ASIAN GAMES STATISTICS/ASIAN GAMES FACTS
1. Asian Games, officially known as Asiad, is held in every?
Four Years.

2. The first Asian Games were held in New Delhi, India in?
1951. (From March 4 to March 11)

3. Until the 1982 Asian Games, the games were regulated by?
Asian Games Federation (AGF).
After the 1982 Asian Games, they have been organised by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA).

4. How many countries participated in the First Asian Games held in Delhi?
11 countries. (Athletes 489, Events 57, Sports 6)

5. What is the motto of the Asian Games?
“Ever Onward.”

6. How many Nations/Countries taking part in Asian Games 2010?
45 Nations

7. How many Sports include in Asian Games 2010?
42 Sports.

8. Which country hosted 2010 Asian Games (16th Asian Games)?
Guangzhou, China (November 12–27).

9. Which country has hosted Asian Games more than any other nation?
Thailand.(Four times).

10. Name the countries which hosted the Asian games up to 2010?
India, China, Japan, Korea, Indonesia, Iran, the Philippines and Qatar.

11. Asian Games -2014 will be held in?
Incheon. (South Korea).

12. Badminton made its debut in which Asian Games?
Jakarta Asian Games (Indonesia) in 1962.

13. A country which was barred from the 1948 Summer Olympics
in London was later allowed to compete in the inaugural Asian Games in Delhi. Which is that country?
Japan.

14. Which Asian nation has been officially excluded from the Olympic Council of Asia, and therefore unable to participate in Asiad?
Israel

15. Chess and Triathlon featured in the competition programme for the first time in which Asian games?
Doha Asian Games (2006).

16. Which country bagged maximum number of medals and secured 1st position in the recently concluded Asian Games-2010?
China. (199 Gold, 119 Silver, 98 Bronze Total: 416)
Second Place: South Korea (76 Gold, 65 Silver, 91 Bronze)
Third Place: Japan (48 Gold, 74 Silver, 94 Bronze).

17. Which country clinched the Men’s hockey gold medal of Asian Games-2010?
Pakistan

18. The 4th Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia (1962) witnessed the omission of two countries. Which are they?
Israel and the Republic of China (Taiwan).

19. Which Asian games was the first Asiad to be held under the aegis of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA)?
Delhi Asian Games, 1982

20. The official mascot of Delhi Asian Games -1982?
Appu. A kid elephant.

21. Which country had won the maximum number of medals in the first eight editions of the Asian Games?
Japan.

22. Which country won the maximum number of medals in the 9th Asian Games held in Delhi, 1982?
China.

23. Indian Athlete who won four gold medals (and one silver) in athletics in the Seoul Asiad, 1986?

P.T.Usha.

24. During the 11th Asiad in Beijing, China (1990), the president of Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) died due to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. Name of that president?
Sheikh Fahad Al-Sabah.

25. Which Asian games was the first to be held in a non-capital city?
Hiroshima Asian Games in 1994

26. Which is the only Asian Games to have a male-female pair as a mascot?
Hiroshima Asian Games in 1994.

27. In which Asian games all 44 member nations of the Olympic Council of Asia participated for the first time?
Busan Asian Games-2002. (South Korea).

28. Body building made its debut as an event in which Asian games?
Busan Asian Games-2002. (South Korea).

29. In which Asian games all 45 member nations of the Olympic Council of Asia participated for the first time?
Doha Asian Games-2006(Qatar).

30. Which is the second city in China to host the Asian Games after Beijing in 1990?
Guangzhou.

31. The official mascot of Asian games-2010?
“Le Yangyang”

32. India is in which position in the rankings table of Asiad-2010?
6th.
India won 14 Gold, 17 silver and 33 Bronze.
33. Who won Gold in women’s 10000m event at the 16th Asian Games 2010?

Preeja Sreedharan (India). She also won a silver medal in women's 5000m race.

34. Who won the gold medal in the men's 400m hurdle event at the 16th Asian Games 2010?

Joseph Abraham (India).

35. Who was awarded the Samsung Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the Asian Games-2010?
Lin Dan, Chinese badminton player. He won two gold medals - men's singles and team event - at the Asian Games.
MVP is regarded as the supreme honour for the athletes, recognised by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and the Guangzhou Asian Games Organising Committee (GAGOC).

36. Who won the first gold medal for India in Asian Games 2010?
Pankaj Advani, Billiards champion.

37. Who won the first ever gold in rowing for India in the men’s single sculls event of Asian Games-2010?
Bajrang Lal Thakkar.

38. LIST OF GOLD MEDAL WINNERS FOR INDIA IN THE 16TH ASIANGAMES AT GUANGZHOU,CHINA
1) Pankaj Advani won gold medal in Cue Sports Men's English billiards singles.
2) Ronjan Sodhi won gold medal in Shooting Men's Double Trap.
3) Preeja Sreedharan won gold medal in Athletics Women's 10,000m.
4) Vikas Krishnan won gold medal in Boxing Men's 60kg.
5) Vijender Singh won gold medal in Boxing.
6) Somdev Devvarman and Sanam Singh won gold medal in Tennis Men's Doubles.
7) Somdev Devvarman won gold medal in Tennis Men's Singles.
8) Ashwini Chidananda Akkunji won gold medal in Athletics Women's 400m Hurdles.
9) Joseph Abraham won gold medal in Athletics Men's 400m Hurdles.
10) Bajrang Lal Takhar won gold medal in Rowing Men's Single Sculls.
11) Indian Women Team won gold medal in Kabaddi.
12) Indian Men Team won gold medal in Kabaddi.
13)Manjeet Kaur,Ashwini Chidananda Akkunji,Sini Jose,Mandeep Kaur won gold medal in Athletics Women's 4 x 400m.
14) Sudha Singh won gold medal in Athletics Women's 3000m Steeplechase.

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Tuesday, 27 July 2010
EXPECTED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS OF LAST GRADE SERVANT (LGS) EXAM TO BE HELD IN KERALA.
EXPECTED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS OF LAST GRADE SERVANT (LGS) EXAM TO BE HELD IN KERALA.
MODEL GK QUESTIONS FOR LGS EXAMS IN KERALA.

1. First Malayalam Movie?
Vigatha Kumaran.

2. Terrorists from Pakistan attacked Mumbai on?
November 26, 2008.

3. India’s first mission to the Moon “Chandrayan-1” was launched on?
October 22, 2008.

4. How many members are nominated by the President of India to the Indian Parliament?
14.
Loksabha (2 members, i.e. two members from the Anglo-Indian community can be nominated by the President of India, if the president feels that the Anglo-Indian community is not adequately represented)
Rajysabha (12 members. They are nominated by the President from people having special knowledge or experience in literature, science, art or social services.).

5. Bokaro Steel Plant is located in?
Jharkhand.

6. The India Gate, the national monument of India located in?
New Delhi.

7. Panchayat Raj was started in India in?
1959.
On 2nd October 1959, Rajasthan came to be the first State to establish Panchayat Raj in India.

8. Article of the Indian constitution, which is of a temporary nature grants special status to Jammu and Kashmir?
Article 370.

9. District Primary Education Programme (DPEP) initiated in India in?
1994
10. The National Flag of India is adopted in?

July 22, 1947.

11. Who is the chairman of Planning Commission?
Prime Minister.

12. World Earth Day is observed on?
April 22.
World Water Day: March 22.

13. Father of electricity?
Michael Faraday.

14. Number of corporations in Kerala?
5
(Grama Panchayth-999, Taluk-63, Municipality-53)

15. Vitamin which helps for clotting of blood?
Vitamin K.

16. Study of birds is called?
Ornithology

17. “Vandematharam” is written by?
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

18. Vallathol prize includes prize money of?
Rs 1,11,111

19. Kundara Proclamation was in the year?
1809.

20. The boundary line between India and Pakistan is called?
The Radcliff Line.

21. World Literacy Day is observed on?
September 8.

22. “Yanthram” novel written by?
Malayattoor Ramakrishmnan

23. Which city is known as City of Palaces?
Kolkata

24. Who was the last viceroy of India?
Lord Mountbatten

25. Who discovered the circulation of the blood?
William Harvey.

26. Currency of Russia?
Ruble

27. First hydro electric project of Kerala state is ?
Pallivasal Hydroelectric Project.

28. Scurvy is a disease resulting from a deficiency of?
Vitamin C.
Deficiency of Vitamin A-Night Blindness
Deficiency of Vitamin B-Beri Beri
Deficiency of Vitamin D-Rickets
Deficiency of Vitamin E-Reproduction defects.

29. The first Buddhist Council was held in?
Rajgriha (now Rajgir). It was held under the patronage of king Ajatasatru in 483 BC.
Second Buddhist Council was held in Vaisali during the period of King Kalasoka in 383 BC.
The Third Buddhist Council was held in Pataliputra in 250 BC during the reign of Ashoka
Fourth Buddhist Council was held at Kashmir during the reign of Kanishka. The final schism in Buddhism into the Hinayana and Mahayana sects took place during this council.

30. Old name of Myanmar?
Burma.

31. Voting age lowered from 21 to 18 through which constitutional amendment?
61st amendment.(1989)
Panchayth Raj Act(73rd Amendment-1992).

32. Grand Trunk Road built by?
Shershah Suri.

33. First Indian lady to swim across the English Channel?
Arathy Saha.

34. How many countries are members of the United Nations?
192.
Republic of Montenegro became 192nd member state of the United Nations.

35. The words”Satyameva Jayate” have been taken from which Upanishad?
Mundaka Upanishad.

36. Arya Samaj founded by?
Swami Dayananda Saraswathi.
Brahma Samaj- Raja Ram Mohan Rai.
Prarthana Samaj- Dr. Atmaram Pandurang

37. Who started the newspaper, "New India"?
Annie Besant.

38. First five year plan launched in India in?
1951(1951-1956). Agriculture was the main focus of First Five year plan.

39. Which state is known as “Garden of India”
Jammu & Kashmir

40. Kuchipudi is the classical dance of?
Andra Pradesh.

41. Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place in?
April 13, 1919.

42. Longest National High Way of India?
NH-7(It connects Varanasi to Cape Comorin(Kanya Kumari))
Longest National High Way of Kerala-NH-17(It connects Panvil(Maharashtra) with Edappally(Kerala)
Nh-47 connects Cape Comorin with Salem.
NH-212 connects Kollegal (Karnataka) to Calicut(Kerala)

43. PH value of Blood?
7.4
PH value of water-7

44. Corbett National Park located in ?
Uttarakhand.

45. The difference between IST(Indian Standard Time) and GMT(Greenwich Mean Time) is?
5.30 hours.

46. Judges of High Court are appointed by?
President.

47. Integral Coach Factory is located in ?
Perambur

48. Who is known as Desa Bandhu?
C.R.Das.
Deena Bandhu-C.F.Andrews
Vanga Bandhu-Mujibur Rahman.

49. What is “Dry Ice”?
Solid Carbon Dioxide.