Institute of competetive exams

ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION
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1. One who is out to subvert a government - Anarchist
2. One who is recovering from illness - Convalescent
3. One who is all powerful - Omnipotent
4. One who is present everywhere - Omnipresent
5. One who knows everything - Omniscient
6. One who is easily deceived - Gullible
7. One who does not make mistakes - Infallible
8. One who can do anything for money - Mercenary
9. One who has no money - Pauper
10. One who changes sides - Turncoat
11. One who works for free - Volunteer
12. One who loves books - Bibliophile
13. One who can speak two languages -Bilingual
14. One who loves mankind - Philanthropist
15. One who hates mankind - Misanthrope
16. One who looks on the bright side of things - Optimist
17. One who looks on the dark side of things - Pessimist
18. One who doubts the existence of god - Agnostic
19. One who pretends to be what he is not - Hypocrite
20. One incapable of being tired - Indefatigable

India in Olympic Games
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1. In which year was the Indian Olympic Association
formed?
Answer: 1927

2. India participated for the first time in ......... Olympics?
Answer: 1900, Paris

3. Who represented India at the 1900 Paris Olympics?
Answer: Norman Pritchard

4. How many gold medals Indian Hockey Team has won in
the Olympic Game so far?
Answer: Eight

5. The total number of medals won by the Hockey team for
India at the Olympic Games is .........?
Answer: 11 (Gold-8, Silver-1, Bronze-2)

6. In which year Indian Hockey team won the first gold
medal in the Olympics?
Answer: 1928, Amsterdam

7. Indian Hockey team won the Olympics gold for the last
time in .........?
Answer: 1980, Moscow

8. In which Olympics Indian Hockey Team won the Silver
medal?
Answer: 1960, Rome

9. Who was independent India’s first individual Olympic
medalist?
Answer: K D Jadhav

10. K D Jadhav won the freestyle wrestling bronze medal at
the ......... Olympic Games?
Answer: 1952, Helsinki

11. Which Indian wrestler was widely known as ‘Pocket
Dynamo’?
Answer: K D Jadhav

12. Who was independent India’s second individual
Olympic medalist?
Answer: Leander Paes (Tennis)

13. In which Olympics Leander Paes won the bronze
medal?
Answer: 1996, Atlanta

14. Who is the first Indian to compete at Six Olympic
Games?
Answer: Leander Paes

15. Who is the first Indian woman to win an Olympic
medal?
Answer: Karnam Malleswari

16. Karnam Malleswari won bronze medal at the Sydney
Olympics of 2000 in .........?
Answer: Weightlifting

17. Who was independent India’s first individual Olympic
Silver medalist?
Answer: Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

18. At the 2004 Athens Olympics, RS Rathore won silver
medal in which item?
Answer: Double Trap (Shooting)

19. Who is India’s first individual Olympic gold medalist?
Answer: Abhinav Bindra

20. Abhinav Bindra won Olympic gold medal in the 10 m Air
Rifle event at which Olympics?
Answer: 2008, Beijing

21. What is the total number of medals India won at the
2008 Beijing Olympics?
Answer: Three (Gold-1, Bronze-2)

22. Who were the Bronze medalists for India at the 2008
Beijing Olympics?
Answer: Vijendar Singh (Boxing), Sushil Kumar (Wrestling)

23. Who is the first Indian to win two consecutive Olympic
medals in the individual item?
Answer: Sushil Kumar (Wrestling)

24. At which Olympic Games India has won maximum
number of medals?
Answer: 2012, London (6 medals)

25. Who were the silver medalists for India at the 2012
London Olympics?
Answer: Vijay Kumar (Shooting), Sushil Kumar (wrestling)

Imp Top 25 Confusing General knowledge Questions of SSC CGL
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1. Which is the most abundant metal present in earth's surface ?
Answer: Aluminum

2. Which is the most abundant metal present in earth ?
Answer: Iron

3. Which country has the oldest National Flag ?
Answer: Denmark

4. which country has the oldest national anthem ?
Answer: Japan

5. Where is National Defense College situated ?
answer: New Delhi

6. Where is National Defense Academy (NDA) situated ?
answer: Khadakwasla (Pune)

7. Where is Indian Military Academy situated ?
answer: Dehradun

8. Who is the First American president who won the Nobel Prize ?
Answer: Theodore Roosevelt

9. Who is the First Russian president who won the Nobel Prize ?
Answer: Mikhail Gorbachev

10. Which is the largest lake in the world ?
answer: Caspian Sea

11. Which is the Largest Fresh Water Lake in the world ?
answer: Lake Superior

12. Which place is known as land of rising sun ?
Answer: Japan

13. Which place is known as land of setting sun ?
Answer: still confused, did you know the answer ?

14. Which place is known as land of midnight sun ?
Answer: Norway

15. Heart and soul of the constitution ?
answer: Article 32

16. Necessary evil in the Constitution ?
answer: Article 22

17. Who discovered the Harappan site Lothal ?
Answer: S.R.Rao

18. Who discovered the Harappan site Kalibangan ?
Answer: A. Ghosh

19. Who translated Arthashastra in to English ?
Answer: R. Shamasastry

20. Who translated Bhagavad Gita in to English ?
Answer: Charles Wilkins

21. Who translated Manusmṛti in to English ?
Answer: William Jones

22. Who translated Gita Govinda in to English ?
Answer: William Jones

23. Who translated Abhinjana Shakunthalam in to English ?
Answer: William Jones

24. Who is the First president of Chinese republic ?
answer: Sun Yat-Sen

25. Who is the First Chairman of Chinese republic ?
answer: Mao Tse-tung

★ Oscar Awards (85th) 2013 Winners' List ★

→ Best Picture - Argo
→ Best Actor - Daniel Day-Lewis for 'Lincoln'
→ Best Actress - Jennifer Lawrence for 'Silver Linings Playbook'
→ Best Direction - Ang Lee for 'Life of Pi'
→ Best Writing - Original Screenplay - Quentin Tarantino for 'Django Unchained'
→ Best Writing - Adapted Screenplay - Chris Terrio for 'Argo'
→ Best Original Song - Adele for 'Skyfall'
→ Best Original Score - Mychael Danna for 'Life of Pi'
→ Best Production Design - 'Lincoln' - Rick Carter (Production Design); Jim Erickson (Set Decoration).
→ Best Film Editing - William Goldenberg for 'Argo'
→ Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Anne Hathaway for 'Les Miserables'
→ Best Foreign Language Film – ‘Amour’
→ Best Documentary - Feature – ‘Searching for Sugar Man’
→ Best Documentary - Short Subject - `Inocente`
→ Best Short Film - Live Action - Shawn Christensen for `Curfew’
→ Best Make-Up and Hair Styling - Lisa Westcott and Julie Dartnell for `Les Misérables`
→ Best Costume Design - Jacqueline Durran for ‘Anna Karenina’
→ Best Visual Effects - `Life of Pi`
→ Best Cinematography - Claudio Miranda for `Life of Pi`
→ Best Animated Feature Film - `Brave`
→ Best Short Film - Animated - John Kahrs for `Paperman`
→ Best Supporting Actor - Christoph Waltz for `Django Unchained`

★ Some Confusing Questions for Competitive Exams ★

1. Who Is The First President Of Chinese Republic ?
ANS: Sun Yat-Sen
2. Who Is The First Chairman Of Chinese Republic ?
ANS: Mao Tse-Tung
3. Which Country Has The Oldest National Flag ?
ANS: Denmark
4. Which Country Has The Oldest National Anthem ?
ANS: Japan
5. Where Is National Defense College Situated ?
ANS: New Delhi
6. Where Is National Defense Academy (NDA) Situated ?
ANS: Khadakwasla (Pune)
7. Where Is Indian Military Academy Situated ?
ANS: Dehradun
8. Who Is The First American President Who Won The Nobel Prize ?
ANS: Theodore Roosevelt
9. Who Is The First Russian President Who Won The Nobel Prize ?
ANS: Mikhail Gorbachev
10. Which Is The Largest Lake In The World ?
ANS: Caspian Sea
11. Which Is The Largest Fresh Water Lake In The World ?
ANS: Lake Superior
12. Which Place Is Known As Land Of Rising Sun ?
ANS: Japan
13. Which Place Is Known As Land Of Setting Sun ?
ANS: Britain
14. Which Place Is Known As Land Of Midnight Sun ?
ANS: Norway
15. Heart And Soul Of The Constitution ?
ANS: Article 32

★ Chief Ministers of Indian States ★

Andhra Pradesh- Shri Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy
Arunachal Pradesh- Shri Nabam Tuki
Assam -Shri Tarun Gogoi
Bihar -Shri Nitish Kumar
Chhattisgarh- Dr. Raman Singh
Delhi (NCT)- Shri Arvind Kejriwal
Goa -Shri Manohar Parrikar
Gujarat -Shri Narendra Modi
Haryana -Shri Bhupinder Singh Hooda
Himachal Pradesh- Shri Virbhadra Singh
Jammu and Kashmir- Shri Omar Abdullah
Jharkhand- Shri Hemant Soren
Karnataka- Shri Siddaramaiah
Kerala- Mr Oommen Chandy
Madhya Pradesh- Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Maharashtra- Shri Prithviraj Chavan
Manipur- Shri Okram Ibobi Singh
Meghalaya- Dr. Mukul Sangma
Mizoram -Shri Lal Thanhawla
Nagaland- Shri. Neiphiu Rio
Odisha- Shri Naveen Patnaik
Puducherry (UT)- Shri N. Rangasamy
Punjab - Shri Parkash Singh Badal
Rajasthan- Smt. Vasundhara Raje
Sikkim- Shri Pawan Kumar Chamling
Tamil Nadu- Selvi J. Jayalalithaa
Tripura- Shri Manik Sarkar
Uttar Pradesh- Shri Akhilesh Yadav
Uttarakhand- Shri Vijay Bahuguna
West Bengal- Km. Mamata Banerjee

10 people who changed the world .....

1. Bill Gates :
Bill Gates created his first computer program while still at high school, co-founded Microsoft in 1977, and by 1993 was the richest man on Earth. In 2000 Gates and his wife formed the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation, which is the largest charity in the world. One of its aim is to exempt the Third World of polio and other deadly diseases.

2. Martin Luther King :
Martin Luther King was a Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of blacks in the Southern states of the United States. He was influenced by Gandhi and believed in peaceful protest. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. King was assassinated in 1968, but will always be remembered for his dignified, passive resistance to an unjust society.

3. Nelson Mandela :
Nelson Mandela dedicated his life to the fight against apartheid – a policy which kept black and white South Africans apart and denied black citizens the vote. He was imprisoned in 1964 for his aggressive opposition to South Africa’s racist government and was held for 26 years. In 1990, after his release, Mandela was elected President of the African National Congress. In 1993 he won the Nobel Peace Prize for his work to end apartheid

4. Adolf Hi**er :
Adolf Hi**er was Germany’s leader from 1933 – 1945, during time which he led the world into the most devastating war in history. Hi**er’s hatred of Jewish people and his desire for a blue-eyed, blond-haired master race led to the murder of six million people during World War II; most died in concentration camp in Eastern Europe.

5. Albert Einstein :
Albert Einstein was one of the greatest of all physicists and his name has become a symbol of genius. When his most famous work, the General Theory Of Relativity was proven in 1919, Einstein became the most celebrated scientist in the world and he won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 192 1. Einstein was a firm believer in pacifism but his scientific theories helped his adopted country, the USA, to develop the atomic bomb. A week before he died Einstein wrote to Bertrand Russell, a British Philosopher and leading antinuclear campaigner, asking to put his name to a manifesto urging all countries to give up their nuclear weapons.

6. Mahatma Gandhi :
Gandhi began his career as a lawyer but became a great political and spiritual leader. He led the peaceful civil disobedience of Indians against British rule in India and negotiated with the British Government until 1947, when India was granted independence. Gandhi became the first icon of a people’s struggleagains oppression. His simple lifestyle and his belief in religious tolerance have made him a symbol of decency and peace ever since.

7. Karl Marx :
Karl Marx's ideas on economic history and sociology changed the world. Marx was a social philosopher who attacked the state and predicted a future in which everyone was equal. He explained his theories in the Communist Manifesto (compiled with Friedrich Engels and published in 1848) and Das Kapital (1867 – 94). His ideas eventually led to the Russian Revolution and communism. By 1950 almost half of the world‘s people lived under communist regimes.

8. Charles Darwin :
Naturalist Charles Darwin established the theory of evolution. He began forming his ideas when he served as official naturalist on a world voyage on HMS Beagle (1831 – 36) and spent the rest of his life back in England developing them. When his famous book The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selections was published in 1859, there were violent reactions against it. Darwin challenged the Bible’s account of creation and explained that human being are descended from an ape-like ancestor. Another English naturalist, Alfred Russell Wallace, independently developed very similar ideas at the same time as Darwin.

9. William Shakespeare :
William Shakespeare is generally agreed to be the greatest play writer in the English language. He began as an actor and wrote atleast 154 love poems and 37 plays, including Hamlet, King Lear, Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth. Shakespeare also probably introduced more than 1,700 new words to the English Language.

10. Christopher Columbus :
Christopher Columbus is one of the most famous of all explorers. He believed he could reach Asia by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean and in 1492 he set sail in the Santa Maria to prove his theory. Instead, he landed on the islandsnow known as the West Indies. His discoveries led to the European explorations and settlement of the Americas.

***Some important Current Affairs Questions***
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Who was sworn in as the new president of the Maldives?
Answer: Abdulla Yameen.

National Press Day was observed on:
Answer: November 16.

Which country is to host the next Commonwealth summit in 2015?
Answer: Malta

Who were named the World Athletes of the Year for 2013 by the International Athletic Foundation?
Answer: Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce (Both from Jamaica)

Who have recently been selected for Bharat Ratna, nation’s highest civilian honour?
Answer: Prof. CNR Rao and Sachin Tendulkar

Who won the FIDE World Chess Championship 2013?
Answer: Magnus Carlsen (Norway)

The naval variant of the surface to surface Prithvi missile, successfully test fired on November 23?
Answer: Dhanush

Which Indian became the joint fastest with Vivian Richards to reach 5000 One Day International runs?
Answer: Virat Kohli

Who is the new Chairman of the Law Commission of India?
Answer: Justice (Rtd.) Ajit Prakash Shah

Where was the first branch of the Bharatiya Mahila Bank inaugurated?
Answer: Mumbai

Universal Children’s Day was celebrated on:
Answer: November 20

…………… was named as the ‘Word of the Year 2013’ by the Oxford English Dictionary?
Answer: Selfie

Who is the new chief of the Pakistan Army?
Answer: Gen. Raheel Sharif

Who won the Men’s Golf World Cup 2013?
Answer: Jason Day (Australia)

Where was India’s first synthetic rubber plant opened?
Answer: Panipat (Haryana)

Which city has been selected to host the World Trade Fair 2020 (Expo 2020)?
Answer: Dubai

What is the name given to the World’s first noiseless and emission free helicopter, which had its first successful test flight in Germany?
Answer: Volocopter

Human Rights Day was observed on:
Answer: December 10

Some Basic Facts About India
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1. Smallest state (Area) = Goa

2. Smallest state (population) = Sikkim

3. Most literate union Territory = Lakshadweep

4. Smallest Union Territory = Lakshadweep

5. Biggest hotel = Oberoi Sheraton (Mumbai)

6. Highest award (civilian) = Bharat Ratna

7. Highest Gallantry award = Param vir chakra

8. Most literate state = Tripura

9. Fastest Train = Shatabdi express

10. Least populated union Territory = Lakshadweep

11. Most populated city = Mumbai

12. Busiest bridge = Howra (Calcutta)

13. Oldest Refinery = Digboi (Assam)

List of Miss World (1951-2013):

Miss World 1951 - Kiki Haakonson, Sweden
Miss World 1952 - May Louise Flodin, Sweden
Miss World 1953 - Denise Perrier, France
Miss World 1954 - Antigone Costanda, Egypt
Miss World 1955 - Carmen Zubillaga, Venezuela
Miss World 1956 - Petra Schurmann, Germany
Miss World 1957 - Marita Lindahl, Finland
Miss World 1958 - Penelope Coelen, South Africa
Miss World 1959 - Corine Rottschafer, Holland
Miss World 1960 - Norma Cappagli, Argentina
Miss World 1961 - Rosemarie Frankland, United Kingdom
Miss World 1962 - Catharine Lodders, Holland
Miss World 1963 - Carole Crawford, Jamaica
Miss World 1964 - Ann Sidney, United Kingdom
Miss World 1965 - Lesley Langley, United Kingdom
Miss World 1966 - Reita Faria, India
Miss World 1967 - Madeiline Hartog Bel, Peru
Miss World 1968 - Penelope Plummer, Australia
Miss World 1969 - Eva Reuber Staier, Austria
Miss World 1970 - Jennifer Hosten, Grenada
Miss World 1971 - Lucia Petterle, Brazil
Miss World 1972 - Belina Green, Australia
Miss World 1973 - Marjorie Wallace, USA
Miss World 1974 - Anneline Kriel, South Africa
Miss World 1975 - Winelia Merced, Puerto Rico
Miss World 1976 - Cindy Breakspeare, Jamaica
Miss World 1977 - Mary Stavin, Sweden
Miss World 1978 - Silvana Suarez, Argentina
Miss World 1979 - Gina Swainson, Bermuda
Miss World 1980 - Kimberly Santos, Guam
Miss World 1981 - Pilin Leon, Venezuela
Miss World 1982 - Mariasela Lebron, Dominican Republic
Miss World 1983 - Sarah Jane Hutt, United Kingdom
Miss World 1984 - Astrid Herrera, Venezuela
Miss World 1985 - Hofi Karlsdottir, Iceland
Miss World 1986 - Giselle Laronde, Trinidad
Miss World 1987 - Ulla Weigerstorfer, Austria
Miss World 1988 - Linda Petursdottir, Iceland
Miss World 1989 - Andeta Kreglicka, Poland
Miss World 1990 - Gina Marie Tolleson, USA
Miss World 1991 - Ninebeth Jiminez, Venezuela
Miss World 1992 - Julia Kourotchkina, Russia
Miss World 1993 - Lisa Hanna, Jamaica
Miss World 1994 - Aishwariya Rai, India
Miss World 1995 - Jacqueline Aquilera, Venezuela
Miss World 1996 - Irene Skliva ,Greece
Miss World 1997 - Diana Hayden, India
Miss World 1998 - Linor Abargil, Israel
Miss World 1999 - Yukta Mookhey, India
Miss World 2000 - Priyanka Chopra, India
Miss World 2001 - Ibiagbanidokibubo Asenite Darego—Nigeria
Miss World 2002 - Azra Akin—Turkey
Miss World 2003 - Rosanna Davidson, Ireland
Miss World 2004 - Maria Julia Mantilla Garcia, Peru
Miss World 2005 - Unnur Birna Vilhjalmsdottir, Iceland
Miss World 2006 - Tat’ana Kucharova, Czech Republic
Miss World 2007 - Zhang Zhi Li, China PR
Miss World 2008 - Ksenia Sukhinova, Russia
Miss World 2009 - Kaiane Aldorino, Gibraltar
Miss World 2010 - Alexandria Mills, USA
Miss World 2011 - Ivian Sarcos, Venezuela
Miss World 2012 - Wen Xia Yu, China PR
Miss World 2013 - Megan Young, Philippines

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Biology General knowledge questions
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1. Which disease is known as Christmas disease ?
Answer: Haemophilia (also known as Bleeder's disease and Royal disease )

2. The seat of memory in the human brain is located in the _______ ?
Answer: Cerebrum

3. Which hormone is known as Emergency Hormone ?
Answer: Adrenalin

4. Total number of bones in human body ?
Answer: 206

5. Total number of Muscles in human body ?
Answer: 639

6. What is the Enzyme present in Saliva ?
Answer: Ptyalin

7. Covering of brain is called as __________ ?
Answer: Meninges

8. Covering of Lungs is called as __________ ?
Answer: Pleura

9. Covering of Heart is called as __________ ?
Answer: Pericardium

10. What is the full form of CAT in CAT scan (CT scan) ?
Answer: Computer Axial Tomograph

11. Who prepared the first Cholera vaccine ?
Answer: Louis Pasteur

12. Who discovered Rabies vaccine ?
Answer: Louis Pasteur

13. Blood pressure is the pressure exerted by blood on the walls of ________ ?
Answer: arteries