Monday, January 11, 2016


  1. One 'Light Year' is equal to: a)3×108 b)5× 1113 c)7× 89 d)None of these
  2. Point out the Scaler quantity from this option: a)Volume b)Length c)Density d)All of the above



  1. The word 'Economics'derived from: a)A Greek word b)A Spanish Word c)A English Word d)A French Word
  2. Who said "Economic is the science of wealth": a)Lionel Robbins b)Jacob Vines c)Adam Smith d)Alfred Marshall

Sunday, January 10, 2016


  1. At the time of enactment of the Constitution, which one of the following ideals was not included in the preamble: a)Socialist b)Equality c)Justice d)Liberty
  2. Which Amendment Act introduced changes in the Preamble to the Indian Constitution: a)the 38th Amendment Act, 1975 b)the 44th Amendment Act, 1976 c)the 42nd Amendment Act, 1976 d)the 40th Amendment Act, 1975


  • The origin of the ancient Olympic Games in Greek, the games were first held in honour of the Greek god, Zeus in 776
  • Olypic Symbol comprises five rings or circles, each ring is of different color i.e. blue, yellow, black, green and red. America(red),Asia(yellow),Africa(black),Europe(blue), Australia(green)
  • Olympic Flag: olympic flag created in 1913 at the suggestion of Pierre de Coubertin, was inaugurated in Paris in June 1914 but it was raised over an olympic stadium for the first time at the Antwerp Games(Belgium) in 1920.
  • Olympic Flame: It was at the Amsterdam Games 1928 that for the first time an Olympic flame was ceremonially lighted and burned in a giant torch at the entrance of the stadium.The modern version of the flame was adopted in 1936 in the Berlin Games.
  • Olympic motto: 'Citius-Altius-Fortius'(faster, higher, stronger)
  • The modern Olympic games started in Athens, the capital of Greece 1896
  • Olympic games are organised after every four years
  • The Head Office of International Olympic Committee is in Lusane(Switzerland)
  • Participation of women in the olympic games started in the second olympic game in 1900
  • First Indian player who participated in the olympic games was an Anglo Indian named Norman Prichard who took part in the Second Olympic Games in 1900 and won two silver medals in Athletics
  • Marrie Lila Ro is 1st Indian woman participant in the Olympic games.
  • The maximum no. of medal winner sports woman is Laris Lavyanina
  • The maximum no. of gold medal winner sports man Michael Phelps of USA
  • Which Country has hosted maximum no. of olympic games United States (total eight times) followed by France
  • London become first city to have hosted three olympic games
  • Next Summer Olympic 2016 - Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
  • 2018 Winter Olympic- Pyeongchang in South Korea
  • 2022 Winter Olympic- Beijing in China
  • 2020 Summer Olympic-Tokyo in Japan

 CITY
 RIVER
 STATE
Agra
Yamuna
Uttar Pradesh
Ahmedabad
Sabarmati
Gujarat
Ayodhya
Saryau
Uttar Pradesh
Badrinath
Ganges
Uttar Pradesh
Kolkata
Hooghly
West Bengal
Cuttack
Mahanadi
Orissa
Delhi
Yamuna
Delhi
Dibrugarh
Brahmaputra
Assam
Ferozepur
Sutlej
Punjab
Guwahati
Brahmaputra
Assam
Vijayawada
Krishna
Andhra Pradesh
Surat
Tapti
Gujarat
Varanasi
Ganges
Uttar Pradesh
Tiruchirapalli
Cauveri
Tamil Nadu
Srinagar
Jhelum
Jammu and Kashmir
Patna
Ganga
Bihar
Sambalpur
Mahanadi
Orissa
Nasik
Godawari
Maharashtra
Ludhiana
Sutlej
Punjab
Lucknow
Gomti
Uttar Pradesh
Kota
Chambal
Rajasthan
Kanpur
Ganges
Uttar Pradesh
Jabalpur
Narmada
Madhya Pradesh
Hardwar
Ganges
Uttar Pradesh
Hayderabad
Musi
Andhra Pradesh



 CITY
 RIVER
 COUNTRY
Alexandria
Nile
Egypt
Amsterdam
Amsel
Netherlands
Baghdad
Tigris
Iraq
Bangkok
Menam
Thailand
Belgrade
Danube
Yogoslavia
Berlin
Spree
Germany
Bonn
Rhine
Germany
Cairo
Nile
Egypt
Canton
Canton
China
Dresden
Elbe
Germany
Glasgow
Clyde
Scotland
Dublin
Liffey
Ireland
Hamburg
Fide
Germany
Karachi
Indus
Pakistan
Lahore
Ravi
Pakistan
Lisbon
Tagus
Portugal
London
Thames
England
Madrid
Manzanares
Spain
Montreal
Ottawa
Canada
Moscow
Moskva
Russia
New York
Hudson
USA
Paris
Seine
France
Philadelphia
Delaware
USA
Prague
Vitava
Czeck Republic
Rangoon
Irwadi
Burma
Rome
Tiber
Italy
Rotterdam
Rhine
Netherlands
Tokyo
Sumida
Japan
Vienna
Danube
Austria
Warsaw
Vistula
Poland
Washington
Potamac
USA
Sydney
Darling
Australia
Shanghai
Hwangpu
China
Budapast
Danube
Hungary
Quabec
St Lawrence
Canada


Saturday, January 9, 2016





  • The name 'United Nations' was adopted of the suggestion of the US President F.D Rooswelt
  • UN was formed on 24 October 1945
  • At present 193 members in UN (new member South Sudan 193)

Friday, January 8, 2016


  • Central Railway-Mumbai
  • Eastern Railway-Kolkata
  • East Central Railway-Hajipur(Bihar)
  • East Costal Railway-Bhubaneshwar
  • Northern Railway-New Delhi
  • North Central Railway-Allahabad(Uttar Pradesh)
  • North Eastern Railway-Gorakhpur(Uttar pradesh)
  • North Frontier Railway-Guwahati(Assam)
  • North Western Railway-Jaipur(Rajasthan)
  • Southern Railway-Chennai(Tamil Nadu)
  • South Central Railway-Secunderabad(Hyderabad)
  • South Eastern Railway-Kolkata(West Bengal)
  • South East Central Railway-Bilaspur(Chhattisgarh)
  • South Western Railway-Hubli(Karnataka)
  • Western Railway-Mumbai CST(Maharashtra)
  • West Central Railway-Jabalpur(Madhya Pradesh)
*Norther Railway(New Delhi) is the biggest Railway zone of India



      

Wednesday, January 6, 2016


  1. Who presided over the first meeting of the Indian Constituent Assembly: a)B.R. Ambedkar b)Sachchidananda Sinha c)H.V Kamath d)Rajendra Prasad
  2. Who among the following was the advisor to the Drafting Committee of Constituent Assembly: a)B.N Rau b)B. Shiva Rao c)B.R. Ambedkar d)Sachchidananda Sinha
  3. The Presidential Government operates on the principle of :

Nobel prize is an important topic for all govt exam. So please read this article fluently:
About Nobel Prize:
The prizes are awarded in Stockholm, Sweden except for the peace prize which is awarded in Oslo, Norway. First Awarded in 1901.
Category:
This prize is given in 5 category i.e. Chemistry, Literature, Peace, Physics, Medicine.
Who Awarded First: 

  • The first Nobel Prize in Physics- Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen(1901) of Germany for invention of X-Ray(John Bardeen is the only person to win the prize in physics twice)
  • The first Nobel prize in Chemistry- Jacobus Henricus van't Hoff(1901) of Netherlands for his discovery of the laws of chemical dynamics and osmotic pressure in solutions.
  • The first Nobel Prize in Peace- Federic Passy and Henry Dunant
  • The first Nobel Prize in Literature- Sully Prudhomme(1901)
  • The first Nobel Prize in Medicine- Emil Adolf von Behring(1901) of Germany


  1. The Harappan Civilization was discovered in the year: a)1942 b)1921 c)1935 d) 1901
  2. Cotton for textile was first cultivated in: a)India b)Mesopotamia c)Egypt d)Europe
  3. The word Gotra occurs for the first time in: a)Samaveda b)Rigaveda c)Upanishads d)Yajurveda
  4. By whom the first republic of the world was established in Vaishali: a)Gupta b)Maurya c)pal d) Lichhavi
  5. Who founded Pataliputra: a)Ashoka b)Bimbisar c)Ajatsatru d)Udayin
  6. The expounder of Yoga philosophy was: a)Jaimini b)Gautam c)Patanjali d)Manu
  7. The battle of Mahabharata is believed to have been foughts at Kurukshetra for: a)20 days b)14 days c)8 days d)18 days
  8. Who discovered the Indus valley civilization: a)Dayaram Sahni b) Sir Leonard Wooley c) Alexendar cunnighams d) William Jones
  9. Which one of the following animals was not represented on the seals and terracotta art of the Harrapan culture: a)Rhinoceros b)Cow c)Elephant d)Tiger
  10. Which of the following animals was not known to the Indus valley civilization: a)Bull b)Horse c)Elephant d)Giraffe
  11. When Alexander invanded India, who were the ruler of Magadha: a)Haryankas b)Shishunagas c)Nandas d)Mauryas
  12. Mahajanapada situated on the bank of river Godawari was: a) Assaka b)Kamboja c)Vatsa d)Avanti
  13. Which of the following in the major impact of Vedic Culture on Indian History: a)Progress of philosophy b)Rigidification of Caste system c)Development of Economy d)Development of Culture
  14.  The great law giver of ancient time was: a)Ashoka b)Vatsyayana c)Manu d)Aryabhatta
  15. The religion of early Vedic Aryans was primarily of: a)Worship of nature and Yajans b)Image worship and Yajanas c)Bhakti d)Worship of nature and Bhakti
  16. Rock cut architecture in Harappan culture context has been found at: a)Amri b)Kalibangan c)Lothal d)Dholavira
  17. An advanced water management system of Harrappan times has been unearthed at: a)Dholavira b)Kalibangan c)Lothal d)Rakhigarhi
  18. The earliest city discovered in India was: a)Mohenjadaro b)Harappa c)Rangpur d)None of these
  19. Out of the following remains exacavated in Indus valley, which out one indicates the commercial and economic development: a)Seals b)Pottery c)Bangals d)House
  20. The Indus valley people traded with the: a)Chinese b)Romans c)Mesopotamians d)Americans
ANSWERS:
1.b), 2.a), 3.b), 4.d), 5.d), 6.c), 7.d), 8.a), 9.b), 10.d), 11.d), 12.a), 13.b), 14.c), 15.a), 16.d), 17.a), 18.b), 19.a), 20.c)


Cabinet Ministers
● Narendra Modi – Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space, All important policy issues and all other portfolios not allocated to any Minister 
● Rajnath Singh 
– Home Affairs
● Sushma Swaraj – External Affairs, Overseas Indian Affairs
● Arun Jaitley – Finance, Corporate (Additional charge – Affairs Information and Broadcasting)
● Manohar Parrikar – Defence
● M Venkaiah Naidu – Urban Development, Housing, Urban Poverty Alleviation, Parliamentary Affairs
● Nitin Gadkari – Road Transport and Highways, Shipping
● Suresh Prabhu – Railways
● Uma Bharati – Water resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
● Dr Najma Heptulla – Minority Affairs
● Ramvilas Paswan – Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
● Kalraj Mishra – Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
● Maneka Gandhi – Women and Child Development
● Ananthkumar – Chemicals and Fertilizers
● Ravi Shankar Prasad – Communications and Information Technology
● Ashok Gajapathi Raju – Civil Aviation
● Anant Geete – Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
● Harsimrat Kaur Badal – Food Processing Industries
● Narendra Singh Tomar – Mines, Steel, Labour and Employment
● Jual Oram – Tribal Affairs
● Radha Mohan Singh – Agriculture
● Thaawar Chand Gehlot – Social Justice and Empowerment
● Smriti Irani – Human Resource Development
● JP Nadda – Health and Family Welfare
● Birender Singh – Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Drinking Water and Sanitation
● DV Sadananda Gowda – Law and Justice
● Dr Harsh Vardhan – Science and Technology Earth Sciences

Ministers of State (Independent Charge) 

● General VK Singh – Statistics and Programme Implementation (Independent Charge), External Affairs, Overseas Indian Affairs
● Inderjit Singh Rao – Planning (Independent Charge), Statistics and Programme Implementation (Independent Charge), Defence
● Santosh Gangwar – Textiles (Independent Charge), Parliamentary Affairs, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
● Shripad Naik – Culture (Independent Charge), Tourism (Independent Charge)
● Dharmendra Pradhan – Petroleum and Natural Gas (Independent Charge)
● Sarbananda Sonowal – Skill Development, Entrepreneurship, Youth Affairs and Sports (Independent Charge)
● Prakash Javadekar – Information and Broadcasting (Independent Charge), Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Independent Charge), Parliamentary Affairs
● Piyush Goyal – Power (Independent Charge), Coal (Independent Charge), New and Renewable Energy (Independent Charge)
● Dr Jitendra Singh – Science and Technology (Independent Charge), Earth Sciences (Independent Charge), Prime Minister Office, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space
● Nirmala Sitharaman – Commerce and Industry (Independent Charge), Finance, Corporate Affairs
● Bandaru Dattatreya – Labour and Employment
● Rajiv Pratap Rudy – Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (Independent Charge), Parliamentary Affairs
● Mahesh Sharma 
– Culture (Independent Charge), Tourism (Independent Charge), Civil Aviation

Ministers of State 
● GM Siddeshwara – Civil Aviation
● Manoj Sinha – Railways
● Nihalchand – Chemicals and Fertilizers
● Upendra Kushwaha – Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Drinking Water and Sanitation
● Pon Radhakrishnan – Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
● Kiren Rijiju – Home Affairs
● Krishan Pal – Road Transport and Highways, Shipping
● Dr. Sanjeev Balyan – Agriculture, Food Processing Industries
● Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava – Tribal Affairs
● Raosaheb Danve – Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
● Vishnu Deo Sai – Mines, Steel, Labour and Employment
● Sudarshan Bhagat – Rural Development
● Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi – Minority Affairs, Parliamentary Affairs
● Ram Kripal Yadav 
– Drinking Water and Sanitation
● HP Chaudhary 
– Home Affairs
● Sanwar Lal Jat 
– Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
● Mohanbhai Kalyanjibhai Kundariya 
– Agriculture
● Giriraj Singh 
– Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
● Hansraj Gangaram Ahir 
– Chemicals and Fertilizers
● Dr Ramshankar Katheria 
– Human Resource Development
● Jayant Sinha 
– Finance
● YS Chowdary 
– Science and Technology, Earth Science
● Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore 
– Information and Broadcasting
● Babul Supriyo 
– Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation
● Niranjan Jyoti 
– Food Processing Industries
● Vijay Sampla 
– Social Justice and Empowerment

Tuesday, January 5, 2016


  1. The concept of Judicial Review in our Constitution has been taken from the Constitution of: a)England b)USA c)Canada d)Australia
  2. The Constitution of India borrowed the scheme of Indian Federation from the Constitution of: a)USA b)Canada c) UK d) Ireland

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