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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE KIT I (A) AND I (B) (Sample)
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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE KIT I (A) (Sample)
NB: This is not the complete module but only some selected portion for website purpose.

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Range of Trishul Missile9 Km

I.S.R.O. Indian Space Research Organization Bangalore situated atWorld largest trading block isEuropean Union National Association of Securities Dealers Nasdaq Automated Quotation System Sariska Tiger Sanctuary situated atVitamin C is chemically known as Rajasthan Ascorbic Acid

The recently established National Sam Pitroda Knowledge Commission is headed by The fastest computer in the world Cray XT5-HE (JAGUAR)

Name 1st fully computerized IT District of Palakkad (Kerala) the country Press Note 18 is related to The film Bose forgotten Hero is made by Kaziranga Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in Singhvi Committee 1986 Investment Shyam Benegal Assam Constitutional status for Panchayati Raj Revalitization of

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Panchayati Raj Institution Santhanam committee 1962 Satish Chandra Committee 1988 World Economic outlook Report is released by Moores law is associated with Prevention of corruption (report sub 1964) Review the scheme of Civil Services exam IMF Computer Chip Industry (complexity of computing devices)

Cavery monitoring committee sharing Pondicherry, Kerala, water with Karnataka and Tamilnadu The financial year of R.B.I. of India runs July to June from Afro Asian Rural Development Organisation New Delhi Formed 1962 AARDO (HQ) AARDO President 2012 Nagwa Hussain Khalil

Parliament of Japan is known as Diet Indias largest nuclear power TAPS4 (India now building 1000 reactor with a capacity of 540 MWE nuclear reactor at Kudankulam MWE TN with Russian help : supposed to be the largest nuclear reactor in India.

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First Unit Expected to be commissioned by April 2013 Nuclear Power is 4th largest source of Electricity in India after thermal hydro and renewable source of electricity. 38 Jnanpith award for 2002 27 years (D. Jayakanthan) Tamil writer, award was given to a Tamil writer after a gap of 42 Jnanpith Award declared Ravindra Kelekar, Satya Vrat Shastri 22nd Nov 2008 (First time winners in Konkani and Sanskrit) Jnanpith Award (Highest First Winner 1965 Literacy Award in India) G. Sankara Kurup (Malayalam language) Third official Symbol of Red Red Crystal Cross Which International ICAN Internet Corporation Organisation Controls Internet assigned Names & Numbers all over the World GENERAL STUDIES Rice bowl of India Big game country Blue mountain Chhattisgarh African Savana Nilgiri hill for

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Britain of South Ruhr of India Worlds Bread Basket Queen of Arabian Sea Roof of the world Forbidden City Eternal City Islands of Pearls Herring Pond Hermit Kingdom Land of Golden Pagoda Rangaswamy cup is associated with New Zealand Damodar Valley American Prairies Kochi (India) Pamir (Tibet) Llhasa (Tibet) Rome Bahrain Atlantic Ocean Korea Myanmar Hockey

First ever woman President of the Judge Rosalyn Higgins (2006International Court of Justice elected 2009) Project tiger was launched 1st April 1973 Jaya Bachchan was disqualified Article 102 from Rajya Sabha membership of holding an office of profit she has been disqualified under sub-clause (a) of clause 1 of The first Economic Census Report 1977 was done in

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In February 18, 1930, Pluto was Clyde Tombaugh discovered by astronomer Hickeys Bengal Gazette, the first 1780 newspaper in the country was printed in the year Another name of Bengal Gazette Calcutta General Advertiser The first woman space tourist of the Anousheh Ansari world is Sixth Pay Commission constituted Justice B.N. Srikrishna was headed by First Chief Justice of India First President of Congress First Indian ICS First PM of India Justice H.L. Kaniya (1950-51) W.C. Banerjee Satyendra Nath Tagore (exam devised by Lord Macaulay in 1854) Jawaharlal Nehru

First Indian President of General Vijay Lakshmi Pandit (1954) Assembly First Woman who became Minister Raj Kumari Amrit Kaur of Union Cabinet (Central Minister) First Indian and last Governor C. Rajagopalachari General of India First President of India Dr. Rajendra Prasad

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2013
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE KIT I (B) (Sample)
NB: This is not the complete module but only some selected portion for website purpose.
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30 countries maintain research station in Antarctica: It is the 6th largest continent. Contains worlds 90% of worlds ice and if melted worlds 70% of worlds fresh water Its coastline is 17,968 km The highest point is Vinson Massif (4892 m). Former U.N. Secretary General & President of Austria, whose reputation was tarnished by revelation over his Nazi Past & he died in June 2007. The 1st man to walk to the north-pole and reached there in 1969, he died in June 2007. 1800-1500 B.C. has been added to the U.N. heritage list in UNESCO list along with 38 items. Deals with the control of Trans boundary movement of Hazardous Waste. This convention has 172 parties which protects human & environment. Came into force 1992 Afghanistan, Iran & Pakistan. Burma, Laos & Thailand. Its the worlds largest source of opium.

Kurt Waldheim

Sir Wally Herbert (Scotland) 30 manuscripts of Rigveda dating from BASEL CONVENTION

Golden Crescent Golden Triangle

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1st Indian Woman to scale Mt. Everest in 1984 1st woman to scale Mt Everest Which place is known as 2nd Rome VOIP online Shivasamundram Hydro Power Station is situated in 1st permanent research station of India is Bachendri Pal

Junko Tabei (1975) (Japan) Constantine Voice Over Internet Protocol Karnataka on river Kaveri

1st Dakshin Gangotri (1983) 2nd was Maitri (1988-89) 3rd Bharti (proposed 2012): Pritz Bay (Antarctica), (69 deg South latitude & 76 deg East longitude ) Kolkata Head quarter

National Zoological & Botanical survey of India

National Kolkata Anthropological survey of India

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The Zoological survey of India The Centre for D.N.A. fingerprinting & Diagnostic (CDFD) Red Ribbon campaign is for Head Quarters of WIPO Gas leaked in Bhopal in 1984 from the Carbide factory First Nuclear Power Plant First Nuclear Reactor 1st Genetically Modified Food Product Sriharikota Space Centre also known as Kolkatta Hyderabad

AIDS Geneva : WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organisation) Methyl Iso-cyanide CN3 (CN4)

Tarapur Maharashtra Apsara (BARC Trombay) 1956 Tomato (Flavr Savr tomato) Satish Dhawan Space Centre

Name of Space Agency CNES ( Centre Nationale dEtudes Spatiales) of France Space Application Centre Ahmedabad

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Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre Thiruvanthapuram Indias first SLV-3 successfully indigenous launched Vehicle Human Development Report / Index measures Life Expectancy, Literacy, Education & Standard of living. This report is released by UNDP (United Nations Development Programme). Developed by UN Central Statistical Organisation A new country formed February 2008 (Independence from Serbia) Hyderabad

Human Poverty Index Estimation of National Income of India Kosovo National remote sensing agency at

Bert bolin

The co-founder / founding Chairman of the U.N agency for climate change noble award winning Inter Government Panel on climate change (UNPCC) died in Stockholm (January 2008).

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Ibraham Gambari Vishwa Bharati University was established by NAICHO (Intelligence organization) Taikonauts Mullaperiyar dam Amnesty International founded in UPSC and SPSC are only Right to freedom of religion Concurrent list borrowed from Judicial review borrowed from Three gorges river UN special representative to resolve crisis in Myanmar Rabindra Nath Tagore

Japan (Central Intelligence Agency) Astronaut from China Kerala (controversy because of safety concern) 1961 by a Lawyer Peter Benenson in United Kingdom. Awarded Nobel Peace Prize in 1977. advisory committees Article 25 28 Australia United States Worlds largest dam on this river (Dam called Three Gorges Dam)

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Gulf of Mexico Allahabad Pillar Inscription Chandra Gupta II Hygrometer measures Anemometer measures Photometer measures Altimeter measures Largest Gulf Samudraguptas achievement Son of Samudragupta patronage of warfare Relative Humidity Wind Light Altitude

Head Quarters of Asian Manilla Development Bank APEC Head Quarters Red Cross won Nobel Prize maximum times Singapore (Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation) 1901I (Won by Henry Dunant, founder of Red Cross) 1917 II 1944 III, 1963 IV Platelets

Component of blood responsible for blood clotting Ilbert Bill Survey of India works under

Lord Ripon Ministry of Science and Technology

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16th SAARC summit 16 SAARC summit rescheduled 17th SAARC Summit 18 SAARC Summit Madhesis Bhagwati Panel / Commission Hindraf (Hindu Rights Action Front)
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Maldives April 2009 (cancelled) Thimpu Bhutan (April 2010) Maldives (Addu City) Nov 2011 Proposed 2013 in Nepal Original race of Madhesis who are Hindus, Indian residence in Nepal P.N. Bhagwati on Human Rights Group of 30 Hindu Organisations formed in 2006 (Malaysia). Chairman Waytha Moorthy formed to protect Hindu rights. Ethnic group in Cambodia (approx. 90% of Cambodia Population). 14th Dalai Lama. U.S. congressional gold medal which is U.S. highest civilian award. Dalai Lama means spiritual leader Chief Architect of Auroville Died 15 Jan 2008 France

Khmers Tenzin Gyatso

Roger Anger

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