1.

Which Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) has launched a mobile app ‘Pension Corner’ for

its retired personnel? Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)

2. The Ezra Cup is associated with which sports? Polo

3. Which bank has approved a $1 billion loan for construction of the Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid
Transit System (RRTS) in India? Asian Development Bank (ADB)

4. Major Dhyan Chand Vijay Path scheme is launched by which state? Uttar Pradesh

5. Keibul Lamjao National Park located in which state? Manipur

6. E-commerce website Myntra has appointed whom as its brand ambassador? Kiara Advani

7. India's first toy manufacturing cluster will come up in which state? Karnataka

8. Which Life Insurance Company Limited has introduced an Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered voice
chatbot, “LiGo”, on Google Assistant? ICICI Prudential Life Insurance

9. Where is Mount Harriet National Park located? Andaman and Nicobar Islands

10. Which state has launched the ‘Gandagi Bharat Chhodo’ campaign? Madhya Pradesh

11. Which of the following companies has launched a portable ventilator named as SpiceOxy?
SpiceJet

12. Who is the author of the book “Let Us Dream”? Pope Francis

13. Which University has been ranked first in the “THE World University Rankings 2021”? Oxford
University

14. Kunbi dance is the folk dance form of which state? Goa

15. The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) is located at? Copenhagen,
Denmark

16. Raisina Hill is located in which Indian City? Delhi

17. I Rakhwali is a mobile App of which state? Punjab

18. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the World Gold Council? Randy Smallwood

19. Where is “Napier Museum” located? Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

20. What is the currency of Romania? Leu

21. What is the theme of the World Alzheimer’s Day 2020? Let’s talk about dementia

22. The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has launched Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan in
how many most affected districts? 272

23. Which IIIT institute has developed a low cost ventilation device “Swasner”? IIIT Bhubaneswar

24. Who won the women’s single title at 2020 Italian Open? Simona Halep

25. Which state has launched the e- peek pahani mobile application to reduce hardships of farmers?

Maharashtra
26. Kota City in Rajasthan is located on the banks of which river? Chambal

27. Kakatiya Thermal Power Station is located in which state? Telangana

28. Indian government along with UNICEF has launched which global multi-stakeholder platform in
India? YuWaah

29. Mohamed Hussein Roble has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of which country?
Somalia

30. Post-Harvest Management Centre for Medicinal Plants was launched at which place?
Bhaderwah, J&K

MOST IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS

1. Who is the author of the book Judiciary, Judges and the Administration of Justice’? Justice R.
Banumathi

2. Which state has launched the Amma Mobile Ration Shops? Tamil Nadu

3. Tennis player Novak Djokovic hails from which country? Serbia

4. Who was appointed as the Regional Ambassador (RA) for India by the United Nations Environment

Programme (UNEP) Tunza Eco-Generation (TEG)? Khushi Chindaliya

5. CSIR observed its 79th Foundation Day in 2020. When was it established? 26 September 1942.

6. What is the capital of Kyrgyzstan? Bishkek

7. The Bloomberg Billionaires Index is updated at the close of every trading day in which city? New
York (The Bloomberg Billionaires Index is a daily ranking of the world’s richest people. Details about
the calculations are provided in the net worth analysis on each billionaire’s profile page. The figures
are updated at the close of every trading day in New York)

8. Who is the new brand ambassador of Vedantu? Aamir Khan

9. Where is Lloyd's Botanical Garden located? Darjeeling

10. Radio Pathshala program was launched by which state? Odisha

11. Which bank has approved Rs 2,200 crore loan to finance inclusive water supply and sanitation
infrastructure and services in secondary towns of Rajasthan? Asian Development Bank

12. 'Operation Durachari ‘is an initiative of which state? Uttar Pradesh

13. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Advertising Standards Council of India
(ASCI)? Subhash Kamath

14. What is the currency of Burkina faso? West African CFA franc

15. Under the Mukhyamantri Mahila Kalyan Scheme (MMKS) of Gujarat, what amount of loan will be
given to women self-help groups? 1 lakh
16. Paika is a folk dance of which state? Jharkhand

17. In 2010, UNESCO inscribed which folk dance in the Representative List of Intangible Cultural
Heritage of Humanity? Chhau dance

18. A Research lab of DRDO will be opened in Kailaras-Jaura region of Morena district of which state?
Madhya Pradesh

19. My Family-My Responsibility is a campaign of which state? Maharashtra

20. Similipal Biosphere Reserve, which is a UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves, is located
in which state? Odisha

21. Country’s first airport Covid-19 testing facility was launched at which airport? Indira Gandhi
International Airport

22. Harivansh Narayan Singh, re-elected as Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha, is an MP in Rajya Sabha

representing which state? Bihar

23. India has become the member of the United Nations Commission on Status of Women, a body of
the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for how many years? Four

24. Who was conferred Lifetime Achievement Award by Euromoney 2020? Aditya Puri

25. Which company has acquired Czech Republic-based GuideVision for up to 30 million euros?
Infosys

26. 10 Hafte-10 Baje-10 Minute is a campaign of which Union Territory? Delhi

27. Which Payments Bank has ceased to be a banking company within the meaning of the Banking
Regulation Act? Aditya Birla Idea Payments

28. Which organization has constituted a Multidimensional Poverty Index Coordination Committee
(MPICC)? NITI Aayog

29. According to the National Statistical Office (NSO) survey, which is the least literate state in India?
Andhra Pradesh

30. Who was conferred the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2019? David Attenborough

31. Playerzpot has appointed whom as its brand ambassadors? Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Smriti
Mandhana

32. Northrop Grumman has named its NG-14 Cygnus spacecraft after whom? Dr Kalpana Chawla

33. Asol Chini’ or ‘real-sugar’ is a campaign of which country? Bangladesh

34. Which is the longest lake in India? Vembanad lake (Kerala)

35. Mankad is a term associated with which sports? Cricket

36. Where was the First ASEAN Summit held in 1976? Bali, Indonesia

37. Who has been appointed as Secretary in Lok Sabha? Utpal Kumar Singh

38. Name the President of the African Development Bank Group? Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina
39. Where in India is the “The Architectural Work Of Le Corbusier” located? Chandigarh (Chandigarh
Capitol Complex)

40. Which has become the first African country to end sleeping sickness (African trypanosomiasis)?
Togo

41. Which state has recently inaugurated the ‘Veer Savarkar’ flyover in Yelahanka? Karnataka

42. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched which mobile app to provide farmers a marketplace for
livestock? e-Gopala

43. Which Russian company has started manufacturing space suits for Indian astronauts who are
likely to be part of the Gaganyaan mission? Zvezda

44. Garuda Shakti is a joint military exercise between India and which country? Indonesia

45. Which company in collaboration with Nasscom’s FutureSkills launched a nation-wide initiative in
India to skill 1 million students by 2021 in Artificial Intelligence? Microsoft

46. Which state has launched its first heritage tourism policy? Gujarat

47. Who is set to become the first USA cricketer to feature in IPL 2020? Ali Khan

48. Who has become the first woman DG of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security? Usha Padhee

49. When was World Coconut Day 2020 observed? 2 September

50. Asara, Sampoorna Poshana and Vidya Kanuka are the schemes of which state? Andhra Pradesh

51. Who has been elected as the Chairman of the Press Trust of India? Aveek Sarkar

52. Libreville is the capital of which country? Gabon

53. Gorakhpur city is located on the banks of which river? Rapti

54. What is Sowa-Rigpa? Traditional Tibetan medicine

55. Who has assumed charge as the Chairman and Managing Director of Hindustan Shipyard Ltd
(HSL)? Hemant Khatri

56. Green Term Ahead Market (GTAM) has been launched for which sector? electricity

57. The Election Commission will set up the country's first regional voters' awareness centre in which
city? Jaipur

58. Murali Ramakrishnan appointed as the new MD & CEO of South Indian Bank. Where is the HQ of
bank located? Kerala

59. The Union government has approved an MoU with which country for cooperation in the field of
geology and mineral resources? Finland

60. Which state is going to start river cruises to boost tourism? Odisha

61. Where is HQ of the World Gold Council located? London, United Kingdom

62. John Turner, who passed away recently, was the former Prime Minister of which country?
Canada
63. Which has become the first state in the country to come out with the policies on Artificial
Intelligence, Blockchain and Cybersecurity? Tamil Nadu

64. Tadej Pogacar who has won the Tour de France cycling event hails from which country? Slovenia

65. Which state has launched the “Mukhyamantri Grammya Paribahan Achoni'' (Chief Minister''s
Rural Transport Scheme)? Assam

66. What is the rank of India in the World Risk Index (WRI) 2020? 89 th

67. “Saga Dawa” festival is celebrated in which Indian state? Sikkim

68. Who is known as the“Grand Old Man of India”? Dadabhai Naoroji

69. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) along with which organization
organized RAISE 2020 Summit? NITI Aayog

70. Uttar Pradesh's first vulture conservation and breeding centre will come up at which place?
Gorakhpur

71. “Dhamek Stupa” is located in which state? Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh

72. The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy is related to which sports? Cricket

73. Which stadium is also known as Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan? Salt Lake Stadium
(Kolkata)

74. Which social media company has launched a new feature Business Suite to help small
businesses? Facebook

75. Which state has launched the Moksha Kalash Yojana-2020? Rajasthan

76. Which bank will launch “SafePay” a contactless debit card-based payment facility? IDFC First
Bank

77. Recently, the foundation stone for Centre for Disability Sports was laid in which city of Madhya
Pradesh? Gwalior

78. Which state has decided to set up a Special Security Force which can search and arrest without a
warrant? Uttar Pradesh

79. Smart Ration Card is a scheme of which state? Punjab

80. A new All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) will be established at which place in Bihar?

Darbhanga

81. Which telecom company has launched GIGAnet- the integrated 4G network? VI (Vodafone Idea)

82. The “Dhanwantari Award” is given in the field of? Ayurveda

83. The “Great Living Chola Temples” a World UNESCO Site is located in which state? Tamil Nadu

84. Sehat evam Poshan Saathinwas helpline has been started by which state or UT? Delhi

85. Which is the state animal of Haryana? Black Buck

86. Lok Sabha has passed a bill to reduce the salaries of MPs by what per cent for one year? 30%
87. Which company has won the bid to construct the new Parliament building? Tata Projects Ltd

88. Which state has recently inaugurated the Swachhata Café in its Solan District? Himachal Pradesh

89. The Japanese art “Ikebana” is related to? Flower Arranging

90. The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has renamed which cup as the “Billie Jean King Cup”?
Fed Cup

91. Which famous personality is nicknamed as “Hockey Wizard”? Dhyan Chand

92. Oder–Neisse line is the boundary between Germany and which country? Poland

93. The Union government has set up an expert committee under whose chairmanship to probe
China Watching? Rajesh Pant

94. Radhanagar beach, which received International Blue Flag eco-label certification, is located at?
Andaman and Nicobar

95. Who is the author of the book “From Bihar to Tihar”? Kanhaiya Kumar

96. Abraham Accord has been signed among Israel, UAE and which country? Bahrain

97. Name the parent company of Mercedes-Benz? Daimler AG

98. Bellary Thermal Power station is located in which state? Karnataka

99. Which city is known as Sangam City? Allahabad or Prayagraj

100. Which bank has launched a new gold loan scheme Vikas Laghu Suvarna? Karnataka Vikas
Grameena Bank

101. Which has become India’s first airline to offer in-flight Wi-Fi internet? Vistar

100 MOST IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS

1. When is National Sports Day celebrated? 29th August

2. ICGS Sachet has been built by which company? Goa Shipyard Limited

3. Corona Fighters Game has been developed by which Ministry? Ministry of Health

4. The World Health Organization has declared which continent is free Of Poliovirus? Africa

5. Who is the author of the book “Cricket Drona”? Vasudev Jagannath Paranjpe

6. Manika Batra is associated with which sports? Table Tenni s

7. Who has been made a member of the House of Lords of the British Parliament? Ian Botham

8. Prem Bhatia Award is associated with which field? Journalism (winner - Dipankar Ghose of Indian

Express)

9. Barakah nuclear power plant is the first nuclear power station of which country? United Arab
Emirates
10. Coronavirus Screening Service 'M healthy’ was started by which company? Tech Mahindra

11. The Lachyan-Hotgi section of the bridge commissioned by South Western Railway is built on
which river? Bhima River

12. Indira Rasoi Yojana has been started by which state? Rajasthan

13. Which company has launched a More Together campaign? Facebook

14. Name the Architecture Style which will be followed in building Ayodhya's Ram Temple? Nagara
style

15. Indian Institute of Management Sirmaur, or IIM Sirmaur is being built in which state? Himachal
Pradesh

16. Ebrahim Alkazi, who passed away, was known as the father of which field? Modern Indian
Theatre

17. India has extended Line of Credit of worth 18 million US dollars to which country for fishing
facilities? Maldives

18. Who is the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India? Girish Chandra Murmu

19. What is the name of the App launched by Indian Railways for real-time monitoring of trains?
Overhead Equipment (OHE) Inspection

20. Mahila Evam Kishori Samman Yojana Launched by which state? Haryana

21. What is the new enhanced limit for loans against gold approved by RBI? 90%

22. ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup in 2021 will be held by which country? India

23. ‘AIR SUVIDHA’ web portal was developed by which international airport? Delhi International
Airport Limited

24. Mohamed Ould Bilal is the Prime Minister of which country? Mauritania

25. First City to have women symbols on traffic signals and signage? Mumbai

26. Chholiya is a dance form of which state? Practised in the Kumaon division of Uttarakhand

27. Which line demarcates the border between Lebanon and Israel? Blue Line

28. Whose Samadhi is located on Vijay Ghat? Lal Bahadur Shastri

29. Where is HQ of Bank of International Settlements (BIS) located? Basel, Switzerland

30. Gaya in Bihar is located on the banks of which river? Phalgu River

31. The largest Tribal Freedom Fighters museum is being constructed in which state? Rajpipla in
Gujarat

32. All Indians will be given health IDs under which campaign? National Digital Health Mission

33. UV Safe which is a UVGI based room disinfectant device developed by which IIT? IIT Ropar

34. Which Project was launched by PM Narendra Modi on 74 th Independence Day celebrations?
Project Lion and Project Dolphin
35. Bultu Ke Bol programme has been launched by which state? Chhattisgarh ( a Bluetooth-based
programme)

36. Who is the current Director-General of the Border Security Force? Rakesh Asthana

37. The Anywhere School is an initiative of which company? Google

38. Supply Chain Resilience Initiative (SCRI) is an initiative between India, Japan and which country?
Australia

39. The Gwalior-Chambal Expressway will be named after whom? Atal Bihari Vajpayee

40. The project ’Nirmanshree’ was launched in Maharashtra and Odisha by which organization?
European Union

41. Puszta Grasslands are found in which country? Hungary (Puszta is Hungarian name for steppe
with official name Pannonian (Pannonic) steppe)

42. Kuchipudi is a classical dance of which state? Andhra Pradesh

43. 10+2 structure of school curricula is to be replaced by which curricular structure? 5+3+3+4

44. Kona Kona Umeed was launched by which bank? Kotak Mahindra Bank

45. Mahatma Gandhi bridge in Bihar is built on which river? Ganga

46. Aadi Perukku Festival is celebrated in which state? Tamil Nadu

47. Siyasat Mein Sadasyata book has been written by whom? Vijay Kumar Choudhary

48. ‘Ek Mask-Anek Zindagi’ is an awareness campaign of which state? Madhya Pradesh

49. Which country has decided to mint a coin to honour Mahatma Gandhi? Britain

50. Vyapar Mala Express train has been started by which railway zone? Northern Railway

51. 51 st International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will be held in which state? Goa

52. 'Karma Sathi Prakalpa' is a scheme of which state? West Bengal

53. Who is the Brand Ambassador of eBikeGO? Harbhajan Singh

54. Which state has topped in implementation of Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban
Transformation Scheme (AMRUT)? Odisha

55. World's tallest pier bridge is being built by Indian Railways across which river? River Ijai
(Manipur)

56. Satya Pal Malik was appointed the new Governor of which state? Meghalaya

57. Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL) has acquired the stake of which Online Pharmacy for ₹
620 Crore? Netmeds

58. Which is the cleanest city of India in Swachh Survekshan 2020? Indore

59. Computer Scientist Russell Kirsch was the inventor of what? Pixel

60. Sadbhavana Diwas or Harmony Day is observed to commemorate the birth anniversary of which
leader? Rajiv Gandhi
61. Who was the Inventor of Dynamite? Alfred Nobel

62. Kabini is a tributary of which River? Cauvery

63. Who is the current Chief Election Commissioner of India? Sunil Arora

64. Who is the author of the book Grandparents’ Bag of Stories? Sudha Murty

65. Interceptor Boat 'ICGS C-454‘ is built by whom? Larsen and Toubro

66. FerroHaat mobile application has been launched by which company? Tata Steel

67. Which bank has launched the hiring initiative named ‘Gig-a-Opportunities? Axis Bank

68. UEFA Champions League 2019-20 title was won by which club? Bayern Munich

69. New MD and CEO of SBI Mutual Fund? Vinay Tonse

70. The first marine ambulance “Pratheeksha” was inaugurated by which state? Kerala

71. Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT), Pune has developed which medical bed
isolation system? Aashray

72. Thudiyurulippara hill, which has been given the status of biodiversity heritage site, is located in
which state? Kerala

73. A Committee for National Sports Awards 2020 was constituted under whose chairmanship?
Justice Mukundakam Sharma

74. Who is known as the Bismarck of India? Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

75. Mettur Dam is located in which state? Tamil Nadu

76. Samarth programme was started by which company? Flipkart

77. Brigadier Mark Phillips is the Prime Minister of which country? Guyana

78. Durand Line is the international land border between which two countries? Pakistan &
Afghanistan

79. Bharat Air Fibre Services is an initiative of which company? BSNL

80. Which state launched the iMASQ (Intelligent Monitoring Analysis Services Quarantine) mobile
covid-19 testing centers? Telangana

81. Lion and Peacock dance is a folk dance of which state? Arunachal Pradesh

82. Which institution won the first prize in the Smart India Hackathon (SIH) 2020? Defence Institute
of Advanced Technology (DIAT), Pune

83. New Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)? Pradeep Kumar Joshi

84. WTF Sports has appointed whom as its global brand ambassadors? Harmanpreet Kaur and
Suresh Raina

85. Which Malayalam Movie won the Best film Award at 20 th New York Indian Film Festival?
Moothon

86. Project Kuiper is a project of which company? Amazon

87. Which financial institution has launched the ‘MSME Saksham’ portal? SIDBI & TransUnion CIBIL

88. Indian Railways has developed a Malgudi museum at which station? Arasalu Railway Station

89. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has brought which sector under the purview of Priority Sector
Lending? startups

90. India’s first electric vehicle park to be built in which state? Tamil Nadu

91. Business Confidence Index (BCI) was released by which organization? National Council of Applied

Economic Research (NCAER)

92. Katarmal Sun Temple is located in which state? Uttarakhand

93. KVIC will open the first of its kind training-cum-production centre of silk in which state?
Arunachal Pradesh

94. Which National portal has been launched on the Human Elephant conflict? SURAKHSYA

95. Volcano Mount Sinabung is located in which country? Indonesia

96. Which company has launched its first Startup Accelerator Program named “Leap”? Flipkart

97. Which company has launched the Kormo Jobs app in India to help people find jobs? Google

98. The Centre has constituted the National Council For Transgender Persons under whose
chairmanship? Union social justice minister

99. Which is the first bank in India to use the Satellite Data to assess credit worthiness of farmers?
ICICI Bank

100. Nomadic Elephant is a joint military exercise between India and which country? Mongolia

BEST 100 GENERAL AWARENESS

1. Who has written the book “The Truths We Hold: An American Journey”? Kamala Harris

2. National Cooperative Development Corporation works under which ministry? Minister of

Agriculture & Farmers Welfare

3. Who is the chief minister of Tamil Nadu? Edappadi K. Palaniswami

4. Which island is also called Shaheed Dweep? Neil island

5. Who is the owner of the company Ant Financial Services Group? Jack Ma

6. Which organization awards “Blue Flag” certificate to beaches? Foundation for Environmental
Education (FEE)

7. Which was the first beach in India to get ‘blue flag certificate’? Chandrabhaga Beach

8. Who is the prime minister of Nepal? K P Sharma Oli

9. Who is the president of Singapore? Halima Yacoob

10. Who is the MD of Jana Small Finance Bank? Ajay Kanwal

11. Kovilpatti Kadalai Mittai belongs to which district of Tamil Nadu? Thoothukudi

12. Which variety of rice got the GI Tag in 2020? Chak Hao black rice in Manipur

13. Which rice variety was prepared by cross-breeding the ‘Jyothi’ variety with ‘Akkalu’, variety?
Sahyadri Megha

14. Port Blair airport is named after which famous personality? Veer Savarkar

15. The Galwan River is a tributary of which river? Shyok River

16. The largest national park of India is located in which state/UT? Ladakh

17. What is the name of Barack Obama’s new book? A promised land

18. Who is known as the Birdman of India? Dr Salim Ali

19. The first National Handloom Day was celebrated in which year? 7th August, 2015

20. Why is National Handloom Day celebrated on 7th August? Swadeshi Movement was launched on
the same date in the year 1905 and this movement was based on Bal Gangadhar Tilak's ideology of
swadeshi

21. Where is the HQ of the National Jute Board? Kolkata

22. The word “Tsunami” is which language word? Japanese

23. Which organization approved the recognition of two communities of Odisha viz., Venkatraipur
and Noliasahi as Tsunami Ready? UNESCO

24. INCOIS is an organization under which ministry? Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES)

25. Which chemical was used for the Beirut explosion? Ammonium nitrate

26. What is the name of the YouTube channel launched by NCDC that aims to facilitate involvement
of the youth in the cooperative movement? Sahakar Cooptube NCDC Channel

27. Recently, the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare launched a Scheme on Internship
Programme (SIP), what is it called? Sahakar Mitra

28. What is the capital of Andorra? Andorra la Vella

29. What is the full form of FPO wrt Agriculture sector of India? Farmer Producer Organizations

30. Which country Launched BeiDou Navigation Satellite System? China

31. What is the full form of NavIC, India’s regional navigation satellite system? Navigation in Indian
Constellation

32. Agatti Island was in the news recently, It is located in which state/UT? Lakshadweep

33. INS Komorta is named after what? Kamorta is an island in the Nicobar Islands chain of India

34. DMZ is a land border b/w which two countries? North and South Korea

35. What is the deadline for One Nation-One Ration Card? March 2021
36. Thenzawl Golf Resort Project belongs to which state? Mizoram

37. International Tiger Day celebrated on which day to raise awareness about tigers? 29 th July

38. Buxa tiger reserve is located in which state? West Bengal

39. Which variety of rice, known for its saltwater resistance, grown extensively in Kerala was in the
news recently? The pokkali rice

40. Where is the HQ of International Rice Research Institute? Los Baños, Philippines

41. Smart City Mission is an innovative initiative under which ministry? Ministry of Housing and
Urban Affairs

42. Eravikulam National Park is located in which state? Kerala

43. As per NASA’s Dawn spacecraft, which dwarf planet has salty water underground? Ceres

44. Asteroid belt is located between which two planets? Mars and Jupiter

45. What was the theme of World Biofuels Day for India? 10 th August, “Biofuels towards
Atmanirbhar Bharat”.

46. Which organization celebrated its 33rd Foundation Day on 6th August 2020? The Tribal
Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED)

47. Which island is also known as Swaraj Dweep? Havelock island

48. 2300 Km of submarine optical fibres cable (OFC) will be laid down in which UT? Andaman &
Nicobar

49. Which organization was constituted by the government in 2017 for the development of islands?
Island Development Agency

50. In which year the International Day of Yoga was first celebrated? 21 June 2015

51. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) set up a committee headed by whom on restructuring of loans
impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic? K.V. Kamath

52. Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences is located in which city? Bengaluru

53. Which place in the USA registered a temperature of 54.4°C which is the highest temperature in
more than a century? Death Valley

54. Where is the HQ of the World Meteorological Organization? Geneva

55. The Inland Waterway Authority of India gave clearance for the Bhadbhut project in which state?
Narmada

56. National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has developed an infrastructure to transport what
from power plants to cement plants? Fly ash

57. How many Maharatna companies are there in India at the moment? Ten

58. Digital Quality of Life (DQL) Index 2020 was released by which company? SurfShark

59. Which state in India has the highest number of elephants? 25% of them in Karnataka
60. What is the name of ICGS’s 4 th Offshore Patrol Vessel that was launched recently? Sarthak

61. Which organization was launched by the Defence Minister of India to foster innovation and
indigenization? Naval Innovation and Indigenisation Organisation (NIIO)

62. Blue Bay Marine Park is a Wetland of International Importance by Ramsar Convention in which
country? Mauritius, MV Wakashio sank near it

63. The Sankosh river has its origin in which country? Bhutan

64. How many countries are members of ASEAN? Ten

65. Recently, a Boeing 737 aircraft crashed in which place in Kerala? Kozhikode

66. Where is the HQ of International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)? Montreal

67. Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences is located in which Indian city? Nainital

68. Teesta river takes its origin in which Indian state? Sikkim

69. Agharkar Research Institute is located in which city? Pune

70. Which mosquito is responsible for transmitting dengue, chikungunya and Zika virus? Aedes
aegypti

71. Recently, NHAI developed which mobile App to facilitate creation of Green Highways across the
country? Harit Path

72. Thumbimahotsavam 2020 in Kerala is related to which animal? Dragonfly

73. Under 'Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana ’ provides relief to the extent of 50% of the average per
day earning up to maximum how many days of unemployment? 90 days

74. As per RBI July 2020 Financial Stability Report, the NPAs of all Scheduled Commercial Banks
(SCBs) may increase from to what % by March 2021? 12.5%

75. Which Indian Naval Ship (INS) will be scrapped at a ship breaking yard at Alang in Gujarat? INS
Viraat

76. Which bank introduced Partial Credit Guarantee Programme for Non-Banking Financial Company
(NBFC) - Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs)? NABARD

77. Where is the HQ of Ujjivan Small Finance Bank? Bengaluru

78. The Assam government inaugurated India’s longest river ropeway (1.8-km) across Brahmaputra
river in which city? It extends from Central to Northern Guwahati

79. Which force in India is also referred to as Vikas Battalion? The Special Frontier Force (SFF)

80. Which lake in Ladakh is a RAMSAR Site? Tso Moriri

81. What is the name of the operation for securing the Siachen glacier in 1984? Operation Meghdoot

82. Who is the president of Indian Olympic Association (IOA)? Narinder Batra

83. Which sports organization in India recently got a new logo? Sports Authority of India

84. Poulomi Ghatak announced her retirement from which sport? Table Tennis
85. As per the latest UNICEF report, 1/3 rd of the world’s children are poisoned by which medal?
Lead

86. Which city has been ranked #1 in India in CCTV Surveillance? Hyderabad

87. Which city has been ranked #1 in the World in CCTV Surveillance? Taiyuan in China

88. Which ISRO satellite detected an extreme ultraviolet (UV) ray from a galaxy that is 9.3 billion
light-years away from Earth? AstroSat

89. The scientists at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) detected which gas in the stars of
Omega Centauri cluster? Helium

90. India’s first upper-stage rocket engine test-fired by which company? Skyroot Aerospace

91. Which city topped in the category of “Ganga Towns’ cities as per Swachh Survekshan Report
2020? Varanasi

92. Which city has been surveyed as the cleanest city in the country in the category “Cities with a
population of 1-10 lakh as per Swachh Survekshan Report 2020”? Ambikapur

93. Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology is located in which city? Dehradun

94. Which country started operation of Arab world’s first nuclear power reactor? UAE

95. Which bank signe USD 200 million deal with Reliance for setting up a power plant in Bangladesh?
ADB

96. Which company launched the file-sharing feature ‘Nearby Share’? Google

97. Japan observed which anniversary of the first-ever atomic bomb attack in the world? 75 th

98. Mohamed Irfaan Ali recently became the president of which country? Guyana

99. Which Hydroelectric power plant caught massive fire in Telangana? Srisailam Hydroelectric
power plant

100.Sanjeev Singla is India’s Ambassador to which country? Israel

CHEMISTRY IMPORTANT QUESTIONS

Q1) What is used in nuclear reactor as a moderator. It is also known as Heavy Water?

Ans -: Deuterium Oxide (D2O)

Q2) Which Metal is in liquid state at room temperature?

Ans -: Gallium

Q3) elements are non-metal.

Ans -: Electro-negative

Q4) What is known as Artificial Silk. Ans -: Rayon

Q5) Nitrous Oxide (N2O) is also known as –

Ans -: Laughing Gas

Q6) Which compound is used to prepare water proof clothes?

Ans -: Calcium hydride

Q7) Which Nobel Gas is also known as ‘Stranger Gas’?

Ans -: Xenon

Q8) Which Acid is know as ‘Oil of Vitriol’?

Ans -: Sulphuric acid

Q9) For making of parachute, which polymeric substance used?

Ans -: Viscose

Q10) Acid rain is caused when the air is polluted by Gases.

Ans -: Nitrous Oxide & Sulphur dioxide

Q11) All noble gases are .

Ans -: Colourless and Odourless

Q12) is used as a Water Purifier.

Ans -: Alum

Q13) Aluminium is extracted from which ore?

Ans -: Bauxite

Q14) The Process is used to synthesized Ammonia (NH3)?

Ans -: Haber’s Process

Q15) Which compound/acid commonly known as Aspirin?

Ans -: Acetylsalicylic Acid

Q16) gas used to fill Balloons.

Ans -: Helium

Q17) is also known as Baryta Water?

Ans -: Barium Hydroxide

Q18) Best sources for Vitamin D are –

Ans -: Sunlight & Fish liver

Q19) Which gas is the chief component of Bio-gas?

Ans -: Methane
Q20) is the purest form of Carbon found in Nature.

Ans -: Diamond

Q21) The Chemical name of ‘Washing Soda’ is –

Ans -: Sodium Carbonate

Q22) What is the Chemical name of Chromic Acid?

Ans -: Chromium trioxide

Q23) Chemical name of Picric Acid is –

Ans -: Tri Nitro Phenol

Q24) In Photography, which chemical used as a fixer.

Ans -: Sodium thiosulphate

Q25) What are used to control the chain reaction in a nuclear reactor?

Ans -: Cadmium rods

Q26) In sunlight, Chloroform is converted into , a poisonous gas.

Ans -: Phosgene

Q27) Which Vitamin contains Cobalt?

Ans -: Vitamin B12

Q28) is one of the most common preservatives used in food processing industry?

Ans -: Benzoic Acid

Q29) Which compounds are responsible for permanent hardness of water?

Ans -: Sulphates and Chlorides of Calcium and Magnesium

Q30) The temporary hardness of water is caused of because of which compounds?

Ans -: Bicarbonates of Calcium and Magnesium

Q31) Copper is extracted from which ore?

Ans -: Copper Pyrite

Q32) When there is, Dead organisms are transformed into petroleum and natural gas.

Ans -: Absence of air

Q33) Deuterium is of Hydrogen.

Ans -: Isotope

Q34) the weight of iron is, when it is undergoing the process of ‘rusting’.

Ans -: Increases

Q35) Efficiency of the catalyst depends on its – Ans -: Molecular State

Q36) Egg shell is made up of.

Ans -: Calcium Carbonate

Q37) Which Vitamins are Fat Soluble?

Ans -: A, D, E & K

Q38) Which was the First organic compound synthesized in a lab and it was done by whom?

Ans -: Urea by Friedrich Wöhler

Q39) Fuse wire is made up of.

Ans -: Lead and Tin

Q40) is used to coat Galvanised Iron.

Ans -: Zinc

Q41. Which Gases are used by sea divers for under water breathing?

Ans -: Oxygen & Helium

Q42. & gases are helpful for ripening of raw fruits.

Ans -: Ethylene & Acetylene

Q43. The found in an ore is known as Gangue.

Ans -: Impurities

Q44. Iron is extracted from which ore?

Ans -: Hematite

Q45. Kerosene is a mixture of .

Ans -: Aliphatic hydrocarbons

Q46. Which Element is used for making of Lead pencil.

Ans -: Graphite

Q47. The lightest metal is .

Ans -: Lithium

Q48. is the main ore of Mercury.

Ans -: Cinnabar

Q49. Which Metal is found in the highest proportion in earth’s crust?

Ans -: Aluminium

Q50. Mine explosions are mostly caused by mixing of Air & .

Ans -: Methane

Q51. What is the compound used to in Nail polish remover? Ans -: Acetone
Q52. Natural rubber is a polymer derived from.

Ans -: Isoprene

Q53. The coating on non-stick cookware is of.

Ans -: polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) – TEFLON

Q54. The Nuclear Fusion on the Sun’s surface result into formation of Atoms.

Ans -: Helium

Q55. Organic Compounds are only soluble in.

Ans -: Non-polar solvents

Q56. is also known as “FOOL’S GOLD”.

Ans -: Iron Pyrite

Q57. In an Oxidation process happens.

Ans -: Loss of electrons

Q58. Oxides of metals are.

Ans -: Alkaline

Q59. Ozone is in nature.

Ans -: Diamagnetic

Q60. The chemical composition of paper is that of a.

Ans -: Cellulose

Q61. Paraffin wax is.

Ans -: Saturated hydrocarbon

Q62. In which type of Rocks is Petroleum (Fossil Fuel) is found?

Ans -: Sedimentary Rocks

Q63. is also called White Gold.

Ans -: Platinum

Q64. Which is the purest form of Iron?

Ans -: Wrought Iron

Q65. Which Ore is used to extract Radium?

Ans -: Pitchblende

Q66. Solder is an alloy of.

Ans -: Tin and Lead

Q67. Which Radioactive Isotope is used in Cancer treatment? Ans -: Cobalt – 60

Q68. is the element common to all acids?

Ans -: Hydrogen

Q69. is created by Alloying Iron and Chromium.

Ans -: Stainless Steel

Q70. The lustre of a metal is due to.

Ans -: Presence of free electrons

Q71. Which Mineral element is found in chlorophyll?

Ans -: Magnesium

Q72. The most abundant element in the earth’s crust is –

Ans -: Oxygen

Q73. The term ‘catalysis’ was coined by.

Ans -: Jöns Jakob Berzelius

Q74. Which element is the primary reason for radioactivity found in human body?

Ans -: Potassium – 40

Q75. Germanium, an ultra-pure metal is purified by which method?

Ans -: Zone refining

Q76. Tooth enamel is made up of.

Ans -: hydroxyapatite, a mineral compound of calcium and phosphate

Q77. Which gas is filled inside a Tube light?

Ans -: Mercury Vapour & Argon

Q78. is an aqueous solution of Acetic acid.

Ans -: Vinegar

Q79. Which Vitamins are Water Soluble?

Ans -: Vitamin B complex & Vitamin C

Q80. Silver turns black (Tarnish) because of its reaction with.

Ans -: Sulphur

Q81. Melting of ice can be prevented with the use of –

Ans -: Gelatin

Q82. A Bee Sting contains which Acid?

Ans -: Methanoic Acid

Q83. An Orange contains Acid. Ans -: Citric Acid

Q84. Etching of glass is done with the help of.

Ans -: Hydro fluoric acid (HF)

Q85. Which acid is used in soft drinks?

Ans -: Carbonic acid (H2CO3)

Q86. Silver Iodide is used as a ‘seed’ agent for making of –

Ans -: Artificial Rain

Q87. is used as a catalyst for the synthesis of Sulphuric Acid by Contact Process.

Ans -: Platinum (Pt)

Q88. Vanaspati Ghee is synthesized with the help of which catalyst?

Ans -: Nickle (Ni)

Q89. Swelling of bread takes place because of –

Ans -: Carbon dioxide

Q90. Cigarette lighters contain Gas.

Ans -: Butane

Q91. Which gas is used in fire extinguisher?

Ans -: Carbon dioxide

Q92. is termed as ‘Metal of Future’.

Ans -: Titanium

Q93. Safety matches are prepared using –

Ans -: Red Phosphorous

Q94. A Photoelectric cell contains metal.

Ans -: Selenium

Q95. Zinc Phosphide is used as?

Ans -: Rat Poison

Q96. Which is the hardest substance found in human body?

Ans -: Tooth Enamel

Q97. Ozone is an of Oxygen.

Ans -: Allotrope

Q98. Which Metal is naturally Anti-Bacterial?

Ans -: Copper

Q99. Which was the first element to be produced after Big Bang? Ans -: Hydrogen
Q100. If you pour a handful of salt into a glass of water, the water level will.

Ans -: Go Down

BIOLOGY SPECIAL

Q1. Alcoholic drink contains.

Ans -: Ethyl Alcohol

Q2. Glucose in stored in the form of by Animals.

Ans -: Glycogen

Q3. Ascariasis is caused by.

Ans -: Round Worm

Q4. BCG vaccination (Bacillus Calmette Guerin) gives immunity from.

Ans -: Tuberculosis

Q5. Blood groups was discovered by –

Ans -: Karl Landsteiner

Q6. The first successful heart transplant in India was performed by –

Ans -: Dr. Panangipalli Venugopal

Q7. The oral polio vaccine was discovered by –

Ans -: Jonas Salk

Q8. Companion cells are unique to.

Ans -: Angiosperms

Q9. DNA stands for.

Ans -: Deoxy ribonucleic Acid

Q10. Dog bite can cause rabies. Bite of which other animal can also cause rabies?

Ans -: Bat

Q11. Endocrine glands are also known as.

Ans -: Ductless Glands

Q12. The Small Pox vaccine was discovered by –

Ans -: Edward Jenner

Q13. Deficiency of iodine leads to.

Ans -: Enlargement of Thyroid Gland

Q14. First vaccine produced by bio-technology was used against which virus?

Ans -: Hepatitis-B

Q15. Turmeric is obtained from of a Plant.

Ans -: Stem

Q16. Genes are made by.

Ans -: Polynucleotides

Q17. Haematopoies is occurs in.

Ans -: Bone marrow

Q18. Leprosy is also known as.

Ans -: Hansen’s Disease

Q19. A human skull has number of bones.

Ans -: 22 Bones

Q20. Deposition of which acid in the muscles leads to a feeling of fatigue in Humans?

Ans -: Lactic Acid

Q21. RBC’s count in the blood is increased when a person is having.

Ans: Polycythaemia

Q22. Where are the Lachrymal glands situated in the human body?

Ans: Eye Orbit

Q23. The red, blue and purple colour seen in plants is because of the pigment.

Ans: Anthocyanin

Q24. Which part of the human brain controls Motor skills of the body?

Ans: Frontal Lobes

Q25. What is the name the hormone that regulates the amount of glucose in the blood .

Ans: Insulin

Q26. Name the gas used for making vegetable ghee?

Ans: Hydrogen

Q27. Which is the largest gland in the human body?

Ans: Liver

Q28. The smallest functional unit of a kidney is the?

Ans: Nephron

Q29. James D. Watson, a Nobel Prize winning scientist is expert in the field of. Ans: Genetics
Q30. Polio is caused by a.

Ans: Virus

Q31. The flow of energy in the Energy Pyramid is always.

Ans: Upwards

Q32. Saliva helps in the digestion of.

Ans: Starch

Q33. Which Parent’s chromosome is used for sex determination test?

Ans: Father

Q34. The bio-gas used for cooking is a mixture of.

Ans: Methane & Carbon dioxide

Q35. The yellow colour of the human faeces is a result of the pigment called.

Ans: Urobilin

Q36. Which air pollutant causes the most serious health hazards?

Ans: Sulphur dioxide

Q37. Vitamin K is required for the synthesis of.

Ans: Prothrombin

Q38. Which compound is used in anti-malarial drug?

Ans: Chloroquine

Q39. Dental cavities are caused because of the deficiency of?

Ans: Fluorine

Q40. What is the process of filtering blood through an artificial kidney called?

Ans: Dialysis

Q41. Which is the first vaccine injected into a newly born baby?

Ans: BCG

Q42. Food poisoning is caused by.

Ans: Clostridium botulinum

Q43. Which hormone is used as an oral contraceptive?

Ans: Progesterone

Q44. The longest and largest bone in the human body is?

Ans: Femur

Q45. Which metal is present in hemoglobin? Ans: Iron

Q46. What is the total number of Chromosomes found in the human gene?

Ans: 46

Q47. The PH value of human blood is?

Ans: 7.40

Q48. The plants, which grow under water stress conditions are called?

Ans: Xerophytes

Q49. During photosynthesis, Solar Energy is converted to.

Ans: Chemical energy

Q50. Which is the smallest bone in the human body?

Ans: Stapes

Q51. The study of Trees is called?

Ans: Dendrology

Q52. Who proposed the Theory of natural selection?

Ans: Dendrology

Q53. Turpentine oil is obtained from.

Ans: Resin from Pines

Q54. Upper most layer of skin is called?

Ans: Epidermis

Q55. Which is the only element found in Chlorophyll?

Ans: Magnesium

Q56. What are Bryophytes?

Ans: Amphibious Plants

Q57. Which component of the Cell is called its ‘Kitchen’?

Ans: Chloroplast

Q58. What is known as ‘Suicidal bags of cell’?

Ans: lysosomes

Q59. What is systolic and diastolic pressure in a healthy man?

Ans: 120mm & 80mm

Q60. Dermatology is the study of?

Ans: Human Skin

Q61. Which chemical is popularly used in Rat poison?

Ans: White Phosphorus

Q62. What is the Dental formula of man?

Ans: 2123/2123

Q62. What is the name of first cloned sheep?

Ans: Dolly

Q64. is the normal cholesterol level in human blood.

Ans: 180-200 mg/dL

Q65. A is the smallest structural and functional unit of nervous system.

Ans: Neuron

Q66. 99% percentage of water is lost during transpiration, True or False?

Ans: TRUE

Q67. Which enzyme is present in all members of the animal kingdom except Protozoa?

Ans: Amylase

Q68. Zika virus is carried by Mosquito.

Ans: Aedes

Q69. Tomato contains which acid?

Ans: Oxalic Acid

Q70. Which animal respire without having blood in them?

Ans: fish

Q71. Which cells acting as phagocytes are present in the liver?

Ans: Kupffer cells

Q72. Which cell organelles function as the power house of a living cell?

Ans: Mitochondria

Q73. A bite of a mad dog causes –

Ans: Hydrophobia

Q74. Which disease is known as ‘silent killer’?

Ans: High Blood pressure

Q75. Human saliva contains the enzyme known as.

Ans: amylase

Q76. Which gland disappears during old age?

Ans: Thymus
Q77. The insect responsible for the spread of Kala-azar is –

Ans: Sand Fly

Q78. is known as the strongest natural fibre.

Ans: Silk

Q79. Which is known as graveyard of RBC’s?

Ans: Spleen

Q80. The gland known as master gland in human body is the.

Ans: Pituitary gland

Q81. The process of cell division is known as –

Ans: Mitosis

Q82. Which part of the Plant body acts as the carrier of food and other substances to all its parts?

Ans: Phloem

Q83. Which is the sweetest sugar?

Ans: Fructose

Q84. The hearing function is associated with which part of the Human Brain?

Ans: Temporal Lobe

Q85. Which major chemical compound is found in human kidney stones?

Ans: Calcium oxalate

Q86. Which metal is present in Insulin?

Ans: Zinc

Q87. Thirst, hunger and sleep are controlled by which part of the brain?

Ans: Hypothalamus

Q88. Alcohol affects which part of human brain?

Ans: Cerebellum

Q89. Which part of human brain is the regulating centre for swallowing and vomiting?

Ans: Medulla Oblongata

Q90. Which part of the Human Eye changes it size based on the amount of Light?

Ans: Pupil

Q91. is the plant which yields biodiesel or biofuel.

Ans: JatrophaCurcas

Q92. The part of the human eye which regulates the quantum of light entering is – Ans: Iris
Q93. Which salt is found in bone in largest amount? Ans: Calcium Phosphate

Q94. What is the name of the test done to diagnose cancer? Ans: BiopsyTest

Q96. Intake of which vitamin is recommended to improve blood coagulation? Ans: Vitamin K

Q97. Who explained about the blood circulation for the first time? Ans: William Harvey

Q98. Alexander Fleming invented.

Ans: Penicillin

Q99. Who is credited for producing first man-made Gene in a lab? Ans: Dr. Hargobind Khurana

Q100. Xerophthalmia is a disease caused by lack of which vitamin?

Ans: Vitamin A

ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION

1. Audience – a number of people listening to a lecture.

2. Altruist – one, who considers the happiness and well-being of others first

3. Atheist – a person who does not believe in God

4. Anthropologist – one, who studies the evolution of mankind

5. Autocracy – government by one person

6. Autobiography – the life history of a person written by himself

7. Amputate – to cut off a part of a person’s body which is infected

8. Arsenal – a place for ammunition and weapons

9. Archives – a place where government or public records are kept

10. Amateur – a man who does a thing for pleasure and not as a profession

11. Aristocracy – government by the nobles

12. Aquatic – animals/plants ere which live in water

13. Amphibian – animals which live both on land and sea

14. Ambidexter – one, who can use either hand with ease

15. Alimony – allowance paid to wife on legal separation

16. Anthology – a collection of poems

17. Abdication – voluntary giving up of the throne in favor of someone

18. Arbitrator – a person, appointed by two parties to solve a dispute

19. Astronomer – a person, who studies stars, planets and other heavenly bodies

20. Astrologer – a person who studies the influence of heavenly bodies on human beings

21. Anthology – a collection of poems

22. Axiom – a statement which is accepted as true without proof

23. Agenda – a list of headings of the business to be transacted at a meeting

24. Anarchist – one, who is out to destroy all governance, law, and order

25. Almanac – an annual calendar with positions of stars

26. Bigamy – the practice of having two wives or husbands at a time

27. Bibliophile – a lover and collector of books

28. Bouquet – a collection of flowers

29. Bureaucracy – government by the officials

30. Belligerent – a person, nation that is involved in the war

31. Biennial – an event which happens once in two years

32. Blasphemy – the act of speaking disrespectfully about sacred things

33. Creche – a nursery where children are cared for while their parents are at work

34. Cosmopolitan – a person who regards the whole world as his country

35. Chauffeur – one, who is employed to drive a motor car

36. Curator – a person in charge of a museum

37. Carnivorous – one, who lives on flesh

38. Cannibal – one, who feeds on human flesh

39. Contemporaries – belonging to or living at the same time

40. Cloakroom – a place for luggage at the railway station

41. Cynosure – the centre of attraction

42. Connoisseur – a critical judge of any art and craft

43. Crusade – a religious war

44. Choreographer – one, who teaches dancing

45. Cacographist – a person, who is bad in spellings

46. Calligraphist – a person, who writes beautiful handwriting

47. Cynic – one, who sneers at the aims and beliefs of his fellow men

48. Convalescent – one, who is recovering health

49. Cavalry – soldiers, who fight on horseback

50. Cardiologist – a person, who is specialist in heart diseases

51. Cartographer – one, who draws maps

52. Dormitory – the sleeping rooms with several beds especially in a college or institution

53. Drawn – a game that results neither in victory nor in defeat

54. Elegy – a poem of lamentation

55. Epitaph – words which are inscribed on the grave or the tomb in the memory of the buried

56. Ephemeral – lasting one day

57. Effeminate – a person who is womanish

58. Emigrant – a person who leaves his own country and goes to live in another

59. Edible – fit to be eaten

60. Egotism – practice of talking too much about oneself

61. Encyclopedia – a book that contains information on various subjects

62. Epicure – one, who is devoted to the pleasure of eating and drinking

63. Florist – one, who deals in flowers

64. Fastidious – one, who is very -selective in one’s taste

65. Fanatic or Bigot – one, who is filled with excessive and mistaken enthusiasm in religious matters

66. Fatal – causing death

67. Fatalist – one, who believes in fate

68. Facsimile – an exact copy of handwriting, printing etc.

Famous Mughal dynasty wars

1658 Battle of Bahadurapur

1658 Battle of dharmatt

1658 Battle of Samgrgh

1659 Battle of Khanjava

1659 Battle of Devrai

 First in India

First khadi mall ----- in Bihar.

First digital garden in --- Kerala.

First e-waste clinic in --- Bhopal.

First elephant memorial in --- Mathura. (up).

First Einginelss train name --- Train18.

First floating jetty in --- Panaji (Goa).

First fruit train in --- andhra pradesh

*First floating market in --- Kolkata.

First Garbage Cafe in ---- chhattisgarh

First Green village --- Khonoma (Nagaland).

First Glass floor bridge in --- Rishikesh (Uttarakhand...Replacing Laxman jhula on river The Ganga)

First heath ATM in --- Lucknow.

First internet car --- MG Hector.

First justice city in --- Amaravati (A.p.)

First Maritime museum in --- Lothal (Gujrat).

First national sports University in --- Manipur

First private train --- New Delhi - Lucknow Tejas express.

First Space park in --- Kerala.

First underwater robotic drone name --- Eyerovtuna.

First voter park in --- Gurugram.

First world heritage city --- Ahmedabad.

First zoological park in --- Kerala.

First oil museum in --- Guwahati.

First Orchidarium in --- Meghalaya

First floating basketball: -Mumbai

First Underground water metro train -Kolkata (hoogly river)

 First Indian Awardees of International Awards

1st Indian to be awarded the Nobel prize in any field (literature)

Rabindranath Tagore (1913)

1st Indian to be featured as the Person of the Year by Time magazine

Mahatma Gandhi (1930)

1st Indian to be awarded the UNESCO's Kalinga Prize

Jagjit Singh (1963)

1st Indian to receive the Booker prize (British citizen)

Salman Rushdie

1st Indian woman (and also first Indian citizen) to receive the Booker prize

Arundhati Roy

1st Indian to receive the Pulitzer prize (Reporting category)

Gobind Behari Lal

1st Indian recipient of International Cricket Council's Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy

Rahul Dravid

1st Indian scientist to be awarded the Nobel prize

CV Raman (1930)

1st Indian to be awarded the Nishan-e-Pakistan

Morarjee Desai

1st Indian to be awarded Magsaysay Award

Vinoba Bhave

1st Indian to be awarded the Bangladesh Swadhinata Sammanona

Indira Gandhi

1st Indian and Indian Organisation to be awarded the Right Livelihood Award

Ela Bhatt of SEWA (Self-Employed Women's Association) (1984)

1st recipient of World Food Prize instituted By Norman Borlaug

MS Swaminathan (1987)
 1st Asian recipient of Hoover Medal (America's prestigious award for outstanding extra-career
services by engineers to humanity)

APJ Abdul Kalam (2008)

1st Indian recipient of DSC Prize for South Asian Literature

Jeet Thayil (2013)

1st Indian recipient of Priztker Prize (referred to as Nobel Prize of Architechture)

Balkrishna Doshi (2018)

Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education

Arid Forest Research Institute—- Jodhpur

Institutes under the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education Headquartered ——
Dehradun

Advanced Research Centre for Bamboo and Rattan—- Aizawl

Arid Forest Research Institute—- Jodhpur

Centre for Forest-based Livelihoods and Extension (CFLE)— Agartala

Centre for Forestry Research and Human Resource Development—Chhindwara,MP

Centre for Social Forestry and Eco-Rehabilitation— Allahabad

Forest Research Institute (India)—Dehradun

Himalayan Forest Research Institute—Shimla

Institute of Forest Biodiversity—Hyderabad

Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding— Coimbatore

Institute of Forest Productivity— Ranchi

Institute of Wood Science and Technology—Bangalore

Rain Forest Research Institute— Jorhat,ASSAM

Tropical Forest Research Institute—Jabalpu

Centres of excellence & Subordinate offices

Centre for Environment Education—Ahmedabad

C.P.R. Environmental Education Center—Chennai

Center for Animals and Environment—Bangalore

Center of Excellence in Environmental Economics— Chennai

Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions—Bengaluru

Center for Ecological Sciences—Bengaluru

Center for Environmental Management of Degraded Ecosystem—Delhi

Center for Mining Environment— Dhanbad

Salim Ali Center for Omithology and Natural History (SACON)—Coimbatore

Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute— Thiruvananthapuram

Forest Survey of India—Dehradun

Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy—Dehradun

Directorate of Forest Education—Dehradun

Botanical Survey of India—-Kolkata

National Institute of Animal Welfare—Faridabad

National Zoological Park—New Delhi

National Museum of Natural History—New Delhi

Zoological Survey of India—Kolkata

National Biodiversity Authority—Chennai

Important Operations in News

Operation Smile : 325 children rescued in Hyderabad

Operation Sankalp : Persian gulf & gulf of Oman

Operation Sunrise 2 : Armies of India & Myanmar

Operation Sudarshan : BSF to fortify the anti infiltration grid along Pakistan border in Punjab &
jammu.

Operation Bandar (Monkey) : IAF code for Balakot air stroke.

Operation Zafran : Indian Army's massive defensive measure in case Pakistan retaliated.

Operation Milap : Delhi police rescued 333 children.

Operation Khumaar : Anti drug campaign at J&k's Rajouri district in all 312 panchayats to be tobacco
free.

Operation Thirst: Railway Protection Force (RPF) launched to curb the menace of unauthorized
packaged drinking water.

Important Age Limits

• President: 35 years

• Vice-President: 35 years

• Governor: 35 years

• Chief Minister: 25 years

• Sarpanch: 21 years

• MP (Lok Sabha): 25 years

• MLA: 25 years

• MP (Rajya Sabha): 30 years

• MLC: 30 years

• Prime Minister: RS 30 / LS 25

NEW INDIAN CURRENCY

RS 10

Dimension - 63*123 mm

Colour - Chocolate Brown

Design - Konark temple

RS 20

Dimension - 63*129 mm

Colour - Yellow Greenish

Design - Ellora Cave

 RS 50

Dimension - 66*135 mm

Colour - Fluorescent blue

Design -Hampi wite chariot

RS 100

Dimension - 66*142 mm

Colour - Lavender

Design - Rani Ki vav

RS 200

Dimension - 66*146 mm

Colour - Bright Yellow

Design - Sanchi stupa

RS 500

Dimension - 66*150 mm

Colour - Stone grey

Design - Red Fort

RS 2000

Dimension - 66*166 mm

Colour - Magenta

Design – Mangalyaan

Crematorium of Indian famous Person

Raj Ghat M K Gandhi

Chaitrya Bhoomi B R Ambedkar

Santi Vaan J L Neheru

Mahaprayan Ghat Rajendra Prasad

P. V Ghat P V Narshimha Rao

Sakti Sthal Indira Gandhi

Veer Bhoomi Rajib Gandhi

Narayan Ghat Gulzari Lal Nanda

Krishan Ghat Chowdhury Charan Singh

Vijaya Ghat Lal Bahadur Sastri

Abhay Ghat Morarji Desai

Ekta Sthal Ginai Zail Singh

Samata Sthal Jagjiban Ram

Jannayak Sthal Chandra Sekhar

Smriti Sthal I K Gujral, Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Karma bhoomi Shankar dayal sharma

SPECIAL PROVISION FOR SOME STATES

Article 371 Maharashtra & Gujarat

Article 371A Nagaland

Article 371B Assam

Article 371C Manipur

Article 371D Andra Pradesh

Article 371E Establishment of a University of Andra Pradesh

Article 371F Sikkim

Article 371G Mizoram

Article 371H Arunachal Pradesh

Article 371 I Goa

Article 371 J Karnataka

Body and established Year

IBRD - 1944

LCB - 1964

NABARD - 1982

APEC - 1989

NGT - 2010

Upsc - 1926

UIDAI - 2009

NDRF - 2016

RBI - 1935

ISO - 1947

SBI - 1955

TRAI - 1997

SEBI - 1992

NCERT - 1961

FAO - 1945

ICJ - 1945

ILO - 1919

WTO - 1995

SAARC - 1985

G-20 - 1989

NAM - 1961

ICICI - 1994

AXSIX - 2007

NATMO - 1956

UNDP – 1965
 Important Political Parties of Different Countries

1. India – Indian National Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party

2. Pakistan – Muslim League, Pakistan People’s Party

3. U.S. A. – Republican Party, Democratic Party

4. Iraq – Bath Party

5. Israel – Labour Party, Likud Party, Hamas Party, Shas Party

6. France – Socialist Party, National Front, Union for French Democracy

7. Australia – Liberal Party, Labour Party

8. Bangladesh – Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Awami League, Jatiya Party

9. Nepal – Nepali Communist Party, Nepali Congress Party

10. China – Communist Party of China

11. Sri Lanka – United National Party, Freedom Party

12. South Africa – African National Congress, National Party, Inkatha Freedom Party

13. U. K. – Conservative Party, Labour Party, Liberal Democratic Party

14. Russia – Communist Party, Liberal Democratic Paprt

Environment Related Days

World Wetlands Day - 02 Feb

World Wildlife Day - 03 March

International Day of Action for Rivers - 14 March

International Day of Forests - 21 March

World Water Day - 22 March

World Meteorological Day - 23 March

Earth Day - 22 Apr

International Day for Biological Diversity - 22 May

World Environment Day - 05 June

World Oceans Day - 08 June

International Climate Change Day - 21 June

World Rainforest Day - 22 June

World Nature Conservation Day - 28 July

Ozone Day - 16 Sep

World Environmental Health Day - 26 Sep

World Rivers Day - Last Sunday of September

World Animal Day - 4 Oct

International Day of Climate Action - 24 Oct

World Fisheries Day - 21 Nov

World Soil Day - 05 Dec

International Mountain Day - 11 Dec

Most confusing days

National Mathematics Day: 22 December.

International Day of Mathematics: 14 March.

National Milk Day: 26 November.

World Milk Day: 1June.

National parents Day: 4th sunday of July.

Global Day of Parents: 1 June.

Global Family Day: 1 January.

International Day of Families: 15 May

SPORTS GAMES HOST IN NEWS 2020

Doha, Qatar to host Asian Games 2030

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia host the 2034 edition of the Asian Games

Madagascar replaces Maldives as host of 2023 Indian Ocean Island Games

India plans to host BRICS Games in 2021

India to host ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in 2021

Sri Lanka to host Asia Cup in 2021

Pakistan to host Asia Cup in 2022

Thirteenth season of the IPL 2020 in UAE

Women’s T20 Challenge will be held in Sharjah, UAE

Australia To Host 2022 ICC women'sT20 World Cup

Bahrain to host Fourth Asian Youth Para Games in December 2021

India Bags right to host the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup

Australia and New Zealand named hosts for 2023 Women's World Cup.

STATES AND ITS LAKES

Adal Lake: - Jammu and Kashmir

Avular Lake: - Jammu and Kashmir

Barinag Lake: - Jammu and Kashmir

Manas Bal Lake: - Jammu and Kashmir

Anagin Lake: - Jammu and Kashmir

Sheshnag Lake: - Jammu and Kashmir

Anantnag Lake: - Jammu and Kashmir

Rajsamand Lake: - Rajasthan

Pichhula Lake: - Rajasthan

Sambhar lake: - Rajasthan

Ajayasamand Lake: - Rajasthan

Fatehsagar Lake: - Rajasthan

Adwana Lake: - Rajasthan

Alunkaranasar Lake: - Rajasthan

Satatal Lake: - Uttarakhand

Nainital Lake: - Uttarakhand

Arakasatal Lake: - Uttarakhand

Amalatal Lake: - Uttarakhand

 Deodatal Lake: - Uttarakhand

Anoukiyatal Lake: - Uttarakhand

khurpatal lake: - Uttarakhand

Hussainasagar Lake: - Andhra Pradesh

Koleru Lake: - Andhra Pradesh

Bembanad Lake: - Kerala

Ashtamudi Lake: - Kerala

Aperiyar Lake: - Kerala

Alonar Lake: - Maharashtra

Pulicat Lake: - Tamil Nadu and A.P

Loktak Lake: - Manipur

Chilka Lake: - Odisha

Headquarter of Some Organization....!!!!!!

BRICS - Shanghai

ADB - Manila

ASEAN - Jakarta

UNDP - New York

NATO - Brussels

WTO - Geneva

OPEC - Vienna

UNICEF - New York

FAO - Rome

IMF - Washington

UNESCO - Paris

WHO - Geneva

UNEP – Nairobi
The Most Famous Temples in India

Badrinath Temple:- Chamoli district, Uttarakhand

The Konark Sun Temple:- Puri district of Odisha

Brihadeeswara Temple:- Thanjavur city of Tamil Nadu

Somnath Temple:- Saurashtra (Gujarat)

Kedarnath Temple:- Garhwal area (Uttarakhand)

Sanchi Stupa:- Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh

Ramanathaswamy Temple:- Tamil Nadu

Vaishno Devi Mandir:- J&K, near Katra.

Siddhivinayak Temple:- Prabha Devi, Mumbai

Gangotri Temple:- Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand

Golden Temple or Sri Harmandir Sahib:- Amritsar

Kashi Vishwanath Temple:- Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)

Lord Jagannath Temple:- Puri (Orissa)

Yamunotri Temple:Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand

Meenakshi Temple:- Madurai (Tamil Nadu)

Amarnath Cave Temple:-State of J&K

Lingaraja Temple:- Orissa

Tirupati Balaji:- Tirumala (Andhra Pradesh)

Kanchipuram Temples:- Tamil Nadu

Khajuraho Temple:- Madhya Pradesh

Virupaksha Temple:- Hampi, Bellary, Karnataka

Akshardham Temple:- Delhi

Shri Digambar Jain Lal Mandir:- Oldest Jain temple in Delhi

Gomateshwara Temple:- Shravanabelagola town of Karnataka

Ranakpur Temple:- Pali district of Rajasthan

Shirdi Sai Baba Temple:- Shirdi town of Maharashtra

Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple :- Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala

 Dwarkadhish Temple:Dwarka city (Gujarat)

Laxminarayan Temple:- Delhi

Stadium & Location

Indira Gandhi Arena Delhi

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Delhi

Feroz Shah Kotla Ground Delhi

Ambedkar Stadium Delhi

Shivaji Hockey Stadium Delhi

Major Dhyan Chand Stadium Delhi

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium Mumbai

Wankhede Stadium Mumbai

Brabourne Stadium Mumbai

Eden Gardens Kolkata

Green Park Stadium Kanpur

Keenan Stadium Jamshedpur

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Chennai

Barabati Stadium Cuttack, Odisha

Rig-Vedic Name Modern Name

▪️Sindhu Indus

▪️Vitase Jhelum

▪️Askini Chenab

▪️Purushni Ravi

▪️Vipas Beas

▪️Sutudri Satluj

▪️Gumal Gomati

▪️Krumu Kurram

▪️Drishdvati Ghagghar
 Name Location

Tehri Dam Uttarakhand

Srisailam Dam Krishna

Nagarjunasagar Krishna

Sardar Sarovar Narmada

Baspa-II Baspa

Nathpa Jhakri Satluj

Bhakra Dam Satluj

Pandoh Dam Beas

Baira Siul Ravi

Chamera-I Ravi

Chamera-II Ravi

Pong Beas

Uri Hydroelectric Dam Jhelum

Dulhasti Chenab

Salal Chenab

Sharavathi Sharavati

Kalinadi Kalinadi

Idukki Periyar

Bansagar Dam Sone

Bargi Dam Narmada

Omkareshwar Narmada

Indira Sagar Narmada

Loktak Manipur

Koyna Koyna

Bhira Hydroelectric Mulshi Dam

Teesta VI Teesta

Tanakpur Sharda
 Dhauliganga-I Dhauliganga

Loharinag Pala Bhagirathi

Discovery/Invention Discoverer/Inventor

Printing Press Johannes Gutenberg (German)

Barometer Evangelista Torricelli (Italian)

Steam Engine Thomas Newcomen (British)

Bifocal Lens Benjamin Franklin

Electric Battery Alessandro Volta (Italian)

Electric Motor Michael Faraday (British)

Telegraph Samuel Morse (American)

Machine Gun Richard Jordan Gatling (American)

Dynamite Alfred Bernhard Nobel (Swedish)

Telephone Alexander Graham Bell (Scottish)

X-Ray Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (German)

Radio Guglielmo Marconi (Italian)

Air Brake George Westinghouse (American)

✅ LATEST SATELLITE 2020 ✅

South Korea Launched 1st Military Satellite, 'ANASIS-II'

UAE launches ‘HOPE’, its first spacecraft bound for Mars

ISRO to launch Brazil’s ‘Amazonia-1' satellite

Israel launches “Ofek 16” spy satellite into space

Sri Lanka launches First Satellite Named 'Ravana-1'

Ethiopia Launches First Satellite Named 'ETRSS-1'

Sudan launches First Satellite, Named 'SRSS-1'

Nepal launches First Satellite Named 'NepaliSat-1'

 Iran launches First Military Satellite Named 'Noor'

Russia to launch First 'Arktika-M' satellite

Major organizations of the world and their headquarters:

1. Red Cross - Geneva

2. Interpol - Paris (Lions)

3. Asian Development Bank (ADB) - Manila

4. World Wildlife Conservation Fund (WWF) - Gland (Switzerland)

5. NATO - Brussels

6. International Court of Justice - The Hague

7. UNICEF - New York

8. SAARC (Kathmandu) - Kathmandu

9. United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) - Nairobi

10. GATT - Geneva

11. World Trade Organization (WTO) - Geneva

12. Organization of American States (OAS) - Washington DC

13. Arab League - Cairo

14. Council of Mutual Economic Assistance (COMECON) - Moscow

15. World Council of Churches (WCC) - Geneva

16. European Energy Commission (EEC) - Geneva

17. African Economic Commission (ECA) - Addis-Ababa

18. European Free Trade Association (ECTA) - Geneva

19. United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) - Geneva

20. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) - Vienna

21. Western Asia Economic Commission (ECWA) - Baghdad

22. United Nations Trade and Development Conference (UNCTAD) - Geneva

23. Amnesty International - London

24. International Olympic Committee (IOC) - Lausanne

25. European Common Market (ECM) - Geneva

26. Commonwealth Head of State Conference (CHOGM) - Stransburg

27. Organization of Petroleum Producing Countries (OPEC) - Vienna

28. Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) - Paris

29. European Atomic Energy Community (EURATON) - Brussels

30. Commonwealth (Commonwealth) - London

31. European Economic Community (EEC) - Geneva

32. European Parliament - Luxembourg

33. European Space Research Organization (ESRO) - Paris

34. International Labor Organization (ILO) - Geneva

35. Economic and Social Commission of Asia and Pacific - Bangkok

36. Organization of African Unity (OAU) - Addis-Ababa

37. UNESCO - Paris

38. World Bank - Washington DC

39. International Monetary Fund (IMF) - Washington DC

40. United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) – Rome

Important Articles related to President of India

🇮🇳Article 52 -- The President of India

🇮🇳Article 53 -- Executive Power of the Union

🇮🇳Article 54 -- Election of President

🇮🇳Article 55 -- Manner of election of President

🇮🇳Article 56 -- Term of office of President

🇮🇳Article 57 -- Eligibility for re-election

🇮🇳Article 58 -- Qualifications for election as President

🇮🇳Article 59 -- Conditions of President's office

🇮🇳Article 60 -- Oath or affirmation by the President

🇮🇳Article 61 -- Procedure for impeachment of the President

🇮🇳Article 62 -- Time of holding election to fill vacancy in the office of president and the term of office
or person elected to fill casual vacancy

🇮🇳Article 70 -- Discharge of President's functions in other contingencies

🇮🇳Article 71 -- Matters relating to, or connected with, the election of a President or Vice-President
🇮🇳Article 72 -- Power of President to grant pardons, etc., and to suspend, remit or commute
sentences in certain cases

🇮🇳Article 74 -- Council of Ministers to aid and advise President

🇮🇳Article 75 -- Other provisions as to Ministers

🇮🇳Article 87 -- Special address by the President

🇮🇳Article 123 -- Power of President to promulgate Ordinances during recess of Parliament

🇮🇳Article 143 -- Power of President to consult Supreme Court

🇮🇳Article 352 -- National Emergency

🇮🇳Article 356 -- President's rule

🇮🇳Article 360 -- Financial Emergency

IMPORTANT HIGHEST PEAK HEIGHT & STATES IN INDIA

Kanchendzonga - 8586 - Sikkim

Nanda Devi - 7817 - Uttarakhand

SaltoroKangri - 7742 - J&K

Kangto - 7090 - Arunachal Pradesh

Reo Purgyil - 6816 - HP

Saramati - 3841 - Nagaland

Sandakphu - 3636 - West Bengal

Khayang - 3114 - Manipur

Anamudi - 2695 - Kerala

Dodda Betta - 2636 - Tamil Nadu.

Folk Music Of States

Alha ➖ Madhya Pradesh

Baul ➖West Bengal

Bhagawati ➖ Karnataka and Maharashtra

Dandiya Raas ➖ Gujarat

Hekaileu(Songs about oneself) ➖ Nagaland

Heliamleu (Dancing songs) ➖ Nagaland

Hereileu (War songs) ➖Nagaland

Ja-jin-ja ➖ Arunachal Pradesh

Khongjom Parva ➖ Manipur

Lavani ➖ Maharashtra

Maand ➖ Rajasthan

Neuleu ➖ Nagaland

Nyioga ➖ Arunachal Pradesh

Ovi ➖ Maharashtra and Goa

Paani Hari ➖ Rajasthan

Pai song ➖ Madhya Pradesh

Pandwani ➖ Chhattisgarh

Powada ➖ Maharashtra

Sohar ➖ Bihar

Tikir ➖ Assam

Wanawan ➖ Kashmir

Koli ➖ Maharashtra

Zeliang ➖ Nagaland

Naatupura Paatu ➖ Tamil Nadu

Bihugeet ➖ Assam

Bhatiali ➖ West Bengal

Kajari ➖ Bihar and Uttar Pradesh

Dulpod ➖ Goa
 World largest Minerals Producer

Aluminium - China

Bauxite - Australia

Bismuth - China

Copper - Chile

Gold - China

Iron Ore - Australia

Lithium - Australia

Manganese - South Africa

Mercury - China

Mica - China

Nickel - Indonesia

Platinum - South Africa

Silver - Mexico

Tin - China

Titanium - China

Zinc - China

Uranium - Kazakhstan

Thorium - India

Coal - China

Natural Gas - U S A

Petroleum - U S A

Headquarter of Some Organization

BRICS - Shanghai

ADB - Manila

ASEAN - Jakarta
UNDP - New York

NATO - Brussels

WTO - Geneva

OPEC - Vienna

UNICEF - New York

FAO - Rome

IMF - Washington

UNESCO - Paris

WHO - Geneva

UNEP – Nairobi

Award & Instituted Year

▪️Nobel Prize :1901

▪️Oscar:1929

▪️Bharat Ratan :1954

▪️Khel Ratan :1992

▪️Pulitzer Award : 1917

▪️Arjun Award :1961

▪️Grammy :1958

▪️Man Booker prize :1969

▪️Magsaysay Award :1957

▪️Jnanpith Award 1961

▪️Dhyanchand Award :2002

▪️Dronacharya Award :1985

▪️Mahatma Gandhi peace Prize :1995

IMPORTANT AWARDS 2020

2020 Abel Prize in Mathematics

Hillel Furstenberg & Gregory Margulis

PEN/Hemingway Award

Ruchika Tomar

IIFTC Tourism Impact Award 2020

Zoya Akhter

Critics’ Choice Film Awards 2020.

Best Actor - Ranveer Singh

Best Film – Gully Boy

Best Director – Zoya Akhtar

Hindu Prize 2019 (Non-Fiction )

Santanu Das

Hindu Prize 2019 (Fiction category)

Mirza Waheed

BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year award

PV Shindu

BBC Lifetime Achievement Award

PT Usha

Chameli Devi Jain Award 2020

A.K. Sherwani & Rohini Mohan

Pritzker Prize 2020

Yvonne Farrell & Shelley mama

TOISA Sportsperson of Year 2019

PV Sindhu named as Sportsman of the year

TOISA Sportsperson of Year 2019

Rohit Sharma named cricketer of the year

Men's Hockey Player of the year 2019

Manpreet Singh

Women's Hockey Player of the year 2019

Rani Rampal

Commonwealth Points of Light Award

Jadav Payeng

Nari Shakti Puraskar 2019

15 women

BusinessLine Changemaker Awards 2020

M Venkaiah Naidu

MS Swaminathan Award

Praveen Rao

Swarajya Awards 2020

Sarbananda Sonowal

Berlin film festival 2020

Golden Bear - “There Is No Evil”

IMPORTANTIMPORTANT CAMPAIGN FOR COVID-19 IN INDIA

Karnataka launches ‘Namaste over Handshake’ campaign for COVID-19

Kerala launches ‘break the chain’ campaign for COVID-19

Government of India launches app “Corona Kavach”

Sunil Chhetri Chosen for FIFA Campaign Against COVID-19

UP Govt lanuches ‘Team-11’ to Fight COVID-19

Odisha launches 'Mo Jiban Programme' for COVID -19

Goa launches chatbot named 'Cobot-19' for COVID -19

Karnataka Govt Launches ‘Corona Watch’ App

'Modi Kitchen’ has been set up in the Kovai (Coimbatore), Tamil Nadu

India’s largest COVID-19 hospital to be set up in Odisha

India's first COVID-19 dedicated hospital in Mumbai.

List of world countries and their Parliament------ Name

Parliament India Canada UK South Africa

National Assembly Pakistan

People's Assembly Albania Egypt

National people's Assembly Angola China

Majlis Iran Malaysia Maldives

Mellie Majlis Azerbejan

Majlis Al Shura Saudi Arbia

Oily Mjlis Uzbekistan

Great National Assembly Romania

Grand National Assembly Turkey

The Congress USA Phillipines

International Airports in India

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport

Kolkata West Bengal

Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport

Varanasi Uttar Pradesh

Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport

Lucknow Uttar Pradesh

Tiruchirapalli International Airport

Tiruchirappalli Tamil Nadu

Civil Aerodrome

Coimbatore Tamil Nadu

Chennai International Airport

Chennai Tamil Nadu

Jaipur International Airport

Jaipur Rajasthan

Zaruki International Airport

Shillong Meghalaya

Pune Airport

Pune Maharashtra

Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport

Nagpur Maharashtra

Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport

Mumbai Maharashtra

Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport

Indore Madhya Pradesh

Raja Bhoj Airport

Bhopal Madhya Pradesh

Trivandrum International Airport

Thiruvananthapuram Kerala

Calicut International Airport

Kozhikode Kerala

Cochin International Airport

Kochi Kerala

Mangalore Airport

Mangalore Karnataka

Kempegowda International Airport

Bengaluru Karnataka

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport

Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Veer Savarkar International Airport

Port Blair, Andaman and the Nicobar Islands

Indira Gandhi International Airport

New Delhi, Delhi

Gaya Airport

Gaya, Bihar

Biju Patnaik International Airport

Bhubaneshwar, Odisha

Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport

Guwahati Assam

Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport

Amritsar Punjab

Rajiv Gandhi International Airport

Hyderabad Telangana

Folk Music of States

Alha ➖ Madhya Pradesh

Baul ➖West Bengal

Bhagawati ➖ Karnataka and Maharashtra

Dandiya Raas ➖ Gujarat

Hekaileu(Songs about oneself) ➖ Nagaland

Heliamleu (Dancing songs) ➖ Nagaland

Hereileu (War songs) ➖Nagaland

Ja-jin-ja ➖ Arunachal Pradesh

Khongjom Parva ➖ Manipur

Lavani ➖ Maharashtra

Maand ➖ Rajasthan

Neuleu ➖ Nagaland

Nyioga ➖ Arunachal Pradesh

Ovi ➖ Maharashtra and Goa

Paani Hari ➖ Rajasthan

 Pai song ➖ Madhya Pradesh

Pandwani ➖ Chhattisgarh

Powada ➖ Maharashtra

Sohar ➖ Bihar

Tikir ➖ Assam

Wanawan ➖ Kashmir

Koli ➖ Maharashtra

Zeliang ➖ Nagaland

Naatupura Paatu ➖ Tamil Nadu

Bihugeet ➖ Assam

Bhatiali ➖ West Bengal

Kajari ➖ Bihar and Uttar Pradesh

Dulpod ➖ Goa

Full Form of Important word For All Upcoming Exam -2020

BIMSTEC – Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation

EVM – Electronic Voting Machine

VVPAT – Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trail

NOTA – None of the Above

NDA – National Democratic Alliance

UPA – United Progressive Alliance

PPP – Public-Private Partnership

RORO – Roll On / Roll Off

IPPB – India Post Payments Bank

NRC – National Register of Citizens

MoU – Memorandum of Understanding

ODF – Open Defection Free

NGT – National Green Tribunal

 NEFRA – National Financial Reporting Authority

SAFAR – System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting

NCRTC – National Capital Region Transport Corporation

e-FRRO – e- Foreigner Regional Registration Office

DARPAN – Digital Advancement of Rural Post Office for a New India

RERA – Real Estate Regulatory Authority

Li-Fi – Light Fidelity

SFOORTI – Smart Bright Operation Optimation and Real-time Information

SPARSH – Scholarship for Promotion of Aptitude and Research in Stems as a Hobby

SATHI – Sustainable and Accelerated Adoption of Efficient Textile Technology to Help Small
Industries

ICAN – International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons

GSTN – Goods and Service Tax Network

VVPAT – Voter-Verifiable Paper Audit Trail

GST – Goods and Service Tax

SATH – Sustainable Action for Transforming Human Capital

BHIM – Bharat Interface for Money

UDAY – Ujjwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana

UDAN – Ude Desh Ke Aam Nagrik

UJALA – Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All

MUDRA – Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency

USTTAD – Upgrading the Skills and Training and Traditional Arts/Crafts for Development

AMRUT – Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation

HRIDAY – Heritage City Development and Augmentation

ISIS – Islamic State in Iraq and Al-Sham / Syria

NITI – National institution for transforming India

TRAI – Telecom Regulatory Authority of India

IRDA – Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority

UIDAI – Unique Identification Authority of India

VAT – Value Added Tax

NOTA – None of the Above

IMPS – Immediate Payment Service

RTGS – Real-Time Gross Settlement

NEFT – National Electronic Fund Transfer

IFSC – Indian Financial System Code

AMRUT – Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation

OROP – One Rank One Pension

AAP – Aam Aadmi Party

IRCTC – Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation

ASHA – Accredited Social Health Activist

COBRA – Commando Battalion for Resolute Action

MNREGA – Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

IMEI – International Mobile Equipment Identity

SEBI – Securities and Exchange Board of India

DRDO – Defence Research and Development Organisation

NDB – National Development Bank

CIC – Central Information Commission

CNG – Compressed Natural Gas

DTH – Direct to Home

NRI – Non-Resident Indian

FCNR – Foreign Currency Non-Resident Account

CRR – Cash Reserve Ratio

SLR – Statutory Liquidity Ratio

MSF – Marginal Standing Facility

LAF – Liquidity Adjustment Facility

IPO – Initial Public Offering

NPA – Non-Performing Asset

 PART-3 BIOLOGY

Q1. Alcoholic drink contains.

Ans -: Ethyl Alcohol

Q2. Glucose in stored in the form of by Animals.

Ans -: Glycogen

Q3. Ascariasis is caused by.

Ans -: Round Worm

Q4. BCG vaccination (Bacillus Calmette Guerin) givesimmunity from

Ans -: Tuberculosis

Q5. Blood groups was discovered by –

Ans -: Karl Landsteiner

Q6. The first successful heart transplant in India was performed by –

Ans -: Dr. Panangipalli Venugopal

Q7. The oral polio vaccine was discovered by –

Ans -: Jonas Salk

Q8. Companion cells are unique to.

Ans -: Angiosperms

Q9. DNA stands for.

Ans -: Deoxy ribonucleic Acid

Q10. Dog bite can cause rabies. Bite of which other animal can also cause rabies?

Ans -: Bat

Q11. Endocrine glands are also known as.

Ans -: Ductless Glands

Q12. The Small Pox vaccine was discovered by –

Ans -: Edward Jenner

Q13. Deficiency of iodine leads to.

Ans -: Enlargement of Thyroid Gland

Q14. First vaccine produced by bio-technology was used against which virus?

Ans -: Hepatitis-B

Q15. Turmeric is obtained from of a Plant.

Ans -: Stem

Q16. Genes are made by.

Ans -: Polynucleotides

Q17. Haematopoies is occurs in.

Ans -: Bone marrow

Q18. Leprosy is also known as.

Ans -: Hansen’s Disease

Q19. A human skull has number of bones.

Ans -: 22 Bones

Q20. Deposition of which acid in the muscles leads to a feeling of fatigue in Humans?

Ans -: Lactic Acid

Q21. RBC’s count in the blood is increased when a person is having.

Ans: Polycythaemia

Q22. Where are the Lachrymal glands situated in the human body?

Ans: Eye Orbit

Q23. The red, blue and purple colour seen in plants is because of the pigment.

Ans: Anthocyanin

Q24. Which part of the human brain controls Motor skills of the body?

Ans: Frontal Lobes

Q25. What is the name the hormone that regulates the amount of glucose in the blood.

Ans: Insulin

Q26. Name the gas used for making vegetable ghee?

Ans: Hydrogen

Q27. Which is the largest gland in the human body?

Ans: Liver

Q28. The smallest functional unit of a kidney is the?

Ans: Nephron

Q29. James D. Watson, a Nobel Prize winning scientist is expert in the field of.

Ans: Genetics

Q30. Polio is caused by a.

Ans: Virus
Q31. The flow of energy in the Energy Pyramid is always.

Ans: Upwards

Q32. Saliva helps in the digestion of.

Ans: Starch

Q33. Which Parent’s chromosome is used for sex determination test?

Ans: Father

Q34. The bio-gas used for cooking is a mixture of.

Ans: Methane & Carbon dioxide

Q35. The yellow colour of the human faeces is a result of the pigment called.

Ans: Urobilin

Q36. Which air pollutant causes the most serious health hazards?

Ans: Sulphur dioxide

Q37. Vitamin K is required for the synthesis of.

Ans: Prothrombin

Q38. Which compound is used in anti-malarial drug?

Ans: Chloroquine

Q39. Dental cavities are caused because of the deficiency of?

Ans: Fluorine

Q40. What is the process of filtering blood through an artificial kidney called?

Ans: Dialysis

Q41. Which is the first vaccine injected into a newly born baby?

Ans: BCG

Q42. Food poisoning is caused by.

Ans: Clostridium botulinum

Q43. Which hormone is used as an oral contraceptive?

Ans: Progesterone

Q44. The longest and largest bone in the human body is?

Ans: Femur

Q45. Which metal is present in hemoglobin?

Ans: Iron

Q46. What is the total number of Chromosomes found in the human gene?
Ans: 46

Q47. The PH value of human blood is?

Ans: 7.40

Q48. The plants, which grow under water stress conditions are called?

Ans: Xerophytes

Q49. During photosynthesis, Solar Energy is converted to.

Ans: Chemical energy

Q50. Which is the smallest bone in the human body?

Ans: Stapes

Q51. The study of Trees is called?

Ans: Dendrology

Q52. Who proposed the Theory of natural selection?

Ans: Dendrology

Q53. Turpentine oil is obtained from.

Ans: Resin from Pines

Q54. Upper most layer of skin is called?

Ans: Epidermis

Q55. Which is the only element found in Chlorophyll?

Ans: Magnesium

Q56. What are Bryophytes?

Ans: Amphibious Plants

Q57. Which component of the Cell is called its ‘Kitchen’?

Ans: Chloroplast

Q58. What is known as ‘Suicidal bags of cell’?

Ans: lysosomes

Q59. What is systolic and diastolic pressure in a healthy man?

Ans: 120mm & 80mm

Q60. Dermatology is the study of?

Ans: Human Skin

Q61. Which chemical is popularly used in Rat poison?

Ans: White Phosphorus

Q62. What is the Dental formula of man?

Ans: 2123/2123

Q62. What is the name of first cloned sheep?

Ans: Dolly

Q64. is the normal cholesterol level in human blood.

Ans: 180-200 mg/dL

Q65. A is the smallest structural and functional unit of nervous system.

Ans: Neuron

Q66. 99% percentage of water is lost during transpiration, True or False?

Ans: TRUE

Q67. Which enzyme is present in all members of the animal kingdom except Protozoa?

Ans: Amylase

Q68. Zika virus is carried by Mosquito.

Ans: Aedes

Q69. Tomato contains which acid?

Ans: Oxalic Acid

Q70. Which animal respire without having blood in them?

Ans: fish

Q71. Which cells acting as phagocytes are present in the liver?

Ans: Kupffer cells

Q72. Which cell organelles function as the power house of a living cell?

Ans: Mitochondria

Q73. A bite of a mad dog causes –

Ans: Hydrophobia

Q74. Which disease is known as ‘silent killer’?

Ans: High Blood pressure

Q75. Human saliva contains the enzyme known as .

Ans: amylase

Q76. Which gland disappears during old age?

Ans: Thymus

Q77. The insect responsible for the spread of Kala-azar is –

Ans: Sand Fly

Q78. is known as the strongest natural fibre.

Ans: Silk

Q79. Which is known as graveyard of RBC’s ?

Ans: Spleen

Q80. The gland known as master gland in human body is the .

Ans: Pituitary gland

Q81. The process of cell division is known as –

Ans: Mitosis

Q82. Which part of the Plant body acts as the carrier of food and other substances to all its parts?

Ans: Phloem

Q83. Which is the sweetest sugar?

Ans: Fructose

Q84. The hearing function is associated with which part of the Human Brain?

Ans: Temporal Lobe

Q85. Which major chemical compound is found in human kidney stones?

Ans: Calcium oxalate

Q86. Which metal is present in Insulin?

Ans: Zinc

Q87. Thirst, hunger and sleep are controlled by which part of the brain?

Ans: Hypothalamus

Q88. Alcohol affects which part of human brain?

Ans: Cerebellum

Q89. Which part of human brain is the regulating centre for swallowing and vomiting?

Ans: Medulla Oblongata

Q90. Which part of the Human Eye changes it size based on the amount of Light?

Ans: Pupil

Q91. is the plant which yields biodiesel or biofuel.

Ans: JatrophaCurcas

Q92. The part of the human eye which regulates the quantum of light entering is – Ans: Iris

Q93. Which salt is found in bone in largest amount? Ans: Calcium Phosphate
Q94. What is the name of the test done to diagnose cancer? Ans: BiopsyTest

Q96. Intake of which vitamin is recommended to improve blood coagulation? Ans: Vitamin K

Q97. Who explained about the blood circulation for the first time? Ans: WilliamHarvey

Q98. Alexander Fleming invented.

Ans: Penicillin

Q99. Who is credited for producing first man-made Gene in a lab? Ans: Dr. Hargobind Khurana

Q100. Xerophthalmia is a disease caused by lack of which vitamin?

Ans: Vitamin A

PART-2

Q1) What is used in nuclear reactor as a moderator. It is also known as Heavy Water?

Ans -: Deuterium Oxide (D2O)

Q2) Which Metal is in liquid state at room temperature?

Ans -: Gallium

Q3) elements are non-metal.

Ans -: Electro-negative

Q4) What is known as Artificial Silk.

Ans -: Rayon

Q5) Nitrous Oxide (N2O) is also known as –

Ans -: Laughing Gas

Q6) Which compound is used to prepare water proof clothes?

Ans -: Calcium hydride

Q7) Which Nobel Gas is also known as ‘Stranger Gas’?

Ans -: Xenon

Q8) Which Acid is know as ‘Oil of Vitriol’?

Ans -: Sulphuric acid

Q9) For making of parachute, which polymeric substance used?

Ans -: Viscose

Q10) Acid rain is caused when the air is polluted by Gases.

Ans -: Nitrous Oxide & Sulphur dioxide

Q11) All noble gases are & .

Ans -: Colourless and Odourless

Q12) is used as a Water Purifier.

Ans -: Alum

Q13) Aluminium is extracted from which ore?

Ans -: Bauxite

Q14) The Process is used to synthesized Ammonia (NH3)?

Ans -: Haber’s Process

Q15) Which compound/acid commonly known as Aspirin?

Ans -: Acetylsalicylic Acid

Q16) gas used to fill Balloons.

Ans -: Helium

Q17) is also known as Baryta Water?

Ans -: Barium Hydroxide

Q18) Best sources for Vitamin D are –

Ans -: Sunlight & Fish liver

Q19) Which gas is the chief component of Bio-gas?

Ans -: Methane

Q20) is the purest form of Carbon found in Nature.

Ans -: Diamond

Q21) The Chemical name of ‘Washing Soda’ is –

Ans -: Sodium Carbonate

Q22) What is the Chemical name of Chromic Acid?

Ans -: Chromium trioxide

Q23) Chemical name of Picric Acid is –

Ans -: Tri Nitro Phenol

Q24) In Photography, which chemical used as a fixer.

Ans -: Sodium thiosulphate

Q25) What are used to control the chain reaction in a nuclear reactor?

Ans -: Cadmium rods

Q26) In sunlight, Chloroform is converted into, a poisonous gas.

Ans -: Phosgene

Q27) Which Vitamin contains Cobalt?

Ans -: Vitamin B12

Q28) is one of the most common preservatives used in food processing industry?

Ans -: Benzoic Acid

Q29) Which compounds are responsible for permanent hardness of water?

Ans -: Sulphates and Chlorides of Calcium and Magnesium

Q30) The temporary hardness of water is caused of because of which compounds?

Ans -: Bicarbonates of Calcium and Magnesium

Q31) Copper is extracted from which ore?

Ans -: Copper Pyrite

Q32) When there is , Dead organisms are transformed into petroleum and natural gas.

Ans -: Absence of air

Q33) Deuterium is of Hydrogen.

Ans -: Isotope

Q34) the weight of iron is , when it is undergoing the process of ‘rusting’.

Ans -: Increases

Q35) Efficiency of the catalyst depends on its –

Ans -: Molecular State

Q36) Egg shell is made up of .

Ans -: Calcium Carbonate

Q37) Which Vitamins are Fat Soluble?

Ans -: A, D, E & K

Q38) Which was the First organic compound synthesized in a lab and it was done by whom?

Ans -: Urea by Friedrich Wöhler

Q39) Fuse wire is made up of .

Ans -: Lead and Tin

Q40) is used to coat Galvanised Iron.

Ans -: Zinc

Q41. Which Gases are used by sea divers for under water breathing?

Ans -: Oxygen & Helium

Q42. & gases are helpful for ripening of raw fruits.

Ans -: Ethylene & Acetylene

Q43. The found in an ore is known as Gangue.

Ans -: Impurities

Q44. Iron is extracted from which ore?

Ans -: Hematite

Q45. Kerosene is a mixture of .

Ans -: Aliphatic hydrocarbons

Q46. Which Element is used for making of Lead pencil.

Ans -: Graphite

Q47. The lightest metal is .

Ans -: Lithium

Q48. is the main ore of Mercury.

Ans -: Cinnabar

Q49. Which Metal is found in the highest proportion in earth’s crust?

Ans -: Aluminium

Q50. Mine explosions are mostly caused by mixing of Air & .

Ans -: Methane

Q51. What is the compound used to in Nail polish remover?

Ans -: Acetone

Q52. Natural rubber is a polymer derived from .

Ans -: Isoprene

Q53. The coating on non-stick cookware is of .

Ans -: polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) – TEFLON

Q54. The Nuclear Fusion on the Sun’s surface result into formation of Atoms.

Ans -: Helium

Q55. Organic Compounds are only soluble in .

Ans -: Non-polar solvents

Q56. is also know as “FOOL’S GOLD”.

Ans -: Iron Pyrite

Q57. In anOxidation process happens.

Ans -: Loss of electrons

Q58. Oxides of metals are .

Ans -: Alkaline

Q59. Ozone is in nature.

Ans -: Diamagnetic

Q60. The chemical composition of paper is that of a .

Ans -: Cellulose

Q61. Paraffin wax is .

Ans -: Saturated hydrocarbon

Q62. In which type of Rocks is Petroleum (Fossil Fuel) is found?

Ans -: Sedimentary Rocks

Q63. is also called White Gold.

Ans -: Platinum

Q64. Which is the purest form of Iron?

Ans -: Wrought Iron

Q65. Which Ore is used to extract Radium?

Ans -: Pitchblende

Q66. Solder is an alloy of .

Ans -: Tin and Lead

Q67. Which Radioactive Isotope is used in Cancer treatment?

Ans -: Cobalt – 60

Q68. is the element common to all acids.

Ans -: Hydrogen

Q69. is created by Alloying Iron and Chromium.

Ans -: Stainless Steel

Q70. The lustre of a metal is due to .

Ans -: Presence of free electrons

Q71. Which Mineral element is found in chlorophyll?

Ans -: Magnesium

Q72. The most abundant element in the earth’s crust is –

Ans -: Oxygen
Q73. The term ‘catalysis’ was coined by .

Ans -: Jöns Jakob Berzelius

Q74. Which element is the primary reason for radioactivity found in human body?

Ans -: Potassium – 40

Q75. Germanium, an ultra pure metal is purified by which method?

Ans -: Zone refining

Q76. Tooth enamel is made up of .

Ans -: hydroxyapatite, a mineral compound of calcium and phosphate

Q77. Which gas is filled inside a Tube light?

Ans -: Mercury Vapour & Argon

Q78. is an aqueous solution of Acetic acid.

Ans -: Vinegar

Q79. Which Vitamins are Water Soluble?

Ans -: Vitamin B complex & Vitamin C

Q80. Silver turns black (Tarnish) because of its reaction with .

Ans -: Sulphur

Q81. Melting of ice can be prevented with the use of –

Ans -: Gelatin

Q82. A Bee Sting contains which Acid?

Ans -: Methanoic Acid

Q83. An Orange contains Acid.

Ans -: Citric Acid

Q84. Etching of glass is done with the help of .

Ans -: Hydro fluoric acid (HF)

Q85. Which acid is used in soft drinks?

Ans -: Carbonic acid (H2CO3)

Q86. Silver Iodide is used as a ‘seed’ agent for making of –

Ans -: Artificial Rain

Q87. is used as a catalyst for the synthesis of Sulphuric Acid by Contact Process.

Ans -: Platinum (Pt)

Q88. Vanaspati Ghee is synthesized with the help of which catalyst?

Ans -: Nickle (Ni)

Q89. Swelling of bread takes place because of –

Ans -: Carbon dioxide

Q90. Cigarette lighters contain Gas.

Ans -: Butane

Q91. Which gas is used in fire extinguisher?

Ans -: Carbon dioxide

Q92. is termed as ‘Metal of Future’.

Ans -: Titanium

Q93. Safety matches are prepared using –

Ans -: Red Phosphorous

Q94. A Photoelectric cell contains metal.

Ans -: Selenium

Q95. Zinc Phosphide is used as?

Ans -: Rat Poison

Q96. Which is the hardest substance found in human body?

Ans -: Tooth Enamel

Q97. Ozone is an of Oxygen.

Ans -: Allotrope

Q98. Which Metal is naturally Anti-Bacterial?

Ans -: Copper

Q99. Which was the first element to be produced after Big Bang?

Ans -: Hydrogen

Q100. If you pour a handful of salt into a glass of water, the water level will .

Ans -: Go Down

BEST SCIENCE QUESTIONS BASED ON NCERT IMPORTANT FOR OMC/OSCSC/NTPC/CHSL AND

ALL UPCOMING EXAMS

Q1) Blades of a windmill posess, hence they are turned by a fast wind.

Ans -: Potential Energy

Q2) A dark-skinned man experiences, as compared to a fair skinned man.

Ans -: Less heat & Less cold

Q3) What device is used to break/complete an electronic circuit?

Ans -: Switch

Q4) What is the temperature at which both the Fahrenheit and the centigrade scales have the

same value?

Ans -: -40°

Q5) Acceleration acts always in the direction of the.

Ans -: Net force

Q6) The principle used in working of an atom bomb is .

Ans -: Nuclear Fission

Q7) What is the unit used to measure the depth of sea?

Ans -: Fathom

Q8) Astigmatism can be corrected by .

Ans -: Cylindrical lenses

Q9) Lambert’s Law is related to .

Ans -: Illumination

Q10) In a Battery, which energy is converted into Electrical energy?

Ans -: Chemical Energy

Q11) The longitudinal mechanical waves of less than 20 Hz are called .

Ans -: Infrasonic

Q12) Distance of stars are measured in ?

Ans -: Light Years

Q13) Albert Einstein was awarded the Noble prize for .

Ans -: Photoelectric Effect

Q14) Electric Motor converts the Electric energy into .

Ans -: Electric energy to Mechanical energy

Q15) Robert Koch has invented the .

Ans -: Electron microscope

Q16) Force of attraction between the molecules of different substances is called .

Ans -: Adhesive Force

Q17) Electrons in Good conductors are .

Ans -: loosely bound

Q18) One barrel of oil = litres . (approximately)

Ans -: 159

Q19) If a bar magnet is cut length wise into 3 parts, what will the total number of poles be?

Ans -: 6

Q20) If the body is hollow, then its centre of gravity lies?

Ans -: Outside the material

Q21) If the temperature inside a room is increased, the relative humidity will .

Ans -: Decrease

Q22) In summer, the mirages are seen due to the phenomenon of .

Ans -: Total Internal Reflection

Q23) In the visible spectrum which colour has the longest wavelength?

Ans -: Red

Q24) In which medium sound travels faster?

Ans -: Solid

Q25) Insects can move on the surface of water without sinking due to .

Ans -: Surface tension of water

Q26) The Laws of Electrolysis were proposed by –

Ans -: M Faraday

Q27) Light travels in a .

Ans -: Straight line

Q28) What is used as a cooling agent in most of the world’s commercial nuclear power plants?

Ans -: Water

Q29) Nature of sound wave is ?

Ans -: Longitudinal

Q30) 1 fermi unit is equal to –

Ans -: 10⁻¹⁵m

Q31) How many basic S.I. units are there?

Ans -: Seven

Q32) What is the principle on which a transformer works?

Ans -: Mutual Induction

Q33) The distance between Earth and Sun is termed as –

Ans -: 1 Astronomical unit

Q34) Potential energy of your body is minimum when you .

Ans -: Lie down on ground

Q35) What is the freezing point (temperature) of Pure water?

Ans -: 32 F

Q36) What is the unit of measurement of an Angle?

Ans -: Radian

Q37) Radio waves of constant amplitude can be generated with an .

Ans -: Oscillator

Q38) Hooke’s law is related to

Ans -: Elasticity

Q39) Sudden fall in barometer is indication of .

Ans -: Storm

Q40) Water moving up a straw is an example of .

Ans -: Capillary Action

Q41) The blue colour of the clear sky is due to .

Ans -: Dispersion of Light

Q42) What is a magnetic field’s direction within a magnet?

Ans -: From South to North

Q43) The experiment demonstrating the existence of electromagnetic wave was first conducted by

Ans -: Heinrich Hertz

Q44) The filament string in an electric bulb is made of which metal?

Ans -: Tungsten

Q45) Drag is the force exerted by fluids.

Ans -: Friction

Q46) The hydraulic brake used in automobiles is a direct application of .

Ans -: Pascal’s Law

Q47) The image formed by convex lens in a simple microscope is .

Ans -: Virtual & Erect

Q48) What kind of mirror is used in motor vehicles near the driver’s seat?

Ans -: Convex Mirror

Q49) & are present in the nucleus of an atom.

Ans -: Neutrons and protons

Q50) The size of atomic nucleus is of the order of .

Ans -: 10⁻¹⁵ m

Q51) From the moon’s surface, Astronauts see a Black Sky. This is because of .

Ans -: Absence of Atmosphere on Moon

Q52) The specific resistance of a wire varies with its .

Ans -: Material

Q53) The speed of light will be decreased with the rise in the temperature of the medium. True or

False.

Ans -: False. (It remains unchanged)

Q54) Which is the strongest force in the nature?

Ans -: Nuclear Force

Q55) Which device is used to measure the temperature of the sun?

Ans -: Pyrometer

Q56) Which phenomenon occurs when light passes from a denser to rarer medium?

Ans -: Total Internal reflection

Q57) Which substances do not allow flow of charge through them?

Ans -: Insulators

Q58) The value of which quantity remains same in all system of units?

Ans -: Specific Gravity

Q59) What is the speed of sound in air?

Ans -: 332m/sec

Q60) The working of the quartz crystal in the watch is based on which effect?

Ans -: Piezoelectric Effect

Q61) Permanent magnets are made of .

Ans -: Steel

Q62) During a fog, the visibility is reduced. This is because of which phenomenon?

Ans -: Scattering of light

Q63) Weightlessness experienced in a spaceship is due to .

Ans -: Absence of Gravity

Q64) Which device is used to find submerged objects?

Ans -: SONAR

Q65) What converts the alternating current into direct current?

Ans -: Rectifier

Q66) Which element is used as a moderator in nuclear reactors?

Ans -: Graphite

Q67) Which device converts light energy into electric energy?

Ans -: Photoelectric cell

Q68) The unit of power of lens is called .

Ans -: Dioptre

Q69) What is the unit of Radioactivity?

Ans -: Curie

Q70) An object has to attain the velocity of to escape from earth’s atmosphere?

Ans -: 11.2 km/sec

Q71) What is the measuring unit of length of light waves?

Ans -: Angstrom

Q72) A short duration wave is known as –

Ans -: Pulse

Q73) When did Einstein propose that matter can be converted into energy?

Ans -: 1905

Q74) What is the SI unit of luminous intensity?

Ans -: Candela

Q75) What is the unit of magnetic flux?

Ans -: Maxwell

Q76) What is the unit of specific resistance?

Ans -: Ohm-metre

Q77) The wavelength of visible spectrum ranges from .

Ans -: 390-700 nanometres

Q78) A Washing machine works on the principle of –

Ans -: Centrifugation

Q79) When a ball is thrown upward, what happens to its Acceleration?

Ans -: It remains Constant

Q80) Magnifying glass is made of which type of lens?

Ans -: Convex lens

Q81) What colour will a red glass appear if it is heated in dark room?

Ans -: Green

Q82) What happens to the surface tension of the water when a detergent is added to it?

Ans -: Decreases

Q83) The value of ‘g’ (acceleration due to gravity) is maximum at ?

Ans -: at poles

Q84) Which instrument is used to measure altitudes in aircrafts?

Ans -: Altimeter

Q85) Which instrument is used to measure change in volume of substances ?

Ans -: Dilatometer

Q86) Which instrument is used to measure depth of ocean ?

Ans -: Fathometer

Q87) The power of electric circuit is measured with a .

Ans -: Wattmeter

Q88) Which instrument is used to measure the scattering of light by particles suspended in a liquid?

Ans -: Nephelometer

Q89) Which is more elastic – Steel or Rubber?

Ans -: Steel

Q90) Which is the only natural magnet?

Ans -: Magnetite

Q91) What Principle is used in the designing of ships and submarines?

Ans -: Archimedes Principle

Q92) Nuclear Fissions are initiated by .

Ans -: Neutrons

Q93) The wire in an electric heater is made up of .

Ans -: Nichrome
Q94) During Sonography which types of Waves are used?

Ans -: Ultrasonic waves

Q95) Diode Bulb was discovered by .

Ans -: Sir J. S. Fleming

Q96) Who gave the first experimental value of G?

Ans -: Cavendish

Q97) Who had showed that the electric and magnetic waves are equal in vacuum?

Ans -: James Clerk Maxwell

Q98) What is the escape velocity of Moon?

Ans -: 2.38 Km/s

Q99) Why does a liquid drop tend to assume a spherical shape?

Ans -: To minimize surface tension

Q100) Resistance of a Conductor is inversely proportional to it’s .

Ans -: Cross Sectional Area

TODAY'S QUIZ

21. Where is the HQ of the National Jute Board? Kolkata

22. The word “Tsunami” is which language word? Japanese

23. Which organization approved the recognition of two communities of Odisha viz., Venkatraipur
and Noliasahi as Tsunami Ready? UNESCO

24. INCOIS is an organization under which ministry? Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES)

25. Which chemical was used for the Beirut explosion? Ammonium nitrate

26. What is the name of the YouTube channel launched by NCDC that aims to facilitate involvement
of the youth in the cooperative movement? Sahakar Cooptube NCDC Channel

27. Recently, the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare launched a Scheme on Internship
Programme (SIP), what is it called? Sahakar Mitra

28. What is the capital of Andorra? Andorra la Vella

29. What is the full form of FPO wrt Agriculture sector of India? Farmer Producer Organizations

30. Which country Launched BeiDou Navigation Satellite System? China

31. What is the full form of NavIC, India’s regional navigation satellite system? Navigation in Indian
Constellation
32. Agatti Island was in the news recently, It is located in which state/UT? Lakshadweep

33. INS Komorta is named after what? Kamorta is an island in the Nicobar Islands chain of India

34. DMZ is a land border b/w which two countries? North and South Korea

35. What is the deadline for One Nation-One Ration Card? March 2021

36. Thenzawl Golf Resort Project belongs to which state? Mizoram

37. International Tiger Day celebrated on which day to raise awareness about tigers? 29 th July

38. Buxa tiger reserve is located in which state? West Bengal

39. Which variety of rice, known for its saltwater resistance, grown extensively in Kerala was in the
news recently? The pokkali rice

40. Where is the HQ of International Rice Research Institute? Los Baños, Philippines

TODAY'S QUIZ

1. Who has written the book “The Truths We Hold: An American Journey”? Kamala Harris

2. National Cooperative Development Corporation works under which ministry? Minister of

Agriculture & Farmers Welfare

3. Who is the chief minister of Tamil Nadu? Edappadi K. Palaniswami

4. Which island is also called Shaheed Dweep? Neil island

5. Who is the owner of the company Ant Financial Services Group? Jack Ma

6. Which organization awards “Blue Flag” certificate to beaches? Foundation for Environmental
Education (FEE)

7. Which was the first beach in India to get ‘blue flag certificate’? Chandrabhaga Beach

8. Who is the prime minister of Nepal? K P Sharma Oli

9. Who is the president of Singapore? Halima Yacoob

10. Who is the MD of Jana Small Finance Bank? Ajay Kanwal

11. Kovilpatti Kadalai Mittai belongs to which district of Tamil Nadu? Thoothukudi

12. Which variety of rice got the GI Tag in 2020? Chak Hao black rice in Manipur

13. Which rice variety was prepared by cross-breeding the ‘Jyothi’ variety with ‘Akkalu’, variety?
Sahyadri Megha

14. Port Blair airport is named after which famous personality? Veer Savarkar

15. The Galwan River is a tributary of which river? Shyok River

16. The largest national park of India is located in which state/UT? Ladakh
17. What is the name of Barack Obama’s new book? A promised land

18. Who is known as the Birdman of India? Dr Salim Ali

19. The first National Handloom Day was celebrated in which year? 7th August, 2015

20. Why is National Handloom Day celebrated on 7th August? Swadeshi Movement was launched on
the same date in the year 1905 and this movement was based on Bal Gangadhar Tilak's ideology of
swadeshi

words and phrases called contronyms (also spelled contranyms, or referred to as autoantonyms)
— terms that, depending on context, can have opposite or contradictory meanings. When you use
these words, be sure the context clearly identifies which meaning is intended:

1. Apology: A statement of contrition for an action, or a defense of one

2. Aught: All, or nothing

3. Bill: A payment, or an invoice for payment

4. Bolt: To secure, or to flee

5. Bound: Heading to a destination, or restrained from movement

6. Buckle: To connect, or to break or collapse

7. Cleave: To adhere, or to separate

8. Clip: To fasten, or detach

9. Consult: To offer advice, or to obtain it

10. Continue: To keep doing an action, or to suspend an action

11. Custom: A common practice, or a special treatment

12. Dike: A wall to prevent flooding, or a ditch

13. Discursive: Moving in an orderly fashion among topics, or proceeding aimlessly in a discussion

14. Dollop: A large amount (British English), or a small amount

15. Dust: To add fine particles, or to remove them

16. Enjoin: To impose, or to prohibit

17. Fast: Quick, or stuck or made stable

18. Fine: Excellent, or acceptable or good enough

19. Finished: Completed, or ended or destroyed

20. First degree: Most severe in the case of a murder charge, or least severe in reference to a burn

21. Fix: To repair, or to castrate

22. Flog: To promote persistently, or to criticize or beat

23. Garnish: To furnish, as with food preparation, or to take away, as with wages

24. Give out: To provide, or to stop because of a lack of supply

25. Go: To proceed or succeed, or to weaken or fail

26. Grade: A degree of slope, or a horizontal line or position

27. Handicap: An advantage provided to ensure equality, or a disadvantage that prevents equal
achievement

28. Help: To assist, or to prevent or (in negative constructions) restrain

29. Hold up: To support, or to impede

30. Lease: To offer property for rent, or to hold such property

31. Left: Remained, or departed

32. Let: Allowed, or hindered

33. Liege: A feudal lord, or a vassal

34. Literally: Actually, or virtually

35. Mean: Average or stingy, or excellent

36. Model: An exemplar, or a copy

37. Off: Deactivated, or activated, as an alarm

38. Out: Visible, as with stars showing in the sky, or invisible, in reference to lights

39. Out of: Outside, or inside, as in working out of a specific office

40. Overlook: To supervise, or to neglect

41. Oversight: Monitoring, or failing to oversee

42. Peer: A person of the nobility, or an equal

43. Presently: Now, or soon

44. Put out: Extinguish, or generate

45. Puzzle: A problem, or to solve one

46. Quantum: Significantly large, or a minuscule part

47. Quiddity: Essence, or a trifling point of contention

48. Quite: Rather (as a qualifying modifier), or completely

49. Ravel: To entangle, or to disentangle

50. Refrain: To desist from doing something, or to repeat

51. Rent: To purchase use of something, or to sell use

52. Rock: An immobile mass of stone or figuratively similar phenomenon, or a shaking or unsettling
movement or action

53. Sanction: To approve, or to boycott

54. Sanguine: Confidently cheerful, or bloodthirsty

55. Scan: To peruse, or to glance

56. Screen: To present, or to conceal

57. Seed: To sow seeds, or to shed or remove them

58. Shop: To patronize a business in order to purchase something, or to sell something

59. Skin: To cover, or to remove

60. Skinned: Covered with skin, or with the skin removed

61. Splice: To join, or to separate

62. Stakeholder: One who has a stake in an enterprise, or a bystander who holds the stake for those
placing a bet

63. Strike: To hit, or to miss in an attempt to hit

64. Table: To propose (in British English), or to set aside

65. Temper: To soften, or to strengthen

66. Throw out: To dispose of, or to present for consideration

67. Transparent: Invisible, or obvious

68. Trim: To decorate, or to remove excess from

69. Trip: A journey, or a stumble

70. Unbending: Rigid, or relaxing

TODAY'S QUIZ

1. Son Gharial Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state of India? Madhya Pradesh

2. Who invented the game of Basketball? James Naismith

3. India has its longest international border with which country? Bangladesh

4. Which national park in Rajasthan has the prestigious tag of ‘Wetland of International Importance’,
by the Ramsar

Convention on Wetlands? Keoladeo Ghana National Park

5. Which government scheme recorded 40 crore beneficiaries in six years? PM Jan Dhan Yojana

6. Savita Punia is associated with which sport? Hockey

7. Khajjiar hill station located in which state? Himachal Pradesh

8. Talcher coal mines are located in which state? Odisha

9. Which bank launched “Smart Plan Shop Package Policy”? Airtel Payment Bank

10. Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) Scheme is available to people in which age
group? 18 to 70 years

11. Who was appointed India’s Ambassador to Cambodia recently? Devyani Khobragade

12. Roopkund lake is located in which state? Uttarakhand

13. Which Indian great leader was nicknamed Bismark of India? Vallabh Bhai Patel

14. GandhiJi was thrown off the train at which place in South Africa despite possessing a first-class
ticket? Pietermaritzburg

15. The films ‘Moothon’ & ‘Son Rise’ won awards recently at which global Indian Film Festival? 20th
New York Indian Film Festival

16. Where is the HQ of Zoological Survey of India? Kolkata

17. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is which country’s elite military force? Iran

18. Makkah Masjid is an important heritage structure located in which city? Hyderabad

19. Manoj Sinha succeeded whom as Lt Governor of J&K? Girish Chandra Murmu

20. Win Trade Fantasy Sports appointed whom as global brand ambassadors? Suresh Raina,
Harmanpreet Kaur

Diseases caused by Virus:

AIDS – Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)

Influenza – Influenza virus

Mumps- Mumps Virus

Polio – Polio Virus

Chicken Pox – Varicella zoster virus

Small Pox – It is caused by either of two

⏩virus variants, Variola major and Variola minor.

Measles- Measles Virus

Dengue fever – Dengue Virus

Chikungunya – Chikungunya virus.

Rabies – Rabies virus

 Diseases caused by Fungi:

Athlete’s foot – caused by the mold known as Epidermophyton floccosum

Diseases caused by Protozoa:

Malaria – Plasmodium vivax

Amoebic dysentery – Entamoeba histolytica

Highest Mountain Peak of State

Andhra Pradesh➖Arma Konda

Arunachal Pradesh➖Kangto

Bihar➖Someshwar Fort

Chhattisgarh➖Bailadila Range

Goa➖Sosogad

Gujarat➖Girnar

Haryana➖Karoh Peak

Himachal Pradesh➖ReoPurgyil

Jammu and Kashmir(claimed)➖K2

Jammu and Kashmir (administered)➖Saltoro Kangri

Jharkhand➖Parasnath

Karnataka➖Mullayanagiri

Kerala➖Anamudi

Madhya Pradesh➖Dhupgarh

Maharashtra➖Kalsubai

Manipur➖Mount Iso (Tenipu)

Meghalaya➖Shillong Peak

Mizoram➖Phawngpui

Nagaland➖Mount Saramati

Odisha➖Deomali

Rajasthan➖Guru Shikhar

Sikkim➖Kangchenjunga
 Tamil Nadu➖Doddabetta

Telangana➖Laxmidevipalli

Tripura➖Betalongchhip

Uttar Pradesh➖Amsot Peak

Uttarakhand➖Nanda Devi

West Bengal➖Sandakphu

Andaman & Nicobar Islands➖Saddle Peak

Puducherry➖Les Montagnes Rouges

Important National Parks

Jim Corbett National Park -> Nainital, Uttarakhand

Kaziranga National Park -> Golaghat and Nagaon districts in Assam

Gir Forest National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary -> Junagadh District, Gir Somnath District and
Amreli Districts in Gujarat

Sundarbansational Park -> Dayapur, Gosaba, West Bengal

Eravikulam National Park -> Idukki(Munnar), Kerala

Pench National Park -> Seoni and Chhindwara districts of Madhya Pradesh

Sariska National Park -> Alwar district of Rajasthan

Kanha National Park -> Mandla and Balaghat districts of Madhya Pradesh

Ranthambore National Park -> Sawai Madhopur district of Rajasthan

Periyar National Park -> Thekkady, Kerala

Bandhavgarh National Park -> Umaria district of Madhya Pradesh

Mudumalai National Park -> Nilgiri District of Tamil Nadu

Dachigam National Park -> Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir

Nagarhole National Park -> Kodagu and Mysore districts in Karnataka

Bannerghatta National Park -> Bangalore, Karnataka

Bandipur National Park -> Chamarajanagar district of Karnataka

Govind Pashu Vihar National Park and Sanctuary -> Uttarakand

 Gangotri National Park -> Uttarkashi District of Uttarakhand

Nanda Devi National Park -> Joshimath,Uttarakhand

Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park -> It lies 1 to 10 km away from the east coast of Tamil Nadu,
South India for 160 km between Thoothukudi (Tuticorin) and Dhanushkodi.

Indira Gandhi National Park -> Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu

Keoladeo National Park -> Bharatpur, Rajasthan

Chandoli National Park -> Satara, Kolhapur, Sangli Districts of Maharashtra

Tadoba National Park -> Chandrapur district of Maharashtra

Sanjay Gandhi National Park -> Northern part of Mumbai city

Manas National Park -> Jyoti Gaon, Assam

Gulf of Kutch Marine National Park -> Southern shore of the Gulf of Kutch in Jamnagar, Gujarat

Van Vihar National Park -> Bhopal, MadhyaPradesh

Keibul Lamjao National Park -> Bishnupur District, Manipur

Sri Venkateswara National Park -> Chittoor & Cuddapah districts of Andhra Pradesh

Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park -> Wandoor, Andaman Islands

Mount Harriet National Park -> Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Great Himalayan National Park -> Kullu region in Himachal Pradesh

Khangchendzonga National Park -> Sikkim

NokrekNokrek National Park -> Tura, Meghalaya

Silent Valley National Park -> Mannarkkad, Palakkad District, Kerala

TODAY'S QUIZ

1. Which football player was awarded 2019-20 UEFA Men's Player of the Year? Robert Lewandowski

of Poland

2. Ken Gharial Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state of India? Madhya Pradesh

3. “Leuser Ecosystem” that was in the news recently is located in which country? Sumatra island,
Indonesia

4. The government has implemented a default temperature setting of air conditioners at how much
degree Celsius? 24 degree Celsius
5. With how many countries Arunachal Pradesh shares its international border? Myanmar, Tibet and
Bhutan

6. Which country is at the highest disaster risk worldwide as per world risk report 2020? Vanuatu

7. Rahul Tewatia is associated with which sport? Cricket

8. Kodaikanal hill station located in which state? Tamil Nadu

9. Jharia coal mines are located in which state? Jharkhand

10. Which state launched “Works Management System” Web Portal to its ULBs? Haryana

11. Who was appointed India’s Ambassador to Sweden recently? Tanmay Lal

12. Baglihar Dam is located on which river? Chenab river

13. Which organisation signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indo-Tibetan Border
Police (ITBP) to supply mustard oil? KVIC

14. Which Indian great leader was nicknamed Ajatshatru? Dr. Rajendra Prasad

15. Tolstoy Farm is a historical place in which country? South Africa

16. Where is the HQ of Botanical Survey of India? Kolkata

17. SS-18 SATAN intercontinental ballistic missile belongs to which country? Russia

18. Shivneri Fort is an important heritage structure located in which city? Maharashtra

19. Caroline Wozniacki recently announced his retirement from which sport? Tennis, Denmark

20. What is the annual premium for Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY)? Rs 12

IMPORTANT ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION

1. Infallible – one, who is free from all mistakes and failures

2. Invigilator – one, who supervises in the examination hall

3. Itinerant – one, who journeys from place to place

4. Infirmary – a home or room used for ill or injured people

Q. Infantry – soldiers, who fight on foot

7. Inflammable – liable to catch fire easily

8. Interregnum – a period of interval between two reigns or governments

9. Kennel – a place for dogs

10. Lunatic asylum – a home for lunatics

11. Lexicographer – one, who compiles a dictionary

12. Loquacious – one, who talks continuously

13. Linguist – one, who is skilled in foreign languages

14. Lapidist – one, who cuts precious stones

15. Misanthrope – a hater of mankind

16. Misogamist – one, who hates marriage

17. Mortuary – a place, where dead bodies are kept for post mortem

18. Mercenery – working only for the sake of money

19. Matricide – murder of mother

20. Martyr – one, who dies for a noble cause

21. Maiden speech – the first speech delivered by a person

22. Mint – a place where coins are made

23. Misogynist – a hater of womankind

24. Morgue – a place, where dead bodies are kept for identification

25. Mammals – animals which give milk

26. Monogamy – the practice of marrying one at a time

27. Missionary – a person, who is sent to propagate religion

28. Numismatics – the study of coins

29. Namesake – a person having same name as another

30. Nostalgia – a strong desire to return home, home sickness

31. Novice or Tyro – one, new to anything, inexperienced

32. Narcotic – a medicine for producing sleep

33. Optimist – a person who looks at the brighter side of things

34. Orphan – one, who has lost parents

35. Omnipresent – one, who is present everywhere

36. Omnipotent – one, who is all powerful

37. Omniscient – one, who knows everything

38. Opaque – that which cannot be seen through

39. Obituary – an account in the newspaper of the funeral of the one deceased

40. Orphanage – a home for orphans

41. Obstetrician – one, who is skilled in midwifery

42. Ostler – one, who looks after horses at an inn

43. Omnivorous – one, who eats everything

44. Pessimist – a person who looks at the darker side of things

45. Potable – fit to drink

46. Post mortem – an examination of dead body

47. Philanthropist – a lover of mankind

48. Patricide – murder of father

49. Philatelist – one, who collects stamps

50. Plagiarism – literary theft or passing off an author's original work as one's own

Father of Various fields

Father of the Nation ⟶ Mahatma Gandhi

Father of Modern India ⟶ Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Father of Linguistic Democracy ⟶ Potti Sreeramulu

Father of Constitution ⟶ B.R Ambedkar

Father of Modern Economics ⟶ Mahadev Govind Ranade

Father of Modern Economic Reforms ⟶ Manmohan Singh

Father of Nuclear/Atomic Program ⟶ Homi J. Bhabha

Father of Space Program ⟶ Vikram Sarabhai

Father of Missile Program ⟶ A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Father of Comic Books ⟶ Anant Pai

Father of Geography ⟶ James Rennell

Father of Cinema ⟶ Dadasaheb Phalke

Father of Peasant Movement ⟶ N. G. Ranga

Father of Paleobotany ⟶ Birbal Sahni

Father of Blue Revolution ⟶ Hiralal Chaudhari

Father of Green Revolution ⟶ M. S. Swaminathan

Father of White Revolution ⟶ Verghese Kurien

Father of Veterinary Science ⟶ Shalihotra

Father of Civil Aviation ⟶ J. R. D. Tata

Father of Air Force ⟶ Subroto Mukerjee

Father of Civil Engineering ⟶ Sir Mokshagundam Vishweshvaraiah

Father of Surgery ⟶Sushruta

Father of Microbiology ⟶ Antonie Philips Van Leeuwenhoek

Father of Modern Astronomy ⟶ Nicolaus Copernicus

Father of Nuclear Physics⟶ Ernest Rutherford

Father of Computer Science ⟶ George Boole and Alan Turing

Father of Classification ⟶ Carl linneaus

Father of Evolution ⟶ Charles Darwin

Father of modern Olympic ⟶ Pierre De Coubertin

Father of Numbers ⟶ Pythagoras

Father of Genetics ⟶ Gregor Mendel

Father of Internet ⟶ Vint Cerf

Father of Botany ⟶ Theophrastus

Father of Electricity ⟶ Benjamin Franklin

Father of Electronics ⟶ Michael Faraday

Father of Television ⟶ Philo Farnsworth

Father of Nuclear Chemistry ⟶ Otto Hahn

Father of Periodic Table ⟶ Dmitri Mendeleev

Father of Geometry ⟶ Euclid

Father of Ayurveda ⟶ Dhanwantari

Father of Modern Medicine ⟶ Hippocrates

Father of Computer ⟶ Charles Babbage

Father of Astronomy ⟶ Copernicus

Father of Economics ⟶ Adam Smith

Father of Biology ⟶ Aristotle

Father of History ⟶ Herodotus

Father of Homeopathy⟶ Heinemann

Father of Zoology ⟶ Aristotle

Father of Blood groups ⟶ Landsteiner

 Father of Blood Circulation ⟶ William Harvey

Father of Bacteriology ⟶ Louis Paster

TODAY'S QUIZ

1. Lebron James is associated with which sport? Basketball

2. Kamlang Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state of India? Arunachal Pradesh

3. Jinka is the state animal of which state? Telangana

4. Polarstern is an important ship of which country? Germany

5. With how many countries Sikkim shares its international border? Tibet, Nepal & Bhutan

6. The Government of India sanctioned 670 Electric buses in various states under which Scheme?
FAME India phase II

7. Suryakumar Yadav is associated with which sport? Cricket

8. Which hill station in Jharkhand is known as Queen of Chotanagpur? Netarhat

9. Which state has Orang Tiger Reserve in India? Assam

10. Singareni coal mines are located in which state? Andhra Pradesh

11. Who is India’s Ambassador to Nepal? Vinay Mohan Kwatra

12. Matatila Dam is located on which river? Betwa river

13. What is the full form of eVIN that provides technological solutions for strengthening
immunisation supply chain systems? The Electronic Vaccine Intelligence Network

14. Which railway zone ran the first-ever Vyapar Mala express train for small traders? Northern
Railway

15. Where is the HQ of The Caribbean Community (CARICOM)? Georgetown, Guyana

16. Where is the HQ of Geological Survey of India? Kolkata

17. Which country successfully conducted a test flight of unarmed Minuteman 3 missile? USA

18. Gol Gumbaz is an important heritage structures located in which city? Bijapur, Karnataka

19. Iker Casillas recently announced his retirement from which sport? Football

20. Which person known as the “father of Modern Indian theatre” & Padma passed away recently?
Ebrahim Alkazi

1. Nozomi Okuhara is associated with which sport? Badminton

2. Jore Pokhri Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state of India? West Bengal
3. Nilgiri Tahr is the state animal of which state? Tamil Nadu

4. Audible Suno is a mobile app launched by which company? Amazon

5. With how many countries West Bengal shares its international border? 3 countries, Bangladesh in
east, Nepal & Bhutan

6. Axis Bank unveiled AXAA – an AI powered conversational banking IVR, What is IVR? Interactive
Voice Response

7. Sharath Kamal is associated with which sport? Table Tennis

8. Nallamala hills are located in which state of India? Andhra Pradesh & Telangana

9. Which is the largest Tiger Reserve in India? Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve

10. Korba coal mines are located in which state? Chhattisgarh

11. Who is India’s Ambassador to USA? Taranjit Singh Sandhu

12. Tehri Dam is located on which river? Bhagirathi river

13. A NGO ‘Alliance to End Plastic Waste’ plans to invest between USD 70 million to 100 million in
India over the next five years to reduce plastic waste. In which country it is based? Singapore

14. The state health department of which state launched a mobile app “Sanjivan” to facilitate Covid-
19 tests? Bihar

15. What was the name of the atom bomb dropped by USA on Hiroshima on 6 th August 1945? Little
Boy

16. Mount Loa is an active volcano located in which country? Hawaii, USA

17. Alfred Wegener Institute is located in which country? Germany

18. Syed Modi Championships are related to which sport? Badminton

19. Flora Fountain is an important heritage structures located in which city? Mumbai

20. India’s tourism minister Prahlad Singh Patel inaugurated the 1st golf course of which state
recently? “Thenzawl Golf Resort”, Mizoram

1. Adam Peaty is associated with which sport? Swimming

2. Jawahar Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state of India? Rajasthan

3. Hangul is the state animal of which state? Jammu & Kashmir

4. Indian railways has started using NTC Machines, what is the full form of NTC? New Track
Construction (NTC)

5. What is the minimum and maximum age to apply for Corona Kavach Policy for adults? Adults: 18
yrs to 65 yrs .

6. What is the name of the newly formulated standard health insurance policy by the IRDAI? Arogya
Sanjeevani
7. Sharath Kamal is associated with which sport? Table Tennis

8. Baba Budangiri hills are located in which state of India? Karnataka

9. Which is the national sport of Bangladesh? Kabaddi

10. Where is the HQ of the International Renewable Energy Agency? Abu Dhabi

11. Who is India’s Ambassador to China? Vikram Misri

12. Hoover Dam is located in which country? USA

13. Which middle eastern bank recently selected Infosys Finacle to digitally transform its Transaction
Banking Business? National Bank of Bahrain

14. Which person, who won Nobel Peace Prize for work to end violence in his native Northern
Ireland passed away? John Hume

15. Which former Arunachal Pradesh Governor passed away recently? Ram Pradhan

16. Mount Giluwe is a very large volcano located in which country? Papua New Guinea

17. Basilica of Bom Jesus is a popular monument located in which state? Goa

18. Who has written the book called Siyasat Mein Sadasyata? Vijay Kumar Choudhary

19. Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu launched which mobile app for
online education? E-Gyan Mitra

20. Who has written the book ‘A bouquet of flowers’? Dr Krishna Saksena

TODAY'S QUIZ

1. Roger Federer is a tennis player from which country? Switzerland

2. Nahar Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state of India? Haryana

3. Fishing Cat is the state animal of which state? West Bengal

4. What is the full form of ANIC in ANIC – ARISE Challenges? Atal New India Challenges in Applied
Research and Innovation for medium and Small Enterprises

5. Which city is known as Automobile Capital of India? Chennai

6. NASSCOM along with which company has launched the “Innovate for Accessible India” campaign?
Microsoft

7. Atanu Das is associated with which sport? Archery

8. Silent Valley National Park is located in which state of India? Kerala

9. Which is the national animal of Pakistan? Markhor

10. Where is the HQ of the International Energy Agency? Paris

11. Who is India’s Ambassador to Bangladesh? Vikram Doraiswami

12. Operation Greens program is related to what? Price fixation for crops

13. Where is the HQ of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)? Geneva,
Switzerland

14. What is the Nobel Prize in Economics officially known as? The Sveriges Riksbank Prize

15. Atatürk Dam is located in which country? Turkey

16. Which is the highest Volcano of Europe? Mount Elbrus

17. Vivekananda Rock Memorial is a popular tourist monument located in which city? Kanyakumari,
Tamil Nadu

18. Who has written the book called Siyasat Mein Sadasyata? Vijay Kumar Choudhary

19. Which Indian organisation will complete 50 years on 3rd May 2021? Department of Science &
Technology

20. World day for which language is celebrated on Shraavana Poornima? Sanskrit, this year on 3 rd
August 2020

Apps/ Invention

Corona Kawach

Indian Govt

Operation Shield

Delhi Govt

Raksha Serv

Chattisgarh Police

COVID CARE APP

Arunanchal Pradesh

Corona Sahayata App

Bihar

Quarantine App

IIT Bombay

Caruna

Civil Service Association

Arogya Setu

Indian Govt
MHRD Portal

Samadhan

Bharat Padhe Online

Yukti (Young India Combat Covid With Knowledge, Technology and Innovation)

IGOT Indian Govt

PRAGYAAM App Jharkhand

5T scheme( Tracing,Testing,Teamwork,Tracking,Treatment) Delhi

Team 11 Uttar Pradesh

Mo prativa Odisha

Mo Jeeban Odisha

NADI App Puducherry

Break the Chain Initiative Kerala

Namaste Over Handshake Karnatka

Corona Watch app Karnatka

Operation Namaste Indian Army

Self Declaration App Nagaland

RAJ COP POLICE Rajasthan Govt

Life Line UDAN Civil Aviation Ministry

VERA's COVID19 Monitoring system Telangana

JEEVAN Ventilator Indian Railway

Praan IISC Bengaluru Ventilator

Low Cost 100 Rs Personal Protection Kit IIT Kanpur

Pran Vayu Ventilator IIT Roorky

Jeevan Lite Low cost Ventilator IIT Hyderabad

Unnayan - Mera mobile mera vidhyadhalaya Bihar

Gurur App Bihar

Mo Pratibha Odhisha

Padhai Tumar dhawar Portal Chattisgrah

Digital tethoscope IIT bombay

 Safe app IIT bombay

Nasal Gel IIT Bombay

Go corona go iisc benguluru

Corona mukti app Himachal pradesh

Sampark-O- Meter IIT ropad

Covid guard & Covi Care Maharshta

Corona care Phone pay

Operation shield delhi

Walk Through Mass Sanitizing Tunnel Ahmedabad Railway

first indian railway to develop

3v Safe tunnel Telngana

Charak Mobile doctor booth

Madhya pradesh railway design

Cowin-20 app NITI ayog ( to help curb spread of corona virus )

GoK Direct App Kerela

Mahakavach App Maharshta

m Covid 19 Mizoram

Project Issac IIT Gandhinagar

Annapurna And Supply Mitra Portal Uttraprdesh

Covid Control Mohali Police, Punjab

Year of Awareness on Science and Health ( YASH) Programme Department of Science and
Technology

Apthamitra App Karnataka

CovidGyan initiative GOI

Serve-the-Seniors Initiative’ Helpine Jammu and Kashmir State Legal Services Authority
(JKSLSA)

VidyaDaan 2.0 Programme MHRD Ministry

WashKaro App IIIT-Delhi

‘Nearby Spot’ Google

Saiyam App Pune Municipal Corporation

Contact tracing technology Google + Apple

Nightingale-19 Robot Kerela

Drishti Uttarakhand State District Management Authority

e-karyalaya CISF

Sampark Didi App Uttrakhand

GetCETGo Online coaching platform Karnataka

Team Maskforce BCCI

Covidfyi.in platform IIM-Kozhikode

SMILE’ Project for e-learning Rajasthan

COVID-Madat Maharashtra

Cghaat website Chattisgrah

Safety Grid Campign HDFC Bank

ZERO COV disinfected chamber NIT Karnataka

Covid-Kurripukal campaign Kerela

CHDCOVID Chandigarh

Sanklap Scheme Umaria Police Station , MP

Chuppi Tod Raipur Police

Aayush Kavach Covid App Uttrapradesh

Janaushadhi Sugam app Bureau of Pharma PSUs of India (BPPI).

CMAPP (Comprehensive Monitoring of Agriculture, Price, and Procurement) App

Andhrapradesh

Nigah Programme Himachal Pradesh

''IITT'' formula - of identification, isolation, testing and treatment Madhya Pradesh

Ghar Chalo Campign Uttrakhand

Pravasi Rahat Mitra App Uttrpradesh

“Unique” Portal Central University of Punjab, Bathinda

"Homeline" App Karnataka

 Apurti Suvidha app Noida

DigitalAgainstCOVID-19 ADB (Asian Development Bank)

Chakmate Corona-Online Chess Championship Karnataka

INDEPENDENCE DAY OF NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES OF INDIA

INDIA -- 15th AUGUST

NEPAL -- 21st DECEMBER

BANGLADESH -- 26th MARCH

BHUTAN -- 8th AUGUST

SRILANKA -- 4th FEBRUARY

PAKISTAN -- 14th AUGUST

MYANMAR -- 4th JAN

CHINA -- 1st OCTOBER

NOTE ---

Apart from India, How many countries Celebrated independence day on 15 August ?

Here Are 5 Countries that Celebrate Independence Day on August 15

Congo, South Korea, North Korea, Bahrain and Liechtenstein also celebrate August 15 as their
Independence Day.

1st in News

1st Money Museum - Kolkata

1st Monkey Park - Shivamogga, Karnataka

1st Human Library Chapter 2 - Mysuru, Karnataka

1st Underground Bunker Museum - Mumbai

1st Cinema Museum - Mumbai

1st Dinasour Museum - Ganghinagar, Gujrat

1st Maritime Museum - Lothal, Gujarat

1st CNG Port Terminal - Bhavnagar, Gujarat

1st Space Park - Tiruvantpuram, kerala

1st Space Museum - Hyderabad, Telengana

1st Elephant Hospital - Mathura, UP

1st elephant Memorial - Agra-Mathura road

1st water clinic for - mathura

1st elephant colony - MP

1st Elephant rehabilitation Centre - Kottoor, Kerala

1st Sikh Museum & Research Center - MP

1st Ganga Aqualab - Dehradun, Uttrakhand

1st Avantee Mega Food Park - Dewas, MP

1st Hybrid Annuity based Sewage Treatment Plant - Sarai, Haridwar, Uttarakhand

Virtual Police Station - vishakhapatanam ,Andhra University, Andhra Pradesh

1st Virtual Court - Faridabad, Haryana

FSSAI's National Food Laboratory - Ghaziabad, UP

1st Micro Composting Centre - TN

Vijaya bank -heritage museum - bengaluru

World's 1st museum dedicated to life of chaitanya mahaprbhu. - kolkata

Virasat -e-khalsa museum - Anadpur shahib, Punjab

1st underwater military museum-JORDEN - Red sea

1st virtual museum software developed by C-DAC- JATAN Pune

War memorial ( by Aasam rifles ) - mokochung, nagaland

1st & biggest 'walk - through' aviary - veermata jijabai bhosle udyan & zoo - mumbai

Sardar vallabhbhai patel center for empowerment & livelihood - kevdiya, Gujrat

1st snow leopard conservation center - Uttrakhand ( entry part of gangotari NP)

1st virtual police station - Bhubaneswar, odisha

1st security team for RBI currency chests - bihar

4th bird ringing station - bihar

museum on art history - Quila rai pithora - Delhi

 mongla port - BANGLADESH

1st war memorial for animals - MEERUT

1st floating jetty - GOA (on the bank of MANDOVI river)

1st "restaurant on wheels" - "wow bhojan" - ASANSOL RAILWAY STATION (WB)

1st e-gazette portal - ODISHA

KVIC's 1st silk processing plant - GUJARAT

1st Turtle rehabilitation center - BIHAR

Shahid beheshti & shahid kalantari ports - IRAN

ISRO's 1st HSFC ( human space flight center) - karnataka

1st Ecotoxiocology clinic - AIIMS, New Delhi

1st Ever common foundation course for civil servents - Aarambh - Gujarat

1st indigenous aircraft carrier - Vikrant

1st solar section in south central railway - Nandyal - yeroguntla

1st private Space Science museum-Hydrabad

1st phase of Biswa-ljtema -- Bangladesh

1st indian airport to get DARE ( disabled aircraft recovery equipment ) - Kempegowda
International airport, Bangalore

1st Krishi manthan - Ahmedabad

1st indian heritage in digital space exhibition - New Delhi

1st stadium in india to get Dome-like roof - Saurashtra cricket association stadium, Rajkot

1st Train with vistadome coaches - Him darshan

1st Mahatama Gandhi convention center - Niger

1st documentry to be released in indian cinema - ' Wild Karnataka'

1st e-waste clinic - Bhopal

1st telecome operator to facilitate UPI payments feature - Reliance jio

1st underwater metro (march 2022) - kolkata

1st super fab lab - kerala

1st train to becomes to have aircraft style bio-vaccum toilets - kalka-delhi shatabadi

1st biotech park ( announced to be built)- Rajsthan

1st Disha police station - andhra pradesh

1st bulletproof helmet - india

1st indigenously developed long range cruise missile - Nirbhaya

1st Railway station to be fully solar powered - Guwahati RS

1st Mega food park of Himachal - Una district

1st mega food park of maharashtra-satara

1st mega food park of tripura - sikoria

1st single use plastic free airport - Indira Gandhi international airport

odisha scheme

the Mission Shakti scheme

‘Ama Ghare LED’ scheme

Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana

Madhu Babu Pension Yojana scheme

Ujjwala sanitary napkin scheme

Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation (KALIA)

Jiban Sampark project for the welfare of the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups

Kalia scholarship scheme

Sanitary Napkin Scheme for adolescent girls

‘KALIA Chhatra Bruti’ scholarship for farmers children

“Mukhya Mantri Karigar Sahayata” for craftsmen

the Centre’s Witness Protection Scheme, 2018

Small Savings Incentive Scheme

“Mo Sarkar” initiative for transparency in governance

“One nation one ration card” scheme

‘Odisha Mo Parivar’ programme

ABADHA scheme

Mobile app “Madhu” for e-learning

“Jalsathi” initiative launched “SAMRIDHI” agricultural policy-2020

e-certificate portal and ePAUTI App

India’s 1st e-Gazette portal for all gazette notifications

“Mo Jeeban Programme”

“Mo Prativa” programme to engage kids during lockdown

ANDHRA PRADESH

Pasupu-Kumkuma scheme

AnnadathaSukhibhava scheme

‘YSR VahanaMitra’ scheme

YSR KantiVelugu Scheme

the YSR Aasaraa Scheme

YSR Law Nestham scheme

‘Netanna Nestham’ welfare scheme for weavers

YSR Aarogyasri scheme

‘Jagananna Amma Vodi’ scheme for indigent mothers

YSR Pension Kanuka doorstep pension scheme

Nadu-Nedu scheme for modernising hospitals

‘Jagananna Vasthi Deevena’ scheme for Students

‘Intivadhakey Pension’ scheme

NIGHA app to control electoral malpractices

Navaratnalu- Pedalandariki Illu programme

‘YSR Nirman’ online platform

Jagananna Vidya Deevena scheme

uttar pradesh

Rastriya Krashi Vikas Yojna

Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme

Pradhanamntri Suraksha Beema Yojna

NADCP scheme

“Swachhta Hi Seva 2019” Campaign

Mukhya Mantri Kanya Sumangala Yojana

e-Ganna app for sugarcane

Intensified Mission Indradhanush

Mukhyamantri Krishak Durghatna Kalyan Yojana’

“Nirashrit/Besahara Govansh Sahbhagita scheme

Kaushal Satrang

CM Yuva Hub

CM Apprenticeship scheme.

Annapurna scheme

Supply Mitra portal

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