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Session Objectives

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Session Objectives

To Understand and Explore Static General Knowledge(History ,Sports & Science)

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Important areas of History

• Important events and their years • Important kingdoms and dynasties, their important

rulers and the important work that was done during that particular period.

• Famous battles and their years • Important Lords and what they did during their tenure • Famous travelers, kings during their travel period and

what important work they did during their travel • Historical literary works and their authors• Famous organizations in the history and their founders • Famous personalities of history and related facts • Important historical monuments their creators

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Important areas of Science

 Physics

 • Day to day phenomenon and the laws of physics

behind them • Units of measurement • Important physics scientists related facts

Chemistry  • Elements and related specific facts • Common names and chemical names • Important chemists of the world related info 

Important areas of Science

Biology  • Human body and related facts • Human body and related diseases, their causative

organisms and affected parts of the body• Scientific instruments• Inventions and discoveries .  

Information Technology  • Basics of computer and related terminology• Computer terminology • Important facts related with Information Technology

( mainly current in nature)

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Important areas of Sports

• Cups and trophies associated with sports

• Various terms associated with sports • History of sports festivals and famous

personalities of sports

Question - 1

The national calendar of India was adopted in …

a. 1953

b. 1955

c. 1957

d. 1959

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Question - 2

Which of the following personalities you would associate with the foundation of Dev samaj?

a. G.K. Gokhale

b. Shiv Narayan Agnihotri

c. Keshub Chandra Sen

d. None of these

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Question - 3

Under which of the following Lord’s tenure, Government of India act 1935 was passed?

a. Lord Wavell

b. Lord Linlithgow

c. Lord Mountbatten

d. Lord Wellingdon

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Question -4

Kanishka was a famous ruler of …

a.Gupta dynasty

b.Maurya dynasty

c.Kushan Dynasty

d. Chola Dynasty

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Question - 5

Who initiated the Mansabdari system?

a. Aurangazeb

b. Sher Shah Suri

c. Akbar

d. Jehangir

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Question - 6

Tughlaq –Nama is a famous work of ….

a. Alberuni

b. Amir Khusro

c. Hasan Nizami

d. Barauni

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Question - 7

The year of foundation of the World

Bank was …

a. 1943

b. 1945

c. 1947

d. 1949

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Question - 8

Which of the following was the first women president of the Indian National Congress(INC)?

a. Sarojini Naidu

b. Aruna Asaf Ali

c. Annie Besant

d. Vijaylakshmi Pandit

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Question - 9

‘Ashtangika Marga’, is the path for the elimination of the human misery, propounded by ….

a. Mahavira

b. Gautama

c. Adi Shankaracharya

d. Kabir

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Question - 10

Ashvaghosha was one of the greatest literary figures in the court of… a. Ashoka b. Kanishkac. Harshavardhana d. Chandragupta-II

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Question - 11

Which of the following is NOT a VIRAL disease?

a. Yellow fever

b. AIDS

c. Leprosy

d. Measles

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Question - 12

Cirrhosis is the disease which affects the …

a. Eyes

b. Brain

c. Liver

d. Immunity system

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Question 13

Cinnabar is an ore of…a. Lithiumb. Mercuryc. Zincd. Iron

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Question 14

Who discovered Ultrasound?a. Ian Donaldb. Roger Bacon c. JP Merrilld. Joseph Lister

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Question 15

Who is credited with the invention of e-mail?

a. Ray Tomlinson

b. Jeffrey Bezos

c. Jerry Yang

d. Steve Woznik

 

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Question 16

Huntington’s disease is caused by the malfunctioning of …

a. Kidney

b. Brain

c. Liver

d. Pancreas

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Question 17

This is the heaviest metal, can you identify it from the given options? a. Rhodium b. Osmium c. Plutonium d. Astatine

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Question 18

Which of the following instrument is used for measuring the velocity and the direction of the wind? a. Manometer b. Anemometerc. Viscometerd. None of these

 

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Question 19

Which of the following is the chemical name of Quartz?

a. Calcium Oxide

b. Calcium Sulphate

c. Sodium Silicate

d. Magnesium Sulphate

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Question - 20

Naphthoquinone forms the central chemical structure of…(a) vitamin C (b) vitamin A (c) vitamin E (d) vitamin K

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Question-21

K.D. Jadhav was the first individual medal winner

in Olympics from India. He won this medal in …

a. Weightliftingb. Athleticsc. Wrestlingd. Swimming

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Question- 22

Mark Spitz is a famous name in the field of …a. Lawn –Tennisb. Swimming c. Pole Vault d. Weight Lifting

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Question 23

‘Upper cut’ is a term used in… a. boxingb. footballc. hockeyd. chess

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Question 24

This personality has won maximum number of medals (including gold, silver and bronze) in the history of Modern Olympic games individually. Can you name him/her from the given options?a. Paavo Nurmib. Mark Spitzc. Jenny Thompson d. Larissa Latynina

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Question 25

Find the odd one out.a. P. Harikrishna b. Tanya Sachdev c. Parimarjan Negid. Jayant Talukdar

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Question 26

The world record for scoring maximumnumber of the double centuries is held by …a. Gary Sobers b. Don Bradman c. Allan Border d. Clive Loyed

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Question 27

‘Peace, Perseverance, Progress’ is the motto of… a. Olympic Games b. Asian Games c.  SAF Games d. Commonwealth Games

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Question 28

With which of the following sports disciplines is Wightman Cup associated? a. Golf b. Polo c. Lawn –Tennisd. Volleyball

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Question 29

Which of the following represents theheadquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC)?a. Zurich b. Geneva c. Lausanned. Athens

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Question 30

Can you identify the country which hosted the first

commonwealth games from the given options?(a) France(b) Canada (c) Greece(d) India

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