Swine influenza

Swine influenza (also called Pig influenza, swine flu, hog flu and pig flu) is an infection by any one of several types of swine influenza virus. Swine influenza virus (SIV) or S-OIV (swine-origin influenza virus) is any strain of the influenza family of viruses that is endemic in pigs.

              As of 2009, the known SIV strains include influenza C and the subtypes of influenza A known as H1N1, H1N2, H3N1, H3N2, and H2N3.





                  Signs and symptoms

Direct transmission of a swine flu virus from pigs to humans is occasionally possible (called zoonotic swine flu). In all, 50 cases are known to have occurred since the first report in medical literature in 1958, which have resulted in a total of six deaths. Of these six people, one was pregnant, one had leukemia, one had Hodgkin disease and two were known to be previously healthy^.


  Despite these apparently low numbers of infections, the true rate of infection may be higher, since most cases only cause a very mild disease, and will probably never be reported or diagnosed.

                 Diagnosis 

  The CDC recommends real time RT-PCR as the method of choice for diagnosing H1N1.seasonal influenza. Near-patient point of care tests are in development This method allows a specific diagnosis of novel influenza (H1N1) as opposed to seasonal influenza. Near-patient point of care tests are in development

                 Prevention

Prevention of swine influenza has three components: prevention in swine, prevention of transmission to humans, and prevention of its spread among humans.

                 In humans

Prevention of pig to human transmission

Swine can be infected by both avian and human influenza strains of influenza, and therefore are hosts where the antigenic shifts can occur that create new influenza strains.
The transmission from swine to human is believed to occur mainly in swine farms where farmers are in close contact with live pigs. Although strains of swine influenza are usually not able to infect humans this may occasionally happen, so farmers and veterinarians are encouraged to use a face mask when dealing with infected animals. The use of vaccines on swine to prevent their infection is a major method of limiting swine to human transmission. Risk factors that may contribute to swine-to-human transmission include smoking and not wearing gloves when working with sick animals.

Prevention of human to human transmission

Influenza spreads between humans through coughing or sneezing and people touching something with the virus on it and then touching their own nose or mouth.Swine flu cannot be spread by pork products, since the virus is not transmitted through food.The swine flu in humans is most contagious during the first five days of the illness although some people, most commonly children, can remain contagious for up to ten days. Diagnosis can be made by sending a specimen, collected during the first five days for analysis.

Vaccination

Vaccines are available for different kinds of swine flu. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the new swine flu vaccine for use in the United States on September 15, 2009. Studies by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), show that a single dose creates enough antibodies to protect against the virus within about 10 days.

              Treatment

 If a person becomes sick with swine flu, antiviral drugs can make the illness milder and make the patient feel better faster. They may also prevent serious flu complications. For treatment, antiviral drugs work best if started soon after getting sick (within 2 days of symptoms). Beside antivirals, supportive care at home or in hospital, focuses on controlling fevers, relieving pain and maintaining fluid balance, as well as identifying and treating any secondary infections or other medical problems. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preventionoseltamivir) or Relenza (zanamivir) for the treatment and/or prevention of infection with swine influenza viruses; however, the majority of people infected with the virus make a full recovery without requiring medical attention or antiviral drugs. The virus isolates in the 2009 outbreak have been found resistant to amantadine and rimantadine. recommends the use of Tamiflu ( (oseltamivir) or Relenza (zanamivir) for the treatment and/or prevention of infection with swine influenza viruses; however, the majority of people infected with the virus make a full recovery without requiring medical attention or antiviral drugs. The virus isolates in the 2009 outbreak have been found resistant to amantadine and rimantadine.

 

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List of Olympic sports

List of Olympic sports

43 different sports, spanning 56 different disciplines, have been part of the Olympic program at one point or another. 28 sports have comprised the schedule for the 2000, 2004, and 2008 Summer Olympics, though baseball and softball have been removed to give a list of 26 for the 2012 Games.

Sport	Years
Archery	1900–1912, 1920, since 1972
Athletics	all
Badminton	since 1992
Baseball	1992–2008
Basketball	since 1936
Basque pelota	1900
Boxing	1904, 1908, since 1920
Canoeing	since 1936
Cricket	1900
Croquet	1900
Cycling	all
Diving	since 1904
Equestrian	1900, since 1912
Fencing	all
Football	1900–1928, since 1936
Golf	1900, 1904, 2016
Gymnastics	all
Handball	1936, since 1972
Hockey (field)	1908, 1920, since 1928
Jeu de paume	1908
Judo	1964, since 1972
Lacrosse	1904, 1908

Modern pentathlon	since 1912
Polo	1900, 1908, 1920, 1924, 1936
Rackets	1908
Roque	1904
Rowing	since 1900
Rugby union	1900, 1908, 1920, 1924
Rugby sevens	2016
Sailing	1900, since 1908
Shooting	1896, 1900, 1908–1924, since 1932
Softball	1996–2008
Swimming	all
Synchronized swimming	since 1984
Table tennis	since 1988
Taekwondo	since 2000
Tennis	1896–1924, since 1988
Triathlon	since 2000
Tug of war	1900–1920
Volleyball	since 1964
Water motorsports	1908
Water polo	1900, since 1908
Weightlifting	1896, 1904, since 1920
Wrestling	1896, since 1904

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Summer Olympic Games

The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an international multi-sport event, occurring every four years, organized by the International Olympic Committee. Medals are awarded in each event, with gold medals for first place, silver for second and bronze for third, a tradition that started in 1904.

         
                       The games have expanded from a 42-event competition with fewer than 250 male athletes to a 300-event sporting tradition with over 10,000 competitors of both sexes from 205 nations.

Summer Olympic Games

The Olympic flame at Beijing during the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Games

1896 • 1900 • 1904 • (1906) • 1908 • 1912 • 1916 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1940 • 1944 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 2004 • 2008 • 2012 • 2016 • 2020 • 2024 • 2028

Sports (details)

Archery • Athletics • Badminton • Basketball • Boxing Canoeing • Cycling • Diving • Equestrian Field hockey • Fencing • Football • Gymnastics Handball • Judo • Modern pentathlon • Rowing Sailing • Shooting • Swimming Synchronized swimming • Table tennis • Taekwondo Tennis • Triathlon • Volleyball • Water polo Weightlifting • Wrestling

                     The United States has hosted four Summer Olympics Games, more than any other nation.

        The United Kingdom will have hosted three Summer Olympics Games when they return to the British capital in 2012, all of them have been (and will be in) London, making it the first city to hold the Summer Olympic Games three times.

             Australia, France, Germany and Greece have all hosted the Summer Olympic Games twice.

              Other countries that have hosted the summer Olympics are Belgium, Canada, Finland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, South Korea, Spain, the Soviet Union and Sweden. The People's Republic of China hosted the Summer Olympics for the first time in Beijing in 2008.

In the 2016 Summer Olympics, Rio de Janeiro will host the first Summer Games in South America.


Four cities have hosted two Summer Olympic Games: Los Angeles, London, Paris and Athens.

The first edition of de Coubertin's games, held in Athens in 1896, attracted just 245 competitors, of whom more than 200 were Greek, and only 14 countries were represented. Nevertheless, no international events of this magnitude had been organized before. Female athletes were not allowed to compete, though one woman, Stamata Revithi, ran the marathon course on her own, saying "if the committee doesn’t let me compete I will go after them regardless".


                               Four years later the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris attracted more than four times as many athletes, including 11 women, who were allowed to officially compete for the first time, in croquet, golf, sailing, and tennis.

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              Seven Natural Wonders of the World

Similar to the other lists of wonders, there is no consensus on a list of seven natural wonders of the world, as there has been debate over how large the list should be.

• Grand Canyon
• Great Barrier Reef
• Harbour of Rio de Janeiro
• Mount Everest
• Aurora
• Parícutin volcano
• Victoria Falls

New7Wonders of Nature is a contemporary effort to create a list of seven natural wonders chosen by people through a global poll, organized by New Open World Corporation (NOWC), which ran the New Seven Wonders of the World campaign.
Seven Natural Wonders: is a not for profit endeavour created to protect the seven natural wonders that have already been established.

               Seven Wonders of the Industrial World

 The seven industrial wonders are:

• SS Great Eastern
• Bell Rock Lighthouse
• Brooklyn Bridge
• London sewerage system
• First Transcontinental Railroad
• Panama Canal
• Hoover Dam

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New7Wonders Foundation's seven wonders

New7Wonders Foundation's seven wonders of the world

In 2001 an initiative was started by the Swiss corporation New7Wonders Foundation to choose the New Seven Wonders of the World from a selection of 200 existing monuments for profit.

                Twenty-one finalists were announced January 1, 2006. Egypt was not happy with the fact that the only original wonder would have to compete with the likes of the Statue of Liberty, the Sydney Opera House, and other landmarks; and called the project absurd. To solve this, Giza was named an honorary Candidate. The results were announced on July 7, 2007:

Wonder	Date of construction	Location
Great Wall of China	5th century BCE – 16th century CE	China
Petra	c.100 BCE	Jordan
Christ the Redeemer	Opened 12 October 1931	Brazil
Machu Picchu	c.1450 CE	Peru
Chichen Itza	c.600 CE	Mexico
Roman Colosseum	Completed 80 CE	Italy
Taj Mahal	Completed c.1648 CE	India
Great Pyramid (Honorary Candidate)	Completed c.2560 BCE	Egypt

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Wonders of the World

        Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

 

The historian Herodotus (484—ca. 425 BCE), and the scholar Callimachus of Cyrene (ca. 305—240 BCE) at the Museum of Alexandria, made early lists of Seven wonders but their writings have not survived, except as references. The seven wonders included:

• Great Pyramid of Giza
• Hanging Gardens of Babylon
• Statue of Zeus at Olympia
• Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
• Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus
• Colossus of Rhodes
• Lighthouse of Alexandria

The earliest lists had the Ishtar Gate as the seventh wonder of the world instead of the Lighthouse of Alexandria.
The Greek category was not Wonders but "thaumata"(Greek: Θαύματα), which translates closer to "things to be seen". The list that we know today was compiled in the Middle Ages—by which time many of the sites were no longer in existence. Today, the only ancient world wonder that still exists is the Great Pyramid of Giza.

                                 Wonders of the Medieval World

Many lists of wonders of the world are said to have existed during the Middle Ages, although it is unlikely that these lists originated at that time because the word medieval was not even invented until the Enlightenment-era, and the concept of a Middle Age did not become popular until the 16th century. Brewer's refers to them as "later list[s]" suggesting the lists were created after the Middle Ages.


Many of the structures on these lists were built much earlier than the Medieval Ages, but were well known. These lists go by names such as Wonders of the Middle Ages (implying no specific limitation to seven), Seven Wonders of the Middle Ages, Medieval Mind and Architectural Wonders of the Middle Ages.
Typically representative of the seven greatest wonders of the Medieval world are:

• Stonehenge
• Colosseum
• Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa
• Great Wall of China
• Porcelain Tower of Nanjing
• Hagia Sophia
• Leaning Tower of Pisa

           Wonders of the modern world

Many lists have been made of the greatest structures built during modern times or of the greatest wonders existing today. Some of the most notable lists are presented below.

                    American Society of Civil Engineers

The American Society of Civil Engineers compiled a list of wonders of the modern world:

Wonder	Date Started	Date Finished	Location
Channel Tunnel	December 1, 1987	May 6, 1994	Strait of Dover, between the United Kingdom and France
CN Tower	February 6, 1973	June 26, 1976, tallest freestanding structure in the world 1976–2007.	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Empire State Building	January 22, 1930	May 1, 1931, Tallest structure in the world 1931–1967. First building with 100+ stories.	New York, NY, U.S.
Golden Gate Bridge	January 5, 1933	May 27, 1937	Golden Gate Strait, north of San Francisco, California, U.S.
Itaipu Dam	January 1970	May 5, 1984	Paraná River, between Brazil and Paraguay
Delta Works/ Zuiderzee Works	1950	May 10, 1997	Netherlands
Panama Canal	January 1, 1880	January 7, 1914	Isthmus of Panama

 

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Top 10 Car Colors

According to DuPont Automotive Color Popularity Survey Results between 2006, the most popular choices have been tallied.
And these are the facts.
Luxury Cars

1. White/White Pearl - 25%
2. Black - 22%
3. Silver - 16%
4. Grey - 12%
5. Blue - 7%
6. Red - 7%
7. Yellow/Gold - 6%
8. Green - 3%
9. Light Brown - 2%
10. Others - <1%

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Basic General Knowledge Quiz

1. How many languages and dialects are spoken by people all over the world?
   
   
   
   1. 6,000
   2. 9,000
   3. 4,000
   4. 1,000
   
   
   
   
   
2. Approximately, how many people speak Chinese language?
   
   
   
   1. 1 billion
   2. 1 million
   3. 1 lakh
   4. 1 thousand
   
   
   
   
   
3. The language with the richest vocabulary is:
   
   
   
   1. Hindi
   2. French
   3. English
   4. German
   
   
   
   
   
4. English Language have more than ?? words:
   
   
   
   1. 4,50,000
   2. 45,000
   3. 4,500
   4. 450
   
   
   
   
   
5. The oldest Indian language is:
   
   
   
   1. Telugu
   2. Hindu
   3. Tamil
   4. Punjabi
   
   
   
   
   
6. Which book has been printed in the maximum number of languages and these scripts?
   
   
   
   1. The Bible
   2. Hiraka Sutra
   3. The Super Book
   4. None of these
   
   
   
   
   
7. The only religious book ever printed in a shorthand scripts is:
   
   
   
   1. The Ramayana
   2. The Mahabharata
   3. The bible
   4. Guru Granth Sahib
   
   
   
   
   
8. The oldest printed work in the world, which dates back to AD 868 is:
   
   
   
   1. The Bible
   2. The Hirake Sutra
   3. The Ramayana
   4. The Mahabharata
   
   
   
   
   
9. The largest book, the super book, is ?? and weight is ??
   
   
   
   1. 270 cm, 300 cm, 252 kg.
   2. 100 cm, 110 cm, 100 kg.
   3. 200 cm, 100 cm, 60 kg.
   4. None of these
   
   
   
   
   
10. Les Hommes de bonne volonté is the:
    
    
    
    1. Longest novel ever published
    2. Shortest novel every published
    3. The oldest novel
    4. None of these
    
    
    
    
    
11. The author of the play/book ?Ratnawali? is:
    
    
    
    1. Tulsidas
    2. Kalidas
    3. Harsha Vardhan
    4. Prem Chand
    
    
    
    
    
12. Which of the following in the book/play written by Maithili Sharan Gupt?
    
    
    
    1. Saket
    2. Satyartha Prakash
    3. Shakuntala
    4. Savitri
    
    
    
    
    
13. The book ?Satyartha Prakash? was written by:
    
    
    
    1. Swami Dayanand
    2. Swami Vivekanand
    3. Sarojini Naidu
    4. Kalidas
    
    
    
    
    
14. The play/book ?Shakuntala? was written by:
    
    
    
    1. Maithili Sharan gupt
    2. Swami Dayanand
    3. Kalidas
    4. Tulsidas
    
    
    
    
    
15. Which of the following is the author of ?Song of India, The?:
    
    
    
    1. Firdausi
    2. Sarojini Naidu
    3. Lala Lajpat Rai
    4. Sri Aurobindo Ghosh
    
    
    
    
    
16. The author of the book ?Time machine? is:
    
    
    
    1. Lewis Carroll
    2. Robert Louis Stevenson
    3. Charles Lamb
    4. H.G. Wells
    
    
    
    
    
17. Which of the following book was written by Tulsidas:
    
    
    
    1. Vinay Patrika
    2. Ramcharitmanas
    3. Both (a) and (b)
    4. Yashodhara
    
    
    
    
    
18. The book ?Vish Vriksha? was written by:
    
    
    
    1. Bankimchandra Chatterjee
    2. Annie Basant
    3. Tulsidas
    4. Kalidas
    
    
    
    
    
19. The book ?We Indians? was written by:
    
    
    
    1. H.G. Wells
    2. Khushwant Singh
    3. James Jeans
    4. Thomas Moore
    
    
    
    
    
20. Which of he following is he author of play/book ?Yashodhara?:
    
    
    
    1. Maithili Sharan Gupt
    2. Khushwant Singh
    3. Bankimchandra Chatterjee
    4. Sarojini Naidu
    
    
    
    
    
21. Dhyan Chand was:
    
    
    
    1. A great hockey player
    2. Captained he Indian hockey team which won a gold medal in 1936 Berlin Olympics
    3. Scored 101 goals at the Olympic games and 300 goals in the international matches.
    4. All the statements are correct
    
    
    
    
    
22. Who developed the small pox vaccination?
    
    
    
    1. Eduard Jenner
    2. Alexander Fleming
    3. Albert Einstein
    4. None of these
    
    
    
    
    
23. Euclid was:
    
    
    
    1. Greek mathematician
    2. Contributor to the use of deductive principles of logic as the basis of geometry
    3. Propounded the geometrical theosems
    4. All the statements are correct
    
    
    
    
    
24. Fa-hien was:
    
    
    
    1. The first Buddhist pilgrim of China to visit India during the reign of Chandragupta Vikramaditya
    2. The discover of Puerto Rico and Jamaica
    3. The first Buddhist pilgrim of India to visit China
    4. None of these
    
    
    
    
    
25. Firdausi was:
    
    
    
    1. A person poet
    2. Well known for his epic ?Sharnama?
    3. Both are correct
    4. None of these
    
    
    
    
    
26. Who is also known as the ?Lady with the Lamp??
    
    
    
    1. Florence Nightingale
    2. Sarojini Naidu
    3. Rani Laxmibai
    4. Bachendri Pal
    
    
    
    
    
27. Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit was:
    
    
    
    1. A German Physicist
    2. Developed the mercury thermometer in 1714
    3. Devised temperature scale
    4. All are correct
    
    
    
    
    
28. Galileo was an Italian astronomer who:
    
    
    
    1. Developed the telescope
    2. Discovered 4 satellites of Jupiter
    3. Discovered that the movement of the pendulum produces a regular time measurement.
    4. All are correct
    
    
    
    
    
29. Who is known as the father of English poetry?
    
    
    
    1. Geoffrey Chaucer
    2. John Milton
    3. John Keats
    4. None of these
    
    
    
    
    
30. The American General who led the revolt against the British & declared American independence was:
    
    
    
    1. George Washington
    2. Bill Clinton
    3. George Bush
    4. None of these
    
    
    
    
    
31. Marco Polo
    
    
    
    1. Discovered Greenland
    2. Traveled three China, India and other parts of Asia
    3. Traveled round the cape of Good Hope
    4. Discovered Canada
    
    
    
    
    
32. Who landed on the mainland of South America for the First time?
    
    
    
    1. Discovered Greenland
    2. Landed on the mainland of south America
    3. Discovered the sea route from Europe to India.
    4. None of these
    
    
    
    
    
33. Who was first to sail sound the strait, reached the Philippines and named the Pacific Ocean?
    
    
    
    1. Ferdinand Magelion
    2. Jacques Carter
    3. William Janszoom
    4. Vasco da Gama
    
    
    
    
    
34. Who discovered Australia?
    
    
    
    1. Eric the Red
    2. Leif Ericsson
    3. William Janszoom
    4. None of these
    
    
    
    
    
35. Who located the magnetic pole?
    
    
    
    1. Sir James Clark
    2. Rear Admiral
    3. Sir John Ross
    4. All the above
    
    
    
    
    
36. Who was first to reach the South Pole?
    
    
    
    1. Rear Admiral
    2. Capt. Amundsen
    3. Capt. R. E. Scett
    4. Sir Edmund Hillary
    
    
    
    
    
37. Who was the first to cross the Antarctic?
    
    
    
    1. Sir Vivian Fuchs & sir Edmund Hillary
    2. Maj. Yuri Gagarin and Maj. Gherman Titor
    3. Capt. R. E. Scott
    4. All of these
    
    
    
    
    
38. Who were the first to journey into space?
    
    
    
    1. Maj. Yori Gagarin and maj. Gherman Titor from Russia
    2. Comm. Grissom and Col john Glenn from America
    3. Both are correct
    4. None of these
    
    
    
    
    
39. Who was the first man to ?Walk? in space?
    
    
    
    1. Col. Leonor from Russia
    2. Major White from America
    3. Both of these
    4. None of these
    
    
    
    
    
40. Who were the first to circle the moon?
    
    
    
    1. Frank boreman, Bill Anders and Jim Lovell
    2. Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin
    3. Charles Conrad and Alan Bean
    4. None of these
    
    
    
    
    
41. ?Arena? is the special name for playground of:
    
    
    
    1. Cricket
    2. Lawn Tennis
    3. Wrestling
    4. Skating
    
    
    
    
    
42. The national sport of Canada is:
    
    
    
    1. Tennis and cricket
    2. Lacrosse
    3. Judo
    4. Rugby and Football
    
    
    
    
    
43. Badminton is the national sport at:
    
    
    
    1. Malaysia
    2. Scotland
    3. China
    4. Former soviet Union
    
    
    
    
    
44. Where is the Vallabhbhai Patel stadium located?
    
    
    
    1. Kolkata
    2. Mumbai
    3. Chennai
    4. Delhi
    
    
    
    
    
45. Where is the sports stadium, Green Park, located?
    
    
    
    1. Kanpur
    2. Jamshedpur
    3. Cuttack
    4. Patiala
    
    
    
    
    
46. For which of the following disciplines in Nobel Prize awarded?
    
    
    
    1. Physics and chemistry
    2. Physiology or Medicine
    3. Literature, Peace and Economics
    4. All the above
    
    
    
    
    
47. On which date is Nobel Prize awarded?
    
    
    
    1. December 10
    2. January 10
    3. April 10
    4. July 10
    
    
    
    
    
48. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, awarded the Noble Prize in:
    
    
    
    1. Physics
    2. Economics
    3. Chemistry
    4. (a) and (c) 
    
    
    
    
    
    1. The committee of the Norwegian Parliament awards the prize for:
       
       
       
       1. Economics
       2. Peace
       3. Medicine
       4. Literature
       
       
       
       
       
    2. Dr. Linus Carl Pauling is the only person to have won two Nobel Prizes individually for:
       
       
       
       1. Chemistry in 1954, peace prize in 1962
       2. Peace prize in 1954, Chemistry in 1962
       3. Physics in 154, Medicine in 1962
       4. Medicine in 1954, Physics in 1962 
       
       
                                       Answers
       
       
       
       

       1. b	2. a	3. c	4. a	5. c
       6. a	7. c	8. b	9. a	10. a
       11. c	12. a	13. a	14. c	15. b
       16. d	17. c	18. a	19. b	20. a
       21. d	22. a	23. d	24. a	25. c
       26. a	27. d	28. d	29. a	30. a
       31. b	32. b	33. a	34. c	35. d
       36. b	37. a	38. c	39. c	40. a
       41. c	42. b	43. a	44. b	45. a
       46. d	47. a	48. d	49. b	50. a

       
       
       
       
       
    
    
    
    
    

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Glimpses of World History

1. Zimbabwe attained independence in
   
   1. 1975
   2. 1979
   3. 1980
   4. 1981
   
   
   
2. World War II commenced in
   
   1. 1930
   2. 1935
   3. 1939
   4. 1940
   
   
   
3. World War I commenced in
   
   1. 1904
   2. 1908
   3. 1910
   4. 1914
   
   
   
4. Why did Pakistan leave the Commonwealth in 1971?
   
   1. Due to Russian interference in Afghanistan
   2. Due to recognition of Bangladesh
   3. Due to Indo-Pak war
   4. None of these
   
   
   
5. Who drafted the ?Declaration of American Independence?
   
   1. George Washington
   2. Thomas Jefferson
   3. Karl Marx
   4. None of these
   
   
   
6. Which was the Napoleon?s last battle in which he was captured and exiled to St Helena?
   
   1. Battle of Trafalgar
   2. Battle of Waterloo
   3. Battle of Austerlitz
   4. Battle of Leipzig
   
   
   
7. Which country suffered the maximum in World War II?
   
   1. France
   2. Germany
   3. Japan
   4. England
   
   
   
8. Which among the following battles was not fought by Napoleon?
   
   1. Battle of Waterloo
   2. Battle of Leipzig
   3. Battle of Trafalgar
   4. Battle of the Jutland
   
   
   
9. When was the War of American independence fought?
   
   1. 1770
   2. 1772
   3. 1775
   4. 1776
   
   
   
10. When was the ?Declaration of Rights? drafted for American independence?
    
    1. 1774
    2. 1775
    3. 1776
    4. 1778
    
    
    
11. To which of the following countries did Karl Marx belong?
    
    1. Italy
    2. Yugoslavia
    3. Russia
    4. Germany
    
    
    
12. The War of Roses in European history is associated with the
    
    1. War between England and France
    2. Civil war in England
    3. Anglo ? Spanish War
    4. War between Prussia and Austria
    
    
    
13. The war of American Independence was fought between
    
    1. North America and South America
    2. Britain and North America
    3. France and America
    4. Canada and South America
    
    
    
14. The Treaty of Versailles was signed in
    
    1. 1914
    2. 1920
    3. 1928
    4. 1919
    
    
    
15. The Treaty of Versailles ended the
    
    1. World War
    2. World War II
    3. French Revolution
    4. Russo ? Japanese War
    
    
    
16. The second atom bomb was dropped on Nagasaki on
    
    1. Aug. 6, 1914
    2. Aug. 9, 1945
    3. Aug. 6, 1943
    4. Aug. 9, 1943
    
    
    
17. The Hundred ? year War was fought between
    
    1. France and Germany
    2. Germany and Austria
    3. France and England
    4. England and Austria
    
    
    
18. The Hundred ? year War fought between Franc and England was started by
    
    1. Edward III
    2. Henry V
    3. The Duke of Normandy
    4. Joan of Arc
    
    
    
19. The first atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima on
    
    1. Aug. 6, 1945
    2. Aug. 9, 1945
    3. Aug. 9, 1946
    4. Aug. 6, 1942
    
    
    
20. Scientific Socialism is connected with
    
    1. Rousseau
    2. Roosevelt
    3. Bismarck
    4. Karl Marx
    
    
    
21. Queen Maria Theresa is associated with the
    
    1. Civil war in England
    2. War of Austrian succession
    3. Seven ? year War
    4. Thirty ? year War
    
    
    
22. Napoleon Bonaparte belonged to
    
    1. France
    2. Austria
    3. Germany
    4. England
    
    
    
23. Kerensky was associated with the
    
    1. French Revolution
    2. Industrial Revolution
    3. Russian Revolution
    4. None of these
    
    
    
24. Crusades were conducted during the period
    
    1. AD 1080 ? 1100
    2. AD 1088 ? 1200
    3. AD 1088 ? 1270
    4. AD 1270 ? 1300
    
    
    
25. Crusades were conducted by European Christians to liberate Jerusalem from the domination of
    
    1. Seljuk Turks
    2. Palestinians
    3. Libyans
    4. Egyptians
    
    
    
26. Crusades were
    
    1. Movement to spread Christianity
    2. Movement against Catholic Christians
    3. Movement against Protestants
    4. Christians to liberate the holy land
    
    
    
27. Battle of Waterloo was fought in
    
    1. 1805
    2. 1809
    3. 1813
    4. 1815
    
    
    
28. Bangladesh was created in
    
    1. 1970
    2. 1971
    3. 1972
    4. 1973
    
    
    
29. ?Phoney War? is associated with the invasion by
    
    1. Japan of Norway and Poland
    2. France of Holland and Switzerland
    3. Germany of Norway and Denmark
    4. Britain of Holland and Japan
    
    
    
30. ?Boston Tea party? is associated with the
    
    1. French Revolution
    2. Russian Revolution
    3. American Independence
    4. Independence of Egypt
    
    
    
31. All of the following were true concerning absolute monarchs EXCEPT
    
    1. Ultimate state authority resided in them
    2. They claimed to rule by divine right
    3. They lacked a bureaucracy to assist them
    4. They could make laws
    
    
    
32. In central Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries
    
    1. The Thirty years War strengthened German
    2. The region was highly commercialized and based on capitalism
    3. Strong monarchies prevailed
    4. Thirty Years War began modern state system
    
    
    
33. Capitalism is characterized by all given below EXCEPT
    
    1. The elimination of financial risks
    2. Private ownership
    3. The ability to make profits
    4. The laws of supply and demand
    
    
    
34. The enlightment was
    
    1. Unrelated to Scientific Revolution
    2. Believed in basic goodness of human nature
    3. Was incompatible with feminism
    4. Was a global movement
    
    
    
35. The regime of Mikhail Gorbachev differed from that of Brezhnev in that Gorbachev
    
    1. Closed churches in Soviet Union
    2. He prevented private ownerships
    3. He imposed strict censorship
    4. He allowed elements of a market economy
    
    
    
36. The African National Congress
    
    1. Was formed after the age of new imperialism
    2. Was accused of Communist leanings by the South African government
    3. Decreased its activism after Sharpeville Massacre
    4. Had less support from other nations
    
    
    
37. Which country changed allegiances between World War I and World War II?
    
    1. Russia
    2. Japan
    3. China
    4. Spain
    
    
    
38. Post-World I territorial changes
    
    1. Rewarded Russia with territorial gains
    2. United Austria and Hungary
    3. Crated the Polish Corridor from German territory
    4. Strengthened the Ottoman empire
    
    
    
39. Because of their common history of feudalism, both Japan and the nations of western Europe have a tradition of
    
    1. Industrialism
    2. Militarism
    3. Imperialism
    4. A strong executive
    
    
    
40. The French Revolution
    
    1. Gave women the right to vote
    2. Gave France a permanent republican government
    3. Was successful in meeting all its goals
    4. Awakened republican goals among French commoners 
    
    
                    Answers
     
    
    

    1. c	2. c	3. d	4. b	5. b
    6. b	7. c	8. d	9. c	10. c
    11. d	12. b	13. b	14. d	15. a
    16. b	17. b	18. b	19. a	20. d
    21. b	22. a	23. c	24. c	25. a
    26. d	27. d	28. b	29. c	30. a
    31. c	32. d	33. a	34. b	35. d
    36. b	37. b	38. d	39. d	40. d

    
    
    

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VICE-PRESIDENTS OF INDIA

Time Period	Vice-President's Name
1952-1962	S. Radhakrishnan
1962-1967	Zakir Hussain
1967-1969	V. V. Giri
1969-1974	G. S. Pathak
1974-1979	B.D. Jatti
1979-1984	Md. Hidayatullah
1984-1987	R. Venkataraman
1987-1992	Dr. S.D. Sharma
1992-1997	K.R. Narayanan
1997-2002	Krishan Kanth
2002-207	Bhairon Singh Shekawath
2007 August 9 - Till Date	Mohammad Hamid Anzari

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Indian Flag Code of Conduct

The Indian flag is a horizontal tricolour in equal proportion of deep saffron on the top, white in the middle and dark green at the bottom. Being a national symbol it is respected by every Indian.

                  There are certain do's and dont's laid down for common people regarding Indian flag.

• When the National Flag is raised the saffron color band should be at the top.
• No flag or emblem should be placed either above the National Flag or to its right.
• All other flags to be placed to the left of the National Flag if they are hung in a line.
• When the National Flag is carried in a procession or parade, it shall be on the marching right or in front of the center of the line, if there is a line of other flags.
• Normally the National Flag should be flown over important government buildings like the Rashtrapati Bhawan, the Parliament House, the Supreme Court of India, the High Courts, the Secretariats, the Commissioners' office etc.
• The National Flag or any imitation of it must not be used for purpose of trade, business, or profession.
• The National Flag should always be taken down in the evening at sunset. 

According to flag code of India, Citizens of India did not had the right to hoist the Indian flag except for some important days like Republic day, Independence day and Mahatma Gandhi's birthday. .

          Interesting Facts About Indian Flag

• The Indian flag was hoisted on the highest mountain peak of the world, Mount Everest on 29th May 1953.
• Madam Bhikaji Rustom Cama was the first person to hoist Indian flag on foreign soil on 22nd August 1907 in Stuttgrat, Germany.
• The Indian National Flag flew to space in 1984 when Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma went to the space. The flag was attached as a medallion on the space suit of Rakesh Sharma.

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Everyday Science Questions Answered - Part 1

11. Question: Why Does ink leak out of partially filled pen when taken to a higher altitude?

Answer: As we go up, the pressure and density of air goes on decreasing. A Partially filled pen leaks when taken to a higher altitude because the pressure of air acting on the ink inside the tube of the pen is greater than the pressure of the air outside.

12. Question: On the moon, will the weight of a man be less or more than his weight on the earth?

Answer: The gravity of the moon is one-sixth that of the earth; hence the weight of a person on the surface of the moon will be one-sixth of his actual weight on earth.

13. Question: Why do some liquid burn while others do not?

Answer: A liquid burns if its molecules can combine with oxygen in the air with the production of heat. Hence, oil burns but water does not.

14. Question: Why can we see ourselves in a mirror?

Answer: We see objects when light rays from them reach our eyes. As mirrors have a shiny surface, the light rays are reflected back to us and enter our eyes.

15. Question: Why does a solid chunk of iron sink in water but float in mercury?

Answer: Because the density of iron is more than that of water bus less than that of mercury.

16. Question: Why is cooking quicker in a pressure cooker?

Answer: As the pressure inside the cooker increases, the boiling point of water is raised, hence, the cooking process is quicker.

17. Question: When wood burns it crackles. Explain?

Answer: Wood contains a complex mixture of gases and tar forming vapors trapped under its surface. These gases and tar vapors escape, making a cracking sound.

18. Question: Why do stars twinkle?

Answer: The light from a star reaches us after refraction as it passes through various layers of air. When the light passes through the earth?s atmosphere, it is made to flicker by the hot and cold ripples of air and it appears as if the stars are twinkling.

19. Question: Why is it easier to roll a barrel than to pull it?

Answer: Because the rolling force of friction is less than the dynamic force of sliding friction.

20. Question: If a feather, a wooden ball and a steel ball fall
simultaneously in a vacuum, which one of these would fall faster?

Answer: All will fall at the same speed in vacuum because there will be no air resistance and the earth?s gravity will exert a similar gravitational pull on all.

21. Question: When a man fires a gun, he is pushed back slightly. Why?
Answer: As the bullet leaves the nozzle of the gun?s barrel with momentum in a forward direction, as per Newton's Third Law of Motion, the ejection imparts to the gun as equal momentum in a backward direction.

22. Question: Ice wrapped in a blanket or saw dust does not melt quickly. Why?

Answer: Both wood and wool are bad conductors of heat. They do not permit heat rays to reach the ice easily.

23. Question: Why do we perspire on a hot day?

Answer: When the body temperature rises, the sweat glands are stimulated to secrete perspiration. It is nature's way to keep the body cool. During the process of evaporation of sweat, body heat is taken away, thus giving a sense of coolness.

24. Question: Why does ice float on water but sink in alcohol?

Answer: Because ice is lighter than water it floats on it. However, ice is heavier than alcohol and therefore it sinks in alcohol.

25. Question: Why do we perspire before rains?

Answer: Before the rain falls, the atmosphere gets saturated with water vapors; as a result, the process of evaporation of sweat is delayed.

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Everyday Science Questions Answered - Part 1

1. Question: A man with a load jumps from a high building. What will be the load experienced by him?

Answer: Zero, because while falling, both the man and the load are falling at the same acceleration i.e. acceleration due to gravity.


2. Question: A piece of chalk when immersed in water emits bubbles. Why?

Answer: Chalk consists of pores forming capillaries. When it is immersed in water, the water begins to rise in the capillaries and air present there is expelled in the form of bubbles.

3. Question: Why does a liquid remain hot or cold for a long time inside a thermos flask?

Answer: The presence of air, a poor conductor of heat, between the double glass wall of a thermos flask, keeps the liquid hot or cold inside a flask for a long time.

4. Question: Why does a ball bounce upon falling?

Answer: When a ball falls, it is temporarily deformed. Because of elasticity, the ball tends to regain its original shape for which it presses the ground and bounces up (Newton's Third Law of Motion).

5 Question: Why is standing in boats or double decker buses not allowed, particularly in the upper deck of buses?

Answer: On tilting the centre of gravity of the boat or bus is lowered and it is likely to overturn.

6. Question: Why is it recommended to add salt to water while boiling dal?

Answer: By addition of salt, the boiled point of water gets raised which helps in cooking the dal sooner.

7. Question: Why is it the boiling point of sea water more than that of pure water?

Answer: Sea water contains salt, and other impurities which cause an elevation in its boiling point.

8. Question: Why is it easier to spray water to which soap is added?

Answer: Addition of soap decreases the surface tension of water. The energy for spraying is directly proportional to surface tension.

9. Question: Which is more elastic, rubber or steel?

Answer: Steel is more elastic for the same stress produced compared with rubber.

10. Question: Why is the sky blue?

Answer: Violet and blue light have short waves which are scattered more than red light waves. While red light goes almost straight through the atmosphere, blue and violet light are scattered by particles in the atmosphere. Thus, we see a blue sky.

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General knowledge Series

1. Words that contains all the vowels: Authentication, Remuneration, Education, Automobile, Miscellaneous and many more.
2. Words that contain all the vowels in order: Facetious and Abstemious.
3. Words that contain all the vowels in reverse order: Uncomplimentary, Unproprietary, Unoriental and Subcontinental.
4. Words with no vowel in them: Myth, Fly, Sky, Dry, Cry, Rhythm, Crypt.
5. Which country declares independence on 18th Feb 2008? - Kosovo.
6. Who was the founder of the kindergarten education system? - German educator Friedrich Froebel.
7. What is the scientific name of Vitamin C? - Ascorbic Acid
8. What is the full form of GPRS? - General Packet Radio Service
9. Which was the first university established in the world? - Nalanda University
10. What is full form of CEO, CFO & CIO titles? Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer & Chief Information Officer.

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General knowledge Series

1. The US state known as 'Pine Free State' is Vermont.
2. The US state known as 'Mountain state' is Pennsylvania.
3. The US state known as 'Land of 1000 Lakes' is Arkansas.
4. The popular detective character created by Agatha Christie is Hercule Poirot.
5. The Pakistani President who died in an air crash was Zia-ul-Huq.
6. Yoghurt means Fermented milk.
7. Yankee is the nickname of American.
8. The International court of Justice is located in Hague, Holland.
9. The headquarters of World Bank is located at Washington DC.
10. Victoria Falls was discovered by David Livingstone.
11. The technique to produce the first test tube baby was evolved by Patrick Steptoe and Robert Edwards.
12. The oldest residential university of Britain is the Oxford University.
13. The name of the large clock on the tower of the House of Parliament in London is called Big Ben.
14. Prado Museum is located in Madrid.
15. The number of keys in an ordinary piano is Eighty eight.
16. 'Man is a Tool Making Animal' was said by Benjamin Franklin.
17. The term 'anesthesia' was coined by Oliver Wendell Holmes.
18. The first man to reach Antarctica was Fabian Gottlieb.
19. The Kilimanjaro volcano is situated in Tanzania.
20. The invention that is considered to have built America is Dynamite.

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General knowledge Series

1. The longest river in Russia and Europe is Volga River.
2. The first Emperor of Germany was Wilhelm.
3. The last French Monarch was Louis Napoleon III.
4. "History is Bunk" was said by Henry Ford.
5. The term 'astrology' literally means Star Speech.
6. Togo is situated in Africa.
7. Coal is also known as Black Diamond.
8. The first Boxer to win 3 gold medals in Olympics was Laszlo Papp.
9. The first ruler who started war games for his soldiers was Genghis Khan.
10. The first cross word puzzle in the world was published in 1924 by London Sunday Express.
11. The lightest known metal is Lithium.
12. The Atacama Desert is located in North Chile.
13. The oil used to preserve timber is Creosote oil.
14. The founder of USA was George Washington.
15. The first talkie feature film in USA was 'The Jazz Singer'.
16. The chemical name of laughing gas is Nitrous oxide.
17. The US state Mississippi is also known as Tar Heel state.
18. The US state Indiana is also known as Volunteer state.
19. The US state Missouri is also known as Hoosier state.
20. The US state West Virginia is also known as Blue Grass state.

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General knowledge Series

1. The Kalahari Desert is located in Africa.
2. The Patagonian desert is located in Argentina.
3. The person known as the father of aeronautics is Sir George Cayley.
4. The most densely populated Island in the world is Honshu.
5. The two nations Haiti and the Dominion Republic together form the Island of Hispaniola.
6. The largest auto producer in the USA is General Motors.
7. The largest auto producing nation is Japan.
8. The famous ?General Motors? company was founded by William Durant.
9. The country that brings out the FIAT is Italy.
10. The first actor to win an Oscar was Emil Jannings.
11. The first animated colour cartoon of full feature length was Snow White and Seven Dwarfs.
12. The first demonstration of a motion picture was held at Paris.
13. The first country to issue stamps was Britain.
14. The actor who is considered as the biggest cowboy star of the silent movies is Tom Mix.
15. The Pentagon is located at Washington DC.
16. The world's largest car manufacturing company is General Motors, USA.
17. The world's biggest manufacturer of bicycles is Hero cycles, Ludhiana.
18. The world's oldest underground railway is at London.
19. The White House was painted white to hide fire damage.
20. The largest oil producing nation in Africa is Nigeria.

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General knowledge Series

1. Mercury is also known as Quick Silver.
2. Disneyland is located in California, USA.
3. The country which built the first powerful long range rockets is Germany.
4. Sewing Machine was invented by Isaac M. Singer.
5. Adding Machine was invented by Aldrin.
6. The national emblem of Spain is Eagle.
7. Archimedes was born in Sicily.
8. The total area of Vatican City is 0.272 square kilometers.
9. The largest temple in the world is Angkor Wat in Kampuchea.
10. The largest dome in the world is Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, USA.
11. The largest strait in the world is Tartar Strait.
12. The Mohenjo-Daro ruins are found in Larkand District of Sind, Pakistan.
13. The largest city of Africa is Cairo.
14. The founder of KODAK Company was Eastman.
15. The Cape of Good Hope is located in South Africa.
16. The Heathrow Airport is located in London.
17. The neon lamp was invented by Georges Claude.
18. The last letter of the Greek alphabet is Omega.
19. The place known as the land of Lincoln is Illinois.
20. The US state Utah is also known as Beehive state.

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General knowledge Series

1. WMO is located at Geneva.
2. International Civil Aviation Organization is located at Montreal.
3. The Angel Falls is located in Venezuela.
4. The Victoria Falls is located in Rhodesia.
5. Ice Cream was discovered by Gerald Tisyum.
6. The number regarded as lucky number in Italy is thirteen.
7. Napoleon suffered from alurophobia which means Fear of cats.
8. The aero planes were used in war for the first time by Italians. (14 Oct.1911)
9. Slavery in America was abolished by Abraham Lincoln.
10. The Headquarters of textile manufacturing in England is Manchester.
11. The famous Island located at the mouth of the Hudson River is Manhattan.
12. The founder of plastic industry was Leo Hendrik Baekeland.
13. The country where military service is compulsory for women is Israel.
14. The country which has more than 10,000 golf courses is USA.
15. The famous painting 'Mona Lisa' is displayed at Louvre museum, Paris.
16. The earlier name for tomato was Love apple.
17. The first President of USA was George Washington.
18. The famous words 'Veni Vidi Vici' were said by Julius Caesar.
19. The practice of sterilization of surgical instruments was introduced by Joseph Lister.
20. The number of countries which participated in the first Olympic Games held at Athens was nine.

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General knowledge Series

1. The world's loneliest island is the Tristan da cunha.
2. The word 'Quiz' was coined by Jim Daly Irishman.
3. The original meaning of 'Quiz' was Trick.
4. The busiest shopping centre of London is Oxford Street.
5. The residence of the Queen in London is Buckingham Palace.
6. Adolf Hitler was born in Austria.
7. The country whose National Anthem has only music but no words is Bahrain.
8. The largest cinema in the world is the Fox theatre, Detroit, USA.
9. The country where there are no Cinema theatres is Saudi Arabia.
10. The world's tallest office building is the Sears Tower, Chicago.
11. In the year 1811, Paraguay became independent from Spain.
12. The cross word puzzle was invented by Arthur Wynne.
13. The city which was the capital of the ancient Persian Empire was Persepolis.
14. WHO stands for World Health Organization.
15. WHO (World Health Organization) is located at Geneva.
16. FAO stands for Food and Agriculture Organization.
17. FAO is located at Rome and London.
18. UNIDO stands for United Nations Industrial Development Organization.
19. UNIDO is located at Vienna.
20. WMO stands for World Meteorological Organization.

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General knowledge Series

1. The largest museum in the world is the American Museum of Natural History.
2. The lowest mountain range in the world is the Buena Bhaile.
3. The country known as the Land of Cakes is Scotland.
4. The place known as the Garden of England is Kent.
5. The tallest tower in the world is the C. N. Tower, Toronto, Canada.
6. The country famous for its fish catch is Japan.
7. The old name of Taiwan was Farmosa.
8. Montreal is situated on the bank of River Ottawa.
9. The city of Bonn is situated in Germany.
10. The literal meaning of Renaissance is Revival.
11. Julius Caesar was killed by Brutus.
12. The title of Desert Fox was given to Field Marshal Erwin Rommel.
13. The largest airport in the world is the King Khalid International Airport, Saudi Arabia.
14. The city in Russia which faced an earthquake in the year 1998 was Armenia.
15. The largest bay in the world is Hudson Bay, Canada.
16. The largest church in the world is Basilica of St. Peter, Vatican City, Rome.
17. The largest peninsula in the world is Arabia.
18. The largest gulf in the world is Gulf of Mexico.
19. The tallest statue in the world is the Motherland, Volgograd Russia.
20. The largest railway tunnel in the world is the Oshimizu Tunnel, Japan.

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General knowledge quiz questions 2

71	The first explorer to reach the South Pole was	Cap. Ronald Amundson
72	The person who is called the father of modern Italy is	G.Garibaldi
73	World literacy day is celebrated on	8th September
74	The founder of modern Germany is	Bismarck
75	The country known as the land of the midnight sun is	Norway
76	The place known as the Roof of the world is	Tibet
77	The founder of the Chinese Republic was	San Yat Sen
78	The first Pakistani to receive the Nobel Prize was	Abdul Salam
79	The first woman Prime Minister of Britain was	Margaret Thatcher
80	The first Secretary General of the UNO was	Trygve Lie
81	The sculptor of the statue of Liberty was	Frederick Auguste Bartholdi
82	The port of Baku is situated in	Azerbaijan
83	John F Kennedy was assassinated by	Lee Harvey Oswald
84	The largest river in France is	Loire
85	The Queen of England who married her brother-in-law was	Catherine of Aragon
86	The first black person to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize was	Ralph Johnson Bunche
87	The first British University to admit women for degree courses was	London University
88	The principal export of Jamaica is	Sugar
89	New York is popularly known as the city of	Skyscrapers
90	Madagascar is popularly known as the Island of	Cloves
91	The country known as the Land of White Elephant is	Thailand
92	The country known as the Land of Morning Calm is	Korea
93	The country known as the Land of Thunderbolts is	Bhutan
94	The highest waterfalls in the world is the	Salto Angel Falls, Venezuela
95	The largest library in the world is the	United States Library of Congress, Washington DC
96	The author of Harry Potter Books is	JK Rowling
97	Nickname of New York city is	Big Apple
98	What do you call a group of sheep?	A Flock of Sheep
99	In which sport do players take long and short corners?	Hockey
100	Who was the youngest President of the USA?	Theodore Roosevelt
101	How many legs do butterflies have?	6 Legs & 2 Pair of Wings
102	Who invented the Nintendo Wii?	Kashi Kabushiki
103	What year does the Nintendo Wii come out?	Late 2006

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General knowledge quiz questions 1

36	The Gurkhas are the original inhabitants of	Nepal
37	The largest ocean of the world is the	Pacific ocean
38	The largest bell in the world is the	Tsar Kolkol at Kremlin, Moscow
39	The biggest stadium in the world is the	Strahov Stadium, Prague
40	The world's largest diamond producing country is	South Africa
41	Australia was discovered by	James Cook
42	The first Governor General of Pakistan is	Mohammed Ali Jinnah
43	Dublin is situated at the mouth of river	Liffey
44	The earlier name of New York city was	New Amsterdam
45	The Eifel tower was built by	Alexander Eiffel
46	The Red Cross was founded by	Jean Henri Durant
47	The country which has the greatest population density is	Monaco
48	The national flower of Britain is	Rose
49	Niagara Falls was discovered by	Louis Hennepin
50	The national flower of Italy is	Lily
51	The national flower of China is	Narcissus
52	The permanent secretariat of the SAARC is located at	Kathmandu
53	The gateway to the Gulf of Iran is	Strait of Hormuz
54	The first Industrial Revolution took place in	England
55	World Environment Day is observed on	5th June
56	The first Republican President of America was	Abraham Lincoln
57	The country famous for Samba dance is	Brazil
58	The name of Alexander's horse was	Beucephalus
59	Singapore was founded by	Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles
60	The famous British one-eyed Admiral was	Nelson
61	The earlier name of Sri Lanka was	Ceylon
62	The UNO was formed in the year	1945
63	UNO stands for	United Nations Organization
64	The independence day of South Korea is celebrated on	15th August
65	'Last Judgement' was the first painting of an Italian painter named	Michelangelo
66	Paradise Regained was written by	John Milton
67	The first President of Egypt was	Mohammed Nequib
68	The first man to reach North Pole was	Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary
69	The most famous painting of Pablo Picasso was	Guermica
70	The primary producer of newsprint in the world is	Canada

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General knowledge quiz questions.

No.	General Knowledge Question	Answer
1	The first Prime minister of Bangladesh was	Mujibur Rehman
2	The longest river in the world is the	Nile
3	The longest highway in the world is the	Trans-Canada
4	The longest highway in the world has a length of	About 8000 km
5	The highest mountain in the world is the	Everest
6	The country that accounts for nearly one third of the total teak production of the world is	Myanmar
7	The biggest desert in the world is the	Sahara desert
8	The largest coffee growing country in the world is	Brazil
9	The country also known as "country of copper" is	Zambia
10	The name given to the border which separates Pakistan and Afghanistan is	Durand line
11	The river Volga flows out into the	Caspian sea
12	The coldest place on the earth is	Verkoyansk in Siberia
13	The country which ranks second in terms of land area is	Canada
14	The largest Island in the Mediterranean sea is	Sicily
15	The river Jordan flows out into the	Dead sea
16	The biggest delta in the world is the	Ganges Delta
17	The capital city that stands on the river Danube is	Belgrade
18	The Japanese call their country as	Nippon
19	The length of the English channel is	564 kilometres
20	The world's oldest known city is	Damascus
21	The city which is also known as the City of Canals is	Venice
22	The country in which river Wangchu flows is	Myanmar
23	The biggest island of the world is	Greenland
24	The city which is the biggest centre for manufacture of automobiles in the world is	Detroit, USA
25	The country which is the largest producer of manganese in the world is	China & South Africa
26	The country which is the largest producer of rubber in the world is	Malaysia
27	The country which is the largest producer of tin in the world is	China
28	The river which carries maximum quantity of water into the sea is the	Amazon River
29	The city which was once called the `Forbidden City' was	Peking
30	The country called the Land of Rising Sun is	Japan
31	Mount Everest was named after	Sir George Everest
32	The volcano Vesuvius is located in	Italy
33	The country known as the Sugar Bowl of the world is	Cuba
34	The length of the Suez Canal is	162.5 kilometers
35	The lowest point on earth is	The coastal area of Dead sea

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Right to Information Act

The Right to Information act is a law enacted by the Parliament of India access to records of the Central Government and State Governments. The Act applies to all States and Union Territories of India, except the State of Jammu and Kashmir - which is covered under a State-level law.

This law was passed by Parliament on 15 June 2005 and came fully into force on 13 October 2005 . Information disclosure in India was hitherto restricted by the Official Secrets Act 1923 and various other special laws, which the new RTI Act now relaxes.

State-level laws

The RTI Laws were first successfully enacted by the state governments of — Tamil Nadu (1997)Goa (1997), Rajasthan (2000), Karnataka (2000), Delhi (2001), Maharashtra (2002), Madhya Pradesh (2003), Assam (2002) and Jammu and Kashmir (2004). The Maharashtra and Delhi State level enactments are considered to have been the most widely used. The Delhi RTI Act is still in force. Jammu & Kashmir, has its own Right to Information Act of 2009, the successor to the repealed J&K Right to Information Act, 2004 and its 2008 amendment.

           Freedom of Information Act

Passage of a national level law, however, proved to be a difficult task. Given the experience of state governments in passing practicable legislation, the Central Government appointed a working group under H. D. Shourie and assigned it the task of drafting legislation. The Shourie draft, in an extremely diluted form, was the basis for the Freedom of Information Bill, 2000 which eventually became law under the Freedom of Information Act, 2002

Information

The Act specifies that citizens have a right to:

• request any information (as defined).
• take copies of documents.
• inspect documents, works and records.
• take certified samples of materials of work.
• obtain information in form of printouts, diskettes, floppies, tapes, video cassettes 'or in any other electronic mode' or through printouts.

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