Gk questions part three

• Theosophical Society is associated with
• Ans : Annie Besant
• Which is the first state in India has been formed on purely linguistic basis?
• Ans : Andra Pradesh
•   The famous Thirumala Thirupathi Venkateswara Temple is in which district?
• Ans : Chittoor
• Which is known as twin cities?
• Ans : Hyderabad and Secunderabad
• Which state is known as the 'Orchid Paradise of India?
• Ans : Arunachal Pradesh
• Which place in Assam is said to be the meeting place of Buddhism, Hinduism and Islam?
• Ans : Hajo
•   Lord Mahavira breathed his last at
• Ans : Pavapuri
•   Goa become the 25^th state of the Indian union on
• Ans : 30^th May 1987
• The ancestral home of Mahendra Chaudhari, the Indian origin former prime minister of Fiji who was overthrown in a military coup is from
• Ans : Haryana
   
  
• Jammu & Kashmir was acceded to India on
• Ans : 26^th October 1947
• Sea of Tranquility' and 'Ocean of Storms' are in
• Ans : Moon
• The alliance of non-communist parties against congress in the 1972 elections were known as
• Ans : Grand Alliance
•   Who advocated for the ‘Total Revolution’ during 1974–75
• Ans : Jayaprakash Narayan
•   Which Government introduced the food for work program first
• Ans : Janatha Government (1977)
• Which program introduced in schools aimed at providing basic amenity to the schools
• Ans : Operation Blackboard
• The first ‘baby friendly’ state in India is
• Ans : Kerala
• Who gave the slogan ‘Garibi Hato’
• Ans : Indira Gandhi
• Name the state with the largest number of registered newspapers
• Ans : Uttar Pradesh
•   National Literacy Mission launched in 1988 aims at attaining a sustainable 75% literacy rate level by
• Ans : 2007
• The word ‘Satyameva Jayate’ inscribed below the abacus of the state emblem of India was taken from
• Ans : Mundaka Upanishad Muharram, Safar, Rabi ul aval, Rabi u
•   Months in Islamic calendar
• Ans : akhir, Rajab, Shaban, Ramadan, Shawwal, Dhual-Qadah, Dhual-Hijjah
•  In a vacuum flask, silvering reduces the loss of heat by
• Ans : radiation
• The period of oscillation of a pendulum depends on
• Ans : length of the spring
• The boiling point of a liquid ......... if pressure is decreased
• Ans : decreases
•  No sound is heard on the moon because there is ..... on the moon
• Ans : no atmosphere
•  Why do water pipes, in hilly areas, often burst on a cold, frosty night?
• Ans : When water in the pipe freezes, it expands. So pipes break
•  Why do we sweat on a hot day?
• Ans : In order to maintain a constant temperature, sweating is necessary
• Why do the clothes keep us warm during winter?
• Ans : Clothes prevent the heat of the body to escape.
• Why do we hear better on water than land?
• Ans : Sound travels faster in water than air
•  Why are the mountains cooler than plains?
• Ans : Air on the mountains is less dense so it absorbs less heat.
•  Why is it easier to swim in sea water than in river?
• Ans : Density of sea water is higher
•   The only paramilitary force which has an exclusive 'Mahila Battalion' is
• Ans : CRPF batch – 88
• The largest paramilitary force in India
• Ans : Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
• Who is legally competent to declare war or conclude peace treaty
• Ans : The President
•   Thumba rocket launching station is in which state
• Ans : Kerala