CURRENT GK JANUARY 15-22 PDF FORMAT DOWNLOAD

CURRENT GK JANUARY 15-22 PDF FORMAT DOWNLOAD
Pakistan's Ex-Foreign Minister Khurshid M Kasuri penned
a book titled Neither a Hawk nor a Dove
Published on: 22-JAN-2015

The book will be published by Penguin in India at the end of January 2015. The book is based
upon the relations between India and Pakistan.
ILO released a report titled World Employment and Social
Outlook – Trends 2015
Published on: 21-JAN-2015

The report warned that unemployment will continue to rise in the coming years, as the global
economy has entered a new period combining slower growth, widening inequalities and
turbulence.
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna made it to Guinness
World Records
Published on: 21-JAN-2015

Out of the total account opened, 5.68 crore accounts belonged to male and 5.82 crore account
belonged to females. In percentage terms, 49.37 % accounts belonged to male while 50.63%
accounts belonged to females.

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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE PRACTICE 100 MCQs

Q1. The name of which painting style, based on the name of a district in Bihar, literally means `Forest of Honey’ ?
(A) Kangra
(B) Mysore
(C) Tanjore
(D) Madhubani

Q2. Whose birthday on 29 August is celebrated as `National Sports Day’ in India ?
(A) C.K.Naidu
(B) Dhyan Chand
(C) Milkha Singh
(D) Wilson Jones

Q3. What is Mahatma Gandhi’s samadhi in Delhi Called ?
(A) Raj Ghat
(B) Shantivan
(C) Vijay Ghat
(D) Shakti Sthal

Q4. Guru Shikhar, in Mount Abu, is the highest peak of which mountain range ?
(A) Satpura
(B) Vindhya
(C) Aravali
(D) Himalaya

Q5. `Silicon Valley of India’ is the nickname of which south Indian city ?
(A) Hyderabad
(B) Bengaluru
(C) Chennai
(D) Thiruvananthapuram

General Knowledge Q & A

Question: The general direct flow of summer monsoon in India is -

1. From South to North
2. From South West to South East
3. From South East to South West
4. From South West to North East

Answer: 2

Question: World No-Tobacco Day is observed on -

1. May 25
2. May 31
3. May28
4. May 24

Answer: 2

Question: Which one of the following ecosystems covers the largest area of the earth's surface?

1. Desert Ecosystem
2. Grassland Ecosystem
3. Mountain Ecosystem
4. Marine Ecosystem

Answer: 4

Question: With which game is the Double Fault associated?

1. Lawn Tennis
2. Football
3. Cricket
4. Hockey

Answer: 2

Question: Where is the oldest oil refinery in India located?

1. Digboi
2. Cochin
3. Mathura
4. Guwahati

Answer: 1

Question: The Siwaliks stretch between -

1. Indus and Sutlaj
2. Potwar basin and Teesta
3. Sutlaj and Kali
4. None of these

Answer: 2

General Science Objective Questions

 Answers of all the questions are at the bottom of the Questions.
1. Which of the following is the lightest metal ?
(A) Mercury
(B) Silver
(C) Lithium
(D) Lead

2. The most important ore of Aluminium is —
(A) Bauxite
(B) Calamine
(C) Calcite
(D) Galena

3. The element present in the largest amount in rocks and minerals is —
(A) Carbon
(B) Silicon
(C) Hydrogen
(D) Aluminium

4. An alloy used in making heating elements for electric heating devices is —
(A) Solder
(B) Alloysteel
(C) Nichrome
(D) German Silver

5. German Silver is an alloy of —
(A) Copper, Silver & Nickel
(B) Silver, Copper & Aluminium
(C) Zinc, Copper & Nickel
(D) Silver, Zinc & Nickel

GK Questions on Everyday Science

1. Which of the following vitamins is helpful for coagulation of blood  ?
(A) C
(B) D
(C) E
(D) K
Ans : (D)

2. For purifying drinking water, alum is used–
(A) for coagulation of mud particles
(B) to kill bacteria
(C) to remove salts
(D) to remove gases
Ans : (A)

3. A weather balloon is not fully inflated on the ground because–
(A) if the balloon is fully inflated, it may not remain stable in a storm
(B) the air inside the balloon expands as it rises and may burst
(C) it cannot withstand the outside pressure if fully inflated
(D) None of these
Ans : (B)

4. Vitamin B12 is most useful for combating–
(A) anaemia
(B) goitre
(C) night blindness
(D) rickets
Ans : (A)

5. A transistor is most likely to be found in a–
(A) fuse
(B) fluorescent lamp
(C) hearing aid
(D) wrist watch

GK Questions and Answers

1. Which of the following vitamins is stored in the liver ?
(A) Vitamin A
(B) Vitamin C
(C) Vitamin E
(D) Vitamin K
Ans : (A)

2. Which of the following is needed by a person suffering from diabetes ?
(A) Antibiotics
(B) Insulin
(C) Penicillin
(D) Streptomycin
Ans : (B)

3. An element common to all acids is–
(a) oxygen
(b) hydrogen
(c) sulphur
(d) chlorine
Ans : (B)

4. Which of the following statements relating to sound and light is true ?
(A) Light is a form of kinetic energy, whereas sound is a form of potential energy.
(B) Light can be reflected but sound cannot be.
(C) Light travels faster in air than sound does.
(D) Sound travels in waves but light does not.
Ans : (C)

5. Friction can be reduced by changing over from–
(A) sliding to rolling
(B) rolling to sliding
(C) potential energy to kinetic energy
(D) dynamic to static
Ans : (A)

History: Invasions, wars and travelers

The immediate cause of invasion of Ahmad Shah Abdali on India was
(a) He was attracted by its wealth.
(b) He was invited by Shah Nawaz Khan.
(c) He hed a strong army.
(d) The Indian rulers were weak.


Answer: The Indian rulers were weak.


The invasion of Huns first took place during the rule of
(a) Gupta
(b) Kushans
(c) Mauryas
(d) Nandas


Answer: Gupta


The First Battle of Panipat was fought in the year
(a) 1764
(b) 1776
(c) 1526
(d) 1527


Answer: 1526


 Fahien came to India during the reign of
(a) Chandragupta Vikramaditya
(b) Ashoka
(c) Harshavardhana
(d) Chandragupta Maurya


Answer: Chandragupta Vikramaditya


The Second Battle of Panipat was fought during the reign of
(a) Humayun
(b) Aurangzeb
(c) Akbar
(d) Babar


Answer: Akbar

SPORTS - PERSONS

1. William Sigei, an athlete who broke the 10,000 meters world record, belongs to which of the following countries?
(a) Kenya
(b) Nigeria
(c) Uganda
(d) Tanzania
(e) Mexico
Ans. (a)

2. Which Indian Cricketer was given the title ‘Tiger’?
(a) Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi
(b) B. S. Bedi
(c) Sunil Gavaskar
(d) None of these
Ans. (a)
3. Which of the following Cricketers has scored the highest total runs in test cricket?
(a) Allan Border
(b) Brian Lara
(c) Donald Bradman
(d) Sunil Gavaskar
(e) Sachin Tendulkar
Ans. (e)
4. Which of the following is wrongly matched?
(a) Hockey : 100 yards x 55 yards
(b) Badminton (Single) : 10 ft x 44 ft.
(c) Lawn Tennis : 78 ft x 36 ft
(d) Volleyball : 30 ft x 30 ft
Ans. (b)
5. Susi Susanti, held the Grand Slam title in which of the following games
(a) Lawn Tennis
(b) Badminton
(c) Volley bail
(d) Table Tennis
(e) None of these
Ans. (b)

A quiz containing famous books ,authors and quotations

1. Match the following:
A George Orwell 1. Asian Drama
B. Gunnar Myrdal 2. Descent of Man
C. Charles Darwin 3. Lokayata
D. Debiprasad Chattopadhya 4. Animal Farm
A B C D
(a) 2 4 1 3
(b) 2 4 3 1
(c) 3 1 2 4
(d) 4 1 2 3
Ans. (d)
2. Famous Hindi Novel ‘Neela Chand’ is written by
(a) Ramankant Rath
(b) Ram Vilas Sharma
(c) Shiv Prasad Singh
(d) Harivnash Rai Bachchan
Ans. (c)
3. ‘A Secular Agenda’ is a book written by
(a) M.J. Akbar
(b) Prem Shankar Jha
(c) Arun Shourie
(c) Mani Shankar Aiyar
Ans. (c)
4. ‘Eight Lives’ is a book written by
(a) Khushwant Singh
(b) Mahesh Yogi
(c) Raj Mohan Gandhi
(d) Savita Ambedkar
(e) Raja Ramanna
5. Who has written the book ‘My Frozen Turbulence in Kashmir’?
(a) M.J. Akbar
(b) Jagmohan
(c) Anees Jung
(d) Nissim Ezekiel
Ans. (b)
6. Lala Lajpat Rai is the author of the book
(a) ‘India Divided’
(b) ‘Hind Swaraj’
(c) ‘Unhappy India’
(d) ‘Mother India’
Ans. (c)

Books n Author-Section-C

Captive Lady

Michel Madhusudan Dutta

Causes of the Indian Mutiny

Sir Syyed Ahmed Khan

Charitraheen

Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay

Chidambara

S. N. Panth

Circle of the Region

Amitabha Ghosh

City of Job Charnak

Nisith Ranjan Roy

Commedy Errors

Shekhspear

Conversations with Myself

Nelson Mandela

Coolie

Mulkraj Anand

Crisis of India

Ronal Segal

Books n Author-Section-B

Bakul Katha

Ashapurna Devi

Ban Palashir Padabali

Ramapada Chowdhury

Bandit Queen

Mala Sen

Bela Obela Kalbela

Jibanananda Das

Bengali Zamindar

Nilmoni Mukherjee

Bicramanchadev

Bilhon

Blind Beauty

Boris Pasternak

Buddhacharit

Asha Ghosh

Books n Author-Section-A

Book's Name	Author's Name

A Bend in the River

V. S. Naipaul

A Gift of Monotheists

Ram Mohan Roy

A House for Mr.Biswas

V.S.Naipaul

A Journey

Tony Blair

A Minister and his Responsibilities

Morarji Bhai Desai

A Nation is Making

Surendra Nath Bandhopadhye

A Pair of Blue Eyes

Thomash Hardy

A Passage to India

E. M. Foster

A Revenue Stamp (autobiography)

Amrita Pritam

A Strange and Sublime Address

Amit Choudhary

A Suitable Boy

Bikram Seth

A Tale of Two Cities

Charls Dikens

A Voice of Freedom

Nayantara Shehgal

A week with Gandhi

L. Fischer

Adventures of Sherlock Homes

Arther Canon Doel

All the Prime Minister's Men

Janardan Thakur

Allahabad Prasasti

Harisen

Amitabh- the Making of the Superstar

Susmita Das Gupta

Amukta Malyad

Krishna Deva Raya

An Unknown Indian

Nirod C. Choudhary

Anand Math

Bankim Chandra Chattopadhaye

Anna Karenina

Leo Tolstoy

Aparajito

Bibhuti Bhushan Bandopadhyay

Apple Cart

G. B. Shaw

Aranyak

Bibhuti Bhushan Bandopadhyay

Arogyaniketan

Tarashankar Bandopadhyay

Astyadhaye

Panini