GK Bits-01

                     GK Bits-01

1. The nodal agency of Government of India for Administrative reforms is—
(A) Ministry of Personnel
(B) Home Ministry
(C) Cabinet Secretariat
(D) Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances

2. At present, how many states have Legislative Councils ?
(A) 7
(B) 6
(C) 5
(D) 4

Only in AP,Bihar, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, there are two houses known as Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council.

3. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited came into existence on—
(A) January 1, 1998
(B) October 1, 2000
(C) August 15, 2002
(D) September 15, 2003

4. The difference between the beginning of Vikram Era and that of Saka Era (calendars) is—

(A) 60 years
(B) 80 years
(C) 58 years
(D) 90 years

5. Which of the following was famous for naval power in ancient India ?
(A) Satvahan
(B) Chola
(C) Chalukyas
(D) Maurya

6. Comptroller and Auditor General and Attorney General have been mentioned respectively in—
(A) Article 180 and 78
(B) Article 182 and Article 76
(C) Article 148 and Article 76
(D) None of the above

7. Army War College is situated at—
(A) Gurgaon
(B) Pune
(C) Jabalpore
(D) Mhow

8. Aeroflot (Airways) belongs to—
(A) Australia
(B) Hong Kong
(C) Russia
(D) Poland

9. The first Indian to join the Indian Civil Service was—
(A) B. N. Bannerjee
(B) Satyendra Nath Tagore
(C) Badruddin Tayyabji
(D) None of these

10. The sobriquet–‘Little Corporal’ is associated with—
(A) Napolean
(B) Lal Bahadur Shastri
(C) Gladstone
(D) C. F. Andrews

11. Russia’s highest military decoration is known as—
(A) Military Cross
(B) Medal for Valour
(C) Victory Medal
(D) Order of the Patriotic War

12. When was National Authority, Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) set up ?
(A) May 5, 1997
(B) August 20, 1998
(C) September 15, 2000
(D) January 9, 2002

The NA, CWC (National Authority Chemical Weapons Convention was set up on May 5, 2007 by a resolution of Cabinet Secretariat to fulfil obligations of the International Chemical Weapons Convention concluded on January 14, 1993 for prohibiting development, stockpiling, use, transfer and execution of chemical weapons by member states

13. Aqua regia is a mixture of—
(A) One part HNO3 and three parts HCl
(B) Three parts HNO3 and one part HCl
(C) One part H2SO4 and three parts HCl
(D) Three parts H2SO4 and one part HCl

14. A. C. is used in homes because—
(A) It is safe
(B) It is easily reproducible
(C) It is cheap
(D) It is economical in transmission

15. The Chief Election Commissioner is—

(A) Elected by the Parliament
(B) Appointed by the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
(C) Appointed by the President
(D) Nominated by the Prime Minister

16. Which dance is in the form of dance drama in Kerala and is usually performed in the open and lasts the whole night ?
(A) Mohiniattam
(B) Kathakali
(C) Ottam Thullal
(D) Kuchipudi

17. The Chief Justice of High Court is appointed by—

(A) The Governor of the State
(B) The President of India
(C) The Chief Ministers of the States
(D) The Chief Justice of Supreme Court

18. The birthplace of which of the following English writers in Mumbai will be converted into a museum dedicated to him ?
(A) Rudyard Kipling
(B) Robert Browning
(C) Jim Corbett
(D) William Blake

19. Kuchipudi is a dance from—
(A) Kerala
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Karnataka
(D) Andhra Pradesh

20. Who invented the following
A. ball-point pen -- John J. Loud of USA invented ballpoint pen in 1888.

21. Who wrote the following books?
A. Geetha Govindam—Jayadevan

B. Vanaprastham-- M T Vasudevan Nair

C. Paradise Lost-- John Milton
 D. My Life and Time— V V Giri

 E. The Waste Land-- T S Eliot

22. Give the full from the following abbreviations :-
A. ISO

Ans: International Organization de Standardization. ISO is an international organization for creating international standards for good and services.

B. SAARC

Ans: South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation.

C. NEERI

Ans: National Environmental Engineering Research Institute. It is NagpurD. ZPG

Ans: ZPG-Zero Population GrowthE. Ph.d

Ans: Doctor of Philosophy.

23. Explain the following in a sentence or two:__ 
A. Lactometer -- Lactometer is scientific instrument for testing the purity of milk. It is based on the principle of floatation.

B. Seismograph -- Seismograph is an instrument for recording the intensity and origin of earthquakes.

C. Pasteurised Milk-- Pasteurization is the sterilization of food by heating to a temperature below 1000 C to reduce the number of micro-organisms it contains and so to protects it from decay. For milk, The method involved is heating it to 1610 F/ 720 C for 15 seconds followed by rapid cooling to 500 F / 100 . The process kill micro – organisms but retains the taste. Flavour and nutritive value of milk.

D. Blood count -- Blood count is the counting of the number of white blood corpuscles in blood. In normal state one cubic mm blood contains 10000 WBCs. If the number exceeds, it will cause leukemia. Defensive mechanism of the body is affected by the fall in number of WBCs.

E. Punchayati Raj-- Panchyati Raj is the three tier system of local self – government. It aims to decentralize power and thereby help the grass root level people to decide their fate by the use of local resources.

24. What is federalism?

Ans: Federalism is a system of government in which several autonomous states or provinces join and surrender some important powers to a central authority for the common good.

25. Who was the youngest Indian President to assume office?

Ans: Neelam Sanjeev Reddy

26. Where is Visweswaryya Industrial and Technology Museum situated?

Ans: Bangalore

27. Who deigned the first postal stamp in India?

Ans: . Caption H L Thuillier

28. Which are the states of origin of Kuchpudi and Bharatnatyam?

Ans: Kuchipudi originated in Andhra Pradesh and Bharatnatyam in Tamil Nadu.

29. Who was the first Indian in space?

Ans: Rakesh Sharma. (1984). The second Indian and the first Asian women to go to space was Kalpana Chawla.