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Some GK (General Knowledge) questions with answers for preparation of IAS (Indian Administrative Services) Examination are as follows: Father of civil Aviation in India Ans : J.R.D. Tata India’s first electric car Ans : Rava What are Coast Guards Ans : an emergency service that rescues people in difficulties at sea and acts against smuggling The paramilitary force of India setup to provide security to Industrial undertakings owned by the Government is → Ans : Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) From where was GSAT-1 launched Ans : Sriharikota The first human-made objects to reach altitudes above 80 km is Ans : V-2s, a rocket The slogan associated with French Revolution Ans : Liberty, Equality and Fraternity In 1815 Napoleon was defeated in the battle of Ans : Waterloo Whose period was known as the Golden Age of Rome? Ans : Augustus Caesar The king ruled in the period of French revolution Ans : Louis 16th The political party of Hitler Ans : National Socialist Party (Nazi) Brown shirts were associated with Ans : Hitler The political party of Mussolini Ans : Fascist Party Black shirts were associated with Ans : Mussolini Who organized 'Red Army' Ans : Trotsky Pentagon is Ans : the defence department of USA The movement of a plant part toward or away from a source of heat is called Ans : Thermotropism The movement or growth of an organism or part of an organism in response to a chemical stimulus Ans : Chemotropism Plant that will only grow in water or in a very moist environment Ans : Hydrophytes Plant that needs moderate amounts of moisture for growth is known as Ans : Mesophytes Plant that can survive and grow in direct sunlight or that grows best in direct sunlight is called Ans : Heliophytes Plant that is adapted to living through seasonal changes in heat, cold, dryness, or moisture, for example, by shedding leaves during a dry season is called Ans : Tropophyte Green plant pigment used in photosynthesis is called Ans : Chlorophyll What is responsible for yellow, orange, or red color in flowers and fruits Ans : Chromoplasts The pigment found in plants that gives them their green color Ans : Chlorophyll Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary is located in which state Ans : Gujarat Months in Hebrew calendar Ans : Shevat, Adar, Nisan, Iyar, Sivan, Tammuz, Av, Elul, Tishri, Heshvan, Kislev, Tevet Elementary education covers children in the age group Ans : 6 to 14 years The National song ‘Vande Mataram’ was composed by Ans : Bankim Chadra Chatterjee The National emblem was adopted by the Government of India in the year Ans : 26th January, 1950 The design of the National Flag was adopted in the year Ans : 22nd July 1947 The playing time of the full version of the National Anthem is approximately equal to Ans : 52 sec The first regular census in India was taken in the year Ans : 1881 First computer literate Panchayat in India is Ans : Vellanad (Kerala State) The longest highway in India runs from Ans : Varanasi to Kanyakumari, NH – 7, 2369 km Which Indian town has been selected as the first 'Eco Town' of India Ans : Panipat Which element helps in the flowering of plants Ans : Phosphorous Which is called, City of Golden Temple? Ans : Amritsar Which is called, Blue Mountains? Ans : Nilgiri Which is called, Hill Queen? Ans : Simla Which is called, Land of Five Rivers? Ans : Punjab Which is called, Pearl of the Orient? Ans : Goa Which is called, God's Own Country? Ans : Kerala Which is called, Pink City? Ans : Jaipur Which is called, Queen of Arabian Sea? Ans : Cochin Which is called, Switzerland of India? Ans : Kashmir Which is called, Sorrow of Bengal? Ans : River Damodar Which is called, Sorrow of China? Ans : River Huang He (Yellow River) Which is called, Sugar Bowl of World? Ans : Cuba Which is called, Rooftop of the World? Ans : Bolivia Which is called, Land of Midnight Sun? Ans : Norway Which is the Largest Continent Ans : Asia Which is the Largest Island Ans : Greenland Which is the Largest Ocean Ans : Pacific Which is the Largest Peninsula Ans : Arabia Which is the Largest Freshwater Lake Ans : Lake Superior Which is the Largest Archipelago Ans : Indonesia Which is the Largest Saltwater Lake Ans : Caspian Sea Which is the Largest Desert Ans : Sahara (Africa) Which is the Largest Delta Ans : Sunderbans (Bengal) Which is the Largest River Ans : Nile Which is the Smallest Continent Ans : Australia Which is the Highest Plateau Ans : Pamir (Tibet) Which is the Highest Mountain Peak Ans : Everest (Nepal) |
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