General Knowledge- Also useful for other competitive
examinations
1.
The
Capital of Malaysia? - Kuala Lumpur
2.
The official language of Syria?- Arabic
3.
ICICI stands for?- Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India
4.
The study of animal behaviour is called?- Ethology
5.
U.N. Day is observed on?- October 24
6.
Who appoints the State Election Commissioner?- Governor of that state
7.
World AIDS day is observed on?- December 1
8.
Arjuna Award is given for excellence in?- Sports
9.
First chairman of Atomic Energy commission of India?- Homi Bhabha
10. Name
the men who have won all the four civil honours of India?- Satyajith
Ray, Bhimsen Joshi, Bismillah Khan
11. Hibiscus
is the national flower of?- South Korea
12. First
women writer to win Jnanpith Award?- Ashapurna Devi
13. Who is
known as the “Lion of Punjab”?- Lala
Lajapat Rai
14. Name
the only Indian state having English as its official language?- Nagaland
15. Who was
the first Indian lady actress to receive the Padma Shri Award?- Nargis Dutt
16. The
first city in India to have eight digit phone number is?- Delhi
17. Official
residence of President of Srilanka?- Temple
Trees
18. Who
chairs the joint sitting of Parliament?-
Lok Sabha Speaker
19. National
game of Russia?- Chess
20. Sahara
Desert is situated in?- North Africa
21. India
set up the Planning Commission in?- 1950
22. Indian
Railway was nationalized in the year?- 1951
23. Which
was India’s first indigenously developed missile?- Prithvi
24. India’s
first women Chief Minister?- Sucheta
Kripalani
25. Xylology
is the study of?- Wood
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