GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
By Annapurna Devi Munaganti,
Asst Professor,
PRR Law College, Hyderabad.
General knowledge test on dec 1st
2012, PRR Law College Annual Day Celebrations 2012.
1. What is the constituency of Barak Obama in 2012 President Elections? Lllinois.
2. Name the country that is going to host 2016 Olympics? Brazil - Lusophone
3. To whom The Nobel Peace Prize 2012 was awarded for its contribution to the advancement of peace and
reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe? European Union (EU)
4. Who won the 2012 US Open Grand slam? Andy Murary against Novak Djokovic.
5. The Land of Golden Pagoda- Myanmar.
6. ESMA means Essential Services Maintenance Act
7. NATO means North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.
8. What is the abbreviation of SALT? Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty.
9. What is the highest mountain peak in India? K2 or Godwin Austen.
10. Biggest Clock in the world- Big Ben. London.
11. Which is the largest hydroelectric Dam in the world? Three Gorges Dam in China. Yangtze River.
12. Formosa is the old name of which country? Taiwan
13. Where is the largest Railway platform in the world situated? Kharagpur.
14. What is the capital of Senegal? Dakar
15. The parliament of Japan called as Diet.
16. The 38th
parallel line is the boundary between which countries? North and South Korea.
17. Penicillin was invented by whom? Alexander Flemming.
18. Entomology means Study of Insects.
19. Who was called as frontier Gandhi? Abdul Gaffar Khan.
20. Dhachigam Sanctuary is located in Srinagar(J&K) Hangul or kashmir stag
21. Who was the first recipient of Dada Saheb Phalke Award? Devika Rani.
22. On what date every year is celebrated as Flag Day by the Armed Forces? 7th
Dec.
23. On what day national Youth day celebrates? Jan 12th
(Swamy Vivekananda).
24. Which city is called as City of Seven Hills in the world? Rome.
25. The Governor who abolish the practice of Sati William Bentick.
26. Who was the first viceroy of British India? Lord Canning
27. Who was the first Thirthantakaras? Rishabha.
28. Which is called as Fifth veda? Mahabaratha
29. Who wrote Communist Manifesto? Karl Marx.
30. Who wrote Jungle Book? Rudyard Kipling.
31. A passage to India is written by..... EM Foster
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
By Annapurna Devi Munaganti,
Asst Professor,
PRR Law College, Hyderabad.
General knowledge test on dec 1st
2012, PRR Law College Annual Day Celebrations 2012.
32. The Land of thousand Lakes.... Finland
33. Which institutions are called as Brettonwood Twins? IMF and IBRD
34. To which Atomic Power Plant, recently the IAEA gave clean chit? Rawanbatta APP’s
35. Which is the 194 member country of UNO that have joined in 2011? South Sudan. Juba
36. Who became the first Indian to win a medal in Youth World Weightlifting Championships at Kosice,
Slovakia? Chandrika Tarafdar in September.
37. What is name of Mascot for Brazil Soccer 2012? Armadillo.
38. In which year for the first time National anthem Jana Gana Mana was sung? 1911 dec 27.
39. Who is founder of Chipko Movement? Sunderlal bahuguna.
40. Who is the winner of Man Booker Prize 2012? Hilary Mantel’s Bring up the Bodies first women to win
the award twice.
41. Who won Golden Boot Award on 29 October 2012? Lionel Messi, the Barcelonean forward footballer.
42. Who won the World’s Billard Championship 2012? Pankaj Advani it is his 7th
title.
43. Mohenjo-Daro means...... Mound of death.
44. “The State is a natural institution” stated by whom? Aristotle
45. Who is the President of Trinidad and Tobagao? Kamala Persad Bissessar.
46. Who was the first speaker of India? Malgoankar.
47. Who is the founder of Golkonda Patrika? Suravarm Pratapa Reddy
48. The founder of Hyderabad State..... Nizam UL Mulk
49. Who won second F1 Indian Grand Prix 2012? Sebastian Vettel.
50. Who is Ami Bera? 3rd
Indian to enter into US congress after Dalip Singh Saund and Boby Gindal.
51. Which country revealed that it was planning to include Hindi and Mandarin as languages to be taught in
its schools? Australia.
52. What was the place where the East Indian Company entered their first step in India? Surat.
53. Who was called as Indian Nepolean? Samudra Gupta.
54. MRTP Act has been replaced by which Act? Competition Act.
55. Jasmine Revolution is the revolution of which country? Tunisia.
56. Which period of the Five years Plan called as Plan holiday? 1966-99
57. A person speaks slanderously about a god or religion is called as Blasphemy.
58. Who is the chairman of drafting committee of constitution? Dr B R Ambedkar.
59. Who was the first Chief Justice of SC of India? Hiralal J Kania.
60. Which is the hottest chilli in the world? Naga Bhoot Jolokia, Nagaland, Scoville scale 10,414,427 SHU.
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
By Annapurna Devi Munaganti,
Asst Professor,
PRR Law College, Hyderabad.
General knowledge test on dec 1st
2012, PRR Law College Annual Day Celebrations 2012.
61. Who is the father of modern Olympics? Baron De Coubertine.
62. In which year Indian National Congress was established? 1885.
63. Who is sovereign in democracy? People.
64. Disorder of Sleep is called as? Insomnia.
65. Who is the President of Palestine? Md Abbhas.
66. Who is the author of Marmik magazine? BalTthakaray.
67. Who is election candidature stands opposed to Narendra Modi? Shwetha Bhat.

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    GENERAL KNOWLEDGE By AnnapurnaDevi Munaganti, Asst Professor, PRR Law College, Hyderabad. General knowledge test on dec 1st 2012, PRR Law College Annual Day Celebrations 2012. 1. What is the constituency of Barak Obama in 2012 President Elections? Lllinois. 2. Name the country that is going to host 2016 Olympics? Brazil - Lusophone 3. To whom The Nobel Peace Prize 2012 was awarded for its contribution to the advancement of peace and reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe? European Union (EU) 4. Who won the 2012 US Open Grand slam? Andy Murary against Novak Djokovic. 5. The Land of Golden Pagoda- Myanmar. 6. ESMA means Essential Services Maintenance Act 7. NATO means North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. 8. What is the abbreviation of SALT? Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty. 9. What is the highest mountain peak in India? K2 or Godwin Austen. 10. Biggest Clock in the world- Big Ben. London. 11. Which is the largest hydroelectric Dam in the world? Three Gorges Dam in China. Yangtze River. 12. Formosa is the old name of which country? Taiwan 13. Where is the largest Railway platform in the world situated? Kharagpur. 14. What is the capital of Senegal? Dakar 15. The parliament of Japan called as Diet. 16. The 38th parallel line is the boundary between which countries? North and South Korea. 17. Penicillin was invented by whom? Alexander Flemming. 18. Entomology means Study of Insects. 19. Who was called as frontier Gandhi? Abdul Gaffar Khan. 20. Dhachigam Sanctuary is located in Srinagar(J&K) Hangul or kashmir stag 21. Who was the first recipient of Dada Saheb Phalke Award? Devika Rani. 22. On what date every year is celebrated as Flag Day by the Armed Forces? 7th Dec. 23. On what day national Youth day celebrates? Jan 12th (Swamy Vivekananda). 24. Which city is called as City of Seven Hills in the world? Rome. 25. The Governor who abolish the practice of Sati William Bentick. 26. Who was the first viceroy of British India? Lord Canning 27. Who was the first Thirthantakaras? Rishabha. 28. Which is called as Fifth veda? Mahabaratha 29. Who wrote Communist Manifesto? Karl Marx. 30. Who wrote Jungle Book? Rudyard Kipling. 31. A passage to India is written by..... EM Foster
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    GENERAL KNOWLEDGE By AnnapurnaDevi Munaganti, Asst Professor, PRR Law College, Hyderabad. General knowledge test on dec 1st 2012, PRR Law College Annual Day Celebrations 2012. 32. The Land of thousand Lakes.... Finland 33. Which institutions are called as Brettonwood Twins? IMF and IBRD 34. To which Atomic Power Plant, recently the IAEA gave clean chit? Rawanbatta APP’s 35. Which is the 194 member country of UNO that have joined in 2011? South Sudan. Juba 36. Who became the first Indian to win a medal in Youth World Weightlifting Championships at Kosice, Slovakia? Chandrika Tarafdar in September. 37. What is name of Mascot for Brazil Soccer 2012? Armadillo. 38. In which year for the first time National anthem Jana Gana Mana was sung? 1911 dec 27. 39. Who is founder of Chipko Movement? Sunderlal bahuguna. 40. Who is the winner of Man Booker Prize 2012? Hilary Mantel’s Bring up the Bodies first women to win the award twice. 41. Who won Golden Boot Award on 29 October 2012? Lionel Messi, the Barcelonean forward footballer. 42. Who won the World’s Billard Championship 2012? Pankaj Advani it is his 7th title. 43. Mohenjo-Daro means...... Mound of death. 44. “The State is a natural institution” stated by whom? Aristotle 45. Who is the President of Trinidad and Tobagao? Kamala Persad Bissessar. 46. Who was the first speaker of India? Malgoankar. 47. Who is the founder of Golkonda Patrika? Suravarm Pratapa Reddy 48. The founder of Hyderabad State..... Nizam UL Mulk 49. Who won second F1 Indian Grand Prix 2012? Sebastian Vettel. 50. Who is Ami Bera? 3rd Indian to enter into US congress after Dalip Singh Saund and Boby Gindal. 51. Which country revealed that it was planning to include Hindi and Mandarin as languages to be taught in its schools? Australia. 52. What was the place where the East Indian Company entered their first step in India? Surat. 53. Who was called as Indian Nepolean? Samudra Gupta. 54. MRTP Act has been replaced by which Act? Competition Act. 55. Jasmine Revolution is the revolution of which country? Tunisia. 56. Which period of the Five years Plan called as Plan holiday? 1966-99 57. A person speaks slanderously about a god or religion is called as Blasphemy. 58. Who is the chairman of drafting committee of constitution? Dr B R Ambedkar. 59. Who was the first Chief Justice of SC of India? Hiralal J Kania. 60. Which is the hottest chilli in the world? Naga Bhoot Jolokia, Nagaland, Scoville scale 10,414,427 SHU.
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    GENERAL KNOWLEDGE By AnnapurnaDevi Munaganti, Asst Professor, PRR Law College, Hyderabad. General knowledge test on dec 1st 2012, PRR Law College Annual Day Celebrations 2012. 61. Who is the father of modern Olympics? Baron De Coubertine. 62. In which year Indian National Congress was established? 1885. 63. Who is sovereign in democracy? People. 64. Disorder of Sleep is called as? Insomnia. 65. Who is the President of Palestine? Md Abbhas. 66. Who is the author of Marmik magazine? BalTthakaray. 67. Who is election candidature stands opposed to Narendra Modi? Shwetha Bhat.