General Awareness Related Questions & Answers

Name the state of India where diamond mines are mainly found?
- Madhya Pradesh

Where were huge amounts of uranium recently found?
- Andhra Pradesh

Name the first heavyweight boxer to go undefeated throughout his career?
- Rocky Marciano

Which is the largest river delta of India?
- Ganga

How many postal zones are there in India, under the PIN Code System?
- 8

Who elects the Vice President of India?
- Members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha

Which state in South India have a thermal station at Tuticorin?
- Tamil Nadu

Name the mineral found in Zawar mines?
- Zinc

Which states are known for Cauvery Water dispute?
- Karnataka and Tamil Nadu

Which region of India is associated with pine forests?
- Uttarakhand

Which fund can be used to meet the unanticipated expenditure without the prior approval of the Parliament?
- Contingency

Fund of India Name the largest oil refinery of India?
- Vadodara

Who was the First Election Commissioner of India?
- Sukumar Sen

Name the state of India having longest coastline as on 2011?
- Andhra Pradesh

What is the name of India's first aircraft carrier?
- INS Vikrant

What is the maximum period of gap between any two sessions of the Indian Parliament?
- Six months

Who is the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces in India?
- The President

What is the name of first Indian aircraft developed by Government laboratory with private fund?
- Eagle

What is the aim of   the 'Biosphere Reserve Project'?
- Protecting Flora and Fauna

What is the estimated premature deaths caused annually by outdoor air pollution, according to the first pollution survey carried out by World Health Organisation in Sept.,2011?
- 1.34 millions

Name the Indian state where the game of Polo is said to have originated?
- Manipur

What is the objective of the project "Bhoomi Keralam" launched by the state government?
- To conduct a survey of the land.

Which state introduced a high tech foodgrain rationing system to ensure timely supply of the foodgrains to people living below poverty line?
- Karnataka

What are the objectives of the Mission Chandrayaan-1?
- Preparing dimensional atlas of the lunar surface.
- Chemical mapping of the entire lunar surface.
- Locating minerals in the soil of moon.

Which award was given to Pt. Bhimsen Joshi in 2008?
- Bharat Ratna

Which state government had announced that it would provide a special package of incentives to Employment Intensive Industries?
- Bihar

Which state has maximum density of canals?
- Uttar Pradesh

Which state of India has highest production of tea?
- Assam

The Prime Minister is chairman of which commision?
- Planning Commission

By whom is the Vice-President of the Indian Union elected?
- Members of both the Houses of Parliament.

Where the third India, Brazil and South Africa (IBSA) summit took place?
- New Delhi

Which state has decided to set up Arsenic Removal Plants in all the districts of the state to provide arsenic free drinking water to all people by 2010-2011?
- West Bengal

Where is India's Space Rocket Launching Centre situated?
- Sriharikota

With which country India has signed Nuclear Agreement besides USA named as   Cooperation Agreement for peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy? 

- France

Where at present the BRAHMOS missiles   are assembled?
- Hyderabad

Who wrote the book " Gita Govinda"?
- Jayadeva

Who was the only Muslim woman to sit on the throne of Delhi?
- Razia Sultana

Which is the highest military award for valour in India?
- Param Vir Chakra

Which is the longest river of India?
- Ganga

Which is the place experiencing minimum and maximum temperatures -28.3 degree Celsius   and 15 degree Celsius respectively?
- Leh

Why Shimla is cooler than Amritsar though they have same latitude?
- Because Shimla is at higher elevation.

"Nokia" the telecom company belongs to which country?
- Finland

What is Dry Ice?
- Solidified Carbon Dioxide

Name the leader under whom India's first coalition government in New Delhi was formed?
- Morarji Desai

Where are relics of Buddha preserved?
- Stupa

On whose written advice President can proclaim Emergency?
- Prime Minister

To whom President of India can write if he wants to resign from office?
- Vice President of India

Name the mountain range which stretches from Gujarat in the West to Delhi in the North?
- Aravallis

Who brought and installed two Asokan pillars in Delhi?
- Firozeshah Tughluq

Which river is related to Nagarjun Sagar Project?
- Krishna

What is the new name of Burma?
- Myanmar

In which Amendment Right to property was removed from the list of Fundamental rights?
- Forty-fourth Amendment

Who appoints the Chairman and members of State Public Service Commission?
- Governor

What is the maximum duration for which the Vice President can officiate as the President of India?
- 6 months

Name the person who presided over the first session of Indian National Congress in 1885?
- W.C Bannerjee

Who is called "Grand Old Man of India"?
- Dadabhai Naoroji

Who was the first Indian elected to the leadership of Communist International?
- M.N Roy

Where is Pushkar lake located?
- Rajasthan