General Knowledge Quiz With Answer 2015-2016

General Knowledge Quiz With Answer 2015-2016

1	Carl and the Passions changed band name to what	Beach Boys
2	How many rings on the Olympic flag	Five
3	What colour is vermilion a shade of	Red
4	King Zog ruled which country	Albania
5	What colour is Spock's blood	Green
6	Where in your body is your patella	Knee ( it's the kneecap )
7	Where can you find London bridge today	USA ( Arizona )
8	What spirit is mixed with ginger beer in a Moscow mule	Vodka
9	Who was the first man in space	Yuri Gagarin
10	What would you do with a Yashmak	Wear it  -  it's an Arab veil
11	Who betrayed Jesus to the Romans	Judas Escariot
12	Which animal lays eggs	Duck billed platypus
13	On television what was Flipper	Dolphin
14	Who's band was The Quarrymen	John Lenon
15	Which was the most successful Grand National horse	Red Rum
16	Who starred as the Six Million Dollar Man	Lee Majors
17	In the song Waltzing Matilda - What is a Jumbuck	Sheep
18	Who was Dan Dare's greatest enemy in the Eagle	Mekon
19	What is Dick Grayson better known as	Robin (Batman and Robin)
20	What was given on the fourth day of Christmas	Calling birds
21	What was Skippy ( on TV )	The bush kangaroo
22	What does a funambulist do	Tightrope walker

23	What is the name of Dennis the Menace's dog	Gnasher
24	What are bactrians and dromedaries	Camels (one hump or two)
25	Who played The Fugitive	David Jason
26	Who was the King of Swing	Benny Goodman
27	Who was the first man to fly across the channel	Louis Bleriot
28	Who starred as Rocky Balboa	Sylvester Stallone
29	In which war was the charge of the Light Brigade	Crimean
30	Who invented the television	John Logie Baird
31	Who would use a mashie niblick	Golfer
32	In the song who killed Cock Robin	Sparrow
33	What do deciduous trees do	Lose their leaves in winter
34	In golf what name is given to the No 3 wood	Spoon
35	If you has caries who would you consult	Dentist - its tooth decay
36	What other name is Mellor’s famously known by	Lady Chatterlys Lover
37	What did Jack Horner pull from his pie	Plum
38	How many feet in a fathom	Six
39	which film had song Springtime for Hitler	The Producers
40	Name the legless fighter pilot of ww2	Douglas Bader
41	What was the name of inn in Treasure Island	Admiral Benbow
42	What was Erich Weiss better known as	Harry Houdini
43	Who sailed in the Nina - Pinta and Santa Maria	Christopher Columbus
44	Which leader died in St Helena	Napoleon Bonaparte
45	Who wrote Gone with the Wind	Margaret Mitchell
46	What does ring a ring a roses refer to	The Black Death
47	Whose nose grew when he told a lie	Pinocchio
48	Who has won the most Oscars	Walt Disney
49	What would a Scotsman do with a spurtle	Eat porridge (it’s a spoon)
50	Which award has the words for valour on it	Victoria Cross

General Knowledge gk questions with answers 2015-2016

General Knowledge gk questions with answers in Hindi 2015-2016


*.भारत में न्यायपालिका किसके अधीन होती है ?-राष्ट्रपति

*.चिली की राजधानी है - सैंटियागो

*.जंतर मंतर क्या है ?-अजायबघर

*.सबसे कम साक्षरता दर किस राज्य की है? - बिहार

*.मशहूर रोनाल्डो फुटबाल खिलाडी का सम्बन्ध किस देश से है ?-ब्राजील


*.भारत के प्रधानमंत्री श्री नरेन्द्र मोदी की माँ का नाम क्या है ? -
हीराबेन

*.भारत के राष्ट्रपति द्वारा मनोनीत दो व्यक्ति जो लोकसभा के सदस्य के रूप
में प्रतिनिधित्व करेंगे है-एंग्लो-इंडियन

*.सुरक्षा परिषद् में कितने स्थाई सदस्य है ? -पांच

*.कंप्यूटर टाइपिंग में अपनी त्रुटी को तुरंत पलटने के लिए क्या करते
है?-अन्डू कमांड का इस्तेमाल

*.किस कंपनी को जुलाई में नवरत्न का दर्जा दिया गया ? -नेशनल बिल्डिंग्स
कंस्ट्रक्शन कारपोरेशन

*.भारत में न्यायायिक समीक्षा की शक्ति किसके पास है ? - केवल सर्वोच्च
न्यायलय

*.IRCTC का आशय है- Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation

*.अंग्रेज जनरल सैंडर्स को किसके प्रतिकारस्वरूप भगत सिंह और अन्य द्वारा
मार डाला गया ? - लाला लाजपत राय

*.मलेशियन एयरलाइन्स फ्लाइट ऍम एच -17 जिसे युक्रेन के ऊपर से मार गिराया
गया था , कहा से कहा तक की उडान भर रहा था?-एम्सटर्डम से कुलालामपुर

*." गिद्द " किस भारतीय राज्य की लोकनृत्य है ?-पंजाब

*.लोहे की कमी का परिणाम ?- अनीमिया

*.रंग की जाने वाली सतह के निशानों को ______ के द्वारा भरा जाता है ?
-पुट्टी

*.मानव शरीर में अपेंडिक्स किस संरचना से जुड़ा हुआ है? -बड़ी आंत

*.लोकपाल बिल के अनुसार कितने सदस्य लोकपाल के सदस्यों को चुनेंगे ? -5

*.भारत में सबसे लम्बी चलने वाली ट्रेन (विवेक एक्सप्रेस ) कहा से कह तक
चलती है ? -डिब्रूगढ़ से कन्याकुमारी


*.गैल्वनिकृत लोहे में ______ की पतली परत होती है ? -जस्ता


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सामान्य विज्ञान जानकारी

1). रसोई घरोँ मे प्रयुक्त बर्तनोँ का उपरी आवरण किस बहुलक से बनाया जाता
है
उतर- टेफलॉन

2). जीवाणु सिदान्त का प्रतिपादन किसने किया
उतर- लुईस पाश्चुर

3). टमाटर का लाल रगँ किस वर्णक के कारण होता है
उतर- लाइकोपिन

4). पतियो का हरा रगं किस वर्णक के कारण के कारण होता है
उतर- पर्णहरित( क्लोरोफिल )

5). कोशिका का प्रबन्धक या मस्तिस्क किसे कहा जाता है
उतर- केन्द्रक

6). पादप कोशिका का रसोईघर किसे कहा जाता है
उतर- हरित लवक

7).कोशिका की आत्मघाति थेली या कोशिका का एटम बम किसे कहा जाता हैm
उतर- लाइसोसोम

8). कोशिका की प्रोटिन फैक्टी या कोशिका का इजंन किसे कहा जाता है
उतर- राइबोसोम

9). कोशिका का शक्तिग्रह किसे कहा जाता है
उतर- माइट्रोकॉन्डिया

10). कोशिका की फैक्टी किसे कहते है
उतर- केन्दिका

11). आम का हल्का पिला रगँ किस वर्णक के कारण होता है

उतर- कैरोटिन

12). गाय के दुध का हल्का पिला रगँ होने का क्या कारण है
उतर-कैरोटिन



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Association of Southeast Asian Nations

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is a geo-political and economic organisation of ten countries located in Southeast Asia, which was formed on 8 August 1967 by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Since then, membership has expanded to include Brunei, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam. Its aims include accelerating economic growth, social progress, cultural development among its members, protection of regional peace and stability, and opportunities for member countries to discuss differences peacefully.
ASEAN covers a land area of 4.46 million km², which is 3% of the total land area of Earth, and has a population of approximately 600 million people, which is 8.8% of the world's population. The sea area of ASEAN is about three times larger than its land counterpart. In 2011, its combined nominal GDP had grown to more than US$ 2 trillion. If ASEAN were a single entity, it would rank as the eighth largest economy in the world.
Headquarters is at Jakarta, Indonesia.
Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation(BIMSTEC)
The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is an international organisation involving a group of countries in South Asia and South East Asia. These are: Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bhutan and Nepal.

Background
On 6 June 1997, a new sub-regional grouping was formed in Bangkok and given the name BIST-EC (Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, and Thailand Economic Cooperation). Myanmar attended the inaugural June Meeting as an observer and joined the organization as a full member at a Special Ministerial Meeting held in Bangkok on 22 December 1997, upon which the name of the grouping was changed to BIMST-EC. Nepal was granted observer status by the second Ministerial Meeting in Dhaka in December 1998. Subsequently, full membership has been granted to Nepal and Bhutan in 2004.
In the first Summit on 31 July 2004, leaders of the group agreed that the name of the grouping should be known as BIMSTEC or the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation.

BRICS

BRICS is the acronym for an association of five major emerging national economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.The grouping was originally known as "BRIC" before the inclusion of South Africa in 2010. The BRICS members are all developing or newly industrialised countries, but they are distinguished by their large, fast-growing economies and significant influence on regional and global affairs; all five are G-20 members. As of 2013, the five BRICS countries represent almost 3 billion people, with a combined nominal GDP of US$16.039 trillion, and an estimated US$4 trillion in combined foreign reserves.Presently, South Africa holds the chair of the BRICS group. The BRICS have received both praise and criticism from numerous quarters.


BRICS Development Bank
The BRICS Development Bank is a proposed development bank of the BRICS nations. Its establishment was agreed to by BRICS leaders at the 2013 BRICS summit held in Durban, South Africa on 27 March 2013. Among its goals is to provide funding for infrastructure projects, and create a "Contingent Reserve Arrangement" worth $100 billion which will help member countries counteract future financial shocks.

South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation

The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is an organisation of South Asian nations, which was established on 8 December 1985 when the government of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka formally adopted its charter providing for the promotion of economic and social progress, cultural development within the South Asia region and also for friendship and co-operation with other developing countries. It is dedicated to economic, technological, social, and cultural development emphasising collective self-reliance. Its seven founding members are Sri Lanka, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Afghanistan joined the organisation in 2007.Meetings of heads of state are usually scheduled annually; meetings of foreign secretaries, twice annually. It is headquartered in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Regional Centres
The SAARC Secretariat is supported by following Regional Centres established in Member States to promote regional co-operation. These Centres are managed by Governing Boards comprising representatives from all the Member States, SAARC Secretary-General and the Ministry of Foreign/External Affairs of the Host Government. The Director of the Centre acts as Member Secretary to the Governing Board which reports to the Programming Committee.
SAARC Agricultural Centre (SAC), Dhaka
SAARC Meteorological Research Centre (SMRC), Dhaka
SAARC Tuberculosis Centre (STC), Kathmandu
SAARC Documentation Centre (SDC), New Delhi
SAARC Human Resources Development Centre (SHRDC), Islamabad
SAARC Coastal Zone Management Centre (SCZMC), Maldives
SAARC Information Centre (SIC), Nepal
SAARC Energy Centre (SEC), Pakistan
SAARC Disaster Management Centre (SDMC), India
SAARC Development Fund (SDF), Bhutan
SAARC Forestry Centre (SFC), Bhutan
SAARC Cultural Centre (SCC), Sri Lanka

TYPES OF TAXES IN INDIA

TYPES OF TAXES IN INDIA

I. DIRECT TAXES :-
These types of taxes are directly imposed & paid to Government of India. There has been a steady rise in the net Direct Tax collections in India over the years, which is healthy signal. Direct taxes, which are imposed by the Government of India, are:
 (1) Income Tax :-
Income tax, this tax is mostly known to everyone. Every individual whose total income exceeds taxable limit has to pay income tax based on prevailing rates applicable time to time.
 (2) Capital Gains Tax :-
Capital Gain tax as name suggests it is tax on gain in capital. If you sale property, shares, bonds & precious material etc. and earn profit on it within predefined time frame you are supposed to pay capital gain tax. The capital gain is the difference between the money received from selling the asset and the price paid for it.
 (3) Securities Transaction Tax :-
A lot of people do not declare their profit and avoid paying capital gain tax, as government can only tax those profits, which have been declared by people. To fight with this situation Government has introduced STT (Securities Transaction Tax ) which is applicable on every transaction done at stock exchange. That means if you buy or sell equity shares, derivative instruments, equity oriented Mutual Funds this tax is applicable.
 (4) Perquisite Tax :-
Earlier to Perquisite Tax we had tax called FBT (Fringe Benefit Tax) which was abolished in 2009, this tax is on benefit given by employer to employee. E.g If your company provides you non-monetary benefits like car with driver, club membership, ESOP etc. All this benefit is taxable under perquisite Tax.
 (5) Corporate Tax :-
Corporate Taxes are annual taxes payable on the income of a corporate operating in India. For the purpose of taxation companies in India are broadly classified into domestic companies and foreign companies.

II. INDIRECT TAXES :-
 (6) Sales Tax :-
Sales tax charged on the sales of movable goods. Sale tax on Inter State sale is charged by Union Government, while sales tax on intra-State sale (sale within State) (now termed as VAT) is charged by State Government.
 (7) Service Tax :-
Most of the paid services you take you have to pay service tax on those services. This tax is called service tax. Over the past few years, service tax been expanded to cover new services.
 (8) Value Added Tax :-
The Sales Tax is the most important source of revenue of the state governments; every state has their respective Sales Tax Act. The tax rates are also different for respective states.
 (9) Custom duty & Octroi (On Goods) :-
Custom Duty is a type of indirect tax charged on goods imported into India. One has to pay this duty , on goods that are imported from a foreign country into India. This duty is often payable at the port of entry (like the airport). This duty rate varies based on nature of items.
 (10) Excise Duty :-
An excise or excise duty is a type of tax charged on goods produced within the country. This is opposite to custom duty which is charged on bringing goods from outside of country. Another name of this tax is CENVAT (Central Value Added Tax).
 (11) Anti Dumping Duty :-
Dumping is said to occur when the goods are exported by a country to another country at a price lower than its normal value. This is an unfair trade practice which can have a distortive effect on international trade. In order to rectify this situation Central Govt. imposes an anti dumping duty not exceeding the margin of dumping in relation to such goods.
 III. OTHER TAXES :-
 (12) Professional Tax :-
If you are earning professional you need to pay professional tax. Professional tax is imposed by respective Municipal Corporations. Most of the States in India charge this tax.
 (13) Dividend distribution Tax :-
Dividend distribution tax is the tax imposed by the Indian Government on companies according to the dividend paid to a company’s investors. Dividend amount to investor is tax free. At present dividend distribution tax is 15%.
 (14) Municipal Tax :-
Municipal Corporation in every city imposed tax in terms of property tax. Owner of every property has to pay this tax. This tax rate varies in every city.
 (15) Entertainment Tax :-
Tax is also applicable on Entertainment; this tax is imposed by state government on every financial transaction that is related to entertainment such as movie tickets, major commercial shows exhibition, broadcasting service, DTH service and cable service.
 (16) Stamp Duty, Registration Fees, Transfer Tax :- If you decide to purchase property than in addition to cost paid to seller. You must consider additional cost to transfer that property on your name.
 (17) Education Cess , Surcharge :-
Education cess is deducted and used for Education of poor people in INDIA. All taxes in India are subject to an education cess, which is 3% of the total tax payable. The education cess is mainly applicable on Income tax, excise duty and service tax.
 (18) Gift Tax :-
If you receive gift from someone it is clubbed with your income and you need to pay tax on it. This tax is called as gift tax.
 (19) Wealth Tax :-
Wealth tax is a direct tax, which is charged on the net wealth of the assessee. Wealth tax is chargeable in respect of Net wealth corresponding to Valuation date.Net wealth means all assets less loans taken to acquire those assets. Wealth tax is 1% on net wealth exceeding 30 Lakhs (Rs 3,000,000). So if you have more money, assets you are liable to pay tax.
 (20) Toll Tax :-
At some of places you need to pay tax in order to use infrastructure (road, bridge etc.) build from your money given to government as Tax. This tax is called as toll tax. This tax amount is very small amount but, to be paid for maintenance work and good up keeping.

List of Private sector banks in India and their headquarters

List of Private sector banks in India and their headquarters

1	Axis Bank Ltd.	Mumbai
2	Bank of Rajasthan Ltd	Jaipur
3	The Catholic Syrian Bank	Thrissur
4	The Dhanalakshmi Bank Ltd	Thrissur
5	Federal Bank	Kerala
6	ING Vysya Bank Ltd	Bengaluru
7	The Karnataka Bank Ltd.	Mangalore
8	The Karur Vysya Bank Ltd.	Karur
9	The Nainital Bank Ltd.	Nainital
10	The South Indian Bank Ltd.	Thrissur
11	Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Ltd	Tuticorin

List of countries and their national games

List of countries and their national games

Afghanistan: Buzkashi

Antigua and Barbuda: Cricket

Argentina: Pato

Bangladesh: Kabaddi

Barbados: Cricket

Bermuda: Cricket

Bhutan: Archery

Brazil: Capoeira

Bulgaria: Weightlifting

Canada: Ice hockey

Chile: Chilean rodeo

China: Table Tennis

Cuba: Baseball

Hungary: Water polo

India: Field hockey

Iran: Wrestling
Jamaica: Cricket

Japan: Sumo Wrestling

Mexico: Charreria

New Zealand: Rugby union

Norway: Cross-country skiing

Russia: Sambo

South Korea: Tae-kwon-do

Spain: Bull fighting

Sri Lanka: Volleyball

USA: Baseball