On the 150th Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda General Knowledge Competition Name:-……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Contact Number:-…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Date of Birth: - ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Marks Obtained :- Full Marks:-500 Instructions:- 1. Use only Blue/black Ball point pen. 2. There are 213 questions. 3. 40 marks for good hand –writing. 4. Write your name and mobile number clearly. 5. There is no negative marks for incorrect answers. 6. Submission date…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 7. Over writing considered as rejected. 8. First Prize, Second Prize, and Third Prize. 9. Consolation Prize for all participants. 10. Every question has one word answers. 11. For query contact- 89866-44441; 94315-34871. “All power within you can do any thing and everything. Don’t believe that you are weak.” “Being right and doing right the whole world can unite.” Goddesses-Gods –(20 marks) 1. Which gods are called “Tridev”? ............................................................................................................ 2. Where is Brahama’s temple situated? ................................................................................................... 3. Which god is also known as “Neelkanth”? ............................................................................................. 4. Which god is known as “Giridhar”? ........................................................................................................ 5. Who is treasurer of hindu gods? ............................................................................................................ 6. What is the vehicle of “Indra”? .............................................................................................................. 7. What is the vehicle of “Saraswati”? ....................................................................................................... 8. Which god is known as Ekdant? ............................................................................................................. 9. Who killed demon Mahishasur? ............................................................................................................ 10. Name the dance performed by lord Shiva to destroy the whole world? .............................................. Religion–(20 marks) 11. Which are the most ancient religious books of Hindus?....................................................................... 12. What is the name of 24th Tirthankar? .................................................................................................. 13. Give the number of sikh gurus? ............................................................................................................ 14. Give the name of fifth Sikh Guru? ......................................................................................................... 15. Name the snake used for churning ocean? ........................................................................................... 16. What is name of Muslim Calender? ...................................................................................................... 17. Who broke one of the teeths of ganesh ji? ............................................................................................ 18. Where did Sankaracharya die? .............................................................................................................. 19. Give the number of slokes in Srimad Bhagwat? ..................................................................................... 20. How many chapters are there in Srimad Bhagwat? ............................................................................... Ramayan-20(marks) 21. Who founded Ayodhya for first time? ................................................................................................... 22. Name the father of king Janak? ............................................................................................................. 23. Name the daughter of Janak’s other than Sita? .................................................................................... 24. Who advised Rawan to abduct Sita? ..................................................................................................... 25. Where did Ram meet with Shabri? ....................................................................................................... 26. Name the wife of Sugreev? ................................................................................................................... 27. Name the wife of Bali? .......................................................................................................................... 28. Name the eldest daughter of Vibhishan? .............................................................................................. 29. Name the chief queen of Rawan? ......................................................................................................... 30. Who killed Lavnasur? ............................................................................................................................. Mahabharat-(20marks) 31. Name the priest of Pandavas? ............................................................................................................... 32. Who killed Jarasandh? ........................................................................................................................... 33. Which state was ruled by king Nal? ...................................................................................................... 34. Ghandhari was the princes of which state? .......................................................................................... 35. Name the father of Eklavya? ................................................................................................................. 36. Name the son of Duryodhan? ............................................................................................................... 37. Who took command of the army after Dronacharya? ........................................................................ “ Be and Make” 38. Who killed Dushasan? ............................................................................................................................ 39. Who killed karan? ................................................................................................................................... 40. Who killed Shakuni? ............................................................................................................................... Politics and Constitution –(20 marks) 41. When was first interim Government setup? .......................................................................................... 42. Name the first Indian political party which went online with website? ................................................ 43. Name the first Lok Sabah Speaker to die in harness? ........................................................................... 44. Who has been the chairman of Rajya Sabha for maximum period? ..................................................... 45. Who was the first President from Dalits? .............................................................................................. 46. Name the Prime Minister who led maximum number of parties to form a government in the center? ................................................................................................................................................... 47. Who appoints the comptroller and Auditor general? ............................................................................ 48. Who appoints Governers in the state? .................................................................................................. 49. Name the President who travelled in a Submarine? ............................................................................ 50. Who appoints Judges of the Supreme Court? ....................................................................................... Sports-(30marks) 51. Name the first woman to win international gold medal in Archery? ................................................... 52. In which year Dhyanchand award for life long achievement in sports started? ................................. 53. Name the first Indian to win Badminton World Cup? .......................................................................... 54. Name the Indian Chess player to beat computers? .............................................................................. 55. Name the Indian who holds the world record of scoring maximum centuries in one dayers? ................................................................................................................................................................ 56. Which is the oldest swimming club in India? ......................................................................................... 57. Who has been the first Indian woman to break into the top 40 ranking in international tennis circuit? .................................................................................................................................................... 58. When did India tie is a test match for the first time? ............................................................................ 59. Name the first to win world junior title in Chess? .................................................................................. 60. Name the first cricket club in India? ...................................................................................................... 61. First limited over cricket –world cup was won by…………………………………………………………………………….. 62. Where was Olympics-2004 held?.......................................................................................................... 63. Which bowler was hit for six sixs in an over by Yuvraj Singh?............................................................... 64. Gopichand was a player of……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 65. Famous Volley ball player Magic Jhonson belongs to which country?.................................................. Religious Places -(20marks) 66. Where is Golden Temple situated? ........................................................................................................ 67. Where is the Sun Temple Situated? ....................................................................................................... 68. To which deity is Badrinath temple dedicated? ..................................................................................... 69. Which is the biggest mosque of India? .................................................................................................. 70. Where is Vishwanath Temple situated? ................................................................................................ 71. Where is Kela Devi Temple situated?................................................................................................... 72. Where is the Vindhya Vasini Temple situated?..................................................................................... 73. In which state is the Jwala ji Temple situated? ..................................................................................... “Arise, awake and stop not till you reach the goal.” 74. In which state Vashistha Ashram situated? ........................................................................................... 75. Whereis Srinath Temple situated? ........................................................................................................ FineArts-(20marks) 76. Who composed the ragas like ‘Mian Ki Malhar’, ‘Darbari’, ‘Kannad’ and ‘Mian Ki Tori’? ...................... 77. Kuchipudi is the Dance of which state? ................................................................................................. 78. Oddissi is the dance of which state? .................................................................................................... 79. Nautanki is the performing art of which state? .................................................................................... 80. Nakal is the performing art of which state? .......................................................................................... 81. Rass Leela and Ram Leela are the performing arts of which state? ..................................................... 82. The dance form ‘Mohini Attam’ belongs to which state? ...................................................................... 83. To which state does the dance ’Dandia Raas’ belong? ......................................................................... 84. To which state does the dance ‘Garba’ belong? ................................................................................... 85. To which state does the dance ‘Chhau’ belong ……………………………………………………………………………….. Great Disciples of Great Masters-(20marks) 86. Guru of Gods? ........................................................................................................................................ 87. Guru of Asurs(Demons)?........................................................................................................................ 88. Krishna’s , Balram’s , Sudama’s guru? .................................................................................................. 89. Kauravs’,Pandavas’ guru? ...................................................................................................................... 90. Chandra Gupta’s Guru? .......................................................................................................................... 91. Chhatrapati Shivaji’s guru? .................................................................................................................... 92. Vivekanand’s guru? ................................................................................................................................ 93. Surdas’s guru? ........................................................................................................................................ 94. Tansen’s guru? ....................................................................................................................................... 95. Chaintanya Mahaprabhu’s giru? ............................................................................................................ History-20(marks) 96. Who was the fatherof Ashoka, the great? ............................................................................................. 97. Who gave whole of his life’s savings to Rana Pratap to raise army to fight Mugals? ........................... 98. Where is Jehangiri Mahal built? ............................................................................................................. 99. What was the full name of Rana Sanga of Mewar? ............................................................................... 100. Where was the capitol of Chandra Gupta Maurya established? ............................................................ 101. Which king is called the Nepolean of India? ......................................................................................... 102. Who got G.T. Road constructed for the first time? ................................................................................ 103. Who established Mugal empire in India? ............................................................................................... 104. Which state is ruled by Rana Sanga? ...................................................................................................... 105. Which Mugal King got the power twice? ............................................................................................... Logos-(20marks) 106. Indian Government? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 107. Akashvani(Radio) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 108. Doordarshan(T.V.) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 109. Army ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 110. Air Force …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... 111. Navy …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. “Nar Sewa, Narayan Sewa” 112. Central Vidylay Sangthan ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 113. C.B.S.E. , D.A.V. School ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 114. Post & Telegraph Department ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 115. L.I.C. of India …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Abbreviations-20(marks) 116. A.I.R. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 117. C.C.I. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 118. E.C.G. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 119. F.C.I. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 120. I.I.T. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 121. N.D.A. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 122. B.S.N.L. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 123. N.C.E.R.T. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 124. I.A.S. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 125. L.A.S.E.R. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Founders-(20marks) 126. Arya Samaj ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 127. Ramkrishna Mission ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 128. Banaras Hindu University …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 129. Sabarmati Ashram …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 130. Bhartiya Jan Sangh …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 131. Rashtriya Swyamsevak Sangh …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 132. Bhoodan Movement ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 133. Chinmay Mission ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 134. Raman Research Institute, Bangalore …………………………………………………………………………...................... 135. Bose Research Institute, Kolkata……………………………………………………………………………………………………… Pet Names-(20marks) 136. Bapu ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 137. Guru Dev …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 138. Mahamana ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 139. Desh Ratna ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 140. Panjap Kesari…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 141. Dan Veer ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 142. Hariyana Hurricane ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 143. Flying Queen …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 144. Osho …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 145. Missile Man of India …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Important Quotations-(20marks) 146. Do or die …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 147. Inquilab Jindabad ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 148. Vijayee VishwaTiranga Pyara ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 149. Vandematram …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… “Burry the past, and the unlimited future would be before you.” 150. Jai Jawan Jai Kisan ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 151. Arise,awake and stop not tillyou reach the goal ……………………………………………………………………………… 152. Man Chang ate Kathauti Mein Ganga ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 153. Turn my legs where there is no Kaba ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 154. Back to Vedas …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 155. Krinvanto Viswamaryam ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Books & Authors-(20marks) 156. Meghdoot…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 157. Panch Tantra……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 158. Geetanjali ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 159. Urvashi……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 160. Godan……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 161. India Divided…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 162. India Wins Freedom ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 163. Story of My Experiments with Truth …………………………………………………………………………………………………. 164. Saakhi……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 165. Kamayani………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Geography-(40marks) 166. Name the instrument by which rainfall can be measured? .................................................................. 167. What is the normal air pressure at sea level? ………………………………………………………………………………….. 168. The innermost part of the earth is known as , ………………………………………………………………………………….. 169. Name the instrument by which atmospheric pressure can be measured………………………………………….. 170. What is Plankton?................................................................................................................................... 171. What is the name of the forest of Ganga-Brahmaputra Delta?............................................................ 172. Write the name of the world’s largest and the hottest desert on earth?.............................................. 173. What is ‘oasis’?....................................................................................................................................... 174. The famous river Nile is the boon of an African country. Write down the name of the country?.................................................................................................................................................. 175. Write the cheapest mode of transport?................................................................................................. Science-(20 Marks) 176. A pot full of water to boil on the stove. Which one of the graph below shows the correct change in temperature over time?.......................................................................................................................... a) b) c) d) 177. The normal temperature of human body is ………………………………………degree celcius. 178. Acid + base=…………………………………………….+…………………………………………………………….. “An atheist is the one who has no self confidence.” 179. The graph below shown …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… a)Uniform acceleration b) non uniform acceleration c)acceleration=0 d) none of these 180. What is the angle between the incident ray and reflected ray in the following diagram? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Mathematics-(30 Marks) 181. Find the area of a rectangle whose length is thrice its breadth whereas breadth is 4x. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 182. What is an algebraic expression having two terms is known as? ………………………………………………………. 183. The s.p. of an article is three forth its C.P. What is the loss % ?............................................................. 184. Represent 2/7 as a decimal. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 185. Find the rational number between two rational numbers x & y. …………………………………………………….. 186. Find the reciprocal of a non-zero rational number b/a. …………………………………………………………………….. 187. A regular polygon of n sides have how many lines of symmetry?.......................................................... 188. The angle bisectors of a triangle meet at which point?.......................................................................... 189. The radius of incircle of a triangle is called as, ………………………………………………………………………………… 190. Smallest odd composite number is …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 191. A equation 4x+3y=16, can have …………………………………………………………………………………………solutions. 192. The equation of y-axis is …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 193. The average of natural numbers 1,2,3,…….97,98,99 is ……………………………………………………………………. 194. S=1-1+1-1+1-1----- n terms,where n is odd. Then the value of s is……………………………………………………. 195. Two line segments AC & BD equal in length bisect each other at 90 degree. The shape ABCD is ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… English-(20marks) 196. Change the voice:- Who could help him? You can do this work. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 197. Change the form of Narration. The young girl said, “Would that I were a Queen” …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. “ Wise is who can make every work to his liking.” 198. Combine the given sentences by using ‘till’. I will get ready. Do not go till then. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 199. Supply preposition in the gap. Hard work is the key ………………………….. success. 200. Supply suitable modal. His parents wonder how their son ………………………………….. To do such things. 201. Use appropriate conjunction. I tried my best, ……………………………………………………… I did not succeed. 202. Combine the word using participle. He hurt his foot. He stopped ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 203. You ………………………………………………………………………………………….look up the dictionary if you want to. 204. Write down the phonetic transcription of the word “ENGLISH”? ……………………………………………………… 205. The word ‘Education’ is derived from the english word ……………………………………………………………………. I.Q.- (40 Marks) 206. How many Rectangle are there in the given figure………………………………………………………………………….. 207. 34,43,57,75,16………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 208. If AEGM=26, then BLCA=? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 209. BZCW : YAXD :: EYFV :……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 210. Number of quadrilateral in the given figure is …………………………………………………………………………….. 211. Which one of the following diagram correctly represents – Dears , bears ,animals a) b) c) d) 212. Find the area of the shaded region if each small square has the dimension of 1×1 …………………………… 213. If * - =4383 and *+*+* =16284, then + = ? ……………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………. Signature of the participants
Posted on: Thu, 29 Aug 2013 14:44:38 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015