Important General Knowledge Questions SET-2 1. Which state is known as the ‘Spice Garden of India’ ==> Kerala 2. Which Marathi newspaper is the mouthpiece of Shiv Sena ==> Saamna 3. Constituting about 78% by volume, which is the most abundant gas in the Earth’s atmosphere ==>Nitrogen 4. Koyna Hydroelectric Power Project constructed over Koyna river, a tributary of Krishna river, is located in which state ==> Maharashtra 5. For Lok Sabha, how many members from the Anglo-Indian community are nominated by the President of India è 2 6. The Grand Trunk Road (GT Road), running from Peshawar in Pakistan to Sonargaon in Bangladesh, was built by which ruler ==> Sher Shah Suri 7. Which American swimmer created history by winning 8 gold medals in Beijing Olympic 2008, the most gold medals by an individual at a single Olympic ==> Michael Phelps 8. Which Muslim social reformer founded the Aligarh Muslim University, originally known as Mohammeden Anglo-Oriental College, in 1875 ==>Syed Ahmed Khan 9. Which chennai born writer won the Booker Prize 2008 for his debut novel ‘The White Tiger’ ==> Aravind Adiga 10. ’Fight the guerrilla as a guerrilla’ is the motto of which miltary academy ==> Counterinsurgency & Jungle Warfare School 11. Who was the first Indian woman to win Miss Asia Pacific title in 1970 ==> Zeenat Aman 12. Who wrote India’s natinal song the ‘Vande Mataram’, which first appeared in the book ‘Anandmath’ ==>Bankimchandra Chatterjee 13. How many times Equinox, when Sun is vertically above the Earth’s equator and the day & night are equally long, occurs in a year ==>Two 14. After attaining enlightenment, where did Gautama Buddha deliver his first sermon ‘Dharamachakra Pravartan’ (set in motion Wheel of Law) ==>Sarnath (U.P.) 15. Which Asian country is known as the ‘Land of the White Elephants’ ==> Thailand 16. Who is the first chief of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), set up recently to investigate terror-related cases across the country ==>Radha Vinod Raju 17. Who invented Smallpox Vaccine ==>Edward Jenner 18. Which freedom fighter authored ‘Gita Rahasya’, a commentary on Bhagvad Gita, during his imprisonment at Mandalay in Myanmar ==>Bal Gangadhar Tilak 19. Considered as the symbol of peace, two branches of which tree are depicted on the United Nations (UN) flag ==> Olive 20. Which city is served by the Veer Savarkar Airport ==> Port Blair Please Dont to Like and Share......................... rosemaryinstitute
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