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Article Number: 7562 | Last Updated: Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 10:30 AM
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The Oldest Capital In The World Damascus (Syria)
High juice taking country Canada
When was launched Chandrayaan-1 22nd October 2008
Who build the Red Fort in Delhi? Shahjahan
When established the Hyderabad Central University (HCU) 2nd Octber 1974
Satyam is taken over by: Tech Mahindra
Sun Microsystem was taken over by oracle
which IPL team consists of players from all the test playing nations (Excluding Zimbabwe)
MUMBAI INDIANS
What is the FULL FORM of NDTV New Delhi Television
which team crossed 200 runs in the IPL-2 Rajasthan Royals
who get the NASSCOM global leadership award for 2008? ratan tata
the longest river in the world nile
largest mammal blue whale
What does all beaches have in common? thet all have water and sand you fool !! hahaha
how many capitals does china have? Three!!!!
fastest jet plane? SR71 black bird.
how much rund did ab de villeirs score in the match of 23 april 2009 in the second season of indian premier league and how much did t dilshan score?
Ab de villeis-105 Dilshan-exact 50
Who has written the book Holes? LOUIS SACHER
Which is the most famous actress in india? Priyanaka Chopra
Who is wicker keeper of Chennai super kings? of course yaar apna dhoni
where is statue of libert? New York
Who is captain of deccan chargers? Adam gilchrist
fastest jet plane? SR71 black bird.
smallest breed of dog? chivava
tallest breed of dog? greatdane.
fastest land animal? cheetah
tallest building? Taipei one o one.
What is the shortest word which uses letters A, B, C, D, E and F? feedback
expand HSBCHongKong Shanghai Banking Corporation
capital of sikkim gangtok
Who is the Governor of Meghalaya? R.S. Mooshahary
When Tata Nano Launch 23rd March 2009
Expand WTO World Trade Organisation
Expand GATTGeneral Aggrement On Trade and Tariff
Five Permenate Countries OF UNO America,Britain,China,France&Russia
Expand TRIMs Trade Related Investment Measures
Expand UTI Unit Trust Of India
Expand RBI Reserve Bank Of India
Expand SIDBI Small Industries Development
Expand UNO United Nations Organations
Father of Nation Mahatma Gandhi
how mani stiars comes when you enter in the fatehpur seekri fort
52
Which is the animal having two ivoris and a trunk the elephant
which animal has the largest eye of all giant squird
What are twins cakked when they are joined together at same part of body
sianese twins
the machine gun was invented by richard gatking
who is the father of english poetry geoffery chaucer
which gland produce tears lacrimal
which city in india is situated for its snakepal chennai
where the international olymipic commitrr headquarter situated lausanna, switharland
what is avarage length of ocean 3800m
What is the star which near to us apart from Sun Alpha Centauri
Expand NABARDNtional Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
Expand IDBI Industrial Development Bank of India
President Of India Prathiba Patil
The monsester of tamilnadu Koiambuture
which is the capital of tamilnadu chennai
What is the full mean of the PMKN Pathakamuri Muddukrishna Naidu
What is the name of Mumbai Blast operation? Black Tarnado
isro head office which place banglore
whos is Mr.Resul Pookutty A Keralite ,Academy Award nominated "Slumdog Millionaire"s sound designer and mixer
Full-form of BPL British Physical Laboratory
what is the full form of AMUL Anand Milk Union Limited
Who are the writers(scriptwriters) of movie "Slumdog Millionaire"
Simon Beaufoy & Vikas Swarup
becil brocasting engneering coporation India limited
bhel? bharath heavy electrical limited
what is the boling point of water? 100 degree cen
wat is game go
Who is the first Indian Musician to bag the Golden Globe award
A R Rehman
HR8799 New solar planet system
Forbes life time Achievement Awards 2008 Lakshmi Mittal
Company of year in Economic Time Excellene Awards 2007-2008
Tata Steel
MISS world 2008 Ksenya Sukhinova
MISS world 2008 Ksenya Sukhinova
NAG Anti tank missile
Haryana declare year 2009 as Year of Farmer
fifa footballer of 2008 Ronaldo
Malraria spread due to Plasmodium
Uva Yojana scheme by Bank of maharashtra
IT & communication Revoiution by Rajiv gandhi
Green Revolution by Indira Gandhi
Whats india ranks in Global Gender Gap Index Report 2008 113th
Rider of year 2008 Alberto Contador
deshikottama Award to kind of bhutan (jigme singye
Crystal Awards 2009 to Malika sarabai
who win Euro 2008 Football cup Spain
Kuno zoo is at madha pradesh
how many votes did Obama got to become president 364 votes
2006 Jnanpith Award bags to Ravindra Kelekar & Sankrit
2005 Jnanpith Award bags to kunwar Narain
2004 Jnanpith Award bags to Rahman rahi
How many tiger reserve are in india 28
what is the full form of ADIDAS All Day I Dream Sports
what is the full form of ADIDAS All Day I Dream Sports
LBW is related to ? Cricket
WHO IS THE CHAIRMAN OF CBSE VINEET JOSHI
Who was the brand ambassador of Accenture? Tiger Woods
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which film actor recently entered into politics in andhra pradesh . MEGASTAR CHIRANJEEVI
Capital of India New Delhi
Who is the father of History Herodotus
WHICH IS THE LARGEST MOUNTAIN RANGE IN THE WORLD ALPAS
Which 2 test player scored 100 among the all test cricket playing countries
Rahul Dravid & Sachin Tendulkar
What is my name? My name is computer
What is my name? My name is computer
WHO IS OUR PRIME MINISTER MON MOHAN SINGH
which film punch line is come fall in love? dilwale dulhaniya le jayenge
what was the first avatar of lord vishnu ? Matsya avatar
where is the disney land located ? californa,USA
who got bharat ratna award 2008? bhimsen joshi
How many legs does a butterfly have? Six
Which is the nearest star? Sun
which is the first indian national parkcorbett national park un uttaranchal
which is the first indian national park corbett national park un uttaranchal
how much run did saurav ganguly scored in his last innings of his test career?
0
how much run did saurav ganguly scored in his last innings of his test career?
0
newcnew;cnew’cnew What is that?
who discovered bacteria? leeuenhoek.
HSBCHONKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION
Who discovered chocolate? Daniel Craig
best chat site?? orkut
what is the height of khali??? 7 feet 3 inches
Who has the credit of scoring highest runs in a single ODI?? Saeed Anwar(194) pakistan team
Expand HSBCHong Kong and Shangai Banking Corporation
WHAT IS THE FULL FORM OF SARS? SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME
Bhilai Steel Plant located at Bhilai(Chaatisgarh) is installed with the help of which country
Sangameswara Rao
where is the famous Rock Garden Sutaiated ? Chhandigarh.
What was the capital of India, before New Delhi ? Vanastalipuram
first lady governor of state in indiaGandhi baga sarojinee naidu ni dengi state governer chesadu
spider has how many legs 8
which travels feaster-light or sound ? light waves
Name the youngest president of USA. Theodore Roosevelt
Actor Saif ali khan is the son of which famous cricketer? Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi
In which state is Krishna Raja Sagar dam situated? Karnataka
Name the only other country to have got independence on Aug 15th?
South Korea
What is the expansion of YAHOO? Yet Another Hierarchy of Officious Oracle
Who gave Mickey Mouse to the world? SIR.Walt Disney
Where is the INSAT master control facility? Hassan(Karnataka)
which is the only aquatic mammal? Blue Whale
Which is the longest national highway in india? NH-7 Kanyakumari-Varanasi
The oldest capital in the world Damascus (siriya)
The Textile City in India Bhilwara (Rajasthan)
How much teeth of Dog 36
How many legs of betterfly. 6 legs
IN which year was charlie chaplin born??????? 1889
What was the name given to the atom bomb which was dropped on hiroshima???????
LITTLE BOY
first governer general of independant india? Lord Louis Mountbatten
where was the worlds first missle launched?????srirangapatna(mandya district) launched by Tippu Sultan in 1782
where is the world’s tallest monolith???shravanabelagola(hassan district) karnataka
Who is the famous musician who played his instrument in a concert at red fort 0n 15th aug 1947 and as well as 15 aug 1997????
BHARAT RATNA USTAD
Tip of India Cape Comorin
Who is the Attorney General of India? Mr.Milon Kumar Bannerjee
AAEI--? All Are Eaten Illa.
Wat coms aftar inglis letar X da karect ansar:Y
Wat coms aftar 10 Ans:11
What is the full form of NRHM National Rural Health Mission
Who scored the maximum number of centuries is limited over cricket (one day cricket)?
Sachin
Only a mammel who can’t jump? Elephant
Who is the fastest man on land? Usain Bolt of Jamaica!!!!!!!!!
what is the oldest son of ravana indrajeet
Who is the Chief Minister of Karnataka? B.S.Yadyurappa
Who is the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh? Y.S.Rajasekhar Reddy
how many istricts are there in u.s.a 50
CEO of APPLE? Steve Jobs
in military terminology ’0’ refers to? expected time to attact.
Full Name of Dr.APJ Abdul KalamDr. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam
full form of ndtv? new delhi television
WHO IS THE NEW GOVERNOR OF RBI?DR DUVVURI SUBBARAO he was earlier finance secretary .....
INDIA HAS SUCCESSFULLY TEST FIRED AGNI III IN THE MONTH OF MAY 2008. WHICH TYPE OF MISSILE BELONGS TO AGNI III -
SURFACE TO SURFACE INTERMEDIATE RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILE
.INDIA HAS SUCCESSFULLY TEST FIRED AGNI III IN THE MONTH OF MAY 2008. WHICH TYPE OF MISSILE BELONGS TO AGNI III -
- SURFACE TO SURFACE INTERMEDIATE RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILE
No. of persons playing in polo? 4(four)
who is first president(woman)? subhaataryn yanjmaa(argentina) as post president
Which country is the richest in terms of Highest income per capita?
Switzerland, $21000.
Which is the longest highway in the world? Trans-Canada
Who wrote the famous book ’’unaccustomed earth’’? Jhumpa Lahri
who is the winner of US Tennis Open Tournament, 2008 Roger Federer (Switzerland)
who is the winner of US Tennis Open Tournament, 2008 Roger Federer (Switzerland)
Who was the political guru of Netaji C.R.Das
Abhinav Bindra is famous in which sport Shooting
Which is the highest gravity dam in the world Bhakra Dam in India
The country which gave first slogans of liberty, euality and fraternity was
France
WHO IS THE INDIAN TO GET THE HIGHEST CIVILIAN AWARD (BHUMIPUTRA) OF INDONESIA?
SHRI BIJAYANANDA PATANIK( BIJUPATNIK) FORMOR CHIEF MINISTER OF ORISSA
Lake city in India? Udaypur
What is expansion of "ICICI ?"Industrial credit and Investments Corporation of India
The authour of wings of fire Dr. Abdul kalam
Who is frist batsman cross the 10000 runs in Test&ODI matches?
Sachin Tendulkar
Who is frist Lady Driver in India? Vasantha kumari
The Length of English channel ? 564 K.M
THE BIGGEST DELTA IN THE WORLD? GANGAS DELTA
who is the second cricket player to get bharat khel ratna award other than sachin tendulkar?
M.S Dhoni
who got the higest civilian award of france recently MR.NarayanaMurthy(infosys)
which is known as king of chemicals? sulphuric acid
ISRO successfully conducted a rocket test using cryogenic engines in the year 2007. Where is the test stand used for the purpose located?
Mahendragiri
How many High Courts in India have jurisdiction over more than one State (Union Territories not included)?
3
What is the pH level of blood of a normal person? 7.35-7.45
rocket works on neuton third law
dandi march held on 1930
WHO IS THE INDIAN TO GET THE HIGHEST CIVILIAN AWARD (BHUMIPUTRA) OF INDONESIA?
SHRI BIJAYANANDA PATANIK( BIJUPATNIK) FORMOR CHIEF MINISTER OF ORISSA
WHO IS THE INDIAN TO GET THE HIGHEST CIVILIAN AWARD (BHUMIPUTRA) OF INDONESIA?
SHRI BIJAYANANDA PATANIK( BIJUPATNIK) FORMOR CHIEF MINISTER OF ORISSA
who is the "FATHER OF TAXONOMY"? Carolus Linnaeus
Who is considered as the father of Geography? Ptolomy
In which year Chinese revolt begun? 1911
In which year Magna carta signed? 1215
French revolution began in which year? 1789
Who is the founder of BRAHMA SAMAJ? RAJA RAM MOHAN ROY
Who is the father of history? Herodotus
Which State haw own LAW Jammu & Kashmir
who is the founder of Paper ? China
At which time Gandhi ji help the British Government?
How many rings in Olympic symbol?
founder of zero
Who is the First prime minister of India
who is the first chief minister of karnataka
In which language ’Hortus Malabaricus’ was orginated compiled ?
George Orwell was born in ?
The Athens Olympics has beeen the _____________ edition of the modern Olympics
which country is leading producer of mica
First lady prime minister of India
First Kannadiga to get honoured with "Bharat Ratna"
First person to get honoured with Dada Phalke award in Karnataka
Tip of India
Which language got highest "Gnana Peeta Award" - Literature
Highest rainfall in karnataka
Who best test engineer in the world?
Garden city and Silicon city of India
Capital city of Karnataka
Rice bowl of India
Which is the smallest bird of the world ? Male Humming Bird
how many teeth are in a moskito 47
France’s new president? Nicolas Sarkozy
Who wrote "Wings of Fire"? APJ Abdul Kalam
ASAP.....? Aboriginal Support Assistance Program
White house? Official residence of American president.
White fort? Official residence of Yugoslavian President.
White Coal? Hydro-electricity.
White Gold? Cotton
Great White Way? Broadway.
White Mountain? Mauna-kea.
White Russia? Bellarus
White man’s grave? Guinea Coast.
White plague? Tuberculosis
White continent? Antartica
White city in India? Udaypur
White city? Belgrade
IUCN ?International Union for the Conservation of Nature & natural resources
Pravasi bharathi Day or overseas day ? January 9
Which is the first nation to give women the right to vote?
New Zeland
Earth Day? April 22
Who is known as the father of Economics? Adam Smith.
"IC" chips for computers are usually made of ? Silicon
"Hydro Power" is the term used for electricity produced through?
Water.
The power of an ordinary torch cell is? 1.5volt
In a Doctor’s stethescope the sound is intensified because of? Reflection of sound.
THE REVERBERATION OF SOUND IN A HALL RESULT DUE TO CONTINUED?
REFLECTION
The scientific study of currency and its history in all its varied forms known as ?
Numismatics
ACPC-? Asian Council For Peoples Culture
ACCESS--?Arab Community Center For Economic And Social Services
ACAS------? Asian Community Aids Services
ABCC----? Australian British Chamber of Commerce
ABBA----? Aid Babies Battling Aids
AAWWTP----? Ann Arbor Waste Water Treatment Plant
AASD---? Assistance For Aids Specific Drugs
AAHC--? African American Heritage Committee
AAFE---? Asian Americans For Equality
AAFA---? African American Firefighters Association
AA-- ? Asian Avenue
AAAG ---? African American Advisory Group
AACOC--? Alliance Area Chamber of Commerce
AAEI--? Automobile Association Of Eastern India
AACSC --? Afro American Community Service Center
Present Governer of Kerala ? R. L. Bhatia
First Governor of Kerala ? Ramakrishna Rao
Who is the 20 Chief Minister of Kerala ? V.S. Achuthanandan
First Elected Chief Minister of Kerala?E. M. S. Namboodiripad (Elamkulam Manakkal Sankaran Namboodiripad)
International Airports in Kerala? Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, and Kozhikodu
In test cricket, which cricketer bagged maximum number of runs and centuries in a calender year?
Muhammad Yusaf
How many teams are participating in 2007 World Cup Cricket?
16
Which cricketer bagged ICC’s 2006 Gari Sobbers Award? Ricky Ponting (Australia)
World’s first heart transplantation was happend in? South Africa (in 1967)
----- in humen body does not affect by cancer? Heart
Pulse rate of a normal man? 72/minute
Normal pressure range? 120/80 mm Hg
Number of borns in the body of a newly borned baby? more than 300
The NAM summit 2006 was held at ? Havana
The Indian Contract Act came into force on: 1 st Sep. 1872
The Nobel Prizes are awarded at formal ceremonies held annually on --- (Date)?
December 10
First Nobel Prize awarded in? 1901
By which Scientist’s name Nobel prizes are given? Alfred Nobel (Sweden)
The Nobel Prizes are awards in : physics, chemistry, literature, peace, and physiology or medicine.
Who discovered the cause of malaria? Ronald Ross
From which plant is morphine obtained? Opium Poppy
What is an aardvark? An ant-eating animal
What is constellation?A cluster of fixed stars in the heaven like Great Bear, Orion.
What is herpetology? Study of reptiles
Memorial of Veera Pazhassi Raja situated in ? Mananthavady, Wayanad.
Which King is known as the "Lion of Kerala" ? Veera Pazhassi Raja
Who was the Pakistan Cricket Team Coach who died recently? Bob Woolmer
Who built the Agra Fort? Akbar
Who was the founder of Sikhism? Guru Nanak
Who was the last ruler of the Mughal dynasty? Bahadur Shah Zafar
Who was the first President of India? Dr. Rajendra Prasad
In whose memory was the Taj Mahal built? Mumtaz Mahal
Who was the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism? Vardhamana Mahavir
When did Jawaharlal Nehru die? 27th May 1964
I was born in Russia. I was the President of Soviet Union. I was succeeded by Boris Yelstin. Who am I?
Mikhail Gorbachev
I was born in Illinois, United States of America. I was the 40th President. Before becoming the President, I was the Governor of California. Who am I?
Ronald Reagan
The seeds of coniferous trees are contained in the _______. cones
The gas that is exhaled by plants is _______ (during respiration). Carbon Dioxide
Which of the following is not a herbaceous plant? Sycamore
Which of the following conifers is not an evergreen? Larch
Which of the following plants has no chlorophyll? Mushroom
Which of the following is not a deciduous tree/shrub? Holly
Allergy is treated by ? Antihistamine
Life of RBC in human blood is of? 120 days
Which of the following hormones contains iodine? Thyroxine
What is unit for measuring the pitch or frequency of sound? Decibel
Rayon is chemically ? Cellulose
In fireworks, gree flame is produced by? Barium
Carborundum is? Silicon Carbide
Land Of Pearls? Bahrain
Gift of Nile? Egypt
In which country will the 2008 Olympic games be held? China
Mercury also known as ? quick silver
Who got nobel prize in literature in 1913? Rabindranath Tagore
Iron lady of India? Indira Gandhi
Father of nuclear Physics? Rutherford
Father of economics? Adam Smith
City of palaces? Calcutta
Capital of Europe? Belgium
Biggest island of the world ? Greenland
First industrial minister of kerala? K.P.Gopalan
What is the unit of measuring radiation? Currie
"Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise." Who said this?
Benjamin Franklin
Who was called Bard of the Avon? William Shakespeare
Who is the creator of Jeeves? P G Woodhouse
What was the real name of authoress George Eliot? Mary Ann Evans
How many lines are there in a sonnet? 14
Who wrote Grapes of Wrath, a novel set in California describing the state "Flowing with milk and honey"?
John Steinbeck - For which he was awarded the Nobel Prize
Which Roman emperor build Byzantium? Constantine
What is the holy book of Parsis called? The Zend Avesta
What is the scientific name for study of handwriting? Graphology
What is Mach Number?Ratio of speed of the body to the speed of sound under similar conditions
Father of genetics? Gregor Johann Mendel
The largest zoo in Indiais at? Culcutta
K.L.M. a world wide airlines ,belongs to wich country? Netherlands
Namibia was earlier known as? Sout-west Africa
Coal is found in? volcanic rocks
Who was the first Indian to be elected to British Parliament? Dadabhai naoroji
Sunlight reaches the earth in about? 500seconds
The smallest sate in the world? Vatican city
Magnetic field of electric current was dicovered by? Faraday
what is epistamology? study of knowledge
who wrote chithirappavai? P V Akilandan
who wrote step across the line? Salman rushdie
who wrote himalayan blunder? J P dalvi
who wrote I am not an Island? k a abbas
who wrote half life? v s naipaul
Who wrote gods own country? sasi tharur
Who wrote India of our deams? K V kamath
Who wrote Years of pilgrimage? Dr Raja Rmanna
Who wrote Yama? Mahadevi Varma
Who wrote yayathi ? V S Khandekar
Length of a cricket pitch? 22 yards (20.12 m)
Taj Mahal built in ? 17th Century
Agmark is used for calculation of the standard of Agricultural products
Which British Prime Minister was awarded Nobel Prize in literature? Sir Winston Churchil
Who was the boy who never grew up? Peter Pan
Which is the worlds longest poem? Mahabharatham
Depth of Challenger Deep? 11,033 M
Which alphabet do the Russians use? Cyrillic
Where is the headquarters of the International Red Cross Society?
Geneva
Which was the first country to use paper? China
Which is the oldest known formally written language?
Elamite, dating back to 3500 BC
In which year was the Nobel Prize instituted and which country awards it?
1901--Sweeden
Who put the first self propelled vehicle on the moon?
Former USSR (on 7th Nov-1970; Vehicle-Lunokhod-I)
Which is the oldest parliamentary democracy in the world?
Great Britain
Why does a tennis ball bounce higher on hills than on plains?
Gravitational pull in the hills is less than that of plains
Which element has the highest boiling point? Tantalum (around 6000 C)
Who invented the jet engine? Sir Frank Whittle (England-1937)
Why we do not feel pains to cut our nails? Nails are not connected with cartilages/blood vessals, so the nervous system is not affected
Who invented the bifocal lens? Benjamin Franklin
At which temperature do both the Centigrade and -40C equals -40F
Fahrenheit show the same reading?
Which is the longest bone in the human body? Thigh Bone OR The Femur
Neutron was discovered? James Chadwick
Electron was discovered? J. J. Thomson
RDX means? Research Department Explosive (Explosive)
TNT means? Trinitrotoluene (Explosive)
First metal to be used by men? Copper
The winner of Dada Sahib Phalke award 2004? Adoor Gopalakrishnan
Which of the following countries is known as Cockpit of Europe? Belgium
Which district in Kerala has the highest population density? Alappuzha
The Iddukki dam is across the river Periyar
Who is the first Education Minister of Kerala? Joseph Mundassery
Kovilan is the pen name of: V. Ayappan
Who published ‘Horthus Malabaricus’ The Dutch
How many bones are there in the Human Body? 206
First Chief Election Commissioner of India? Sukumar Sen
Who is the first batsman to ever hit six sixes off an over in a One Day International?
Hershelle Gibbs - South Africa
Capital of India Delhi
What is TERLS ?Thumba Equitorial Rocket Launching System
What is ADB Asian Development Bank
Who scored the maximum number of centuries is limited over cricket (one day cricket)?
Sachin Tendulkar
Capital of Kerala Thiruvananthapuram
Formula One is related to ? Car Racing
LBW is related to ? Cricket
President Of India Prathiba Patil
Who was the Captain of Indian Cricket Team in 2003-2004 World cup? Sourav Ganguli
