Know Your World - 34

1. Which are waves moving from a sitar to a listener in air?

Longitudinal progressive

2. In which case the area under cultivation is is declining fast?

Jute

3. Which is the cloud that is dark-grey or black, found at very low height and brings the real rain?

Nimbostratus

4. The cauliflower shape is associated with which cloud formations?

Cumulus

5. Which is the producer of copper?

Chile

6. What is the major source of oceanic salinity?

Rivers

7. Which country has the longest international boundary with India?

Bangladesh

8. Which is the deepest landlocked protected port?

Vishakhapatnam

9. Which port caters to the export of Kudremukh iron ore?

New Mangalore

10. Mahatma Gandhi Hydroelectric Project is on which river?

Sharavati

11. Territorial waters of India extend up to how many nautical miles?

12

12. Which winds are flowing from sub tropical high pressure to sub polar low pressure?

Westerlies

13. What are tropical cyclones of the Bay of Bengal usually called?

Typhoons

14. Mangrove vegetation in India is most extensive in which forest?

Sunder bans

15. When was petroleum discovered first in commercial quantities in India?

1890

16. Which is considered a hot-spot of biodiversity in India?

Western Ghats

17. Where is pearl fishing well developed in India?

Off the coast at Rameshwaram

18. What is the most important item of export among marine products from India?

Shrimp

19. What is the approximate equatorial circumference of the earth?

40,000 km

20. Which is present in the largest amount in terms of percent by mass in the earth’s crust?

Oxygen

21. Which is the highest lake above the sea level in the world?

Lake Titicaca

22. Which is the example of crater lake?

Oregon

23. In which country has maximum damage to the forests been caused by acid rain?

Poland

24. Which state is with the largest area under waste land?

Jammu and Kashmir

25. Which is the second most abundant metal in the earth’s crust?

Iron

26. The Vivekananda Rock Memorial is situated at which place?

Kanyakumari

27. Which is the highest peak in Andaman and Nicobar Islands?

Saddle Peak

28. Which reservoir is constructed on Chambal?

Gandhi Sagar

29. Which state was in the development of hydroelectricity the pioneering state?

Karnataka

30. What do the surface of Earth that lies between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic, of Capricorn?

Torrid Zone

Know Your World - 33

1. Who founded Hyderabad?

Nizam ul Mulk Asaf Jahan (1724) (original name Chin Quilich Khan)

2. What titles did Farukhsiyar give to Asaf Jahan?

“khan I duran” , “nizam ul mulk”

3. What title did Nizam of Hyderabad took?

Nawab of Carnatic

4. Which state remained independent from British till independence?

Hyderabad

5. Who founded Awadh?

Sadat Khan Burhan ul Mulk (governor of Muhamad Shah)

6. What is the outcome of first Anglo Mysore war in 1769?

Haider Ali defeated British; treaty of madras signed

7. What is the outcome of second Anglo Mysore war in 1782?

British defeated Haider Ali who died; treaty of Mangalore (1784) signed by Tipu Sultan

8. What is the outcome of third Anglo Mysore war in 1789?

Treaty of Srirangapatnam signed

9. What is the outcome of fourth Anglo Mysore war in 1799?

Tipu Sultan died in Srirangapatnam

10. Who introduced first charter act 1793?

Sir John Shore

11. Who planted “tree of liberty” at Srirangapatnam and became member of Jacobian club?

Tipu Sultan

12. Who acquired title of “padshah” in 1797?

Tipu sultan

13. What did the Farman of 1717 contain?

Company can import export goods in Bengal without paying taxes and right to issue passes or dastaks

14. When Siraj ud Daula did captured Fort William?

1756

15. During whose reign Black hole tragedy took place?

Siraj ud daula and Robert clive

16. What is the outcome of battle of Plassey in 23rd June 1757?

English won against Siraj ud Daula

17. Who betrayed Siraj ud Daula during Plassey war?

Mir Jafar(Mir Baksh), Manik Chand (officer incharge Calcutta), Amin Chand (rich silk merchant), Jagat seth(banker), Khadim Khan (commander of Nawab)

18. Who was the first Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa under British rule?

Mir Jafar

19. What is the outcome of battle of Buxar in 22nd October, 1764?

Mir Qasim (Mir Jafar son in law), Nawab of Awadh, Shuja ud Daula, Shah Alam II fought with the British; later won and Mir Jafar was again put on throne

20. Who became the first governor of Bengal in 1765?

Robert Clive

21. When did the dual system of government created and what did it do?

1765; company to collect revenue and nizamat right was with Nawab

22. Who ended the dual system of government in 1772?

Warren Hastings

23. What is the outcome of first Carnatic war 1746?

Nawab of Carnatic army defeated by French under Dupleix in battle at St Thome

24. What is the outcome of second Carnatic war 1749?

Ended with treaty of Pondicherry/treaty of Godehu

25. The siege of Arcot (1751) made whom national hero of England?

Robert Clive

26. What is the outcome of third battle of Carnatic/battle of Wandiwash in 1760?

British defeated French; Pondicherry returned to French; treaty of Paris signed

27. Who was the first Sikh guru and creator of Nanak Panth?

Guru Nanak (1469); born in Talwandi

28. Who invented Gurumukhi script for Punjabi language?

Guru Angad

29. Who divided his spiritual empire in 22parts called Manjis and Akbar visited him?

Guru Amardas

30. Who founded city of Amritsar and constructed Harmandir sahib?

Guru Ramdas

Know Your World - 32

1. Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh is famous for which metal?

Gold

2. Silver is obtained from the lead & Zinc Ares of Zawar mines in which city?

Udaipur

3. Which of the planets is nearest to the earth?

Venus

4. Which planet is known as the Earth’s Twin?

Venus

5. How much the equatorial circumference is greater than the polar circumference?

Approximately 68 km

6. What is the distance of the equator from either of the poles?

10,002 km

7. By which method is the age of most ancient geological formations estimated?

C4 method

8. Which layer of the atmosphere provides ideal conditions for flying of jet aeroplanes?

Stratosphere

9. If the temperature inside a room is increased, what will be the relative humidity?

Decrease

10. Which type of forest belt supplies most of the world’s requirement of newsprint?

Coniferous forest

11. Which climatic type suffers change due to shifting of the World’s Pressure Belts?

Monsoon

12. Which state produces maximum Soya bean?

Madhya Pradesh

13. Which country is rich in oil?

Indonesia

14. What percentage of country’s demand for natural rubber is met by in indigenous production?

0.97

15. Which European country has over 200 volcanoes, many of them still active?

Iceland

16. The United Nations declared 2008 as which International Year?

Planet Earth

17. Where is the national institute of nutrition located?

Hyderabad

18. Which is the “Horn of Africa”?

Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia

19. Israel has common borders with which countries?

Lebanon, Syria, Turkey and Jordan

20. The World Food Prize is given by which organization/world bodies?

Kraft general foods

21. Which is the State with the largest area under waste land?

Jammu and Kashmir

22. In which is the largest population of Scheduled Tribes?

Madhya Pradesh

23. Palghat joins which states?

Kerala and Tamil Nadu

24. Which forms the western boundary of the Indian sub-continent?

Hindukush

25. Which soil is best suited for cotton?

Regur

26. On the basis of the process of their formation, which soil is formed differently from the other three?

Regur

27. Which crop requires continuous semi aquatic condition for cultivation?

Rice

28. Which stare is the largest producer of coffee?

Karnataka

29. Which planet has the longest day and the shortest year?

Mercury

30. Which was the crop during the 13th and 14th Centuries A.D. the Indian peasants did not cultivate?

Maize

Know Your World - 31

1. Who was the famous Indo-Greek king who embraced Buddhism?

Menander

2. At low elevation which cloud are to be found?

Nimbus

3. Which color types do not indicate fair or fine weather?

Cumulonimbus

4. A place having an average annual temperature of 27°C and an annual rainfall of over 200 cm. Where is this?

Singapore

5. In which type of climate does the temperature never rise above 10°C throughout the year?

Tundra Climate

6. Which is the major oil producing area in U.S.A.?

Texas-Louisiana belt

7. When was Lake Chad Basin Commission founded?

22nd May, 1964

8. Which Constitutional Amendments banned the floor crossing in Parliament?

52nd

9. Which country leads the world in the export of oil?

Saudi Arabia

10. Where do the Earthquakes rarely occur?

Brazil

11. Kamarupa is the old name of which state?

Assam

12. Mostly in which region do Earthquakes and volcanoes occur?

Folded and faulted region

13. In which country is the world’s highest waterfall?

Venezuela

14. One will NOT have to pass through the Suez Canal while going from Bombay to which canal?

Suez

15. Which country has the highest average of road length on per thousand square kilometer area basis?

Japan

16. Where are Shevaroy Hills located?

Tamil Nadu

17. Pravin Amre and Vinod Kambli played for which province in South Africa?

Boland

18. Kodaikanal, the famous hill-station of South India, is situated on which hills?

Palni hills

19. Which relates to the formation of the Himalayas?

Folding of the geosynclines

20. Which lake in India has the highest water salinity?

Sambhar

21. Which was an associate State of India before becoming a fully fledged State?

Sikkim

22. What type of farming is practiced in the densely populated regions of the world?

Intensive farming

23. Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary is located in which state?

Gujarat

24. Which current is produced by upwelling of water off the coast of Chile and Peru?

Humboldt Current

25. Where does the cold Labrador current bring nine months winter?

Eastern Newfoundland

26. Local thunderstorms ‘Norwesters’ are prominent in which state?

West Bengal

27. A majority of the population of New found land is engaged in which profession?

Fishing

28. Which country produced 127 lakh metric tons fish in 2010?

Japan

29. Which is the first multipurpose river valley project of independent India?

Damodar Valley Corporation

30. Which two countries follow China and India in the decreasing order of their populations?

USA and Indonesia

Know Your World - 30

1. Where is the headquarters of Oil and National Gas Commission?

Dehradun

2. Which river emerges from Amarkantak plateau in Madhya Pradesh?

Narmada

3. Which is the 193rd member of UNO?

South Sudan

4. Gangotri, Yamunotri, Kedarnath, Badrinath and Mussorie lie in which state?

Uttrakhand

5. What is the word used to describe the shape of earth?

Oblate spheroid

6. From which of the country, Constitution of India has adopted fundamental duties?

Erstwhile USSR

7. What is the radius of the earth approximately?

6400 km

8. Frontal rain is caused which activity?

Cyclonic activity

9. Which type of rainfall is often accompanied with lightning and thunder?

Convectional

10. What is the period of revolution of a geostationary satellite?

24 hours

11. What does the contact of two air masses differing sharply in humidity originate?

Temperate cyclones

12. Compared to other slopes in the northern hemisphere which is the warmest?

South facing

13. On moving from a pole to the equator what we find in population of plants and animals?

Increase

14. Petroleum is generally found in which rocks?

Folded marine sedimentary rocks

15. Which Rocks are formed by the solidification of lava on the earth’s surface?

Basalts.

16. Which is the highest grade of coal whose surface is shining and has the highest calorific value?

Anthracite

17. What is the administrative capital of South Africa?

Pretoria

18. Arakan Yoma is the extension of the Himalayas located in which country?

Myanmar

19. Of the floating iceberg in the sea, how much is the portion remaining above the sea level?

1/10th

20. Which plain formed due to the weathering of lime stone?

Karst plains

21. Which fertilizer has more nitrogen content?

Urea

22. Trees in tropical deciduous forest shed their leaves in which season?

Dry season

23. Which is the planet its length of its day and the tilt of its axis are almost identical to those of the earth?

Mars

24. Which is the hottest planet?

Venus

25. By whom was the temple of Konark built?

Narsimha of the Eastern Ganges

26. What is the distance between two consecutive longitudes (910 E and 920 E) at-the Poles?

0 km

27. How many kilometers are represented by 10 of latitude?

111 km

28. The highest annual precipitation occurs in which basin?

Amazon basin

29. What is Snow line?

The altitude above which snow never melts

30. In which type of rocks are metals like gold and copper mostly found?

Old Igneous

Know Your World - 29

1. Which is a metamorphic rock?

Slate

2. The 38th parallel separates which countries?

North Korea and South Korea

3. Which is the highest peak in South India?

Anaimudi

4. Zozila Pass connects regions?

Leh and Sri nagar

5. At which place is the monkey called Lion-tailed macaque naturally found?

Nilgiris

6. Which state is the percentage of forest area to total geographical area the highest?

Arunachal Pradesh

7. Which is the first national park established in India?

Corbet

8. The term ‘truncated spur’s associated with which process?

Glacial process

9. Glass is made of the mixture of which things?

Sand and silicates

10. Which activity occupies the largest area of the world?

Pastoral herding

11. Which is the chief characteristic of wet and dry tropics?

Constant heating

12. Which planet is known as ‘Morning Star’?

Venus

13. What is exact time taken by the earth for single rotation on its own axis?

23 hrs 56 minutes 4.09 see

14. What are the Doldrums?

Equatorial zone with low pressure

15. Which is the country that has the greatest length of the day during summer?

Norway

16. Wood pulp comes from which region?

Coniferous forest region

17. Where are the oceanic current named as ‘Kuroshio, Kurile and Alaskan’ located?

North Pacific Ocean

18. Which sea is without coasts?

Sargasso sea

19. Which can come across if one travels through the Strait of Malacca?

Singapore

20. Which river flows through a rift valley?

Narmada

21. Which Mahajanapada was situated on the bank of river Godavari?

Assaka

22. The Naga hills form the watershed between India and which country?

Myanmar

23. In the realm of coal production in the world, what is the rank of India?

Fourth

24. Which has the largest number of sugar mills?

Uttar Pradesh

25. What is the slow wobbling of Earth as it spins on its axis called?

Precession

26. Wireless communication is reflected back to the earth’s surface by the zone?

Ionosphere

27. Which is east of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands?

Indonesia

28. What is the difference between IST and GMT?

5 hours 30 minutes

29. Uranium Corporation of India Limited is situated in which state?

Bihar

30. Which States has granted Sanskrit language the status of the second official language of the State?

Uttarakhand

Know Your World - 28

1. In West Bengal mining instruments are manufactured in ___

Durgapur

2. Around how many Jute mills are there in the Hooghly industrial area ___

60

3. In Hooghly industrial area Heavy chemical factories are dominant at ___

Rishra

4. Which one of the following towns is closest to Bangladesh border?

Balurghat

5. Which one is the smallest district of West Bengal in area?

Howrah

6. Match the national highway destinations___

NH 2 ___ Kolkata - Delhi , NH 5 ___ Kolkata - Chennai , NH 6 ___ Kolkata - Mumbai

7. ‘Rammam’ Hydroelectric project is associated with ___

Darjeeling

8. Most important river of plain region of the Northern part of West Bengal is ___

Mahananda

9. ‘Atrai’ is a Tributary of river ___

Jamuna

10. Total area of the Sundarban region is around ___

9000 sq.km.

11. Which river has entered into Orissa from West Bengal ___

Subarnarekha

12. The average yearly rainfall for total area of West Bengal is around ___

175 cm

13. District having lowest rainfall in West Bengal is ___

Purulia

14. During winter season air blows over West Bengal from ___

Northeast

15. ‘Tin Bigha’ area leased to Bangladesh for use is associated with ___

Coochbehar

16. In West Bengal ‘Water melon’ is mainly produced in ___

South 24 Parganas

17. On which river the Maithon Barrage has been constructed?

Barakar

18. Jute Agricultural Research Institute is located at ___

Barrackpore

19. Sidrapong of Darjeeling had India’s first ___

Hydro power station

20. Which one of the following district of West Bengal has got Muslim people in majority ___

Murshidabad

21. In 1610, Galileo Galilei discovered four moons of which planet?

Jupiter

22. How are Latitude and Longitude?

Perpendicular to each other

23. Which instrument used for finding out wind-direction?

wind vane

24. Which country is the largest producer of Bauxite?

Australia

25. From where did India introduce cultivation of tobacco/tapioca/ pineapple?

South America

26. Which is found on the western coast of continents between 30° and 40° latitudes?

Mediterranean Climate Region

27. In which latitudes largest quantities of bauxite are found?

Tropical latitudes

28. The Ruhr-Westphalia region is a famous industrial region of which country?

Germany

29. Which rocks is transformed into marble?

Limestone

30. What is the principal reason for the formation of metamorphic rocks?

Extreme heat and pressure