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name of the seven wonders of the world?

Posted by admin on 16th February 2009

Dear Vineet,
thanks for asking a valuable question.

THE OFFICIAL NEW 7 WONDERS OF THE WORLD are the following.

TAJ MAHAL , India
COLOSSEUM,ITALY
GREAT WALL OF CHINA
CHICHEN ITZA ,MEXICO
CHRIST REDEEMER,BRAZIL
MACHU,PRERU
PETRA,JORDAN

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General Knowledge Questions Part-2

Posted by admin on 18th January 2009

51. Ahamedabad is situated on the banks of the river : Sabarmati,in Gujarat
52. The birth place of Ezhuthachan is : Thunchanparambu at Thirur
53. Which is known as ‘City of Magnificent Distances’ : Washington
54. Samadi of Rajiv Gandhi is : Veerbhoomi
55. Malayalam Research centre is at : Tirur
56. Who wrote Mahabharata : Ved Vyasa
57. Surat is situated on the banks of the river : Tapti,in Gujarat
58. Leading producer of Zinc : Mexico
59. Who wrote ‘Narayaneeyam’: Melpathur Narayana Bhattathiri
60. Which is known as ‘City of Golden Gates’ : San Francisco
61. Samadhi of Morarji Desai is : Abhayaghat
62. Kunjali Marakkar was killed by the Portuguese in : 1600 in Goa
63.Which English chemist in his attempts to explain chemical reactions claimed that ‘all matter  are
composed of atoms’ : John Dalton
64. When did Gandiji visit Kerala first time : 1920
65. Varanasi is situated on the banks of the river : Ganges,in Utter Pradesh
66. Which is known as ‘City of Seven Hills’ : Rome
67. Attingal Rebellion was in : 1721
68. Bhagavat Gita is a part of : The Mahabharatha
69. Kullachal Battle was in : 1741
70. Samadhi of Gulzarilal Nanda is : Narayanghat
71. Which is known as ‘City Of Gems’ : Ratnapura
72. Chanar Lahala was in : 1859
73. Mangolians living in Assam region : Abhors
74. Vijayavada is situated on the banks of the river : Krishna ,Andra Pradesh
75. Malayali Memoriyal at Travancore was in : 1891
76. Which is known as City of Students : Moscow
77. Ezhava Memorial was in : 1896
78. ‘Lambert is the unit of : Intensity of light
79. Samadhi of Jagjivan Ram is : Samathasthal
80. Mopla Rebellion was in : 1921
81. Hydrabad is situated on the bank of the river : Musi,in Andhra Pradesh
82. which is known as ‘ Cockpit of Europe’ : Belgium
83. Wagon Tragedy was in : 1921
84. The first law giver of ancient India was :Manu
85. Vaikkom Satyagraha was in : 1924
86. Which is known as ‘Copper Country’ : Zambia
87. Samadhi of Lal Bahadur Shastri is known as : Vijayaghat
88. Guruvayoor Satyagraha was in : 1931
89. Kanpur is situated on the bank of the river : Ganges , in Uttar Pradesh
90. The Dutch born in South Africa : Afrikaners
91. Nivartana Agitation was in :1932
92. Which is known as ‘Dark Continent’ : Africa
93. Temple entry proclamation was in :1936
94. Samadhi of Kishan Kanth is : Nigam Bodhghat
95. ‘Manusmrithi was translated into English by : William Jones
96. Lucknow is situated on the bank of the river : Gomati,in Uttar Pradesh
97. Name the battle which shattered the hope of the Dutch to establish their political power in India :
Battle of Kulachal
98. Which is known as Dairy of ‘Northern Europe’: Denmark
99. Land Revenue was introduced in Kochi in the year : 1761
100. Nasik is situated on the banks of the river : Godawari,in Maharastra

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General Knowledge Questions Part-1

Posted by admin on 16th January 2009

1. Parasuram is believed to be the incarnation of  : Vishnu

2. Ayodhya is situated on the banks of the river :Sarayu in Uttar Pradesh

3. The two priests who played a major part during the Rig Vedic Period were : Vasi
4.Christianity was introduced in India by  : St Thomas
5.Which is known as ‘Britain of the East’ : Japan
6.St.Thomas first came to Kerala in : A.D 52
7.Leading producer of turmeric is : India
8.Samadhi of mahathma Gandi is :Rajghat
9.Badhrinath is situated on the banks of river : Alakananda in Uttaranchal
10. Huang Tsang visited Kerala in: A.D.630
11.Which is known as ‘Britain of the South’ : New Zealand
12. Sankaracharya lived during the period of : Kulasekharas
13. Kolkata is situated on the banks of the river : Hoogly,in West Bengal
14. Name the Rig Vedic god who is called ‘Purandara’ or breaker of forts : Indra
15. The only Muslim kingdom in Kerala was : the Arrakal Kingdom
16. Which is known as ‘Battle field of Europe’ : Belgium
17. Name the Chineese traveller who visited Kerala  in 1409 : Mahuven
18. Plants of a particular region is called : Flora
19. The Arabian merchant Silaiman visited Kerala in : A.D 851
20. Cuttack is situated on the banks of the river : Mahanadi,in Orissa
21. Which is known as city of ‘Arabian Nights’ : Baghdad
22. Which was the capital of Venad kingdom : Kollam
23………… acted as an inter mediatory between the gods and the people in the Vedic period : Agni
24. Delhi is  situated on the banks of the river ; Yamuna
25. Beginning of Malayalam era : A.D 825
26. Which is known as ‘City of Cycles’ : Beijing
27. ……… one of the old regional festivals ,was held at Thirunavaya during the reign of Samoothiri of Kozhikode : Mamankom.

28. ‘Sathyameva Jayathae’ have been taken from : Mundaka Upanishath

29. Samadhi of Jevaharlal Nehru : Santhivan

30. Guwahati is situated on the banks of the river : Brahmaputra in Assam

31. ……….. was the head of the military force of Samoothiri : Kunjali Marakkar
32. Which is known as city of Dreaming Spires : Oxford
33. ……… is the ship in which Charles Darwin under took his study tour : Beagle
34.Samadhi of Dr.Ambedkar : Chithrabhoomi
35. Hardwar is situated on the banks of the river : Ganges in Uttaranchal
36. Leading producer of wheat : USA
37. On December 24 ,1525 Gama died at Fort Kochi and his body was buried in : St.Francis church
38. Which is known as ‘City of Eternal Springs’ : Quito in Ecauador
39. Samadhi of Indira Gandhi : Shakthistal
40. ……….  was the first Portuguese Viceroy in Kerala : De Almeida
41. The lengthiest classic episode in India : The Mahabharatha
42. Agra is situated on the banks of the river : Yamuna,in Uttar Pradesh
43. Samadhi of Zail Singh is : Ekthasthal
44. Which was the capital of Kulasekharas : Mahodayapuram
45. Which is known as ‘City of Popes’ : Rome
46. The emperor of Kulasekhara kingdom was known as : Perumal
47. Light Year is a unit of : distance
48. ……… is considered The Father of Malayalam language : Ezhuthachan
49. Samadhi of Charan Singh is : Kisanghat
50. Which is known as ‘City of Sky Scrappers’ : New York

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Agriculture Facts

Posted by admin on 5th January 2009

The contribution of agriculture to India’s national income is near :25 %

The largest agro-based industry in India - Textiles

Yello Revolution aims to increase : Oil Seal Production

The Award which is given to the best agricultural Scientist in Inda :
Borlaug Award

The Technolgy Mission on Diary Devolpment was launched in :1988

Unfinished dream is a book written by :Varghese kurian

Leading producer of silk in the World : China

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