Tuesday 14 August 2012

General Knowledge based questions


Written by Sunitamohan
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General Knowledge based questions for competitive exams:


1.  Salt (Almora) incidence took place on?
          05 Sep 1942
2. DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) is an example of-
          Broad band connection
3. The type of operating system software, we use, depends on our computer's-
          Platform
4. What are mainframes?
     Mainframes are computers that support hundreds or thousands of users simultaneously.
5.  AD and BC?
    AD: Anno Domini, BC: Before Christ
6. Most widely used calender today is-
    Gragerian.
7. The zero year for Vikram Calender is-
    58 BCE
8. Father of Geography-
    Eratosthenes 
9. Father of Modern Geography-
    Carl Ritter
10.What is pdf-
      Portable Document Format
11. C-Dot is-
      Centre for Development of Telematics
12. Election Commission established on-
       25.01.01950 under article 324 of constitution.
13. Finance Commission established in-
      1951 under article 280 of constitution.
14. Planning Commission established on-
         15.03.1950
15. Public Service Commission established on
      01.10.1926 under article 315 to 323 of Part XIV of the Constitution.
16. Largest satellite of solar system-
      Ganymede, moon of Jupiter.
17. International date line found in-
      1884 by International Astronomical Union.
18. London is, besides which river?
          Thames 
19. Flying Fox-
           Bat
20. Which gland is called third eye?
       Pineal Gland in brain.
     

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