General Knowledge Day - 1 (The First in the World)
Q1. The first blind man to scale Mt. Everest
Ans- Erik Weihenmayer (USA, May 25, 2001)
Q2. The First President of U.S.A
George Washington
Q3. The First Chinese Traveller to India
Fahein
Q4. The First Foreign Invader to India
Alexander the Great
Q5. The First Person in Space
Yuri Gagarin
Q6. The First Person on Moon
Neil Armstrong
Q7. The First Lady to climb Mount Everest
Junko Taibei
Q8. The First Place where atom bomb was dropped
Hiroshima
Q9. The First Man to walk in Space
Alexei Leonov
Q10. The First Woman Prime Minister of a country
Mrs. Srimavo Bhandarnaike
Q11. The First The first blind man to scale Mt. Everest
Erik Weihenmayer (USA, May 25, 2001)
Q12. The first Muslim woman to receive Nobel Prize
Shirin Ebadi (Nobel Peace Prize 2003)
Q13. The first woman of the world to climb Mt. Everest four times
Lakpa Sherpa (Nepali)
Q14. The first woman to cross seven important seas of the world by swimming
Bula Chaudhury (India)
Q15. The first Hindu Chief Justice of Pakistani Supreme Court
Justice Rana Bhagwan Das Took over on Sept. 2, 2005 as Acting Chief Justice
Quantitative Aptitude – 1
In each of the these questions a number series is given. Only one number is wrong in each series. You have to find out the wrong number.
Q 1. 10, 15, 24, 35, 54, 75, 100
Q 2. 1, 3, 4, , 11, 18, 27, 47
Q3. 3, 2, 3, 6, 12, 37.5, 115.5
Q4. 2, 8, 32, 148, 765, 4626, 32431
Q5. 2, 3, 11, 38, 102, 229, 443
Ans: 1- 35, 2- 27, 3- 12, 4- 32, 5- 229
Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so from a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group.
Q1. Gauva, Orange, Apple, Lichi
Q2. 143, 63, 257, 15
Q3. May, December, July, January
Q4. Cheese, Butter, Milk, Curd
Q5. Listen, Feel, Think, Sing
Ans. 1- Lichi, 2- 257, 3- May, 4- Milk, 5- Sing
Indian Rail Budget Highlights 2014-15
Railway Budget 2014-15 Highlights
Railway Ministry, Government of India has brought the interim railway budget 2014-15 to the parliament. Though Parliament session is not running properly this year budgets have to pass. keeping the election in mind UPA-2 did not change fare but has brought new trains. The most welcome plan is to extend the railway line to Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya. This would help tourist to reach these remote but beautiful areas. Let's have a glance on the budget.1. No increase in passenger fares or freight charges
2. To introduce 38 new express trains (See full list of trains introduced)
3. To introduce 17 new premium trains
4. To introduce 10 new passenger trains
5. Premium air-conditioned special train in Delhi-Mumbai sector with shorter advance reservation period and dynamically varying premium over tatkal fare
6. More high-speed trains to be launched
7. Passenger rail service to Katra and Vaishnodevi to start shortly
8. Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya on railway map 2014
9. Initiatives for freight corridors on eastern & western routes is an innovation in rail transport in India and will reduce transport time by half
10. Railways completed 2207 kilometres of new lines against a target of 2000 km
11. Electrification of 4556 km completed
12. Three new rail factories now functional
13. FY15 annual plan at Rs. 64,300 crore
14. IRFC, the financing arm of Railways to borrow Rs. 12,800 crore from market
15. Railways operating ratio, measure of expenses as a percentage of revenue, for 2013-14 at 90.8 per cent
16. FY15 freight loading target 1101 MT
17. FDI being enabled for rail infrastructure
General Knowledge Day - 1
Q 1. Indian has decided to extend Visa-on arrival to over ___ countries.
Ans- 180
Q 2. From Oct 2014 extended Visa-on-arrival facility will be available at how many airport?
Ans- 9
Q 3. Since 2009 Lok Sabha polls, India has added how many new voters?
Ans- 9.7 crore
Q 4. With which park you will associate India's oldest tigress Machli?
Ans- Ramthambore
Q 5. USA is planning to make use of talking cars a must by the year __ ?
Ans- 2017
Q 6. Name the only novel written by Charlie Chaplin that will be published in English for the first time?
Ans- Footlights
Q 7. How many Indian States have introduced the "Tourist Police" in their state in some form or another?
Ans- 13
Q 8. Central Consumer Protection Council has set up a committee that will deal with false advertisements. This
committee is headed by ____?
Ans- K V Thomas
Q 9. 2018 Winter Olympics will be hosted by ____?
Ans- Pyeognchang
Q 10. Which city has become the first city in India to have free wifi hotspots?
Ans- Bangalore
Q 11. US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)has banned the import of products from Ranbaxy's plant in Punjab due to
Ans- Manufacturing Violation
Q 12. After Madhya Pradesh which state has the 2nd largest are under forests?
Ans- Arunachal Pradesh