Saturday, September 27, 2014

Islamic question and G. K. question

Islam Quiz Questions

1) Who is the first prophet in Islam?
a) Adam                      b) Abraham                 c) Isaac                        d) Jacob

2) Who is the last prophet in Islam?
a) Moses                      b) Samuel                    c) David                      d) Mohammed

3) What is the number of prophets in Islam?
a) 1,600                       b) 4,000                       c) 6,000                       d) 1,24,000

4) What is the number of days in Islamic Calendar?
a) 304                          b) 354                          c) 365                          d) 366

5) Which is the month of fasting in Islam?
a) Moharram                b) Ramzan                   c) Rajab                       d) Shaban

6) How much part of his income is a Muslim required to donate as per Islam?
a) 1%                           b) 2.5%                        c) 5%                           d) 10%

7) What is the number of Surahs in Quran?
a) 72                            b) 100                          c) 114                          d) 126

8) Which is the longest Surah in Quran?
a) First                         b) Second                    c) Fourth                     d) Seventh

9) What is the significance of 786 in Islam?
a) Sum of the numerical value of Arabic letters for "Bismillah ir Rahman ir Rahim".
b) Year of Hijra
c) Number of Caliphs
d) Number of villages in Arabia

10) What is the age of a man in heaven in Islam?
a) 18                            b) 21                            c) 25                            d) 30


Islam Quiz Questions with Answers

1) Who is the first prophet in Islam?
a) Adam

2) Who is the last prophet in Islam?
d) Mohammed

3) What is the number of prophets in Islam?
d) 1,24,000

4) What is the number of days in Islamic Calendar?
b) 354

5) Which is the month of fasting in Islam?
b) Ramzan

6) How much part of his income is a Muslim required to donate as per Islam?
b) 2.5%

7) What is the number of Surahs in Quran?
c) 114

8) Which is the longest Surah in Quran?
b) Second

9) What is the significance of 786 in Islam?
a) Sum of the numerical value of Arabic letters for "Bismillahir Rahman ir Rahim".

10) What is the age of a man in heaven in Islam?
d) 30


General Knowledge Quiz Questions-1

1) Who is the first President of the United States of America?
a) George Washington                        b) Thomas Jefferson
c) James Monroe                                 d) John Adams

2) Who was born on August 15, 1769?
a) Winston Churchill               b) Queen Victoria       c) Napoleon Bonaparte           d) George V

3) Which city was previously known as Salisbury?
a) London                               b) Paris                        c) Harare                     d) New York

4) Who is the author of "A streetcar named desire"?
a) Jhumpa Lahiri           b) Tennessee Williams           c) Ian Fleming             d) Salman Rushdie

5) Which film is in Aramaic and Latin?
a) The Ten Commandments                b) Ben-Hur                  c) Apocalypto   d) The Passion of the Christ

6) Who won Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship in 1977?
a) John McEnroe                     b) Arthur Ashe                        c) Boris Becker           d) Bjorn Borg

7) Who won the Olympic Gold Medal for hockey in 1980 Moscow Olympics?
a) India                        b) UK                          c) USA                        d) USSR

8) What name was taken by Cardinal Joseph Sarto when he became pope?
a) John XXIII             b) Paul VI                   c) Benedict XVI                     d) Pius X

9) How many metres is one mile?
a) 1000                        b) 100                          c) 1609.344                             d) 1705.212

10) What are vertebrates that live both under water and on land called?
a) Amphibians             b) Cats                         c) Grasshoppers                       d) Frogs

11) Which of the following books is not part of Pentateuch?
a) Genesis                    b) Numbers                 c) Ruth                                    d) Exodus

12) Which of the following countries is landlocked?
a) Brazil                       b) Cuba                       c) Bolivia                     d) Colombia

13) What does Yugoslavia mean?
a) The land of the rising sun                           b) The land of the midnight sun
c) The land of the Southern Slavs                   d) The land of Yahoos

14) Which state of USA was once part of Russia?
a) Alaska                     b) Louisiana                c) Florida                     d) California

15) What did the Greeks call the present day Amu River in Iran?
a) Indus                       b) Ganges                    c) Jhelum                     d) Oxus

16) Which of these is not a metal?
a) Gold                        b) Diamond                 c) Silver                       d) Copper

17) Which language is written in five scripts?
a) Hindi                       b) Urdu                       c) Konkani                  d) Telugu

18) Which British monarch in 20th century was not crowned?
a) George V                b) Edward VIII                      c) George VI               d) William IV

19) Who was told "Beware the Ides of March."?
a) Julius Caesar           b) Augustus Caesar                 c) Mark Antony          d) Cleopatra

20) Which country's postal stamps have the name Helvetia?
a) Finland                    b) Iceland                    c) Switzerland             d) Swaziland

21) Yen is the currency of which country?
a) Japan                       b) China                      c) Nepal                       d) Bhutan

22) Which is the national flower of Australia?
a) Red Rose                b) Lotus                       c) Tulip                        d) Golden Wattle

23) What is the number of squares on a chess board?
a) 72                            b) 64                            c) 32                            d) 48

24) Which city was the summer capital of India during British Rule?
a) Nainital                   b) Darjeeling               c) Simla                       d) Ooty

25) The name of which city was changed to Petrograd and Leningrad?
a) Moscow                  b) Tashkent                 c) Kiev                                    d) St. Petersburg


General Knowledge Answers – 1

1) Who is the first President of the United States of America?
a) George Washington

2) Who was born on August 15, 1769?
c) Napoleon Bonaparte

3) Which city was previously known as Salisbury?
c) Harare

4) Who is the author of "A streetcar named desire"?
b) Tennessee Williams

5) Which film is in Aramaic and Latin?
d) The Passion of the Christ

6) Who won Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship in 1977?
d) Bjorn Borg

7) Who won the Olympic Gold Medal for hockey in 1980 Moscow Olympics?
a) India

8) What name was taken by Cardinal Joseph Sarto when he became pope?
d) Pius X

9) How many metres is one mile?
c) 1609.344

0) What are vertebrates that live both under water and on land called?
a) Amphibians

11) Which of the following books is not part of Pentateuch?
c) Ruth

12) Which of the following countries is landlocked?
c) Bolivia

13) What does Yugoslavia mean?
c) The land of the Southern Slavs

14) Which state of USA was once part of Russia?
a) Alaska

15) What did the Greeks call the present day Amu River in Iran?
d) Oxus

16) Which of these is not a metal?
b) Diamond

17) Which language is written in five scripts?
c) Konkani

18) Which British monarch in 20th century was not crowned?
b) Edward VIII

19) Who was told "Beware the Ides of March."?
a) Julius Caesar

20) Which country's postal stamps have the name Helvetia?
c) Switzerland

21) Yen is the currency of which country?
a) Japan

22) Which is the national flower of Australia?
d) Golden Wattle

23) What is the number of squares on a chess board?
b) 64

24) Which city was the summer capital of India during British Rule?
c) Simla

25) The name of which city was changed to Petrograd and Leningra

d) St. Petersburg


General Knowledge Quiz Questions-2

1) Who won the Football World Cup in 1982?
a) Brazil                       b) Argentina                                        c) Germany                 d) Italy

2) Which country is known as Suomi?
a) France                     b) Finland                                            c) Italy                         d) Norway

3) Who was the Roman Emperor in 41-54 AD?
a) Titus                        b) Caligula                                           c) Claudius                  d) Nero

4) Who won Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship in 1988?
a) Chris Evert              b) Martina Navratilova                        c) Gabriela Sabatini     d) Steffi Graf

5) Who is the author of Pride and Prejudice?
a) Jane Austen             b) Agatha Christie                              c) William Shakespeare           d) Bernard Shaw

6) In the Bible, who is the eldest son of David?
a) Solomon                  b) Absalom                                          c) Amnon                    d) Jonathan

7) In which film it is said, "Some dreams come true. Some don't. Keep on dreaming."?
a) Autumn in New York         b) Pretty Woman                     c) Basic Instinct          d) The Runaway Bride

8) Who is considered the father of geometry?
a) Pythagoras                          b) Socrates                              c) Alexander               d) Euclid

9) Which country was known as Nyasaland?
a) Zambia                                b) Malawi                                c) Zimbabwe               d) Namibia

10) Which sea separates Egypt from Saudi Arabia?
a) Blue Sea                              b) Black Sea                            c) Red Sea       d) Yellow Sea

11) Which country has 11 official languages?
a) India                                    b) USA                                    c) Canada        d) South Africa

12) Which pope divided the world between Portugal and Spain?
a) Pius XII                              b) John II                                c) Alexander VI          d) Martin V

13) How many lines are in a limerick?
a) Five                                     b) Seven                                  c) Four             d) Three

14) The flag of which country has one big star and four small stars?
a) India                                    b) China                                  c) Pakistan                   d) Japan

15) Which is the national animal of Argentina?
a) Puma                                   b) Lion                                                c) Tiger                        d) Deer

16) Who won seven gold medals in swimming in 1972 Munich Olympics?
a) Mark Spitz              b) Janet Evans             c) Shane Gould           d) Anita Sood

17) What is sodium chloride?
a) Pepper                                 b) Ginger                                 c) Salt                          d) Onion

18) Who is the patron saint of music?
a) St. Agnes                            b) St. Cecilia                           c) St. Jerome               d) St. Augustine

19) What is the meaning of Anno Domini?
a) Year of the Lord                 b) Good Year                          c) Holy Year               d) Jubilee Year

20) In the Bible, Joseph was sold by his brothers for how many silver coins?
a) Forty                                   b) Sixty                                   c) Twenty                    d) Ten

21) How many furlongs is one mile?
a) Six                                       b) Eight                                   c) Four                         d) Twelve

22) Who is the founder of Sikhism?
a) Ram Mohan Roy                 b) Ranjeet Singh                     c) Guru Nanak                        d) Zoroaster

23) When is the Feast Day of St. Francis Xavier?
a) January 1                             b) March 19                             c) June 29                    d) December 3

24) Which river joins Ganga at Allahabad?
a) Indus                                   b) Yamuna                              c) Godavari                 d) Damodar

25) Who was the Carthagian general during Punic War II?
a) Hannibal                              b) Attila                                   c) Chengiz Khan         d) Saladin


General Knowledge Quiz Questions with Answers – 2

1) Who won the Football World Cup in 1982?
d) Italy

2) Which country is known as Suomi?
b) Finland

3) Who was the Roman Emperor in 41-54 AD?
c) Claudius

4) Who won Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship in 1988?
d) Steffi Graf

5) Who is the author of Pride and Prejudice?
a) Jane Austen

6) In the Bible, who is the eldest son of David?
c) Amnon

7) In which film it is said, "Some dreams come true. Some don't. Keep on dreaming."?
b) Pretty Woman

8) Who is considered the father of geometry?
d) Euclid

9) Which country was known as Nyasaland?
b) Malawi

10) Which sea separates Egypt from Saudi Arabia?
c) Red Sea

11) Which country has 11 official languages?
d) South Africa

12) Which pope divided the world between Portugal and Spain?
c) Alexander VI

13) How many lines are in a limerick?
a) Five

14) The flag of which country has one big star and four small stars?
b) China

15) Which is the national animal of Argentina?
a) Puma

16) Who won seven gold medals in swimming in 1972 Munich Olympics?
a) Mark Spitz

17) What is sodium chloride?
c) Salt

18) Who is the patron saint of music?
b) St. Cecilia

19) What is the meaning of Anno Domini?
a) Year of the Lord

20) In the Bible, Joseph was sold by his brothers for how many silver coins?
c) Twenty

21) How many furlongs is one mile?
b) Eight

22) Who is the founder of Sikhism?
c) Guru Nanak

23) When is the Feast Day of St. Francis Xavier?
d) December 3

24) Which river joins Ganga at Allahabad?
b) Yamuna

25) Who was the Carthagian general during Punic War II?
a) Hannibal


General Knowledge Quiz Questions – 3

1) In the Bible who interpreted the dreams of Pharaoh?
a) Joseph
b) Daniel
c) David
d) Samuel

2) The flag of which country has the Star of David?
a) USA
b) Iraq
c) Israel
d) Nepal

3) In which year was Magna Carta signed?
a) 1603
b) 1066
c) 1707
d) 1215

4) When was Carthage destroyed?
a) 149 B.C.
b) 323 B.C.
c) 44 A.D.
d) 70 A.D.

5) Which country is ruled by a single dynasty for more than two thousand years?
a) England
b) Persia
c) Japan
d) Egypt

6) Who is the author of Ben Hur?
a) William Shakespeare
b) Bernard Shaw
c) Victor Hugo
d) Lew Wallace

7) Which game is played with five players on either side?
a) Basketball
b) Volleyball
c) Hockey
d) Football

8) Which is the national flower of Ireland?
a) Shamrock
b) Daffodil
c) Marigold
d) Jasmine

9) Which is the capital of Afghanistan?
a) Teheran
b) Baghdad
c) Kabul
d) Tashkent

10) What is the baptismal name of Pope John XXIII?
a) Albino Luciani
b) Angelo Roncalli
c) Aldo Moro
d) Sandro Pertini

11) Where is Emperor Akbar's tomb?
a) Delhi
b) Amarkot
c) Agra
d) Sikandra

12) Who died in the Battle of Trafalgar?
a) Napoleon Bonaparte
b) Horatio Nelson
c) Francis Drake
d) Charles Martel

13) To which Order did Martin Luther belong?
a) Augustinian
b) Dominican
c) Capuchin
d) Franciscan

14) What is the type of Government in Swaziland?
a) Monarchy
b) Aristocracy
c) Theocracy
d) Anarchy

15) Who killed US President Abraham Lincoln?
a) Lee Harvey Oswald
b) John Hinckley
c) John Wilkes Booth
d) Michael Schiavo

16) Who won the Hockey World Cup in 1975?
a) India
b) Pakistan
c) Germany
d) Australia

17) Which TV news channel began telecast in 1980?
a) Star News
b) CNN
c) BBC
d) Fox News

18) Which of the following is not a gas?
a) Nitrogen
b) Oxygen
c) Helium
d) Mercury

19) Which state was known as Mysore?
a) Kerala
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Karnataka
d) Tamil Nadu

20) Who was the Czar of Russia in 1917?
a) Nicholas II
b) Alexander II
c) Ivan IV
d) Peter II

21) What is the height of the proposed Burj Tower in Dubai?
a) 400 metres
b) 520 metres
c) 600 metres
d) 800 metres

22) The islands Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu are part of which country?
a) Philippines
b) S. Korea
c) Japan
d) Vietnam

23) Who is the patron saint of Australia?
a) St. Peter
b) Mary Help of Christians
c) St. Paul
d) St. Rock

24) When is the Feast Day of St. John the Baptist?
a) March 19
b) June 24
c) July 19
d) August 15

25) Which of the following countries is landlocked?
a) Switzerland
b) Italy
c) Spain
d) France


General Knowledge Quiz Questions with Answers – 3

1) In the Bible who interpreted the dreams of Pharaoh?
a) Joseph

2) The flag of which country has the Star of David?
c) Israel

3) In which year was Magna Carta signed?
d) 1215

4) When was Carthage destroyed?
a) 149 B.C.

5) Which country is ruled by a single dynasty for more than two thousand years?
c) Japan

6) Who is the author of Ben Hur?
d) Lew Wallace

7) Which game is played with five players on either side?
a) Basketball

8) Which is the national flower of Ireland?
a) Shamrock

9) Which is the capital of Afghanistan?
c) Kabul

10) What is the baptismal name of Pope John XXIII?
b) Angelo Roncalli

11) Where is Emperor Akbar's tomb?
d) Sikandra

12) Who died in the Battle of Trafalgar?
b) Horatio Nelson

13) To which Order did Martin Luther belong?
a) Augustinian

14) What is the type of Government in Swaziland?
a) Monarchy

15) Who killed US President Abraham Lincoln?
c) John Wilkes Booth

16) Who won the Hockey World Cup in 1975?
a) India

17) Which TV news channel began telecast in 1980?
b) CNN

18) Which of the following is not a gas?
d) Mercury

19) Which state was known as Mysore?
c) Karnataka

20) Who was the Czar of Russia in 1917?
a) Nicholas II

21) What is the height of the proposed Burj Tower in Dubai?
d) 800 metres

22) The islands Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu are part of which country?
c) Japan

23) Who is the patron saint of Australia?
b) Mary Help of Christians

24) When is the Feast Day of St. John the Baptist?
b) June 24

25) Which of the following countries is landlocked?
a) Switzerland

Budget 2014-15

General Budget 2014-15 Highlights

 

·       Clean energy cess increased from Rs. 50/ tonne to Rs. 100/tonne.

·           Additional 5% excise tax to be levied on aerated drinks with added sugar (cold drinks). Tobacco products also to get costly as excise duty hiked to 72%

·           Tax exemption limit for small and marginal, and senior tax payers changed from Rs. 2.0 to Rs. 2.5 lakh. For senior citizens, no tax for income up to Rs. 3 lakh per annum.

·           PPF limit to be raised to Rs. 1.5 lakh: Jaitely

·           Rs. 1000 crore provided for rail connectivity in northeastern region.

·           Rs. 100 crore set aside for project to link rivers.

·           Rs. 100 crore War Memorial at Princess Park, India Gate

·           Policy of One Rank One Pension to be adopted for defence personnel

·           New and renewable energy deserves high priority; ultra modern power projects to be taken up in Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Ladakh with Rs. 500 crore.

·           Scheme for development of new airports at tier II and III cities through PPP mode.

·           6 more textile clusters to be set up.

·           Agriculture University in Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan, and Horticulture University in Haryana, Telangana; Rs 200 or cr set aside by the government

·           Govt. announces Rs. 100 crore for modernization of madrassas

·           Govt. announces development of metro rails in PPP mode; Rs. 100 crore set aside for metro scheme in Ahmadabad and Lucknow

·           5 more IITs and 5 IIMs to be set up

·           Proposes to set up four more AIIMS; Rs. 500 crore set aside for this. Six new AIIMS started recently have become functional. Four new AIIMS will be set up in Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Vidarbha and Purvanchal. (Read story here)

·           Pradahn Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana has a massive on rural development; Govt. sets aside Rs. 14,389 crore for this scheme

·           Govt. announces Beti Padhao, Beti Badho Yojana sets aside Rs. 100 crore for this

·           Schemes for disabled person in the country. 15 new Brail presses to be established and revival of 10 existing.

·           Rs. 200 crore for 'Statue of Unity' of Sardar Ballabh Patel.

·           Pradahn Mantri Krishi Sichayin Yojana to be started for irrigation.

·           E-visas to be introduced at nine airports in India in phased manner.

·           FDI in insurance to be increased to 49%.

·           FM announces FDI in defence up from 26 to 49% with Indian management and control.

 

Economic Survey 2013-14

Economic Survey is an annual statement that comes just a day before the main budget. It talks about the conceptual aspects of the financial status of the nation. A mid-term to short-term foresight of the general growth and economy of the nation is discussed. It is prepared by Ministry of Finance.

 

Agriculture Sector

·           Record food grains production of 264.4 mt in the year 2013-14

·           Record production of oil seeds of 32.4 mt in the year 2013-14

·           Record production of pulses of 19.6 mt in the year 2013-14

·           Groundnut shows the largest increase in productivity i.e., 73.17%  in the year 2013-14

·           India ranks first in the world in productivity of grapes, banana, cassava, peas, and papaya

·           Agriculture sector growth rate 4.7% in the year 2013-14

Bharatiya Sthal

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