CURRENT G.K

1. Tapaimukh Dam issue is between India & Bangladesh.
2. Foreign Minister of Bangladesh is Dipu Moni.
3. PM of Bangladesh Shaikh Haseena of Awami League elected
   in December, 29,2008.
4. Mongolia has world’s 6% of Uranium reserves.
5. The Bofors case led to Congress defeat in 1989 Lok Sabha
   polls. Ottavio Quattrocchi, an Italian businessman, took bribes to
   sale Bofors howitzers to India in 1986.
6. Mao movement is connected with Naxalites.
7. Black Widow is a rebellious gang in Assam.
8. US intends to deploy US interceptor Missiles in Poland and
   radar in Czech Republic to protect Europe from Iranian missiles.
9. Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel belongs to conservative
   party.
10. OECD has 30 members and doesnot include China.
11. US special representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan is
    Richard Halbroke.
12. Senator John Kerry and Richard Lugar put forward Kerry-
    Lugar Bill.
13. G-20 Summit was held at Pittsburg, USA in Sep: 2009.
14. David Lawrance Convention Centre arranges G-20 Summit.
15. ISRO is Indian Space Research Organisation.
16. President of Mongolia is Tsakhiagin Elbegdorj.
17. Director General of Int. Atomic Energy Agency is Mohammad
    Alberadi.
18. US Open 2009 won by Kim Clisjsters of Belgium and Juan
    Martin del Porto won men’s singles titles.
19. UEFA president is Michel Platni.
20. Dal Lake is in occupied Kashmir.
21. Shoe thrower on Bush Muntazer al Zaidi worked for Al-
    Baghdadi newspaper, Egypt.
22. President of France is Nicolas Sarkozy.
23. Mother Tressa belonged to Albania and came to India in 1951.
    She died on Sep:5, 19997 and is burried at Kolkata.
24. Sachin Tendulkar completed 16000 runs in ODIs.
25. President of Russia is Dimitri Medwedev. PM is Viladamir
    Putin.
26. World Bank president is Robert Zoellic.
27. US Secretary of State is Hillary Rodham Clinton.
28. Head of WTO is Pascal Lamy.
29. Garden of Five Senses is in Delhi.
30. Obama is US’s 44th President.
31. Danny Boyle is the director of Slum Dog Millionaire.
32. President of Chechnia is Ramzan A. Kadyrov.
33. Shasha Obama (younger) and Malia Obama (elder) are two
    daughters of Barak Obama.
34. Ahmadinejad defeated Mir Hussain Moussavi in his reelection.
35. Honduran President Manuel Zelaya was ousted in a military
    coup. He was deported to Costa Rica.
36. Brazil beats US in Confederation Cup.
37. Iceland swears its first female PM Johanna Sigurdard Ottir.
38. Baitullah Mehsud killed on Aug: 5, 2009.
39. Serena Williams and Roger Federer are Wimbeldon winners
    this year.
40. ICJ issued arrest warrants for Sudanese President Omar
    Hassan Ahmad Al-Bashir.
41. President of North Korea is Kim Jong-il.
42. Jacob Zuma won elections in South Africa.
43. Abdullah Abdullah contested elections against Hamid Karzai.
44. Chinese President is Hu Jintao.
45. Mother-in-Law of Obama is Marian Robinson.
46. President of Bangladesh is Zillur Rahman.
47. Governor State Bank of Pakistan is Syed Salim Raza.
48. Pakistan Ambassador to UN is Abdullah Hussain Haroon.
49. President of Sri Lanka is Mahinda Percy Rajapaksa and PM is
    Ratnasiri Wickremanyake.
50. President of India is Prathiba Patel, Interior Minister is
    Palaniappan Chidambaram.
51. Michael Jackson died on 25th June 2009 at the age of 50.
52. LTTE chief Prabhakaran killed on 18th May 2009.
53. Titanic Museum opened in UK on 31st March 2009.
    G.K arranged by MUSLIM ABBAS PITAFI 113
54. The Internaitiona Airport of Washington DC is known as Dulles
    International Airport.
55. Michael Sleiman has taken over as the President of Lebanon.
56. 5th World Water Forum concluded in Istanbul on 22nd March
    2009.
57. China celebrated its 60th Aniversary on 1st Oct: 2009.
58. India will hold the Common Wealth Games in 2010.
59. Jill Baden is the wife of Joe Biden, VP USA.
60. Michelle Obaman is the wife of Barack Obama.
61. CIA director is Leon Panetta.
62. Secretary General of OIC is Ikmalluddin Ihsan Iglo (Turkey).
63. US Ambassador to Iraq is Christopher Hill.
64. Gilgit-Baltistan Empowerment and Self Governance Order
    2009 came on Sep: 7, 2009. Qamar-uz-Zaman Qaira made
    governer on 15th Sep: 2009.
65. The book “Jinnah- India, Partition, Independence” is written by
    Jaswant Singh.
66. The World Athletics Championship was held in Berlin in 2009.
67. Justice Hamid Ali Mirza is the new Chief Election Commission
    of Pakistan.
68. Arab League Sectary General is Amr Moosa.
69. Commander of ISAF forces in Afghanistan is General Stan Mc
    Crystal.
70. Operation Rah-e-Nijad conducted in South Waziristan on June
    19, 2009.
71. Operation Rah-e-Rast began in Sawat in May 2009.
72. NAM Chairman is President Hussni Mubark of Egypt.
73. ICC chief is Haroon Lorgat of South Africa.
74. First East Timore President is Jose Gusmao.
75. The American Taliban captured in Afghanistan is John Walker
    Lindh.
76. President of Palestine is Mehmood Abbas.
77. RAW chief is K.C Verma.
78. Foreign Minister of UK is David Miliband.
79. FIFA President is Joseph Sepp Blatter.
80. Prime Minister of Australia is Kavin Rid.
81. US Secretary of Defence is Robert Gates.
82. Secretary General of SAARC is Sheel Kant Sharma.
83. OPEC chief is Abdullah Salem al-Badri.
84. NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen.
85. Next Olympics will be held in London in 2012.
86. Next Hockey World Cup will be held in India in 2010.
87. Next World Cup of Cricket will be held in India, Sri Lanka and
    Bangladesh in 2011.
88. Next Football World Cup is to be held in South Africa in 2010.
89. Burj Khalifa — The Tallest Building in the World has 162
    stories, 828 meters or 2,717 feet in height and was
    constructed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, inaugurated on
    4th Jan: 2010.
90. NRO was promulgated on Oct 5 2007 and has 7
    sections.
91. Baluchistan Package was announced in joint Sitting of
    Parliment on 24th November.
92. Pakistan lift World T20 Cup, beat Sri Lanka by 8 wkts
    on 21 June 2009.
93. When Kerry lugar bill was passed?
    Thursday, Sept 24, 2009.

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ABBREVIATIONS

1. VDU video display unit
2. CRT cathode ray tube
3. CRO Cathode Ray Oscillator
4. SARS Severe Accute respitoratry syndrome
5. BOT Built operate transfer
6. AMU Atomic mass unit
7. EMF Electromotive Force or Electromagnetic Field (Most apt is Electromotive Force)
8. ADH Anti diuretic harmome
9. STP Standard Temperature and Pressure
10. NPT Network time protocol
11. CRT Cathode ray tube
12. SARS Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
13. BOT Built Operate transfer
14. AMU Atomic Mass Unit
15. EMF Electromotive force
16. ADH Anti Diuretic Hormone
17. STP Standard Temperature Pressure
18. GeV Giga Electron Volt
19. NTP Normal Temperature Pressure
20. CRT Cathode Ray Tube
21. RQ: respiratory quotient
22. PVC: polyvinyl chloride
23. NPN: negative positive negative
24. WAN: wide area network
25. ECG: electro cardio gram
26. CPU: central processing unit
27. BCG: bacillus of calmette –Guerin
28. STP standard temperature and pressure/ Shielded Twisted Pair
29. ATP Adenosine Tri-Phosphate
30. NP proton – neutron – proton
31. [Positive-Negative-Positive (transistor) ]
32. LAN local area network
33. KWh kilo watt hour
34. BTU British Thermal Unit
35. LDL Low-density lipoprotein
36. ROM Read only memory
37. MAF million acre feet
38. SONAR Sound Navigation and Ranging
39. LCD=LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY
40. HDL= HARDWARE DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE/High-Density Lipoprotein
41. UHF= ULTRA- HIGH FREQUENCY
42. LED= LIGHT EMITTING DIODE
43. BASIC= BEGGINER’S ALL PURPOSE SYMBOLIC INSTRUCTION CODE
44. HST = HIGH SPEED TECHONOLGY
45. DBS=DATA BASE SERVER
46. V.L.C.C stands for Very large crude carrier.
47. VTOL = vertical take off and landing
48. SETI = Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence = a project to find Aliens
49. Fax is the short form of Facsimile which means identical copy
50. On the PH scale what does PH stand for-Potential Hydrogen
51. A
52. ABM: Anti Ballistic Missiles
53. ABVP: Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad
54. AC: Alternating Current; Ashoka Chakra
55. ACU: Asian Currency Union
56. AD: anno Domini; in the year of Lord Christ
57. ADB: Asian Development Bank
58. ADC: Aide-de-Camp; Access Deficit Charge
59. ADF: Asian Development Fund
60. ADS: Air Defence Ship
61. AJT: Advanced Jet Trainer
62. AG: Accountant General; Adjutant General
63. AI: Air India
64. AIDS: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
65. AIIMS: All India Institute of Medical Sciences
66. AIR: All India Radio; Annual Information Report
67. AITUC: All India Trade Union Congress
68. AJT: Advanced Jet Trainer
69. ALH: Advanced Light Helicopter
70. AM: ante meridiem; before noon
71. AMC: Army Medical Corps; Asset Management Companies
72. AME: Associate Member of the Institute of Engineers
73. APC: Agricultural Prices Commission
74. APEC: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
75. APPLE: Ariane Passenger Payload Experiment
76. APPU: Asian Pacific Postal Union
77. ARC: Asset Reconstruction Company
78. ARDR: Agricultural and Rural Debt Relief
79. ASAT: Anti-Satellite weapon
80. ASC: Army Service Corps
81. ASCI: Advanced Strategic Computing Initiative
82. ASCII: American Standard Code for Information
83. ASEAN: Association of South-East Asian Nations
84. ASEM: Asia-Europe Meeting
85. ASIMO: Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility
86. ASLV: Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle
87. ASMA: Antarctica Specially Managed Area
88. ASSOCHAM: Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry
89. ATA: Air Time Authority; Allen Telescope Array
90. ATC: Air Traffic Controller
91. ATM: Automatic Teller Machine
92. ATR: Action Taken Report
93. ATV: Automatic Transfer Vehicle
94. AUM: Assets Under Management
95. AVC: Army Veterinary Corps
96. AVM: Additional Volatility Margin
97. AWACS: Airborne Warning and Control System
98. B
99. BARC: Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
100. BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation
101. BC: Before Christ; Board of Control; British Columbia; Battery
102. Commander
103. BCG: Bacillus Calmette Guerin—Anti-Tuberculosis Vaccine
104. BICP: Bureau of Industrial Costs and Prices
105. BIFR: Board of Industrial and Financial Reconstruction
106. BIOS: Basic Input Output System
107. BKU: Bharatiya Kisan Union
108. BMD: Ballistic Missile Defence System
109. BOLT: BSE On-Line Trading (System)
110. BOSS: Bharat Operating System Solutions
111. BPO: Business Process Outsourcing
112. BPR: Bottom Pressure Records
113. BRO: Border Road Organisation
114. BSE: Bombay Stock Exchange
115. BSF: Border Security Force
116. BSNL: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd
117. C
118. CA: Chartered Accountant
119. CABE: Central Advisory Board of Education
120. C & AG: Comptroller & Auditor General
121. CAIR: Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
122. CAPART: Council for People’s Action and Advancement of Rural
123. Technology
124. CAPES: Computer-Aided Paperless Examination System
125. CAS: Chief of Army Staff; Chief of Air Staff; Conditional Access
126. System
127. CB: Citizen Band (Radio)
128. CBI: Central Bureau of Investigation
129. CBFC: Central Board of Film Certification
130. CCPA: Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs
131. CD: Conference on Disarmament
132. C-DAC: The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing
133. CDMA: Code Division Multiple Access
134. CECA: Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement
135. CERN: European Organisation for Nuclear Research
136. (Pronounced CERN in French)
137. CFC: Chlorofluro Carbon
138. CFS: Container Freight Station
139. CHOGM: Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
140. CIA: Central Intelligence Agency (of U.S.A.)
141. CIBIL: Credit Information Bureau (India) Ltd
142. CIC: Chief Information Commissioner
143. CID: Criminal Investigation Department
144. C-in-C: Commander-in-Chief
145. cif: cost, insurance and freight
146. CIS: Commonwealth of Independent States
147. CISF: Central Industrial Security Force
148. CITES: Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
149. CITU: Centre of Indian Trade Unions
150. CLASS: Computer Literacy and Studies in Schools
151. CLAWS: Centre for Land Warfare Studies
152. CM: Command Module; Chief Minister
153. CMP: Common Minimum Programme
154. CNG: Compressed Natural Gas
155. CNN: Cable News Network
156. CNS: Chief of the Naval Staff
157. CO: Commanding Officer
158. COD: Central Ordnance Depot; Cash on Delivery
159. CPCB: Central Pollution Control Board
160. CPI: Communist Party of India
161. CPI(M): Communist Party of India (Marxists)
162. CPU: Central Processing Unit
163. G.K arranged by MUSLIM ABBAS PITAFI 108
164. CR: Central Railway
165. CRAC: Cyber Regulation Advisory Council
166. CRDi: Common Rail Direct injection
167. CRISIL: Credit Rating Information Services of India Limited
168. CRM: Customer Relationship Management
169. CRR: Cash Reserve Ratio
170. CRPF: Central Reserve Police Force
171. CSIR: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
172. CTBT: Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
173. CTT: Commodities Transaction Tax
174. CVRDE: Combat Vehicles Research and Development
175. Establishment
176. D
177. DA: Dearness Allowance; Daily Allowance
178. DAVP: Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity
179. DC: Deputy Commissioner; Direct Current in Electricity
180. DDT: Dichloro-Diphenyl Trichloro-ethane (disinfectant)
181. DIN: Director Information Number
182. DM: District Magistrate; Deputy Minister
183. DMIC: Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor
184. DMK: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (a regional political party of
185. Tamil Nadu)
186. DNA: de-oxyribonucleic acid
187. DO: Demi-official (letter)
188. DOD: Department of Ocean Development
189. DPEP: District Primary Education Programme
190. DPI: Director of Public Instruction
191. DRAM: Dynamic Random Access Memory
192. DRDO: Defence Research and Development Organisation
193. DST: Daylight Saving Time
194. DRES: Department of Renewable Energy Sources
195. DTH: Direct to Home (broadcasting)
196. E
197. ECG: Electro Cardio-gram
198. ECS: Electronic Clearing Service
199. ECT: Electro-convulsant Therapy (electric shock treatment)
200. EDUSAT: Education Satellite
201. EEG: Electro-encephalography
202. EET: Exempt Exempt Taxation
203. EFA: Education for All
204. EFF: Extended Fund Facility
205. e.g.: exempli gratia; for example
206. EHTP: Electronic Hardware Technology Parks
207. ELISA: Enzyme Linked Immuno Solvent Assay (used for testing
208. AIDS)
209. EMI: Equated Monthly Instalment
210. EMS: European Monetary System
211. EMU: Electric-Multiple Unit; Extra-vehicular Mobility Unit;
212. (European) Economic and Monetary Union
213. E & OE: Errors and Omissions Excepted
214. EPROM: Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
215. ER: Eastern Railway
216. ERM: Exchange Rate Mechanism
217. ERNET: Educational and Research Network
218. ESA: European Space Agency
219. ESCAP: Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the
220. Pacific
221. ESMA: Essential Services Maintenance Act
222. ESOP: Employee Stock Option Programme
223. etc.: et cetera (and other things)
224. EU: European Union
225. EVM: Electronic Voting Machine
226. F
227. FAO: Food and Agriculture Organisation
228. FBI: Federal Bureau of Investigation (of the U.S.A.)
229. FCNR: Foreign Currency (non-resident) Accounts Scheme
230. FDR: Flight Data Recorder; Fixed Deposit Receipt
231. FEMA: Foreign Exchange Management Act
232. FERA: Foreign Exchange Regulations Act
233. FICCI: Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
234. FII: Foreign Institutional Investors
235. FIPB: Foreign Investment Promotion Board (of India)
236. FLAG: Fibre Optic Link Around the Globe
237. FM: Field Marshal; Frequency Modulated
238. FPSB: Financial Planning Standards Boards (India)
239. FRBM: Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management
240. FSSA: Food Safety and Standards Authority (of India)
241. FTA: Free Trade Area
242. FTP: File Transfer Protocol
243. G
244. GAGAN: GPS-aided Geo-augmented Navigation
245. GAIL: Gas Authority of India Limited
246. GAIN: Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition
247. GATS: General Agreement on Trade in Services
248. GATT: General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
249. GCA: General Currency Area
250. GCC: Gulf Cooperation Council
251. GCM: Greatest Common Measure
252. GEF: Global Environment Fund
253. GHQ: General Headquarters
254. GIC: General Insurance Corporation
255. GIST: Graphics and Intelligence-based Script Technology
256. GMPS: Global Mobile Personal Communications System
257. GMRT: Giant Meterwave Radio Telescope
258. GMT: Greenwich Mean Time
259. GNSS: Global Navigation Satellite System
260. GNP: Gross National Product
261. GOC: General Officer Commanding
262. GPO: General Post Office
263. GPRS: General Packet Radio System
264. GPS: Global Positioning System
265. GSLV: Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle
266. GSP: Generalised Special Preferences
267. GST: Goods and Service Tax
268. GSTP: Global System of Trade Preferences
269. H
270. HAWS: High Altitude Warfare School
271. HCF: Highest Common Factor
272. HDI: Human Development Index
273. HDTV: High Definition Television
274. HE: His (or Her) Excellency; His (or Her) Eminence; High
275. Explosive; Horizontal Equivalent
276. HITS: Headend In The Sky
277. HMMWV: High Mobility Multipurpose-Wheeled Vehicle
278. HMS: Hybrid Mail Service
279. G.K arranged by MUSLIM ABBAS PITAFI 109
280. HP: Himachal Pradesh; Horizontal Plane; Horse Power
281. HTML: Hyper Text Markup Language
282. HTTP: Hypetext Transfer Protocol
283. HUDCO: Housing and Urban Development Corporation
284. HVDC: High Voltage Direct Current
285. I
286. IAAI: International Airport Authority of India
287. IAAS: Indian Audit and Accounts Service
288. IADF: International Agricultural Development Fund
289. IAEA: International Atomic Energy Agency
290. IAF: Indian Air Force
291. IAMC: Indian Army Medical Corps
292. IAS: Indian Administrative Service
293. IATA: International Air Transport Association
294. IATT: Inland Air Travel Tax
295. IBRD: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
296. IBEX: Interstellar Boundary Explorer Mission
297. ICANN: Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
298. ICAO: International Civil Aviation Organisation
299. ICAR: Indian Council of Agricultural Research
300. ICCR: Indian Council of Cultural Relations
301. ICCW: Indian Council for Child Welfare
302. ICDS: Integrated Child Development Service
303. ICJ: International Court of Justice (with Headquarters at the
304. Hague)
305. ICL: Indian Cricket League
306. ICMR: Indian Council of Medical Research
307. ICPA: Indian Cricket Players’ Association
308. ICRC: International Committee of the Red Cross
309. IDA: International Development Association
310. IDBI: Industrial Development Bank of India
311. IDSA: Institute of Defence Studies and Analysis
312. i.e.: id est; that is
313. IEA: International Energy Agency
314. IES: Indian Economic Service
315. IEX: Indian Energy Exchange
316. IFRS: International Financial Reporting Standard
317. IFS: Indian Foreign Service; Indian Forest Service
318. IFTU: International Federation of Trade Unions
319. IFWJ: Indian Federation of Working Journalists
320. IGNOU: Indira Gandhi National Open University
321. IIPA: Indian Institute of Public Administration
322. IISS: International Institute of Strategic Studies
323. IIT: Indian Institutes of Technology
324. ILO: International Labour Organisation
325. IMA: Indian Military Academy
326. IMET: International Military Education Training Programme
327. IMF: International Monetary Fund
328. IMO: International Maritime Organisation
329. IN: Indian Navy; Intelligent Network
330. INA: Indian National Army
331. INK: International Newspaper Kiosks
332. INMARSAT: International Maritime Satellite Organisation
333. INMAS: Institute of Nuclear Medicines and Allied Sciences
334. INS: Indian Naval Ship; Indian Newspaper Society
335. INSAS: Indian Small Arms System
336. INSAT: Indian National Satellite
337. INTERPOL: International Police Organisation
338. INTUC: Indian National Trade Union Congress
339. IOC: International Olympic Committee
340. IP: Indian Police
341. IPC: Indian Penal Code
342. IPCC: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
343. IPEC: International Programme on Elimination of Child Labour
344. IPR: Intellectual Property Right
345. IPS: Indian Police Service; Indian Postal Service
346. IPTV: Internet Protocol Television
347. IPU: Inter-Parliamentary Union
348. IQ: Intelligence Quotient
349. IR: Infra-red
350. IRA: Insurance Regulatory Authority
351. IRBM: Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile
352. IREP: Integrated Rural Energy Planning
353. IRS: Indian Remote Sensing Satellite; Indian Revenue Service
354. ISAF: International Stabilization and Assistance Force (in
355. Afghanistan)
356. ISC: Inter-State Council
357. ISCS: Integrated Smart Card System
358. ISD: International Subscriber Dialled (telephone)
359. ISH: Information Super Highway
360. ISKCON: International Society for Krishna Consciousness
361. ISO: International Standardisation Organisation
362. ISP: Internet Service Provider
363. ISRO: Indian Space Research Organisation
364. ISS: International Space Station
365. IST: Indian Standard Time
366. ISTRAC: ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network
367. ITDC: Indian Tourism Development Corporation
368. ITO: International Trade Organisation; Income-tax Officer
369. ITU: International Tele-communication Union
370. IUC: Interconnect User Charge
371. J, K, L
372. JCO: Junior Commissioned Officer
373. JNNURM: Jawahar Lal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission
374. JPC: Joint Parliamentary Committee
375. JPEG: Joint Photographic Experts Group
376. JWG: Joint Working Group
377. KG: Kindergarten
378. Kg: Kilogramme
379. KPO: Knowledge Process Outsourcing
380. LAC: Line of Actual Control
381. LCA: Light Combat Aircraft
382. LDC: Least Developed Countries
383. LHC: Large Hadron Collider
384. LIC: Life Insurance Corporation (of India)
385. LLP: Limited Liability Partnership
386. LOAC: Line of Actual Control
387. LTA: Light Transport Aircraft
388. LTTE: Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
389. M
390. MAT: Minimum Alternative Tax
391. MER: Mars Exploration Rover
392. MBBS: Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
393. MCF: Master Control Facility
394. MEP: Minimum Export Price
395. MES: Military Engineering Service
396. METSAT: Meteorological Satellite
397. G.K arranged by MUSLIM ABBAS PITAFI 110
398. MFA: Multi-Fibre Agreement
399. MFN: Most Favoured Nation
400. MIP: Moon Impact Probe
401. MMS: Multimedia Messaging Service
402. MMTC: Minerals and Metals Trading Corporation of India
403. MNC: Multi-national Corporation
404. MNIC: Multi-purpose National Identity Card
405. MODEM: Modulator-Demodulator
406. MRI: Magnetic Resonance Imaging
407. MRTPC: Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission
408. MRTS: Mass Rapid Transit System
409. MSA: Maritime Safety Agency
410. MSCF: Maritime Security Cooperation Framework
411. Mss: Manuscript
412. MTCR: Missile Technology Control Regime
413. MTO: Multilateral Trade Organisation
414. MVC: Maha Vir Chakra
415. MUNO: Maha Vir Chakra
416. N
417. NAA: National Airport Authority
418. NABARD: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development.
419. (It helps rural development by providing re-finance facility).
420. NACIL: National Aviation Company of India Ltd
421. NADA: National Anti-Doping Agency
422. NAEP: National Adult Education Programme
423. NAFTA: North America Free Trade Agreement
424. NAG: National Air Guard
425. NAM: Non-aligned Movement
426. NAMA: Non-Agriculture Market Access
427. NASA: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (of the
428. U.S.A.)
429. NASDAQ: National Association of Securities Dealers Automated
430. Quotation
431. NATA: Natural Aptitude Test for Architecture
432. NATO: North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
433. NAV: Net Asset Value
434. NB: Nota bene; note well, or take notice
435. NCA: Nuclear Command Authority
436. NCC: National Cadet Corps
437. NCEP: National Committee on Environmental Planning
438. NCERT: National Council of Education Research and Training
439. NCR: National Capital Region
440. NDA: National Defence Academy; National Democratic Alliance
441. NDNC: National Do Not Call (Registry)
442. NDPS: Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances
443. NDRF: National Disaster Response Force
444. NDTL: National Dope Testing Laboratory
445. NeGP: National e-governance Plan
446. NEDB: North-Eastern Development Bank
447. NEP: National Education Policy
448. NEPA: National Environment Protection Authority
449. NFO: New Fund Offers
450. NHDP: National Highways Development Project
451. NHRC: National Human Rights Commission
452. NIC: National Integration Council
453. NIFT: National Institute of Fashion Technology
454. NIO: National Institute of Oceanography
455. NIS: National Institute of Sports
456. NIT: National Institute of Technology
457. NLMA: National Literacy Mission Authority
458. NMD: Nuclear Missile Defence
459. NMDC: National Mineral Development Corporation
460. NPL: National Physical Laboratory
461. NPR: National Population Register
462. NPT: (Nuclear) Non-Proliferation Treaty
463. NRBI: National Rural Bank of India
464. NREGA: National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
465. NREP: National Rural Employment Programme
466. NRF: National Renewal Fund
467. NRI: Non-Resident Indian
468. NRR: National Reproduction Rate
469. NRSA: National Remote Sensing Agency
470. NSA: National Security Act
471. NSC: National Service Corps; National Security Council
472. NSDL: National Securities Depository Limited
473. NSE: National Stock Exchange
474. NSR: National Skills Registry
475. NTPC: National Thermal Power Corporation
476. NWDA: National Water Development Agency
477. NWRC: National Water Resources Council
478. O
479. OAS: Organisation of American States
480. OAU: Organisation of African Unity
481. OBC: Other Backward Communities
482. OBU: Offshore Banking Unit
483. ODA: Official Development Assistance
484. ODF: Open Document Format
485. ODS: Ozone Depletion Substances
486. OECD: Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development
487. OGL: Open General Licence
488. OIC: Organisation of Islamic Countries
489. OIGS: On India Government Service
490. OIL: Oil India Limited
491. OM: Order of Merit
492. ONGC: Oil and Natural Gas Commission
493. OPEC: Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries
494. OSCE: Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe
495. OSD: Officer on Special Duty
496. OXML: Open Extended Marking Language
497. P
498. PAC: Political Affairs Committee; Public Accounts Committee
499. PACER: Programme for Acceleration of Commercial Energy
500. Research
501. PAN: Permanent Account Number (of Income-Tax)
502. PATA: Pacific-Asia Travel Association
503. PCS: Public Civil Service; Punjab Civil Service
504. PIB: Press Information Bureau
505. Pin Code: Postal Index Number Code
506. PIO: Persons of Indian Origin
507. PLF: Plant Load Factor
508. PM: Post Meridiem; after-noon; also Postmaster; Prime Minister;
509. post-mortem (after death)
510. PMG: Postmaster General
511. PN: Participatory Note
512. PO: Post Office; Postal Order
513. POPs: Persistent Organic Pollutants; Point of Purchase
514. POTA: Prevention of Terrorism Act
515. G.K arranged by MUSLIM ABBAS PITAFI 111
516. POW: Prisoner of War
517. PP: Public Prosecutor; Particular Person
518. PRO: Public Relations Officer
519. PS: Post Scriptum; Post Script; written after
520. PSC: Public Service Commission
521. PSE: Public Sector Enterprises
522. PSLV: Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
523. PTA: Preferential Trade Area
524. PTI: Press Trust of India
525. PTO: Please Turn Over; Privilege Ticket Order
526. PUFA: Poly Unsaturated Fatty Acids
527. PVC: Param Vir Chakra
528. PVSM: Param Vishisht Sewa Medal
529. PWD: Public Works Department
530. Q, R
531. QMG: Quarter Master General
532. QR: Quantitative Restriction
533. RAF: Rapid Action Force
534. RAM: Random Access Memory
535. RBI: Reserve Bank of India
536. RCC: Reinforced Concrete Cement
537. RDF: Rapid Development Force
538. RDS: Radio Data Servicing
539. RDSS: Radio Determination Satellite Service
540. REACH: Rehabilitate, Educate and Support Street Children
541. RLO: Returned Letter Office
542. RLV: Reusable Launch Vehicle
543. RPM: Revolution Per Minute
544. RPO: Recruitment Process Outsourcing; Regional Passport
545. Officer
546. RRB: Regional Rural Bank
547. RRPI: Rural Retail Price Index
548. RSS: Rashtriya Swyamsevak Sangh
549. RSVP: Repondez s’il vous plait (Fr.) reply, if you please
550. RTGS: Real Time Gross Settlement System
551. S
552. SAARC: South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation
553. SAFTA: South Asian Free Trade Area
554. SAIL: Steel Authority of India Limited
555. SAPTA: SAARC Preferential Trading Agreement
556. SARS: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
557. SATNAV: Satellite Navigation (Initiative)
558. SAVE: SAARC Audio Visual Exchange
559. SC: Security Council; Supreme Court; Scheduled Caste
560. SCI: Shipping Corporation of India
561. SCO: Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
562. SCOPE: Standing Conference on Public Enterprises
563. SDO: Sub-Divisional Officer
564. SDR: Special Drawing Rights (created by the World Bank)
565. SEBI: Securities and Exchange Board of India
566. SFC: Strategic Forces Command
567. SGPC: Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee
568. SIDBI: Small Industries Development Bank of India
569. SIT: Special Investigation Team
570. SITE: Satellite Instructional Television Experiment
571. SLR: Statutory Liquidity Ratio
572. SMS: Short Messaging Service; Subscriber Management System
573. SOS: Save Our Souls—distress signal
574. SPG: Special Protection Group
575. SPIN: Software Process Improvement Networks
576. SPV: Solar Photo Voltaic
577. SQUID: Super-conducting Quantum Interference Device
578. SRE: Space Capsule Recovery Experiment
579. SRV: Submarine Rescue Vessel
580. SSN: Social Security Number
581. STARS: Satellite Tracking and Ranging Station
582. START: Strategic Arms Reduction Talks
583. STEP: Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Park
584. STT: Securities Transaction Tax
585. SWAN: State-wide Area Network
586. SWIFT: Society for Worldwide Financial Telecommunications
587. T
588. TA: Travelling Allowance; Territorial Army
589. TAAI: Travel Agents Association of India
590. TACDE: Tactics and Air Combat Development Establishment
591. TADA: Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act
592. TAPS: Tarapur Atomic Power Station
593. TB: Tuberculosis
594. TDC: Transport Development Council
595. TDS: Tax Deduction at Source
596. TDSAT: Telecom Dispute Settlement Appellate Tribunal
597. TERLS: Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station
598. TIFR: Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
599. TIN: Tax Information Network
600. TINXSYS: Tax Information Exchange System
601. TISCO: Tata Iron and Steel Company
602. TMC: Terrain Mapping Camera
603. TMO: Telegraphic Money Order
604. TNT: Tri-nitro-toluene (high explosive)
605. TPP: 20-Point Programme
606. TRAI: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
607. TRIMs: Trade Related Investment Measures
608. TRIPS: Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights
609. TRP: Television Rating Points; Tax Return Preparer
610. TRYSEM: Training of Rural Youth for Self Employment
611. TTE: Travelling Ticket Examiner
612. TTF: Tourism Task Force
613. U
614. UAE: United Arab Emirates
615. UAV: Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
616. UF: United Front
617. UFO: Unidentified Flying Object
618. UGC: University Grants Commission
619. ULFA: United Liberation Front of Assam
620. UN: United Nations
621. UNCTAD: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
622. UNDP: United Nations Development Programme
623. UNEF: United Nations Emergency Force
624. UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme
625. UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
626. Organisation
627. UNFPO: United Nations Fund for Population Activities
628. UNHCR: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
629. UNHRC: United Nations Human Rights Commission
630. UNI: United News of India
631. UNICEF: United Nations International Children’s (Emergency)
632. G.K arranged by MUSLIM ABBAS PITAFI 112
633. Fund
634. UNIDO: United Nations Industrial Development Organisation
635. UNRRA: United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
636. UNTAC: United Nations Transitional Authority for Cambodia
637. UPA: United Progressive Alliance
638. UPSC: Union Public Service Commission
639. UPTN: Universal Personal Telephone Number
640. USA: United States of America
641. USIS: United States Information Service
642. V
643. VAT: Value-added Tax
644. VC: Vice-Chancellor; Vice Counsel; Victoria Cross; Vir Chakra
645. VDIS: Voluntary Disclosure of Income Scheme
646. VHRR: Very High Resolution Radiometer
647. VIP: Very Important Person
648. VLSI: Very Large Scale Integration
649. VOIP: Voice Over Internet Protocol
650. VPN: Virtual Private Network
651. VPP: Value Payable Post
652. VRS: Voluntary Retirement Scheme
653. VSAT: Very Small Aperture Terminals
654. W
655. WADA: World Anti-Doping Agency
656. WAP: Wireless Application Protocol
657. WAVE: Wireless Access for Virtual Enterprise
658. WDF: Wasteland Development Force
659. WEF: World Economic Forum
660. WFP: World Food Programme
661. WFTU: World Federation of Trade Unions
662. WGIG: Working Group on Internet Governance
663. WIPO: World Intellectual Property Organisation
664. WLL: Wireless in Local Loop
665. WMD: Weapons of Mass Destruction
666. WR: Western Railway
667. WTO: World Trade Organisation (previously called GATT); also
668. World Tourism Organisation
669. X, Y, Z
670. XML: eXtensible Markup Language
671. YMCA: Young Men’s Christian Association
672. YWCA: Young Women’s Christian Association

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SPORTS

1. What has 32 panels and 642 stitches-A football (soccer)
2. First British open squash championship played in 1922.
3. First world squash championship 1976.
4. Jhangir khan has won world open 6 times.
5. Wimbledon open tennis was instituted in 1877.
6. A winner of four competitions (Wimbledon, French open, us open, and Australia open) is called Grand Slam.
7. Most Wimbledon single (Men) title are won by Roger Federrer
8. Most Wimbledon single (woman) title won by Martina Navratilova (USA).
9. Common Wealth game are held every 4 years, they were started in 1931.
10. First Asia games were played at New Delhi in 1951.
11. 15th Asian Games will be held in Qatar in 2006.
12. Current World cup holder of hockey is Netherlands.
13. FIFA established in Paris on May 21, 1904.
14. Grand slam is the title associated with Pete Sampras.
15. Michael Chang (USA) is the youngest to win the grand slam.
16. Shahid Afridi has made century on 37 balls.
17. The title “Oval Hero” is with Fazal Muhammad.
18. The sports man Kasparvo is associated with Chess.
19. Modern summer Olympic were held in Greece in 1896.
20. Olympic held every 4 years.
21. Hockey became Olympic event in 1908. Pakistan took part in 1948 in London.
22. 1st world cup hockey 1971 at Barcelona (Spain).
23. Hockey world cup held every 4 year.
24. First world cup cricket 1975, won by West Indies.
25. India won world cup cricket in 1983 by beating West Indies.
26. 10 countries have test status.
27. First test mach was played in 1877 between Australia and England.
28. First One day match between Australia and England in Jan 5, 1971.
29. First word cup football 1930, Uruguay, and won by Uruguay.
30. 1942 world cup football cup did not hold due to WW2.
31. Nigeria is current Olympic footfall champion.
32. Geoff hunt is associated with Squash.
33. South Africa was expelled from ICC in 1970 because of its apartheid policies.
34. Current heavy weight championship is with L. Lewis.
35. In cricket batsman can be out by 10 ways.
36. Peter Marshal is associated with Squash.
37. Pakistan had won 4 title of world cup hockey so far.
38. First three work cup crickets were played with 60 over.
39. Rocky Morciono only heavy weight boxer remained unbeaten throughout his career.
40. Lowest test match inning is 26 by New Zealand.
41. Highest no of one-days are played at Sharjah Cricket Ground.
42. The champion trophy hockey tournament was introduced by Pakistan in year 1978.
43. Thomas cup badminton is for men only.
44. Uber cup is for badminton.
45. Each team in volleyball consists of 6 players.
46. Antoly Karpov, the world chess player belongs to Russia.
47. Modern Olympic games were first held in Athens.
48. ICC has 10 members and it was founded in 1965.
49. Lowest total in cricket is 36 by Canada.
50. Tennis player steffi graf belongs to Germany.
51. Natwest trophy is for cricket.
52. The Swythiling cup is related to Table Tennis.
53. Morocco cup is for cricket.
54. First modern Olympic games were held in 1896 in Athens.
55. First women competed in Olympic games in 1912.
56. France and which country contested first ever world cup match Mexico
57. The number of countries which participated in the first Olympic Games held at Athens was Nine
58. Who owns The Oval cricket ground- Prince Charles
59. Who among the following batsmen achieved the feat of hitting six 6s in one over for the first time in international cricket during the World Cup 2007 Herschelle Gibbs
60. Where were the first winter Olympics held in 1924 -Charmonix France
61. FINA is the governing body of what amateur sport-Swimming
62. FITA are the governing body of what sport-Archery
63. A Lady Paramount judges at what sport- Archery
64. First cricket cup was played in England in 1974.
65. First Asian Games were held in New Delhi in 1951. From 1954 they were held every four years.
66. Baron Pierre de Coubertin was founder of the modern Olympic
67. Bunting is a term in the game of Baseball.
68. Grand Master is a term in Chess.
69. Grand Slam is a term in sports associated with Bridge as well as Lawn Tennis.
70. Martina Hinges is the youngest woman tennis player to win three major singles titles in one season.
71. Iron- a sports term is associated with Golf.
72. McDowell Cup is associated with football.
73. Olympic Games were held twice in Paris and London.
74. Paralympics are the games for disabled.
75. Uber cup is associated with Badminton.
76. Yankee Stadium is associated with Boxing.
77. World’s oldest sports daily is Gazetta dello Sport of Italy.
78. Val Barker Cup is awarded in the Olympic games in Boxing.
79. The Paralympics Games 2008 were held in Beijing.
80. Asafa Powell is 100 m sprinter.
81. The term “Stalemate” is related to the game of Chess.
82. With which sport is the term ‘butterfly’ associated? Swimming
83. Next Football world Cup in 2010 is in South Africa
84. How many rings on the Olympic flag: Five
85. Who ran the first marathon: Phidipedes
86. What colour is the cap given to an England cricket player-Blue
87. What held up a Cricket test Match between England Pakistan- Mouse on pitch
88. What is the first race in the Grand Prix season-Brazilian
89. By Olympic rules what must have 14 feathers-Badminton Bird
90. How is the Olympic torch lit- By the sun in Greece
91. Martina Navratilova belongs to Czech Republic.
92. Tour De France is French cycle race.
93. National game of Switzerland is skiing.
94. What has 32 panels and 642 stitches-A football (soccer)
95. In Tennis where is the Australian Open played-Flinders Park
96. What Olympic event was dropped in 1920-Tug of War -1900 to 1920
97. FIDE govern what game -Chess

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1. What was Britain’s first colony (annexed in 1583): Newfoundland
2. A skulk is a group of which animals: Foxes
3. Who was the Goddess of the rainbow: Iris
4. Who was the first actor to appear on cover of Time magazine: Charlie Chaplin
5. In which country did the turnip originate: Greece
6. Which animals can live longest without water: Rats
7. Which fruit contains the most protein: Avocado
8. In sailing ship days who often acted as the ships doctor: Cook
9. A muster is a group of which birds: Peacocks
10. Which country grew the first Orange: China
11. Gossima was the original name of what game: Table Tennis
12. A kindle is the name for a group of what young animals: Kittens
13. Minerva is the Goddess of what: Wisdom
14. One person every 6 seconds dies from what: Contaminated water diseases
15. The length of what is approximately 1/10th circumference of earth: Great wall of China
16. USA has most airports which country has second most: Australia
17. In 1829 Walter Hunt invented what common item: Safety Pin
18. Who invented punched cards used in early computing 1880s: Herman Hollerith
19. 1500 paces was what Roman measurement: League
20. Who gave the UN the land in NY to build their HQ: John D Rockerfeller
21. Which writer coined the word Cyberspace in 1984: William Gibson –Neuromancer
22. What is the oldest known infectious disease: Leprosy
23. What was invented in 1855 45 years later than it was needed: Can Opener
24. Trypanophobia is fear of Inoculations – Injections
25. Chogori is better know by what boring name: K2
26. Which country has the worlds biggest (on land) National Park: Canada – Wood Buffalo 17300s ml
27. What was Edison’s first practical invention: Tick a Tape for stockmarket
28. Which company invented the transistor radio in 1952: Sony
29. What metal impurity makes rubies red and emeralds green: Chromium
30. What is dittology: Double meaning
31. Which country invented the mariners compass: China
32. How was Alexander the Greats body preserved: In large jar of honey
33. What was invented 1903 – patented 1906 G C Beilder: Photocopier
34. What country consumes the most coal each year: China
35. What does soviet mean: Workers Council
36. In which city is the worlds oldest museum – Ashmolian 1679: Oxford
37. To what family does the hippopotamus belong: Pig
38. In which city is the worlds oldest tennis court from 1496: Paris
39. Who said Politics is the art of the possible 11 Aug 1867: Otto Von Bismarck
40. In which country did Turkeys originate: USA
41. What colour is worn for funerals in Egypt: Yellow
42. An Arab horse has less what than other horses: Bones – one vertebra less
43. In what country did red onions originate: Italy
44. What job did Ernest Hemmingway do in WW1: Ambulance Driver
45. What was the name of the Roman God of sleep-Somnos
46. What is the name of the four holy books of the Hindus-The Vedas
47. What animal always gives birth to same sex twins-Armadillo
48. What colour is named after a battle fought in Italy in 1859- Magenta
49. What does the name Ghengis Khan mean-Very Mighty Ruler
50. What is the most common disease in the world-Dental Caries
51. Which country was the first to make seat belts compulsory- Czechoslovakia
52. A young what is called an Eyas-Hawk
53. In a Gynocracy – who rules- Women
54. What type of animal is a markhor-Wild Goat
55. What is the last book of the Bible-Revelations
56. What historical event was referred to as Black 47-Irish Potato Famine
57. Tempera uses water and Egg Yoke paint with.
58. Cannon company developed the Laser Printer
59. The name of which countries capital means good air-Argentina – Buenos Aires
60. Which dictator preferred 50,000 rifles to 50,000 votes-Benito Mussolini
61. What country was once named New France- Canada
62. In which country were modern banknotes first used-Sweden
63. What does the syrinx help a bird to do-Sing
64. What food item in French literally means twice cooked-Biscuit
65. The Titanic has a sister ship – name it-The Olympic
66. Halcyon is the poetic name for which bird-Kingfisher
67. Which country invented French fried potatoes-Belgium
68. The word bungalow comes from which language-Hindi
69. What is the Japanese Shinkasen-High speed Train
70. What is a travelator-Horizontal Escalator
71. Where was Napoleon born-Ajaccio -Corsican capitol
72. In the wild what animal pollinates banana plants-Bats
73. What colour is the Black Box carried in aircraft-Orange
74. Allium Sativum is better known as what-Garlic
75. What was Madam Curie’s husbands name-Pierre
76. The USA president lives in the White House – Who Blue House- President South Korea
77. What does an aronophobe fear -Internet
78. Which world famous landmark is found on Mount Lee? The Hollywood Sign
79. The name of which Indian city means Village of Boiled Beans -Bangalore
80. What county has its map on its flag-Cyprus
81. Lucknow is a city in India – and what other country-Canada
82. What invention was nicknamed the Noisy Serpent in 1902- Vacuum Cleaner
83. What country has a regiment of bicycle mounted soldiers- Switzerland
84. Amaxophobia is the fear of what-Riding in a vehicle
85. Which animal has legs but cant walk- Hummingbird
86. In what city 1985 was the worlds first computer museum opened-Boston
87. Skeleton is derived from Greek – what is its literal translation Dried Up
88. Edward Hunter USA Journalist invented what term Korean war- Brainwashing
89. What word in English has the most definitions-Set
90. Desire for more cows is the translation what Sanskrit word-War

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1. Photophobia is abnormal intolerance of light
2. The conservation of hawks and owls is important to mankind chiefly because these birds eat many harmful rodents
3. The plane of the earth’s equator were not inclined to the plane
4. In which city was the famous black hole: Calcutta
5. If you had rubella what would you have caught: German Measles
6. La Giaconda is better known as what: Mona Lisa
7. Eric Arthur Blaire was the real name of which author: George Orwell
8. Which country do Sinologists study: China
9. What is Orchesis – either professional or amateur: Art of Dancing
10. Whose autobiography was The long walk to Freedom: Nelson Mandela
11. Clyde Tonbaugh discovered what planet in 1930: Pluto
12. Which chess piece could be a member of the church: Bishop
13. Which American state is nicknamed The Diamond State: Delaware
14. What martial arts name means gentle way: Judo
15. Kimberlite contains what precious item: Diamonds
16. Which country introduced the worlds first diesel loco in 1912: Germany
17. What animals name translates as water horse: Hippopotamus
18. Which two metals are alloyed to make pewter: Tin and Lead
19. What is the longest river in Italy: Po
20. Oil seed rape belongs to which plant family: Mustard
21. Zambia and Zimbabwe used to be called what: Rhodesia
22. What is the staple food of one third of the worlds population: Rice
23. What digit does not exist in Roman Numerals: Zero
24. Who was nicknames The desert Fox (both Names): Erwin Rommel
25. Which European country is divided into areas called Cantons: Switzerland
26. Who created Tarzan (all names) in 1914: Edgar Rice Burroughs
27. Who is the only American president elected unopposed: George Washington
28. Which countries men use the most deodorant: Japan
29. What was the first credit card: Diners Club
30. Which country made the worlds first feature film in 1906: Australia Story of Kelly gang
31. Where is the worlds largest gold depository: Federal reserve bank Manhattan
32. What is 6 inches bigger in Summer: Eiffel tower
33. Which 1956 film caused riots in cinemas: Rock around the clock
34. From what language does the word alphabet come: Greek – alpha beta
35. What was the first film made in cinemascope: The robe
36. A pearmain is what type of fruit: Apple
37. What did God create on the fifth day (both): Sea creatures and birds
38. What were the first false teeth made from: Ivory
39. Which leader lives in the Potola: Dalai Lama
40. Which country invented the concentration camp: Britain – Boer war
41. Scotopic people can do what: See in the dark
42. What is the most critical thing keeping bananas fresh transport: Temperature not below 13 C 55F
43. What city has Kogoshima as its airport: Tokyo
44. What is a baby whale called: Calf
45. On what is the Mona Lisa painted: Wood
46. Which bird turns it head upside down to eat: Flamingo
47. Who rode a horse called Bucephalus: Alexander the Great
48. Who invented popcorn: American Indians
49. For what is spirits of salt another name: Hydrochloric acid
50. What flower is the symbol of secrecy: Rose
51. What is the white trail behind a jet plane made from: Ice Crystals
52. If you were doing vaccimulgence what doing: Milking a cow
53. Who was the Greek goddess of love: Aphrodite
54. What is the only creature that can turn its stomach inside out: Starfish
55. What is the worlds most popular green vegetable: Lettuce
56. Which country had the first women MPs 19 in 1907: Finland
57. Which Mediterranean countries orchestra is bigger than its army Monaco
58. Where can you buy a copy of Penguin News: Falkland Islands
59. Which African country was founded by Americans: Liberia
60. What was Britain called – before it was Britain: Albion
61. What part of a frog do you rub to hypnotise it: Its belly
62. What was the first gramophone record made from: Tinfoil
63. which famous person invented the cat flap: Isaac Newton
64. What was invented by Dr Albert Southwick in 1881: Electric chair
65. Where would you find line of Mars – Girdle of Venus: Palm – lines in Palmistry
66. What do Ombrophobes fear: Rain
67. Who landed on Timor Island after being cast adrift: Captain Bligh
68. A C-Curity was the original name of what common object: Zip Fastener
69. What does ludo mean (literally): I Play
70. An elephant has 400000 what in its trunk: Muscles
71. What colour is cerulean: Deep Blue
72. What does Zip stand for in the American Zip Code: Zone Improvement Plan
73. Percy Shaw invented what in 1934: Cats eyes
74. Which acid was first prepared from distilled red ants: Formic acid
75. Milton lost which sense: Sight
76. Eiffel designed the Eiffel tower – what was his first name: Gustave
77. The Koh-i-Nor is a famous diamond – what does the name mean: Mountain of Light

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1. Siachen means place of wild roses.
2. India and Pak: are fighting on Siachen since 1984.
3. India launched operation Vidhara on Siachen in 1984.
4. Length of line of control is 720 km.
5. All parties Huriyat Conference is a party of 23 parties.
6. % of Muslims in Jammu & Kashmir is 95%.
7. Afghan ruler at the time of USSR invasion was BArbark Kermal.
8. Taliban regime came into power in 1996.
9. Second largest ethinc group in Afghanistan is Tajik.
10. Intifada means uprising.
11. PLO established in 1964 its HQ is in Rammalah.
12. Al-Fateh was established in 1958.
13. PLO was expelled by Jordon.
14. Hazbullah means Party of God.
15. Yasir Arafat passed away in Paris on 11 Nov: 2004.
16. Hamas was formed in 1987.
17. Egypet is both in Africa & Asia (Northeastern Africa & Southwestern Asia). Sinai Peninsula is the part of Egypt that lies in Asia.
18. Only African country that remained independent during colonial rule was Ethiopia.
19. UAE comprises of 7 states.
20. Zimbabwe gained independence in 1980.
21. Protectorate state of world is Bhutan.
22. Temple of Tooth (Budha’s tooth) is at Kandy.
23. Napoleon was exiled to St: Helena in Mediterranean in 1814-15.
24. Leif Eriesson reaced North America.
25. Columbus discovered South America in 1494.
26. Sir Hugh Willoighby & Richard Chancellor discovered White Sea and ocean route to Russia.
27. Wiiliam Janszoon discovered Australia.
28. Abel Taman discovered Newzealand, Tongo & Fiji in 1642.
29. Confucianism is found in China & Taiwan.
30. Jesus Christ was born at Bethalhem, Jerusalem.
31. Gautam Siddharta Buddha was born in Nepal.
32. Shintoism is in Japan.
33. Octavian established Roman Empire in 27 B.C.
34. Mughals ruled India for 331 years.
35. Opium war waged from 1839-42 b/w China & Britain.
36. Boston Tea Party event is related to American Independence.
37. First WW lasted for 4 years.
38. Germany was defeated by England in a naval fight in 1916 in battle of Jutland.
39. Shortes ever war fought that lasted for 6 days Arab-Israel war.
40. First civil war among Muslims was battle of Jamal.
41. In 1845 British defeated Sikhs and captured Lahore in the battle
42. of Sabraon.
43. Where can you find London bridge today: USA (Arizona)
44. Which animal lays eggs: Duck billed platypus
45. What do deciduous trees do Lose their leaves in winter
46. How many feet in a fathom Six
47. Christopher Columbus sailed in the Nina – Pinta and Santa
48. Maria
49. Which leader died in St Helena: Napoleon Bonaparte
50. What does ring a ring a roses refer to: The Black Death
51. What would you do with a maris piper: Eat it – it’s a potato
52. What is the currency of Austria: Schilling
53. What is the Islamic equal to the red cross: Red Crescent
54. What are Munroes: Mountains in Scotland
55. What does an alopecia sufferer lack Hair
56. What is a baby rabbit called Kit or Kitten
57. Which country had The Dauphin as a ruler France
58. What is a Winston Churchill Cigar
59. Who or what lives in a formicarium Ants
60. It’s a flock of sheep what’s a group of owls called Parliament
61. What animal would you find in a form- Hare
62. John browe minnoch (1941-83) of USA was the heaviest man. He weighted 635 kgs.
63. The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley’s gum.
64. The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows. It was the fashion in Renaissance Florence to shave them off.
65. The cigarette lighter was invented before the match
66. Every drop of seawater contains approximately 1 billion gold atoms
67. The US national anthem actually has three verses, but everyone just knows the first one.
68. The total combined weight of the world’s ant population is heavier than the weight of the human population.
69. Buckingham Palace in England has over six hundred rooms
70. The winter of 1932 was so cold that Niagara Falls froze completely solid
71. Butterflies taste with their feet
72. One of the countries through which equator passes is: Malaysia
73. Clocks, which moves with the velocities comparable with the velocity of light, run: with zero velocity
74. Humming bird belongs to a category called: Endotherm
75. PERT is a technique used for which one of the following? Project Management
76. Han myung has become the first woman prime minister of South Korea.
77. At which international film festival is the ‘Golden Lion’ awarded to the best film? Venice Film Festival
78. Which of the following planets takes nearly the same time for a rotation on its own axis, as does the Earth? Mars
79. Who was the founder of the Asiatic Society? William Jones
80. Fortis Hospitals chain is an enterprise of Ranbaxy
81. The major natural regions of the world are delineated primarily on the basis of temperature, rainfall and cultivated vegetation
82. The agreement between India and China, by which both accepted Panchsheel as the basis of their relations, was signed in 1954
83. Which of the following territories of India was/were invaded by China on November 19, 1962? Ladakh and NEFA
84. Deflation is contraction in volume of money or credit that results in a decline of price level
85. Which one of the following is not allied to Geophysical
    Sciences? Palaeontology

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1. US under agreement of partnership with Pakistan will give
2. oopportunity zones Recently Pakistan is aided by 200mw by.. UAE
3. Oldest anthem in the world is…. Netherlands
4. In any Hung Parliament no single party has the majority
5. Timeline of withdrawal of forces from Iraq by Obama 2011
6. Country with the largest Kurd population… Iraq
7. Country recently elected to IAEA is Afghanistan
8. Country with which Pakistan is having most of his trade isUSA.
9. Karachi Nuclear Power plant is with the help of … Canada
10. A country closed her station for USA… Kyrgyzstan
11. World economic crisis was due to… Housing and mortgage problem in USA
12. Human Right Watch dog headquarter is in New York
13. Fleet Street in London is famous for… The Press
14. African Union President…. Moammar Gadhafi
15. Oil company Aramaco is of.. Saudi Arabia
16. The country with foreign reserves of above $2 trillion… Japan
17. Khmer Rouge was attacked by…. combodia’s communist party
18. The Way Of The World: A Story Of Truth And Hope In An Age Of Extremism by Ron Suskind
19. A book of 2008″A way of hope and extremism Ayesha Jalal
20. Statement to combat terrorism by task forces…. Zardari
21. A place between the seven wonders.
22. Israel peace process with palestine was stalled…. size of palestinian state
23. Nobel Prize holder UN institutions…UNHCR, UAEA
24. A persons name was written and was asked about the organisation… red cross, Scouts, CNN, etc
25. Obama’s convoy to Middle East…. John Mitchel
26. National Income of the country is…all income earn in year
27. Mr Gore won an Oscar for his climate change film An Inconvenient Truth
28. INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE (IPCC)
29. Established in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organisation
30. (WMO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (Unep)
31. Petra is a new archaelogical place in the Jordan
32. Madhya Pradesh is the largest state in India (by area); Uttar Pardesh (by population)
33. Sigmund Freud, physiologist, medical doctor, psychologist and father of psychoanalysis, is generally recognized as one of the most influential and authoritative thinkers of the twentieth century and the father of modern psychology.
34. The term digital divide refers to the gap between people with effective access to digital and information technology and those with very limited or no.
35. Which gas company of Russia supplies gas to European states? Gazprom
36. Which famous character is produced by J.K Rowling? Harry Potter
37. Which Railway line connects Pakistan and Iran? The Quetta- Zahedan line connects Pakistan and Iran by railway
38. In which state of USA Hollywood is located? California.
39. In which city World Economic forum usually holds its meetings?
40. The World Economic Forum (WEF) is a Geneva-based nonprofit foundation best known for its annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland
41. What is Ivy League? Ivy League is the name generally applied to eight universities (Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Pennsylvania, Princeton, and Yale) that over the years have had common interests in scholarship as well as in athletics.
42. Which female PM served for the longest period of time in the world? Margret Thature.
43. Which member of Gandhi family died a natural death? None.
44. Smeary (Dajla & Euphrates), Indian/Mohinjodaro. (Gangies & Sindh) were flourishing at the banks of the mighty rivers.
45. Which of the Mughal emperor is burried outside the present Pak and India territory? Babur at Bagh-e-Babur (Kabul)
46. (Afghanistan) & Bahadur Shah Zafar (Yangoon).
47. What is the freezing point of heavy water? Freezing point (°C) 3.82, Boiling point (°C) 101.4
48. A pariah state is one whose conduct is considered to be out of line with international norms of behavior.
49. What name is given to the place of 9/11? Ground Zero
50. AKHORI DAM. Location. Across Nandnakas near Akhori village about 28 KM east of Attock Punjab.
51. Gestapo” was the secret police of which country? Germany.
52. Footballer Zaidane originally belongs to which country? Algeria
53. Khalil Jibran belonged to which country? Lebanon
54. What it is called when Stock Exchange is going down? Bearish
55. Akelman desert is in which country? China
56. When did Greenwich Meridian Watch start to work? 1884
57. What is Evangelicals?
58. Which monarchy has recently allowed females to rule?
59. Which was the native town of Babar? Farghana
60. Who is considered as the Leader of modern Chinese economy? Deng Xiaoping
61. When did Crusade begin? 1099
62. When for the first time ‘Doctrine of Necessity” was used in Pakistan? Mulvi Tameez-ud-din case
63. How many zero’z are in 1 trillion? 12 zero
64. What Chinese Muslims are called in province of China Xinjiang Uygur? Muslims named as = Geys’ Mazars
65. The conquest of China, begun under Genghis, was completed 65 years later under KUBLAI KHAN.
66. How many members were in the UN when it was established? 51
67. South Pole is in Antactica.
68. Tallest tree is Redwood.
69. East Timore got independence from Indonesia.
70. Kosovo got indidependence from Yogoslavia.
71. Asia’s population is 58.6% of world population.
72. Asia size is 29.5% of the world.
73. Average temp: on siachen is -40 degree Celcius.

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1. Shahtoosh is the finest, warmest and lightest wool in the world produced in Uzbekistan.
2. If a ship desires to travel the shortest route, it must follow longitude connecting the two joints b/w which travel is to be undertaken.
3. Vatican is the smallest country in the world in terms of area.
4. Snake is a limbless reptile.
5. Sodium Benzoid is used for the preservation of grains.
6. USA is the world’s principal producer of Soyabean.
7. Stromboli is a volcano in Sicily.
8. Tapeworm has no digestive system because it is a saprophyte.
9. The Road Ahead is written by Bill Gates.
10. Torah is the sacred book of the Parsis.
11. United Kingdom consists of England, Northern Island, and Scotland & Wales.
12. Wheatstone Bridge is used to measure resistances.
13. Xenophobia is fear of today’s technology.
14. Bermuda triangle extends up to South Florida & Puerto Rico.
15. In Lawrence of Arabia Nobel Laureate Pearl S.Buck collaborated.
16. Length of a terrestrial mile is lesser than that of a nautical mile.
17. Bhakta Tukaram was a contemporary of Aurangzeb.
18. Universal Product Code (UPC) is adopted against adulteration in eatables.
19. Dolby B or Dolby C is printed on tape recorders and other sound systems refers to Noise reduction circuit.
20. The new administrative capital proposed for Myanmar is Pyinmana.
21. Bulgaria and Greece are disputing over the historical Macedonian territory.
22. Historical materialism is a tenet of Marxims- approach to study mankind with respect to society, economy and history.
23. Lightning is formed when strong opposite charges in different clouds break down the resistance offered by intervening air.
24. John Locke published a famous pamphlet known as ‘Right of Mass’ and urged the people in England, America and France to fight for their liberty.
25. Eli Whitney of America invented the cotton gin that separates seeds from cotton three hundred times faster that by hand in 1793.
26. In terms of the evolution of organism bat is the most advanced among pigeon, shark & vultures.
27. Large aperture telescopes are used for greater resolution.
28. Anton van Leeuwenhoek first time saw bacteria through a microscope made by him in 1683.
29. A seed is a ripened ovule.
30. Mr. Barack Hussein Obama is America’s 44th President.
31. Pea can fix nitrogen from air.
32. Exbiology is the study of life or its possibility on other planets.
33. Kohler and Milstein discovered monoclonal antibodies.
34. Sandy soil is dry in comparison to clay due to Capillary action.
35. The framers of the Constitution borrowed the idea of judicial review from the Constitution of USA.
36. Savana grasslands are found in Africa.
37. The production of cultured pearls is an important cottage industry of Belgium.
38. When two organisms exit in such a way that the other benefits only one, the relationship is called Parasitism.
39. Qutub Minar made by Iltutmish, Gol Gumbaz made by Mohammad Adil Shah, Buland Darwaza made by Akbar and Moti Masjid made by Aurangzeb.
40. El Nino is associated with world weather.
41. Shahjehan built the Red Fort.
42. 200th anniversary of the scientist in 2009…. Charles Darwin
43. BIN is the intelligence agency of…. Indonasia
44. Silicon valley in California is famous because of.. Software Industry
45. In 2008 monarchy ended in a country after 240 years… Nepal
46. Country celebrating 50th anniversary of communist revolution… Cuba
47. Pearl Harbor is in the state of USA…. Hawaii
48. Blue House is the official residence in .. South Korea
49. Asiana is the airline of … South Korea
50. Order of Honor and Banner is the award of— USSR
51. The term Intifada means… Uprising
52. Hamas was founded by.. Sheikh Ahmad Yasin in 1987.
53. Luger Bill will provide Pakistan an aid of 1.5 billion dollars annually
54. Likud and Kaldima parties belong to Israel
55. Cities of Afghanistan border along with Pakistan border???
56. Which city of Afghanistan produces most opium? Helmand
57. Transit trade agreement b/w Pak and Afghan? 1965
58. Oldest organization among OIC, ECO, SAARC and D8 OIC
59. Tamils are fighting in which are of Srilanka… Jaffana
60. Naxalite movement is in India
61. Teges is the currency of Kazikhstan
62. Hemmant Thakare was the… Chief of Indian Squad during Mumbai drama
63. A person of Singapore gave the Idea of AESM meeting organization.
64. World Bank president is Zollick
65. Petticoat government is the government by… Woman
66. Brain Drain is Migration of skilled labour
67. Russia is worried about the Missile defence system of US in Poland and czech republic.
68. Russia gives oil to Europe through the route of Ukraine
69. Khar is in Bajur
70. The word Philately means.. Stamps collection
71. Study of Human races iscalled Ethnology
72. Marco Polo wasTraveler
73. East India Company was established during the period of Jehangir
74. Operation cast lead was the name which killed 1400
75. Winner of 8-oscar awards movie in 2008 Slum dog Millionaire
76. Madam Tausand museum is in London
77. 1-metric ton is equal to 1000kgs
78. UN spends $8-billion every year on peacekeeping.

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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1. Ambati Balamyrali is the youngest (17-years old) doctor of
2. Indian origin in the world who received his medical degree from Mount Sinai, New York.
3. Ambedkar, B.R is known as the architect of the Indian Constitution.
4. Apsra is the first nuclear reactor of India.
5. Aquaculture refers to fish-farming or fish culture.
6. Baden Powel was the founder of Boy Scout and Civil Guides Movement.
7. Baku is famous for the production of petroleum.
8. Blue revolution relates to fish farming.
9. Borlaug, Norman Ernest was American agricultural scientist and inner of the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1970. He was one of those who laid the groundwork of the Green Revolution.
10. Buoy stands for a man serving in any hotel for luggage transportation or as a guide.
11. Chakmas are refugees from Bangladesh settled in India.
12. Charar-e-Sharief is the Dargah of Sufi saint Sheikh Nooruddin Wali in Kashmir.
13. Charminar is located in Hyderabad (India).
14. Chernobayl is a Russian city having a nuclear power plant where a tank of readioactive waste exploded in April 1993. This explosion is known as “Chernobyl Disaster”.
15. Chris Patten was the last British Governor of Hong Kong.
16. It is summer season in Australia during Christmas.
17. Churchill was PM of U.K during WWII. He is known to have said, “ I have nothing to offer except blood, sweat and tears.”
18. CIS are 11 independent states of the former Soviet Union known as Commonwealth of Independent States.
19. Conditioned Reflex is the term mainly discussed in Psychology.
20. Crossbreeding is to be done for achieving quick increase in milk production.
21. Crystal oscillator is in electric watch, the component corresponding to pendulum of a pendulum clock.
22. The production of cultured pearls is an important cottage industry of Japan.
23. Debenture is a certificate issued by a company promising the payment of a specified amount at a fixed rate of interest after a specified period.
24. A deflector is a technique of adjusting for changes in price level.
25. Moraji Desai, former PM of India was the only Indian leader awarded the highest award of Pakistan for a civilian.
26. Desdemona is a character in the Shakespeare’s play Othello.
27. Dicky Dolma is the youngest woman climber of Mt. Everest.
28. Dr. Watson is a fictional character created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
29. Dunkel Draft relates to international trade.
30. Dzongkha is the official language of Bhutan.
31. E.T.A is a terrorist organization in Spain.
32. Elephant’s tusks are called enlarged cartilaginous bones.
33. Erasmus was a Dutch writher. His Praise of Folly is still read.
34. ESCAP is Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific. Its head office is at Bangkok.
35. Esperanto is an artificial international language created to act as world language.
36. Euro is the name of New Single European Currency launched on January 1, 1999.
37. Every Street is paved with Gold was authored by Kim Woo- Chung, founder of Daewoo.
38. Exfoliation is a type of weathering common both in the cold and in the hot climate regions.
39. Exit Poll is a term used to denote a post-election survey of voters regarding the candidate in whose favour they had exercised their franchise.
40. The reading of a Fahrenheit and a Centigrade temperature is the same at -40°.
41. Gregory Mendel is called the Father of Genetics.
42. Fenugreek seeds can benefit a patient of diabetes mellitus by normalizing his blood sugar level.
43. Powder-type fire extinguisher is used for petroleum fire.
44. India occupies first position in the world in the production of tea.
45. Fleet Street is the centre in London from where the British newspapers are published.
46. It is the President and not the PM who presides over the cabinet meetings in France.
47. Sigmund Freud founded the technique of pshychoaralysis.
48. Garunda is an Airline of Indonesia.
49. Geostationary Orbit is at a height of 36,000 km.
50. Guemica is a painting by Pablo Picasso.
51. Ikebana is the Japanese art of flower arrangement.
52. Inflation means an increase in the amount of paper money, which tends to raise general price level of commodities. It is a comparative figure showing cost of living, production prices, etc as compared with a base year. Debtors are likely to benefit by Inflation.
53. Zero Rate Inflation obtains necessarily in a year where the annual rate of inflation is constant in every week of the year.
54. Inquilab Zindabad slogan was given by Mohammd Iqbal.
55. ISBN: International Standard Book Numbering is an internation system by which a distinct identifying number is assigned to each book.
56. Isochrones are the lines joining the places of equal labour and transportation costs.
57. Jain Commission was associated with probing the conspiracy angle of the Rajiv Gandhi assassination.
58. James Bond is a character in the novels written by Ian Fleming.
59. Jana-gana-mana is India’s National Anthem.
60. Jantar Mantar is an observatory in Delhi constructed in 1724 during the days of Maharaja Jai Singh II of Amber.
61. Thomas Jefferson authored American Declaration of Independence.
62. Steven Spielberg directed Jurassic Park.
63. Kabalega is a National Park of Uganda.
64. Kalidas was the greatest of the Sanskrit daramatist. He authored Shakukntala, etc.
65. Kalinga Prize is awarded for popularization of science each year by UNESCO.
66. Gary Kasparov is associated with Chess.
67. Dr. V. Kurein is associated with Dairy Farming.
68. Bhutan is called the “Land of Thunder Dragon”.
69. Laos is the only land-locked country in South-East Asia.
70. Last Supper is a famous Renaissance painting by Leonardo da Vinci.
71. Leningrad is a famous town in Russia situated on the bank of river Neva.
72. LIBOR is the basic interest rate on interbank loans in London.
73. Lifeline Express is the world’s first hospital on rails operated in India.
74. G.J. Mendel is known as founder of genetics.
75. Meri Ekyaven Kavitayen is collection of poems of Atal Behari Vajpayee.
76. Milk is an example of emulsion.
77. Missionaries of Charity is the religious order established by Mother Teresa.
78. Montesquieu gave the theory of separation of power.
79. Mother Teresa was born in Albania in 1910.
80. My Experiments with Truth is autobiography of Mahtma Gandhi.
81. New Moore Island is situated in the Bay of Bengal.
82. Parliament of Switzerland is known as Federal Assembly.
83. Pasumpatinath temple is in Nepal.
84. Pathfinder is robot craft that landed on Mars in 1997.
85. Photolysis is dissociation of water molecule in the chemical reaction of photosynthesis.
86. Pierry Cardin is famous fashion designer.
87. Pondicherry is the Union Territory of India, which has a legislature.
88. India has 16% of world’s population.
89. The first two digits from left of the Pincode indicate Postal Zone.
90. Eyes of potato are used for vegetative propagation.
91. Prunning is associated with the cultivation of tea.
92. The concept of Public Interest Litigation originated in UK.
93. Pulitzer Prizes are awarded to Americans for excellence in journalism.
94. Quill feathers are on the wing and tail of birds and are helpful during their flight.
95. J.H. Dunant launched Red Cross Movement.
96. Saw-scaled viper is the only snake that builds a nest.
97. Scenes from a writer’s life are the autobiography of Ruskin Bond.
98. The average salinity of seawater is 3.5%.
99. Gram, Pea and Soyabean group of seeds are richer in protein than Rice and Maize.
100. A team of men in opposition to take over the different portfolios in case the party is able to wrest power is known as Shadow Cabinet.

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