General Knowledge Questions

Kaun Banega Crorepati on September 1, 2011: 1. Who holds the record of being at the number 1 spot in the ATP rankings for the maximum number of weeks? Answer: Pete Sampras (USA). 2. Who is the author of the Pulitzer prize winning book "The Emperor of all Maladies"? Answer: Siddhartha Mukherjee. 3. Which of these emperors is not associated with any of the battles of Panipat? Answer: Sher Shah Suri. Akbar, Babar and Ibrahim Lodi 4. Which state did Shankar Dayal Sharma serve as its first Chief Minister? Answer: Bhopal state – 25 lakh question in KBC 2011. Politics quiz: 1. Who was the Chief Minister that died in Helicopter crash on September 2, 2009? Answer: Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy (Andhra Pradesh). Arunachal Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu also died in Helicopter crash in May, 2011. 2. Who was India's youngest Prime Minister? Answer: Rajiv Gandhi. 3. Who was youngest Chief Minister of an Indian state? Answer: Praful Kumar Mahanta (Assam). Madhu Koda (Jharkhand) was the second youngest CM. 4. Who was the first independent legislator to become the Chief Minister of a state? Answer: Bishwanath Das. This Independent MLA became Orissa CM in 1971. F.A. Khonglam and Madhu Koda are other Independent MLAs to become the Chief Minsiters of Maghalaya and Jharkhand respectively. 5. Who is India's youngest Sarpanch? Answer: Chavvi Rajawa (Sarpanch of Soda village in Rajasthan). General knowledge & current affairs: 6. Who was the last Kashmiri king? Answer: … [Read more...]

General knowledge questions and answers

Quiz news: Sony TV changed KBC 5 timing from 9 PM to 8:30 PM. KBC question: What are the full forms of UDRP and ICANN? ICANN: Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. UDRP: Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy. This policy should be followed by all registrars. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) acquired BJP.com in a UDRP from the domain owner as he failed to establish his legitimate interest in the domain name. 11 General knowledge questions: 1. First credit card issued in India in which year? 2. Which countries are co-hosting 2012 European Football Chamionship? 3. Which is the oldest Parliament in the world (still in use)? 4. In 1971, which Union Territory was converted into a state? 5. British Government introduced income tax in India in which year? 6. What is the black stripe bordering a Colour TV screen? 7. According to 2011 Failed Sates Index, which is the most dysfunctional country in the world? 8. Anaconda snake belongs to which family? 9. Where did Pakistan cricketer Shahid Afridi score fastest century in one-day cricket? 10. Bolometer is used to measure? 11. Longest bridge in the world? General knowledge answers: 1. 1981 2. Ukraine & Poland 3. Althing (Alpingi) – Iceland Parliament. It has been working since 930. 4. Himachal Pradesh 5. James Wilson, Financial member of then Viceroy, introduced income tax in British India on July 24, 18600 in Kolkata, then capital of British India. 6. Envelope of the picture tube. 7. Somalia 8. Boa family 9. Nairobi. He scored that 37-ball century against Sri … [Read more...]

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