GK4U

STUDY MATERIALS

PART 1

1 Nataraja Guru is the son of the renaissance leader :DrPalpu

2 The renaissance leader who formed ‘’Karshaka Sangham” in Malabar : Vagbhatananda

3 The minimum age for marriage of boys and girls were made 14 and 18 respectively by the Sarada Act of in 1929 when the Viceroy was : Lord Irwin

4 Ancient Hayakstan is present day : Armenia

5 Chattampi Swamikal learned ‘’Hatayoga’’ from : Thycaud Ayya

6 Father of organ transplantation : Joseph Edward Murray

7 Headquarters of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited : Bangalore

8 In which year Indian Air Transport was nationalized :1953

9 Deacon’s Process is related to the production of: Chlorine

10 Farmers added calcium oxide in soil to : Reduce its acidic nature

11 Golden Globe Award is related to : film

12 Home of Nilgiri Thars, which is a National Park in Kerala: Eravikulam

13 In which plant carbohydrate is stored in flower : Cauliflower

14 In plants sexual reproduction takes place through : Flowers

15 In which year National Green Tribunal came into being: 2010 (October)

16 In which year State Human Rights Commission was establishedin Kerala: 1998

17 Inscription of Vikramadhithya Varagunan : Paliyam inscription

18 ‘’Karthika’’ is a variety of which crop : Paddy

19 Manjira is the tributary of : Godavari

20 Mumbai High is known for : Oil mining

21 Popular festival of Assam : Bihu

22 Russian traveller who visited Kerala: Athanasius Niktin

23 Sunlight Vitamin is :Vitamin D

24 The combustion material at the tip of safety match stick Antimony sulphide

25 The country with the largest number of official languages : South Africa

26 The district in Kerala which has the largest extent of mountainatious regions : Idukki

27 The fastest reptile : Iguana

28 The first Chief Minister of Assam : Gopinath Bordoloi

29 The forest in Kerala which is known for its bio diversity :Silent valley

30 The most populated country in African continent : Nigeria

31 The people sitting below a burning bulb feels heat due to : radiation

32 The second non Indian woman who became the President of Congress : Nelli Sengupta (1933)

33 The state of matter in the Sun : Plasma

34 Tomb of Tutankhamun is in : Egypt

35 Tusk of elephant is modified : Incisors

36 Vazhakkulam in Ernakulam is known for the cultivation of : Pineapple

37 ‘’Virippu krishi’’ is harvested in which month of Kollam era : Kanni

38 Which animal is known as the King of animals : Lion

39 Which full time sportsman is nominated as member of Rajya Sabha as per Article 80 of the Constitution : Sachin Tendulkar

40 In which year MILMA was established: 1980

41 In which year National film awards were established :1954

42 In which year Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited was established:1986

43 Indian Institute of remote Sensing in Dehra Dun is establishedwith the cooperation of : Netherlands

44 Native land of Diego Maradonna : Argentina

45 Official language of Kerala : Malayalam

46 On 15 August 1946, the leader who exhort to observe ‘’Direct Action Day’’ : Muhammad Ali Jinnah

47 On the demise of Chattampi Swamikal, who authored ‘’Samadi Saptakam’’: Pandit Karuppan

48 Sree Krishna took training under Sandeepani Maharshi at : Ujjain

49 Sree Narayana Guru conducted conference of all religions in 1924 at : Aluva

50 The first cricket club in Kerala was formed at : Thalassery

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