The Competition Master

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><ol style="text-align: justify;"><li>The world’s loneliest island is the Tristan da cunha.</li>
<li>The word ‘Quiz’ was coined by Jim Daly Irishman.</li>
<li>The original meaning of ‘Quiz’ was Trick.</li>
<li>The busiest shopping centre of London is Oxford Street.</li>
<li>The residence of the Queen in London is Buckingham Palace.</li>
<li>Adolf Hitler was born in Austria.</li>
<li>The country whose National Anthem has only music but no words is Bahrain.</li>
<li>The largest cinema in the world is the Fox theatre, Detroit, USA.</li>
<li>The country where there are no Cinema theatres is Saudi Arabia.</li>
<li>The world’s tallest office building is the Sears Tower, Chicago.</li>
<li>In the year 1811, Paraguay became independent from Spain.</li>
<li>The cross word puzzle was invented by Arthur Wynne.</li>
<li>The city which was the capital of the ancient Persian Empire was Persepolis.</li>
<li>WHO stands for World Health Organization.</li>
<li>WHO (World Health Organization) is located at Geneva.</li>
<li>FAO stands for Food and Agriculture Organization.</li>
<li>FAO is located at Rome and London.</li>
<li>UNIDO stands for United Nations Industrial Development Organization.</li>
<li>UNIDO is located at Vienna.</li>
<li>WMO stands for World Meteorological Organization.</li>
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The world’s loneliest island is the Tristan da cunha. The word ‘Quiz’ was coined by Jim Daly Irishman. The original meaning of ‘Quiz’ was ...

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><ol style="text-align: justify;"><li style="text-align: justify;">The largest museum in the world is the American Museum of Natural History.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">The lowest mountain range in the world is the Buena Bhaile.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">The country known as the Land of Cakes is Scotland.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">The place known as the Garden of England is Kent.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">The tallest tower in the world is the Burj Khalifa, Dubai.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">The country famous for its fish catch is Japan.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">The old name of Taiwan was Farmosa.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Montreal is situated on the bank of River Ottawa.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">The city of Bonn is situated in Germany.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">The literal meaning of Renaissance is Revival.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Julius Caesar was killed by Brutus.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">The title of Desert Fox was given to Field Marshal Erwin Rommel.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">The largest airport in the world is the King Khalid International Airport, Saudi Arabia.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">The city in Russia which faced an earthquake in the year 1998 was Armenia.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">The largest bay in the world is Hudson Bay, Canada.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">The largest church in the world is Basilica of St. Peter, Vatican City, Rome.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">The largest peninsula in the world is Arabia.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">The largest gulf in the world is Gulf of Mexico.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">The tallest statue in the world is the Motherland, Volgograd Russia.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">The largest railway tunnel in the world is the Oshimizu Tunnel, Japan.</li>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><ol style="text-align: justify;"><li>FFC stands for</li>
<li>Which of the following was Satyajit Ray associated with?</li>
<li>The habitats valuable for commercially harvested species are called</li>
<li>This statesman, politican, scholar, inventor, and one of early presidents of USA invented the swivel chair, the spherical sundial, the moldboard plow, and the cipher wheel.</li>
<li>Which state gives Mewar Award?</li>
<li>Who has written the book 'My Frozen Turbulence in Kashmir'?</li>
<li>The office of the UN General Assembly is in</li>
<li>The system of competitive examination for civil service was accepted in principle in the year</li>
<li>The members of Lok Sabha hold office for a term of</li>
<li>India changed over to the decimal system of coinage in</li>
<li>The only zone in the country that produces gold is also rich in iron is</li>
<li>The Indian Institute of Science is located at</li>
<li>The Rath Yatra at Puri is celebrated in honour of which Hindu deity</li>
<li>'Teacher's Day' is observed on which of the date?</li>
<li>Washing soda is the common name for</li>
<li>Light year is a unit of</li>
<li>The molecules of which gas have highest speed?</li>
<li>Photosynthesis generally takes place in which parts of the plant?</li>
<li>Most modern TV's draw power even if turned off. The circuit the power is used in does what function?</li>
<li>Which two counties did Kapil Dev play?</li>
</ol><div style="text-align: justify;"> ANSWERS:</div><ol style="text-align: justify;"><li>Film Finance Corporation </li>
<li>Film Direction</li>
<li>Sea grass bed</li>
<li>Thomas Jefferson</li>
<li>Rajasthan</li>
<li>Jagmohan</li>
<li>New York</li>
<li>1853</li>
<li>5 years</li>
<li>April 1957</li>
<li>Southern zone</li>
<li>Bangalore</li>
<li>Jaganath</li>
<li>September 5</li>
<li>Sodium carbonate</li>
<li>Distance</li>
<li>H2 at -73oC</li>
<li>Leaf and other chloroplast bearing plants</li>
<li>Remote control </li>
<li>Northamptonshire & Worcestershire</li>
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FFC stands for Which of the following was Satyajit Ray associated with? The habitats valuable for commercially harvested species are calle...

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><ol style="text-align: justify;"><li>Professor Amartya Sen is famous in which of the fields?</li>
<li>The landmass of which of the following continents is the least?</li>
<li>What Galileo invented?</li>
<li>Which is the highest gallantry award in India?</li>
<li>Who wrote the line: ' A thing of beauty is a joy forever'?</li>
<li>The Halifax summit was that of</li>
<li>The treaty of Srirangapatna was signed between Tipu Sultan and</li>
<li>The Parliament of India can make use of the residuary powers</li>
<li>If all the banks in an economy are nationalized and converted into a monopoly bank, the total deposits</li>
<li>The Salal Project is on the river</li>
<li>The Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University is at which of the following places?</li>
<li>Which of the following Akademis is responsible for fostering the development of dance, drama and music in India?</li>
<li>Journalist Day was celebrated for the first time all over the country on</li>
<li>The gas usually filled in the electric bulb is</li>
<li>Nuclear sizes are expressed in a unit named</li>
<li>The metallurgical process in which a metal is obtained in a fused state is called</li>
<li>Movement of cell against concentration gradient is called</li>
<li>In which decade was the SPICE simulator introduced?</li>
<li>Who is the first Indian woman to win an Asian Games gold in 400m run?</li>
</ol><div style="text-align: justify;">ANSWERS</div><ol style="text-align: justify;"><li>Economics </li>
<li>Australia</li>
<li>Thermometer</li>
<li>Param Vir Chakra</li>
<li>John Keats</li>
<li>G-7 countries</li>
<li>Cornwallis</li>
<li>At all times</li>
<li>will neither increase nor decrease</li>
<li>Chenab</li>
<li>Aurangabad</li>
<li>Sangeet Akademi</li>
<li>Oct 28, 1984</li>
<li>Nitrogen</li>
<li>Fermi</li>
<li>smelting</li>
<li>Active transport</li>
<li>1970s </li>
<li>Kamaljit Sandhu  </li>
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Professor Amartya Sen is famous in which of the fields? The landmass of which of the following continents is the least? What Galileo inven...

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">1. The insurance act was passed in this year 
 2. The Direct Taxes Code (DTC) is set to take effect from 
3. The maximum contribution of Public Provident Fund (PPF) for a year is 
4. In investment world, the ELSS is having the acronym of 
5. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has raised the housing loan to this limit from the existing Rs.20 lakh for the eligible criteria of Priority Sector Lending 
6. The New chairman of the State Bank of India (SBI) is 
7. The abbreviation of DICGC is 
8. In International Market the measurement of Gold is 1 Troy Ounce and is equal to 
9. Kalinga Prize, the award for the Popularization of Science, is given by 
10. “Many Lives, Many Masters” the famous book was written by 
 
ANSWERS: 
 
1. 1938 
2. 1 April 2012 
3. Rs. 70,000 
4. Equity Linked Savings Scheme 
5. Rs. 25 Lakh 
6. Mr. Pratip Chaudhuri 
7. Deposit Insurance Credit Guarantee Corporation 
8. 31.134768 Grams 
9. UNESCO 
10. Dr. Brian Weiss</div>

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1. The insurance act was passed in this year 2. The Direct Taxes Code (DTC) is set to take effect from 3. The maximum contribution of Pub...

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Bhartiya Janata Party observed Atal  Bihari Vajpayee’s Birthday as</li>
<li>The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) completed how many years of service?</li>
<li>“World Economic Outlook “ report is published by which organization?</li>
<li>Maradona is related to which sport?</li>
<li>Who is the head of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)?</li>
<li>Name the CM of Madhya Pradesh?</li>
<li>Aadhaar is a …………… unique number which the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) will issue for all residents in India.</li>
<li>World Bank Group President is ……….</li>
<li>Name the Central bank of America .</li>
</ol>ANSWERS 
<ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Good Governance</li>
<li>55</li>
<li>IMF</li>
<li>Football</li>
<li>Harsh Mariwala</li>
<li>Shiv Raj Singh Chauhan</li>
<li>12-digit</li>
<li>Robert B. Zoellick</li>
<li>Federal Reserve System</li>
</ol></div>

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Bhartiya Janata Party observed Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s Birthday as The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) completed how many years o...

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Who among the following was an eminent painter?</li>
<li>The light of distant stars is affected by</li>
<li>What is the name of the CalTech seismologist who invented the scale used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes?</li>
<li>Which of the following societies has instituted an award for an outstanding parliamentarian?</li>
<li>Which of the following books has been written by Vikram Seth?</li>
<li>Amnesty International is an organisation associated with which of the following fields?</li>
<li>The theory of economic drain of India during British imperialism was propounded by</li>
<li>The present Lok Sabha is the</li>
<li>Depreciation means</li>
<li>The Yarlung Zangbo river, in India, is known as</li>
<li>The headquarters of the National Power Training institute is located in</li>
<li>Which of the following folk dance forms is associated with Gujarat?</li>
<li>National Maritime Day falls on</li>
<li>Chemical formula for water is</li>
<li>Large transformers, when used for some time, become very hot and are cooled by circulating oil. The heating of the transformer is due to</li>
<li>The number of d-electrons in Fe2+ (Z = 26) is not equal to that of</li>
<li>Plants receive their nutrients mainly from</li>
<li>'.MOV' extension refers usually to what kind of file?</li>
<li>Who was the first Indian to win the World Amateur Billiards title?</li>
</ol>ANSWERS 
<ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Sarada Ukil </li>
<li>The earth's atmosphere,Interstellar dust</li>
<li>Charles Richter</li>
<li>G. B. Pant Memorial Society</li>
<li>A Suitable Boy</li>
<li>Protection of human rights</li>
<li>Dadabhai Naoroji</li>
<li>15th Lok Sabha</li>
<li>loss of equipment over time due to wear and tear</li>
<li>Brahmaputra</li>
<li>Faridabad</li>
<li>Garba</li>
<li>April 5</li>
<li>H2O</li>
<li>Both the heating effect of current and hysteresis loss</li>
<li>P-electrons in CI(Z = 17)</li>
<li>Soil</li>
<li>Animation/movie file </li>
<li>Wilson Jones  </li>
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NRHM to become National Health Mission soon

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmgVp43vxmp7Orza4R6Hgzx7QJE7KP59_7-ywUiu7l2EQxswIRg-1Y4yS_WFOlpM_wOqE4HjhT0wBPkqa0VJFHQoD2C5cwO4TZL7b-EW2axi-29GXHG7HMWYiUeBayiWgDjX8iP5tOFaE/s1600/06SM_HOSPITAL_380585f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmgVp43vxmp7Orza4R6Hgzx7QJE7KP59_7-ywUiu7l2EQxswIRg-1Y4yS_WFOlpM_wOqE4HjhT0wBPkqa0VJFHQoD2C5cwO4TZL7b-EW2axi-29GXHG7HMWYiUeBayiWgDjX8iP5tOFaE/s320/06SM_HOSPITAL_380585f.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="body" style="text-align: justify;"> The government proposes to convert the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) into a National Health Mission to provide health care to the urban poor also, in the course of the 12th Plan. </div><div class="body" style="text-align: justify;">Universal access to free generic essential medicines in public health institutions in a phased and time-bound manner will be ensured.</div><div class="body" style="text-align: justify;">Announcing major initiatives to provide universal healthcare, President Pratibha Patil on Monday said the government would endeavour to increase both Plan and Non-Plan public expenditure in the Centre and the States taken together to 2.5 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP) by the end of the 12th Plan.</div><div class="body" style="text-align: justify;">“People need to be healthy if they have to learn, earn and lead a productive and fulfilling life. Our National Rural Health Mission has started making a difference as reflected in the health indicators,'' Ms. Patil said in her speech to the joint session of the first day of the Budget session of Parliament, as she recounted the achievements of this ambitious programme. </div><div class="body" style="text-align: justify;">The Infant Mortality Rate declined from 58 per thousand live births in 2005 to 47 in 2010 and Maternal Mortality Ratio from 254 per one lakh deliveries in 2004-2006 to 212 in 2007-2009. The Janani Suraksha Yojana registered impressive gains with 1.13 crore women benefiting during 2010-11. Polio has been almost eradicated from the country. The World Health Organisation has decided to take India off the list of countries with active endemic wild poliovirus transmission.</div><div class="body" style="text-align: justify;">Pointing out that in spite of increased investment in the health sector over the last 7 years, public expenditure on healthcare continues to be low, the President said the government would strengthen district hospitals to provide advanced level secondary care under the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases & Stroke and The National Programme for Health Care of the Elderly.</div><h3 style="text-align: justify;">Health insurance scheme</h3><div class="body" style="text-align: justify;">The immensely popular Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana, under which health insurance cover is already being provided to around 2.64 crore families, will be expanded. It is expected that by the end of the 12th Plan around 7 crore families will be provided health insurance cover, she announced.</div><div class="body" style="text-align: justify;">Building on the platform provided by the Right to Education, integration of skill training with education at all levels is being emphasised. A National Vocational Education Qualification Framework is being developed to set common principles and guidelines for a nationally recognised qualification system, Ms. Patil said.</div><h3 style="text-align: justify;">Skill training</h3><div class="body" style="text-align: justify;">The government aims to provide skills training to 85 lakh people during 2012-13 and 800 lakh people during the 12th Plan. It will set up 1,500 new Industrial Training Institutes and 5,000 Skill Development Centres under Public Private Partnership at an estimated cost of Rs.13,000 crore.</div><div class="body" style="text-align: justify;">The Higher Education and Research Bill has been introduced in Parliament. A National Commission for Higher Education & Research is being constituted to set a roadmap for the future. The government also intends to launch a National Mission for Teachers aimed at improving teacher education and faculty development.</div><div class="body" style="text-align: justify;">To provide all students access to higher education irrespective of their paying capacity, the government intends to set up a Higher Education Credit Guarantee Authority for providing limited credit guarantees through risk-pooling for educational loans, she added.</div></div>

NRHM to become National Health Mission soon

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Jude Felix is a famous Indian player in which of the fields?</li>
<li>The intersecting lines drawn on maps and globes are</li>
<li>When was barb wire patented?</li>
<li>The prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award was conferred was conferred upon Ms. Kiran Bedi for her excellent contribution to which of the following fields?</li>
<li>The lead character in the film 'The Bandit Queen' has been played by</li>
<li>The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is located at which of the following places?</li>
<li>The trident-shaped symbol of Buddhism does not represent</li>
<li>The power to decide an election petition is vested in the</li>
<li>In the second nationalization of commercial banks, ___ banks were nationalized.</li>
<li>The principal copper deposits of India lie in which of the following places?</li>
<li>Bijapur is known for its</li>
<li>Mohiniattam dance from developed originally in which state?</li>
<li>The centenary of Mahatma Gandhi's arrival in South Africa was celebrated in</li>
<li>Which of the following metals forms an amalgam with other metals?</li>
<li>Siphon will fail to work if</li>
<li>The metal used to recover copper from a solution of copper sulphate is</li>
<li>Pollination is best defined as</li>
<li>In which decade with the first transatlantic radio broadcast occur?</li>
<li>Which county did Ravi Shastri play for?</li>
</ol>ANSWERS 
<ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Hockey </li>
<li>Geographic Grids</li>
<li>1874</li>
<li>Government Service</li>
<li>Seema Biswas</li>
<li>Geneva</li>
<li>Nirvana</li>
<li>High courts</li>
<li>Six</li>
<li>Hazaribag and Singbhum of Bihar</li>
<li>Gol Gumbaz</li>
<li>Kerala</li>
<li>May 1993</li>
<li>Mercury</li>
<li>The level of the liquid in the two vessels are at the same height</li>
<li>Fe</li>
<li>Transfer of pollen from anther to stigma</li>
<li> 1900s </li>
<li>Glamorgan  </li>
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Jude Felix is a famous Indian player in which of the fields? The intersecting lines drawn on maps and globes are When was barb wire patent...

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">1 The first Prime minister of Bangladesh was  
2 The longest river in the world is the 
 3 The longest highway in the world is the 
 4 The longest highway in the world has a length of About 
 5 The highest mountain in the world is the 
 6 The country that accounts for nearly one third of the total teak production of the world is 
 7 The biggest desert in the world is the 
 8 The largest coffee growing country in the world is 
 9 The country also known as “country of Copper” is 
 10 The name given to the border which separates Pakistan and Afghanistan is 
 
ANSWERS: 
 
<ol><li>Mujibur Rehman</li>
<li>Nile</li>
<li>Trans-Canada</li>
<li>8000 km</li>
<li>Everest</li>
<li>Myanmar</li>
<li>Sahara desert</li>
<li>Brazil</li>
<li> Zambia</li>
<li>Durand line</li>
</ol></div>

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1 The first Prime minister of Bangladesh was 2 The longest river in the world is the 3 The longest highway in the world is the 4...

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