The Competition Master

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The first animated colour cartoon of full feature length was Snow White and Seven Dwarfs. The first demonstration of a motion picture was...

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The Kalahari Desert is located in Africa. The Patagonian desert is located in Argentina. The person known as the father of aeronautics is ...

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><ol><li>Mercury is also known as Quick Silver.</li>
<li>Disneyland is located in California, USA.</li>
<li>The country which built the first powerful long range rockets is Germany.</li>
<li>Sewing Machine was invented by Isaac M. Singer.</li>
<li>Adding Machine was invented by Aldrin.</li>
<li>The national emblem of Spain is Eagle.</li>
<li>Archimedes was born in Sicily.</li>
<li>The total area of Vatican City is 0.272 square kilometers.</li>
<li>The largest temple in the world is Angkor Wat in Kampuchea.</li>
<li>The largest dome in the world is Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, USA.</li>
<li>The largest strait in the world is Tartar Strait.</li>
<li>The Mohenjo-Daro ruins are found in Larkand District of Sind, Pakistan.</li>
<li>The largest city of Africa is Cairo.</li>
<li>The founder of KODAK Company was Eastman.</li>
<li>The Cape of Good Hope is located in South Africa.</li>
<li>The Heathrow Airport is located in London.</li>
<li>The neon lamp was invented by Georges Claude.</li>
<li>The last letter of the Greek alphabet is Omega.</li>
<li>The place known as the land of Lincoln is Illinois.</li>
<li>The US state Utah is also known as Beehive state.</li>
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Mercury is also known as Quick Silver. Disneyland is located in California, USA. The country which built the first powerful long range roc...

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><ol style="text-align: justify;"><li>WMO is located at Geneva.</li>
<li>International Civil Aviation Organization is located at Montreal.</li>
<li>The Angel Falls is located in Venezuela.</li>
<li>The Victoria Falls is located in Rhodesia.</li>
<li>Ice Cream was discovered by Gerald Tisyum.</li>
<li>The number regarded as lucky number in Italy is thirteen.</li>
<li>Napoleon suffered from alurophobia which means Fear of cats.</li>
<li>The aero planes were used in war for the first time by Italians. (14 Oct.1911)</li>
<li>Slavery in America was abolished by Abraham Lincoln.</li>
<li>The Headquarters of textile manufacturing in England is Manchester.</li>
<li>The famous Island located at the mouth of the Hudson River is Manhattan.</li>
<li>The founder of plastic industry was Leo Hendrik Baekeland.</li>
<li>The country where military service is compulsory for women is Israel.</li>
<li>The country which has more than 10,000 golf courses is USA.</li>
<li>The famous painting ‘Mona Lisa’ is displayed at Louvre museum, Paris.</li>
<li>The earlier name for tomato was Love apple.</li>
<li>The first President of USA was George Washington.</li>
<li>The famous words ‘Veni Vidi Vici’ were said by Julius Caesar.</li>
<li>The practice of sterilization of surgical instruments was introduced by Joseph Lister.</li>
<li>The number of countries which participated in the first Olympic Games held at Athens was nine.</li>
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WMO is located at Geneva. International Civil Aviation Organization is located at Montreal. The Angel Falls is located in Venezuela. The ...

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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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The largest museum in the world is the American Museum of Natural History. The lowest mountain range in the world is the Buena Bhaile. The...

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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>
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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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