Friday, February 25, 2011

LD Clerk question bank 2011| LDC Question Papers

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

GK Questions | Flowers

1.  Why does a rose appear red grass green in daylight?
A.  Rose absorbs all the constituent colors of white light except red which is reflected to us. Similarly, grass absorbs all colors except green which is reflected t us.
2.  What is the national flower of Britain?
A.  Rose
3.  To which flower family does garlic belong?
A.  Lily

4.  Which is the biggest Flower in the World?  
A.  Rafflesia
Rafflesia


5.  What is the National Flower of Antigua & Barbuda?
A.  Dagger's Log (Agave Karatto Miller)
6.  What is the National Flower of Argentina?
A.  Ceibo (Erythrina crista-galli)
7.  What is the National Flower of Armenia?
A.  No National Flower
8.  What is the National Flower of Australia?
A.  Golden Wattle (Acacia pycnantha)
9.  What is the National Flower of Austria?
A.  Edelweiss (Leontopodium alpinum)
10.  What is the National Flower of Azerbaijan?
A.  Not Chosen any Flower.
11.  What is the National Flower of Bahamas?
A.  Yellow Elder or Yellow Cedar (Tecoma stans)
12.  What is the National Flower of Bahrain?
A.  No National Flower
13.  What is the National Flower of Balearic Islands?
A.  Carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus)
14.  What is the National Flower of Bangladesh?
A.  Water Lily (Nymehaea nouchali)
15.  What is the National Flower of Barbados?
A.  Pride of Barbados, also known as Dwarf Poinciana & Flower Fence (Poinciana pulcherrima
16.  What is the National Flower of Belarus?
A.  Flax (Linum usitatissimum)
17.  What is the National Flower of Belgium?
A.  Red Poppy (Papaver rhoeas)
18.  What is the National Flower of Belize?
A.  Black Orchid (Trichoglottis brachiata)
19.  What is the National Flower of Bermuda?
A.  Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium montanum)
20.  What is the National Flower of Bhutan?
A.  Blue poppy (Meconopsis betonicifolia)
21.  What is the National Flower of Bohemia?
A.  Thyme (Thymus vulgaris)
22.  What is the National Flower of Bolivia?
A.  Kantuta (Cantua buxifolia)
23.  What is the National Flower of Brazil?
A.  Cattleya Orchid (Cattleya labiata)
24.  What is the National Flower of British Columbia?
A.  Dogwood Tree Flower (Cornus Nuttalli)
25.  What is the National Flower of Bulgaria?
A.  Rose (Rosa)
26.  What is the National Flower of Canada?
A.  Maple Leaf (acer)
27.  What is the National Flower of Cayman Islands?
A.  Wild Banana Orchid (Schomburgkia thomsoniana)
28.  What is the National Flower of Chile?
A.  Copihue/Chilean Bellflower (Lapageria rosea)
29.  What is the National Flower of China?
A.  Plum Blossom (Prunus Mei)
30.  What is the National Flower of Colombia?
A.  Christmas orchid (Cattleya trianae)
31.  What is the National Flower of Costa Rica?
A.  Guaria Morada (purple orchid) (cattleya skinneri)
32.  What is the National Flower of Croatia?
A.  Iris Croatica (Hrvatska Perunika)
33.  What is the National Flower of Cuba?
A.  Butterfly Jasmine (Mariposa)
34.  What is the National Flower of Cyprus?
A.  Rose (Rosa)
35.  What is the National Flower of Czech Republic?
A.  Rose (Rosa)
36.  What is the National Flower of Denmark?
A.  Marguerite Daisy (Argyranthemum frutescens)
37.  What is the National Flower of Ecuador?
A.  Rose (Rosa)
38.  What is the National Flower of Egypt?
A.  Lotus (Nymphaea lotus)
39.  What is the National Flower of Estonia?
A.  Corn-flower or Bachelor's Button Centaurea (cyanus)
40.  What is the National Flower of Ethiopia?
A.  Calla Lily
41.  What is the National Flower of France?
A.  Iris (Iris)
42.  What is the National Flower of French Polynesia?
A.  The Tiare (Gardenia taitensis)
43.  What is the National Flower of Finland?
A.  Lily-of-the-valley (Convallaria majalis)
44.  What is the National Flower of Germany?
A.  Knapweed (Centaurea cyanus)
45.  What is the National Flower of Greece?
A.  Bear's breech (Acanthus mollis)
46.  What is the National Flower of Greenland?
A.  Willow Herb (Epilobium)
47.  What is the National Flower of Guam?
A.  Puti Tai Nobiu (Bougainvillea spectabilis)
48.  What is the National Flower of Guatemala?
A.  White Nun Orchid, or Monja Blanca (Lycaste skinnerialba)
49.  What is the National Flower of Guyana?
A.  Water Lily (Victoria regia)
50.  What is the National Flower of Holland (The Netherlands)?
A.  Tulip (Tulipa)
51.  What is the National Flower of Honduras?
A.  Orchid (Brassavola digbiana)
52.  What is the National Flower of Hong Kong?
A.  Orchid (Bauhinia blakeana)
53.  What is the National Flower of Hungary?
A.  Tulip (Tulipa)
54.  What is the National Flower of Iceland?
A.  Mountain Avens (Dryas octopetala)
55.  What is the National Flower of India?
A.  Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera)
56.  What is the National Flower of Indonesia?
A.  1) Melati (Jasmine) (Jasminum sambac) 2)Moon Orchid (Phalaenopsis amabilis) 3)Rafflesia (Rafflesia arnoldi Indonesia)
57.  What is the National Flower of Iran?
A.  Red Rose (Rosa)
58.  What is the National Flower of Iraq?
A.  Rose (Rosa)
59.  What is the National Flower of Ireland?
A.  Shamrock
60.  What is the National Flower of Israel?
A.  No National Flower
61.  What is the National Flower of Italy?
A.  Stylized Lily
62.  What is the National Flower of Jamaica?
A.  Lignum Vitae, or Wood of Life (Guaiacum sanctum)
63.  What is the National Flower of Japan?
A.  Chrysanthemum (imperial), Cherry Blossom Sakura
64.  What is the National Flower of Jordan?
A.  Black Iris (Iris nigricans)
65.  What is the National Flower of Laos?
A.  Champa Flower(Calophyllum Inophyllum), also known as plumeria.
66.  What is the National Flower of Kazakhstan?
A.  Lily(Lilium) serves as the Unofficial National Flower.
67.  What is the National Flower of Kuwait?
A.  Rhanterum epapposum, or locally called Arfaj.
68.  What is the National Flower of Kyrgyzstan?
A.  Shyrdak Symbols of Kyrgyzstan and also the Tulip.
69.  What is the National Flower of Latvia?
A.  Oxeye Daisy, or Pipene (Leucanthemum vulgare)
70.  What is the National Flower of Lebanon?
A.  No National Flower
71.  What is the National Flower of Liberia?
A.  Pepper
72.  What is the National Flower of Libya?
A.  Pomegranate blossom
73.  What is the National Flower of Lithuania?
A.  Rue,or Herb of Grace (Ruta graveolens)
74.  What is the National Flower of Luxembourg?
A.  Rose (Rosa)
75.  What is the National Flower of Madagascar?
A.  Poinciana (Delonix regia)
76.  What is the National Flower of Maldives?
A.  Pink Rose (Rosa)
77.  What is the National Flower of Malta?
A.  The Maltese Centaury Paleocyanus crasifoleus
78.  What is the National Flower of Republic of Moldova ?
A.  No Flower has been Designated.
79.  What is the National Flower of NewZealand?
A.  Kowhai
80.  What is the National Flower of Paraguay?
A.  Jasmine-of-the-Paraguay
81.  What is the National Flower of Peru?
A.  Kantuta, Inca magic flower
82.  What is the National Flower of Philippines?
A.  Sampaguita (Jasminum sambac)
83.  What is the National Flower of Poland?
A.  Corn Poppy (Papaver rhoeas)
84.  What is the National Flower of Portugal?
A.  Lavender
85.  What is the National Flower of Puerto Rico?
A.  Puerto Rican Hibiscus,or Flor de maga (montezuma speciossisima)
86.  What is the National Flower of Republic of Molossia?
A.  Common Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata)
87.  What is the National Flower of Romania?
A.  Dog rose (Rosa canina)
88.  What is the National Flower of Russia?
A.  Camomile (Matricaria Recutita)
89.  What is the National Flower of San Marino?
A.  Cyclamen (Cyclamen)
90.  What is the National Flower of Scotland?
A.  Thistle (Cirsium altissimum)
91.  What is the National Flower of Seychelles?
A.  Tropicbird Orchid
92.  What is the National Flower of Sicily?
A.  Carnation(Dianthus caryophyllus)
93.  What is the National Flower of Singapore?
A.  Vanda Miss Joaquim Orchid
94.  What is the National Flower of Slovakia?
A.  Rose (Rosa)
95.  What is the National Flower of Slovenia?
A.  Carnation(Dianthus caryophyllus)
96.  What is the National Flower of Spain?
A.  Red carnation
97.  What is the National Flower of Sri Lanka?
A.  Nil Mahanel Water Lily (Nympheae Stellata)
98.  What is the National Flower of S. Africa?
A.  Protea (Protea cynaroides)
99.  What is the National Flower of S.Korea?
A.  Rose of Sharon (Moogoonghwa) (Hibiscus syriacus)
100.  What is the National Flower of Sweden?
A.  Linnea (Linnea Borealis)
101.  What is the National Flower of Switzerland?
A.  Edelweiss (Leontopodium alpinum)
102.  What is the National Flower of Syria?
A.  Jasmine
103.  What is the National Flower of Tahiti?
A.  Tahitian Gardenia (Gardenia Taitensis)
104.  What is the National Flower of Taiwan (Republic of China)?
A.  Plum blossom (Prunus mei)
105.  What is the National Flower of Thailand?
A.  Ratchaphruek
106.  What is the National Flower of Trinidad and Tobago?
A.  Chaconia (Warszewiczia coccinea)
107.  What is the National Flower of Tonga?
A.  Red-blossomed heilala
108.  What is the National Flower of Turkey?
A.  Tulip (Tulipa)
109.  What is the National Flower of Turkmenistan?
A.  Not Yet Selected any Flower.
110.  What is the National Flower of Ukraine?
A.  Sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
111.  What is the National Flower of United States of America?
A.  Rose (Rosa)
112.  What is the National Flower of United Kingdom (England)?
A.  Tudor Rose (Rosa)
113.  What is the National Flower of United Kingdom (Wales)?
A.  Leek(Babbingtons leek), Daffodil (Narcissus Amaryllidaceae)
114.  What is the National Flower of Uruguay?
A.  Ceibo Erythrina (crista-galli)
115.  What is the National Flower of Uzbekistan?
A.  Not Selected any Flower.
116.  What is the National Flower of Venezuela?
A.  Orchid
117.  What is the National Flower of Virgin Islands?
A.  Yellow Elder or Yellow Trumpet (Tecoma stans)
118.  What is the National Flower of Yemen?
A.  Arabian coffee (Coffea arabica)
119.  What is the National Flower of Yugoslavia?
A.  Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis)
120.  What is the National Flower of Zimbabwe?
A.  Flame Lily (Gloriosa Rothschildiana)

GK Questions | Insects & Worms

1.  What does the praying mantis store by the hundreds in oothecas?
A.  Eggs.
2.  What simple creature is employed to turn organic garbage into "vermicompost"?
A.  Worms.
3.  How many days can an ant survive under water?
A.  Two.
4.  What does a bee larva have no chance of becoming if it stops eating royal jelly after three days?
A.  A queen bee.
5.  What is the longest insect?
A.  Giant stick insects are some of the longest insects in the world. In fact, the longest insect on record is a stick insect of the species Pharnacia kirbyi, found living in the rainforests of Borneo, and it can grow up to 20 inches long.
6.  Of major insect groups, which are the only ones with just one pair of wings
A.  Flies

GK Questions|Birds

1.  How many legs do butterflies have?
A.  6 Legs & 2 Pair of Wings
2.  Which bird has no wings at all?
A.  Kiwi

Kiwi
3.  Of major insect groups, which are the only ones with just one pair of wings?
A.  Flies
4.  In which season Deaths of the most of the chickens occur?
A.  During the Summer Season
5.  Which bird can fly equally either to front side or towards back?
A.  Humming Bird.
6.  How many years “Emu” birds can lives?
A.  60 years.
7.  Which is the largest Bird in the World?
A.  Ostrich
8.  What two colors are a magpie's feathers?
A.  Black and white.
9.  The bird which has no wings at all
A.  Kiwi

GK Questions | Animals

1.  How do bats fly in dark?
A.  When bats fly they produce ultrasonic sound waves which are reflected back to them from the obstacles in their way and hence they can fly without difficulty.
2.  The name of Alexander's horse was
A.  Beucephalus
3.  For which fabric is Macclesfield famous?
A.  Silk
4.  Where would you be if you took your seat on a Howdah ?
A.  On An Elephant
5.  Who is the Daily Mail’s cartoon dog?
A.  Fred Bassett

6.  What is the name given to the tail of a fox?
A.  Brush
7.  What is Tin Tin's dog called?
A.  Snowy
8.  From which animal does the perfume ingredient ambergris originate?
A.  Whale
9.  A pullet is the young of which animal?
A.  Hen
10.  What animal's head did a Minotaur have?
A.  (Bull)
11.  Which is the flying mammal?
A.  Bat
12.  What is the name of the animal which has a tongue lower than its body?
A.  Chameleon
13.  The phenomenon of summer sleep by animals is called
A.  Aestivation
14.  How many toes do most reptiles have on each foot?
A.  3 Toes.
15.  The number of off springs that the pig gives birth at the time of delivery is:
A.  8-10 in number (at a time).
16.  Which animal can see it’s image in the mirror?
A.  Chimpanzee.
17.  Which vitamin helps the animals for early recovery from the wounds?
A.  Vitamin “A”.
18.  Which thing that is prohibited to be included in the preparation of dog’s food?
A.  Fish products.
19.  What is the interesting fact or characteristic about Snails?
A.  It contains 4 noses.
20.  What is the interesting fact or characteristic about Camel’s milk?
A.  This milk never forms into curd.
21.  What is the interesting fact or characteristic about Chameleon?
A.  Even though, it is blind, still it can change its colors and bodily appearance and also adopts itself to the surroundings.
22.  What is the interesting fact or characteristic about Snail's Eyes?
A.  If we cut the eye of a snail, a new eye will be regenerated in that cut-area.
23.  Which is the Largest Land animal?
A.  Elephant
24.  Which is the Largest man-like ape?
A.  Gorilla
25.  Which is the Fastest animal?
A.  Cheetah

26.  Which is the Tallest animal?
A.  Giraffe
27.  What creature proved to be much faster than a horse in a 1927 race in Sydney, Australia?
A.  The Kangaroo.
28.  What animal travels at 25 mph under water but finds it easier to toboggan on its belly on land?
A.  The penguin.
29.  What sea creature can have an eye measuring 16 inches across, the largest in the animal kingdom?
A.  A squid.
30.  What determines the sex of crocodile embryos--temperature, humidity, or genetics?
A.  Temperature.
31.  What color are a zebra's black stripes during the first six months of life?
A.  Brown.
32.  What mollusk was obliged to share its name with the first waterproof watch?
A.  The oyster.
33.  What animal's flesh, when sun-dried in the Andes, becomes a jerky called charqui?
A.  A Llama's.
34.  What drug did the University of Pennsylvania animal-behavior clinic prescribe for depressed dogs?
A.  Prozac.
35.  What amphibians do you raise if your run a ranarium?
A.  Frogs.
36.  What did the ancient Greeks believe to be a cross between a tiger and a horse?
A.  A zebra.
37.  What's the term for an adult male pig?
A.  Boar.
38.  What creature's tongue weighs as much as a full grown elephant?
A.  The blue whale's.
39.  What creature goes through a period where it gains 10 pounds an hour?
A.  A blue whale.
40.  What rodents, believed to have great teeth, did ancient Romans often place live on the gums of a toothache sufferer?
A.  Mice.
41.  What type of whale can dive over 2,000 feet?
A.  The sperm whale.
42.  What's the most common trick a pet dog can perform?
A.  Sit.
43.  Why do whales spout?
A.  To Breath. All whales have to surface to breath and when they exhale they produce a "spout" of moist, warm air from blowholes on the top of their heads. The different whale species can be distinguished by the size and shape of their spout.
44.  Which is the flying mammal
A.  Bat
45.  What is the name of the animal which has a tongue lower than its body
A.  Chameleon
46.  Animals that creep, are called
A.  Reptiles  


GK Questions | Full Forms|Digital TV

1.  What is the full form or meaning of "Adaptation Field" in Digital TV technology?
A.  Ancillary program data (especially PCR) which are uncoded and are transmitted at least every 100ms acc. to MPEG2 or 40 ms acc. to DVB specifications
 
2.  What is the full form or meaning of "BAT" in Digital TV technology?
A.  Bouquet Association Table (Table describing a bouquet of programs offered by a broadcaster)
 
3.  What is the full form or meaning of "Block" in Digital TV technology?
A.  8x8 pixel block, MPEG2 coded
 
4.  What is the full form or meaning of "CA" in Digital TV technology?
A.  Conditional Access (Information of whether the program is scrambled)
 
5.  What is the full form or meaning of "CAT" in Digital TV technology?
A.  Conditional Access Table (PID=1: Reference to scrambled programs)
 
6.  What is the full form or meaning of "CIF" in Digital TV technology?
A.  Common Intermediate Format (Picture format)
 
7.  What is the full form or meaning of "CRC" in Digital TV technology?
A.  Cyclic Redundancy Check
 
8.  What is the full form or meaning of "DCT" in Digital TV technology?
A.  Discrete Cosine Transform
 
9.  What is the full form or meaning of "DCT-1 / IDCT" in Digital TV technology?
A.  Inverse Discrete Cosine Transform
 
10.  What is the full form or meaning of "DFD" in Digital TV technology?
A.  Displaced Frame Difference (Differential picture if there is motion)
 
11.  What is the full form or meaning of "DPCM" in Digital TV technology?
A.  Differential Pulse Code Modulation
 
12.  What is the full form or meaning of "DTS" in Digital TV technology?
A.  Decoding Time Stamp (Stamp for decoding time, only transmitted if not identical with PTS; reference to PID)
 
13.  What is the full form or meaning of "EIT" in Digital TV technology?
A.  Elementary Stream (Compressed data stream for video, audio or data. Preliminary stage to PES)
 
14.  What is the full form or meaning of "GOP" in Digital TV technology?
A.  Group of Pictures
 
15.  What is the full form or meaning of "I, P, and B pictures" in Digital TV technology?
A.  Intra-coded pictures (I), predicted pictures (P) and bidirectional prediction pictures (B)
 
16.  What is the full form or meaning of "IRD" in Digital TV technology?
A.  Integrated Receiver Decoder (Receiver with (MPEG) decoder)
 
17.  What is the full form or meaning of "MPEG" in Digital TV technology?
A.  Motion Picture Experts Group (sometimes called Moving Picture Experts Group)
 
18.  What is the full form or meaning of "MUSICAM" in Digital TV technology?
A.  Masking Pattern Adapted Universal Subband Integrated Coding and Multiplexing (Compression method for audio coding)
 
19.  What is the full form or meaning of "NIT" in Digital TV technology?
A.  Network Information Table (Information about orbit,transponder etc.)
 
20.  What is the full form or meaning of "PAT" in Digital TV technology?
A.  Program Association Table (List of all the programs contained in TS Multiplex with reference to PID of PMT)
 
21  What is the full form or meaning of "Pay Load" in Digital TV technology?
A.  Useful data in TS
 
22.  What is the full form or meaning of "PCM" in Digital TV technology?
A.  Pulse Code Modulation
 
23.  What is the full form or meaning of "PCR" in Digital TV technology?
A.  Program Clock Reference (Reference in TS for the 27-MHz clock recovery. Transmitted at least every 0.1 sec)
 
24.  What is the full form or meaning of "PES" in Digital TV technology?
A.  Packetized Elementary Stream
 
25.  What is the full form or meaning of "PID" in Digital TV technology?
A.  Packet Identification (Identification of programs in the transport stream)
 
26.  What is the full form or meaning of "PMT" in Digital TV technology?
A.  Program Map Table (Reference to packets with PCR Name of programs, copyright, reference of the data streams with PIDs etc. belonging to the relevant program)
 
27.  What is the full form or meaning of "PS" in Digital TV technology?
A.  Program Stream (Multiplex of several audio and video PES using the same clock.)
 
28.  What is the full form or meaning of "RLC" in Digital TV technology?
A.  Run Length Coding (Coding of data with different number of bits. Frequently reoccurring data has the smallest number of bits, data seldom reoccurring have the highest number of bits.
 
29.  What is the full form or meaning of "RST" in Digital TV technology?
A.  Running Status Table (Accurate and fast adaptation to a new program run if time changes occur in the schedule)
 
30.  What is the full form or meaning of "SCR" in Digital TV technology?
A.  System Clock Reference
 
31.  What is the full form or meaning of "STC" in Digital TV technology?
A.  System Time Clock
 
32.  What is the full form or meaning of "UTC" in Digital TV technology?
A.  Universal Time, Coordinated (Greenwich meantime)
 
33.  What is the full form or meaning of "ADSL" in Digital TV technology?
A.  Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (A COFDM-coded digital data stream with a rate up to 8 Mbit/s (down stream) and 1 Mbit/s (up stream) is transmitted via telephone lines, mainly for video on demand.)
 
34.  What is the full form or meaning of "ATSC" in Digital TV technology?
A.  Advanced Television Systems Committee (american standardization group for digital terrestrial transmission)
 
35.  What is the full form or meaning of "CNR" in Digital TV technology?
A.  Carrier to Noise Ratio (Indicates how far the noise level is down on carrier level)
 
36.  What is the full form or meaning of "COFDM" in Digital TV technology?
A.  Coded Orthogonal Frequency Domain Multiplex
 
37.  What is the full form or meaning of "DVB" in Digital TV technology?
A.  Digital Video Broadcasting (Broadcasting TV signals to a digital standard)
 
38.  What is the full form or meaning of "DVB-C" in Digital TV technology?
A.  Digital Video Broadcasting-Cable (Broadcasting TV signals to a digital standard by cable)
 
39.  What is the full form or meaning of "DVB-S" in Digital TV technology?
A.  Digital Video Broadcasting-Satellite (Broadcasting TV signals to digital standard via satellite)
 
40.  What is the full form or meaning of "DVB-T" in Digital TV technology?
A.  Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial (Terrestrial broadcasting of TV signals to digital standard)
 
41.  What is the full form or meaning of "16 VSB" in Digital TV technology?
A.  Vestigial Side Band (Modulation High Data Rate mode especially for Cable Systems)
 
42.  What is the full form or meaning of "PTC" in Digital TV technology?
A.  Physical Transmission Channel
 
 

GK Questions | Full Forms

1.  UNO stands for
A.  United Nations Organization
 
2.  What does the C stand for in CIA?
A.  Central (Intelligence Agency)
 
3.  In the lubricant and rust-prevention spray WD40,what does WD stand for?
A.  Water Displacement
 
4.  Which word does the 'e' in 'e-mail' stand for?
A.  Electronic
 
5.  What does the V stand for in DVD?
A.  Versatile
 
6.  The clothes logo DKNY is short for what?
A.  Donna Karan New York
 
7.  What is EDI?
A.  Education Development Index
 
8.  What is Nerpa?
A.  A nuclear enabled submarine
 
9.  What is ASEAN and where is its headquarters?
A.  Association of South East Asian Nations, Jakarta
 
10.  Which are the countries called BRIC nations or Full Form of BRIC?
A.  Brazil, Russia, India, China
 
11.  What you mean by “Ha-Mossad le-Modiin ule-Tafkidim Meyuhadim” ?
A.  This is the full name of “Mossad”(Israel), one of the most active intelligence agency in the world. The meaning is “Institute for Intelligence and Special Tasks”
 
12.  What does IMF stand for?
A.  International Monetary Fund.
 
13.  What is the Full-Form of ENIAC?
A.  Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer
 
14.  What's short for "light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation"?
A.  Laser.

GK Questions|World|History part 2

1.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Senegal?
A.  Monday, April 04, 1960
 
2.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Togo?
A.  Friday, May 27, 1960
 
3.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Congo, Republic of the?
A.  Thursday, June 30, 1960
 
4.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Somalia?
A.  Friday, July 01, 1960
 
5.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Madagascar?
A.  Tuesday, July 26, 1960
 
6.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Benin?
A.  Monday, August 01, 1960
 
7.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Niger?
A.  Wednesday, August 03, 1960
 
8.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Burkina Faso?
A.  Friday, August 05, 1960
 
9.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Cote d'Ivorie?
A.  Sunday, August 07, 1960
 
10.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Chad?
A.  Thursday, August 11, 1960
 
11.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Central African Republic?
A.  Saturday, August 13, 1960
 
12.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Congo, Dem. Rep. of the?
A.  Monday, August 15, 1960
 
13.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Cyprus?
A.  Tuesday, August 16, 1960
 
14.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Gabon?
A.  Wednesday, August 17, 1960
 
15.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Mali?
A.  Sept. 22, 1960
 
16.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Nigeria?
A.  Saturday, October 01, 1960
 
17.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Mauritania?
A.  Monday, November 28, 1960
 
18.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Sierra Leone?
A.  Thursday, April 27, 1961
 
19.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Kuwait?
A.  Monday, June 19, 1961
 
20.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Samoa?
A.  Monday, January 01, 1962
 
21.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Burundi?
A.  Sunday, July 01, 1962
 
22.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Rwanda?
A.  Sunday, July 01, 1962
 
23.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Algeria?
A.  Thursday, July 05, 1962
 
24.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Jamaica?
A.  Monday, August 06, 1962
 
25.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Trinidad and Tobago?
A.  Friday, August 31, 1962
 
26.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Uganda?
A.  Tuesday, October 09, 1962
 
27.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Kenya?
A.  Thursday, December 12, 1963
 
28.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Tanzania?
A.  Sunday, April 26, 1964
 
29.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Malawi?
A.  Monday, July 06, 1964
 
30.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Malta?
A.  Sept. 21, 1964
 
31.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Zambia?
A.  Saturday, October 24, 1964
 
32.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Gambia, The?
A.  Thursday, February 18, 1965
 
33.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Maldives?
A.  Monday, July 26, 1965
 
34.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Singapore?
A.  Monday, August 09, 1965
 
35.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Guyana?
A.  Thursday, May 26, 1966
 
36.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Botswana?
A.  Friday, September 30, 1966
 
37.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Lesotho?
A.  Tuesday, October 04, 1966
 
38.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Barbados?
A.  Wednesday, November 30, 1966
 
39.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Nauru?
A.  Wednesday, January 31, 1968
 
40.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Mauritius?
A.  Tuesday, March 12, 1968
 
41.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Swaziland?
A.  Sept. 6, 1968
 
42.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Equatorial?
A.  Saturday, October 12, 1968
 
43.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Tonga?
A.  Thursday, June 04, 1970
 
44.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Fiji?
A.  Saturday, October 10, 1970
 
45.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Bangladesh?
A.  Friday, March 26, 1971
 
46.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Bahrain?
A.  Sunday, August 15, 1971
 
47.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Qatar?
A.  Sept. 3, 1971
 
48.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of United Arab Emirates?
A.  Tuesday, November 02, 1971
 
49.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Bahamas?
A.  Tuesday, July 10, 1973
 
50.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Grenada?
A.  Thursday, February 07, 1974
 
51.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Mozambique?
A.  Wednesday, June 25, 1975
 
52.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Cape Verde?
A.  Saturday, July 05, 1975
 
53  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Comoros?
A.  Sunday, July 06, 1975
 
54.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Sao Tome and Principe?
A.  Saturday, July 12, 1975
 
55.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Papua New Guinea?
A.  Sept. 16, 1975
 
56.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Angola?
A.  Tuesday, November 11, 1975
 
57.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Suriname?
A.  Tuesday, November 25, 1975
 
58.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Seychelles?
A.  Tuesday, June 29, 1976
 
59.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Djibouti?
A.  Monday, June 27, 1977
 
60.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Solomon Islands?
A.  Friday, July 07, 1978
 
61.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Tuvalu?
A.  Sunday, October 01, 1978
 
62.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Dominica?
A.  Friday, November 03, 1978
 
63.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Saint Lucia?
A.  Thursday, February 22, 1979
 
64.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Kiribati?
A.  Thursday, July 12, 1979
 
65.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
A.  Saturday, October 27, 1979
 
66.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Zimbabwe?
A.  Friday, April 18, 1980
 
67.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Vanuatu?
A.  Wednesday, July 30, 1980
 
68.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Antigua and Barbuda?
A.  Sunday, January 11, 1981
 
69.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Belize?
A.  Sept. 21, 1981
 
70.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Saint Kitts and Nevis?
A.  Sept. 19, 1983
 
71.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Brunei?
A.  Sunday, January 01, 1984
 
72.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Marshall Islands?
A.  Tuesday, October 21, 1986
 
73.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Micronesia, Federated States of?
A.  Monday, November 03, 1986
 
74.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Lithuania?
A.  Sunday, March 11, 1990
 
75.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Namibia?
A.  Wednesday, March 21, 1990
 
76.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Yemen?
A.  Tuesday, May 22, 1990
 
77.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Georgia?
A.  Tuesday, April 09, 1991
 
78.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Croatia?
A.  Tuesday, June 25, 1991
 
79.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Slovenia?
A.  Tuesday, June 25, 1991
 
80.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Estonia?
A.  Tuesday, August 20, 1991
 
81.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Kyrgyzstan?
A.  Wednesday, August 21, 1991
 
82.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Russia?
A.  Saturday, August 24, 1991
 
83.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Belarus?
A.  Sunday, August 25, 1991
 
84.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Moldova?
A.  Tuesday, August 27, 1991
 
85.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Azerbaijan?
A.  Friday, August 30, 1991
 
86.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Uzbekistan?
A.  Sept. 1, 1991
 
87.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Latvia?
A.  Sept. 6, 1991
 
88.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Macedonia?
A.  Sept. 8, 1991
 
89.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Tajikistan?
A.  Sept. 9, 1991
 
90.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Armenia?
A.  Sept. 21, 1991
 
91.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Turkmenistan?
A.  Sunday, October 27, 1991
 
92.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Ukraine?
A.  Sunday, November 24, 1991
 
93.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Kazakhstan?
A.  Monday, December 16, 1991
 
94.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Bosnia and Herzegovina?
A.  Tuesday, March 03, 1992
 
95.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Czech Republic?
A.  Friday, January 01, 1993
 
96.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Slovakia?
A.  Friday, January 01, 1993
 
97.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Eritrea?
A.  Monday, May 24, 1993
 
98.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Palau?
A.  Saturday, October 01, 1994
 
99.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of East Timor?
A.  Monday, May 20, 2002
 
100.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Montenegro?
A.  Saturday, June 03, 2006
 
101.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Serbia?
A.  Monday, June 05, 2006
 
102.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Kosovo?
A.  Sunday, February 17, 2008
 
 
 
 
 

GK Questions|World|History part 1

1.  When was World War I commenced?
A.  1914
 
2.  The first British University to admit women for degree courses was
A.  London University
 
3.  What is the name of a line on a map that joins places of equal height?
A.  Contour
 
4.  What is Portland Bill?
A.  A Lighthouse
 
5.  Name the Greenpeace trawler which was sunk in July 1985?
A.  Rainbow Warrior.
 
6.  What form of defence in a criminal prosecution is a Latin word meaning 'elsewhere'?
A.  Alibi
 
7.  Which company made the first tea bags?
A.  Tetley
 
8.  Which type of spy plane, piloted by Gary Powers, was shot down over Russia in 1960?
A.  U2
 
9.  How many children did Queen Victoria have?
A.  (9)
 
10.  Whose is the first birth to be recorded in the bible?
A.  Cain
 
11.  What was the last Battle fought on British soil?
A.  Culloden
 
12.  In the Bible, which city fell after Joshua and his armies marched round it for 7 days?
A.  Jericho.
 
13.  Rowlett Act was passed in India in which year?
A.  1919
 
14.  A series of wars fought over 116 years, between England & France and later Burgundy, is commonly named as?

 A.  Hundred Years War
 


15.  What were the watchwords for French Revolution?
A.  Liberty , Equality and Fraterenity
 
16.  What was the capital of Bahamani Kings?
A.  Gulbarga
 
17.  What is the world’s oldest surviving republic?
A.  San Marino
 
18.  What was the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrins to New England in 1620?
A.  Mayflower.
 
19.  The slogan associated with French Revolution
A.  Liberty, Equality and Fraternity
 
20.  Whose period was known as the Golden Age of Rome?
A.  Augustus Caesar
 
21.  The king ruled in the period of French revolution
A.  Louis 16th
 
22.  Who organized 'Red Army'
A.  Trotsky
 
23.  Four divided stages of prehistoric periods are
A.  Paleolithic period, Mesolithic period, Neolithic period and Chalcolithic period
 
24.  What $325 million chateau was finished for Louis XIV of France in 1682?
A.  Versailles.
 
25.  What biblical place name means "pleasure"?
A.  Eden.
 
26.  What plant's meltdown was dubbed "Russian Roulette" by nuclear power wags?
A.  Chernobyl's.
 
27.  What African country's name is from the Latin for "free"?
A.  Liberia's.
 
28.  Which of the seven wonders of the ancient world was demolished by an earthquake in 224 B.C.?
A.  The Colossus of Rhodes.
 
29.  What caused half of all deaths from natural disasters from 1945 to 1986?
A.  Earthquakes.
 
30.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Japan?
A.  660 BCE
 
31.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of China?
A.  221 BCE
 
32.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of San Marino?
A.  301 CE
 
33.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of France?
A.  843 CE
 
34.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Austria?
A.  976 CE
 
35.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Denmark?
A.  10th Century CE
 
36.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Hungary?
A.  Saturday, September 27, 1902
 
37.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Portugal?
A.  Monday, February 16, 1903
 
38.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Mongolia?
A.  Monday, April 20, 1903
 
39.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Thailand?
A.  Friday, May 22, 1903
 
40.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Andorra?
A.  Wednesday, July 01, 1903
 
41.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Switzerland?
A.  August 1, 1291
 
42.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Monaco?
A.  Thursday, November 19, 1903
 
43.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Spain?
A.  15th Century
 
44.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Iran?
A.  Wednesday, February 10, 1904
 
45.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Sweden?
A.  June 6, 1523
 
46.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Netherlands?
A.  January 23, 1579
 
47.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Oman?
A.  Thursday, July 07, 1904
 
48.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of United Kingdom?
A.  May 1, 1707
 
49.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Liechtenstein?
A.  January 23, 1719
 
50.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Nepal?
A.  Wednesday, November 02, 1904
 
51.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of United States of America?
A.  July 4, 1776
 
52.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Haiti?
A.  January 1, 1804
 
53.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Colombia?
A.  July 20, 1810
 
54.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Mexico?
A.  Sept. 16, 1810
 
55.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Chile?
A.  Sept. 18, 1810
 
56.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Paraguay?
A.  May 14, 1811
 
57.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Venezuela?
A.  July 5, 1811
 
58.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Argentina?
A.  July 9, 1816
 
59.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Peru?
A.  July 28, 1821
 
60.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Costa Rica?
A.  Sept. 15, 1821
 
61.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of El Salvador?
A.  Sept. 15, 1821
 
62.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Guatemala?
A.  Sept. 15, 1821
 
63.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Honduras?
A.  Sept. 15, 1821
 
64.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Nicaragua?
A.  Sept. 15, 1821
 
65.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Ecuador?
A.  May 24, 1822
 
66.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Brazil?
A.  Sept. 7, 1822
 
67.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Bolivia?
A.  August 6, 1825
 
68.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Uruguay?
A.  August 25, 1825
 
69.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Greece?
A.  Monday, January 02, 1905
 
70.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Belgium?
A.  October 4, 1830
 
71.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Luxembourg?
A.  Thursday, January 12, 1905
 
72.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Dominican Republic?
A.  February 27, 1844
 
73.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Liberia?
A.  July 26, 1847
 
74.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Italy?
A.  March 17, 1861
 
75.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Canada?
A.  July 1, 1867
 
76.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Germany?
A.  January 18, 1871
 
77.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Romania?
A.  May 9, 1877
 
78.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Bulgaria?
A.  March 3, 1878
 
79.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Ethiopia?
A.  Friday, March 10, 1905
 
80.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Philippines?
A.  June 12, 1898
 
81.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Australia?
A.  Tuesday, January 01, 1901
 
82.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Cuba?
A.  Tuesday, May 20, 1902
 
83.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Panama?
A.  Tuesday, November 03, 1903
 
84.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Norway?
A.  Wednesday, June 07, 1905
 
85.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of New Zealand?
A.  Sept. 26, 1907
 
86.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of South Africa?
A. Tuesday, May 31, 1910
 
87.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Albania?
A.  Thursday, November 28, 1912
 
88.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Finland?
A.  Thursday, December 06, 1917
 
89.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Poland?
A.  Monday, November 11, 1918
 
90.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Iceland?
A.  Sunday, December 01, 1918
 
91.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Afghanistan?
A.  Tuesday, August 19, 1919
 
92.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Ireland?
A.  Tuesday, December 06, 1921
 
93.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Egypt?
A.  Tuesday, February 28, 1922
 
94.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Turkey?
A.  Monday, October 29, 1923
 
95.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Vatican City?
A.  Monday, February 11, 1929
 
96.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Saudi Arabia?
A.  Sept. 23, 1932
 
97.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Iraq?
A.  Monday, October 03, 1932
 
98.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Lebanon?
A.  Monday, November 22, 1943
 
99.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Korea, North?
A.  Wednesday, August 15, 1945
 
100.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Korea, South?
A.  Wednesday, August 15, 1945
 
101.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Indonesia?
A.  Friday, August 17, 1945
 
102.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Vietnam?
A.  Sept. 2, 1945
 
103.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Syria?
A.  Wednesday, April 17, 1946
 
104.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Jordan?
A.  Saturday, May 25, 1946
 
105.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Pakistan?
A.  Thursday, August 14, 1947
 
106.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of India?
A.  Friday, August 15, 1947
 
107.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Burma?
A.  Sunday, January 04, 1948
 
108.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Sri Lanka?
A.  Wednesday, February 04, 1948
 
109.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Israel?
A.  Friday, May 14, 1948
 
110.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Laos?
A.  Tuesday, July 19, 1949
 
111.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Bhutan?
A.  Monday, August 08, 1949
 
112.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Libya?
A.  Monday, December 24, 1951
 
113.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Cambodia?
A.  Monday, November 09, 1953
 
114.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Sudan?
A.  Sunday, January 01, 1956
 
115.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Morocco?
A.  Friday, March 02, 1956
 
116.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Tunisia?
A.  Tuesday, March 20, 1956
 
117.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Ghana?
A.  Wednesday, March 06, 1957
 
118.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Malaysia?
A.  Saturday, August 31, 1957
 
119.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Guinea?
A.  Thursday, October 02, 1958
 
120.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Cameroon?
A.  Friday, January 01, 1960