1. In Indian musical terminology, what is the feminine of Raga? Ans : Ragini 2.

What term is used for initiation into Sikhism? Ans : Pahul 3. In Hindu mythology, what is the name of the auspicious jewel Lord Vishnu wears on a pendant around his neck? Ans : Kaustubham 4. What name was given to the city of Yathrib by Prophet Mohammed? Ans : Medina 5. According to legend, which deity was Ved Vyasa's scribe as he dictated the story of the Mahabharata? Ans : Ganesha 6. Consider the following statements about Sikh Gurus: 1. Banda Bahadur was appointed as the military leader of the Sikhs by Guru Tegh Bahadur. 2. Guru Arjan Dev become the Sikh Guru after Guru Ram Das. 3. Guru Arjan Dev gave to Sikhs their own script- Gurumukhi. Which of the statements gives is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 (c) 1 and 3 2 Ans : D 7. Who among the following is well known as an exponent of flute? (a) Debu Choudhuri (b) Madhup Mudgal (c) Ronu Mazumdar (d) Shafaat Ahmad Ans : C 8. Which one of the following four Vedas contains an account of magical charms and spells? (a) Rig-veda (b) Yajur-veda (d) 1 and

(c) Atharva-veda Ans : C

(d) Sama-veda

9. What is the interval between two 'Maha Kumbh' melas at the same place? (a) 6 years (b) 10 years (c) 12 years (d) 15 years Ans : C 10. Who amongst the following is regarded as the historical founder of Jainism? (a) Mahavira (b) Sisunaga (c) Rishabha (d) Gautama Ans : A 11. Which Ragamala depicts the martial arts by introducing horsemen in battle? Ans : Nataraga/ Natanarayana 12. What is the name of the elephant which serves as the mount of Lord Indra? Ans : Airavata 13. Name the sea demoness known for trapping birds by illusion, who tried to obstruct Hanuman on his way to Lanka? Ans : Simhika 14. Which traditional Asian performing art derives its name from the Japanese words for 'singing', 'dancing' and 'acting'? Ans : Kabuki 15. Who founded 'Yoga Shastra' the school of Hindu philosophy Ans : Patanjali 16. Who established Khalsa the Sikh order

Ans : Guru Gobind Singh 17. The Meenakshi temple at Madurai is the monument of (a) Cholas (b) Cheras (c) Pallavas (d) Pandyas Ans : D 18. Tirupati temple of Lord Venkateswara is situated in which state Ans : Andhra Pradesh 19. Which indian state banned the forceful religious conversions Ans : Tamil Nadu 20. Bhagavata Mela is a folk dance of Ans : Andhra Pradesh 21. The famous Sun Temple is located in which Indian state Ans : Orissa 22. Pungi is a dance form related to the state Ans : Himachal Pradesh 23. Garba a popular folk dance is associated with Indian state Ans : Gujarat 24. Bhangra is the folk dance of which Indian state Ans : Punjab 25. Who is the director of the Sanskrit film Adi Sankara Ans : G.V. Iyer 26. Which is the first Sanskrit film produced in India Ans : Adi Sankara

27. Which is the first talkie film Ans : The Jazz Singer in 1927 28. Who is known as Barefoot Painter Ans : M.F.Hussain 29. The Mohiniyattam dance form was developed in which state Ans : Kerala 30. Which of the following is the most prevalent folk dance of Uttar Pradesh (a) Naati (b) Bhangra (c) Tamasha (d) Nautanki Ans : D 31. Which of the following is a classical dance form of Andhra Pradesh (a) Odissi (b) Kuchipudi (c) Kathakali (d) Mohiniyattam Ans : B 32. The role of religion has been (a) to bring people closer (b) to provide faith to people in distress (c) Harmonizing (d) All the above Ans : D 33. In which tribe the divorced women is most respected (a) Korawa of Mizapur (b) Santhals (c) Lushai of Assam (d) Khasi tribe Ans : A 34. The shuddi movement to bring back to the Hindufold people converted to other religions from Hinduism was launched by Ans : Arya Samajam

35. Which of the following is not a varna (group) of the Aryan society (a) Vaishyas (b) Brahmanas (c) Shudras (d) Sabhas Ans : D 36. Which of the societies practiced polyandry (a) Nyinba of Nepal (b) Medieval of Europeans (c) Wodabe of Africa (d) Todas of India Ans : D 37. What is the most essential element of nationality (a) A common race (b) A common language (c) A common religion (d) Corporate sentiment Ans : C 38. Marriage in which the bridegroom gets the bride in exchange of some money (a) Asura (b) Brahma (c) Rashasa (d) Prajapatia Ans : B 39. A childless widow who could cohabit with her brother-in-law until the birth of a son. This practice was known as (a) Niyoga (b) Levirate (c) Sororate (d) Nantru Ans : A 40. God created society just as he did the animate and inanimate objects of the world. This view comes from the (a) Divine Origin Theory (b) Evolution Theory (c) Religious Theory Ans : A 41. Who is considered as the father of Jainism

Ans : Mahavira 42. The oldest Veda is (a) Atharva Veda (c) Yajur Veda Ans : B 43. Ramakrishna Mission was established by Ans : Swami Vivekananda 44. The Simhastha Kumbh Mela was held at (a) Nasik (b) Ujjain (c) Prayag Haridwar Ans : A 45. Who was the first recipient of a scholarship offered by the Indian Society of Oriental Arts in 1907 Ans : Nandala Bose 46. Who is the director of Pather Pachali Ans : Satyajit Ray 47. Who was the director of the movie Salaam Bombay Ans : Mira Nair 48. With which musical instrument is Shiv Kumar Sharma associated (a) Tabala (b) Santoor (c) Sitar (d) Shehnai Ans : B 49. Keleucharan Mahapatra was an exponent in Ans : Odissi 50. Dandiya Ras is a dance form of which state (a) Kerala (b) Bengal (c) Gujarat Maharashtra (d) (d) (b) Rig Veda (d) Sama Veda

Ans : C Labels: General Knowledge, IAS, India GK, UPSC

Classical Dances in India, Folk Dances in India, Tribal Dances in India Classical Dances of India Dance Bharat Natyam Bihu Bhangra Chhau Garhwali Garba Hattari Kathak Kathakali Kutchipudi Khantumm Karma Laho Mohiniattam Mando Manipuri Nati Nat-Natin Odissi Rauf Yakshagan States State Tamil Nadu Assam Punjab Bihar, Orissa, W. Bengal and Jharkhand Uttaranchal Gujarat Karnataka North India Kerala Andhra Pradesh Mizoram Madhya Pradesh Meghalaya Kerala Goa Manipur Himachal Pradesh Bihar Orissa Jammu & Kashmir Karnataka Dances

Folk Dances in India and Tribal Dances in India

Maharashtra Karnataka Kerala Tamil Nadu Andhra Pradesh Orissa West Bengal Assam Punjab J&K Himachal Pradesh Haryana Gujarat Rajasthan Bihar Uttar Pradesh

Kathakeertan, Lezin, Dandaniya, Tamasha, Gafa, Dahikala, Lovani, Mauni, Dasavtar. Huttari, Suggi Kunitha, Yakashagana Kaikottikali, Kaliyattam, Tappatikkali Kolattam, Pinnal Kolattam, Kummi, Kavadi, Karagam Ghanta Mardala, Veedhi Natakam, Burrakatha Ghumara Sanchar, Chadya Dandanata, Chhau Kathi, Chhau, Baul, Kirtan, Jatra, Lama Bihu, Khel Gopal, Rash Lila, Tabal Chongli, Canoe Giddha (women), Bhangra (men) Rauf, Hikat Jhora, Jhali, Dangli, Mahasu, Jadda, Jhainta, Chharhi Jhumar, Ras Leela, Phag dance, Daph, Dhamal, Loor, Gugga, Khoria, Gagor Garba, Dandiya Rass, Tippani, Gomph Ginad, Chakri, Gangore, Terahtaal, Khayal, Jhulan Leela, Jhuma, Suisini Jata Jatin, Jadur, Chhau, Kathaputli, Bakho, Jhijhiya, Samochakwa, Karma, Jatra, Natna Nautanki, Thora, Chappeli, Raslila, Kajri.

Famous Dancer Bharatnatyam Bala Saraswati, C. V. Chandrasekhar, Leela Samson, Mrinalini Sarabhai, Padma Subramanyam, Rukmini Devi, Sanyukta Panigrahi, Sonal Mansingh, Yamini Krishnamurti Kathak Kuchipudi Manipuri Bharti Gupta, Birju Maharaj, Damayanti Joshi, Durga Das, Gopi Krishna, Kumudini Lakhia, Sambhu Maharaj, Sitara Devi Josyula Seetharamaiah, Vempathi Chinna Sthyam Guru Bipin Sinha, Jhaveri Sisters, Nayana Jhaveri, Nirmala Mehta, Savita Mehta Debaprasad Das, Dhirendra Nath Pattnaik, Indrani Rahman, Kelucharan Mahapatra, Priyambaba Mohanty, Sonal Mansingh Ali Akbar Khan, Allaudin Khan, Amjad Ali Khan, Buddhadev Dasgupta, Bahadur Khan, Sharan Rani, Zarin S. Sharma Alla Rakha Khan, Kishan Maharaj, Nikhil Ghosh, Zakir Hussain Baluswamy Dikshitar, Gajanan Rao Joshi, Lalgudi G. Jayaraman, M. S. Gopala krishnan, Mysore T. Chowdiah, T. N. Krishnan

Instrumentalists Sarod Tabla Violin

Shehnal Sitar Flute Veena Vocalists Hindustani

Bismillah Khan Nikhil Banerjee, Ravi Shankar, Vilayat Khan, Hara Shankar Bhattacharya Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Pannalal Ghose, T. R. Mahalingam K. R. Kumaraswamy lyer, Doraiswami lyengar Shubha Mudgal, Bheemsen Joshi, Madhup Mudgal, Mukul Shivputra, Pandit Jasraj, Parveen Sultana, Naina Devi, Girija Devi, Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan, Gangubai Hangal, Krishna Hangal, V. Rajput, Kumar Gandharva, Faiyyaz Khan, Mallikarjun Mansur, Kishori Amonkar, Ustad Rashid Khan. M. S. Subbalakshmi, Balamuralikrishna, Bombay Jaishree, H. K. Raghavendra, H. K. Venkataram, Sitarajam, Mani Krishnaswamy, Akhil Krishnan, M. L. Vasanthakumari, M. D. Ramanathan, G. N. Balasubramaniam Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Ustad Mazhar Ali Khan, Ustad Zawad Ali Khan, Rita Ganguli, Poornima Chaudhary, Shanti Heerananda, Naina Devi Ghulam Hasan Niyazi, Sultan Niyazi, Ghulam Farid Nizami, Chand Nizami, Iqbal Hussain Khan Bandanawaji, Aslam Sabari Ustad Rahim Fahimuddin Dagar, Zahiruddin Dagar, Waslfuddin Dagar, Bundecha Bandhu, Uday Bhawalkar, Pt. Abhay Narayan Mallick, Pt. Ritwik Sanyal

Carnatic

Thumri Quwwali Dhrupad

President of India The president of India is the executive head of State and First Citizen of India. The executive powers vested in the President are to be exercised on the advice of the council of Ministers responsible to the parliament. The 42nd amendment to the Constitution has made it obligatory on the part of the President to accept the advice of the Council of Ministers. Election Process The president of India indirectly elected through "Electoral College" consisting of Elected members of both the Houses of Parliament & elected members of the Legisletive Assemblies of the states. According to the 70th Amendment Act, 1992, the expression "States" includes the National Capital Territory of Delhi and the Union Territory of Pondicherry. The total voting strength of the parliament is equal to the total voting strength of all state assemblies together. The Supreme Court of India inquires all disputes regarding President's election. After electing the president takes OATH in presence of Chief Justice of India, or in absence of Chief Justice, senior most judge of SC. In case the office falls vacant due to the death, resignation or removal, the Vice-President acts as President. If he is not available then Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, if not then senior most

judge of the Supreme Court shall act as the Persident of India. The election is to be held within 6 month of the vacancy. In Presidential elections history V. V. Giri is the only person who won the election as an independent candidate in 1969. And Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy was elected unopposed as no one else filed nomination for the post of the President in 1977. Elegibility to Contest Election for the President

He/She must be a citizen of India. Completed 35 yrs of age Eligible to be a member of Lok Sabha Must not hold any Govt. Post. except (President, Vice-President, Govornor of any State, Minister of Union or State)

Working Terms An elected president is elegible to hold his/her office for the 5yrs term. And as per the Article 57 there is no upper limit on the no. of times a person can become President. He/She can give resigation to Vice President before his/her full term. Impeachment (Article 61) The President can be impeached only on the ground of violation of Constitution (This impeachment procedure called Quasi-judicial procedure). The impeachment procedure can be initiated in either House of the Parliament. The charge must come in the form of a proposal which must be signed at least one-fourth of the total membership of that house. Before the resolution could be passed, a fourteen days notice must be given to the President. If after the notice, the House passes the resolution by a majority of not less than two-third membership of that House, the matter will be referred to the other House. After the charges are framed by one house, the other House investigates them. At this time President has the right to defend himself either in person or through his lawyer. If after the investigation, the other house passes the resolution by not less than two-third majority of that House, the President stands impeached from his office from the date on which the motion is so passed. Powers of President Executive Power

Appoints PM, ministers, Chief Justice and judges of Supreme Court and High Courts, chairman and members of UPSC, Comptroller and Auditor General, Attorney General, Chief Election Comissioner and other members of Election Commission, Governors, Members of Finance Commission, Ambassadors etc. He/ She directly administers the Union Territories through the Lt. Governor, Commissioner or Administrator.

Judicial Power

The President's pardoning power comprises a group of analogous powers like pardon, reprieve, remission, respite and communication. Appoint the Chief Justice and judges of Supreme Court and High Court

Diplomatic Power

Represents country in international forums. Sends ambassadors and receives diplomats. International treaties and agreements are concluded on his behalf.

Financial Power

All money bills can originate in Parliament only on recommendadation of President. No demand for a grant can be made except on his recommendation. He/She can make advances out of the Contingency Fund of India to meet any unforseen expenditure. Appoints Finance Commission (after every 5yrs) that recommends distribution of taxes between Union and State Govts.

Military Power

He is the Supreme Commander of the Defense Forces in India. Appoints Chiefs of Army, Navy and Air Force. Declares wars and concludes peace subject to the approval of the Parliament.

Emergency Power

The President can promulgate 3 types of Emergencies: (i)National Emergency (Article 352), (ii)State Emergency (President Rule Article 356), (iii)Financial Emergency

Legislative Powers

Addresses the first session after general elections and at the commencement of the first session of each year. Can send messages to both the Houses, whether with respect to a Bill pending in the Parliament or otherwise. Can summon and prorogue the sessions of the 2 houses & can dissolve Lok Sabha.. Can address both the houses jointly or separately. He/She can appoint any member of the Lok Sabha to preside over its procedings when both the offices of Speaker and the Deputy Speaker fall vacant simultaneously. Nominate 12 members of Rajya Sabha.

Nominates 2 members of Anglo-Indian community in Lok Sabha if they haven't recieved adequate representation. Can enact laws through ordinance when the parliament is in recess (Article 123). These ordinances must be passed by parliament within 6 weeks of reassembly. His/Her prior recommendation or permission is needed to introduce certain types of Bills boundaries of a State, a Money Bill etc.

Shri Pranab Mukherjee (25 July 2012 - till date) Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil (25 July 2007 - 24th July 2012) DR. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (25 July 2002 TO 25 July 2007) Shri K. R. Narayanan (25 July 1997 TO 25 July 2002) Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma (25 July 1992 TO 25 July 1997) Shri R Venkataraman (25 July 1987 TO 25 July 1992) Giani Zail Singh (25 July 1982 TO 25 July 1987) Shri Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (25 July 1977 TO 25 July 1982) Dr. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (24 August 1974 TO 11 February 1977) Shri Varahagiri Venkata Giri (3 May 1969 TO 20 July 1969 and 24 August 1969 TO 24 August 1974) Dr. Zakir Husain (13 May 1967 TO 3 May 1969) Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan (13 May 1962 TO 13 May 1967) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (26 January 1950 TO 13 May 1962)

London Olympic 2012

Name: Vijay Kumar Event: Shooting

Name: Shushil Kumar Event: Wrestling

Name: Mary Kom Event: Boxing

Name: Saina Nehwal Event: Badminton

Name: Gagan Narang Event: Shooting

Name: Yogeshwar Dutt Event: Wrestling Object GK - Games and Sports Objective General Knowledge Q. Name the renowned soccer player who on 9 December, 2012 set the record for most goals in a calendar year by scoring his 86th goal of 2012 ___ 1 David Beckham 2 Lionel Messi 3 Cristiano Ronaldo 4 Roberto Carlos

Ans: 2 Q. Which team on December 15, 2012 won the 3rd World Cup Kabaddi Tournament for the third consecutive time in the Men's category and second consecutive time in the Women's category? 1 India 2 Pakistan 3 Australia 4 England Ans: 1 Q. Which Country won the Junior Table Tennis Championship claiming all the titles? 1 Germany 2 China 3 Hungary 4 Sweden Ans: 2 Q. Name the England Cricket Captain who became the youngest Batsman to score 7000 Runs ______ 1 Alastair Cook 2 Kevin Peitersen 3 Daniel Vettori

4 Andrew Strauss Ans: 1 Q. Name the Basket player who Became Youngest Player in the History of NBA to Reach 30000 Career Pints _____ 1 Andrew Bogut 2 Kobe Bryant 3 Leandro Barbosa 4 Robert Sacre Ans: 2 Q. 'Dhanraj Pillay' was associated with 1 Hockey 2 Football 3 Cricket 4 Lawn Tennis Ans: 1 Q. Which award is given for excellence in sports? 1 Jamnalal Bajaj 2 Jnanpith 3 Arjuna 4 None of these

Ans: 3 Q. Which of the following terms is used in cricket? 1 LBW 2 Centre Half 3 Bull's eye 4 Love Ans: 1 Q. 'Fianchetto' is a strategy in the game of 1 Car racing 2 Chess 3 Billiards 4 Bull fight Ans: 2 Q. A pugilist is a 1 Athlete 2 Weightlifter 3 Swimmer 4 Boxer Ans: 4

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ... Objective General Knowledge Q. Michael Phelps, who won the highest number of gold medals in Olympic Games in 2008 and 2012, broke the record of 1 Rebecca Adlington 2 Crocker 3 Grant Hackett 4 Mark Spitz Ans: 4 Q. The number of medals won by Indian in the 2010 Commonwealth Games1 98 2 101 3 107 4 115 Ans: 2 Q. 'Green Park', where test cricket is played, is located in 1 Ahmedabad 2 Chennai 3 Kanpur 4 Johannesburg Ans: 3 Q. Who among the following cricketers has been declared the "Cricketer of the Twentieth Century" by the ICC? 1 Shane Warne 2 Kapil Dev 3 Sunil Gavaskar 4 Brian Lara Ans: 1 Q. Who received the Wisden Award for the 'Indian Cricketer of 20th Century'? 1 Sachin Tendulkar 2 Kapil Dev 3 Anil Kumble 4 Sunil Gavaskar Ans: 2 Q. To which game is Davis Cup related?

1 Lawn Tennis 2 Hockey 3 Handball 4 Cricket Ans: 1 Q. Which of the following trophies is NOT associated with cricket? 1 Thomas Cup 2 Rohinton Baria Trophy 3 Duleep Trophy 4 Charminar Challenge Cup Ans: 1 Q. Agha Khan Cup is associated with which of the following games? 1 Golf 2 Tennis 3 Hockey 4 Badminton Ans: 3 Q. 'Cannon, Cue and Pot' are three terms associated with: 1 Golf Only 2 Billiards only 3 Billiards, Golf and Shooting 4 Both Billiards and Golf Ans: 4 Q. No. of players in a team of Water Polo is: 1 8 2 7 3 6 4 5 Ans: 2 The term 'Grand Slam' is associated with: 1 Football 2 Swimming 3 Lawn Tennis 4 Chess Ans: 3

Q. With which game is Subroto Cup associated? 1 Horse-Riding 2 Rowing 3 Polo 4 Football Ans: 4 Q. Who is the winner of ICC ODI cricketer of the year for 2011-12? 1 Gautam Gambhir 2 Kumar Sangakara 3 Richard Levi 4 Virat Kohli Ans: 4 Q. Who is the ICC Test Player of the year for 2011-12? 1 M. S. Dhoni 2 Kumar Sangakara 3 Chris Gayle 4 Hashim Amla Ans: 2 Q. Which of the following is the trophy/cup associated with the game of cricket? 1 Duleep Trophy 2 Durand Cup 3 Santosh Trophy 4 Derby Ans: 1 Q. Shushil Kumar who won the Medal at an London Olympic event is a famous 1 Table Tennis player 2 Wrestling champion 3 Golf player 4 None of these Ans: 2 Q. With which one of the following games, Frances Zinedine Zidane is associated? 1 Football

2 Snooker 3 Volleyball 4 Base Ball Ans: 1 Q. 2018 FIFA World Cup would be held in 1 France 2 Russia 3 Qatar 4 Netherlands Ans: 2 Q. Deuce is a term used in (a) polo (b) lawn tennis (c) badminton (d) boxing (e)volleyball 1 b,c,d 2 a,b,c 3 b,c,e 4 c,d,a Ans: 3 Q. Who amongst the following carried Indian Tricolour at Guangzhou Asian Games? 1 Gagan Narang 2 Sania Mirza 3 Saina Nehwal 4 Randhir Singh Ans: 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ...

Computer Knowledge Computer Knowledge

1. What is the full form of IP?

A. Internet program B. Internet protocol C. Interface program D. Interface protocol

2.Select the smallest memory size

A. kilobyte B. megabyte C. gigabyte D. terabyte

3.The word length of a home computer is

A. 8 bits B. 16 bits C. 32 bits D. 64 bits

4.The first commercially available computer is

A. MACK B. IBM C. UNIVAC D. APPPLE

5. The micro processor was introduced in

A. first generation computers B. second generation computers C. third generation computers D. fourth generation computer

6. Central Processing Unit (CPU) consists of A. control unit

B. arithmetic and logic unit C. registers D. all of these

7.The following is an non volatile memory A. RAM B. ROM C. VLSI D. LSI

8.Personal computer can be connected together to form a A. supercomputer B. server C. enterprise D. network

9.

CD ROM is a kind of A. optical disk B. magneto optical disk C. magnetic disk D. none of these

10.------ is not an example of centralized controlling topology. A. star B. loop C. tree D. bus

Answer

11.Primary memory is used by the A. I/O devices B. CPU C. User D. None of these

Answer

12.The jump statements of Java consists of

A. break B. return C. continue D. all the above

13.

BIND stands for A. Binary Internet Domain B. Berkely Internet Name Domain C. Binary Intranet Domain D. None of the above

14.Which one of the following is not an internal DOS command? A. COPY B. CLS C. BREAK D. BACKUP

15.

IT stands for A. Intelligent Technology B. Information Technology C. Integrated Technology D. Interesting Technology

16.

An Internet connection require A. a personal computer B. a modem C. a dial up telephone line D. all the above

17.One million bytes of information is abbreviated as A. GB B. MB C. KB D. Bit

18.

What does SNMP stands for? A. Single Network Mail Protocol B. Simple Network Management Protocol C. Single Network Message Protocol D. Simple Network Mail Protocol

19.

Choose the odd one out A. digital computer B. supercomputer C. mini computer D. micro computer

20.VLSI was first used with the computers of A. first generation B. second generation C. third generation D. fourth generation

21.

BCD stands for A. bits coded decimal B. binary coded decimal C. binary coded data D. bytes coded decimal

22.Punched cards were first introduced by A. Jacquard B. Pascal C. Hollerith D. Powers

23.One byte is equivalent to A. 8 bit B. 16 bit C. 32 bit D. 64 bit

24.The number of bits in a word is known as A. word count B. word length C. bytes D. buffer

25.To move forward through the tabs

A. SHIFT+TAB B. CTRL+SHIFT+TAB C. CTRL+TAB D. None of these