KBC Preparation Problems(Kaun Banega Crorepati)

Questions on Lattitude & Longitude

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Test On Lattitude & Longitude

Question #1: What are latitude and longitude lines?

Question #2: The equator is the main line of longitude.

Question #3: This is the main line of longitude.

Question #4: _______________ lines run from east to west. They measure distances north and south of the equator.

Question #5: line that cuts the world into north and south hemisphere?

Question #6: location of the equator on Earth

Question #7: Longitude lines run from __________ to ___________, pole to pole.

Question #8: ----------------cuts the world into west and east longitudes.

Question #9: The intersection of the Earth's latitude and longitude lines form a _________.

Question #10: lo locate anything on earth,we need

KBC Preparation Problems(Kaun Banega Crorepati)

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Quiz

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Ala-ud-din Khilji

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Juna Khan Khilji commonly known by his
title as Ala-ud-din Khilji ( died 1316), was the second ruler of
the Turko-AfghanKhilji
dynasty in India. He is considered the most
powerful ruler of the dynasty, reigning from 1296 to 1316.

His historic
attack on Chittor in
1303 CE, and the folklore of him hearing of the beauty of queen of Chittor Rani Padmini, the wife
of King Rawal Ratan Singh and the subsequent story has been
immortalized in the epic poem Padmavat, written by Malik Muhammad Jayasi in the Awadhi language
in the year 1540.

Yogeshwar Dutt wins bronze for India at London Olympics 2012.

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Wrestling

Yogeshwar Dutt wins bronze for India at London Olympics 2012.

CERN in a nutshell

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CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research,
is one of the world’s largest and most respected centres for
scientific research. Its business is fundamental physics, finding out
what the Universe is made of and how it works
Founded in 1954,
the CERN Laboratory sits astride the Franco–Swiss border near Geneva.

Large Hadron Collider and God Particle , Higgs Boson

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Scientists working at the The Large Hadron
Collider, the world's largest atom smasher, may have discovered the
existence of "The God Particle."

Discovering the particle, formally called the Higgs boson, would
finalize physicists' understanding of how subatomic particles have mass,
which gives an object weight.

The 12 jyotirlinga temples and their locations

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Somnath
JyotirLing in Saurashtra (Guj) at Veraval
Mallikarjun jyoptirling in Srisailam (A.P.)
Mahakaleshwar jyotirling in Ujjain (M.P.)
Omkareshwar jyotirling in Shivpuri / mAmaleswara
(M.P.)
Vaidyanath jyotirling in Parali (Mah)
Nageswar jyotirling in Darukavanam
Kedareswar jyotirling in Kedarnath / Himalayas (Utt)
Tryambakeswar jyotirling in Nasik (Mah)
Rameshwar jyotirling in Setubandanam / Rameshwaram
(T.N.)
Bhimashankar jyotirling in Dakini (Mah)
Visweswar jyotirling in Varanasi (U.P.) and
Ghrishneswar jyotirling in Devasrovar (Mah).

somnath temple facts

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The Somnath Temple (Gujarati: સોમનાથ મંદિર Sanskrit: सोमनाथ मन्दिर) located in the Prabhas Kshetra near Veraval in Saurashtra, on the western coast of Gujarat, India, is one of the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines of the God Shiva.
Somnath means "The Protector of (the) Moon God".
According to somnath temple facts, it has been said to be created by the Moon God.
Mahmud of Ghazni attacked the temple in 1026 and plundered it.
In 1296 CE, the temple was once again destroyed by Sultan Allauddin Khilji's army
Most recently it was rebuilt in November 1947, when Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel visited the area for the integration of Junagadh and mooted a plan for restoration.
Statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in front of the templeAfter Patel's death, the rebuilding continued under K. M. Munshi, who was the Minister for Food and Civil Supplies in the Nehru Government.
The ruins were pulled down in October 1950 and the mosque present at that site was shifted few miles away.^[22]
In May 1951, Rajendra Prasad, the first President of the Republic of
India, invited by K M Munshi, performed the installation ceremony for
the temple.
This episode created a serious rift between the then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru,
who saw the movement for reconstruction of the temple as an attempt at
Hindu revivalism and the President Rajendra Prasad and Union Minister K.
M. Munshi, who saw in its reconstruction, the fruits of freedom and the
reversal of past injustice done to Hindus.
The present day somnath temple is built in the Chalukya style where
contributions of the Sompara Saluts who are the chief masons of Gujarat
have been immense.
The present temple is built in the Chalukya style of temple architecture or Kailash Mahameru Prasad Style^[12] and reflects the skill of the Sompura Salats, Gujarat's master masons.

The temple is situated at such a place that there is no land in straight-line between Somnath seashore till Antarctica, such an inscription in Sanskrit is found on the Arrow-Pillar called Baan-Stambh erected on the sea-protection wall at the Somnath Temple. This Baan-Stambh mentions that it stands at a point on the Indian landmass, which happens to be the first point on land in the north to the south-pole on that particular longitude.^[26]
Arrow Pillar or Baan-Stambh

Nuclear Research Centres in India

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Nuclear Research Centres in India

Research Center	Place
Atomic Energy Commission	Bombay
Bhabha Atomic Research Center	Trombay (Bombay)
Electronics Corporation of India	Hyderabad
High Altitude Research Laboratory	Gulmarg (Kashmir)
Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute	Durgapur (West Bengal)
Central Mining Research Institution	Dhanbad (Bihar)
Indian Rare Earths, Ltd.,	Alwaye
Radio Astronomy Center	Ootacamund
Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics	Calcutta
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research	Bombay
Tata Memorial Center	Bombay
Uranium Corporation of India	Jaduguda(Bihar)

Branches of Science

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Acoustics : The study of sound (or the science of sound).

Aerodynamics : The study of the motion and control of solid bodies like aircraft, missiles, etc., in air.

Aeronautics : The science or art of flight.

Aeronomy : The study of the earth's upper atmosphere, including its composition, density, temperature and chemical reactions, as recorded by sounding rockets and earth satellites.

Agronomy : The science of soil management and the production of field crops.

Anatomy : The science dealing with the structure of animals, plants or human body.

Anthropology : The science that deals with the origins, physical and cultural development of mankind.

Archaeology : The study of antiquities.

Biometry : The application of mathematics to the study of living things.

Bionics : The study of functions, characteristics and phenomena observed in the living world and the application of this knowledge to the world of machines.

Dactylography : The study of fingerprints for the purpose of identification.

12 Main Names of Lord Ganesha

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12 Main Names of Lord Ganesha

Sumukha : "The very graceful Lord"

Ekadanta : "The Lord who has only one tusk"

Kapila : "The Lord of a tawny color"

Gajakarna : "The Lord with elephant ears"

Lambodara : "The Lord with a prominent belly"

Vikata : "The Misshapen"

Vighnanâsaka : "The Lord destroyer of obstacles"

Ganâdhipa : "The Lord Protector of the Gana"

Dhûmraketu : "The Lord of a smoky color" with two arms riding on a blue horse, Ruler of the Kali Yuga

Ganâdhyaksha : "The Minister of the Gana"

Bhâlachandra : "The Lord who wears the moon crescent on his head"

Gajânana : "The Lord with an elephant face".

Inventions and Inventors

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Inventions & Their Inventors

The following table gives the name of inventors and their inventions in short and concise form .Please memorize these for any future KBC (Kaun Banega Crorepati) episode or any other exams or test based on GK

Inventions

Inventor

Air Conditioning

Willis Carrier

Air brakes

George Westinghouse

concept of ambulance

Knights of St. John

anemometer

(measures wind speed)

Leon Battista Alberti

first artificial heart

first artificial kidney dialysis machine

Willem Kolff

Aspirin

Hippocrates

Astroturf : synthetic grass-like playing surfaces

Wright and Faria of Monsanto Industries

magnetic recording

Audio Tape Recording

Marvin Camra

electrified monorail system

Ronald Riley

safety air bags:

first offered in the 1973 model Chevrolet

General Motors research team

the first true plastic

Bakelite

Leo Hendrik Baekeland

Ball Point Pens

Ladislo Biro

first rubber balloons

Michael Faraday

Band-Aid

Earle Dickson

Bar Codes

Joseph Woodland and Bernard Silver , 1952

Barbie Doll

Ruth Handler , 1959

modern baseball

Alexander Cartwright

BASIC (Beginner's All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code)

John Kemeny and Tom Kurtz , in 1964

Basketball

James Naismith

Quiz on Lattitude and Longitude

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Latitude and Longitude Quiz

1.The measure of how far north or south a place is from the equator is

Latitude

Longitude

Prime Meridian

2. The measure of how far east or west of the Prime Meridian a place is located is

Latitude

Longitude

Equator

3.The latitude line at 0 degrees latitude is

The equator

The Prime Meridian

The Tropic of Cancer

4. The line at 0 degrees longitude is

The equator

The Prime Meridian

The Tropic of Capricorn

5. How far a location is from the equator effects

The time zone the place is in

The climate of the area

When it is day and when it is night

6. The longitude of a place or how far it is from the Prime Meridian effects

The time zone a place is in

How much rainfall a place receives

The climate of the area

7 The closer to the equator a place is

The colder it is

The hotter it is

The more money people have

8. Latitude and longitude are measured in

Degrees

Pounds

Acres

Test On Lattitude & Longitude

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Test On Lattitude & Longitude

KBC PREPARATION SET -1

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General Knowledge general awareness solved questions Practice test

1. Kovalam Beach resort is situated in:
(a) Tamilnadu
(b) Karnataka
(c) Kerala
(d) Andhra Pradesh
Answer. (c)

2. Pituitary gland is present:
(a) Below the brain
(b) Above the brain
(c) Inside the brain
(d) No where near the brain
Answer. (a)

3. BHC (Benzene Hexa Chloride) is a/an:
(a) Herbicide
(b) Fungicide
(c) Insecticide
(d) Weedicide
Answer. (c)

4. Which one of the following writs is issued by the court in case of illegal detention of a Person?
(a) Quo Warranto
(b) Mandamus
(c) Habeas Corpus
(d) Certiorari
Answer. (c)

5. The Manas Wild Life sanctuary is located in
The state of:
(a) Gujarat
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Assam
Answer. (d)

6. The “Last Supper” a famous Renaissance
Painting was a masterpiece of:
(a) Michael Angelo
(b) Leonardo de Vinci
(c) Titian
(d) Raphael
Answer. (b)

7. Who was the last British Viceroy of India?
(a) Lord Linlithgow
(b) Lord Wavell
(c) Lord Mountbatten
(d) Lord Irwin
Answer. (c)

8. Who was the tenth Guru of Sikhs?
(a) Guru Har Govind
(b) Guru Arjun Dev
(c) Guru Teg Bahadur
(d) Guru Govind Singh
Answer. (d)

9. What is the name given to the intermediate Range ballistic surface to surface
missile developed in India?
(a) Prithvi
(b) Agni
(c) Saras
(d) Naag
Answer. (b)

10. Which of the following countries have Common national frontiers with India?
(a) China, Russia and Bangladesh
(b) China, Mayanmar and Nepal
(c) Afghanistan, Nepal and Mayanmar
(d) China, Mayanmar and Afghanistan
Answer. (b)

11. Four Maths (religious centres) in four corners
Of India were established by:
(a) Swami Vivekanand
(b) Ramakrishna Paramhans
(c) Shankaracharya
(d) Swami Shradhanand
Answer. (c)

12. Harare is the capital of:
(a) Cuba
(b) Zimbabwe
(c) Zambia
(d) South Africa
Answer. (b)

13. Mac Mohan Line is frontier line between:
(a) Pakistan and India
(b) Pakistan and Afghanistan
(c) India and Bangladesh
(d) India and China
Answer. (d)

14. The Muslim League demanded a separate state
For the Muslims in the year:
(a) 1920
(b) 1930
(c) 1940
(d) 1946
Answer. (c)

15. The earth revolves round the sun. This
Causes:
(a) Formation of day and night
(b) Deflection of winds and currents
(c) Change of seasons
(d) Differences in longitude and time
Answer. (c)

16. When a red rose is seen through green light,
It appears:
(a) White
(b) Pink
(c) Black
(d) Blue
Answer. (c)

17. The planets on either side of the earth are:
(a) Mercury and Venus
(b) Mars and Jupiter
(c) Mars and Venus
(d) Venus and Saturn
Answer. (c)

18. Which of the following countries does not have a written constitution?
(a) England
(b) U.S.A.
(c) Russia
(d) France
Answer. (a)

19. In refrigerator, the refrigerant liquid is :
(a) Carbon dioxide
(b) Nitrogen
(c) Ammonia
(d) Liquid helium
Answer. (c)

20. Alexander defeated Porus in 326 B.C. at the
Battle of:
(a) Thaneshwar
(b) Tarain
(c) Peshawar
(d) Hydaspes
Answer. (d)

21. Which organ of the body purifies the blood?
(a) Liver
(b) Kidneys
(c) Heart
(d) Lungs
Answer. (b)

22. Which one of the following contains the ‘Gayatri Mantra’?
(a) Rig Veda
(b) Yajur Veda
(c) Upanishad
(d) Aranyakas
Answer. (a)

23. Who said, ‘I have nothing to offer except Blood sweat and tears’?
(a) Subhash Chandra Bose
(b) Napoleon
(c) Winston Churchill
(d) Lord Nelson
Answer. (c)

24. The port city of the Indus Valley people was:
(a) Kalibangan
(b) Harappa
(c) Mohenjo-daro
(d) Lothal
Answer. (d)

25. Who wrote the book ‘The Path to Power’?
(a) Victor Banerjee
(b) Margaret Thatcher
(c) Minoo Masani
(d) Amrita Pritam
Answer. (b)