GK April 2013

1. Who has been won the sixth women’s Miami title in Sony Open final in April 2013?
a) Serena Williams
b) Maria Sharapova
c) Martina Navratilova
d) Steffi Graf
2. Who has won the Worst Lyrics award at the 5th Annual Golden Kela awards in April
2013?
a) Anvita Dutt (Isaq Wala)
b) Lata Mangeshkar
c) Asha Bhoshle
d) Sunidhi Chauhan
3. Who is the 4th Richest person in the world according to Sunday Times Rich List in
April 2013?
a) Hinduja brothers
b) Mukesh Ambani
c) Lakshmi Mittal (Indian-origin steel tycoon)
d) Alisher Usmanov
4. Who has been bagged the gold in men’s triple jump in the season-opening Indian
Grand Prix in April 2013?
a) Arpinder Singh
b) Renjith Maheswary
c) Saurabh
d) Rup Singh
5. How many schools registered online application for recognition on April 2013?
a) 1,500
b) 1000
c) 1200
d) 800
6. What is the helpline No. launched by CBSE for Class X and XII Students on April
2013?
a) 1800118014
b) 1800117004
c) 1800117104
d) 1800118004.
7. Which country successfully test-fired a nuclear-capable Hatf-IV ballistic missile in
April 2013?
a) India
b) Pakistan
c) China
d) Bangladesh
8. Who has been recently appointed as new Chairperson & Managing Director of United
Bank of India?
a) Sh.. M. D. Mallya
b) Archana Bhargava
c) Sh. B A Prabhakar
d) Smt. Nupur Mitra
Ans. Archana Bhargava
9. Who has been appointed new president of Bangladesh in April 2013?
a) Abdul Hamid
b) Khandakar Moshtaque
c) Sheikh Hasina
d) Sheikh Mujibur
10. Who among the following was conferred with Down Syndrome Friendship Award in
April 2013?
a) Sunny Leonie
b) Sakkira
c) Jennifer Lawrence
d) Pamela Anderson
11. Which Indian player won the Silver medal in Asian Wrestling Championship on 21st
April 2013?
a) Navjot Kaur
b) Yogeshwar Dutt
c) Kartar Singh
d) Sushil Kumar
12. Who distributed the 54 Padma award to eminent personalities in April 2013?
a) Pranab Mukherjee
b) Hamid Ansari
c) Salman khurshid
d) A.K. Antony
13. How many years in India bought of Times of India in April 2013?
a) 150
b) 100
c) 175
d) 180
14. Who has been appointed as new vice chairman of the International of Commerce
(ICC) in April 2013?
a) Bharat Ram
b) Hari Shankar Singhania
c) Sunil Bharti Mittal
d) Ram Mohan Rao
15. Who has been conferred with All India Radio Award on 18th April 2013?
a) Danish Iqbal
b) L D Mandloi
c) Sunil Gupta
d) Rahul Mankan
16. Who became the first Englishman to hits 6 sixes in one over?
a) Bopara
b) Kevin Peterson
c) Jordan Clark
d) Ian Bell
17. Who has been recently appointed as new president of Asian development bank on
27th April 2013?
a) Takehiko Nakao
b) Haruhiko Kuroda
c) Takeshi Watanabe
d) Kikuo Iwata
18. In which Country 40 killed and dozens injured as biggest earthquakes in 50 years hits
in April 2013?
a) Pakistan
b) India
c) Iran
d) Bangladesh
19. Which Telugu writer has been conferred with Jnanpith Award 2012 in April 2013?
a) Dr Ravuri Bharadwaja
b) Anjaneyulu Kodali
c) Apparao Vissa
d) Atukuri molla
20. Which Sunrisers Hyderabad Player takes hat-trick on 17th April 2013 in IPL-6?
a) Amit Mishra
b) Ashish Ready
c) Thishara Parera
d) Ishant Sharma
21. Which company launched cheapest two-wheeler in April 2013?
a) Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI)
b) Yamaha
c) Bajaj
d) Mahindra
22. Which telecom company launched low cost data plan pocket internet 24 (PI-24.) in
April 2013?
a) Aircel
b) Idea
c) Nokia
d) Vodafone
23. What is the name of Former England captain died at age of 72 in April 2013?
a) Mike Denness
b) Alfred Shaw
c) A N Hornby
d) Walter Read
24. Latest launched cameras model by Nikon in India on 19th April 2013?
a) 17 New Cool Pix Cameras
b) 18 New Cool Pix Laptop
c) 15 New Cool Pix Cameras
d) 17 New Cool Pix Laptop
25. Which American legendary music singer who died on 26th April 2013?
(a) Paula Abdul
(b) Janet Jackson
(c) Vanessa Carlton
(d) George Jones
26. Who became the first Indian pistol shooter to win gold in ISSF World Cup on 6th
April 2013?

a) Abhinav Bindra
b) Gagan Narang
c) Rahi Sarnaobat
d) Vijay Kumar
27. What was the name of Britain Prime Minister who died on 8th April 2013?
a) Margaret Thatcher
b) Charles Montagu
c) Charles Howard
d) Robert Walpole
28. Who was honored at the Scranton Times ceremony last week?
a) Winners of Fantasy Masters Golf leagues.
b) Astronaut and Dunmore native Paul Richards.
c) Scholastic Superstars.
d) All-American Bowling Team.
29. Who was recently appointed as new Maharashtra BJP president on 11th April 2013?
a) Devendra G. Fadnavis
b) Vijay Goel
c) Ashwani Sharma
d) RC Faldu
30. Who is the current head of Prime Minister Economic Advisory Council?
a) C Rangarajan
b) Dr. M Govinda Rao
c) Dr. Saumitra Chaudhury
d) Dr. Vijay Shankar Vyas
Answers
1. (a) 6. (d) 11. (a) 16. (c) 21. (a) 26. (c)
2. (a) 7. (b) 12. (a) 17. (a) 22. (a) 27. (a)
3. (c) 8. (b) 13. (c) 18. (c) 23. (a) 28. (c)
4. (b) 9. (a 14. (c) 19. (a) 24. (a) 29. (a)
5. (a) 10. (c) 15. (a) 20. (a) 25. (d) 30. (a)


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Georaphy based Gk questions

1. Which of the following industries is famous in the Ruhr industrial region of Europe?
(A) Textile and Chemicals
(B) Steel and Engineering
(C) Cement and Paper
(D) Ship building
Ans : (B)

2. When it is 6.00 AM on 0° meridian, at the same time what time would be there in India?
(A) 6.30 AM
(B) 9.30 AM
(C) 11.30 AM
(D) 5.30 AM
Ans : (C)

3. Which of the following latitudes is the longest?

(A) 23°N

(B) 66°N
(C) 0°
(D) 80°N
Ans : (C)

4. Two places on the same meridian must have the same—
(A) Length of summer
(B) Length of winter
(C) Latitude
(D) Solar time
Ans : (D)

5. Which of the following land forms is not associated with river erosion?
(A) Waterfall
(B) V-shaped valley
(C) Moraines
(D) Ox-bow lake
Ans : (C)

6. Which of the following processes helps in the formation of rift valley?

(A) Seismism
(B) Faulting
(C) Folding
(D) Volcanism
Ans : (B)

7. Which of the following names is given to the planetary winds blowing between the tropics?
(A) Monsoon
(B) Polar winds
(C) Westerlies
(D) Trade winds
Ans : (D)

8. Which of the following cities is not located on Varanasi-Chennai rail-route?
(A) Hyderabad
(B) Nagpur
(C) Jabalpur
(D) Allahabad
Ans : (D)

9. Where is Dead Sea situated in the following continents?
(A) Europe
(B) Australia
(C) Asia
(D) Africa
Ans : (C)

10. Which of the following industries is most developed in the Great Lakes region of North America?
(A) Cement and Paper
(B) Steel and Engineering
(C) Film industry
(D) Textile and Chemicals
Ans : (B)

11. Which of the following group of countries is most famous for exporting wool and meat?
(A) Australia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia
(B) Argentina, France, Chile
(C) Australia, Argentina, New Zealand
(D) New Zealand, Argentina, Italy
Ans : (C)

12. Which of the following soils is most suitable for the cultivation of cotton in India?
(A) Red soil
(B) Laterite soil
(C) Alluvial soil
(D) Regur soil
Ans : (D)

13. Which of the following state groups is the largest producer of iron-ore in India?
(A) Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar
(B) Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab
(C) Maharashtra, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh
(D) Bihar, W. Bengal, Orissa
Ans : (A)

14. Which of the following landforms is different from other three on the basis of the mode of origin?
(A) Fold
(B) Anticline
(C) Nappes
(D) Rift Valley
Ans : (D)

15. Which of the following landform is not associated with glaciation?
(A) Hanging valley
(B) Moraines
(C) Inselberg
(D) Drumlin
Ans : (C)

16. Which of the following order is given to the planets of solar system on the basis of their size?
(A) Saturn, Jupitar, Mercury, Neptune
(B) Jupitar, Saturn, Neptune, Mercury
(C) Jupitar, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn
(D) Neptune, Mercury, Saturn, Jupitar
Ans : (B)

17. As we go higher into the atmosphere, the air becomes—
(A) Thinner
(B) Denser
(C) Warmer
(D) Visible
Ans : (A)

18. From which of the following longitude the Indian standard time is determined?
(A) 82° 30′ East
(B) 80° West
(C) 90° East
(D) 81° 30′ East
Ans : (A)

19. Which of the following oceans are connected by Panama Canal?
(A) Pacific and Atlantic
(B) Atlantic and Indian Ocean
(C) Indian Ocean and Pacific
(D) Atlantic and North Ocean
Ans : (A)

20. For which crop production is ‘Saopalo’ famous?
(A) Cotton
(B) Maize
(C) Coffee
(D) Tea
Ans : (C)

21. Which of the following State group is largest producer of mineral oil in India?
(A) Gujarat, U. P., Maharashtra
(B) Maharashtra, W. Bengal, Assam
(C) Assam, U. P., Bihar
(D) Assam, Gujarat, Maharashtra
Ans : (D)

22. Which of the following water-ways does not pass through the Panama Canal?
(A) London-Honolulu.
(B) New York-San francisco
(C) New York-Buenos Aires
(D) New York-Sydney
Ans : (C)

23. Which of the following latitudes is a great circle?
(A) Equator
(B) 66°N
(C) 20°S
(D) 23°S
Ans : (A)

24. Which of the following city is not located on Delhi-Kolkata rail route?
(A) Kanpur
(B) Allahabad
(C) Gaya
(D) Varanasi
Ans : (D)

25. Which of the following rocks is different from the remaining three on the basis of its mode of origin?

(A) Limestone
(B) Sandstone
(C) Shale
(D) Marble
Ans : (D)

Geographical Area of India

Geographical facts of India

One-third the area of the United States, the Republic of India occupies most of the subcontinent of India in southern Asia. It borders on China in the northeast. Other neighbors are Pakistan on the west, Nepal and Bhutan on the north, and Burma and Bangladesh on the east.

The country can be divided into three distinct geographic regions: the Himalayan region in the north, which contains some of the highest mountains in the world, the Gangetic Plain, and the plateau region in the south and central part. Its three great river systems—the Ganges, the Indus, and the Brahmaputra—have extensive deltas and all rise in the Himalayas.

India has an area of 3,287,240 sq. km. It is the seventh largest country of the world after Russia (1,70,75,000 sq. km), Canada (99,76,132 sq. km), China (99,76,132 sq. km), the U.S.A. (90,72,340 sq. km), Brazil (85,11,965 sq. km) and Australia (76,82,300 sq. km). India accounts for about 2.4 per cent of the total surface area of the world. India is nearly twenty times as large as Great Britain. Many of the Indian states are larger than several countries of the world.

Population: 1,173,108,018 (July 2010 estimate)

Capital: New Delhi

Major Cities: Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore and Chennai

Area: 1,269,219 square miles (3,287,263 sq km)

Bordering Countries: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, China, Nepal and Pakistan

Coastline: 4,350 miles (7,000 km)

Land area: 1,147,949 sq mi (2,973,190 sq km); total area:1,269,338 sq mi (3,287,590 sq km)

Population (2011 est.):1,205,073,612 (growth rate: 1.312%); birth rate: 20.6/1000; infant mortality rate: 46.07/1000; life expectancy: 67.14

Capital of India Population: New Delhi, 21.72 million

Largest cities: Mumbai 19.695 million; Kolkata 15.294 million; Chennai 7.416 million; Bangalore 7.079 million (2009)

Monetary unit: Rupee

National name: Bharat

National name: Bharat

Principal Languages: Hindi 41%, Bengali 8.1%, Telugu 7.2%, Marathi 7%, Tamil 5.9%, Urdu 5%, Gujarati 4.5%, Kannada 3.7%, Malayalam 3.2%, Oriya 3.2%, Punjabi 2.8%, Assamese 1.3%, Maithili 1.2%, other 5.9% note: English enjoys the status of subsidiary official language but is the most important language for national, political, and commercial communication; Hindi is the most widely spoken language and primary tongue of 41% of the people; there are 14 other official languages: Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Malayalam, Kannada, Oriya, Punjabi, Assamese, Kashmiri, Sindhi, and Sanskrit; Hindustani is a popular variant of Hindi/Urdu spoken widely throughout northern India but is not an official language (2001 census)

Religions:  Hindu 80.5%, Muslim 13.4%, Christian 2.3%, Sikh 1.9%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.1% (2001)

National Holiday: Republic Day, January 26

Literacy rate: 61% (2005 est.)

Economic summary: GDP/PPP(2011 est.): $4.515 trillion; per capita $3,700. Real growth rate: 7.2%.Inflation: 6.8%. Unemployment:9.8%. Arable land: 48.83%.Agriculture: rice, wheat, oilseed, cotton, jute, tea, sugarcane, potatoes; cattle, water buffalo, sheep, goats, poultry; fish. Labor force:487.6 million; agriculture 19%, services 54.7%, industry 26.3% (2010). Industries: textiles, chemicals, food processing, steel, transportation equipment, cement, mining, petroleum, machinery, software, pharmaceuticals. Natural resources: coal (fourth-largest reserves in the world), iron ore, manganese, mica, bauxite, titanium ore, chromite, natural gas, diamonds, petroleum, limestone, arable land.Exports: $298.2 billion (2011 est.): petroleum products, precious stones, machinery, iron and steel, chemicals, vehicles, apparel. Imports: $451 billion (2011 est.): crude oil, machinery, gems, fertilizer, chemicals. Major trading partners:U.S., UAE, China, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, Singapore (2011)

Rivers of India

Rivers of the Deccan region : The rivers of the Deccan region and central India are totally dependant on the monsoons and these rivers dry up in summer and almost all of them are non-perennial rivers. The major rivers of this region are the following :

1. Narmada : Length of the river is 785 km. Narmada river originates from the Amarkaandak branch of the Maikaal range. It flows through the Vindhya Satpura ranges and finally flows into the Arabian Sea.

2. Tapti : Length of the river is 720 km. The river originates from Bethool in Madhya Pradesh. The Tapti river empties into the Arabian Sea.

3. Mahanadi : The Mahanadi river is 880 km in length. The river originates from the Sahava region which lies south to the Amarkaandak peak. The river splits into distributaries in the costal plains of Cuttak in Orissa.

4. Damodar : The river is 530 km in length. Damodar originates from the Daaru peak in Chotta Nagpur and merges with the Hoogli river. Gaddi, Konaar, Jamunia, Baaraakaar etc are tributaries.

5. Godavari : Godavari is one of the longest rivers of the Deccan region. It flows over a distance of 1440 km. Godavari originates from Thrayyabaka near Nasik in the state if Maharashtra. It flows through Andhra Pradesh before emptying into the Bay of Bengal. Praneetha, Penuganga, Vardha, Indravathi etc are the major triburaries.

6. Krishna : Krishna is also another important river of the southern region. The river originate near Mahabaleshwar and flows east through the state of Andhra Pradesh and empties into the Bay of Bengal. Bheema and Thungabhadra are the major tributaries.

7. Kaveri : The river flows through the states of Karnataka and Tamilnadu and empties into the Bay of Bengal. Length of the river is 760 km.

Apart from these major rivers, rivers like Chambal, Sindh, Bekvason etc... originates in the Vindhya-Satpura ranges and merges with the Ganges and the Yamuna.

North Indian Rivers : Most of the north Indian rivers originate from the Himalayas and are very prosperous and perennial since they are ice fed. Floods are common in some of these rivers during summer when the ice in the Himalayas melts during summer increasing the amount of water in these rivers.

Sindhu : The Sindhu river originates in the Tibetan Plateau and empties into the Arabian Sea. The river flows over a length of 2880 km. Following the India-Pakistan division, majority of the river now flows through Pakistan. Sutlej, Jhalem, Chenab, Ravi, Biyaas etc are the major tributaries.

Sutluej : The river originates in the Kailaas regions, flows 200 km westwards through Ludhiana and Jalandhar districts of Punjab and then changes route and flows south-west. The total length of the river is 1440 km of which it flows 1100 km within India.

Ganga or the Ganges : Ganges is the longest river in India and has a total length of 2480 kms. The Ganges flows through the states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Bengal. River Ganges originates from Gomukh in the Himalayas. The river flows 1200 km eastwards and then turns south and splits into two. One branch enters Bangladesh and the other branch, known by the names Hoogli and Bhageeradhi, flows south and empties into the Bay of Bengal. The main tributaries of the Ganges river are Yamuna, Zon, Kozi etc...

Yamuna : The river is 1375 km in length and runs parallel to the ganges for almost 600 km before joining it at Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh. Chambal, Sindh, Bethwa etc... are the main tributaries.

Brahmaputra : The river Brahmaputra originates from Kailaas, near the Maanasasarovar lake. After flowing through southern Tibet for almost 1250 km, Brahmaputra enters India and then Bangladesh, joins with the branch of Ganges in Bangladesh and finally empties into the Bay of Bengal. Brahmaputhra is the most prosperous river among all the other Indian rivers.

Indian Mountains

Rank by Height	Peak	Height in metres
1	K2	8,611
2	Kanchenjunga	8,598
3	Nanga Parbat	8,126
4	Gasher Brum	8,068
5	Broad Peak	8,047
6	Disteghil Sar	7,885
7	Masher Brum E	7,821
8	Nanda Devi	7,817
9	Masher Brum W	7,806
10	Rakaposhi	7,778
11	Kamet	7,756
12	Saser Kangri	7,672
13	Skyang Kangri	7,544
14	Sia Kangri	7,422
15	Chaukhamba (Badrinath peak)	7,138
16	Trisul West	7,138
17	Nunkun	7,135
18	Pauhunri	7,128
19	Kangto	7,090
20	Dunagiri	7,066

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Number of districts in each State and in Union Territory

Sr.No.	Name of State or Union Territory (italicized)	No. of Districts
1	Andra Pradesh	23
2	Arunachal Pradesh	16
3	Assam	27
4	Bihar	38
5	Chattisgarh	27
6	Goa	2
7	Gujarat	26
8	Haryana	21
9	Himachal Pradesh	12
10	Jammu Kashmir	22
11	Jharkahand	24
12	Karnataka	30
13	Kerala	14
14	Madhya Pradesh	50
15	Maharastra	35
16	Manipur	9
17	Meghalaya	7
18	Mizoram	8
19	Nagaland	11
20	Orrissa	30
21	Punjab	22
22	Rajasthan	33
23	Sikkim	4
24	Tamil Nadu	32
25	Tripura	5
26	Uttar Pradesh	75
27	Uttarkhand	17
28	West Bengal	19
A	Andaman and Nikobar	3
B	Chandigarh	1
C	Dadra and Nagar Haveli	1
D	Daman and Diu	2
E	Lakshawadeep	1
F	Delhi	9
G	Puducherry	4
35	Total	640