LDC 2007 SPECIAL

1. The old name of Allahabad was

Prayag

2. Waterloo, famous for the battle of waterloo (1815) lies in

Belgium

3. The largest producer of milk in the world is

India.

4. Al-Queda is a terrorist organization led by

Osama Bin Laden.

5. The first Indian to give a speech in Hindi at the UN general

Assembly

A.B.Bajpayee.

6. The only congress session presided over by Mahatma Gandhi

Belgaum.

7. The world's highest observatory has been commissioned at

Haule.(Ladakh)

8. The first democratic country in the world to legalise mercy killing

(euthanasia)

Netherlands.

9. What is the Soudi Arabian currency called

Riyal.

10.Where is India's silicon valley situated?

Banglore.

11.The world's biggest aid donor country is

Japan.

12.The first Muslim President of Indian National Congress was

Badruddin Tyabji.

13.Sri Perumbudur is famous as the birth place of

Ramanujan.

14.My Music, My Life is the autobiography of

Pandit Ravi Shankar

15.What is the color of the Dharma Chakra in the middle of our

National Flag

Nav y Blue.

16.Lok Sabha seats have been frozen till

AD 2026.

17.The year in which Delhi replaced Calcutta as the capital of India

1911.

18.The first Jain Tirthankara was

Rishabha.

19.Savanna grass lands are found in

Africa.

20.The river associated with the annual pilgrimage to Sabharimala

Pampa.

21.The highest gravity dam of the world is the

Bhakra dam.

22.Which Sikh guru was executed by Aurangzeb

Guru Thegbahadur.

23.The slogan "Inzuilab Zindabad " was first raised

Bhagat Singh.

24.Where is the tomb of Shahjahan situated.

Taj Mahal

25.What is the normal blood sugar level of human being?

80-120 mg/dl.

26.Decimal coinage system was introduced in India in the year

1957.

27.Which is the ocean in which the current Kuroshio is circulating

North Pacific Ocean.

28.Satyameva Jayate has been taken from

Mundaka Upanishad.

29.India's one billionth baby is named

Aastha.

30.Name the plane in which Netaji Subash Chandra Bose was

travelling when it crashed

Sally Bomber.

31.Mitochondria is the centre of

Cellular respiration.

32.Anti Biotic Pencillin is obtained from

Fungus

33.Bleeding of gums and loosening of teeth is caused due to the

deficiency of

Vitamin C

34.The first Indian women to win a medel in Olympics

Karnam Malleswari

35.Name the first ever space tourist

Dennis Tito

36.The rights related to control over Panama canal has changed

hands from USA to

Panama.

37.The name of the first Indigenously developed civilian air craft of

India is

Saras

38.September 5 is observed as the

Teacher's Day

39.Where was the tallest statue of lord Buddha installed?

Bamiyan.

40.From where was GSAT -1 Launched ?

Sriharikota.

41.Who is the author of the book Fury is:

Salman Rushdie

42.Who is the first Indian to take hatrick in an international test?

Harbhajan Singh

43.The device whichconverts A C to D C is:

Rectifier

44.What is the interval between two Maha Kumbha melas at the same

place:

12 years

45.Which state of India has shown as the highest increase in female

literacy rate between 1991 and 2001 cenuses

Orissa.

46.The person who designed the Param Vir Chakra

Eva (Savitri Bai).

47. The 13 stripes in the UN Flag stands for

Orginal states.

48. Country's first womens central jail has been created at

Tihar complex.

49. The author of popular children's series

J.K.Rowling.

50. Amirstar Golden temple was built by

Arjan Dev.