Saturday 28 November 2015

NATIONAL HIGHWAYS IN INDIA

THE COMPLETE LIST OF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS IN INDIA
NH 1 (km. 456) – Delhi to Amritsar and Indo-Pak Border
NH 1A (km. 663) – Jalandhar to Uri
NH 1B (km. 274) – Batote to Khanbal
NH 1C (km. 8) – Domel to Katra
NH 1D (km. 422) – Srinagar to Kargil to Leh
NH 2 (km. 1,465) – Delhi to Dankuni
NH 2A (km. 25) – Sikandra to Bhognipur
NH 2B (km. 52) – Bardhaman to Bolpur
NH 3 (km. 1,161) – Agra to Mumbai
NH 4 (km. 1,235) – Junction With NH3 near Thane to Chennai
NH 4A (km. 153) – Belgaum to Panaji
NH 4B (km. 27) – Nhava Sheva to Palaspe
NH 5 (km. 1,533) – Junction with NH 6 near Baharagora to Chennai
NH 5A (km. 77) – Junction with NH5 near Haridaspur to Paradip Port
NH 6 (km. 1,949) – Hazira to Kolkata
NH 7 (km. 2,369) – Varanasi to Kanyakumari
NH 7A (km. 51) – Palayamkottai to Tuticorin Port
NH 8 (km. 1,428) – Delhi to Mumbai
NH 8A (km. 473) – Ahmedabad to Mandvi
NH 8B (km. 206) – Bamanbore to porbunder
NH 8C (km. 46) – Childo to Sarkhej
NH 8D (km. 127) – Jetpur to Somnath
NH 8E (km. 220) – Somnath to Bhavnagar
NH NE 1 (km. 93) – Ahmedabad to Vadodara Expressway
NH 9 (km. 841) – Pune to Machillipatnam
NH 10 (km. 403) – Delhi to Fazilka and Indo-Pak Border
NH 11 (km. 582) – Agra to Bikaner
NH 11A (km. 145) – Manoharpur to Kothum
NH 11B (km. 180) – Lalsot to Dholpur
NH 12 (km. 890) – Jabalpur to Jaipur
NH 12A (km. 333) – Jabalpur to Jhansi
NH 13 (km. 691) – Solapur to Mangalore
NH 14 (km. 450) – Beawar to Radhanpur
NH 15 (km. 1,526) – Pathankot to Samakhiali
NH 16 (km. 460) – Nizamabad to Jagdalpur
NH 17 (km. 1,269) – Panvel to Chavakkad and North Paravur Junction with NH 47 near Edapally at Kochi
NH 17A (km. 19) – Junction with NH 17 near Cortalim to Murmugao
NH 17B (km. 40) – Ponda Verna to Vasco
NH 18 (km. 369) – Junction with NH 7 near Kurnool and Nandyal to Cuddapah and Junction with NH 4 near Chittoor
NH 18A (km. 50) – Puthalapattu to Tirupati
NH 19 (km. 240) – Ghazipur to Patna
NH 20 (km. 220) – Pathankot to Mandi
NH 21 (km. 323) – Junction with NH 22 near Chandigarh to Manali
NH 21A (km. 65) – Pinjore to Swarghat
NH 22 (km. 459) – Ambala to Indo China Border near Shipkila
NH 23 (km. 459) – Chas to Talcher and Junction with NH 42
NH 24 (km. 438) – Delhi to Lucknow
NH 24A (km. 17) – Bakshi Ka Talab to Chenhat (NH 28)
NH 25 (km. 352) – Lucknow to Shivpuri
NH 25A (km. 31) – 19 (NH 25) to Bakshi Ka Talab
NH 26 (km. 396) – Jhansi to Lakhnadon
NH 27 (km. 93) – Allahabad to Mangawan
NH 28 (km. 570) – Junction with NH 31 Near Barauni and Muzaffarpur to Lucknow
NH 28A (km. 68) – Junction With NH 28 near Pipra to Indo and Nepal Border
NH 28B (km. 121) – Chhapra to Bagaha and Junction with 28A at Chapwa
NH 28C (km. 184) – Barabanki to Indo and Nepal Border
NH 29 (km. 196) – Gorakhpur to Varanasi
NH 30 (km. 230) – Junction with NH 2 near Mohania and Patna to Bakhtiarpur
NH 30A (km. 65) – Fatuha to Barh
NH 31 (km. 1,125) – Junction with NH 2 near Barhi & Bakhtiarpur to Charali & Amingaon Junction with NH 37
NH 31A (km. 92) – Sevok to Gangtok
NH 31B (km. 19) – North Salmara to Junction with NH 37 near Jogighopa
NH 31C (km. 235) – Near Galgalia to Sidili and Junction with NH 31 near Bijni
NH 32 (km. 179) – Junction with NH 2 near Gobindpur and Dhanbad to Jamshedpur
NH 33 (km. 352) – Junction with NH 2 near Barhi to Jamshedpur Junction with NH 6 near Baharagora
NH 34 (km. 443) – Junction with NH 31 near Dalkhola and Baharampur to Dum Dum
NH 35 (km. 61) – Barasat to Petrapole on India and Bangladesh border
NH 36 (km. 170) – Nowgong to Dimapur (Manipur Road)
NH 37 (km. 680) – Junction with NH 1B near Goalpara and Guwahati to Saikhoaghat
NH 37A (km. 23) – Kuarital to Junction with NH 52 near Tezpur
NH 38 (km. 54) – Makum to Lekhapani
NH 39 (km. 436) – Numaligarh to Palel and Indo Burma Border
NH 40 (km. 216) – Jorabat to Indo-Bangladesh Border near Dawki and Jowai
NH 41 (km. 51) – Junction with NH 6 near Kolaghat to Haldia Port
NH 42 (km. 261) – Junction with NH 6 Sambalpur Angual Junction with NH5 near Cuttack
NH 43 (km. 551) – Raipur to Jagdalpur and Vizianagaram Junction with NH 5 near Natavalasa
NH 44 (km. 630) – Shillong to Sabroom
NH 44A (km. 230) – Aizawl to Manu
NH 45 (km. 387) – Chennai to Theni
NH 45A (km. 190) – Villupuram to Nagapattinam
NH 45B (km. 257) – Trichy to Tuticorin
NH 45C (km. 159) – The highway starting from its junction with NH 67 near Thanjavur and connecting Kumbakonam to Panruti and terminates near Vikravandi on NH to 45
NH 46 (km. 132) – Krishnagiri to Ranipet
NH 47 (km. 640) – Salem to Kanyakumari
NH 47A (km. 6) – Junction with NH 47 at Kundanoor to Willington Island in Kochi
NH 47C (km. 17) – Junction with NH 47 at Kalamassery to Vallarpadom ICTT in Kochi
NH 48 (km. 328) – Bangalore to Magalore
NH 49 (km. 440) – Kochi to Dhanushkodi
NH 50 (km. 192) – Nasik to Junction with NH 4 near Pune
NH 51 (km. 149) – Paikan to Dalu
NH 52 (km. 850) – Baihata to Tezu and Sitapani Junction with NH 37 near Saikhoaghat
NH 52A (km. 57) – Banderdewa to Gohpur
NH 52B (km. 31) – Kulajan to Dibrugarh
NH 53 (km. 320) – Junction with NH 44 near Badarpur and Jirighat to Imphal
NH 54 (km. 850) – Dabaka to Tuipang
NH 54A (km. 9) – Theriat to Lunglei
NH 54B (km. 27) – Venus Saddle to Saiha
NH 55 (km. 77) – Siliguri to Darjeeling
NH 56 (km. 285) – Lucknow to Varanasi
NH 56A (km. 13) – Chenhat (NH 28) to 16 (NH 56)
NH 56B (km. 19) – 15 (NH 56) to 6 (NH 25)
NH 57 (km. 310) – Muzaffarpur to Purnea
NH 57A (km. 15) – Junction of NH 57 near Forbesganj to Jogbani
NH 58 (km. 538) – Delhi to Mana Pass
NH 59 (km. 350) – Ahmedabad to Indore
NH 59A (km. 264) – Indore to Betul
NH 60 (km. 446) – Balasore to Moregram (Junction at NH 34)
NH 61 (km. 240) – Kohima to Jhanji
NH 62 (km. 195) – Damra to Dalu
NH 63 (km. 432) – Ankola to Gooty
NH 64 (km. 256) – Chandigarh to Dabwali
NH 65 (km. 690) – Ambala to Pali
NH 66 (km. 214) – Pondy to Krishnagiri
NH 67 (km. 555) – Nagapattinam to Gundlupet
NH 68 (km. 134) – Ulundrupet to Salem
NH 69 (km. 350) – Nagpur to Obedullaganj
NH 70 (km. 170) – Jalandhar to Mandi
NH 71 (km. 307) – Jalandhar to Bawal
NH 71A (km. 72) – Rohtak to Panipat
NH 71B (km. 74) – Rewari to Palwal
NH 72 (km. 200) – Ambala to Haridwar
NH 72A (km. 45) – Chhutmalpur to
NH 73 (km. 188) – Roorkee to Panchkula
NH 74 (km. 300) – Haridwar to Bareilly
NH 75 (km. 955) – Gwalior to Ranchi
NH 76 (km. 1,007) – Pindwara to Allahabad
NH 77 (km. 142) – Hajipur Sonbarsa
NH 78 (km. 559) – Katni to Gumla
NH 79 (km. 500) – Ajmer to Indore
NH 79A (km. 35) – Kishangarh (NH 8) to Nasirbad (NH 79)
NH 80 (km. 310) – Mokameh to Farrakka
NH 81 (km. 100) – Kora to Malda
NH 82 (km. 130) – Gaya to Mokameh
NH 83 (km. 130) – Patna to Dhobi
NH 84 (km. 60) – Arrah to Buxar
NH 85 (km. 95) – Chhapra to Gopalganj
NH 86 (km. 674) – Kanpur to Dewas
NH 87 (km. 83) – Rampur to Nainital
NH 88 (km. 115) – Shimla to Bhawan and NH 20
NH 90 (km. 100) – Baran to Aklera
NH 91 (km. 405) – Ghaziabad to Kanpur
NH 92 (km. 171) – Bhongaon to Gwalior
NH 93 (km. 220) – Agra to Moradabad
NH 94 (km. 160) – Hrishikesh to Yamunotri
NH 95 (km. 225) – Kharar (Chandigarh) to Ferozepur
NH 96 (km. 160) – Faizabad to Allahabad
NH 97 (km. 45) – Ghazipur to Saiyedraja
NH 98 (km. 207) – Patna to Rajhara
NH 99 (km. 110) – Dobhi to Chandwa
NH 100 (km. 118) – Chatra to Bagodar
NH 101 (km. 60) – Chhapra to Mohammadpur
NH 102 (km. 80) – Chhapra to Muzaffarpur
NH 103 (km. 55) – Hajipur to Mushrigharari
NH 104 (km. 160) – Chakia to Narahai
NH 105 (km. 66) – Darbhanga to Jaynagar
NH 106 (km. 130) – Birpur to Bihpur
NH 107 (km. 145) – Maheshkhunt to Purnea
NH 108 (km. 127) – Dharasu to Gangotri Dham
NH 109 (km. 76) – Rudraprayag to kedarnath Dham
NH 110 (km. 89) – Junction with NH 98 and Arwal to Ekangarsarai Bihar Sharif and Junction with NH 31
NH 111 (km. 200) – Bilaspur to Katghora and Ambikapur on NH 78
NH 112 (km. 343) – Bar Jaitaran to Barmer
NH 113 (km. 240) – Nimbahera to Dahod
NH 114 (km. 180) – Jodhpur to Pokaran
NH 116 (km. 80) – Tonk to Sawai Madhopur
NH 117 (km. 119) – Haora to Bakkhali
NH 119 (km. 260) – Pauri to Meerut
NH 121 (km. 252) – Kashipur to Bubakhal
NH 123 (km. 95) – Barkot to Vikasnagar
NH 125 (km. 201) – Sitarganj to Pithorgarh
NH 150 (km. 700) – Aizwal to Kohima
NH 151 (km. 14) – Karimganj to Indo and Bangladesh border
NH 152 (km. 40) – Patacharkuchi to Indo and Bhutan Border
NH 153 (km. 60) – Ldo to Indo and Myanmar Border
NH 154 (km. 180) – Dhaleswar to Kanpui
NH 155 (km. 342) – Tuensang to Pfutsero
NH 200 (km. 740) – Raipur to Chandikhole
NH 201 (km. 310) – Borigumma to Bargarh
NH 202 (km. 280) – Hyderabad to Bhopalpatnam
NH 203 (km. 59) – Bhubaneswar to Puri
NH 204 (km. 974) – Ratnigiri to Nagpur
NH 205 (km. 442) – Anantpur to Chennai
NH 206 (km. 363) – Tumkur to Honnavar
NH 207 (km. 155) – Hosur to Nelamangala
NH 208 (km. 206) – Kollam to Thirumangalam (Madurai)
NH 209 (km. 456) – Dindigul to Bangalore
NH 210 (km. 160) – Trichy to Ramanathapuram
NH 211 (km. 400) – Solapur to Dhule
NH 212 (km. 250) – Kozhikode to Kollegal
NH 213 (km. 130) – Palghat to Kozhikode
NH 214 (km. 270) – Kathipudi to Pamarru
NH 214A (km. 255) – Digamarru to Ongole
NH 215 (km. 348) – Panikoili to Rajamunda
NH 216 (km. 80) – Raigarh to Saraipali
NH 217 (km. 508) – Raipur to Gopalpur
NH 218 (km. 176) – Bijapur to Hubli
NH 219 (km. 150) – Madanapalle to Krishnagiri
NH 220 (km. 265) – Kollam to Theni
NH 221 (km. 329) – Vijaywada to Jagdalpur
NH 222 (km. 610) – Kalyan to Nirmal
NH 223 (km. 300) – Port Blair to Mayabunder
NH 224 (km. 298) – Khordha to Balangir
NH 226 (km. 204) – Perambalur to Manamadurai
NH 227 (km. 136) – Trichy to Chidambaram
NH 228 (km. 374) – Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi
NH 229 (km. 1,090) – Tawang to Pasighat
NH 230 (km. 82) – Madurai to Thondi
NH 231 (km. 169) – Raibareli to Jaunpur
NH 232 (km. 305) – Ambedkarnagar (Tanda) to Banda
NH 232A (km. 68) – Unnao to Lalganj (Junction of NH to 32)
NH 233 (km. 292) – India to Nepal border and Varanasi
NH 234 (km. 780) – Mangalore to Villuppuram
NH 235 (km. 66) – Merrut to Bulandshahr

Friday 27 November 2015

TSPSC & APPSC

TELANGANA :
1. Kanakai Waterfalls-->><<--Adilabad ( also called as Kanakadurga waterfalls )
2. Kuntala Waterfalls-->><<--Adilabad ( highest waterfall in the Telangana )
3. Kortikal (B) Waterfalls-->><<--Near Nirmal, Adilabad
4. Gayatri Waterfalls-->><<--Adilabad
5. Mallela Theertham-->><<--Near Srisailam
6. Pochera Waterfalls-->><<--Adilabad
7. Bheemuni Paadam Waterfalls-->><<--Near Warangal
8. Bogatha Waterfalls-->><<--Khammam
ANDHRA PRADESH :
1. Kailasakona Falls-->><<--Chittoor
2. Rampachodavaram-->><<--East Godavari
3. Ethipothala Falls-->><<--Guntur
4. Kapila Theertham-->><<--Chittoor
5. Talakona-->><<--Chittoor
6. Ubbalamdugu Falls-->><<--Chittoor
7. Mallela Theertham Falls-->><<--Nallamala Forest
8. Thatiguda Falls-->><<--Visakhapatnam
9. Nemaligundla falls-->><<--Prakasam
10. Katiki Water Falls-->><<--Visakhapatnam
11. Bhairava kona-->><<--Prakasam
12. Champawati-->><<--Prakasam
13. Shiav Kunda-->><<--Prakasam
14. Araku Waterfalls-->><<--Near Araku Valley
15. Kaigal Falls / Dumukurallu Waterfalls-->><<--Near Kanipakam

Friday 18 September 2015

GEOGRAPHICAL DISCOVERIES

GEOGRAPHICAL DISCOVERIES
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DISCOVERER → DISCOVERY
Amundsun (Norway) → South Pole
Bartholomew Diaz (Portuguese) → Cape of Good Hope
Captian Cook (British) → Sandwich (Hawaiin) Islands
Christopher Columbus (Italian) → America
David Livingstone (British) → Victoria Falls
Ferdinand de Lesseps (Designed) → Suez Canal
Gobot Sebastian → New Foundland
Henry Hudson → Hudson Bay
John Cabot (British) → New foundland
Kepler → Planets
Leif Ericsson → North America
Marco Polo → China
Mungo park → Nigeria river in Africa
Norseman Eric → Greenland
Pedro Alvarez Cabral (Portuguese) → Brazil
Richard Francis Burton → Lake Tanganyika
Robert Peary (USA) → North Pole
Tasman (Dutch) → Island of Tasmania & New Zealand
Vasco da Gama (Portuguese) → Sea route to India

Saturday 12 September 2015

INDIA'S POSITION IN THE WORLD

INDIA'S POSITION IN THE WORLD
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1. 1st to introduce government supported family planning in the world.
2. Largest postal network in the world.
3. Largest livestock population.
4. Largest producer of milk.
5. Largest producer of millets in the world
6. Largest consumer of gold jewellery.
7. Largest producer of jute.
8. Largest producer of ginger.
9. Largest producer of bananas.
10. Largest producer of castor oil seeds.
11. Largest producer of mangoes.
12. Largest producer of safflower oil seeds.
13. Largest producer of papayas.
14. Second largest producer of tea, the first position being held by China.
15. Second largest producer of sugarcane, the first position being held by Brazil.
16. Second largest producer of wheat, the first position being held by China.
17. Second largest producer of onions, the first position being held by China.
18. Second largest producer of potatoes, the first position being held by China.
19. Second largest producer of garlic, the first position being held by China.
20. Second largest producer of rice, the first position being held by China.
21. Second largest producer of cotton seed, the first position being held by China.
22. Second largest producer of cement., next to China.
23. India has the second largest arable land in the world. The USA has the largest arable land in the world.
24. India is the third largest producer and second largest consumer of fertiliser in the world.
25. India has the largest deposits of Thorium in the world most of which is found in Kerala.
NOTE: The agricultural information is as per latest data available on the website of Food and Agricultural Organisation.

Saturday 25 July 2015

Top 100 Biology General Knowledge Questions and Answers

Top 100 Biology General Knowledge Questions and Answers


1. Trunk of tree increases in grith due to cell division in which tissue? – Meristematic tissue
2. Which tissue in cells have lost the capicity of cell division? – Permanent tissue 
3. Which scientist studied about wheat rust problem? – K. C. Mehta
4. Most of the plants obtain nitrogen from the soil in which from? – Nitrates
5. Which fungus is responsible for disease late blight of potato? – Phytophthora infestans
6. Which is responsible for red rot of sugarcane? – Collectorichum falcatum
7. Which stage of development of insect is most harmful for crop? – Caterpillar
8. In India famous Bengal famine accurred in 1942 by which disease? – Leaf spot of rice
9. Which factors are most responsible for disease in plant? – Fungi
10. Which fungus is responsible for the tikka disease of groundnut? – Cercosplora personata
11. Which animals who have constant body temperature? – Homeothermic 
12. What is treatment of body defects through massage and exercise? – Physiotherapy 
13. What is making interesting discoveries unexpectedly or by accident? – Serendipity 
14. What is Study of growth and development of embryo? – Embryology 
15. Which branch of biology is concerned with study and function of internal organ of organism? – Physiology 
16. Which branch of science deal with the study of causative agent of disease? – Etiology 
17. What is the Study of pulse and arterial blood pressure called? – Sphygmology
18. Which branch of biology deals with the study of processing and preservation of food? – Food technology
19. What is the Study of the effects of toxic chemical substance on animal and plant? – Toxicology 
20. What is the Branch of science which deals with the study of skin of man? – Dermatology 
21. The release of which fish into wells helps in controlling the mosquitoes? – Gambusia fish 
22. Which animal lays eggs and does not produce young ones directly? – Echidna
23. How many pair of heart is found in an earthworm? – Four 
24. Which substance found in blood which helps in cloting? – Fibrinogen
25. Which worm reach into intestine of human by eating leaf? – Tape worm 
26. Which is the phylum that includes exclusively marine animal? – Echinodermata
27. Which organs has its own wave of autonomic excitation? – Heart 
28. What is the short upper part of human intestine next to the stomach? – Duodenum
29. A person feel fatigued due to depositon of which acid in their muscles? – Latic Acid 
30. In the retina of eye cells what is present for colour differentiation? – Cones 
31. Which gland is responsible for the secretion of insulin? – Pancrease 
32. What is considered as the easily digestable source of protein? – Soyabean
33. What percentage of water found in blood plasma of human? – 91 to 92%
34. Which blood vessel bringing blood into Bowman’s capsule? – Afferent arteriole
35. Bu which antibodies are produced in the plasma of blood? – Lymphocytes
36. Which enzyme take part in digestion of milk protein? – Rennin
37. Which part of brain is centre of thirst hunger and sleep? – Hypothalmus
38. Blood Coagualtion is prevented by which chemical when it flow through artery and vein? – Heparin
39. Which organelles in the cell, other than nucleus contains DNA? – Mitochondria 
40. What is infolding from the inner membrane of mitochondria called? – Cristae
41. In a living cell what is the site of ribosome formation? – Nucleolus 
42. What do both respiration and photosynthesis require? – Cytochromes
43. In absence of ribosome in cell which function does not takes place? – Protein synthesis
44. Deficiency of which vitamin, causes xerophthelmia? – Vitamin A 
45. Which antimicrobial drug is suitable for treatment of both tuberculosis and leprosy? – Rifampicin
46. Insects that can transmit diseases to human are referred to as which name? – Vectors
47. Pneumoconiosis affects the workers who work mainly in which industry? – Coal mining industry
48. Lathyrism is caused by excessive consumption of which thing? – Khesari Dal
49. Which part of blood carry out the function of body defence? – White blood cell 
50. Which disease is caused due to presence of excess arsenic in water? – Skin Cancer 
51. What is the transmission of characters from one generation to next? – Heredity 
52. Who got noble prize for artificial synthesis of DNA? – Kornberg
53. What is the smallest part of DNA that undergoes recombination? – Recon
54. By whom was Artificial gene synthesis first done in laboratory? – Khurana
55. By whom the concept of survival of the fittest as advanced? – Herbert Spencer
56. From the evolutionary point of view, which is the most primitive animal? – Turtle
57. Which was the Russian scientist who proposed the theory of origin of life? – Oparin
58. Who published the book ‘Origin of species by natural selection in 1859’? – Darwin 
59. Which is most primitive ancestor of man ? – Australopithecus 
60. Which harmful element tobacoo exists in tobacoo ? – Nicotine
61. What is abiotic component of ecosystem? – Water
62. What is Study of inter relationship between living organism and their environment? – Ecology
63. Epiphytes are plant which depend on other plants for which purpose? – Mechanical support
64. What amount of energy transfered from one trophic level to next? – 10%
65. Plant and animal living in a particular area, what is it called? – Community
66. Reduced leaves and sunken stomata are the main feature of which thing? – Xerophytes
67. What ratio of forest area needed for ecologycal balance in India? – 33.3%
68. Ultimate environmental hazard to mankind, why? – Due to Nuclear pollution
69. Sound become hazardous noise pollution at which level? – Above 80 dB
70. Which energy do not have the problem of pollution? – Sun 
71. Which air pollutant affect the nervous system of man? – Lead
72. By which is the Atmosphere of big metropolition cities is polluted most? – Automobile exhausts
73. National Environmental Engineering research institute is situated in which city? – Nagpur
74. Edward Jenner is related with which disease? – Small pox 
75. Which Scientist first explained about circulatory system? – William Harvey
76. Who discovered Anopheles mosquito transmit malaria? – Ronal ross
77. Who discovered the causal organism of the disease Anthrax? – Robert Koch
78. Which Scientists has established the ‘Phylum Annelida’? – Lamark
79. Which Biologist proposed the theory of Germ plasm? – Weisman
80. For which is the southern blot technique used for the detection? – DNA
81. For which is the northern blot technique used for the detection? – RNA
82. What is the introduction of foreign genes for improving genotype? – Immunisation
83. Which vitamin is transformed in golden rice ? – Vitamin A 
84. Human protein x –1 – antitrysin is used for which disease? – Emphysama 
85. Which type of cell has the ability to develop into any type of all ? – Stem cell 
86. What is the percentage of land area covered under forest according to Indian Forest policy? – 33% 
87. Which organisation is responsible for maintaing Red data book? – IUGN 
88. What is the main cause of extinction of species from tropics? – Deforestation 
89. What is the number of plant species estimated to be present in India? – 40,000 
90. Which group has the highest number of endangered species ? – Reptiles 
91. Silent valley having rare plant and animal is located in which state? – Kerala 
92. Which is the first national park established in India? – Corbet 93. Insectivorous plant generally grow in soil which is deficient in which gas? – Nitrogen 
94. What is one-way relationship where one species benefits at the expense of another is called? – Parasitism
95. What is symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit’ is best described? – Mutualism 
96. Which of a species describes the tropic function it fills in its environment? – Niche
97. What is the least influential in determining the distribution of terrestrial biomes? – Salinity 
98. What is the term for the maximum number of individuals that an area can support indefinitely? – Carrying capacity
99. The massive hole in the ozone layer over the Antarctica was first discovered in which year? – 1985 
100. Which animals have a diet mainly consisting of bamboo? – Red pandas

Friday 24 July 2015

Indian Polity And Constitution Quiz With Answers


Indian Polity And Constitution Quiz With Answers


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1. Who was the permanent President of the Constituent Assembly ?
(A) B. N. Rau (B) Dr. Ambedkar (C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (D) Sachidanand Sinha
ANSWER :.c
2. Which Constitutional Amendment introduced the anti-defection provisions in the Constitution for the first time ?
(A) 51st Amendment (B) 52nd Amendment (C) 53rd Amendment (D) 54th Amendment   ans:B
3. The authority to alter the boundaries of States in India rests with—
(A) State Government (B) President (C) Prime Minister (D) Parliament   ANS:D
4. Sarkaria Commission was concerned with—
(A) Judicial Reforms (B) Electoral Reforms
(C) Centre-State relations (D) Financial Reforms    ANS:C
5. Under the provisions of the Indian Constitution a community can be declared a minority community on the basis of—
(A) Religion only (B) Either Religion or Language
(C) Either Language or Caste (D) Either religion or race    ANS:B
6. What type of voting is held in the Vidhan Sabha to elect members of the Rajya Sabha ?
(A) Secret Voting (B) Open Voting (C) List Voting (D) Cumulative Voting  ANS:B
7. Which one of the following Parliamentary Committees in India acts as a ‘watchdog’ on departmental expenditure and irregularities ?
(A) Estimates Committee (B) Committee on Public Under-takings
(C) Public Account Committee (D) Committee on Public Assurances    ANS:C
8. The Supreme Court of India declares by issuing a writ that the respondent was not entitled to an office he was holding or a privilege he was exercising. Which writ is that ?
(A) Habeas-Corpus (B) Prohibition (C) Quo-warranto (D) Certiorari     ANS:C
9. Who is the first Law Officer of the Government of India ?
(A) The Chief Justice of India (B) Union Law Minister
(C) Attorney-General of India (D) Law Secretary   ANS:C
10. A writ issued by a court to some inferior authority to transfer the matter to it for its proper consideration, is called—
(A) Certiorari (B) Mandamus (C) Quo Warranto (D) Prohibition    ANS:D
11. The Indian Constitution provides for the appointment of adhoc judges in the—
(A) Supreme Court (B) High Court (C) District Court (D) All the above   ANS:A
12. ‘Zero hour’ in the working of Indian Parliament means—
(A) The first hour of the session
(B) The period when the privilege motion is accepted
(C) The period before the question hour
(D) The interval between the end of question hour and the taking up of the next agenda
ANS:D
13. Which of the following States have equal seats in the House of the People ?
(A) Punjab and Assam (B) Madhya Pradesh and Tamil-nadu
(C) Gujarat and Rajasthan (D) Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal  ANS:D
14. Which one of the following writs will be issued by the court in case of illegal detention ?
(A) Habbeas Corpus (B) Mandamus (C) Prohibition (D) Quo-Warranto  ANS:A
15. Which one of the following is a lighter form of Adjournment Motion ?
(A) No-confidence Motion (B) Censure Motion
(C) Calling Attention Motion (D) None of the above   ANS:C
16. The main object of Article 13 of the Constitution is to secure the paramountncy of the Constitution with regard to—
(A) Directive Principles of State Policy (B) Fundamental Rights
(C) Fundamental Duties (D) All the above   ANS:B
17. Which article of the Constitution makes mention of reservation in public employment in favour of backward classes ?
(A) 16(1) (B) 16(2) (C) 16(3) (D) 16(4)  ANS:D
18. Which of the following articles does not make special provisions with respect to children ?
(A) Article 15 (B) Article 16 (C) Article 39 (D) Article 24   ANS:B
19. Which one of the following is not an All India Service ?
(A) Indian Administrative Service (B) Indian Police Service
(C) Indian Foreign Service (D) Indian Forest Service    ANS:C
20. Which State of India occupies the third position both in terms of the population and the area ?
(A) Rajasthan (B) Bihar (C) West Bengal (D) Maharashtra   ANS:D
21. The Rules Committee of the Rajya Sabha is Chaired by—
(A) The Leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha
(B) The Vice-President of India
(C) The Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
(D) The Dy-Chairman of the Rajya Sabha   ANS:B
22. Which languages have been added to the 8th Schedule of the Constitution by 92nd Constitution (Amendment) Act, 2003 ?
(A) Bodo, Santhali, Andmani, Bhojpuri (B) Bodo, Santhali, Maithili, Andamani
(C) Bodo, Santhali, Maithili, Bhojpuri (D) Bodo, Santhali, Maithili, Dogri   ANS:D
23. According to the provisions of the Constitution, the administrative control (posting, promotion, leave etc.) over the district courts and other subordinate courts, shall be vested in the—
(A) Governor of the State (B) Council of Ministers (C) High Court (D) Ministry of Justice   ANS:C
24. If a stay order has been granted by the High Court in a case, the application of the affected party by such an order for the vacation of the stay order shall be disposed of by the High Court within a period of—
(A) One week (B) Two weeks (C) Three weeks (D) One month   ANS:B
25. Which Schedule of the Constitution makes special provisions for the administration and control of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes ?
(A) Fifth Schedule (B) Sixth Schedule (C) Ninth Schedule (D) Tenth Schedule  ANS:A
26. Which Schedule of the Constitution makes provisions for the administration of Tribal Areas of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram ?
(A) Third Schedule (B) Fourth Schedule (C) Fifth Schedule (D) Sixth Schedule  ANS:D
27. Who of the following termed the Directive Principles as a Cheque Payable at the convenience of the bank ?
(A) A.K. Iyer (B) H.N. Kunzru (C) H.V. Kamath (D) K.T. Shah   ANS:D
28. Who actually makes use of the executive authority of the Union Government ?
(A) Parliament (B) The Prime Minister (C) The President (D) The Council of Ministers
ANS:D
29. Who was the first person to become the Prime Minister of India without being the member of the Lok Sabha ?
(A) Narsimha Rao (B) Rajeev Gandhi (C) Indira Gandhi (D) H.D. Devegauda
ANS:C
30. The first minority government formed in India was headed by—
(A) Narsimha Rao (B) Morarji Desai (C) V.P. Singh (D) H.D. Devegauda
ANS:A

Top 100 Biology Questions And Answers



Top 100 Biology Questions And 

Answers


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1. What is the Study of growing plant without soil in water containing nutrient? – Hydrophonics 
2. What is the estimation of age of woody plant by counting annual ring? – Dendrochronology
3. What is the study of effect of light on various biological life process? – Photobiology
4. Silviculture is the branch of botany what do we study in that? – Development of forest
5. Which is the branch of agriculture concerned with the production of crops? – Agronomy 
6. Mycology is the branch of botany, what do we study about in that branch? – Fungi 
7. Phycology is the branch of botany, what do we study about in this branch? – Algae 
8. Palaeobotany is the branch of botany, what do we study about in this branch? – Plant fossils
9. Which branch of biology in which we-study about cultivation of flowering plant? – Floriculture 
10. Which branch of biology deals with study of heredity and variation? – Genetics 
11. What is the grouping of organisms into categories according to a systematic plan? – Classification
12. By whom is the famous book System a Naturae is written? – Linnaeus
13. What is the study of principles and procedures of classification? – Taxonomy 
14. Which one of symbiotic algae is found in secretory cell of hydra? – Euchlorella 
15. Which is the phase that invades but does not destroy the lost? – Temperate phase

16. Which Bacteria commonly lives in the intestine of human? – Escherichia coli
17. Which Bacteria is found in the intestine of human? – Escherichia coli
18. By whom was first successful vaccine against virul disease of small pox discovered? – Edward Jenner
19. Which group of plant produce naked seed? – Gymnosperm
20. Which communicable disease is caused by bacteria? – Leprosy
21. Nitrogen fixing bacteria is useful in growing which crop? – Legume
22. Which is a free living bacteria that help in nitrogen fixation? – Azotohacter 
23. Which nitrogen fixing bacteria is found in leguminuous plant? – Rizobium
24. What is the function of Leghaemoglobin in nitrogen fixation? – Absorption of oxygen
25. Due to bite of mad dog the disease hydrophobia is caused by which virus? – Rabies virus 
26. Which free floating see weed covers thousands of hectares in the part of North Atlantic ocean? – Sargassum
27. Medicine for epilepsy is obtain from which lichen? – Parmelia 
28. Dog bite can cause rabies. Which other animal can also cause rabies? – Bat
29. Which fungus makes symbiotic relationship with the root of higher plant? – Mycorrhizae
30. Which algae is used as biofertilizer in the production of crop paddy? – Blue green algae 
31. Which unicellular algae are used as source of oxygen in space research? – Chlorella
32. The food material in fungi is stored in which form? – Glycogen
33. By whom was the antibiotic penicillin first discovered? – Alexzander Fleming
34. What is in lichen symbiotic relationship between fungi and algae called? – Halotism 
35. Litmus paper used in laboratary from which obtained? – Lichen
36. which an important product is obtained from styles and stigma? – Saffron
37. A ‘flower bud’ which is uses as a spice is obtained from which plant? – Clove
38. Which Nitrogen fixing bacteria is found in the root nodules of leguminous plant? – Symbiotic 
39. Azola anabana is used as fertilizer in growing which crop? – Rice
40. Belladona medicine is obtained by which part of Atropa belladona? – From leaf
41. Spice saffron is obtained from which part of plant? – Stigma
42. Chekori powder is obtain from which part of plant? – Root
43. By whom were Species Plantarum and Systema Natural written? – Linneus
44. Medicine for high blood pressure is obtained from which species? – Rauwolffia species
45. What does the outermost whorl of Bougainvillea flower consist of? – Bract
46. Which part of the pitcher plant becomes modified into a pitcher? – Leaf
47. Which Part of plant is important for the life cycle of plant? – Flower
48. Which is an insectivorous plant? – Pitcher plant
49. For crop does India have the largest cultivated area in the world? – Rice
50. Which Pollination takes place with the help of water is called? – Hydrophyily
51. What is grown in field by their plantlet? – Onion
52. Which component of plants receives stimulus for flowering? – Leaves 
53. Pollination takes place with the help of bird, what is called? – Ornithophily
54. Coconut and mango grouped under, which kind of fruit? – Drup
55. What is development of fruit without fertilization called? – Parthenocarpy
56. Vegetative propagation by stem cutting is generally foundation of which plant? – Sugarcane
57. Soft drinks such as cocoa contain singnificant quantities of which thing? – Caffein
58. What is the transfer of pollengrain from pollensac to stigma called? – Pollination
59. Entomophily pollination occur with the help of which creatures? – Insects
60. Which root develops from any part of plant body except the radical? – Adventitious root
61. In plant which one of the following tissues is dead? – Collenchyma
62. Independent alternation of generation is found in which plant? – Fern 
63. In which biological process sugar is oxidised to release energy? – Respiration
64. What is the first compound which is fixed during photosynthesis? – Glucose 
65. To which are Phototrophic and Geotropic movements linked? – Auxin
66. Minute pore found on the soft aerial part of plant especially the leaves are called? – Stomata 
67. Which instrument meant for measuring the rate of respiration? – Respirometer
68. When concentration of solutes is low in the soil, what happens in absorption of water? – Increases
69. What percentage of water is lost during transpiration? – 99%
70. What is the loss of water in the form of water drops called? – Guttation
71. In biological system, the term osmosis involves the diffusion of which thing? – Water 
72. Which plant produces seed but not fruit? – Cycus
73. Which Photosynthetic organelles are found in plant cells? – Chloroplast
74. What is the process in which water is split during photosynthesis? – Photolysis 
75. What is the net gain of energy from one gram mole of glucose during aerobic respiration? – 38 ATP
76. When chlorophyll absorbs light, what does it gets excited and emits? – Electrons
77. After respiration the conversion of energy is mainly in which form of? – ATP
78. By whom was the most accepted theory for ascent of sap was given? – Dixon and Joly
79. By which instrument the rate of growth of plant is measured? – Auxanometer
80. Respiration can occur in the absence of oxygen in which thing? – Yeast
81. What is the selectively permeable membrane of the cell? – Plasma lemma
82. Translocation of carbohydrate nutrient usually occurs in which form? – Maltose 
83. In plant body, by which the water and minerals are transported? – Xylum
84. In plant energy is produced during which process? – Respiration
85. Which movement in plant induced by external stimuli? – Paratonic movement
86. Why are the movements of leaves of the sensitive plant Mimosa pundica? – Due to Seismonasty
87. Parthenocarpy fruit is obtained by which sprying phytohormone? – Auxins
88. What is the growth movement in plant due to light called? – Phototropism
89. Absorption of water by root occurs in the region of which parts? – Root hairs
90. What is an instrument for measuring the rate of transpiration? – Potometer
91. Which plant is referred to as a living fossil? – Gingko 
92. Which crop would be preferred for sowing in order to enrich the soil with nitrogen? – Gram
93. Which plant yeilds biodiesel or biofuel? – Jatropha curcas
94. Companion cells are usually seen associated with which tube? – Sieve tube
95. Which tissue is responsible for the secondary growth? – Cambium
96. Transverse section of an old tree stem show fifty annual ring. What will the age of tree be? – 50 years 
97. Whose living cell provides tensility and mechanical strength? – Collenchyma 
98. Food prepared by plant, through which is transported to different part of plant? – Phloem
99. Vascular cambium and corck cambium is the example of which thing? – Lateral meristem 
100. Throgh which are water and mineral in plant are transported? – Xylem