Wednesday, March 24, 2010

G K Q BANK

  • Whose famous word was "Government of the people, by the people and for the people"? Abraham Lincoln
  • Who was the first woman prime minister of a country? Mrs. Sirimavo Bandara Naike (Sri Lanka)
  • What is the designation of the President of India? The Supreme Executive and Forcers Commander of Nation
  • The famous peacock throne originally belonged to which king and who later occupied it? Shah Jahan and later Na dir Shah occupied it.
  • The expedition of which explorer was the first to circumnavigate the world? Ferdinand Magellan
  • How old was Alexander the Grate died in BC 323? 33 years old
  • Who ended the hundred years of the Anglo Saxon rule in England and imposed the Norman rule? Duke William of Normandy in 1066
  • Who was the King of England before Queen Elizabeth II? George VI (1936-52)
  • With whom does the legislative authority rest in Japan? Diet House of Representative
  • Where the International Court of Justice is located? Hague
  • When is common wealth day celebrated? May 24th
  • Which country is known as the Land of Morning Calm? Korea
  • Which country does not have a rectangular flag? Nepal
  • What is the significance of Sarvodaya Day which is celebrated on 30th January?Mahatma Gandhiji was assassinated on January 30th
  • The statue of Liberty in New York was a gift from which country?
    France (The sculptor of the statue of Liberty was Frederick Augusta Bartholdi)
  • What was the name of the organization founded by Mahatma Gandhi in South Africa to agitate for the rights of the Indians there?
    Indian National Congress
  • In which city is the 'White House' situated? Washington DC
  • In European history, which year is known as the year of Revolution? 1848
  • Who is the first prime minister of Israel? David Bengurian
     
     
     
  • Which king of England was prepared to exchange his kingdom for a horse? Richard III
  • In which year Adolph Hitler became the Chancellor of Germany?
    1933

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