Sunday, 29 September 2013

punajab general knowledge pg1

Which district of Punjab has been presented the 5th JRD Tata Memorial Award by Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen for being ranked first on the composite development index for 548 districts evaluated country wide?
- Ferozepur (was chosen for the award showing improvement in child and maternal health)

Which state has become the second highest power purchaser in the country after Punjab?
- Haryana ( making daily short term power purchases of about 330 lakh units)

When is India going to get its first C-17 military aircraft from US?
- In May 2013

Who was named North India's sculptor of the year 1983?
- Harjeet Singh Sandhu ( mosaic artist who has earned laurels in New York for his mosaic portrait of Bloomberg, a three time Mayor of New York which will be displayed at the City Hall)

Name the NASA's most modern spacecraft successfully landed on Mars on 6th August,2012 to begin a pioneering two year search to find out if the red planet is suitable for life and whether it can be inhabitable in the future?
- Curiosity

Name the Indian scientist who was a part of NASA team which has identified the landing site of the 'Curiosity'?
- Amitabh Ghosh

Name the ballistic missile that lifted off from Wheeler Island in Odisha on 9th August, 2012?
- Agni-II, capable of carrying nuclear warheads and can cover 2,000 km.

Who is sworn as the 14th Vice President of India?
- Hamid Ansari

Who has become the first Chancellor of Central University of Kashmir (CUK)?
- Dr. Srikumar Banerjee ( known scientist and Padma Shri Awardrecipient)

Name the player of USA who created history by grabbing his 22nd Olympic medal ?
- Michael Phelps ( retires, won 18 gold medals in total)

Who got the greatest Olympic athlete of all time Trophy?
- Michael Phelps

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