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Mr. PANKAJ NARHARI TALEKAR (Daman )

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Mr. SHRIKANT H TALEKAR (Vapi )


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Q1~ What is the full name of former Indian president who passed away recently...?

True Ans~ Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam

Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, is an Indian scientist who is popularly known as the Missile Man of India for his work on missile and launch vehicle technology. He served as the 11th President of Republic India. He passed away after collapsing during a lecture at the Indian Institute of Management in Shillong on July 27, 2015.

Q2~ Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam passed away on __________?

True Ans~ July 27, 2015

Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, is an Indian scientist who is popularly known as the Missile Man of India for his work on missile and launch vehicle technology. He served as the 11th President of Republic India. He passed away after collapsing during a lecture at the Indian Institute of Management in Shillong on July 27, 2015.

Q3~ ___________ is the birthplace of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam.

True Ans~ Rameswaram

Born On - 15 October 1931 Born In - Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, India.
Most Famous Awards & Achievements of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam.
1) Bharat Ratna. 2) Padma Bhushan 3) Padma Vibhushan 4) Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration 5) IEEE Honorary Membership 6) Hoover Medal 7) Ramanujan Award 8) Veer Savarkar Award 9) king charles ii medal. 10) IEEE honorary membership

Q4~What is the name of Indian Intelligence Agency.

True Ans~ Research and Analysis Wing

The Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW or RAW) is the primary foreign intelligence agency of India. It was created after the Sino-Indian War 1962 and Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 which exposed gaps in intelligence gathering undertaken by the Intelligence Bureau This convinced the Government of India that a specialised, independent agency was required for foreign intelligence gathering.Thus R&AW was formed in September 1968 under the guidance of its first Director, Rameshwar Nath Kao.

Q5~Who was the first Field Marshal of India?

True Ans~ Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw

Field Marshal Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw, popularly known as Sam Bahadur ("Sam the Brave"), was an Indian military leader who was the first Indian Army officer to be promoted to the five-star rank of field marshal. Manekshaw was born in Amritsar to Parsi parents, Hormusji Manekshaw, who moved to Punjab from the small town of Valsad on the Gujarat coast.

Q6~Who is the current army chief of India?

True Ans~ General Dalbir Singh

Appointments to the office are made by the President of India. The Chief of the Army Staff is the commander and usually the highest-ranking officer of the Indian Army. The position is abbreviated as COAS in Indian Army cables and communication, and usually held by a four-star officer in the rank of General.

Q7~Which is the largest state in India on basis of area?

True Ans~ Rajasthan

Rajasthan is India's largest state by area (342,239 square kilometres It is located on the northern side of the country, where it comprises most of the wide and inhospitable Thar Desert and shares a border with the Pakistan.

Q8~which train is one of the most expensive train in the world?

True Ans~ Maharaja Express

Operating since January 2010, Maharajas' Express is the newest luxury train of Indian Railways and easily one of the most expensive in World. For eight days, this pan India train takes guests on a ride across the best and the most prominent destinations of the country—the Taj Mahal, the Khajuraho temples, wildlife environs of Ranthambore, Fatehpur Sikri and the holy bathing ghats of Varanasi. The cheapest rate per person per day is a whopping र 50,000/-for a deluxe cabin. The next two slabs are र 57,000/- and र 90,000/- and the presidential suite comes for र 1,60,000

Maharajas' Express will have 88 passengers (a normal III AC coach packs in 72) living in suites fit for a prince. All food and drinks are complimentary. The train comprises 24 carriages, which include accommodation, dining, bar, lounge, generator and store cars. Each guest carriage has been designed to recreate the opulence of maharaja-style living. Elegantly decorated, the interiors of the cabin exude the finesse of exquisite workmanship. Sylvan parquets, intricate carvings and palette of soft hues characterise the interiors of the train. All cabins have individual temperature control, LCD television sets, DVD players, direct dial telephones, internet, even live television and electronic safe-deposit box.

Q9~While in India Shatabdi Express is fastest train, on other hand which train has on an average 10 KM/H speed?

True Ans~ Nilgiri Express

While the Agra-Shatabdi Express, running at a speed of 150 km per hour, boasts of being the fastest in the country, the Nilgiri Express with an average speed of 10 kmph has the distinction of being India's slowest train.The Nilgiri Express is a night express train service operating between Chennai and Mettupalayam in Tamil Nadu.

Q10~Two wards in the Tihar Jail in New Delhi were named after Indian sportsman by supercop Kiran Bedi. Who?

True Ans~ Sachin Tendulkar and Vinod Kambli

Two wards in Delhi's Tihar Jail were named after Sachin and Vinod Kambli, after the duo shared a 664 run unbroken partnership for Shardashram in a school tournament in Mumbai.

Q11~What is the proper ratio (Length and width) of Indian National Flag?

True Ans~ 3:2

According to the Flag code of India, the Indian flag has a ratio of two by three (where the length of the flag is 1.5 times that of the width). All three stripes of the flag (saffron, white and green) are to be equal in width and length. The size of the Ashoka Chakra was not specified in the Flag code, but it should have twenty-four spokes that are evenly spaced.

Q12~What is the full name of “ I.S.R.O” ?

True Ans~ Indian Space Research Organisation

The Indian Space Research Organisation is the space agency of the Indian government. India has launched 77 Indian satellites (as of 28 March 2015) of many types since its first attempt in 1975. Satellites have been launched from various vehicles, including those from Indian Space Research Organisation, and previously from American, Russian, European satellite-launch rockets, and the U.S. Space Shuttle. The organisation responsible for Indian satellites is the Indian Space Research Organisation.

Q13~Which is the first full-length Indian feature film made in India?

True Ans~ Raja Harishchandra

Raja Harishchandra is a 1913 Indian silent film, directed and produced by Indian icon Dadasaheb Phalke, and is the first full-length Indian feature film.The film was based on the legend of Raja Harishchandra.Although a silent film with intertitles in English and Hindi, its cast and staff was Marathi and it is therefore often regarded as the first Marathi film as well.

Q14~Who is the first winner of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award?

True Ans~ Viswanathan Anand

The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (RGKR) is India’s highest honour given for achievement in sports, given by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports,government of India.Viswanathan Anand became India's first grandmaster in 1988.He was also the first recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 1991–92, India's highest sporting honour. In 2007, he was awarded India's second highest civilian award, the Padma Vibhushan, making him the first sports person to receive the award.

Q15~ __________ is longest river of India.

True Ans~ Ganga

Ganga is the longest river of India. The total length of the Ganga river from its source to its mouth (measured along the Hugli) is 2525 km of which 1450 km is in the Uttar Pradesh, 445 km in Bihar and 520 km in West Bengal. The remaining 110 km stretch of the Ganga forms the boundary between Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

Q16~ _________ is the longest bridge in india.

True Ans~ Bandra-Worli Sea Link

The Bandra–Worli Sea Link, officially called Rajiv Gandhi Sea Link, is a cable-stayed bridge with pre-stressed concrete-steel viaducts on either side that links Bandra in the Western Suburbs of Mumbai with Worli in South Mumbai. Total length: 5.6 kilometres, Construction started: 2000, Opened: June 30, 2009.

Q17~ Which is India's National Song?

True Ans~ Vande Mataram

Vande Mataram -- is a poem from Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's 1882 novel Anandamath.It was written in Bengali and Sanskrit.

Q18~ Where does the prime minister of india hoist the flag on 15th august?

True Ans~ Red Fort in Delhi

On 15 August, the prime minister hoists the Indian flag on the ramparts of the historical site Red Fort in Delhi.Twenty-one gun shots are fired in honour of the solemn occasion.In his speech, the prime minister highlights the past year's achievements, raises important issues and calls for further development.

Q19~ How many lines are there in Ashok Chakra?

True Ans~ 24

According to the Puranas of the Hinduism, only "24 Rishis or Sages", managed the whole power of the Gayatri Mantra 24 letters of the Gayatri Mantra. These Rishis, represents all the Rishis of the Himalayas, of which Maharshi Vishwamitra is the first and Rishi Yajnavalkya is the last, who wrote Yājñavalkya Smṛti which is a Hindu text of the Dharmaśāstra tradition."Ashoka Chakra" which is the symbol of "Dharmachakra", is also known as "Samay Chakra" or the "Wheel of Time". Since, its 24 spokes represents the 24 hours of the day.

Q20~ When was our Rashtra Pita Born?

True Ans~ October 2, 1869.

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on 2 October 1869 to a Hindu Modh Bania family in Porbandar,Gujarat.