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TEST OF GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

The General  Knowledge Section of Success Bureau Study Material covers the complete syllabus and includes  Often Asked Questions ( OAQs) in the Competitive Examinations . 

Hence, you are advised to properly practice and cram the contents .  You should not waste time in learning out dated  books .

Below is given a small Sample of the Study Material provided to the students along with the Quizzes .

INDIA - INDIA

India is world’s seventh largest country after USSR,Canada, China, U. S. A. , Brazil and Australia in that  order.

India lies wholly within the northern and eastern hemisphere .

India has about 2.4% of the total world area and about 15% of the world population. India has a land frontier of 15,200 Kms.

The total length of the coastline of mainland,Lakshadweep group of Islands and Andaman and Nicobar group of Islands is 7,516.5 Kms.

INDIA’S NEIGHBOURS

In the North, India is adjoined by China, Nepal and Bhutan.

 

In the East, a series of mountain ranges separate India from Burma.

 

Also in the East, Lies Bangladesh.

 

In the North-West, Afghanistan and Pakistan border on India .

RIVERS IN INDIA

The rivers in Indian are classified as :

(i)  Himalayan rivers

(ii)  Deccan rivers

(iii) Coastal rivers

(iv) River of the inland drainage basin.

 The Himalayan Rivers are snow-fed and have continuous flow throughout the year. Examples , the Ganga, Indus and Brahmaputra .

The Deccan rivers (or Peninsular rivers ) are rain fed and a large number of them are non-perennial.  Examples, the Narmada, Tapi, Godavari, Krishna and Kaveri .

The Coastal rivers, specially of the West coast are short in length and limited in catchments area .

The East flowing rivers (or the rivers which fall into the Bay of Bengal ) are Ganges, Godavari, Krishna, Kaveri, Mahanadi & Pennar.  

The West flowing rivers (or the rivers which fall into the Arabian Sea ) are Indus, Narmada, Tapi, Sabarmati and Mahi .

CLIMATE OF INDIA

The climate of India is “Tropical Monsoon Type”.

The Indian Meteorological Department recognizes 4 seasons :

1. Cold weather season ( December – February )

2. Hot weather season ( March – May )

3. South – West Monsoon ( June – September )

Normally the south-west monsoon breaks on Kerala coast during the first week of June and slowly extends northwards and by the end of the month it is established over the most of  India .

4. Retreating South-West Monsoon season  (October – November)

The low pressure over North starts disappearing and the monsoon winds therefore starts retreating. Severe cyclonic streams develop in Bay of Bengal and cause havoc in Orissa , Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu .

In Tamil Nadu and the surrounding areas this season is known as the North- East Monsoon period.

Indian National Anthem, Song & Calendar

 ·                     The National Anthem of India ( Jana – gana – mana ) was written by Rabindranath Tagore and was adopted by the constituent Assembly as the National Anthem on 24th January, 1950.

·                     The National Song ( Vande Mataram ) was written by Bankim Chandra Chaterjee.

 A uniform national calendar based on Sake Era with Chaitra as its first month was adopted from 22nd March, 1957. According to this calendar 1 Chaitra falls on 22nd March normally and on 21st March in a leap year.

CROPS IN INDIA

There are two crops that are grown in India :

(i)             Kharif Crop : Sowing is done in June and raised in autumn. These are Cotton, rice, maize, millets, lady’s finger, Ground-nut, Jute,Tobacco, Sugarcane, Castor, Jwar & Bajra,

 

(ii)         Rabi Crop (or Winter Crop)  : Sown in October and reaped in April. These are  wheat, gram, linseed, mustard, pea, carrot, radish, barely & potato.

DANCES IN INDIA

Dance Name  : State and Famous Personalities .

Bharat Natyam :
Tamil Nadu ( South )

*    Dr. Padma Subramaniam 

*    T. Balasaraswathi 

*    Yamini Krishnamurthy

*    Leela Samson

*    Swapna Sundari

Kathakali :
Kerala

*   Champakkulam

*    Panchu Pillai

*      Kunj Kurp

*      Raghvan Nair
                     
*      Sri Gopinath

Kathak :
North India

*     Roshan Kumari

*     Sitara Devi

*      Achhan Maharaj

*      Birju Maharaj

*      Uma Sharma

*       Shambhu Maharaj

*        Lakhia Kumudini

*       Gopi Krishna

Manipuri :
North – East

( Manipur & Assam )

Jhaveri Sisters

Odissi :
Orissa

*     Kelucharan Mohapatra

*     Sanjukta Panigrahi

*     Sonal Mansingh

*     Karan Rani

*     Deba Prasad Das

Kuchipudi :
Andhra Pradesh

*   Raja & Radhe Reddy

*   G. Sarala

FOLK DANCES

There are a large number of Folk  Dances in India. The most popular folk dances and their origin States are as follows :

Mahasu

Himachal Pradesh

Bhangra

Punjab

Mauni  

Maharashtra

Koodiyattam    

Kerala

Kaliyattam

Kerala

Karagam 

Tamil Nadu

                                                                     Kavadi
                                                                    Tamil Nadu

Kubi Bamboo

Nagaland

Rengma          

Nagaland

Oraon  

Bihar

Suisini

Rajasthan

Rouf    

Kashmir

Dandia Ras      

Gujarat

Musical Instruments & Associated Persons

Sehnai

Bismillah Khan

Tabla

*     Ustad Tirakhwa

*     Zakir Hussain

*      Alla Rakha

*      Fayaz Khan

*      Sharan Rani

Violin

*   V.G. Jog

*   M.S. Gopal Krishnan

Sarod

*      Amzad Ali Khan ( Sarod Samrat )

*      Ali Akbar Khan

*       Allauddin Khan

*       Sharan  Rani

Santoor

*      Shiv Kumar Sharma

Sitar

*      Ravi Shankar

*      Nikkil Banerjee

*      Kartik Kumar

*      Vilayat Khan

*      Rais Khan

*      Budhaditya Mukherjee

*      Debu Choudhary

Hindistani Flute

*      Hari Prasad Chaurasia

*      Panna Lal Ghosh

*      Samanta Prasad

*      T.R. Mahalingam

Sarangi

*      Ram NarainText

Mridangam

*      T.V. Gopalakrishnan

*      Palghat R. Roghu

Terms Used in Different Games

Badminton

Deuce , Smash , Drop , Let , Game , Love, Double Fault

Baseball

Pitcher , Strike , Diamond , Bunting , Home , Put Out

Boat Race

Cox

Billiards

Jigger , Break , Scratch , Cannons , Pot , Cue , In Baulk , In Off

Boating

Cox

Boxing

Jab , Hook , Punch , Knock-out , Upper cut , Kidney Punch

Bridge

Revoke , Ruff , Dummy , Little Slam , Grand Slam , Trump , Diamonds , Tricks

Chess

Gambit , Checkmate , Stalemate , Check

Cricket

L.B.W , Maiden over , Rubber , Stumped , Ashes , Hattrick , Leg Bye , Follow on , Googly , Gulley , Silly Point , Duck , Run , Drive , No ball , Cover point , Leg Spinner , Wicket Keeper , Pitch , Crease , Bowling , Leg-Break , Hit-Wicket , Bouncer , Stone-Walling

Football

Dribble , Off-Side , Penalty , Throw-in , Hat-Tick , Foul , Touch , Down , Drop Kick , Stopper

Crocquet

 Mallett , Hoops

Golf

Hole , Bogey , Put , Stymie , Caddie , Tee , Links , Putting the green

Hockey

Bully , Hat-Trick , Short corner , Stricks , Striking Circle , Penalty corner , Under cutting , Scoop , Centre forward , Carry , Dribble , Goal , Carried

Horse Racing

Punter , Jockey , Place , Win , Protest

Kho-Kho

Runner , Chaser , Poleby , Out , Foul

Lawn Tennis

Volley , Smash , Service , Back-hand-drive

Special Note

The General  Knowledge Section of Success Bureau Study Material covers  complete syllabus and includes  Often Asked Questions ( OAQs) in the Competitive Examinations . 

Hence, you are advised to properly practice and cram the contents .  You should not waste time in learning out dated  books .

The above is given a small sample of the Study Material provided to the students along with the Quizzes .

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