1. Banabhatta Wrote the book =>> Harsha Charita, Kadambari 2. Megasthenes Wrote the book =>> Indica 3.

Vishnu Sharma Wrote the book =>> Pancha Thantra 4. Vaghbata Wrote the book =>> Ashtangahridya 5. Aswaghosh Wrote the book =>> Buddha Charita 6. Chanakya Wrote the book =>> Arthasastra 7. Bhaskaracharya Wrote the book =>> Siddhanta Shiromani 8. Jayadeva Wrote the book =>> Gita Govinda 9. Panini Wrote the book =>> Ashtadhyayi 10. kalidasa Wrote the book =>> Abhijana Sakunthalam, Raghu Vansa, Kumara Sambhavam, Ritu Samhara, Malavikagnimitra, Meghdoot 11. Vatsyayana Wrote the book =>> Nyaya Bhashyam 12. Bharata Muni Wrote the book =>> Natya Sastra 13. Sudraka Wrote the book =>> Mricchakatika 14. Ilanko Atikal Wrote the book =>> Silapathikaram

Geographical Surnames in India (Sobriquets): GK Nick names of Place, River etc in India Which state is known as All Seasons State =>> Himachal Pradesh Which state is known as Apple State =>> Himachal Pradesh Which place is known as Mini Switzerland in India =>> Khajjiar (Himachal Pradesh) Which state is known as Granary of India =>> Punjab Which state is known as Land Of Five Rivers =>> Punjab Which River is known as Bengal's Sorrow =>> Damodar Which River is known as Bihar's Sorrow =>> Kosi

Which River is known as Assam's Sorrow =>> Brahmaputra Which state is known as Spice Garden Of India =>> Kerala Which state is known as God's Own Country =>> Kerala (New Zealand is also known as God's Own Country ) Which state is known as Land of Sun Rise =>> Arunachal Pradesh Which place is known as Gateway of India =>> Mumbai * Which place is known as City of seven islands =>> Mumbai Which place is known as City of Golden Temple =>> Amritsar Which state is known as Pearl of the Orient =>> Goa Which place is known as Detroit of India =>> Pitampur Which place is known as Pink City =>> Jaipur Which place is known as Lake City =>> Udaipur Which place is known as City of Palace =>> Kolkata Which state is known as Tea garden of India =>> Assam Which place is known as Hi-Tech City =>> Hyderabad Which place is known as Manchester of South India =>> Coimbatore Which place is known as Deccan Queen =>> Pune Which place is known as City of weavers =>> Panipat Which River is known as Old Ganga =>> Godavari Which River is known as Dakshin Ganga =>> Kaveri * Which state is known as Milk Pail of India =>> Haryana * Which place is known as Gardan city of India =>> Bangalore

* Which place is known as Sapce city of India =>> Bangalore * Which place is known as Electronic city of India =>> Bangalore

* Which Indian place is known as Pensioners' Paradise =>> Bangalore * Which state is known as Jewel of India =>> Manipur * Which Indian place is known as Scotland of the east =>> Shillong * Which place is known as Temple city of India =>> Bhuvaneswar * Which place is known as Cathedral city of India =>> Bhuvaneswar

Longest river in the World: General Knowledge Longest river in some important Countries 1. Which is the Longest River of Asia ? Answer: Yangtze (china) 2. Which is the Longest River of Africa ? Answer: Nile 3. Which is the Longest River of Europe ? Answer: Volga 4. Which is the Longest River of Australia ? Answer: Murray 5. Which is the Longest River of South America ? Answer: Amazon 6. Which is the Longest River of North America ? Answer: Missouri-Missisipi 7. Which is the Longest River of Russia ? Answer: Ob (siberia) 8. Which is the Longest River of Sri Lanka ? Answer: Mahaweli Ganga

Important Gk years Years updated in July Its a weekly report of Learn a Important "Year" Everyday programme. Studying Year is very difficult that's why we started An Important Year A Day programme. These questions include Previously asked years, Frequently asked years, Important years for competitive exams. 1. When did TV Broadcasting started in India ? Answer: in1959 2. When did mahatma Gandhi born ? Answer: in 1869 October 2 3. When was the 1st general election held in India? Answer: in 1951 4. When was Reserve Bank Of India established ? Answer: in 1935 5. When was Reserve Bank Of India nationalized ? Answer: in 1949 6. When did Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) started ? Answer: in 1969 7. When did Railway started in India? Answer: in 1853 8. When did Radio Broadcasting started in India ? Answer: in 1927 9.When did Constituent Assembly of India Adopted The National Anthem ? Answer: in 1950 January 24 10. When was Five Year Plan started in India ? Answer: in 1951

11. When was First Postal system Introduced in India ? Answer: in 1766 12. When was Asian Development Bank (ADB) established? Answer: in 1966 13. When did pin code introduced in india ? Answer: in 1972 14. When did Hijra year Started ? Answer: in AD 622 15. When did Kollam Era Started ? Answer: in AD 825 RRB Frequently Asked Questions: 2012 Indian Railway zones and Headquarters Northern Railway =>> Delhi Eastern Railway =>> Kolkata Southern Railway =>> Chennai * Western Railway =>> Mumbai * Central Railway =>> Mumbai North Eastern Railway =>> Gorakhpur North East Frontier Railway =>> Maligaon, Guwahati South Eastern Railway =>> Kolkata South Central Railway =>> Secunderabad South Western Railway =>> Hubli North Western Railway =>> Jaipur West Central Railway =>> Jabalpur North Central Railway =>> Alahabad

South East Central Railway =>> Bilaspur East Coast Railway =>> bhuvaneshvar East Central Railway =>> Bhuvaneshwar GK questions and answers 2012: Olympic symbols Olympic Ring And Representing Continents Actually these these ring doesn't represent any single continent, According to IOC (International Olympic committee) these rings represents union of the five continents. ( Reference http://w iki.answ ers.com/Q/What_do_the_Olympic_rings_represent ) However I had seen that some jerks asking these questions in competitive exams, So we need to know this. blue = Europe yellow = Asia black = Africa green = Australia red = America Did you know who is the father of Modern Olympics ? answer: Baron Pierre de Coubertin (these rings are also designed by Pierre de Coubertin) Who is the creator of Olympic motto "Swifter, Higher, Stronger" ? answer: Henri Didon * In 2012 London Olympics Who won Silver medal for India ? Answer: Vijay Kumar (25 m rapid fire pistol event), susheel kumar (wrestling) * When did India first participated in Olympics ? Answer: 1900 (Paris Olympics) * When did India Officially participated in Olympics ? Answer: 1920 * Who is the First Indian to win an individual Olympic medal after independence ?

Answer: K.D Yadav (1952, Helsinki) * Who is the First Indian woman to reach Semifinal in Olympics ? Answer: Shiny Wilson * Who is the First Indian woman to reach Final in Olympics ? Answer: P.T Usha * Who is the First Indian woman to win a Medal in Olympics ? Answer: Karnam Malleswari (Bronze, 2000 Sydney)

RRB General knowledge Science questions Biology Questions for RRB, Kerala PSC, Fireman. Science questions are very important in Upcoming Railway exams. More will be added soon. 1. Which are the diseases caused by Bacteria ? Ans: Tuberculosis Diphtheria Whooping cough Cholera Leprosy(Hansen's disease) Tetanus Plague Typhoid Gonorrhoea Syphilis 2. Which are the diseases caused by Virus ? Ans: Chickenpox Mumps Measles

Poliomyelitis Rabies AIDS 3. Which are the diseases caused by Protozoans ? Answer: Amoebic dysentery Malaria African Sleeping Sickness Kala-azar (Leishmaniasis) 4. Which are the diseases caused by Fungus ? Answer: Athlete's foot Ringworm 5. What is the full form of ELISA? Answer: Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay 6. Which disease is known as 'Grave's disease' ? Answer: Exophthalmic goitre # 7. Which virus cause Swine Flu ? Answer: H1N1 # 8. Which Virus causes Bird Flu ? Answer: H5N1 # 9. Which Mosquito is the Vector of Malaria ? Answer: Female Anopheles Mosquito # 10. Which Mosquito is the Vector of Filaria ? Answer: Culex Mosquito

# 11. Minamata disease caused by Mercury poisoning

# 12. Itai Itai disease caused by Cadmium poisoning 13. When was the first test tube baby Louise Brown borne ? Answer: 25 July 1978 (A possible questions since her mother recently died) 14. Which day is observed as World Population Day ? Answer: July 11 (birth of the 7 billionth baby) 15. Which organ affects Bright's Disease ? Answer: Kidney # Confusing question Where is Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary situated ? Answer: Goa Frequently asked questions about Slave Dynasty Important questions about Slave Dynasty 1. Which is the first Muslim Dynasty in India ? Answer: Slave Dynasty 2. Which Dynasty is also called as 'Ilbari Dynasty' , 'Yamini Dynasty' or 'Mamluk Dynasty' ? Answer: Slave Dynasty 3. When did the Slave Dynasty founded ? Answer: AD 1206 4. Who is the founder of Slave Dynasty ? Answer: Qutub-ud-din Aibak 5. Who is known as Lakh Baksh ? Answer: Qutub-ud-din Aibak 6. Who started the construction of Qutab Minar ? Answer: Qutub-ud-din Aibak 7. Who completed the construction of Qutab Minar ?

Answer: Iltumish 8. Who is the first and only Muslim woman ruled Delhi ? Answer: Razia Sultana (Daughter of Iltumish) 9. Who is considered as founder of second Ilbari Dynasty ? Answer: Balban 10. Who is known as 'Shadow of God' ? Answer: Balban 11. Who is the last Slave ruler ? Answer: Kayumars

Latest Important Gk questions 2012: Tughlaq Dynasty Most important questions about Tughlaq Dynasty 1. Who is the founder of Tughlaq Dynasty ? Answer: Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq 2. Which Tughlaq Ruler is known as 'wisest fool' ? Answer: Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq 3. Who called Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq as 'an ill starred idealist' ? Answer: Iban Batuta 4. Who built the monument Tughlaqabad Fort in Delhi ? Answer: Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq 5. Who was the Tughlaq Dynasty Ruler when Iban Batuta (an African traveler) visited India ? Answer: Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq 6. Who introduced 'Jaziya' (a tax on non-Muslims) ? Answer: Firuz-sha-Tughlaq 7. Which Tughlaq ruler banned Music ? Answer: Giyasuddin Tughlaq

8. Who was the last ruler of Tughlaq Dynasty ? Answer: Muhammad Shah Tughlaq

Important Straits: Frequently asked Gk questions most important straits and its location (Which separates some countries) 1. Palk Strait =>> Between India and Sri Lanka 2. Duncan Passage =>> South Andaman and Little Andaman 3. Ten Degree Channel =>> Little Andaman and Nicobar 4. English Channel =>> Between England and France 5. Florida Strait =>> Cuba and USA 6. Berring Strait =>> Russia and USA 7. Bass Strait =>> Between Australia and Tasmania 8. Strait of Gibralter =>> Between Spain and Morocco 9. Strait of Malaca =>> Between Malasiya and Sumatra (It also connects Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean) 10. Barents Strait =>> Between Scandinavian countries and Artic Ocean * 11. Dover Strait =>> separates Great Britain from France * 12. Bosphorus Strait =>> Divides Europe from Asia *13. Strait of Magellan =>> Connects Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean * 14. Davis Strait =>> between Greenland and Canada * 15. Drake Passage =>> Separates South America and Antarctica Confusing Questions Latest: 2012 Gk Confusing Facts Part 5 1. Who is Known as 'Guru Dev' ? Answer: Rabindranath Tagore 2. Who is known as 'Guruji' ? Answer:Sadashiva Golkar

3. Who is known as 'Grand Old Lady of Indian Nationalism' ? Answer: Anie Basent 4. Who is known as 'Mother of Indian National Movement' ? Answer: Madam Bhikkaji Kama 5. Where is Tuberculosis Research Center Situated ? Answer: Chennai 6. Where is National Tuberculosis Institute Situated ? Answer: Bangalore 7. Who founded Indian Institute of Science ? Answer: J.R.D Tata 8 .Who founded Indian Academy of Science ? Answer: C.V Raman 9. Who is Known as Shahid-e-Azam ? Answer: Bhagath Sing 10. Who is Known as Qaid-e-Azam ? Answer: Muhammad Ali Jinna 11. Who founded 'Servants of India' ? Answer: Gopal Krishna Gokhale 12. Who founded 'Servants of God' ? Answer: Khan Abdul Gaffer Khan 13. What is the Full Form of 'I.O.A' ? Answer: Indian Olympic Association 14. What is the Full Form of 'I.O.C' ? Answer: International Olympic Committee

Important gk questions about Stock Exchange Stock Exchange Index and Country (location) Nikkiei , Pix =>> Tokyo (Japan) Kospa =>> Korea Bove spa =>> Brazil Nasadq =>> USA Simex =>> Singapore Hang Seng =>> Hong Kong Mid Dax =>> Frankfort FTSE =>> London * Stock Exchange Related Questions 1. Which is the oldest Stock Exchange in Asia ? Answer: Bombay Stock Exchange 2. What is the full-form of SENSEX ? Answer: Sensitive Index 3. In which street did Bombay Stock Exchange situate ? Answer: Dalal Street 4. When did National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) founded? Answer: 1992 (in 1993 it become stock exchange) 5. When did SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) formed ? Answer: 1988 (Officialy started in 1992) 6. Which is the Worlds First Electronic Stock Exchange ? Answer: NASDAQ (National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations) 7. Which Stock Exchange has the nick name "Big Board" ? Answer: New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)

8. Which Stock Exchange is situated in Wall Street ? Answer: New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)