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Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

നിരന്തരമായി യുവതലമുറയോട് അറിവുകൾ പങ്കുവയ്ക്കുകയും സംവദിക്കുകയും ചെയ്ത രാഷ്ട്രപതി. ആണവശാസ്ത്ര മേഖലയ്ക്ക് സമഗ്ര സംഭാവന നൽകിയ മഹാൻ. സ്വപ്നം കാണാൻ യുവാക്കളെ പഠിപ്പിച്ചു.  ലാളിത്യം ഉയർത്തിപ്പിടിച്ചു.

634583Autobiography of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam?

Ans: Wings of Fire (അഗ്നി ചിറകുകൾ)

 

 

kalam-600x338Place where APJ Abdul Kalam died?

Ans: Shillong, Meghalaya

 

 

bharat_ratnaKalam was awarded Bharat Ratna in the year ?

Ans: 1997

 

 

693771Which of the Kalam’s books has the subject of unleashing the power within India?

Ans: Ignited Minds

 

750x-1The low-cost coronary stent developed by Kalam together with Dr. Soma Raju is named?

Ans: Kalam-Raju Stent

 

ShowImageTotal no. of mercy petitions received by Kalam was ?

Ans: 21

 

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5/20 rule for Aircrafts !

 

tv teresstrial_ddThe parent body of Door Darsan is Prasar Bharathi

 

 

 

Which Nobel Laureate wrote the famous poem “Love at first sight” : Wislawa Szymborska(Polish)

 

 

 

Ganges-in-Rig-VedaThe origin of river Jahnavi is in Tibet

 

 

 

5ee13b00e589330914a6492f3def66c9Khed near Pune was later named after teh native freedom figher named : Raj Guru (Along with Bhagat Singh and Sukh Dev he took part in the assassination of J.P. Saunders in 1928  and was hanged in 1931. Khed was renamed as Rajgurunagar)

 

aircraftWhat is 5/20 rule?

The 5/20 Rule is a norm of the Indian Aviation ministry under which national carriers are required to have an operational experience of 5 years and to have a fleet of minimum 20 Aircrafts to fly overseas.

Mithun Chakraborty in Mrigaya

mgneraAccording to Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) 2005, waged employment is to be provided to each rural households for at least _____ days in a financial year?

Answer: 100

 

Lake-PicholaMaharana Udaisingh founded the city of Udaipur (Rajasthan) on the banks or the lake_____ in year 1553.

Answer: Lake Pichola

 

 

whiskeyWhat caused ‘Whiskey Rebellion’ in United States?

Answer: During the presidency of George Washington, in 1791, tax was imposed on distilled spirits, (of which whiskey was the most popular one) and was the first one imposed on a domestic product by the federal government. The rebellion was suppressed in 1794.

6262652136_1e37a50f26_z1The word ‘Vihara’ in Buddhist parlance means: _______

Answer: Monastery

 

Mithun-Chakraborty-7The Hindi language film in which Mithun Chakraborty made his debut as hero:

Answer: Mrigaya(1976), directed by Mrinal Sen

 

The first JET

umanandaThe Peacock Island is in the river : Brahmaputra(Assam)

 

 

 

Haldia, a major port of India is in the state of : West Bengal

 

 

 

Aurangzeb_in_old_age_2Fatwa-j-Alamgiri is a compilation of Hanafi Law during the reign of : Aurangzeb

 

 

 

cKa3fIpvBachpan Bachavo Andolan was founded by : Kailash Sathyarthi (Nobel Prize winner for Peace, 2014, shared with Malala Yousafzai of Pakisthan)

 

 

Air-IndiaThe first Asian airline to induct a jet Aircraft in its fleet : Air India (1960)

 

 

 

Panama Canal connects what?

a0b3a3c6c8275ff83e7ecba894e76532-d2uuy67A group of crows is called : a murder of crows.

 

 

 

Hazratbal-MosquenewWhich is the famous mosque on the banks of Dal lake, Kashmir : Hazratbal mosque

 

 

 

Alexander_Graham_BellThe ‘bel’ in the decibel stands for : The name Alexander Graham Bell. Decibel is one-tenth of ‘bel’, a unit which expresses the ration of two values of the power of sound. Decibel is commonly used unit.

 

panama-cruise2_2774179bThe length of Panama Canal is : 77 Km (Canal which connects Atlantic and Pacific Ocean)

 

 

 

13-amogavarsha-coverpage‘Kaviraja marga’, a work on grammar and poetics written in around 850 AD, was authored by Amoghavarsha I, a king of Rashtrakuta dynasty. The language in which the work was written is : Kannada