Tuesday, March 29, 2016

P.Susheela enters into Guiness book of Records 2016

Points about achievement

She holds title for the highest number of solo, duet and chorus backed songs in over six Indian languages
As per the official records, she has sung 17,695 solo, duet and chorus backed songs as on January 28, 2016
Susheela has over 30,000 songs to her credit across multiple languages
She has sung 20000 songs in Telugu and around 10000 songs in other languages
She made her singing debut in 1952 Tamil film “Petra Thai”
She has sung an exceptional 1,336 duets with S. P. Balasubrahmanyam which is a record of maximum duets by the same duo

Awards

She has five National Awards to her credit
She was also given the Padma Bhushan honour, which was presented to her in 2008

Lionel Messi is related to which sport ?
1.Cricket
2.Tennis
3.Football
4.Car Race
5.None of these

Answer & Explanation

Answer – 3.Football
Explanation :
Lionel Andrés “Leo” Messi is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Barcelona and the Argentina national team
Who among the following related to Badminton ?
1.Sourabh Verma
2.Apurvi Chandela
3.Sir Gary Sobers
4.Jamie Murray
5.None of these

Answer & Explanation

Answer – 1.Sourabh Verma
Explanation :
Sourabh Verma is a badminton player from India.He became the Indian National Badminton Champion in the senior singles category in 2011. In 2011, Sourabh Verma won his first international title by winning the Bahrain International Challenge
Golfer Seve Ballesteros from which country ?
1.USA
2.Sweden
3.England
4.Spain
5.None of these

Answer & Explanation

Answer – 4.Spain
Explanation :
Severiano “Seve” Ballesteros Sota was a Spanish professional golfer, a World No. 1 who was one of the sport’s leading figures from the mid-1970s to the mid-1990s
Mahesh Bhupathi from India is related to ……………
1.Hockey
2.Tennis
3.Badminton
4.Golf
5.None of these

Answer & Explanation

Answer – 2.Tennis
Explanation :
Mahesh Shrinivas Bhupathi is an Indian professional tennis player. In 1997, he became the first Indian to win a Grand Slam tournament.
The cricketer W.G. Grace from …………………
1.West Indies
2.New Zealand
3.England
4.Sri Lanka
5.None of these

Answer & Explanation

Answer – 3.England
Explanation :
William Gilbert “W. G.” Grace, MRCS, LRCP was an English amateur cricketer who was important in the development of the sport and is widely considered one of its greatest-ever players.
Andy Murray is related to …………………………..
1.Boxing
2.Race
3.Badminton
4.Tennis
5.None of these

Answer & Explanation

Answer – 4.Tennis
Explanation :
Andrew Barron “Andy” Murray OBE is a Scottish professional tennis player, currently ranked world No. 2
Henry Cooper is related to which sport ?
1.Cricket
2.Racing
3.Boxing
4.Golf
5.None of these

Answer & Explanation

Answer – 3.Boxing
Explanation :
Sir Henry Cooper OBE KSG was an English heavyweight boxer known for the sheer power of his left hook, “Enry’s ‘Ammer”, and his knockdown of the young Muhammad Ali.
Who among the following related to racing ?
1.Michael Schumacher
2.Roger Bannister
3.Sir Steve Redgrave
4.Dhyan Chand
5.None of these

Answer & Explanation

Answer – 1.Michael Schumacher
Explanation :
Michael Schumacher is a retired German racing driver. He is a seven-time Formula One World Champion and is widely regarded as one of the greatest Formula One drivers of all time. He was named Laureus World Sportsman of the Year twice

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Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore is related to …………….
1.Swimming
2.Shooting
3.Hockey
4.Cricket
5.None of these

Answer & Explanation

Answer – 2.Shooting
Explanation :
Lieutenant-Colonel Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore AVSM is a Veteran Indian shooter and politician, who rose to fame after winning the Silver Medal in Men’s Double Trap at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
Who among the following is related to wrestling ?
1.Leslie Claudius
2.Vijay Kumar
3.Yogeshwar Dutt
4.Sir Steve Redgrave
5.None of these

Answer & Explanation

Answer – 3.Yogeshwar Dutt
Explanation :
Yogeshwar Dutt is an Indian wrestler from Haryana. He won the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Men’s 60kg Freestyle wrestling. He was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2013.

GK Questions: General Science(Physics) –

Who among the following gave the first experimental value of G ?
1.Maxwell
2.Newton
3.Galileo
4.Cavendish
5.None of these

Answer & Explanation

Answer – 4.Cavendish
Explanation :
The Cavendish experiment, performed in 1797–1798 by British scientist Henry Cavendish, was the first experiment to measure the force of gravity between masses in the laboratory and the first to yield accurate values for the gravitational constant
One watt-hour is equal to
1.4.2×10³J
2.1.5×10³J
3.3.6×10³J
4.2.3×10³J
5.None of these

Answer & Explanation

Answer – 3.3.6×10³J
Explanation :
The kilowatt hour is a derived unit of energy equal to 3.6 megajoules. If the energy is being transmitted or used at a constant rate (power)
Boyle’s law holds good for any gas at ……………………………..
1.Low Temperature, Low Pressure
2.Low Temperature, High Pressure
3.High Temperature, High Pressure
4.High Temperature, High Pressure
5.None of these

Answer & Explanation

Answer – 2.Low Temperature, High Pressure
Explanation :
Boyle’s law is only hold good when temperature is high and pressure is low.
Angle of friction and angle of repose are
1.Equal
2.Different
3.Can’t tel
4.Depend upon the medium
5.None of these

Answer & Explanation

Answer – 1.Equal
Explanation :
Tanθ = Tanɑ (tanɑ = µ)
where ‘ɑ’ is the angle of friction
θ = ɑ
Angle of repose is equal to angle of friction.
The Reflection of an electric room heater is most effective if it is
1.Elliptical
2.Parabolic
3.Spherical
4.Cylindrical
5.None of these

Answer & Explanation

Answer – 2.Parabolic
Explanation :
The Reflection of an electric room heater is most effective if it is Parabolic
The Specific resistance of a wire depends upon the ……………………….
1.Length
2.Mass
3.Material
4.Cross Section
5.None of these

Answer & Explanation

Answer – 3.Material
Explanation :
The Specific resistance of a wire depends upon the nature of the Material
…………….. line indicate the direction of magnetic maredian
1.Magnetic equator
2.Adiatic lines
3.Agomic lines
4.Duperrey’s lines
5.None of these

Answer & Explanation

Answer – 4.Duperrey’s lines
Explanation :
Duperrey’s lines indicate the direction of magnetic maredian
Which type of connection is used in the domestic electrical wiring ?
1.Series
2.Parallel
3.Shunt
4.Serial- Parallel
5.None of these

Answer & Explanation

Answer – 2.Parallel
Explanation :
Parallel connection is used in the domestic electrical wiring. In parallel circuit, if one electrical appliance stops working due to some defect, then all other appliances keeps working normally.
……………………. Forces are always balanced
1.Internal Force
2.Strong Force
3.Weak Force
4.External Force
5.None of these

Answer & Explanation

Answer – 1.Internal Force
Explanation :
Internal forces are forces exchanged by the objects in the system. To determine what part should be considered external and internal, mechanical system should be clearly defined.
……………… does not have sharp melting point
1.Urea
2.Mercury
3.Water
4.Glass
5.None of these

Answer & Explanation

Answer – 4.Glass
Explanation :
Urea is a pure crystalline compound so has a sharp melting point whereas, glass is an amorphous compound.