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General Knowledge 2018

General Knowledge 2018

Thermal Power plants (TPS) in India

1 Mundra TPS Kutch (Gujarat)
2 Barauni TPP Bihar
3 Vindhyachal TPS Singrauli (Madhya Pradesh)
4 Talcher Super TPS Angul (Odisha)
5 Sipat TPS Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh)
6 Korba Super TPS Chattisgarh
7 Rihand TPS Sonebhadra (Uttar Pradesh)
8 Jharsuguda TPS Odisha
9 Tiroda TPS Maharashtra
10 Anpara TPS Uttar Pradesh
11 Bellary TPP Karnataka
12 Durgapur TPP West Bengal
13 Sikka TPS Gujarat
14 Satpura TPS Madhya Pradesh
15 Singrauli Super TPS Uttar Pradesh
16 Wanakbori TPS Gujarat

Nuclear (Atomic) power plants in India

1 Narora atomic power plant  Narora (Uttar Pradesh)
2 Kaiga atomic power plant  Karnataka
3 Rajasthan atomic power plant  Rawatbhatta (Rajasthan) (India & Candada)
4 Tarapur atomic power plant  Maharashtra (India & US)
5 Kakarpar atomic power plant  Gujarat
6 Madras atomic power plant  Tamil Nadu
7 Kudankulam atomic Power Plant  Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) (India & Russia)
8 Jaitapur Nuclear Power Plant  Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) (India & France)

Largest Dams in India

1 Tehri Dam Bhagirathi River  Uttarakhand
2 Lakhwar Dam Yamuna River  Uttrakhand
3 Iduuki Arch Dam Periyar River  Kerala
4 Koyna Dam Koyana River  Maharshtra
5 Bhakra nangal Dam Sutlej River  Punjab and Himachal Pradesh.
6 Sardar Sarovar Dam Narmada River  Gujarat
7 Srisailam dam Narmada River  Andhra Pradesh
8 Ranjit Sagar Dam Rav River  Punjab
9 Baglihar Dam Chenab River  J& K
10 Cheruthoni (Eb) Dam Cheruthoni  Kerala
11 Hirakud Dam Mahanadi River  Orissa
12 Nagarjuna sagar Dam Krishna River  Andhra Pradesh
13 Indira SagarDam Narmada River  Madhya Pradesh
14 Ukai Dam Tapi River  Gujarat
15 MaithDam Barakar River  Jharkhand
16 Krishnarajsagar Dam Kaveri River  Karnataka
17 Mettur Dam Kaveri River  Salem district in Tamil Nadu
18 TungaBhadra Dam Tungabhadra River  Karnataka

Important dances in India

Folk dances in India
1 Changu  Odissa and Andhra Pradesh
2 Gair  Rajasthan
3 Garba, Dandiya Rass  Gujarat
4 Ghoomar  Rajasthan
5 Karagam  Tamil Nadu
6 Dumhal  Kashmir
7 Lavani  Maharashtra
8 Odissi  Orissa
9 Rauf  Jammu & Kashmir
10 Nautanki, Thora, Chappeli, Raslila, Kajri  Uttar Pradesh
Classical dances in India
1 Kathak  Uttar Pradesh
2 Bihu  Assam
3 Bharat Natyam  Tamil Nadu
4 Kuchipudi  Andhra Pradesh
5 Kathakali  Kerala
6 Chhau  Orissa, Bihar and West Bengal
7 Bhangra  Punjab
8 Khantumm  Mizoram

Important Wildlife Sanctuary in India

1 Kaziranga Wildlife Sanctuary Assam
2 Manas Wildlife Sanctuary Assam
3 Gir National Park & Wildlife Sanctuary Gujarat
4 Sundarbans National Park West Bengal
5 Periyar National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary Kerala
6 Kanha National Park Madhya Pradesh
7 Bandhavgarh National Park Madhya Pradesh
8 Ranthambore National Park & Wildlife Sanctuary Rajasthan
9 Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary Rajasthan
10 Tal Chappar Wildlife Sanctuary Rajasthan
11 Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary Rajasthan
12 Chilka Lake Bird Sanctuary Odissa
13 Nandankanan Zoo Odissa
14 Corbett National Park Uttrakhand

List of Vitamin Deficiency

Vitamins Deficiency
Vitamin A Night-blindness, Hyperkeratosis, and Keratoma
Vitamin B1 Beriberi, Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
Vitamin B2 Ariboflavinosis, Glossitis, Angular stomatitis
Vitamin B3 Pellagra
Vitamin B5 Paresthesia
Vitamin B6 Anemia peripheral neuropathy.
Vitamin B7 Dermatitis, enteritis
Vitamin B9 Megaloblastic anemia and Deficiency during pregnancy is associated with birth defects, such as neural tube defects
Vitamin B12 Megaloblastic anemia
Vitamin C Scurvy
Vitamin D Rickets and Osteomalacia
Vitamin E Deficiency is very rare; sterility in males and abortions in females, mild hemolytic anemia in newborn infants.
Vitamin K Bleeding diathesis

Lines b/w Different Countries in the World

1 Durand Line Pakistan and Afghanistan
2 Mc. Mohan Line India(Arunachal Pradesh Region) and China
3 Radcliff Line India and Pakistan
4 Line of Control It divides Kashmir between India and Pakistan.
5 Hidden berg Line Germany and Poland
6 Maginot Line France and Germany
7 Older Neisse Line Germany and Poland
8 Mannerheim Line Russia and Finland border.
9 Siegfried Line Germany and France.
10 17th Parallel North Vietnam and South Vietnam
11 24th Parallel India and Pakistan.
12 26th Parallel Australia & South Africa
13 38th Parallel North Korea and South Korea
14 49th Parallel Canada and USA

Important Places In India

  • Mount Abu – Rajasthan
  • Aga Khan Palace – Pune
  • Amber Palace – Rajasthan
  • Golden Temple – Amritsar, Punjab
  • Arikkamedu – Puducherry
  • Ashoka Pillar – Madhya Pradesh
  • Chilka Lake – Orissa
  • Dalal Street – Stock exchange Market in Mumbai
  • Cherrapunji  – Meghalaya
  • Elephanta Caves – Mumbai, Maharashtra
  • Ellora and Ajanta – Aurangabad, Maharashtra
  • Fatehpur Sikri – Uttar Pradesh
  • Gateway of India – Mumbai
  • Gol Gumbaz – Karnataka
  • Hampi  – Karnataka
  • Hirakud – Orissa
  • Howrah Bridge – Kolkata
  • Jallianwala Bagh – Amritsar, Punjab
  • Jantar Mantar – Delhi
  • Kapilavastu – Bihar
  •  Mahabalipuram – Tamil Nahu
  • Mahabodhi Temple – Bihar
  • Nalanda – Bihar
  • Pawapuri – Bihar
  • Kalpakkam – Chennai, Tamil Nadu
  • Kanyakumari  – Tamil Nadu
  • Sarnath – Varanasi, UP
  • Khajuraho  – Madhya Pradesh
  • Konark  – Orissa
  • Sanchi – Madhya Pradesh
  • Somnath – Gujarat
  • Sriharikota – Andhra Pradesh
  • Victoria Memorial – Kolkata