Study Material For RRB Exam - General Knowledge : G.K

Study Material For RRB Exam - General Knowledge

Section : G.K

Important Dates:

Jan 1 Army Medical Corps Establishment Day
Jan 8 African National Congress Foundation Day
Jan 10 World Laughter Day
Jan 11 Death anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri
Jan 12 National Youth Day (Birth day of Swami Vivekanand)
Jan 15 Army Day
Jan 23 Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose’s birth anniversary
Jan 25 International Customs Duty Day, India Tourism Day
Jan 26 Republic Dav
Jan 28 Birth anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai
Jan 30 (Martyr’s day) Mahatma Gandhi’s Martyrdom Day; World Leprosy Eradication Day
Feb 2 National day of Srilanka
Feb 2 World Wetlands Day
Feb 5 Kashmir Day (Organised by Pakistan)
Feb 13 Sarojini Naidu’s Birth Anniversary
Feb 14 St. Valentine’s Day
Feb 24 Central Excise Day
Feb 28 National Science Day
Mar 3 National Defence Day
Mar 4 National Security Day
Mar 8 International Women’s Day
Mar 9 CISF Raising Day
Mar 12 Mauritius Day; Central Industrial Security Force Day
Mar 15 World Consumer Day
Mar 16 National Vaccination Day
Mar 19 World Disabled Day
Mar 21 World Forestry Day
Mar 22 World Day for Water
Mar 23 World Meterological Day
Mar 24 World TB Day
Mar 26 Bangladesh Liberation Day
April 1 Orissa Day
April 5 National Maritime Day
April 7 World Health Day
April 13 Jallianwallah Bagh Massacre Day (1919)
April 14 B.R. Ambedkar Rememberance Day; Fire Extinguishing Day
April 18 World Heritage Day
April 22 World Earth Day
April 23 World Books Day
May 1 International Labour Day (May Day)
May 3 International Energy Day
May 8 International Red Cross Day (It is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of the founder of the Red Cross Organisation Jean Henry Dunant)
May 11 National Technology Day
May 15 International Family Day
May 17 World Telecom Day
May 24 Commonwealth Day
May 31 World No Tobacco Day
June 5 World Environment Day
June 27 World Diabetes Day
July 1 Doctor’s Day
July 4 American Independence Day
July 11 World Population Day
July 26 Kargil Victory Day
Aug 6 Hiroshima Day
Aug 9 Quit India Movement Day
Aug 12 International Youth Day
Aug 14 Pakistan’s Independence Day
Aug 15 India’s Independence Day
Aug 19 World Photography Day
Aug 20 Sadbhavna Divas
Aug 29 Sports Day (Dhyanchand’s birthday)
Aug 30 Small Industry Day
Sept 5 Teacher’s Day
Sept 7 Forgiveness Day
Sept 8 International Literacy Day
Sept 14 Hindi Day, World First Aid Day
Sept. 16 International Day of Democracy
Sept 16 World Ozone Day
Sept 21 World Alzheimer’s Day
Sept 25 Social Justice Day
Sept 27 World Tourism Day
Oct 1 International Day for the Elderly (UN)
Oct 2 Gandhi Jayanti, International Non-Violence Day
Oct 3 World Nature Day
Oct 4 World Animal Day
Oct 5 World Habitat Day;
Oct 6 World Wildlife Day
Oct 8 Indian Airforce Day
Oct 9 World Postal Day
Oct 10 World Mental Health Day; National Post Day
Oct 12 World Sight Day
Oct 13 World Calamity Control Day (UN)
Oct 14 World Standards Day
Oct 15 World White cane day (guiding the blind)
Oct 17 International Poverty Eradication Day
Oct 20 National Solidarity Day (China attacked India on that day)
Oct 24 United Nations Day
Oct 30 World Thrift day
Oct 31 National Integration Day (In memory of Indira Gandhi)
Nov 7 Infant Protection Day; World Cancer Awareness Day
Nov 9 Pravasiya Bharatiya Divas / Legal Services Day
Nov 10 Transport Day
Nov 14 Children’s Day / World Diabetics day
Nov 17 Guru Nanak Dev’s Birth Anniversary
Nov 30 Flag Day
Nov 26 Law Day
Dec 1 World AIDS Day
Dec 4 Navy Day
Dec 7 Armed Forces Flag Day
Dec 10 Human Rights Day
Dec 11 UNICEF Day
Dec 14 National Energy Conservation Day
Dec 19 Goa’s Liberation Day
Dec 23 Kisan Divas (Farmer’s day)

National/International Years

2001 Year of Woman Empowerment (Govt. of India)
2002 International Year of Mountain (by FAO)
2003 International Fresh Water Year
2004 International Year of Rice
2005 International Year of Physics/Sports (by UNO)
2006 International Year of Deserts and Desertification
2007 International Polar Year, Year of the Dolphin
2008 International Year of Sanitation, International Year of Languages
2009 International Year of Astronomy (UN) International Year of Natural Fibers (FAO) International Year of Reconcili-ation Year of the OX (China)

First in The World

The first person to reach Mount Everest Sherpa Tenzing, Edmund Hillary
The first person to reach North Pole Robert Peary
The first person to reach South Pole Amundsen
The first religion of the world Hinduism

The first country to print book China
The first country to issue paper currency China
The first country to commence competitive examination China in civil services
The first President of the U.S.A. George Washington
The first Prime Minister of Britain Robert Walpole
The first Governor General of the United Nations Trigveli (Norway)
The first country to win football World cup Uruguay
The first country to prepare a constitution U.S.A.
The first Governor General of Pakistan Mohd. Ali Jinnah
The first country to host NAM summit Belgrade (Yugoslavia)
The first European to attack India Alexander, The Great
The first European to reach China Marco Polo
The first person to fly aeroplane Wright Brothers
The first person to sail round the world Magellan
The first country to send man to the moon U.S.A.
The first country to launch Artificial satellite in the space Russia
The first country to host the modern Olympics Greece
The first city on which the atom bomb was dropped Hiroshima (Japan)
The first person to land on the moon Neil Armstrong followed by Edwin E. Aldrin
The first shuttle to go in space Columbia
The first spacecraft to reach on Mars Viking-I
The first woman Prime Minister of England Margaret Thatcher
The first muslim Prime Minister of a country Benazir Bhutto (Pakistan)
The first woman Prime Minister of a country Mrs. S. Bandamaike (Sri Lanka)
The first woman to climb Mount Everest Mrs. Junko Tabei (Japan)
The first woman cosmonaut of the world Velentina Tereshkova (Russia)
The first woman President of the U.N. General Assembly Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
The first man to fly into space Yuri Gagarin (Russia)
The first batsman to score, three test century in three Mohd. Azharuddin successive tests on debut
The first man to have climbed Mount Everest twice Nawang Gombu
The first U.S. President to resign Presidency Richard Nixon

First in India

MALE
The first President of Indian Republic Dr. Rajendra Prasad
The first Prime Minister of free India Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru
The first Indian to win Nobel Prize Rabindranath Tagore
The first President of Indian National Congress W. C. Banerjee
The first Muslim President of Indian National Congress Badruddin Tayyabji
The first Muslim President of India Dr. Zakir Hussain
The first British Governor General of India Lord William Bentinck
The first British Viceroy of India Lord Canning
The first Governor General of free India Lord Mountbatten
The first and the last Indian to be Governor General of free C. Rajgopalachari India
The first man who introduced printing press in India James Hicky
The first Indian to join the I.C.S. Satyendra Nath Tagore
India’s first man in space Rakesh Sharma
The first Prime Minister of India who resigned without Morarji Desai completing the full term
The first Indian Commander-in-Chief of India General Cariappa
The first Chief of the Army Staff Gen. Maharaj Rajendra Singhji
The first Indian member of the Viceroy’s executive council S. P. Sinha
The first President of India who died while in office Dr. Zakir Hussain
The first Prime Minister of India who did not face the Charan Singh Parliament
The first Field Marshal of India S. H. F. Manekshaw
The first Indian to get Nobel prize in Physics C. V. Raman
The first Indian to receive Bharat Ratna award Dr. Radhakrishnan
The first Indian to cross English channel Mihir Sen
The first person to receive Jnanpith award Sri Shankar Kurup
The first Speaker of the Lok Sabha Ganesh Vasudeva Mavalankar
The first Vice-President of India Dr. Radhakrishnan
The first Education Minister Abul Kalam Azad
The first Home Minister of India Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
The first Indian Air Chief Marshal S. Mukherjee
The first Indian Naval Chief Vice Admiral R. D. Katari
The first judge of International Court of Justice Dr. Nagendra Singh
The first person to receive Paramveer Chakra Major Somnath Sharma
The first person to reach Mt. Everest without oxygen Sherpa Anga Dorjee
The first Chief Election Commissioner Sukumar Sen
The first person to receive Magsaysay Award Acharya Vinoba Bhave
The first person of Indian origin to receive Nobel Prize in Hargovind Khurana Medicine
The first Chinese traveller to visit India Fahein
The first person to receive Stalin Prize Saifuddin Kitchlu
The first person to resign from the central cabinet Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
The first foreigner to receive Bharat Ratna Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
The first person to receive Nobel Prize in Economics Amartya Sen
The first Chief Justice of Supreme Court Justice Hiralal J. Kania
FEMALE
The first lady to become “Miss World” Rita Faria
The first woman judge in Supreme Court Mrs. Meera Sahib Fatima Bibi
The first woman Ambassador Miss C. B. Muthamma
The first woman Governor of a State in free India Mrs. Sarojini Naidu
The first woman Prime Minister Mrs. Indira Gandhi
The first woman to climb Mount Everest Bachhendri Pal
The first woman to climb Mount Everest twice Santosh Yadav
The first woman President of the Indian National Congress Mrs. Annie Besant
The first woman chief justice of a High Court Mrs. Leela Seth
The first woman pilot in Indian Air Force Harita Kaur Dayal
The first woman President of the United Nations General Mrs. Vijaya Laxmi Pandit Assembly
The first woman Chief Minister of an Indian State Mrs. Sucheta Kripalani
The first woman chairman of Union Public Service Roze Millian Bethew Commission
The first woman Director General of Police (DGP) Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya
The first woman Lieutenant General Puneeta Arora
The first woman Air Vice Marshal P. Bandopadhyaya
The first woman chairperson of Indian Airlines Sushma Chawla
The first woman I.P.S. Officer Mrs. Kiran Bedi
The first woman to receive Nobel Prize Mother Teresa
The first woman to receive Bharat Ratna Mrs. Indira Gandhi
The first woman to receive Jnanpith Award Ashapurna Devi

Popular Names of Personalities

Popular Name Personality
Lady with the lamp Florence Nightingale
Grand Old man Dadabhai Naoroji of India
Iron Duke Duke of Wellington
Guru Ji M.S. Golwalkar
John Bull England and the English people
CR Chakravarti Rajagopalachari
King Maker Earl of Warwick
JP Jayaprakash Narayan
Little Corporal Napoleon
Mahamanya Pt. Madan Mohan Malaviya
Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore
Maid of Orleans Joan of Arc
Desh Bandhu C.R. Das
Deen Bandhu C.F. Andrews
Yankee Inhabitants of U.S.A.
Lion of the Punjab (Sher-i-Punjab) Lala Lajpat Rai
Bard of Avon Shakespeare
Panditji Jawaharlal Nehru
Man of Blood Bismark
Andhra Kesri T. Prakasam
Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Bapu Mahatma Gandhi
Apostle of Free Trade Richard Cobden
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
Desert Fox Gen. Rommel
Nightingle of India Sarojini Naidu
Lal, Bal, Pal Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Bipin Chandra Pal
Father of English Poetry Geoffery Chaucer
Feuhrer Hitler
Iron man Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
Ike Gen. Eisenhower
Tomy Atkins English soldier
Jawan Indian soldier

Poolu French soldier
Vizzy Maharaja Kumar of Vizianagara
G.I. American soldier
Wizard of the North Sir Walter Scot
Samuel Clemens Mark Twain
Sparrow Major Gen. Rajender Singh
Shastriji Lal Bahadur Shastri
Babuji Jagjiwan Ram

Nicknames/Fathers

Father of Greek Tragedy Aeschylus
Father of Comedy Aristophanes
Father of the Telephone Alexander Graham Bell
Father of Sunday Newspapers John Bell
Father of Chemistry Robert Boyle
Father of Canada Jacques Cartier
Father of English Poetry Geoffery Chaucer
Father of Aviation Sir George Cayley
Father of Immunology Edward Jenner
Father of Modern Chemistry Antoine Lavoisier
Father of Atom Bomb Dr. Robert Oppenheimer
Father of Nuclear Physics Ernest Rutherford
Father of Economics Adam Smith
Father of Railways George Stephenson

The Leading Dailies of India

Newspaper Language Newspaper’ Language
Times of India English Dainik Jagran Hindi
Dainik Bhaskar Hindi Malayala Manorama Malayalam
Gujarat Samachar Gujarati Hindustan Times English
The Hindu English Mathrubhumi Malayalam
Ananda Bazar Patrika Bengali Aaj Hindi
Punjab Kesri Hindi Eenadu Telugu
Sandesh Gujarati Hindustan Hindi
Amar Ujala Hindi Daily Thanthi Tamil
Nava Bharat Hindi Daily Sakal Marathi
Navbharat Times Hindi Dinamalar Tamil

World’s Famous Newspapers

Newspaper City/Country Newspaper City/Country
AI-Ahram Cairo (Egypt) Le Republica Rome (Italy)
Bangladesh Observer Dacca (Bangladesh) Merdeka Djakarta (Indonesia)
Daily News New York (USA) New York Times New York (USA)

Daily Mail London (England) Pravada Moscow (Russia)
Daily Mirror London (England) People’s Daily Beijing (China)
Dawn Karachi (Pakistan) Star Johansburg (S. Africa)
Eastern Sun Singapore The Times London (England)
Financial Times London (England) The Island Colombo (Sri Lanka)
Guardian London (England) The Times of India India
Izvestia Moscow (Russia) Washington Post Washington D.C. (USA)
Independent London (England) Khalij Times Dubai (UAE) Le Monde Paris (France)

World’s Famous News Agencies

Countries Agencies Countries Agencies
Australia AAP Italy ANSA
China XINHUA Israel ITIM
Egypt MENA Japan KYODO
France A. F. P. Malaysia BERNAMA
Germany D. P. A. Pakistan APP
India PTI Palestine WAFA
India UNI Russia Tass
India Samachar Bharti Russia NOVOSTI
India Univarta United Kingdom REUTER
Indonesia Antara United States of America AP (Associated Press)
Iran IRNA United States of America UPI (United Press International)

World Religions (in Figures)

Religion Percentage of World Religion Percentage of World Population Population
Christians 33 06 Chinese folk religionists 6.27
Muslims 20.28 New religionists 1.68
Hindus 13.33 Tribal religionists 3.97
Sikhs 0.39 Shintoists 0.04
Jains 0.07 Shamanists 0.20
Buddhists 5.87 Bahais 0.12
Jewish 0.23 Confucionists 0.10
Non-religious 11.92 Atheists 2.35
Other religions 0.02

Geographical Discoveries

Discovery Discoverer
America Christopher Columbus
Sea route to India via Cape of Good Hope Vasco-de-Gama
Solar system Copernicus
Planets Kepler