General Knowledge (GK) Part 1

General Knowledge, Important facts, Indian Noble Prize Winner, Scientific Instrument and their use, Important Abbreviations, 

INDIAN NOBLE PRIZE WINNER

S. NO.	NAME	FIELD	YEAR
1	Rabindranath Tagore	Literature (Geetanjali)	1913
2	Dr.  C.V. Raman	Physics(Raman’s Effect)	1930
3	Dr. Hargovind Khurana	Madicine	1968
4	Mother Teresa	Peace	1979
5	Dr. S. Chandrasekhar	Physics	1983
6	Dr. Amartya Sen	Economics	1999
7	V.S. Naipaul	Literature	2001
8	Venkatraman Radhakrishnan	Chemistry	2009

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SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT AND THEIR USE
Scientific Instrument	Used to Measure
Sphygmomanometer	Blood Pressure
Seismograph	Earthquakes Shocks
Pyrometer	High Temperature
Barometer	Atmospheric Pressure
Anemometer	Wind Velocity
Tachometer	Speed of Rotation
G.M. Counter	Radioactivity
Lactometer	Purity of Milk
Richter Scale	Intensity of Earthquakes
Speedometer	Speed

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S.NO	IMPORTANT ABRIVIATIONS
1	BBC	British Broadcasting Corporation
2	AIDS	Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
3	HIV	Human Immunodeficiency Virus
4	DNA	Deoxyribonucleic Acid
5	RNA	Ribonucleic Acid
6	STD	Sexually Transmitted Disease
7	STD	Subscriber Trunk Dialing
8	NDA	National Defense Academy
9	BPL	Below Poverty Line
10	FBI	Federal Bureau of Investigation
11	CDMA	Code Division Multiple Access
12	BSF	Boarder Security Force
13	GDP	Gross Domestic Product
14	DBMS	Database Management System
15	BNSC	British National Space Centre
16	UNO	United National Organization
17	INSAT	Indian National Satellite
18	ASLV	Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle
19	VSSC	Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre
20	ISAC	ISRO Research Centre
21	ISRO	Indian Space Research Organization
22	NTPC	National Thermal Power Corporation
23	DDR	Double Data Rate
24	VIRUS	Vital Information Resources Index Siege
25	IELTS	International English Language Testing System
26	DDT	Dichloro Diphinyle Trichloro Ethane
27	MIC	Methyl Isocyanate
28	AD	Anno Domini (In the year of our lord)
29	BC	Before Christ
30	AIIMS	All India Institution of Medical Science
31	ASEAN	Association of South East Asian Nations
32	AHQ	Army Head Quarter
33	APJA Kalam	Abul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam
34	ATP	Adenosine Triphosphate
35	ADP	Adenosine Diphosphate
36	ABA	Abscisic Acid
37	ANS	Automatic Nervous System
38	ARC	AIDS Related Complese
39	ATT	Anti Tubercular Therapy
40	AMU	Atomic Mass Unit
41	BT	Bachelor Of Teaching
42	B.Ed.	Bachelor of Education
43	B.H.C.	Benzene Haxa Chloride
44	B.T.U.	British Thermal Unit
45	B.I.P.M	International Bureau of Weight and measurement
46	B.I.S.	Bureau of Indian Standard
47	B.C.G	Bacillus Chalmette Guerin
48	CID	Criminal Investigation Department
49	CTBT	Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
50	CBI	Central Bureau of Investigation

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S.NO	IMPORTANT ABRIVIATIONS
51	CO	Commanding Officer
52	CAT	Common Admission Test
53	CBSE	Central Board of School Education
54	CSIR	Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
55	CFL	Compact Fluorescent Lamp
56	CNG	Compressed Natural Gas
57	CNS	Central Nervous System
58	DC	Deputy Commissioner
59	DP	Displaced Person
60	DPI	Director of Public Information
61	DDT	Dichloro Diphenyle Trichloro Ethane
62	DNA	De - oxyribose Nucleic Acid
63	eg	Example Grantia (for example)
64	etc	Et-cetera ( and other things)
65	ECG	Electro Cardio Gram( used for the detection of heart disease)
66	Flu	Influenza
67	FYM	Farm Yard Manure
68	GMT	Greenwich Mean Time
69	HMT	Hindustan Machine Tools
70	HCF	Highest Common Factor
71	GLSV	Geo-Stationary Launch Vehicle
72	GPS	Global Positioning Satellite
73	GAIL	Gas Authority of India Limited
74	HOTS	Higher Order Thinking Skill
75	HPBSE	Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education
76	HDI	Human Development Index
77	HIV	Human Immuno Virus
78	HRD	Human Research Development
79	Ie	Id  est (that is)
80	IAS	Indian Administrative Services
81	ISI	Indian Standard Institution
82	IAF	Indian Air Force
83	ITM	Inquiry Training Model
84	IGNOU	Indira Gandhi National Open University
85	IQ	Intelligent Quotient
86	IRDP	Integrated Rural Development Program
87	ITI	Industrial Training Institution
88	ISRO	Indian Space Research Organization
89	IRS	Indian Remote Sensing Satellite
90	INSAT	Indian National Satellite
91	ICMR	Indian Council of Medical Research
92	KG	Kindergarten
93	LIC	Life Insurance Corporation
94	LBW	Leg Before Wicket
95	LCM	Lowest Common Multiple

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S.NO.	ABBRIVIATIONS	FULL FORMS
1	LTTE	Liberalization Tigers of Tamil Elam
2	LPG	Liquefied petroleum Gas
3	MBBS	Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
4	MLA	Member of Legislative Assembly
5	MP	Member of Parliament
6	MB	Bachelor of Medicine
7	MD	Doctor of Medicine
8	MO	Money Order
9	MAT	Management Aptitude Test
10	MBA	Master of Business Administration
11	NATO	North Atlantic Treaty Organization
12	NCC	National Cadet Corps
13	NSS	National Service Scheme
14	NCERT	National Council of Educational Research and Training
15	NDA	National Defense Academy
16	NET	National Eligibility Test
17	NTPC	National Thermal Power Corporation
18	NPL	National Physical Laboratory
19	NDDB	National Dairy Development Board
20	NEERI	National Environmental Research Institution
21	ONGC	Oil and Natural Gas Commission
22	ORS	Oral Rehydration Solution
23	OTEC	Ocean Thermal Energy Conservation
24	OMG	Oh My God
25	PM	Post Meridian
26	PM	Prime Minister
27	PMG	Post Master General
28	PO	Post Office or Probationary Officer
29	PLSV	Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
30	PFA	Prevention of Food Adulteration Act

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S.No.	ABBRIVIATIONS	FULL FORM
1	PEM	Protein Energy Malnutrition
2	QMS	Quick Mail Service
3	QED	Quod Erat Demonstrandum
4	RBC	Red Blood Cells
5	RADAR	Radio Angle Direction and Range
6	RSVP	Respondez  s’il  vous Plait or (Please Answer)
7	RBI	Reserve Bank of India
8	STD	Sexually Transmitted Disease
9	SONAR	Sound Navigation And Ranging
10	SHM	Simple Harmonic Motion
11	SIMI	Students Islamic Movement of India
12	SAARC	South Asia Association for Regional Corporation
13	SP	Superintendent of Polish
14	SFI	Students Federation of India
15	SSC	Staff Selection Commission
16	SET	State Eligibility Test
17	TB	Tuberculosis
18	UAE	United Arab Emirate
19	UNI	United News of India
20	UNO	United Nations Organisation
21	UGC	University Grant Commission
22	UPSE	Union Public Service Commission
23	UTI	Unit Trust of India
24	UNESCO	United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization
25	UNICEF	United Nations International Children Emergency Fund
26	VSSC	Vikram  Sarabhae Space Centre
27	WHO	World Health Organization
28	WTO	World Trade Organization
29	DBMS	Database Management System
30	DVD	Digital Versatile Disc
31	AC	Alternating Current
32	DC	Direct Current
33	EMAIL	Electronic Mail
34	GPRS	General Packet Radio System
35	HTML	Hyper Text Markup Language
36	LCD	Liquid Crystal Display
37	LED	Light Emitted Diod
38	IMPS	Million Instructions Per Second
39	URL	Uniform Resource Locator
40	WWW	World Wide Web
41	WIFI	Wireless Fidelity
42	ZIF	Zero Insertion Force
43	ZIP	Zigzag Inline Package

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