Randomly selectedGeneral knowledge questions and answer 2013forIntelligence Bureauandall competitive exams 1. Who wrote the song "Sare jahan se acha" ? Answer:Muhammad Iqbal 2. Who give music to the song "Sare jahan se acha" ? Answer:Pandit Ravi Shankar 3. Which is the worldsoldest news agency? Answer:AFP (Agence France Presse) 4. What is thechemicalname ofTear Gas ? Answer:Chloroacetophenone 5. Which is the only hobby recognized by the United Nations? Answer:Ham Radio 6. What is thenational flower of Pakistan? Answer:Jasmine 7. What is thescientific name of Cockroach? Answer:Periplaneta americana 8. What is the unit ofluminous intensity? Answer:Candela 9. Who is the winner of 2012 Us open men's title ? Answer:Andy Murray 10. Who is the winner of 2012 Us open women's title ? Answer:Serena Williams 11. Whichfamous writeris known asFather of Snow Golf? Answer: Rudyard Kipling 12. How manySchedulesare there in the Indian Constitution? Answer:12 13. Which planetis known asRed planet? Answer:Mars 14. WhichEuropeancountriesare separated byMarket Reef? Answer:FinlandandSweden 15. Who is the author ofPanchtantra? Answer:Vishnu Sharma 16. Which is the coldest planet in solar system ? Answer:Neptune 17. TheRourkela Steel PlantinOdishawas built with the collaboration of _____ ? Answer:Germany 18. TheDurgapur Steel Plant inWest Bengalwas built with the collaboration of _____ ? Answer:Britain 19. TheBhilai Steel PlantinChattisgarhwas built with the collaboration of _____ ? Answer:Russia 20. Who is thefirst and only Muslim lady ever to rule the throne of Delhi ? Answer: Razia Sultana 21.Who composed the national anthem of Bangladesh (Amar sona bangla)? Answer: Rabindranath Tagore 22. Who wrote the bookPlanned economy for India? Answer:M. Visvesvaraya(He is known asfather of Indian planning, his birthdaySeptember 15isobserved asEngineer's Dayin India ) 23. Which is theoldest sports in the world? Answer:Archery( It is thenational sports of Bhutan) 24. What is thenormal duration of Hockey game? Answer:70Minuets 25. Which Minor Rock Edict of Asoka describes the conquest of Kalinga by Asoka ? Answer: No.XIII (13) * 26. Who is the author ofJoy of Numbers? Answer:Shakuntala Devi * 27. Who is the creator of the paintingThe Potato Eaters? Answer:Vincent van Gogh *28.Folketing is the parliamentof which country ? answer:Denmark * 29. What s the chemical nameofLime stone? Answer:Calcium Carbonate * 30.Zero degree centigradeequal to _________ degreeFahrenheit? Answer:32