General Knowledge -Capitals and countries

General Knowledge -Crops and minirals

Bajra (millets): Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan.
Barley: U.P., Bihar, Haryana. Its cultivation requires cool climate.
Cardamom: Karnataka. India is the largest producer of cardamom in the world.
Cashewnut: Kerala.

General Knowledge -famous places in india

Adina Mosque: Pandua (West Bengal)
Ajanta Caves: Aurangabad (Maharashtra)
Akbar’s Tomb: Sikandra, Agra

Aksherdham: Gandhinagar, Gujarat

General Knowledge -scientific appliances and working pricples

Aeroplane: An aeroplane usually consists of the following three parts: (i) Wings, (ii) The engine and the propeller; and (iii) The tail. Working: In order to operate an aeroplane, the propeller is made to revolve at a very high speed with the help of a powerful petrol engine. The direction of

General Knowledge -Scientific instruments and laws

Altimeter: an apparatus used in aircraft for measuring altitudes.
Ammeter: is used for to measure intensity of sound.
Anemometer: is an instrument for measuring the force and velocity of wind.
Audiometer: an instrument to measure intensity of sound.

General Knowledge -Inventions and discoveries

Anderson—Discovered positive electrons.
Archimedes—Discovery of the Principles of lever and of specific gravity; invention  of the famous Archimedean screw. 
Avogadro—An Italian scientist known for Avogadro’s Hypothesis.

General Knowledge -Full Forms

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ABM: Anti Ballistic Missiles
ABVP: Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad
AC: Alternating Current; Ashoka Chakra
ACU: Asian Currency Union

• IGNOU Solved Question Paper of Openmat Entrance Test 2007:

IGNOU Solved Question Paper of Openmat Entrance Test 2007

Question 1. Question consists of a word, in capital letters followed by four words or phrases. Choose the alternative that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters, in each case..?
RETROGRADE
(1) progressing
(2) reclining
(3) evaluating
(4) directing
Answer: (1) progressing