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Hello friends & CCI members I am sharing this G.K post. Hope you like it. Don't forget to share your opinion. It matters.
 



 


 
 
 
1. What is the expansion ( Full Form ) of YAHOO?
 
Yet Another Hierarchy of Officious Oracle
 
 
2. What is the expansion ( Full Form ) of ADIDAS?
 
ADIDAS- All Day I Dream About Sports
 
 
3. Expansion of Star as in Star TV Network?
 
Satellite Television Asian Region
 
 
4. What is expansion of "ICICI?"
 
Industrial credit and Investments Corporation of India
 
 
5. The 1984-85 season. 2nd ODI between India and Pakistan at Sialkot -
INDIA 210/3 with Vengsarkar 94*. Match abandoned. Why?
 
That match was abandoned after people heard
The news of Indira Gandhi being killed.
 
 
6. Who is the only man to have written the National Anthems  
For two different countries?
 
Rabindranath Tagore who wrote national anthem for two different 
Countries one is our 's National anthem and another one is for 
BANGLADESH-( Amar Sonar* *Bangla )
 
7. From what four word expression does the word `goodbye` derive?
 
Goodbye comes from the ex-pression: 'god be with you'.
 
 
8. How was Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu better known?
 
Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu is none other Mother Teresa
 
 
9. Name the only other country to have got independence on Aug 15th?
 
South Korea
 
 
10. Why was James Bond Associated with the Number 007?
 
Because 007 is the ISD code for Russia (or the USSR ,
As it was known during the cold war)
 
 
11. Who faced the first ball in the first ever One day match?
 
Geoffrey Boycott
 
 
12. Which cricketer played for South Africa before it was banned  
From international cricket and later represented Zimbabwe ?
John Traicos
 
13. Which is the only country that is surrounded from all sides by  
Only one country (other than Vatican )?
 
LESOTHO Surrounded from all sides by South Africa ..
 
 
14. Which is the only sport which is not allowed to play left handed?
 
Polo
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     

 

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Good to know these fact..

thanks for the share

THANKS PIYUSH...

WONDERFUL INFORMATION..

AWESOME DUDE!!!

 

Nice sharing

Thanks 

You have made me feel nostalgic about those days when I used to memorize thousands of such one-liners per day for my competitive exams. @ 150 one-liners/Hour !!!!

 

I wish you carried on with this topic in future too. GK still engrosses my mind. Habits die hard, after all. smiley

 

Yes you are right sourav ji  "Habits die Hard". I am in a habit of collecting newspaper cuttings. I am not been able to stop myself from collecting the cuttings of newspaper. It gives me immense pleasure afterall newspaper is the ultimate storehouse of the information. Rest assured sourav jee i will continue my G.K POST. Especially Current Affairs. BE ready for it.

Originally posted by : Sourav Banerjee MA,MSW

You have made me feel nostalgic about those days when I used to memorize thousands of such one-liners per day for my competitive exams. @ 150 one-liners/Hour !!!!

 

I wish you carried on with this topic in future too. GK still engrosses my mind. Habits die hard, after all.

 


Wonderful yar Piyush.

Nice Informative Post....

very informative....thanks for sharing

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