General Knowledge Questions and Answers

General Knowledge Questions and Answers

1. Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?

Answer: William Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet.

2. Cry of lion is called?
Answer: Roar

3. Name any reptile?
Answer: A lizard is a reptile.

4. Cataract is the disease of?

Answer: A lizard is a reptile.

. 5.Cataract is the disease of?

Answer: Eyes

6. Which organ purify our blood?
Answer: Kidney

7. Who wrote the National Anthem – Jana Gana Mana?
Answer: Rabindra Nath Tagore

8. How many colours are there in India’s National Flag?
Answer: Three

9. Gateway of India is located at?
Answer: Mumbai

10. Who was Albert Einstein?
Answer: Albert Einstein was a famous scientist.

11. What crop is famously grown in the region of Darjeeling?
Answer: The region of Darjeeling is known to grow Tea leaves.

12. Capital of Uttarakhand is?
Answer: Dehradun

13. When do we celebrate our Independence Day?
Answer: 15th August

14. Sun is a?
Answer: Star

15. Which planet is nearest to Earth?
Answer: Venus

16. We get solar energy from?
Answer: Sun

17. What islands are a part of the country of India?
Answer: The Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep Islands belong to India.

18. Where does a dog live?
Answer: Kennel

19. Which animal is called the ship of the desert?
Answer: Camel

20. Goitre is caused due to the deficiency of?
Answer: Iodine

21. Largest island in the world is?
Answer: Green Land

22. Which president of the USA is responsible for the Emancipation Proclamation?
Answer: Abraham Lincoln is responsible for the Emancipation Proclamation.

23. LBW is related to which sports?
Answer: Cricket

24. Young one of a cat is called?
Answer: Kitten

25. Which African nation is famous for chocolate?
Answer: The nation of Ghana is world famous for chocolate.

26. Saina Nehwal is associated with which sports?
Answer: Badminton

27. How many days are there in a Leap year?
Answer: 366

28. Olylmpics games are held after every?
Answer: 4 years

29. How many sides are there in a pentagon?
Answer: 5

30. What is King Arthur’s sword called?
Answer: King Arthur’s sword was called Excalibur.

31. A place where bees are kept is called?
Answer: Aviary

32. Which is the biggest sea animal?
Answer: Dolphin

33. Who is the founder of Microsoft?
Answer: Bill Gates is the founder of Microsoft.

34. Who discovered Penicillin?
Answer: Alexander Flemming

35. Who was popularly known as Netaji?
Answer: Subhash Chandra Bose

36. Which country does the company Sony come from?
Answer: Sony comes from the nation of Japan.

37. Scientific study of birds is called?
Answer: Ornithology

38. Who is the author of the book – Broken Wing?

Answer: Sarojini Naidu

29. Largest desert in the world is?
Answer: Sahara desert

40. In which direction does the sun rise?
Answer: The sun rises from the east.

41. Kuchipudi is the dance form of which state?
Answer: Andhra Pradesh

42. Who was Margaret Thatcher?
Answer: Margaret Thatcher was a former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

43. United Nation (UN) day is celebrated on?
Answer: 24th October

44. In which season we wear warm clothes?
Answer: Winter

45. Which bird can not fly?
Answer: Ostrich

46. We should cross the road when the traffic light is?
Answer: Green

47. Place where animals and birds are kept?
Answer: Zoo

48. In which festival we play with colours?
Answer: Holi

49. Which fruit gives us oil?
Answer: Coconut

50. Which jungle is the most dense in the world?
Answer: The Amazon is the densest jungle in the world.

51. The national song
Answer: Vande Mataram

52. The national bird is
Answer: Peacock

53. The national fruit is
Answer: Mango

54. National Education Day
Answer: 11 Nov.

55. Children’s Day
Answer: 14 Nov.

56. Teacher’s Day
Answer: 5 September

57. Which place is known as tea garden of India
Answer: Assam

58. Which is the smallest bird ?
Answer: Humming Bird

59. Which is the largest ocean in the world ?
Answer: Pacific Ocean

60. Which is India’s largest fresh water lake?
Answer: Wular Lake

61. Which is the tallest waterfall in the world ?
Answer: Angel Falls

62. What does UPS stand for?
Answer: Uninterrupted Power Supply

63. Name the four metropolitan cities of India
Answer: Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Delhi

64. Name the birthplace of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
Answer: Cuttack in Odisha

65.  What is the boiling point of water?
Answer: 100 degree is the boiling point of water.

66. Narendra Modi was the Chief Minister of which states?
Answer: Gujarat

67. Which state has taken up Sanskrit as an official language?
Answer: Uttarakhand

68. Name the first female Indian Astronaut
Answer: Kalpana Chawla

69. Who was the first Indian to go to space?
Answer: Rakesh Sharma

70. Who was India’s longest serving Prime Minister?
Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru

71. Which is the smallest continent?
Answer: Australia

72. Who invented the telephone?
Answer: Alexander Graham Bell

73. Which acid is found in lemon?
Answer: Citric Acid

74. What is India’s form of Governance?
Answer: Democracy

75. How many states does India have?
Answer: 29

76. Who was the first Indian Woman to climb Mount Everest?
Answer: Bachendri Pal

77. ‘Madhubani’, a style of folk paintings, is popular in which of the following states in India?
Answer: Bihar

78. Australia lies between which two oceans?
Answer: The Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean

79. Name the 14th President of India
Answer: Ram Nath Kovind

80. Which Indian woman was the first to win the Nobel Prize?
Answer: Mother Teresa

81.  Who was the inventor of the light bulb?
Answer: Thomas Edison

82. Who is the Finance Minister of India?
Answer: Arun Jaitley

83. What is the national game of USA?
Answer: Baseball

84. What is the full form of NEWS?
Answer: North East West South

85. What is the full form of AM and PM?
Answer: Ante Meridiem and After Midday

86. Who is the Vice President of India?
Answer: Venkaiah Naidu

87. Name the lightest gas
Answer: Hydrogen

88. Who wrote Panchatantra?
Answer: Vishnu Sharma

89. Who was the first Indian to have won the Nobel Prize?
Answer: Rabindranath Tagore

 VARIETY OF SALAD RECIPE

Spinach Apple Salad

This spinach apple salad is one of  best salad recipes because it's classic and simple! 

The main ingradiant are apple and thin sliced pear with spinach and a zingy balsamic dressing. Add to that shiny glazed walnuts or pecans, which add a signature crunch. Dress it up with a fancy cheese  if you like, or keep it simple and plant-based.

What is a Submarine ?How submarine works?And Use of Submarine

 What is a Submarine ?

• A submarine is a vessel, or ship, that can go underwater. Submarines are called subs for short.
•  Militaries and scientists use submarines to travel deep ... 

A submarine (or sub) is a watercraft capable of independent operation underwater. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater ...

A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation underwater. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability.

A warship with a streamlined hull designed to operate completely submerged in the sea for long periods, equipped with a periscope and typically armed with torpedoes or missiles.

How submarine works?

A submarine (or any boat) can float when the mass of water that it displaces (pushes out of the way) is equal to the mass of the boat. This displaced water causes an upward force called buoyancy. Buoyancy acts in the opposite direction to gravity, which would pull the ship down.

A submarine is different from other ships, though, because it can control its buoyancy. This means the submarine captain can decide when to sink down into the ocean or come back up to the surface.

History of Submarine

The first practical submarine was built in 1620 by Cornelis Drebbel under the employ of King James I. A leather-covered 12-oar rowboat, Drebbel’s submarine was reinforced with iron to withstand water pressure, and was functional, submerged to a depth of fifteen feet beneath the River Thames. No further models were commissioned for the navy.

U.S. Navy Acquired First Submarine April 11, 1900

Use of Submarine

Civilian uses include marine science, salvage, exploration, and facility inspection and maintenance. Submarines can also be modified for specialized functions such as search-and-rescue missions and undersea cable repair. They are also used in tourism and undersea archaeology.

 Submarines have played a major role in any country’s navy.

Submarines are most prominent in navies; however, they are also used in other venues. In recent decades, they have become much more commonly used as a research tool as well. They allow scientists to travel deep into the see and study deep water sea life. Not long ago, the depths of the oceans were a mystery, no one had been deep enough to see what really existed beneath the surface. With submarines, however, researchers are allowed a safe way to study the deep sea, with out having to die doing so.

Submarines have also become more popular in tourism. Mostly in warm climates, these vessels will take tourists close to the ocean floor, in a dry, safe medium.

SALAD, VARIETY OF SALAD RECIPE

 VARIETY OF SALAD RECIPE

CRUNCHY SUMMER AVOCADO DIP

INGREDIENTS

4 - firm but ripe avocados

6 - radishes, trimmed and diced

1 cup - cherry or grape tomatoes, cut into quarters

1/4 cup - cilantro leaves, roughly chopped

2 cloves - garlic, minced

juice and zest of 1 orange

For Honey-Jalapeño Vinaigrette:

1 - jalapeño, stem and seeds removed, minced

1/3 cup - white balsamic vinegar

1/4 cup - good olive oil

2 T - honey

1/2 tsp. - kosher salt

1/2 tsp. - fresh ground pepper

1/2 tsp. - cumin

tortilla chips, for serving

DIRECTIONS

Halve and remove pits from the avocados. With the tip of the knife, 

dice the avocado by cutting the avocado into 5 slices in each direction 

taking care not to pierce the skin, scoop the avocado flesh into a medium 

bowl with a spoon. 

Repeat with each avocado half.

Add the diced radishes, grape tomatoes, cilantro, garlic, orange zest and juice. 

Gently fold together, taking care not to break up the avocado too much.

In a separate bowl, whisk all the Honey-Jalapeno Vinaigrette ingredients together

 and pour over the avocado mixture, gently toss to coat.

Serve immediately with fresh veggies and pita chips or tortilla chips.

TIP

Add chopped peel and eat shrimp to this salad for a light lunch with big flavor!

Chickpea Salad with Cucumber

This easy chickpea ,cucumber and cheese salad is ready in about 15 minutes! 

It's a great light lunch for two or a side dish for four.

The crunch from the cucumbers pairs beautifully with the creaminess of the chickpeas

 and cheese. It's rounded out with some lovely onion flavor from the slivered shallot ( Small Onion)

It's perfect for a day when you just don't want to turn on the stove and need something quick!

Ingredients for a Chickpea Salad

• 1 (500 gm) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
• 5 small, Persian cucumbers, sliced into coins
• 100gm of crumbled feta
• 1 shallot, thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper

Instructions

1. Combine the chickpeas, cucumbers, feta,
2.  and shallot in a large bowl. Stir to combine. 
3. Whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, rock salt, 
4. and black pepper in a small bowl. Pour across the chickpea 
5. cucumber mixture. Toss to combine. 
6. Serve immediately or store in the refrigerator.