General Knowledge

Hyderabad is primarily located on the banks of the Musi River, which flows through the city. Hussain Sagar is a man-made lake built during the Qutb Shahi dynasty, not a river. The Krishna and Godavari are major rivers but they flow through other regions of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, not through Hyderabad proper.

Great Britain (United Kingdom) has the oldest continuous parliamentary democracy, with the Westminster Parliament tracing its origins to the 13th century. The Magna Carta (1215) laid foundations, and the Parliament evolved through centuries. The US Congress began in 1789, India's Parliament in 1952, and Russia's Duma in the early 20th century.

World War I was fought from 1914 to 1918, beginning with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and ending with the armistice in November 1918. 1939-1945 refers to World War II, which followed the interwar period. The other date ranges are incorrect.

SAARC stands for South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, established in 1985 to promote economic and regional integration among South Asian nations. It includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. The other options are incorrect expansions of the acronym.

Lord Buddha was born in the 6th century BC (approximately 563-483 BCE) in Lumbini, modern-day Nepal. This is the historically accepted period. The 4th century BC is too late (his teachings had already spread), the 8th century BC is too early, and the 2nd century BC is far too late.

Tasmania is an island state of Australia, located southeast of the mainland across the Bass Strait. Queensland, Victoria, and New South Wales are all mainland states/territories of Australia, not islands. Tasmania was named after Dutch explorer Abel Tasman.

Suva is the capital and largest city of Fiji, located on the island of Viti Levu. Fulaga and Kadavu are smaller islands in the Fiji archipelago, while Havana is the capital of Cuba, not in Fiji at all. Suva has been Fiji's capital since 1882.

J.J. Thomson discovered the electron in 1897 through cathode ray tube experiments, for which he received the Nobel Prize. Rutherford discovered the atomic nucleus, Chadwick discovered the neutron, and Dalton proposed the atomic theory but did not discover subatomic particles.

The G7 (Group of Seven) consists of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. China is not a member, despite being a major economic power. The G7 represents advanced economies, and China is considered an emerging economy by this classification.

Natural gas is the second major energy source globally after oil, accounting for approximately 24% of world energy consumption. It is used for electricity generation, heating, and industrial processes. Coal ranks third, while bio gas represents a much smaller fraction of global energy supply.

Ronald Ross discovered that malaria is transmitted by mosquitoes in 1897, for which he received the Nobel Prize in 1902. Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, Louis Pasteur contributed to germ theory and vaccination, and the name 'Alexander Pastur' appears to be a confusion of the two.

Jupiter's moon Ganymede is the largest satellite in our solar system, with a diameter of 5,268 km - even larger than the planet Mercury. While Saturn and Neptune have large moon systems too, none of their individual moons match Ganymede's size.

Organic chemistry is the branch of chemistry specifically focused on carbon compounds. Carbon's unique ability to form four stable bonds and long chains makes it the basis of complex molecules like proteins, DNA, and all known life forms.

The Sun is Earth's own star, located just 1 astronomical unit (about 150 million km) away. While Proxima Centauri is the closest star system beyond our solar system at 4.24 light-years, the Sun itself is a star and is by far the nearest.

Paper was invented in China around 105 AD during the Han Dynasty by Cai Lun. The Chinese kept papermaking a secret for centuries before the technology spread to the Islamic world and eventually to Europe.

The Nobel Prize was established in 1895 according to Alfred Nobel's will and first awarded in 1901. Nobel was a Swedish chemist who wanted his fortune to fund prizes in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, and peace.

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) headquarters is in Geneva, Switzerland. Geneva was chosen because of Switzerland's long-standing neutrality in international conflicts, making it an ideal neutral location for humanitarian operations.

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) has been the world's busiest airport by passenger traffic for over two decades. It serves as a major connecting hub for air travel in the United States and handles over 100 million passengers annually.

The typical human hearing range is 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz (20 kHz). The upper limit of 20 kHz represents the highest frequency most young, healthy humans can perceive, though this ability decreases with age and exposure to loud sounds.

X-rays were discovered by Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen in 1895 at the University of Würzburg in Germany. He received the first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901 for this discovery, which revolutionized medical diagnosis and scientific research.

A fathom is a nautical unit of depth equal to 6 feet (about 1.83 meters). It has been used for centuries to measure water depth for navigation and anchoring. Light years and parsecs measure astronomical distances, while kilometers are metric units.

Albert Einstein proposed the theory of relativity in the early 20th century. Special relativity was published in 1905, describing the relationship between space and time. General relativity came in 1915, explaining gravity as the curvature of spacetime.