General Knowledge Quiz for Competitive Exams

Bhakra Nangal Dam, built on the Sutlej River in Himachal Pradesh, is indeed one of the highest gravity dams in the world at 226 meters. It's a concrete gravity dam, which means it relies on its own weight for stability. The dam is a major engineering achievement in India's infrastructure.

Raja Ram Mohan Roy founded Brahmo Samaj in 1828 in Calcutta. He was a social reformer who campaigned against Sati, child marriage, and caste discrimination. Brahmo Samaj was a reformist movement within Hinduism that emphasized monotheism and social justice.

Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das (CR Das) was Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's political mentor and guru. CR Das was a prominent freedom fighter and founder of the Swaraj Party. Netaji considered him his political guide and was deeply influenced by his ideology of complete independence.

Madam Curie (Marie Curie) discovered radium in 1898 along with her husband Pierre Curie. She was a Polish-French physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the only person to win Nobel Prizes in two different sciences.

Bone loss (osteopenia) typically begins around age 30-35 as part of the natural aging process. After reaching peak bone mass in early adulthood, bones gradually start losing density. This process accelerates after menopause in women and continues in older age, making adequate calcium and vitamin D intake important throughout life.

The English Channel is approximately 564 km (350 miles) long. It separates southern England from northern France and varies in width from 240 km at its widest to 34 km at the narrowest point (Strait of Dover). Option C (564 km) is the correct approximate length of this important waterway.

Wings of Fire is the autobiography of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, co-authored with Arun Tiwari. The book chronicles his journey from a small town in Tamil Nadu to becoming India's Missile Man and later the President of India. It's an inspiring narrative about perseverance, dreams, and scientific achievement.

Polo is played with 4 players on each team. Each player rides a horse and uses a mallet to hit the ball into the opponent's goal. The standard polo match has 4 players per side, making it a team sport that requires both horsemanship and ball-handling skills.

Agumbe in Karnataka's Shimoga district receives the highest rainfall in the state, averaging over 7,000 mm annually. It's often called the 'Cherrapunji of the South' due to its heavy monsoon rainfall. Agumbe is located in the Western Ghats, which contributes to its exceptional rainfall.

India is the world's leading producer of mica, accounting for a significant portion of global production. The mica belt in India extends through Jharkhand, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, and Rajasthan. India has vast mica reserves and has historically dominated global mica production and exports.

International Day of Families is observed on May 15 every year. It was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in 1994 to reflect the importance the international community attaches to families. The day promotes awareness of issues relating to families and increases knowledge of the social, economic, and demographic processes affecting families.

Abhinav Bindra is India's first individual Olympic gold medalist, winning in the 10m air rifle event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Long Jump, Boxing, and Track & Field are different athletic disciplines. The 'None of these' option is incorrect since Shooting is the right answer.

'Unaccustomed Earth' is a collection of short stories by Jhumpa Lahiri, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Indian-American author. The book explores themes of immigration, identity, and family relationships among the Bengali-American community. The other options (Vajpayee, Nedunjelean, Advani) are all Indian politicians, not authors of literary fiction.

Udaipur is famously known as the 'City of Lakes' or 'Lake City' due to its picturesque lakes like Lake Pichola, Fateh Sagar, and Udai Sagar. While Bangalore has lakes and Trivandrum is coastal, neither is primarily known as a 'Lake City.' Kashmir is a region, not a specific city.

Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity were the foundational slogans of the French Revolution (1789-1799) and became the national motto of France. These ideals emerged from the Enlightenment and influenced democratic movements worldwide. India, Pakistan, Indonesia, and Iran adopted similar principles later but did not originate these specific slogans.

The Olympic symbol consists of five interlocking rings representing the five inhabited continents (Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, Oceania). The rings were designed by Pierre de Coubertin in 1913 and first appeared at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics. The colors (blue, yellow, black, green, red on white background) were chosen because every nation's flag contains at least one of these colors.

Boxing Day is traditionally celebrated on December 26th, the day after Christmas Day. It originated in the UK and is observed in Commonwealth countries. The name likely comes from the historical practice of giving gifts (Christmas boxes) to servants and tradespeople on this day. It has no connection to New Year, Dussehra, or Pongal.

World AIDS Day is observed annually on December 1st since 1988, designated by the World Health Organization to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS. It was the first global health day dedicated to a specific disease. The other dates (December 10, 21, 30) are not associated with HIV/AIDS awareness.

The Dandi March (Salt March) was a pivotal non-violent protest led by Mahatma Gandhi from March 12 to April 6, 1930, during India's independence movement. Gandhi and his followers walked 240 miles from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi to produce salt, defying the British salt tax. This marked the beginning of the Civil Disobedience Movement.

Namibia was never a Portuguese colony - it was a German colony (German South-West Africa) until WWI, then administered by South Africa under mandate. Angola and Mozambique were major Portuguese colonies in Africa. Macau was a Portuguese colony until 1999. Daman and Diu were Portuguese territories in India until 1961.

Narayana Murthy received the Legion of Honour (Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur) in 2008, France's highest civilian award, for his outstanding contributions to the IT sector and promoting Indo-French economic ties.