General Knowledge Bank Clerical

The Kishenganga (now Kishanganga) Hydroelectric Project is located in Jammu & Kashmir, specifically in the Bandipora district. It's a 330 MW run-of-the-river project on the Kishanganga River (a tributary of the Jhelum).

Nirupama Subramanian was awarded the Prem Bhatia Award for Journalism in 2008. This prestigious award recognizes excellence in political journalism. Subramanian is a renowned journalist with The Hindu.

P.M. Nayar, who served as the Secretary to President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, wrote 'The Kalam Effect: My Years with the President'. The book provides insights into Dr. Kalam's presidency and personal interactions.

Kalidasa is often called the 'Indian Shakespeare' due to his immense contribution to Sanskrit literature. He wrote classic works like 'Shakuntala', 'Meghaduta', and 'Raghuvamsha'. His poetic genius is comparable to Shakespeare's impact on English literature.

Surjit Singh Barnala, a prominent Indian politician and former Chief Minister of Punjab, wrote 'My Other Two Daughters'. The book is a political narrative discussing Punjab's challenges and his governance philosophy.

Edgar Allan Poe is widely recognized as the 'Father of Detective Story' for his 1841 story 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue', which introduced the detective genre. Arthur Conan Doyle later popularized detective fiction with Sherlock Holmes, but Poe pioneered it.

'Man - The Maker of His Own Destiny' was written by Swami Vivekananda, emphasizing self-reliance, willpower, and the idea that humans shape their own destiny through thought and action. This aligns with his philosophy of Vedanta.

William Shakespeare, the renowned English playwright, wrote 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' in the mid-1590s. It is a comedy play that remains one of his most performed works. Louis Fischer wrote biographies, Ibsen was Norwegian, and Sherlock Holmes is a fictional character.

Kalidasa, the ancient Sanskrit poet, wrote Saakunthalam (Abhijnanasakuntalam), Raghu Vamsam (Raghuvamsha), and Rith Samharam (Ritusamhara). Kaavyadooth is not among his known works - he wrote Meghadootam, Kumara Sambhavam, and Vikramorvashiyam instead.

Rasheed Kidvai authored the biography 'Sonia, a Biography' about Sonia Gandhi. Arundhathi Roy is a novelist (Booker Prize winner), and V.K. Madhavan Kutty is the pen name of M.T. Vasudevan Nair, a Malayalam writer.

The Harry Potter series consists of seven books by J.K. Rowling. 'Chamber of Secrets,' 'The Philosopher's Stone,' and 'Half-Blood Prince' are all actual books in the series. 'Naked Truth' is not a Harry Potter title.

India's commercial banking system includes Private Banks, Nationalised Banks, and Co-operative Banks. 'Commodity Banks' is not a recognized category of commercial banks in India. This appears to be a fabricated option.

M.S. Dhoni captained the Indian cricket team to victory in the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 in 2007. Yuvraj Singh was a key player but not captain, Rahul Dravid had stepped down from captaincy earlier that year, and Sourav Ganguly was the previous ODI captain.

P-Notes stands for Participatory Notes, which are financial instruments used by foreign investors to invest in Indian securities without registering with SEBI. They are issued by FIIs to overseas investors who wish to invest in India but want to avoid regulatory procedures.

India is the world's largest consumer of gold, driven by cultural significance in weddings, festivals, and investment demand. The USA, Russia, and Bangladesh consume significantly less gold compared to India's annual demand of around 800-1000 tonnes.

This refers to Benazir Bhutto of Pakistan, who returned from self-exile in 2007 and was placed under house arrest briefly after her return. She had been Prime Minister of Pakistan in the late 1980s and 1990s before going into exile.

In 2010, France faced widespread strikes by transport, electricity, and gas workers when President Sarkozy's government announced pension reforms raising the retirement age from 60 to 62. This led to massive protests across French cities.

Benazir Bhutto was the first female Prime Minister of Pakistan and led the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), founded by her father Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. The PPP has been one of Pakistan's major political parties since the 1970s.