Indian General Knowledge for Competitive Exams

The Sentinelese tribe inhabits the North Sentinel Island in the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago. They are among the world's last uncontacted peoples, maintaining a Paleolithic lifestyle and actively rejecting outside contact.

The Sarkaria Commission (1983-1988) was appointed by the Government of India to review and recommend changes in Center-State relations within India's federal structure. It proposed reforms to balance power between the central and state governments.

Blood group AB positive is the universal recipient because it has both A and B antigens on red blood cells and no anti-A or anti-B antibodies in plasma. This allows AB+ individuals to receive red blood cells from any blood type (A, B, AB, or O) without reaction.

Minhaj-us-Siraj authored the historical chronicle Tabqat-i-Nasiri, which documents the history of the Islamic world and specifically the Delhi Sultanate period. The other options are works by different authors or different compilations.

Guru Gobind Singh was the tenth and final human Guru of the Sikhs who established the Khalsa and institutionalized the Guru Granth Sahib as the eternal Guru. Guru Nanak was the first Guru, while Arjun and Teg Bahadur were earlier Gurus.

Firoz Tughlaq founded several cities during his reign including Jaunpur, Hissar, Fatehabad and Firozabad as part of his urban development policy. Iltutmish and Alauddin Khalji were earlier rulers while Mohammad Tughlaq was Firoz's predecessor known for different administrative experiments.

Al Beruni was the renowned scholar and geographer who was brought to India by Mahmud Ghazni and wrote the famous work 'Kitab-ul-Hind' or 'Tarikh-ul-Hind' documenting Indian society, science and culture. Ibn Battuta came later, Firdausi was a poet, and Barani was a historian.

Babur wrote his autobiography Baburnama originally in Chagatai Turkish, which was later translated into Persian. This detail about the original language is important for understanding the primary source.

Babur defeated Rana Sanga of Mewar in the Battle of Khanwa in 1527, which was a crucial victory that consolidated Babur's position in India. The other battles listed involve different conflicts - Chausa and Ghagra were against Sher Shah Suri, and the second battle of Panipat was fought much later.

James Chadwick discovered the neutron in 1932, confirming the existence of this neutral subatomic particle. Fleming discovered penicillin, Becquerel discovered radioactivity, and J.J. Thomson discovered the electron.

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN was first activated on September 10, 2008, marking the beginning of experiments to study particle physics and the origin of the universe. This date is historically significant in modern science.

COFEPOSA (Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act) deals specifically with economic offences like foreign exchange violations and smuggling. TADA (terrorism), MISA (maintenance of internal security), and NSA (national security) have different purposes.

Borobudur in Central Java, Indonesia is the world's largest Buddhist temple, a magnificent 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist monument. This fact about Indonesian religious architecture is important for world geography.

The BK Chaturvedi Committee was constituted to examine the financial position of oil companies in the context of rising oil prices and under-recoveries. It was not related to the other scandals listed.

M.S. Swaminathan is known as the Father of Green Revolution in India for his pioneering work in developing high-yielding wheat and rice varieties that transformed Indian agriculture. Norman Borlaug was the global figure while V.R. Rao and J.C. Bose were scientists in other fields.

Kuchipudi is one of the eight major classical dance forms of India, originating in the village of Kuchipudi in Andhra Pradesh. It has a history dating back to the 15th century and was traditionally performed by Brahmin males. The dance-drama tradition combines storytelling, expression, and intricate footwork.

Bandipur Tiger Reserve is located in the state of Karnataka, part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. It was established in 1974 as part of Project Tiger and is one of India's premier tiger reserves. The reserve spans 874 square kilometers and is situated in the Chamarajanagar district.

Articles 14 to 18 of the Indian Constitution guarantee the Right to Equality, which is a fundamental right. Article 14 guarantees equality before law, Article 15 prohibits discrimination, Article 16 ensures equality in public employment, Article 17 abolishes untouchability, and Article 18 abolishes titles except military and academic.

The United Nations declared 2009 as the International Year of Astronomy to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Galileo's first use of a telescope for astronomical observations. The year also marked the 400th anniversary of Kepler's publication of Astronomia Nova and the publication of Galileo's Sidereus Nuncius.

Photochemical smog forms when sunlight (UV radiation) reacts with nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds in the atmosphere. All three components are essential - sunlight provides the energy, nitrogen oxides primarily come from vehicle exhaust, and VOCs come from various industrial and natural sources. The reaction creates harmful secondary pollutants like ozone and peroxyacyl nitrates.

India's first supercritical thermal power plant (3x660 MW) was commissioned at Sipat in Chattisgarh in 2009 by NTPC. Supercritical technology operates at higher temperatures and pressures than subcritical plants, resulting in higher efficiency (around 45-47% compared to 38-40% for subcritical) and lower carbon emissions per unit of electricity generated.