General Knowledge

Japan is renowned for its fishing industry, with one of the world's largest fish catches and a strong fishing culture including sushi and sashimi traditions. While India, China, and Thailand all have fishing industries, Japan is most famous internationally for its fisheries.

Pastry is a food term (baked dough), unrelated to computers. RAM (Random Access Memory), Mouse (input device), and Byte (unit of digital information) are all fundamental computer terms.

A hat-trick in cricket means a bowler taking three wickets in three consecutive deliveries. A maiden is an over with no runs scored, bouncer is a delivery type, and leg-break is a bowling style.

A heptagon is a polygon with 7 sides ('hepta' means seven in Greek). A nonagon has 9 sides, decagon has 10 sides, and hexagon has 6 sides - the numerical prefix indicates the number of sides.

Vikram Seth wrote 'A Suitable Boy' (1993), one of the longest novels in English. Khushwant Singh, R.K. Narayan, and Arundhati Roy are all celebrated Indian authors, but Seth is the author of this specific work.

Bill Clinton wrote the autobiography 'My Life' (2004) covering his presidency and personal journey. R.K. Narayan, Rudyard Kipling, and Jim Corbett are all authors but not associated with this particular autobiography.

World Environment Day is celebrated annually on June 5th since 1973, led by the United Nations to raise awareness about environmental protection. October 24 is UN Day, December 10 is Human Rights Day, and March 8 is International Women's Day.

Mridangam is a classical percussion instrument from South India, used in Carnatic music as the primary rhythmic accompaniment. Tanpura, Sitar, and Veena are all string instruments, not percussion instruments.

Manila is the capital of the Philippines, located on the island of Luzon. The other options are capitals of different countries: Jakarta (Indonesia), Copenhagen (Denmark), and Stockholm (Sweden).

Ved Vyas (Vyasa) is traditionally credited with writing the Mahabharata, which contains the Bhagavad Gita. Valmiki wrote the Ramayana, Surdas was a devotional poet known for Sur Sagar, and Tulsidas wrote Ramcharitmanas.

Tiger Woods is one of the most famous golfers in history, with 15 major championship victories. He revolutionized the sport with his athletic prowess and dominated professional golf in the early 2000s.

According to Hindu mythology and scriptures, Lord Krishna was born in Mathura to Devaki and Vasudeva. He was later taken to Gokul for safety from his uncle Kamsa, and later established his kingdom in Dwarka.

The Lion Capital of Ashoka from Sarnath features four lions standing back to back, representing power, courage, and confidence. Only three lions are fully visible in the emblem, which was adopted as India's national emblem.

Hirakud Dam built across the Mahanadi River in Odisha is the longest dam in India at 4.8 km. Other major dams like Bhakra Nangal (Sutlej) and Nagarjuna Sagar (Krishna) are significant but shorter in length.

Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was a famous English writer and social critic known for classics like Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, and Great Expectations. His works highlighted social injustices of Victorian England.

In Bridge, a dummy is the exposed hand of the declarer's partner, and a rubber is a set of games played until one side wins two games. These are specific card game terminology unique to Contract Bridge.

Russia is the world's largest country by area, spanning 11 time zones across two continents. At 17.1 million square kilometers, it's nearly twice the size of Canada, the second-largest country.

10 Downing Street is the official residence and office of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in London. White House is for US President, Buckingham Palace is the monarch's residence, and Potala Palace is in Tibet.

The Leaning Tower of Pisa has 8 storeys (levels) and stands about 56 meters tall. Construction began in 1173 and took nearly 200 years to complete, with the famous lean developing due to soft ground on one side.

Phytoplankton are microscopic marine plants that drift near ocean surfaces and form the base of aquatic food chains. Through photosynthesis, they produce about 50% of Earth's oxygen and support marine ecosystems.

Sri Lanka is an island nation in the Indian Ocean, completely surrounded by water with no land borders. Iran shares borders with 7 countries, China with 14, and Germany with 9 neighbors. Island nations like Sri Lanka, Madagascar, and Iceland have no land boundaries.

Most snakes have only one functional lung - the right lung is well-developed while the left lung is either very small or completely absent. This adaptation allows for their elongated body shape. The single lung is quite elongated and can extend far into the body cavity.

The Five Ks (Panj Kakke) are articles of faith worn by baptized Sikhs: Kesh (uncut hair), Kara (steel bracelet), Kanga (wooden comb), Kachera (cotton undergarment), and Kirpan (ceremonial dagger). These symbols represent commitment to Sikh principles and were formalized by Guru Gobind Singh.

Karl Benz invented the first practical petrol-powered automobile in 1885-1886 in Germany. His Benz Patent-Motorwagen is widely regarded as the first true automobile with an internal combustion engine. While others experimented with motor vehicles, Benz created the first commercially viable petrol car.

The Khyber Pass is a mountain pass in the Spin Ghar mountains connecting Peshawar, Pakistan with Kabul, Afghanistan. It has been historically important as a trade route and invasion route into the Indian subcontinent. The pass does not connect to Iran, India (direct border), or China.