GK Quiz - 12

Somnath Chatterjee received the gold medal from the Parliament of Greece during his tenure as Lok Sabha Speaker.

An astronomical unit (AU) is defined as the average distance between the Earth and the Sun, approximately 150 million kilometers.

The longitudinal extent of India is approximately 30 degrees. Since the Earth rotates 1 degree every 4 minutes, 30 degrees corresponds to a time difference of 120 minutes, or 2 hours.

Mangal Pandey is widely recognized as the soldier whose actions in Barrackpore triggered the initial phase of the 1857 Indian Rebellion. Rani of Jhansi and Bahadur Shah were key leaders, but they emerged later in the conflict.

The Garibi Hatao (Remove Poverty) slogan was coined by Indira Gandhi and was the central theme of the Fifth Five Year Plan (1974-1979).

Kalicharan, released in 1976, marked the directorial debut of Subhash Ghai. Tezaab and Vidhaata were later films directed by him.

The World Trade Organization (WTO) is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. It serves as the global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations.

The Indian economy underwent significant liberalization, privatization, and globalization reforms in 1991 to address a severe balance of payments crisis.

India covers approximately 3.28 million square kilometers, which accounts for about 2.4 to 2.5 percent of the total geographical area of the world.

Amartya Sen is a renowned Indian economist who received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1998. His work focused on welfare economics, social choice theory, and the mechanisms underlying famine and poverty.

Vienna is the capital and largest city of Austria. The other options are either countries (Brazil) or cities in different countries (Jakarta, Singapore).

Lala Amarnath scored the first-ever Test century for the Indian cricket team in 1933 against England at the Bombay Gymkhana.

Brazil is the most successful national team in FIFA World Cup history, having won the tournament five times (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, and 2002).

The service sector (tertiary sector) is the largest contributor to India's GDP, accounting for more than 50 percent of the total economic output.

The Indian actress known as Tabu was born Tabassum Fatima Hashmi.

J.P. Dutta's film LOC Kargil is a war drama based on the 1999 Kargil War between India and Pakistan.

Zimbabwe experienced hyperinflation in the late 2000s, reaching rates among the highest in recorded history, far exceeding any inflation seen in Korea or Sri Lanka.

Italy won the 2006 FIFA World Cup held in Germany, defeating France in the final match.

The Nathu La pass is a mountain pass in the Himalayas that connects the Indian state of Sikkim with the Tibet Autonomous Region in China.