General Knowledge

The Speaker of the Lok Sabha is the presiding officer and the highest authority of the House of the People. They are elected by the members of the Lok Sabha.

Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya was the primary founder of the Banaras Hindu University in 1916. He was a prominent educationist and freedom fighter.

Felix Hoffmann, a chemist at Bayer, synthesized a stable form of acetylsalicylic acid, which became known as Aspirin, in 1897.

The Tripitaka consists of the Suttapitaka, Vinayapitaka, and Abhidhammapitaka. Dharmapitaka and Gyanapitaka are not part of the standard Buddhist canon.

According to the 2011 Census of India, Haryana has the lowest sex ratio among the states listed. It has historically faced challenges with gender balance.

The Diamond Sutra (868 AD) is the world's oldest surviving printed book, printed in China during the Tang Dynasty. The Gutenberg Bible (1450s) came nearly six centuries later. Note: 'Hiraka' appears to be a typo for 'Diamond'.

The Rovers Cup was a prestigious football tournament in India, established in 1891 by British enthusiasts in Bombay. It was the second oldest football tournament in the country after the Durand Cup. The tournament was eventually discontinued in the early 2000s.

Acharya Vinoba Bhave was the first Indian to receive the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1958 for his contribution to community leadership and the Bhoodan movement.

Euclid is known as the father of Geometry. His work, 'Elements', is one of the most influential works in the history of mathematics.

 PIN code started in India in the year 1972.

 Arunachal Pradesh is the least densely populated state.

Rajasthan is the largest state in India by land area, covering approximately 342,239 square kilometers.

The equator passes through Kenya, Somalia, and Uganda, but it does not pass through Egypt. Egypt is located significantly north of the equator.

Scientific consensus, based on radiometric dating of meteorite material and the oldest known Earth and lunar samples, places the age of the Earth at approximately 4.54 billion years.

The International Date Line (IDL) is located at roughly 180 degrees longitude. When you cross it from West to East, you move into a time zone that is 24 hours behind, so the date is set back by one day. Conversely, crossing from East to West means you add a day.

Adam Smith is the economist most closely associated with the 'Laissez-faire' theory, which advocates for minimal government interference in economic affairs. He argued that an 'invisible hand' guides the market toward efficiency when individuals pursue their own interests. This concept is a cornerstone of classical economics.

Gopal Krishna Gokhale was the political mentor of Mahatma Gandhi. Gandhi famously regarded Gokhale as his guide in political matters.

The Wealth of Nations, published in 1776, is the magnum opus of the Scottish economist Adam Smith. It is considered the foundation of classical economics.

Rajasthan was the first state in India to establish the Panchayati Raj system. It was inaugurated by Jawaharlal Nehru in Nagaur district on 2 October 1959.

Dadabhai Naoroji's book, Poverty and Un-British Rule in India, published in 1901, was a landmark work that criticized British economic exploitation. In it, he formulated the Drain Theory, explaining how India's wealth was being systematically transferred to Britain. This book played a crucial role in the development of Indian nationalist thought.

The National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) is a premier research organization in India, headquartered in Panaji, Goa. It was established in 1966 and operates under the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). The institute focuses on various aspects of oceanographic research, including marine biology, chemistry, and geology.

Richard Nixon, the 37th President of the United States, never won a Nobel Prize. Kofi Annan (Peace, 2001), Mother Teresa (Peace, 1979), and V.S. Naipaul (Literature, 2001) are all Nobel laureates. The trailing letters in options A and B are typographical errors.

Historical records generally cite 776 BC as the year of the first recorded ancient Olympic Games, held in Olympia, Greece.

The five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council are China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Germany is not a permanent member.

An equinox occurs twice a year when the Sun is positioned exactly above the Earth's equator. During this time, the duration of day and night is approximately equal everywhere on Earth.