General Knowledge (Static)

Kathakali is a major form of classical Indian dance that originated in the southern state of Kerala.

Lakshmi Narasimhan is a known name associated with Telugu literature. The others are associated with Kannada, Malayalam, and Assamese respectively.

Jean-Paul Sartre was a prominent French philosopher and writer who wrote his works in French.

Vitiligo is a long-term condition where pale white patches develop on the skin due to the lack of melanin.

Train to Pakistan is one of the most famous novels written by the Indian author Khushwant Singh.

Emma is a classic novel written by the English author Jane Austen, published in 1815.

Warts are small, grainy skin growths caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV).

Nur Jahan, the wife of Emperor Jahangir, was born Mehr-un-Nisa.

The Malwa region in central India corresponds to the ancient kingdom of Avanti and was controlled by the Mauryas and Guptas.

Sariska Tiger Reserve is a famous wildlife sanctuary in Rajasthan. Periyar is in Kerala, Hazaribag is in Jharkhand, and Jaldapara (misspelled as aldapara) is in West Bengal.

Lake Manasarovar, located near Mount Kailash, is also known as Mapam Yumco or Mapam Lake.

Adam's Bridge (Rama Setu) is a chain of limestone shoals between Pamban Island (near Rameswaram) in India and Mannar Island in Sri Lanka.

Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Aqua regia is a highly corrosive, fuming yellow or red solution, which is a mixture of nitric acid and hydrochloric acid.

Osteosarcoma is a type of cancer that starts in the cells that form bones.

Buckyballs (fullerenes) are molecules composed entirely of carbon, in the form of a hollow sphere, ellipsoid, or tube.

The Shahi Bridge, built by the Mughal Emperor Akbar, is located in the city of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh.

Daniel Colladon and Charles Sturm measured the speed of sound in water in Lake Geneva in 1826.

Tamas is a famous historical novel written by Bhisham Sahni, first published in 1973. It depicts the horrors of the Partition of India in 1947.

James Braid, a Scottish surgeon, is credited with coining the term hypnosis in the 19th century. He moved away from the concept of mesmerism to a more physiological explanation.

Subhas Chandra Bose hoisted the Indian National Army flag at Moirang, Manipur, on April 14, 1944. This was the first time the tricolor was hoisted on Indian soil by the INA.

The name Mysore is derived from Mahishasuru, which translates to buffalo demon in Sanskrit. The city is historically associated with the legend of the goddess Chamundeshwari slaying the demon Mahishasura.

The Tista River is a major tributary of the Brahmaputra, not the Ganga. The Rapti, Gandak, and Kosi are all well-known tributaries of the Ganga.

Tashkent is the capital and largest city of Uzbekistan. Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam, Harare of Zimbabwe, and Kampala of Uganda.

The troposphere is the lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere, where almost all weather phenomena occur. It extends from the surface to about 8 to 15 kilometers in altitude.