General Knowledge - 3

Morocco ranked approximately 35th in world population in 2008 with around 31 million people. Pakistan is the 6th most populous country (~170 million), while Poland and Kenya ranked near but not exactly at 35th.

Canada ranked approximately 37th in world population in 2008 with around 33 million people. The United States is 3rd most populous, while Pakistan is 6th. Poland ranked slightly higher than Canada in 2008.

Taiwan ranked approximately 50th in world population in 2008 with around 23 million people. Russia is 9th most populous, the United States is 3rd, and Romania ranked slightly higher than Taiwan.

Kenya ranked approximately 34th in world population in 2008 with around 38 million people. India is 2nd most populous, Pakistan is 6th, and Burma (Myanmar) ranked lower than Kenya.

Nepal ranked approximately 40th in world population in 2008 with around 29 million people. India is 2nd most populous, Burma (Myanmar) ranked slightly higher, and Sri Lanka ranked lower than Nepal.

Konijeti Rosaiah served as the Governor of Tamil Nadu in 2012. He was a senior Congress politician from Andhra Pradesh who held this gubernatorial position. The other options (N.D. Tiwari, J.J. Singh, S.C. Jamir) were governors of other states during different periods.

The Pearl Index is a measure used in family planning to assess the effectiveness of contraceptive methods. It calculates the number of failures per 100 woman-years of exposure. A lower Pearl Index indicates better contraceptive efficacy. It's not related to nutrition, environmental sanitation, or poverty programs.

Titagarh in West Bengal is indeed famous for paper manufacture. The Titagarh Paper Mill was one of the earliest paper mills in India, established in the late 19th century, and the town became an important industrial center for paper production.

Ribosomes are the centre of protein synthesis in bacteria (and all cells). They are the molecular machines that read messenger RNA (mRNA) and assemble amino acids into polypeptide chains according to the genetic code. Bacteria have 70S ribosomes.

Gottlieb Daimler (often credited as G. Daimler) is widely regarded as the inventor of the first modern motorcycle along with Wilhelm Maybach in 1885. They created the Reitwagen (riding car), which was essentially a motorized bicycle with an internal combustion engine.

Acharya J. B. Kripalani was the President of the Indian National Congress during the time of the Mountbatten Plan and the subsequent independence of India in 1947.

According to Article 84 of the Indian Constitution, the minimum age to be a member of the Lok Sabha is 25 years.

Mahatma Gandhi famously argued that the means are as important as the ends, and that immoral means cannot lead to moral ends.

Mahatma Gandhi emphasized that true control over one's senses and desires originates in the mind, not just the physical organ of taste.

The 42nd Amendment Act of 1976 is the only amendment to have changed the Preamble, adding the words Socialist, Secular, and Integrity.

The Godavari River is often referred to as Vridha Ganga (Old Ganga) or Dakshina Ganga due to its length and the area it covers in peninsular India. It is the second longest river in India after the Ganga.

The National Capital Region (NCR) includes districts from Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan surrounding Delhi. Mathura is not part of the NCR, whereas the other listed towns are.

The human heart consists of four chambers: two atria (upper chambers) and two ventricles (lower chambers). This structure allows for the separation of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood.

The Ten Degree Channel is a channel that separates the Andaman Islands from the Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal. It is located at approximately 10 degrees north latitude.

Dodoma is the official capital of Tanzania, but Dar-es-Salaam remains the largest city and the commercial hub. In many older or general knowledge contexts, Dar-es-Salaam is often cited as the capital.

Balaji Vishwanath was the first of the hereditary Peshwas (prime ministers) of the Maratha Empire, effectively establishing the Peshwa dynasty.

Under Article 76 of the Indian Constitution, the Attorney General of India is appointed by the President of India. The appointee must be qualified to be a judge of the Supreme Court.

Alauddin Khalji was known for his independent stance and for asserting that he did not need the Caliph's recognition to legitimize his rule, unlike many other Sultans of the Delhi Sultanate.

Amukta Malyada is a famous epic poem in Telugu, authored by the Vijayanagara emperor Krishna Deva Raya. It is considered a masterpiece of Telugu literature.

The Constitution of India was adopted on 26 November 1949, but it officially came into force on 26 January 1950, which is celebrated as Republic Day.

Aravind Adiga won the Booker Prize in 2008 for The White Tiger. Anne Enright, an Irish author, won the Booker Prize in 2007 for The Gathering.

The partition of Bengal was announced by Lord Curzon in 1905, leading to the Swadeshi movement.

Auroville is an experimental township in Puducherry, India, designed as a universal town where people from all countries can live in peace, supported by UNESCO.

The Ajanta Caves are a series of rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments located in the Aurangabad district of Maharashtra.

Sunil Mittal, the chairman of Bharti Enterprises, was awarded the US-India Business Council Global Vision Award in 2008.