Indian General Knowledge

India's first Butterfly Park was inaugurated on November 25, 2006 at Bannerghatta Biological Park in Bangalore, Karnataka. It was established to conserve butterfly species and educate visitors about their importance in the ecosystem. The park features a tropical environment housing numerous butterfly species.

The Nuclear Fuel Complex (NFC) is a major industrial unit of the Department of Atomic Energy and is located in Hyderabad, Telangana.

The National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR) is an autonomous research institution funded by the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, located in New Delhi.

Allan Octavian Hume, a retired British civil servant, was the driving force behind the formation of the Indian National Congress in 1885 and served as its first General Secretary.

The Apsara nuclear reactor, which was the first nuclear research reactor in Asia, was established at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) in Trombay, Maharashtra, in 1956.

The Morley-Minto Reforms of 1909 introduced the system of communal representation by accepting the concept of a separate electorate for Muslims.

The International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) has two main components, one of which is located in New Delhi, India.

Annie Besant was the first woman to preside over the Indian National Congress session in 1917 at Calcutta.

Bande Mataram, written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, became the rallying cry and national song during the anti-partition movement in Bengal in 1905.

Following the Government of India Act 1858, Lord Canning, who was the Governor-General, was designated as the first Viceroy of India.

Lord Mayo was assassinated in 1872 while visiting the penal settlement at Port Blair in the Andaman Islands.

The first Factories Act in India was passed in 1881 during the tenure of Lord Ripon to regulate the working conditions of labor, particularly children.

Madame Bhikaiji Cama is famously known as the Mother of Indian Revolutionaries for her role in the freedom struggle and for unfurling the Indian flag abroad.

The Indus Valley Civilization was a Bronze Age civilization. While they used copper, bronze, gold, and silver, there is no archaeological evidence that they knew about or used iron.

Choudhary Rahmat Ali, a student at Cambridge, coined the term 'Pakistan' in his 1933 pamphlet 'Now or Never'.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) was established on August 15, 1969, succeeding the INCOSPAR.

Vithalbhai Patel was the first Indian to be elected as the President (Speaker) of the Central Legislative Assembly in 1925.

Mahatma Gandhi was elected President of the All India Khilafat Conference formed during the Non-Cooperation Movement (1920-22). The Khilafat Movement aimed to protest the dismantling of the Ottoman Caliphate after WWI, and Gandhi provided crucial support to the Ali brothers.

Dolly the sheep was the first mammal to be cloned from an adult somatic cell, and the successful cloning was announced in 1997.

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar is the only Indian leader who participated in all three Round Table Conferences held in London between 1930 and 1932.

Bal Gangadhar Tilak is famously known as the 'uncrowned prince of Maharashtra' and was a key figure in the Indian nationalist movement.

Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar and his brother Shaukat Ali were the primary leaders of the Khilafat Movement in India.

The Hunter Committee was appointed by the British Government in 1919 to investigate the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad became the youngest President of the Indian National Congress when he presided over the special session in Delhi in 1923 at the age of 35.

The Government of India Act 1935 served as the primary source for the Indian Constitution, providing the structural framework for the federal system. Many administrative details were directly incorporated from this legislation.