India and World General Knowledge

Elisha Otis invented the safety elevator (lift) in 1852, which prevented the car from falling if the hoisting rope broke.

Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun in our solar system, orbiting at an average distance of about 58 million kilometers.

Tamil is widely recognized as the oldest living Dravidian language, with a literary tradition spanning over two millennia.

National Sports Day in India is celebrated on August 29th to commemorate the birth anniversary of the legendary hockey player Major Dhyan Chand.

The famous 'Sunflowers' series of paintings was created by the Dutch post-impressionist artist Vincent van Gogh.

The United Nations University (UNU) is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, serving as a global think tank for the UN system.

Wealth tax was a direct tax levied by the Union Government of India on the net wealth of individuals, though it has since been abolished.

The Naina Devi Temple, a famous Hindu pilgrimage site, is located in the Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh.

Jatra is a popular form of folk theatre in the Indian state of West Bengal, conducted primarily in the Bengali language.

World Breastfeeding Week is celebrated annually from August 1st to August 7th to encourage breastfeeding and improve infant health globally.

Keratin is a fibrous structural protein that is the key component of hair, skin, and nails in humans and other vertebrates.

The full name of the famous Dutch artist is Vincent Willem van Gogh.

Dispur is the capital city of the Indian state of Assam.

New York City is famously nicknamed 'The Big Apple', a term that became popular in the 1920s through sports writing and later a tourism campaign.

The Satish Dhawan Space Centre is the primary launch site for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It is located in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.

The Java Trench, also known as the Sunda Trench, is the deepest point in the Indian Ocean. It is located near the Indonesian islands.

Mowgli is the central character in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book. He is a feral boy raised by wolves in the Indian jungle.

Graphology is the study of handwriting, often used to analyze a person's character or personality traits. It is distinct from paleography or other historical studies.

Indira Point, located on Great Nicobar Island, is the southernmost point of India's territory. Cape Comorin (Kanyakumari) is the southernmost point of the Indian mainland.

Veer Bhumi is the memorial site dedicated to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. Raj Ghat is for Mahatma Gandhi, and Shanti Van is for Jawaharlal Nehru.

Chittaranjan Das, a prominent Indian freedom fighter and politician, was popularly known as Deshbandhu, which means Friend of the Nation.

Vodka is widely considered the national drink of Russia due to its historical and cultural significance in the country.