General Knowledge

Historical evidence suggests that the game of chess originated in northern India during the Gupta Empire, where it was known as Chaturanga.

In 2006, the International Astronomical Union reclassified Pluto as a dwarf planet, meaning it no longer meets the criteria to be considered a major planet.

Bobby Jindal served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing Louisiana's 1st congressional district from 2005 to 2008.

The Amazon River is generally considered the longest river in the world, surpassing the Nile in some recent studies, and it is certainly the largest by discharge volume.

Jaspal Rana, the Indian shooter, was awarded the best sports person award at the 2006 Asian Games held in Doha.

Insects respire through a network of tiny tubes called tracheae, which open to the outside through small holes known as spiracles.

Parimarjan Negi is a prominent Indian chess grandmaster who achieved the title at a very young age.

In 2007, the Parliament of Greece awarded the Gold Medal of the Hellenic Parliament to Somnath Chatterjee for his contributions to parliamentary democracy.

The appendix is a small, tube-like structure attached to the cecum, which is the beginning of the large intestine.

Ada Lovelace is widely recognized as the first computer programmer for her work on Charles Babbage's early mechanical general-purpose computer, the Analytical Engine.

The University of London was the first in the UK to admit women to degree programs, starting in 1878.

France established the first air force, the Aerostiers, in 1793 during the French Revolutionary Wars, using balloons for reconnaissance.

India signed the Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (BIPPA) with the USA to encourage and protect investments between the two nations.

Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand, is located on the Chota Nagpur Plateau.

The first edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica was published in Edinburgh, Scotland, between 1768 and 1771.

Megasthenes was an ancient Greek historian and diplomat who wrote the book 'Indika' about India during the reign of Chandragupta Maurya.

The Great Wall of China is the longest wall in the world, spanning thousands of miles across northern China.

The Indian National Congress was founded in 1885 by Allan Octavian Hume, a retired British civil servant, along with other prominent Indian leaders.

The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an intergovernmental organization that regulates international trade. Its headquarters are located in Geneva, Switzerland.