General Knowledge

Fraternal twins, or dizygotic twins, result from the fertilization of two separate ova by two separate sperm cells. Identical twins result from a single fertilized egg splitting.

Bangkok is the capital and most populous city of Thailand.

Lothal was one of the most prominent cities of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization, known for its dockyard and maritime trade.

M.S. Swaminathan, the father of the Green Revolution in India, has received numerous awards including the Magsaysay Award, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Vibhushan.

India is the seventh largest country in the world by total land area, following Russia, Canada, China, the USA, Brazil, and Australia.

China is the world's largest producer of steel, accounting for more than half of global production.

John Players is a menswear brand that was launched by ITC Limited in India.

The Gandhi Peace Prize was first awarded in 1995 to Dr. Julius Nyerere, the former President of Tanzania.

During the 11th Five Year Plan (2007-2012), the Indian government established 8 new IITs to expand technical education.

GAP is a well-known American worldwide clothing and accessories retailer.

Venus rotates in the opposite direction to most other planets in the solar system, which is known as retrograde rotation (clockwise when viewed from above the north pole).

Pramod Bhasin was the founder and CEO of Genpact until 2011, when he was succeeded by Tiger Tyagarajan.

The primary colors of light are Red, Green, and Blue. Black is not a primary color; it is the absence of light.

The National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) is headquartered in Dona Paula, near Panaji, Goa.

Latitude is defined as the angular distance of a point on the Earth's surface north or south of the Equator. It is measured in degrees, minutes, and seconds, not in linear distance units like kilometers.

The name Punjab is derived from the Persian words 'panj' (five) and 'ab' (water), referring to the five rivers that flow through the region: the Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, and Sutlej.

The 2014 Winter Olympics were held in Sochi, Russia.

Aleppo University is a public university located in Aleppo, Syria.

Dinakaran is a prominent Tamil-language daily newspaper published in India.

Roland Garros, also known as the French Open, is one of the four major Grand Slam tennis tournaments.

Manas Wildlife Sanctuary is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the state of Assam, India.

The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.