General Knowledge Test 87

Under Article 110 of the Indian Constitution, the Speaker of the Lok Sabha has the final authority to decide whether a bill is a Money Bill.

Swami Vivekananda was highly regarded for his oratory skills during his visit to the United States, particularly at the Parliament of the World's Religions in 1893.

 Sarojini Naidu is the author of the Book “Golden Threshold"

P.M. Nair, who served as a secretary to President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, wrote the book 'The Kalam Effect: My Years with the President'.

IR 20 and Ratna are well-known high-yielding varieties of paddy (rice) developed for Indian agriculture.

Black powder, or gunpowder, is a mixture of potassium nitrate (saltpeter), sulfur, and charcoal.

The Mesozoic Era is known as the 'Age of Reptiles' because dinosaurs were the dominant terrestrial vertebrates during this time.

SEZ stands for Special Economic Zone, which is an area in which the business and trade laws are different from the rest of the country.

Jim Yong Kim became the 12th President of the World Bank in 2012, succeeding Robert Zoellick.

The Nile is traditionally considered the longest river in the world, although there is ongoing scientific debate regarding the Amazon.

Botswana is consistently one of the world's largest producers of diamonds by value.

The Taka is the official currency of Bangladesh.

The FTSE 100 Index, often referred to as the Footsie, is the share index of the 100 companies listed on the London Stock Exchange. NIFTY and Sensex are Indian stock indices.

The 86th Constitutional Amendment Act, passed in 2002, inserted Article 21A into the Constitution of India, making education a fundamental right for children aged 6 to 14.

The capital of Bhutan is Thimphu (also spelled Thimpu). Tirana is Albania's capital, Dhaka is Bangladesh's capital, and Sucre is one of Bolivia's capitals.

Raipur is the capital of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Panaji is the capital of Goa, Dispur of Assam, and Shimla of Himachal Pradesh.

Sitakanta Mahapatra is a renowned Oriya poet and a former IAS officer who received the Jnanpith Award in 1993.

Gurbachan Jagat served as the Governor of Manipur from 2007 to 2013, covering the year 2011.

The Kisan Credit Card (KCC) scheme was introduced in the financial year 1998-99 to provide timely credit to farmers for their agricultural needs.

Brasilia is the capital of Brazil, established in 1960 as a planned city. Rio de Janeiro was the previous capital, Salvador is a major city, and Manaus is an Amazonian city. The capital was moved from Rio to Brasilia to develop the interior.

Arundhati Roy was the first Indian citizen to win the Booker Prize in 1997 for her novel The God of Small Things.

The Agricultural Debt Waiver and Debt Relief Scheme of 2008 was a major initiative by the Government of India involving a total outlay of Rs. 72,000 crore.

Abhinav Bindra won the gold medal in the 10m air rifle event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, becoming the first Indian to win an individual Olympic gold.

The Jnanpith Award for 2007 was awarded to the Kashmiri poet Rahman Rahi.

Army Day is celebrated in India on January 15 every year to mark the day Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa took over as the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army.