General Knowledge

Rafflesia arnoldii produces the world's largest individual flower, which can grow up to 1 meter (3 feet) in diameter and weigh up to 11 kilograms. It's a parasitic plant native to Southeast Asian rainforests, particularly Borneo and Sumatra. The other options are much smaller - Nelumbo is a water lily, Hibiscus is a common flowering shrub, and cactus flowers are modest in size.

 The first ship to roll out of the Cochin Shipyard was the MV Rani Padmini in 1981.

 Suzanna Arundhati Roy (born 24 November 1961)[1] is an Indian author who is best known for her novel The God of Small Things (1997), which won the Man Booker Prize for Fiction in 1997

Nauru is the smallest republic in the world by land area and population, located in Micronesia.

An isohyet is a line on a map connecting points that receive the same amount of rainfall over a given period.

The term 'ecosystem' was first coined by the British botanist Arthur George Tansley in 1935.

The line 'Fools rush in where angels fear to tread' is from Alexander Pope's poem 'An Essay on Criticism', published in 1711.

Scientific consensus, based on radiometric dating of meteorites and the oldest Earth and lunar samples, estimates the age of the solar system to be approximately 4.6 billion years.

Unlike fats (stored in adipose tissue) or carbohydrates (stored as glycogen), proteins are not stored in the body in a specific reservoir. Excess protein is broken down and the nitrogen is excreted.

Gene splicing (recombinant DNA technology) is a fundamental and significant achievement in genetic engineering, allowing for the manipulation of genetic material.

William Roxburgh is widely regarded as the 'Father of Indian Botany' for his extensive work in documenting the flora of India, particularly while serving at the Calcutta Botanical Garden.

The reunification of East and West Germany occurred on October 3, 1990, following the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. This event marked the end of the Cold War division in Germany.

Das Kapital is a foundational theoretical text in materialist philosophy, economics, and politics written by Karl Marx. It analyzes the capitalist system and its modes of production.

In the French Fifth Republic, the President of France presides over the Council of Ministers (the cabinet). This is a semi-presidential system where the President holds significant executive power.

Durga, born in 1978, is recognized as the first test-tube baby in India. This medical milestone occurred shortly after the world's first successful IVF birth.

The cerebrum is the largest part of the human brain, accounting for about 85 percent of its weight. It is responsible for higher brain functions like thought and action.

Waterloo is a town in Belgium. It is famous for the Battle of Waterloo, which took place in 1815 and marked the final defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte.

Despite the name, the flight recorder (black box) is painted bright orange to make it easier to locate among wreckage. The term 'black box' is a colloquialism.

A vector quantity has both magnitude and direction. Speed is a scalar quantity because it only has magnitude, whereas velocity, acceleration, and retardation (negative acceleration) are vectors.

The first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens, Greece, in 1896. This was organized by the International Olympic Committee, which had been founded in 1894.

Sukarno was the leader of the Indonesian struggle for independence from the Netherlands and served as the first President of Indonesia from 1945 to 1967.

The liver is the organ responsible for producing bile, which is essential for the digestion and absorption of fats. Bile is stored in the gallbladder.

SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Myanmar is not a member.