General Knowledge Quiz - 3

Calcutta (Kolkata) was the capital of British India until 1911, when King George V announced the capital would move to Delhi. New Delhi was inaugurated as the new capital in 1931. Mumbai was Bombay, a major commercial city but never the capital.

Jawaharlal Nehru wrote 'The Discovery of India' during 1942-1944 while imprisoned at Ahmednagar Fort. This was during the Quit India Movement (1942), when several Congress leaders were arrested by the British.

George Washington served as the first President of the United States from 1789 to 1797. He was unanimously elected by the Electoral College and set many precedents for the office, including the two-term tradition that later became law. Washington led the Continental Army to victory in the Revolutionary War before becoming president.

The Indian men's field hockey team won the Olympic Gold Medal at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, defeating Spain in the final. The other countries did not win gold in hockey that year.

Yugoslavia means 'land of the Southern Slavs' - the name is derived from 'jug' (south in Slavic languages) and 'slaveni' (Slavs). The country was formed in 1918 to unite South Slavic peoples including Serbs, Croats, Slovenes, and others. Option A refers to Japan, while Option B refers to countries like Norway where the sun barely sets in summer. The name reflects the geographical and ethnic composition of the former federation.