General Knowledge Quiz - Indian History & Current Affairs

In the Fibonacci sequence, each number is the sum of the two preceding numbers. Following the pattern: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34... the next number is 21 + 34 = 55. This is why 55 is correct. 54, 49, and 51 don't follow this pattern.

Gold's chemical symbol Au comes from its Latin name 'Aurum'. Chemical symbols often derive from Latin names rather than English names. Al is aluminum, He is helium, and H is hydrogen. The symbol Au is universally recognized in chemistry and the periodic table.

Iron is the most abundant metal on Earth, making up about 35% of Earth's total mass and about 5% of Earth's crust. While aluminum is more abundant in the Earth's crust, iron is more abundant overall when considering the entire planet, including the core. Copper and gold are much rarer.

Spiders are arachnids and have 8 legs (four pairs). Insects have 6 legs (three pairs). This is a fundamental difference between arachnids (spiders, scorpions, ticks) and insects. The number of legs is a key characteristic used in biological classification.

Bees have two pairs of wings, meaning four wings total. The question specifically asks for pairs, so the correct answer is 2 pairs. A common misconception is counting individual wings instead of pairs.

The four most abundant elements in the universe by mass are hydrogen (74%), helium (24%), oxygen (1%), and carbon (0.5%). This makes carbon the fourth most abundant. Hydrogen is first, not fourth.

Mario Vargas Llosa, the Peruvian writer, won the 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature for his cartography of structures of power and his trenchant images of resistance, revolt, and defeat. Liu Xiaobo won the Peace Prize in 2010. Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov won the Physics Prize in 2010. Akira Suzuki shared the 2010 Chemistry Prize.

The Jantar Mantar in Jaipur, Rajasthan, is an astronomical observatory built in the 18th century and was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2010. It contains large-scale architectural astronomical instruments. While there is also a Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, the Jaipur site is the one that received UNESCO World Heritage recognition in 2010.

The Sanskriti Express was a special train launched by Indian Railways in 2011 to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore. It carried exhibitions and artifacts related to Tagore's life and works across India. Maitri Express runs between India and Bangladesh. Bharat Tirth and Janmabhoomi Express are other train services but not related to Tagore's anniversary.

The Ezhuthachan Award (Ezhuthachan Puraskaram) is Kerala's highest literary honor, named after Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan, the father of Malayalam literature. In 2010, it was awarded to eminent Malayalam writer M. Leelavathi for her contributions to Malayalam literature. Sugathakumari received it in 2018, while O.N.V. Kurup was honored in 2005.

S. Y. Quraishi served as Chief Election Commissioner of India from 2010-2012. As of January 2011 when this KSRTC exam was conducted, he was the incumbent CEC. Navin Chawla preceded him (2009-2010), while N. Gopalaswami served from 2006-2009. The question is time-bound to its exam date.

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David Warren who passed away recently is related to the invention of the "Black Box" used in aeroplanes.

Option A, Commonwealth Games, is incorrect. There is no relation between David Warren and the Commonwealth Games.

Option B, Hollywood, is incorrect. David Warren was not related to Hollywood.

Option D, Bhopal Disaster, is incorrect. David Warren was not involved in the Bhopal Disaster.

Therefore, the correct answer is:

The Answer is: C. Black Box in Aeroplanes.

Facebook was founded by Mark Zuckerberg in 2004 while he was a student at Harvard University, along with Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes. It became the world's largest social networking platform. Bill Gates founded Microsoft, Martin Cooper invented the mobile phone, and Orkut Buyukkokten created Orkut (a Google social network).

The Orange Prize for Fiction (now Women's Prize for Fiction) 2010 was awarded to Barbara Kingsolver for her novel 'The Lacuna'. The prize recognizes female authors of any nationality for the best full-length novel written in English. Arundhati Roy won the Booker Prize in 1997, while Hilary Mantel won the Booker Prize in 2009 for 'Wolf Hall'.

Delhi was officially declared the capital of India in 1911 during the Delhi Durbar, when King George V announced the shift from Calcutta (now Kolkata). The decision was implemented in 1912, completing in 1931 with New Delhi's inauguration. The 1905 date refers to the Partition of Bengal, while 1920 relates to the Non-Cooperation Movement.

India's first general elections were conducted from 1951-52, spanning multiple phases. The elections established the first Lok Sabha with 489 seats, resulting in the Indian National Congress winning 364 seats. Jawaharlal Nehru became the first Prime Minister. The Constitution was adopted in 1949, and elections needed to be organized after the Election Commission was set up.

The Indigo Revolt (1859) was a peasant uprising in Bengal against indigo planters who forced farmers to cultivate indigo through oppressive contracts. It started in Bengal and inspired similar movements in Bihar. The revolt received support from intellectuals like Dinabandhu Mitra, whose play 'Nil Darpan' exposed the atrocities.

Gandhi's first satyagraha in India was the Champaran Satyagraha (1917) in Bihar, where he fought for indigo farmers oppressed by British planters. Dandi March (1930) was his famous Salt Satyagraha, while Kheda (1918) was a subsequent satyagraha in Gujarat. Surat is associated with the 1907 Congress split, not Gandhi's first satyagraha.

Gandhi wrote 'Hind Swaraj' in 1908 during his return voyage from London to South Africa. It was published in Indian Opinion and later banned. The work outlines Gandhi's political philosophy, criticizing Western civilization and advocating for self-rule. 1905 relates to the Partition of Bengal, while 1911 was the Delhi Durbar year.