general knowledge Online Quiz - 3548

The Kalu River is the second-longest river in Sri Lanka, flowing approximately 129 km from the central highlands through the Ratnapura District to the Kalutara area on the west coast. Ratnapura is known as the 'City of Gems'.

India does have volcanoes. Barren Island in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands is India's only active volcano, last erupting in 2017. Narcondam Island is a dormant volcano in the same archipelago.

The Bombay Blood Group (hh phenotype) is the rarest blood type in the world, occurring in approximately 1 in 10,000 people in India and 1 in 1,000,000 globally. It lacks H antigens and can cause severe transfusion reactions if mismatched with ABO types.

Kiran Desai, an Indian-born author, wrote 'The Inheritance of Loss' (2006), which won the Booker Prize. The novel explores themes of globalization, migration, and post-colonial identity set in the Himalayas and New York.

Rhodium is the rarest precious metal in Earth's crust with extremely low natural abundance. Gold and platinum are rare but significantly more common than rhodium, while uranium is relatively abundant though it must be refined.

David Davidar was the former CEO and Publisher of Penguin Books India, a major publishing house. Bill Gates founded Microsoft, Eric Schmidt led Google, and Steve Jobs co-founded Apple - none worked at Penguin.

Google Squared, Public Data Explorer, and Sets are/were all Google services. 'Cubed' is not a Google tool - it's a mathematical operation (raising a number to the third power, x³).

Fields Condition is an extremely rare neuromuscular disease with only two known cases worldwide, making it one of the rarest diseases. Cancer, AIDS, and Alzheimer's affect millions globally and are common diseases.

This famous line is from Jawaharlal Nehru's 'Tryst with Destiny' speech delivered on August 14, 1947, on the eve of India's independence. It was his first speech as India's first Prime Minister. Gandhi was not present at that ceremony.

Carbon dioxide is the primary driver of anthropogenic climate change due to its massive emission volumes from human activities and long atmospheric lifetime. While water vapor is the most abundant greenhouse gas overall, CO2 has the biggest impact from human activities.

In India, the energy sector, specifically electric power generation (mostly from coal-fired plants), is the largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, significantly exceeding the contributions from transport, agriculture, or domestic sectors.

The Kyoto Protocol established 1990 as the baseline year for measuring greenhouse gas emissions reductions. This provided a common reference point for all participating developed countries to set their reduction targets.

Australia has historically had the highest greenhouse gas emissions per capita among major nations, primarily due to its heavy reliance on coal-fired power plants and extensive mining industry. While China has the highest total emissions, its per capita emissions are much lower due to its large population.

The world's top five greenhouse gas emitters are consistently China, the United States, the European Union, Russia, and India (in varying orders). India ranks 5th but emissions are growing rapidly. Japan, Mexico, Brazil, and Canada are not in the top five.

'An Inconvenient Truth' (2006) is Al Gore's documentary about climate change. It won two Academy Awards: Best Documentary Feature and Best Original Song. 'The 11th Hour' features Leonardo DiCaprio, 'The Age of Stupid' is a 2009 British film, and 'Not Evil Just Wrong' challenges climate science.

Climate change is projected to increase water stress and freshwater scarcity in many regions due to altered precipitation patterns, melting glaciers, and increased evaporation. Options A, B, and C are all expected impacts - sea level rise, mixed agricultural outcomes, and ecosystem disruption are well-documented projections.

Turkey spans two continents with approximately 97% of its land in Asia (Anatolia) and 3% in Europe (East Thrace). The Bosporus Strait divides the country between these continental plates.

F C Kohli was the founder of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and is widely regarded as the father of the Indian IT industry. He played a pivotal role in establishing India as a global software outsourcing destination.

The Dead Sea, located between Jordan and Israel, is often considered the smallest lake at approximately 304 square kilometers. However, this is geographically ambiguous as some sources classify it as a salt lake, and there are smaller lakes like Garabogazkol (Turkmenistan) or specific crater lakes.

The Arctic Ocean is the smallest and shallowest of the world's five oceans, covering approximately 14 million square kilometers. It's also the only ocean mostly located within the Arctic Circle.