Tag: general knowledge

Jim Corbett National Park, established in 1936 as Hailey National Park, is primarily a tiger sanctuary. It was the first national park in India and is famous for its Bengal tiger population and tiger conservation project.

Tea is the most consumed beverage in the world after water. It is prepared in various ways across different cultures and is especially popular in Asia, Europe, and parts of Africa. Global tea consumption far exceeds that of coffee or any other prepared beverage.

Gautama Buddha died at Kushinagar (also spelled Kusinagar) in 483 BCE, at the age of 80. This event is known as Mahaparinirvana. Lumbini is his birthplace, Bodh Gaya is where he attained enlightenment, and Sarnath is where he gave his first sermon.

Ajanta Caves are the oldest among these, dating from approximately 2nd century BCE to 480 CE. Qutub Minar (12th century), Taj Mahal (17th century), and Khajuraho temples (9th-12th century) are all much more recent. The Ajanta caves were carved over nearly 900 years beginning in the Mauryan period.

Japan is the correct answer because it does not possess nuclear weapons, unlike China, USA, and USSR (now Russia). While Japan has nuclear energy capabilities for power generation, it is not a nuclear weapons state. The term 'nuclear power' in this context refers to countries with nuclear weapons capability.

Dehradun is the correct answer as it is not associated with oil fields or refineries. Barahni is an oil field in Nigeria, Vishakhapatnam has an oil refinery, and Trombay (Mumbai) has an oil refinery and is associated with oil exploration. Dehradun is primarily known as the capital of Uttarakhand and for educational institutions.

UNESCO is the correct answer because the Kalinga Prize was indeed established by and administered through UNESCO from 1951. Biju Patnaik donated the prize money, but UNESCO was the organization that managed and awarded the prize for popular science writing. The Kalinga Foundation and ICCR are not associated with this particular prize.

Steel is the correct answer because sound travels fastest in solids due to close particle packing and strong intermolecular forces. The speed of sound is approximately 5120 m/s in steel, 1500 m/s in water, and 343 m/s in air. Sound cannot travel in vacuum as it requires a medium for propagation.

KWH (Kilowatt-hour) is the correct answer because it is the standard unit for measuring electrical energy consumption for domestic and commercial purposes. Joules are too small for practical billing, Watts measure power (not energy), and MPH measures speed. KWH represents energy used over time.