Tag: sports

Kiran Bedi became India's first woman IPS officer when she joined the 1972 batch. She later served as the Director General of the Bureau of Police Research and Development. D.Roopa is a more recent IPS officer, while Kiran Desai is a novelist.

Bachendri Pal became the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest in 1984. She was part of an Indo-Nepalese expedition that reached the summit on May 23, 1984. The other options are not mountaineers or Everest climbers.

Burj Khalifa in Dubai is the world's tallest building at 828 meters (2,717 feet), completed in 2010. It has held this record since its completion. The Empire State Building was once the tallest but is now far shorter, and Petronas Towers held the title briefly in the 1990s.

Rafflesia arnoldii is the world's largest flower, native to Indonesia's rainforests. It can grow up to 3 feet in diameter and weighs up to 11 kilograms. Sunflowers are large but much smaller, while tulips and daffodils are common garden flowers.

The swift (particularly the white-throated needletail) is considered the fastest flying bird, capable of reaching speeds up to 171 km/h in level flight. While hummingbirds are agile with rapid wing beats, they are not the fastest in horizontal flight. Cuckoos are not known for exceptional speed.

Wolffia (also called watermeal) is the world's smallest flowering plant. These tiny aquatic plants are only 1-2 millimeters in diameter and float on water surfaces. Orchids, tulips, and daffodils are all much larger flowers visible to the naked eye.

The capybara is the world's largest rodent, native to South America. It can weigh up to 66 kilograms (145 pounds) and is semi-aquatic. Mice, regardless of origin, are tiny compared to capybaras. The 'Black Rodent' is not a recognized species name.

A.R. Rahman won two Academy Awards (Oscars) in 2009 for the film 'Slumdog Millionaire' - Best Original Score and Best Original Song ('Jai Ho'). He is the first Indian composer to win an Oscar. Himesh Reshammiya, Pritam, and Ismail Darbar are notable Indian composers but have not won Oscars.