Ten GK questions and answers

  1. First and only American President to have a digital image as an official portrait?  Ans: Barack Obama. Previously, US presidents used to have oil painting as an official portrait.  2. Who will be the first woman finance secretary in India?  Ans: Sushma Nath  3. Shocking news: According to US intelligence sources, Pakistan now has 95-110 deployed nuclear weapons while India has just 60-80 nuclear arsenals. China has 180 while US has 1,968 nuclear arsenals.  4. Only movie watched by Mahatma Gandhi?  Ans: Ram Rajya  5. Which country has highest number of nuclear warheads?  Ans: Russia (2,600 nuclear arsenal)  6. Who is the author of book "The coming of Post-Industrial Society"?  Ans: Daniel Bell.  7. Capital city of Yemen  Ans: Sana'a  8. Third largest military in the world?  Ans: India. China and USA have the top two militaries. Pakistan has 7th largest military.  9. Who is the author of books "India After Gandhi" and "Makers of Modern India"?  Ans: Ramachandra Guha  10. Who was the first Hindustani classical vocalist to be conferred the Bharat Ratna?  Ans: Pandit Bhimsen Joshi. This Music legend was born in Gadag (Karnataka) and died in Mumbai in 2011.   … [Read more...]

14 Interesting trivia

  14 Interesting General knowledge bits:  1. The last time Green cards were green was in 1964. 2. More than 40,000 parasites and 250 types of bactria are exchanged during a typical french kiss. 3. Every US president with a beard has been republican. 4. Most people who read the word 'yawning' will yawn. 5. Manhattan Island of New York city was purchased for $24 from the algonquian Indians in 1624. 6. The 'G' in 'g-string' stands for groin. 7. Jumbo was the favorite name of a “circus elephant”. The wait of that animal was 6.5 tons. This was an African elephant, which was purchased by the zoo managers in London. Then in 1882, it was sold to an American circus company. This elephant was so attractive and liked by everybody. Bad luck: In the month of September, 1885, while this elephant was crossing the railway track, a train dashed this elephant. Both this elephant and the driver of the engine, died on this spot itself. But the word “JUMBO” remained in English language, as a living thing, forever.   8. Mummys (Tombs of kings) of Egypt:  The tombs were plundered by thieves many times, but the tomb of King Tutankhamen, in the valley of kings was untouched for 3300years. The tomb was discovered in 1922. Archeologists were amazed to find gold jewels and the king’s clothing was intact.  9. People of Finland takes more amount of coffee than all the people, all over the world.  10. The sweat of the dog goes out of the body, through its mouth (but not through the skin as in other animals).  11. Polygraph (Lie Detector) was invented by: John A Larson.  12. Muslim king in India, namely, … [Read more...]