General Knowledge Questions

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1) World’s longest Dam? – Hirakud Dam
2) Highest Gravity Dam in the world ? – Bhakra Dam
3) Name the Ecosystem where the species diversity is lowest? – Tundra
4) Who was the first to measure the distance round the Earth? – Eratosthenes
5) Who created first world Map? – Anaximander
6) Which is the only satellite with an atmosphere like Earth? – Titan
7) The Girnar Hills are situated in which state? – Gujarat
8) Which Planet is known as Earth’s Twin? – Venus
9) Our Solar System completes one revolution around the centre of milky way in how many light years? – 6
10) The Earth’s Eastern & Western hemisphere is divided by? – International Date Line(IDL)
11) Which Constitutional Article defines the SC? – Article 341
12) Which Constitutional Article defines the ST? – Article 342
13) Which Constitutional Article defines the Panchayat Raj? – Article 243
14) Who has the Authority to approve President Rule in the state? – Parliament
15) Who is the chairman of Lok Sabha? – Speaker
16) Chairman of Rajya Sabha? – Vice President
17) India borrowed the idea of incorporating fundamental rights in the constitution from? –Constitution of U.S.A
18) Emergency Provisions were taken from? – Germany
19) National Flag was adopted on? – 22nd July 1947
20) National Anthem & National Song was adopted on? – 24th Jan 1950