Tuesday, November 22, 2011

General Knowledge 001


      1.       The only English alphabet that does not appear in the names of any compound throughout the periodic table  
      Answer: Letter ‘J’

      2.       What was the gold colour version football, used in the Finals of FIFA 2010 called? 
      Answer : JO’ BULANI (REASON: As the finals was held in Johannesburg commonly nicknamed as Jo’Burg)
 
      3.       What is the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan called?
      Answer: Durand Line (It is named after Henry Mortimer Durand, the Foreign Secretary of British India at the time.)

      4.       What is named after the Brahmaputra River in India and Moskva River of Russia?
     Answer: BrahMos (A Supersonic Cruise Missile. It is the world's fastest cruise missile in operation. It can be launched from submarines, ships, aircraft or land.)

      5.       How do we know SAMPOORAN SINGH KALRA (an INDIAN lyricist, poet and director) better as?
      Answer: GULZAR SAAB (“Gulzar” is his pen name and he is a winner of an Oscar for Best Original Song, “Jai Ho” in Slumdog Millionaire)
         
       DID YOU KNOW?

        Mars is the home of Olympus Mons, the largest known volcano in our solar system.

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