General Knowledge 007

1. How do we know Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu better as ?

    Answer: Mother Teresa, the founder of Missionaries of Charity, in Calcutta.

Mother Teresa

2. India is known to have one of the largest railway network. What is so special of the 'Jeevan Rekha Express' ?

    Answer: The Jeevan Rekha Express (Meaning lifeline), is a mobile hospital. This hospital on wheels goes to various villages, where there is poor healthcare facilities, to help the people in need.

Jeevan Rekha Express

3. It is called 'Buvos Kocka' in Hungary. Sometimes it was referred to as Hungarian Horror. The world knows it by the name _______ ?

    Answer: Rubik's Cube (Buvos Kocka literally means Magic Cube.)

Rubik's Cube

4. This famous person was born on 14th of November, 1948 . He finished his education at Cambridge university, where he was awarded a Master of Arts degree. Identify this person.

    Answer: The Prince of Wales, Prince Charles. (If you thought Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, think again. The year is 1948, one year after India received independence.)

5. Identify the company/ country/organization that makes these necklaces (picture below).

    Answer: The Red Cross Organization. It makes these necklaces, and sells them to make money for charity.

6. We all know who the President of India is, but how many of us actually know who the Vice President is?

    Answer: Mohammad Hamid Ansari (He was elected the 12th Vice President of India on 10 August 2007 and took office on 11 August 2007. As the Vice President of India he is the ex-officio Chairman of the Upper House, i.e. Rajya Sabha)

Mr. Hamid Ansari

DID YOU KNOW?

A chicken with red earlobes will produce brown eggs, and a chicken with white earlobes will produce white eggs.