Monday, December 19, 2011

General Knowledge 014

1. Identify the person below.






   Answer: Vaclav Havel ( He was a Czech playwright, essayist, poet, dissident and politician, last president of Czechoslovakia and the first President of the Czech Republic (1993–2003). He passed away yesterday (18-12-2011) at the age of 75)


2. Identify the person below.






   Answer: Kim Jong-il (He was the dictator of North Korea, ruling it since 1948. His son Kim Jong-un is the heir. He passed away on 17-12-2011.)


3. In Hindu and Buddhist religious art, which general shape is represented by 'mandala'? 
    
   Answer: Circle


4. Which Indian city is known as the Manchester of South India?


    Answer: Coimbatore


5. Which political leader won the Nobel Prize for literature, in 1953? 


    Answer: Winston Churchill


DID YOU KNOW?


English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because the sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.

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