Miscellaneous GK

Question 1

First microprocessor

Answer 1

Intel 4004

Question 2

Father of computers

Answer 2

Charles Babbage

Question 3

Father of modern computers / AI

Answer 3

Alan Turing

Question 4

CEO of Apple

Answer 4

Tim Cook

Question 5

CEO of WhatsApp

Answer 5

Jan Koum

Question 6

First computer virus

Answer 6

Creeper written by Bob Thomas at BBN [1971]

Question 7

First operator to launch 4G in the world

Answer 7

TeliaSonera [2009]

Question 8

First operator to launch 4G in India

Answer 8

Bharati Airtel [2014]

Question 9

3G was first introduced by ___.

Answer 9

NTT Docomo

Question 10

First super computer in India

Answer 10

PARAM [2007]

• by C-DAC, Pune

Question 11

Which ruler marked the beginning of the ‘shaka era’?

Answer 11

Kanishka

Question 12

How many states in India does the The Tropic of Cancer passes through?

Answer 12

8

Question 13

Which soil covers the largest part in India as per the USDA soil taxonomy?

Answer 13

Inceptisols

• name of soil is Alluvial soils

Question 14

All Indian dance forms are traditionally structured around how many rasa (emotions)?

Answer 14

9

Question 15

Last Mauryan ruler

Answer 15

Brihadratha

Question 16

Which period of the Indian History is popularly known as the ‘Golden age of India’?

Answer 16

Gupta Dynasty

Question 17

Who is credited for the Nāṭya Śāstra :a Sanskrit Hindu text on the performing arts?

Answer 17

Rishi Bharata Muni

Question 18

Which ruler’s court did Hiuen Tsang, the Chinese traveller visit?

Answer 18

Harshvardhana

Question 19

The dance form Theyyam is a ritual dance of which Indian state?

Answer 19

Kerala

Question 20

How many wetlands of India are designated as Ramsar sites?

Answer 20

42

Question 21

When did the British rule commence in India?

Answer 21

1757

Question 22

What period of the day is Raag Bhairavi associated to?

Answer 22

Dawn

Question 23

Who created the currently used scheme of 72 melakartas in carnatic music?

Answer 23

Venkatamakhi

Question 24

Which river is called the ‘Life Line of Madhya Pradesh’ ?

Answer 24

Narmada

Question 25

Blue Box, Amber Box, Green Box are related to:

Answer 25

WTO

Question 26

How many members are there in the Asian Development Bank?

Answer 26

68

Question 27

WTO came into existence in the year :

Answer 27

1995 - 1 January 1995 under the Marrakesh Agreement

Question 28

International Women’s Day

Answer 28

8 March

Question 29

Florescent tubes carry which two gases?

Answer 29

Helium and Neon

Question 30

How many known elements are there 2020?

Answer 30

118

Question 31

Element most present in human body in terms of mass

Answer 31

Oxygen

Question 32

Compound for sugar

Answer 32

C12-H22-O11

Question 33

____ is light scattering by particles in a colloid or in a very fine suspension.

Answer 33

Tyndall effect

Question 34

____ is the zigzag, irregular motion exhibited by minute particles of matter when suspended in a fluid.

Answer 34

Brownian movement

Question 35

Which form of distillation is used to retrieve pure petrol, kerosene, etc.

Answer 35

Fractional distillation

Question 36

Avogadro's number

Answer 36

6.023 X 10^23

Question 37

Which are the Big 4 accounting firms?

Answer 37

Deloitte, KPMG, PWC, Ernst & Young

Question 38

1st unicorn company in India for 2021

Answer 38

Digital Insurance - online trading company

Question 39

EY Entrepreneur of the year

Answer 39

Kiran Mazumdar Shaw - Chairperson of Bitcoin

Question 40

Time Kid of the Year

Answer 40

Gitanjali Rao - 15 yrs - scientist & inventor