Miscellaneous GK Flashcards
First microprocessor
Intel 4004
Father of computers
Charles Babbage
Father of modern computers / AI
Alan Turing
CEO of Apple
Tim Cook
CEO of WhatsApp
Jan Koum
First computer virus
Creeper written by Bob Thomas at BBN [1971]
First operator to launch 4G in the world
TeliaSonera [2009]
First operator to launch 4G in India
Bharati Airtel [2014]
3G was first introduced by ___.
NTT Docomo
First super computer in India
PARAM [2007]
- by C-DAC, Pune
Which ruler marked the beginning of the ‘shaka era’?
Kanishka
How many states in India does the The Tropic of Cancer passes through?
8
Which soil covers the largest part in India as per the USDA soil taxonomy?
Inceptisols
- name of soil is Alluvial soils
All Indian dance forms are traditionally structured around how many rasa (emotions)?
9
Last Mauryan ruler
Brihadratha
Which period of the Indian History is popularly known as the ‘Golden age of India’?
Gupta Dynasty
Who is credited for the Nāṭya Śāstra :a Sanskrit Hindu text on the performing arts?
Rishi Bharata Muni
Which ruler’s court did Hiuen Tsang, the Chinese traveller visit?
Harshvardhana
The dance form Theyyam is a ritual dance of which Indian state?
Kerala
How many wetlands of India are designated as Ramsar sites?
42
When did the British rule commence in India?
1757
What period of the day is Raag Bhairavi associated to?
Dawn
Who created the currently used scheme of 72 melakartas in carnatic music?
Venkatamakhi
Which river is called the ‘Life Line of Madhya Pradesh’ ?
Narmada
Blue Box, Amber Box, Green Box are related to:
WTO
How many members are there in the Asian Development Bank?
68
WTO came into existence in the year :
1995
- 1 January 1995 under the Marrakesh Agreement
International Women’s Day
8 March
Florescent tubes carry which two gases?
Helium and Neon
How many known elements are there 2020?
118
Element most present in human body in terms of mass
Oxygen
Compound for sugar
C12-H22-O11
____ is light scattering by particles in a colloid or in a very fine suspension.
Tyndall effect
____ is the zigzag, irregular motion exhibited by minute particles of matter when suspended in a fluid.
Brownian movement
Which form of distillation is used to retrieve pure petrol, kerosene, etc.
Fractional distillation
Avogadro’s number
6.023 X 10^23
Which are the Big 4 accounting firms?
Deloitte, KPMG, PWC, Ernst & Young
1st unicorn company in India for 2021
Digital Insurance
- online trading company
EY Entrepreneur of the year
Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
- Chairperson of Bitcoin
Time Kid of the Year
Gitanjali Rao
- 15 yrs
- scientist & inventor