Miscellaneous GK Flashcards

1
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First microprocessor

A

Intel 4004

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2
Q

Father of computers

A

Charles Babbage

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3
Q

Father of modern computers / AI

A

Alan Turing

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4
Q

CEO of Apple

A

Tim Cook

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5
Q

CEO of WhatsApp

A

Jan Koum

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6
Q

First computer virus

A

Creeper written by Bob Thomas at BBN [1971]

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7
Q

First operator to launch 4G in the world

A

TeliaSonera [2009]

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8
Q

First operator to launch 4G in India

A

Bharati Airtel [2014]

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9
Q

3G was first introduced by ___.

A

NTT Docomo

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10
Q

First super computer in India

A

PARAM [2007]

  • by C-DAC, Pune
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11
Q

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

A

Kanishka

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12
Q

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

A

8

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13
Q

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

A

Inceptisols

  • name of soil is Alluvial soils
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14
Q

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

A

9

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15
Q

Last Mauryan ruler

A

Brihadratha

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16
Q

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

A

Gupta Dynasty

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17
Q

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

A

Rishi Bharata Muni

18
Q

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

A

Harshvardhana

19
Q

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

A

Kerala

20
Q

How many wetlands of India are designated as Ramsar sites?

A

42

21
Q

When did the British rule commence in India?

A

1757

22
Q

What period of the day is Raag Bhairavi associated to?

A

Dawn

23
Q

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

A

Venkatamakhi

24
Q

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

A

Narmada

25
Q

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

A

WTO

26
Q

How many members are there in the Asian Development Bank?

A

68

27
Q

WTO came into existence in the year :

A

1995

  • 1 January 1995 under the Marrakesh Agreement
28
Q

International Women’s Day

A

8 March

29
Q

Florescent tubes carry which two gases?

A

Helium and Neon

30
Q

How many known elements are there 2020?

A

118

31
Q

Element most present in human body in terms of mass

A

Oxygen

32
Q

Compound for sugar

A

C12-H22-O11

33
Q

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

A

Tyndall effect

34
Q

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

A

Brownian movement

35
Q

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

A

Fractional distillation

36
Q

Avogadro’s number

A

6.023 X 10^23

37
Q

Which are the Big 4 accounting firms?

A

Deloitte, KPMG, PWC, Ernst & Young

38
Q

1st unicorn company in India for 2021

A

Digital Insurance

  • online trading company
39
Q

EY Entrepreneur of the year

A

Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

  • Chairperson of Bitcoin
40
Q

Time Kid of the Year

A

Gitanjali Rao

  • 15 yrs
  • scientist & inventor