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General Knowledge Facts
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These general knowledge facts test your basic general knowledge on a variety of topics, from general knowledge facts, science to history and more. These general knowledge facts are creatively compiled to help you know about the world around you.
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Curabitur cursus blandit nisl eget convallis. Duis euismod magna ut ipsum suscipit varius. Vivamus aliquam vehicula enim, quis congue lacus porttitor vel. Sed sit amet nunc eget nunc rhoncus imperdiet. Quisque egestas lorem ac dolor commodo auctor.... Read More
India Business Quiz - 45 Business Quiz Questions with Answers
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1. "We have learned that if we provide people with an occasion & an excuse to shop, they will come" are the Golden words of whom?Kishore Bayani (The Chairman of Future Group)2. What is the Title of Auto Biography of JRD TATA?Beyond the Last Blue... Read More
Everyday Science Quiz Questions with Answers - Part 3
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General Science Quiz Questions & Answers - Part 3Test and increase your science knowledge with these quiz questions. This science quiz contains collection of free quiz questions and general knowledge articles on science.Why does a rider feel a... Read More
Famous Characters in Literature
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Famous Characters in LiteratureAdam – (1) A character in the Bible; also in ‘Paradise Lost’ by Milton. (2) In Shakespeare’s ‘As You Like It’ – an aged servant of Orlando. (3) In Shakespeare’s ‘Comedy of... Read More
First in Space - Space General Knowledge Quiz Questions
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Space Related General Knowledge QuestionsAnswers The first cosmonaut to spend about 17½ days in space endurance flight Adrin Nikolayev and Vitaly Sevastyanosov in soyuz-9 (June 1, 1970) The first person in the world to land on the moon Neil A.... Read More
Cardiology Quiz - Cardiology Questions with Answers
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Welcome to the Cardiology Quiz. The Cardiology Quiz tests your knowledge with regard to Cardiology and the medical terms associated with it. The Cardiology Quiz questions are craftily compiled and will enable you to gauge how well you know Cardiology... Read More
First in Sports - Sports General Knowledge Quiz Questions
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Sports Quiz Questions Answers The first Indian (among women) to swim across the English Channel Miss Arati Saha (Now Mrs. Arati Gupta) The first Indian (among men) to swim across the English Channel Mihir Sen The first person to ski down Mount... Read More
13 emerging natural wonders of the world
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Can’t make it to the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Galapagos Islands or China’s Great Wall? While these remain among the world’s most spectacular man-made and natural destinations, there are other sites luring to curious travelers.... Read More
Everyday Science Quiz Questions with Answers - Part 2
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General Science Quiz Questions & Answers - Part 2Why does an electric bulb make a bang when it is broken?An electric bulb has a partial vacuum. When it is broken, air rushes into take the place of the vacuum, hence it bangs.Why does ship made of... Read More
Stock Market Quiz - Stock Market Quiz Questions With Answers
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Here are some quiz questions related to stock market. These can help you test your knowledge of commonly used terms in context to stock market. Let us see how many of these stock market quiz questions you can answer.Demat is the acronym for _______ A... Read More
The Largest, Longest, Biggest, Highest, Smallest in the World
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The Largest, Longest, Biggest, Highest, Smallest in the World Archipelago, largest Indonesia Largest Railway Bridge Herey P. Long Bridge, Louisiana, U.S.A. (7 km.) Bird, largest Ostrich Bird, smallest Humming bird Building, tallest Taipei-101, in... Read More
Everyday Science Quiz Questions with Answers - Part 1
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General Science Quiz Questions & Answers - Part 1Why does a piece of iron get rusted if left exposed in the open?Iron piece rusts if left exposed in the open because it reacts with the oxygen in the air, forming iron oxide - a compound of iron... Read More
List of Proverbs and Sayings for "Action"
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The actions of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts. - LockeThink in the morning, act in the noon, eat in the evening and sleep in the night. – William StakeThe actions of men are like the index to a book; they point out what is most... Read More
Highest Paid Sportsmen in World
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Read this article to know about World's 15 Most Highest-Paid Sportsmen.1. Tiger Woods - $110 millionWoods has earned almost $900 million in prize money, endorsements and appearance fees during his 13-year professional golf career and next year... Read More
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Chadha Software Technologies (INDIA) is a young company, located in the beautiful city of Jalandhar in the Punjab state of India and conformed by a dedicated team of professionals aimed at developing strategic solutions in the Internet and Intranet... Read More
Proverbs on Experience - Famous Quotes on Experience
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Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards. – Vernan LawExperience enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again. – Franklin P. JonesExperience is not what happens to a man; it is what a man... Read More
Famous Battles and Wars in India
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List of famous Battles and Wars in IndiaBattle of Hydaspes – In 326 B.C. whenAlexander, the great had to turn back from Hydaspes (Beas) When his troopsrefused to march into Indiaagainst the Nanda Empire.Battle of Kalinga – It was fought in 361 B... Read More
Latest Inventions & Discoveries in Science
Viewed 188 times since Tue, Jan 12, 2010
Substitute for human skin developed – Israeli surgeons have now developed a successful, safe and effective substitute for the human skin which in expected to find used market soon. The artificial skin called the ‘Omiderm’ in thin... Read More
Medical Terminology - Meanings of Common Medical Terms
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Vocabulary of Medical Significance - Medical dictionary and abbreviations. Use this medical dictionary to find the meaning of a medical term. This Glossary of medical terms can be used to look up the meaning of a medical term.Abscess – A painful... Read More
General Knowledge Quiz To Test Your General Knowledge
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1. What is the Full Form of YAHOO?Yet Another Hierarchy of Officious Oracle2. What is the Full Form of ADIDAS?ADIDAS - All Day I Dream About Sports3. What is the expansion of Star as in Star TV Network?Satellite Television Asian Region4. What is... Read More
Popular Mechanical Inventions & Discoveries
Viewed 184 times since Sat, Jan 16, 2010
Austin – Motor car.Baird J.L. – Television.Bell, Graham – Telephone.Broquet – Helicopter.Colt – Revolver.Daimler – Gas engine, Automobile.Davy – Miner’s Safety Lamp.Diesel – Internal combustion.Edison – First electric bulb and... Read More
First People - Who were the first to do something?
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First/Last Heads of State The first woman Prime Minister of a country Mrs. S. Bandaraike (Sri Lanka) The first President of the U.S.A. George Washington The first President of the Chinese Republic Sun Yet Sen The first Governor-General of Pakistan... Read More
First in India
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First in India - First IndiansQuestionsAnswersFirst Woman to climb mount EverestBachhendri palFirst Woman of the world to climb mount Everest twiceSantosh YadavThe First President of India RepublicDr. Rajendra PrasadThe First Prime Minister of Free... Read More
9 Useful Ways to Clean Many Things With Salt
Viewed 163 times since Sat, Nov 14, 2009
You were looking for some alternative way to clean things or you wouldn’t be reading this. I just want you to know that you can use salt to clean many things many ways and here are just a few.Soak whites in salt water before wash to remove... Read More
Facts You Didn't Know About Your Body
Viewed 163 times since Thu, Dec 24, 2009
From sneezing after sex, to the use of the appendix, meet 15 curious facts about the human body.Our body is capable of producing aspirinEating fruits and vegetables may help the human body make its own aspirin. Findings from the Journal of... Read More
Units of Measurement
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Units of MeasurementAmpere – Unit ofelectric current.Angstrom – Theunit of wavelength of light.Bar – It is theunit of atmospheric pressure; one bar is equal to pressure of 1.013x105N/m2.Calorie – Theunit of heat.Coulomb – Practicalunit of... Read More
British Rule In India
Viewed 158 times since Thu, Dec 10, 2009
The British Rule in Indian HistoryThe British Empire in India wasfounded by Clive. He was the representative of the East India Company in India. He wastwice the head of the administration – first from 1757-60 and second from1765-67.Clive defeated... Read More
Some Simple Facts for General Knowledge
Viewed 155 times since Thu, Dec 3, 2009
Did you know you share your birthday with at least 9 other million people in the world? The electric chair was invented by a dentist.The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to the body to squirt blood 30 feet. Banging your... Read More
10 Quiz Questions And Answers
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General Knowledge QuestionsWhat was banned in 393 A.D. as it was considered an unholy ritual by the Romans?The musical instrument ‘veena’ is made from the wood of which tree?The movie Jurassic Park was based on a novel of the same name.... Read More
Scientific Terms Explained - N to Z
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Scientific Terms Explained - N to ZNitrogen Fixation – Nitrogen has the property of reacting underspecial conditions to form a number of useful products. Owing to this propertythe free atmospheric nitrogen is converted into so many nitrogenous... Read More
Swami Vivekananda - The Universal Man
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Rarely does humanity witness a combination of a great Guru (Spiritual Teacher) and equally capable Shishya (spiritual disciple) as Sri Ramakrishna and Swami Vivekananda were.The Upanishads and the Gita do mention of such noble pairs, when a yearning... Read More
320 Useless But Good To Know Facts
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Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) was born on and died on days when Halley’s Comet can be seen. During his life he predicted that he would die when it could be seen.US Dollar bills are made out of cotton and linen.The 57 on the Heinz ketchup bottle... Read More
CTRL+ALT+DEL Nice Information
Viewed 145 times since Tue, Dec 29, 2009
Have you ever thought of the person who invented "CTRL+ALT+DEL" key combination. He is David Bradley. David Bradley was one of the twelve engineers who worked on the original IBM PC,developing the computer ROM BIOScode. He is most famous for... Read More
List of Proverbs and Sayings for "Ability"
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Ability is poor man's wealth. - M. WrenNatural abilities are like natural plants that need pruning by study. – Francis baconNatural ability without education has more often raised a man to glory and virtue than education without natural ability. ... Read More
World Famous Battles and Wars
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List of World Famous Battles and WarsBattle of Marathon(490 B.C.) – This battle was fought between the Greeks and Persians in 490B.C. A small Greek Army defeated much larger Persian force.Battle of Hastings(1066 A. D.) – This war was between... Read More
Frequently Asked Questions about SUN and Solar System
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What is the Sun?The Sun is just an ordinary star, one of billions of stars in the Universe. The Sun has a special name and is important to us because it is close enough to give Earth light and warmth. This light and warmth is what allows plants,... Read More
Trade Names - Quiz Questions and Answers
Viewed 136 times since Thu, Dec 31, 2009
A trade name, also known as a business name, is the name which a business trades under for commercial purposes. Also called brand name, a name used to identify a commercial product or service, which may or may not be registered as a trademark. Trade... Read More
Scientific Terms and Meanings - Scientific Glossary Terms
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Scientific Terms Explained - A to MAbsolute Zero – On the temperature scale is the lowest temperature theoretically possible. The theoretical point is equivalent to – 45.6oF or- 273.16o at which all molecular motion stops.Acupuncture – It is an... Read More
Download Free Sample GMAT Questions - GMAT Practice Tests
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Download Free Sample GMAT Questions. There are five main types of GMAT questions: Quantitative Comparison; Problem Solving; Sentence Correction; Critical Reasoning; Reading Comprehension.Each GMAT sample reading comprehension passage in this section... Read More
Branches of Science and their Definitions
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Science Dealing with Different SubjectsAgriculture – Culture of all cultures.Agronomy – Agros = field + nomous = cultivation i.e. Art of growing crops.Aeronautics – Science of flight of aeroplanes.Anatomy – Structure of human body... Read More
General Knowledge Facts About Technology
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Aircraft CarrierAn aircraft carrier gets about 6 inches per gallon of fuel.AirplanesThe first United States coast to coast airplane flight occurred in 1911 and took 49 days.A Boeing 747s wingspan is longer than the Wright brother's first flight ... Read More
Inventions and Discoveries
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Inventions/Discovery Discoverer/InventorCounty Year Geographical America Christopher Columbus Italy 1492 Sea route to India (Via the Cape of Good Hope) Vasco-de-Gama Portugal 1498 Sandwich Islands (Now called Hawian Island Captain Cook ... Read More
Important Days in History
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Important Days (India) 15th January Army Day 26th January Republic Day 30th January Martyrs’ Day 28th February National Science Day 5th April National Maritime Day 15th August Independence Day 5th September Teachers’ Day, Dr.... Read More
Test Article
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Important Years in History
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1967 –International Year of Tourism1968 – HumanRights Year (U.N.O.)1970 – InternationalEducation Year (U.N.O.)1974 – WorldPopulation Year (U.N.O.)1975 – InternationalWomen’s Year (U.N.O)1979 –International Children’s Year (U.N... Read More
Things to to know about perfume
Viewed 112 times since Sat, Nov 14, 2009
Perfume (Latin "per fume" meaning "through smoke") was highly favored by the Egyptians, Romans, and Arabs. In East Asia, perfumes were incense based. People used to make perfumes from spices and herbs like bergamot, myrtle, coriander, conifer resin,... Read More
Largest, Smallest, Highest and Longest in India
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Largest, Smallest, Highest and Longest in India Biggest Hotel Oberai-Sheraton on the Shore of the Arabian Sea in South Bombay. Highest Mountain Peak K2(8,611 meters) Largest Populated City Mumbai Longest River (Flow in India) Ganga (2510 Kilometers)... Read More
Swarovski Crystal - Information about Swarovski Crystals
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Swarovski Crystal is a type of mass-produced, cut and polished glass produced by the privately-owned Swarovski company of Wattens, Austria. The term "Swarovski" is a brand name, named after the founder of the company, Daniel Swarovski. Daniel... Read More
Terminology - Study of terms and their use
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Antarctic – Is that part of the earth which surrounds the South Pole.Anticyclone – The system of winds where the winds below spirally outward from a central region of high pressure towards the low pressure is called anticyclone.Apogee – A... Read More
Variety of Animals
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Albatross – Seabird found in North Pacific off the American caost.Alpaca – Animalfound in Chile (South America)Antelope – Agroup of hollow-horned ruminants related to sheep and goats.Chameleon – Alizard which changes color of its own skin in... Read More
Main Organs of the United Nations
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General Assembly – It is legislature of the U.N. and all the countries which are the members of the organization are represented in it. Each member country can send five representatives but is has only one vote. The General Assembly is a... Read More
Measurement of Sports Fields
Viewed 104 times since Sat, Jan 2, 2010
Cricket The Ball – 155.9 gm to 163 gm in weight Bat – 96.5 cm in length and 10.8 cm width (Maximum) Pitch – 20.12 Meters Foot Ball Field – 100x64 Meters to 110x75 meters Hockey Field – 100 yards x 110 x 60 meters The Ball – 5½ ounces to... Read More
Smart Investing
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A city boy, Kenny, moved to the country and bought a donkey from an old farmer for $100.00. The farmer agreed to deliver the donkey the next day.The next day the farmer drove up and said, "Sorry son, but I have some bad news, the donkey died last... Read More
Geographical Discoveries- World Geography Quiz
Viewed 100 times since Sat, Jan 16, 2010
Amundsen – Discovered South Pole in Dec. 14, 1911.Armstrong, Neil A. – (U.S.A.) First person to set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969.Cabot Sebastian – Discovered New Found land in 1497.Columbus Christopher – Discovered America in 1492 and... Read More
Pioneers in Science - Physics and Chemistry
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Archimedes – Inventionof the famous Archimedean law, discovery of the principles of lever andspecific gravity.Avogadro – AnItalian scientists known for Avogadro’s hypo-thesis.Becquarrel – Radio-activityof uranium.Baird J.L. – Television... Read More
India Minerals - Where are minerals found in India?
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Aluminium – Kerala, U.P. and M.PAntimony – Punjab and KarnatakaAsbestos – Bihar, Karnataka, Rajasthan and Andhra PradeshBantonite – Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir.Bauxite – Bihar, Orissa, Maharashtra and Madhya PredeshBeryllium – Rajasthan,... Read More
Capital of Countries
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CountryCapital Afghanistan Kabul Albania Tirana Algeria Algiers Angola Luanda Australia Canberra Austria Vienna Argentina Buenos Aires Bangladesh Dhaka Belgium Brussels Bolivia La Paz Bhutan Thimphu Brazil Brasilia Bulgaria Sofia Cuba Havana Costa... Read More
Medical Inventions and Discoveries
Viewed 98 times since Fri, Jan 15, 2010
Banting – Insulin (a cure for diabetes)Bernard Christian – Replacing the human heartBrahmchari, U.M. – Cure of kala-a-zar feverDomagk – Sulpha drugs as bactericidesFleming Alexander – Penicillin (in 1929)Harvey – Circulation of... Read More
Space Terms - Definitions & Glossary of Space Terms
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Absolute Zero – The starting point of absolute temperature where all molecular motion ceases.Artificial Gravity – This is actually the creation of centrifugal force by causing a craft-like object, the popularly known space station, to slowly... Read More
Earth Questions Answers - Commonly Asked Earth Questions with Answers
Viewed 73 times since Thu, Jan 28, 2010
Why does Earth have seasons?Earth has seasons because it is titled at an angle. This means that as it orbits around the Sun different parts are titled towards the Sun. when the northern hemisphere or top half of the Earth, points to the Sun, this... Read More
First Expeditioners In World History
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Expeditions Expeditioners The first person to reach the North Pole by overland journey Robert Peary The first person to reach the South Pole Amundsen The first person to have climbed Mount Everest Sherpa Tenzing (19th May, 1953) The first person to... Read More
Vaccines Facts - Spreading Facts from Fiction
Viewed 63 times since Thu, Feb 25, 2010
Fiction: Vaccines don’t work.Fact: Vaccines are an effective means of preventing certain infectious diseases.Fiction: Vaccines prevent diseases that no longer exist.Fact: if a disease exists anywhere in the world, your child be at risk.Fiction:... Read More
Taking the “OUCH” out of vaccination!
Viewed 48 times since Thu, Feb 25, 2010
Here are some suggestions that can help make getting vaccines less painful for your child – and less stressful for you.Stay calm.Because children may be able to sense when you are upset or nervous, try to stay relaxed and calm while you are in the... Read More
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