General Knowledge

Inventions/Discovery Discoverer/Inventor County 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 Hawaiian Island Captain... Read More

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. Among them, 13 added... Read More

The actions of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts. - Locke Think in the morning, act in the noon, eat in the evening and sleep in the night. – William Stake The actions of men are like the index to a book; they point out what is most... Read More

1967 – International Year of Tourism 1968 – Human Rights Year (U.N.O.) 1970 – International Education Year (U.N.O.) 1974 – World Population Year (U.N.O.) 1975 – International Women's Year (U.N.O) 1979 – International... Read More

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... Read More

Units of Measurement Ampere – Unit of electric current. Angstrom – The unit of wavelength of light. Bar – It is the unit of atmospheric pressure; one bar is equal to pressure of 1.013x105 N/m2. Calorie – The unit of heat. Coulomb –... Read More

Terms are words and compound words that are used in specific contexts. Terminology is a vocabulary for accurately describing the human body and associated components, conditions, processes in the science. Antarctic – Is that part of the earth... Read More

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... Read More

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&... Read More

General Science Quiz Questions & Answers - Part 1 Why 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