GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Dubai Metro, spanning 74.695 km.,
has entered Guinness Book of World.
Records as longest "driverless" metro network in the world.

"Long Walk To Freedom" book is the autobiography of Bharat Ratna
recipient South African leader Nelson Mandela.

Who created Mahatma Gandhi's
favourite bhajan 'Vaishnav jan to tene kahiye'?

Narsi Mehta

Who invented Hovercraft ?

Christopher Cockerell

Every 1 litre of sea water contains
35grams of dissolved salts.

A cow produces about 400 litres of
methane gas in the rumen in 24
hours.

Water expands by about 10% as it
freezes.

Talc is the softest known substance
(talcum powder).

Hydrofluoric acid will dissolve glass.

The study of fungi is called Mycology.

The study of algae is called
Phycology.

20% of the Earth's oxygen produced
by the Amazon forest.

The amount of carbon in the
human body is enough to fill 9000
'lead' pencils.

About 99% of the mass of human
body is made up of six elements
(oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium and phosphorus).

Who Is Invented Railway Engine ?

Ans: George Steaven.

Who Is Designed TAJMAHAL ?

Ans: Muhmmad Iqbal.

The country's longest route Weekly
train 'Vivek Express' from Dibrugarh in Assam to Kanyakumari started from November 19, 2011.

Rufflesia is the Largest flower in the
world.
It is found in Indonesia.

The process of 'Reproduction' in
Plant is called 'Pollination.

Author of 'Two Lives' ?

"Salman Rusdi"

Currency of IRAN ?

"Riyal"

Leprosy-Caused by the bacterium
Mycobacteriumleprae.

Children are more likely than adults to get the disease.

Also known as Hansen's disease.

Mughal EMPIRE:

*Babar (1526-1530AD)

*Humayun (1530-1556)

*Akbar(1556-1605)

*Jahangeer(1605-1627)

*Shajahan(1628-1658)

*Aurangazeb(1658-1707)

1983-Compact Disc players & discs are released for the first time in the US & other markets. They had only been available in Japan before then.