General Knowledge

General Knowledge-1

 

• Rabindra Nath Tagore is popularly known as ‘Gurudev’
• The first person to cross The Alps with Army was Carthaginian General Hannibal (247 – 182 BC)
• Sun – Yat – Sen was a Chinese revolutionary, first president and founding father of China
• Sardar vallabhbhai patel is known as ‘’Iron Man of India”
• Annie Besant was the first woman president of the Indian National Congress.
• Napolean Bonaparte is known as “Little corporal”
• Dhanvantari was a physician in the court of Chandragupta Vikramaditya.
• Sigmund Freud was an Australian Neurologist and the founder of phychoanalysis (Psychology)
• Morarji Desai is only Indian who awarded with Bharat Ratna & Nissan – E – Pakistan both
• Mrs. Meera Sahib Fathima Beevi is distinguished as the first lady Judge of the supreme Court.
• Mother Teresa is known as “Saint of Gutters”
• Mallika Sarabai is an social activist and Indian classical dancer from Ahmedabad, (Gujarat) She is the daughter of classical dance Mrinalini Sarabhai & space scientist Vikram Sarabhai.
• Yuri Gagarin is known as “The Columbus of The space age
• The name “Indian National Congress” was given by Dadabhai Naoroji.
• Swami Vivekananda Said” Patriotisim is religion and religion is love for India”
• Ravindranath Tagore is well known collector of artifacts.
• Ustad Bismillah Khan is an Indian Musician credited with popularizing the Shehnai. He also awarded Bharat Ratna.
• Dr. M.S. Subbulakshmi had distinguished her self in the field of vocal music.
• Slogan” you give me blood, I will give you freedom” was given by Subhash Chandra Bose.
• Annie Besant was first lady to preside over the congress.
• Indra Nooyi is the chair person and Chief Executive Officer of Pepsi Co.
• Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam advocated the adoption of ‘PURA’ Model to eradicate rural poverty.
• Dadabhai Naoroji was affectionately known as the “Grand old man of India.
• Late Raja Ravi Verma, was an eminent figure in the field of painting.
• Bula C. Rani was associated with motion picture in India cinema.
• Nek Chand is the creator of the Rock Garden Chandigarh.
• Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is known as “Bismarck of India”.
• Arati Saha was the first Indian to swim across the English Channel.
• Purandra Dasa (1480 – 1564) is known as father of carnatic music.
• Amjad Ali Khan is an Indian Classical Musician who plays the sarod.
• City Chandigarh was designed by Swiss French Architect Le Corbusier.
• Gum Gopi Krishna was a Maestro of Kathak dance forms.
• Satyajit Ray associated with the direction of films.
• The first Indian who was chosen as the secretary General of Commonwealth is Kamlesh Sharma.
• General Erwin Rommel is called “Desert Fox”, was a senior German Army officer during world war II.
• Major General Rajinder Singh had Given the title “Sppraow”.
• Late Ustad Nisar Hussain Khan earned distrinction in vocal music.
• Florence Nightingale is Known as the ‘Lady with the lamp”
• Dadabhai Naoroji elected the president of Indian National Congress thrice.
• Muhammad Iqbal (Urdu pet) was invited to the second and third Round table conference.
• G.S. Sirohi was the first Indian to Reach Antarctica .
• Neil Armstrong was first to land on the Moon.
• Baldev Singh was the first defence Minister of Indian
• Rabindranath Tagore had called Subhash Chandra Bose as “Desh Nayak”
• Eucid of Alexandria is known as “Father of Geometrg”