General Knowledge-3

General Knowledge-3

1. Arati Saha was the first Indian to swim across the English Channel.
2. Purandra Dasa (1480 – 1564) is known as father of carnatic music.
3. Amjad Ali Khan is an Indian Classical Musician who plays the sarod.
4. City Chandigarh was designed by Swiss French Architect Le Corbusier.
5. Gum Gopi Krishna was a Maestro of Kathak dance forms.
6. Satyajit Ray associated with the direction of films.
7. The first Indian who was chosen as the secretary General of Commonwealth is Kamlesh Sharma.
8. General Erwin Rommel is called “Desert Fox”, was a senior German Army officer during world war II.
9. Rabindra Nath Tagore is popularly known as ‘Gurudev’
10. The first person to cross The Alps with Army was Carthaginian General Hannibal (247 – 182 BC)

11. Sun – Yat – Sen was a Chinese revolutionary, first president and founding father of China
12. Sardar vallabhbhai patel is known as ‘’Iron Man of India”
13. Annie Besant was the first woman president of the Indian National Congress.
14. Napolean Bonaparte is known as “Little corporal”
15. Dhanvantari was a physician in the court of Chandragupta Vikramaditya.
16. Sigmund Freud was an Australian Neurologist and the founder of phychoanalysis (Psychology)
17. Morarji Desai is only Indian who awarded with Bharat Ratna & Nissan – E – Pakistan both
18. Mrs. Meera Sahib Fathima Beevi is distinguished as the first lady Judge of the supreme Court.
19. Mother Teresa is known as “Saint of Gutters”
20. 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.
21. Yuri Gagarin is known as “The Columbus of The space age
22. The name “Indian National Congress” was given by Dadabhai Naoroji.
23. Swami Vivekananda Said” Patriotisim is religion and religion is love for India”
24. Ravindranath Tagore is well known collector of artifacts.
25. Ustad Bismillah Khan is an Indian Musician credited with popularizing the Shehnai. He also awarded Bharat Ratna.
26. Major General Rajinder Singh had Given the title “Sppraow”.
27. Dr. M.S. Subbulakshmi had distinguished her self in the field of vocal music.
28. Slogan” you give me blood, I will give you freedom” was given by Subhash Chandra Bose.
29. Annie Besant was first lady to preside over the congress.
30. Indra Nooyi is the chair person and Chief Executive Officer of Pepsi Co.
31. Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam advocated the adoption of ‘PURA’ Model to eradicate rural poverty.
32. Dadabhai Naoroji was affectionately known as the “Grand old man of India.
33. Late Raja Ravi Verma, was an eminent figure in the field of painting.
34. Bula C. Rani was associated with motion picture in India cinema.
35. Nek Chand is the creator of the Rock Garden Chandigarh.
36. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is known as “Bismarck of India”.
37. Late Ustad Nisar Hussain Khan earned distrinction in vocal music.
38. Florence Nightingale is Known as the ‘Lady with the lamp”
39. Dadabhai Naoroji elected the president of Indian National Congress thrice.
40. Muhammad Iqbal (Urdu pet) was invited to the second and third Round table conference.
41. G.S. Sirohi was the first Indian to Reach Antarctica .
42. Neil Armstrong was first to land on the Moon.
43. Baldev Singh was the first defence Minister of Indian
44. Rabindranath Tagore had called Subhash Chandra Bose as “Desh Nayak”
45. Eucid of Alexandria is known as “Father of Geometrg”