GK Covering 3: Static GK / General Awareness






46. What was the original name of Swami Dayanand Saraswati ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§€ āĻĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āϏ⧰āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāϤ⧀⧰ āĻŽā§‚āϞ āύāĻžāĻŽ āĻ•āĻŋ āφāĻ›āĻŋāϞ ?


Ans (āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰): Mool Shankar : āĻŽā§‚āϞ āĻļāĻ‚āϕ⧰


Explanation: Swami Dayanand Saraswati was born as Mool Shankar in 1824. He founded the Arya Samaj and advocated the slogan "Back to the Vedas." āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§€ āĻĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āϏ⧰āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāϤ⧀⧰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāύāĻžāĻŽ āφāĻ›āĻŋāϞ āĻŽā§‚āϞ āĻļāĻ‚āϕ⧰āĨ¤ āϤ⧇āĻ“āρ āĻ†ā§°ā§āϝ āϏāĻŽāĻžāϜ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻž āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻ›āĻŋāϞ āφ⧰⧁ "āĻŦ⧇āĻĻāϞ⧈ āωāĻ­āϤāĻŋ āϝāĻžāĻ“āρ" āĻļā§āϞ⧋āĻ—āĻžāύ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤


47. In which continent are the Savanna grasslands located ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āϏāĻžāĻ­āĻžāύāĻž āϤ⧃āĻŖāĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋ āϕ⧋āύāĻ–āύ āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻĻ⧇āĻļāϤ āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ ?

Ans (āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰): Africa : āφāĻĢā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ•āĻž


Explanation: The largest Savanna grasslands are found in Africa, home to wildlife such as lions, elephants, zebras, and giraffes. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āϏāĻžāĻ­āĻžāύāĻž āϤ⧃āĻŖāĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋā§° āĻŦ⧃āĻšāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŽ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ āφāĻĢā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ•āĻž āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻĻ⧇āĻļāϤ āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĨ¤ āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ āϏāĻŋāĻ‚āĻš, āĻšāĻžāϤ⧀, āĻœā§‡āĻŦā§ā§°āĻž āφ⧰⧁ āϜāĻŋā§°āĻžāĻĢ āφāĻĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻšā§ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϝāĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻŖā§€ āĻŦāĻžāϏ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


48. In which Indian state is the Nathu La Pass located ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āύāĻžāĻĨ⧁ āϞāĻž āĻ—āĻŋā§°āĻŋāĻĒāĻĨ āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āϕ⧋āύāĻ–āύ ā§°āĻžāĻœā§āϝāϤ āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ ?

Ans (āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰): Sikkim : āĻ›āĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽ


Explanation: Nathu La Pass is located in Sikkim on the India–China border and serves as an important trade and strategic route. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āύāĻžāĻĨ⧁ āϞāĻž āĻ—āĻŋā§°āĻŋāĻĒāĻĨ āĻ›āĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽ ā§°āĻžāĻœā§āϝāϤ āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ-āĻšā§€āύ āϏ⧀āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϤ āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĨ¤ āχ āĻāĻ• āϗ⧁⧰⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻŦāĻžāĻŖāĻŋāĻœā§āϝāĻŋāĻ• āφ⧰⧁ āĻ•ā§ŒāĻļāϞāĻ—āϤ āĻĒāĻĨāĨ¤


49. When is World Disabled Day celebrated ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧀ āĻĻāĻŋā§ąāϏ āϕ⧇āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?

Ans (āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰): 3rd December : ā§Š āĻĄāĻŋāĻšā§‡āĻŽā§āĻŦā§°


Explanation: The International Day of Persons with Disabilities is observed on 3 December every year to promote the rights, inclusion, and well-being of persons with disabilities. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāϛ⧰⧇ ā§Š āĻĄāĻŋāĻšā§‡āĻŽā§āĻŦā§°āϤ āφāĻ¨ā§āϤāσ⧰āĻžāĻˇā§āĻŸā§ā§°ā§€āϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧀ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋā§ąāϏ āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻāχ āĻĻāĻŋā§ąāϏ⧰ āϞāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āϝ āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧀ āϞ⧋āĻ•āϏāĻ•āϞ⧰ āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ•āĻžā§°, āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§°ā§āϭ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āφ⧰⧁ āĻ•āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāĻŖ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āϕ⧰āĻžāĨ¤


50. Which company started the first railway service in India ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤāϤ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ ⧰⧇'āϞ āĻ¸ā§‡ā§ąāĻž āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀āϝāĻŧ⧇ āφ⧰āĻŽā§āĻ­ āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻ›āĻŋāϞ ?

Ans (āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰): Great Indian Peninsula Railway (GIPR) : āĻ—ā§ā§°ā§‡āϟ āχāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāύ āĻĒ⧇āύāĻŋāύāϚ⧁āϞāĻž ⧰⧇'āĻ˛ā§ąā§‡ (GIPR)


Explanation: The Great Indian Peninsula Railway (GIPR) operated India's first passenger train on 16 April 1853 between Bombay (Mumbai) and Thane. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ—ā§ā§°ā§‡āϟ āχāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāύ āĻĒ⧇āύāĻŋāύāϚ⧁āϞāĻž ⧰⧇'āĻ˛ā§ąā§‡ (GIPR)-āĻ ā§§ā§Ŧ āĻāĻĒā§ā§°āĻŋāϞ ā§§ā§Žā§Ģā§Š āϚāύāϤ āĻŦā§‹āĻŽā§āĻŦ⧇ (āĻŽā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāχ) āφ⧰⧁ āĻĨāĻžāύ⧇⧰ āĻŽāĻžāϜāϤ āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āϝāĻžāĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§€āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§€ ⧰⧇'āϞ āϚāϞāĻžāχāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤






51. How many muscles are there in the human body ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āĻšā§° āĻļ⧰⧀⧰āϤ āĻŽā§āĻ  āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāϟāĻž āĻĒ⧇āĻļā§€ (Muscles) āφāϛ⧇ ?


Ans (āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰): 639 : ā§Ŧā§Šā§¯āϟāĻž


Explanation: The human body has around 639 muscles. These muscles help in movement, maintain posture, and support vital functions such as breathing, digestion, and blood circulation. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āĻšā§° āĻļ⧰⧀⧰āϤ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāϝāĻŧ ā§Ŧā§Šā§¯āϟāĻž āĻĒ⧇āĻļā§€ (Muscles) āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤ āĻāχ āĻĒ⧇āĻļā§€āĻŦ⧋⧰⧇ āĻļ⧰⧀⧰ āϚāϞāĻžāϚāϞ, āĻĻ⧇āĻšā§° āĻ­āĻ‚āĻ—ā§€ āĻŦāϜāĻžāχ ā§°āĻ–āĻž, āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ-āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ, āĻšāϜāĻŽ āφ⧰⧁ ā§°āĻ•ā§āϤ āϏāĻžā§āϚāĻžāϞāύāϤ āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


52. What is the highest civilian award in India ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āĻ¸ā§°ā§āĻŦā§‹āĻšā§āϚ āĻ…āϏāĻžāĻŽā§°āĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻžāύ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ ?


Ans (āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰): Bharat Ratna : āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ ā§°āĻ¤ā§āύ


Explanation: Bharat Ratna is India's highest civilian award. It is given for exceptional service in any field of human endeavor, including art, literature, science, and public service. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ ā§°āĻ¤ā§āύ āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āĻ¸ā§°ā§āĻŦā§‹āĻšā§āϚ āĻ…āϏāĻžāĻŽā§°āĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻžāύāĨ¤ āĻ•āϞāĻž, āϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϝ, āĻŦāĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāĻžāύ, āϜāύāĻ¸ā§‡ā§ąāĻž āφāĻĻāĻŋ āϝāĻŋāϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§ā§°āϤ āĻ…āϏāĻžāϧāĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻ…ā§ąāĻĻāĻžāύ⧰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻāχ āϏāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻžāύ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻāĻžāύ āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


53. What was the first Hindi newspaper ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§€ āĻŦāĻžāϤ⧰āĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāĻ•āϤ āϕ⧋āύāĻ–āύ āφāĻ›āĻŋāϞ ?


Ans (āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰): Udant Martand : āωāĻĻāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻŽāĻžā§°ā§āϤāĻŖā§āĻĄ


Explanation: Udant Martand was the first Hindi newspaper, started in 1826 by Pandit Jugal Kishore Shukla in Calcutta. It played a key role in promoting Hindi journalism. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āωāĻĻāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻŽāĻžā§°ā§āϤāĻŖā§āĻĄ āφāĻ›āĻŋāϞ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§€ āĻŦāĻžāϤ⧰āĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāĻ•āϤāĨ¤ āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ• ā§§ā§Žā§¨ā§Ŧ āϚāύāϤ āĻ•āϞāĻ•āĻžāϤāĻžāϤ āĻĒāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻŋāϤ āϝ⧁āĻ—āϞ āĻ•āĻŋāĻļā§‹ā§° āĻļ⧁āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāχ āφ⧰āĻŽā§āĻ­ āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤ āχ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§€ āϏāĻžāĻ‚āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻŋāĻ•āϤāĻžā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāĻļāϤ āϗ⧁⧰⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋāĻ•āĻž āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤


54. What is the minimum age to become the Prime Minister of India ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āĻĒā§ā§°āϧāĻžāύāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§€ āĻš'āĻŦāϞ⧈ āĻ¨ā§āϝ⧂āύāϤāĻŽ āĻŦāϝāĻŧāϏ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ ?


Ans (āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰): 25 years : ⧍ā§Ģ āĻŦāϛ⧰


Explanation: To become the Prime Minister of India, a person must be at least 25 years old and a member of the Lok Sabha, as per the Indian Constitution. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āϏāĻ‚āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻžāύ āĻ…āύ⧁āϏ⧰āĻŋ, āĻĒā§ā§°āϧāĻžāύāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§€ āĻš'āĻŦāϞ⧈ āĻāϜāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋā§° āĻ•āĻŽā§‡āĻ“ ⧍ā§Ģ āĻŦāϛ⧰ āĻŦāϝāĻŧāϏ āĻš'āĻŦ āϞāĻžāĻ—āĻŋāĻŦ āφ⧰⧁ āϞ⧋āĻ•āϏāĻ­āĻžā§° āϏāĻĻāĻ¸ā§āϝ āĻš'āĻŦ āϞāĻžāĻ—āĻŋāĻŦāĨ¤


55. Goiter disease is caused due to the deficiency of which element ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻ—āχāϟāĻžā§° (Goiter) ā§°ā§‹āĻ— āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ āĻŽā§ŒāϞ⧰ āĻ…āĻ­āĻžā§ąāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?


Ans (āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰): Iodine : āφāϝāĻŧāĻĄāĻŋāύ


Explanation: Goiter occurs due to a deficiency of iodine, which affects the thyroid gland. Consuming iodized salt helps prevent this disease by ensuring sufficient iodine intake. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āφāϝāĻŧāĻĄāĻŋāύ⧰ āĻ…āĻ­āĻžā§ąāϤ āĻ—āχāϟāĻžā§° ā§°ā§‹āĻ— āĻšāϝāĻŧ, āϝāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāχ⧰āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻĄ āĻ—ā§ā§°āĻ¨ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ­āĻžā§ąāĻŋāϤ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤ āφāϝāĻŧāĻĄāĻŋāύāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāĻŽāĻ– āĻ–āĻžāϞ⧇ āĻāχ ā§°ā§‹āĻ— āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋā§°ā§‹āϧ āϕ⧰āĻžāϤ āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


56. What is the hardest natural substance in the world ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§€ā§° āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ ?


Ans (āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰): Diamond : āĻšā§€ā§°āĻž


Explanation: Diamond is the hardest natural material found on Earth. It is made of pure carbon atoms arranged in a crystal structure and is used in jewelry and cutting tools. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻšā§€ā§°āĻž āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§€āϤ āĻĒā§‹ā§ąāĻž āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨāĨ¤ āχ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļ⧁āĻĻā§āϧ āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āĻŦāύ āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāϪ⧁⧰⧇ āĻ—āĻ āĻŋāϤ āφ⧰⧁ āĻ—āĻšāύāĻž, āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻŋāĻ‚ āϏāρāϜ⧁āϞāĻŋ āφāĻĻāĻŋ āϤ⧈āϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧈ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


57. Which is the largest bone in the human body ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āĻšā§° āĻļ⧰⧀⧰⧰ āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻĄāĻžāϙ⧰ āĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ āϕ⧋āύāĻĄāĻžāϞ ?


Ans (āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰): Femur (Thigh Bone) : āĻĢāĻŋāĻŽāĻžā§° (āω⧰⧁⧰ āĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ)


Explanation: The femur, or thigh bone, is the longest and strongest bone in the human body. It supports body weight and connects the hip to the knee joint. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻĢāĻŋāĻŽāĻžā§° āĻŦāĻž āω⧰⧁⧰ āĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āĻšā§° āĻļ⧰⧀⧰⧰ āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻĻā§€āϘāϞ āφ⧰⧁ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀ āĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĨ¤ āχ āĻļ⧰⧀⧰⧰ āĻ“āϜāύ āĻŦāĻšāύ āϕ⧰⧇ āφ⧰⧁ āϕ⧋āĻŽā§°āĻ• āφāρāϠ⧁⧰ āϏ⧈āϤ⧇ āϏāĻ‚āϝ⧋āĻ— āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤