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GK Day 24Posted on December 5, 2012 by nishant

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1. Which is the oldest parliamentary democracy in the world? : Great Britain

2. What is the holy book of Parsis called? : The Zend Avesta

3. Which city was founded by Alexander the Great in Egypt? : Alexandria

4. Who was known as Maid Of Orleans? : Joan of Arc

5. What is the Japanese parliament called? : Diet

6. Who was the German-Jewish girl who hid in an Amsterdam attic during WW II and wrote a diary which later

became famous? : Anne Frank

7. Which Roman emperor build Byzantium?: Constantine

8. Which is the largest pyramid?

The Great Pyramid was built for King Cheops (khufu), the second king of the IV Dynasty

9. After which Florentine explorer was America named? : Amerigo Vespucci

10. In which century was Lord Buddha born?: 6 Century BC (around 560 BC)

11. Which famous Englishman was killed in the Battle of Trafalgar?: Admiral Lord Nelson

12. Who discovered the electron? : Sir J J Thompson

13. Which is the longest bone in the human body?: The femure, the thigh bone

14. At which temperature do both the Centigrade and Fahrenheit show the same reading?: -40C equals -40F

15. Who invented the bifocal lens?: Benjamin Franklin

16. Why we do not feel pains to cut our nails?: Nails are not connected to cartilages or blood vessels. Hence,

there is no pain felt when we cut nails.

17. Who invented the jet engine?: Sir Frank Wittle of England in 1973.

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18. What is Mach Number? : The ratio of speed of the body to the speed of the sound under similar conditions.

19. What is the scientific name for study of handwriting?: Graphology

20. What causes an object to look black?

When the radiation falling on an object is fully absorbed, the object appears black.

21. Who discovered insulin? : Sir Frederick Grant Banting and J J R Macleod

22. Which element has the highest boiling point?: Tantalum, around 6000C

23. Why does a tennis ball bounce higher on hills than on plains?

The gravitational pull in the hills is less than that of in the plains.

24. Which planet has the biggest satellite?: Saturn’s seventh, known as Titan (diameter 5680 km)

25. Which is the most common of all the metals in the earth’s crust? : Aluminum, 8.13%

25. What is the source of caviar?: It is made by salting the roe of sturgeon

26. What is herpetology? : Study of reptiles

27. What is an aardvark?: An ant-eating animal

28. From which plant is morphine obtained?: Opium poppy

29. Who discovered the cause of malaria?: Roland Ross

30. How do we term plants specially adapted to capture and digest insects?: An insectivorous

31. To which family of plants does the apple belong?: The rose family

32. In which country is tea first believed to have been cultivated?: South China

33. What is known as ‘vegetable gold’?: Saffron

34. Which vegetable contains the most iron?: Spinach, 100gm of which 2.2gm is iron

35. To which botanical family does the onion belong?: The lily family (allium cepa)

36. From which tree is quinine obtained?: Cinchona tree

37. Marie Curie was awarded the Nobel Prize twice. In which categories did she win them?

Physics 1903 (radioactivity) and Chemistry 1911 (metallic radiation)


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38. Which scientist received Nobel Prizes for both Chemistry and Peace?

Linus Pauling

39. Who invented the vacuum flask?: James Dewar (U.K.) in 1892

40. With which important invention is the name of Leeuwenhoek associated? : The microscope

41. Which Russian born American is so famous for research connected with television that he has been described

as ‘the father of modern television’?

Vladimir Zworykin

42. The first words to be spoken over a telephone were: “Mr. Watson, come here, I want you”, who spoke them?

Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) to his assistant on 10 March 1876.

43. When the indicator methyl orange is introduced in an alkaline substances what colour does it become?

Yellow

44. What is generally considered to be the forerunner of chemistry?: Alchemy

45. What branch of chemistry is concerned with carbon compounds?: Organic Chemistry

46. Of what is the molecule of ozone composed?: 3 oxygen atoms

47. What is the different of aluminium and aluminum? : No difference at all

48. Name the famous diplomat who proved that lightning is a form of electricity?: Benjamin Franklin

49. Name the three men involved in the first voyage to the Moon? : Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin and Michael

Collins

50. Who propounded the laws of planetary motion?: Johannes Kepier, German astronomer.

51. Which planet has the largest number of moons?: Saturn

52. What is another name for an asteroid?: Planetoid

53. What is an angstrom?

A unit of length equal to 1/10 of a millimicron or 10 millionth of a millimeter.

54. How long is a nautical mile?: 1853m or 1.85km

55. Who founded in 300 B.C., a school of mathematics is Alexandria in ancient Egypt?: Euclid

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More GK

The first Prime minister of Bangladesh was: Mujibur Rehman

The longest river in the world is: the Nile

The longest highway in the world is: the Trans-Canada

The longest highway in the world has a length of About: 8000 km

The highest mountain peak in the world is: Mount Everest(8848 m)

The country that accounts for nearly one third of the total teak production of the world is: Myanmar

The biggest desert in the world is: the Sahara desert

The largest coffee growing country in the world is: Brazil

The country also known as “country of Copper” is: Zambia

The name given to the border which separates Pakistan and Afghanistan is: Durand line

The river Volga flows out into: the Caspian Sea

The coldest place on the earth is Verkoyansk in Siberia

The country which ranks second in terms of land area is: Canada

The largest Island in the Mediterranean sea is: Sicily

The river Jordan flows out into the Dead sea

The biggest delta in the world is: the Sunderbans

The capital city that stands on the river Danube is: Belgrade

The Japanese call their country as: Nippon

The length of the English channel is: 564 kilometres

The world’s oldest known city is: Damascus

The city which is also known as the City of Canals is: Venice

The country in which river Wangchu flows is Myanmar

The biggest island of the world is: Greenland


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The city which is the biggest centre for manufacture of automobiles in the world is: Detroit, USA

The country which is the largest producer of manganese in the world is: USA

The country which is the largest producer of rubber in the world is: Malaysia

The country which is the largest producer of tin in the world is: Malaysia

The river which carries maximum quantity of water into the sea is: the Mississippi

The city which was once called the `Forbidden City’ was: Peking

The country called the Land of Rising Sun is: Japan

Mount Everest was named after Sir George Everest

The active volcano Vesuvius is located in Italy

The country known as the Sugar Bowl of the world is: Cuba

The length of the Suez Canal is 162.5 kilometers

The lowest point on earth is the coastal area is: Dead sea

The Gurkhas are the original inhabitants of Nepal

The largest ocean of the world is: the Pacific ocean

The largest bell in the world is: the Tsar Kolkol at Kremlin, Moscow

The biggest stadium in the world is: the Strahov Stadium, Prague

The world’s largest diamond producing country is: South Africa

Australia was discovered by James Cook

The first Governor General of Pakistan is: Mohammed Ali Jinnah

Dublin is situated at the mouth of river Liffey

The earlier name of New York city was New Amsterdam

The Eifel tower was built by Alexander Eiffel

The Red Cross was founded by Jean Henri Durant

The country which has the greatest population density is Monaco


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The national flower of Britain is Rose

Niagara Falls was discovered by Louis Hennepin

The national flower of Italy: Lily

The national flower of China is Narcissus

The permanent secretariat of the SAARC is located at Kathmandu

The gateway to the Gulf of Iran is Strait of Hormuz

The first Industrial Revolution took place in England

World Environment Day is observed on 5th June

The First Republican President of America was George Washington

The country famous for Samba dance is Brazil

The name of Alexander’s horse was Beucephalus

Singapore was founded by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles

The famous British one-eyed Admiral was Nelson

The earlier name of Sri Lanka was Ceylon

The UNO was formed in the year 1945

UNO stands for United Nations Organization

The independence day of South Korea is celebrated on 15th August

`Last Judgment’ was the first painting of famous Italian painter: Michelangelo

Paradise Regained was written by John Milton

The first President of Egypt was Mohammed Nequib

The first man to reach North Pole was Robert Peary

The most famous painting of Pablo Picasso was Guermica

The primary producer of newsprint in the world is Canada

The first explorer to reach the South Pole was Cap. Ronald Amundson


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The person who is called the father of modern Italy is G.Garibaldi

World literacy day is celebrated on 8th September

The founder of modern Germany is Bismarck

The country known as the land of the midnight sun is Norway

The place known as the Roof of the world is Tibet

The founder of the Chinese Republic was San Yat Sen

The first Pakistani to receive the Nobel Prize was Abdul Salam

The first woman Prime Minister of Britain was Margaret Thatcher

The first Secretary General of the UNO was Trygve Lie

The sculptor of the statue of Liberty was Frederick Auguste Bartholdi

The port of Baku is situated in Azerbaijan

John F Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harry Oswald

The largest river in France is Lore

The Queen of England who married her brother-in-law was Catherine of Aragon

The first negro to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize was Ralph Johnson Bunche

The principal export of Jamaica is Sugar

New York is popularly known as the city of Skyscrapers

Madagascar is popularly known as the Island of Cloves

The country known as the Land of White Elephant is Thailand

The country known as the Land of Morning Calm is Korea

The country known as the Land of Thunderbolts is Bhutan

The highest waterfalls in the world is the Salto Angel Falls, Venezuela

The largest library in the world is the United States Library of Congress, Washington DC

India’s National Dairy Research Institute’ is located at: Hyderabad


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Who amongst the following is the author of the book ‘Pakistan Papers’: Janardan Thakur

Arjun Munda has taken over as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand

Which of the following is no more in the small savings schemes? Kisan Vikas Patra

The country readmitted to the Commonwealth recently: Pakistan

Who is India’s first Grand Master in Chess?: Koneru Humpy

The age of a tree can be determined by:Counting the annual growth rings of its stem

Which one of the following is essentially a solo dance ?: Mohiniattam

The deepest oceanic trench Mariana is located in: Pacific Ocean

During the Mughal period, which one of the followingwere the first to come to India as traders: Portuguese

The term Punter is associated with the game of: Horse Racing

The system of Proportionate Representation is used in the election for the: President of India

Which one of the following is available in the sea in plenty and is given to the patient suffering from a deficiency

disease “Goitre”? Iodine

How many bones are there in human body?: 206

The headquarters of the ILO are at: Geneva

The drama King Lear was written by: William Shakespeare

What is the other name of India mentioned in our Constitution ? Bharat

Which of the following places is associated with Jainism?: Pavapuri

Deficiency of which of the following causes knock-knee, bow legs and pigeon chest in children: Vitamin D

Blood is filtered by which pair of organs: Kidneys

With which bank is Noble Laureate Mohammad Younus associated: Grameen Bank

Football World Cup of 2010 is going to be held in: South Africa

Which Indian Cricketer is nicknamed “Haryana Hurricane”: Kapil Dev

The term ‘Eagle’ is associated with: Golf

Punchline of ‘YES Bank’: Experience are expertise


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New Punchline of Dabur is: Celebrate Life

‘Let your heart fly’ is associated with: Indian Airlines

‘Big Bazaar’ and ‘Food Bazaar’ are owned by: Pantaloon Retail

‘We understand your world” is the punchline of HDFC Bank

Branded diesel ‘Turbojet’ belongs to : HPCL

Popular Whisky brand ‘Johnny Walker’ belongs to company: DIAGEO

‘The future of Automobile’ is the punchline of: Mercedes Benz

Electrolux, world’s largest home appliance company belongs to : Sweden

‘Honours yours Trust’ is the punchline of bank: UCO Bank

Hindi Business Channel ‘Awaaz’ is owned by: CNBC TV 18

Ashok Leyland company belongs to industrial group: Hinduja

HSBC Bank holds stakes in Indian Bank: AXIS Bank

‘Delighting you always’ is the punchline of Canon

AC Manufacturer Voltas belongs to group: Tata

SBI’s rank on the list of World’s top Bank is 80

Hindi News Channel ‘Channel 7’ belongs to group: Dainik Jagran

Spencers supermarket is owned by group: RPG

‘Inspiring Confidence’ is the tagline of Bajaj

‘Putting news first’ is the punchline of news channel: BBC

Amitabh Bachchan is the brand ambassador of this Jewellery Brand: D’dmas

Promoter of Optical Storage Maker ‘Moser Baer’: Deepak Puri

Global telecom and networking company Cable and Wireless has tied up with this Indian Company: VSNL

The punchline ‘Let there be light’ is associated with: Hindustan Times

‘Uncommon Sense’ adline is associated with: Marico Industries


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Domestic Rating Agency CRISIL has been acquired by: Standard & Poor

Walton family is promoter of which famous Company: Walmart

“India’s International Bank” is tagline of: Bank Of Baroda

The company which has acquired mobile handset business of Siemens(Germany): BenQ

“Hindi at its best” is associated with: Navbharat Times

‘Petronas’ is one of the Petroluem Company based in: Malaysia

The foreign tobacco company which holds equity stakes in ITC is: British American Tobacco

Two confectionary brands ‘Maha Lacto’ and ‘Eclair’ are owned by company: Nutrine

‘An Indian Multinational’ is adline associated with: Videocon

The Times of India is set to launch a 24 hour news channel in alliance with this international media entity:

Reuters

Essar Steel is promoted by: Ruia family

Prime Minister of England when India got its independence: Clement Atlee

The person who has been given the sobriquet “Little Corporal”: Napoleon Bonaparte

Mughal ruler who started a new religion “Din-e-Elahi”: Akbar

The country which has been admitted to G-20: Uruguay

The city which has the sobriquet “ Paris of Latin America”: Buenos Aires

In Greek Mythology, the father of Pegasus(the winged horse): Poseidon

The airline which has common man as its lucky mascot: Air Deccan

France Telecom sold its 9.9 % stake in this cellular service company: BPL Telecom

The company which has entered into branded filter coffee segment under the name Mr. Bean Coffee

Junction: Tata Coffee

HB written on the HB pencils stands for: Hard Bond

Corporate Tax is levied on : Income of Companies

I was created by Bobby Kooka in 1938. Who am I?: Air India’s Maharaja


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This European Bank holds 6 % stake in HCL technologies: Deutsche Bank

The company which owns the brand “Vicks Vaporub”: P & G

“The Power on your side” is the punchline of : Bajaj Allianz

“Going beyond Expectations” is the punchline of: Malaysia Airlines

Footwear company Aero Club owns this brand: WoodLand

The biggest airport in the world(area): King Fahd International Airport, Riyadh(Saudi Arabia)

Nobel Prize was started in this year: 1901

Anatoly Karpov(Russia) is associated with: Chess

“Statue of Liberty” was a gift to US from this country: France

“Man of Destiny” was the sobriquet given to: Napoleon Bonaparte

UN day is celebrated on: 24 October

The emblem of UN is: The Olive branch

Owner of Star T.V Network is: Rupert Murdoch

“Delighting You Always” is the punchline of: Canon

Kolkata based clubs Mohan Bagan and East Bengal are owned by this businessman: Vijay Mallaya

Chik and Fairever brands are owned by this company: Cavin Care

Headquarters of International Atomic Energy Agency is at: Vienna, Austria

Headquarters of International Labour Organization(ILO): Geneva

Headquarters of UNICEF: New York City

Headquarters of UNESCO: Paris

Headquarters of WHO: Geneva

Headquarters of International Monetary Fund(IMF): Washington D.C

Headquarters of Food & Agriculture Organization(FAO): Rome

Headquarters of North Atlantic Treaty Organization(NATO): Brussels, Belgium

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Headquarters of Organization of Petroluem Exporting Countries(OPEC): Vienna

Headquarters of European Union: Brussels, Belgium

Headquarters of Interpol: Paris

Number of countries who are members of OPEC: 13

Number of countries who are members of NATO: 26

Number of countries who are members of UN: 192

Number of countries who are members of WTO: 148

Home country of sports company Adidas: Germany

The baseline of Bombay Stock Exchange Limited is: “The Edge is Efficiency”

Single largest share holder in Idea Cellular is: AV Birla Group

Food Brand “Nature Fresh” is owned by this company: Cargill

The company which owns apparel brand “John Player”: ITC

BATA, the footwear company originally hails from: Czech Republic

The name of space shuttle in which Kalpana Chawla died: Columbia

The richest woman of India and owner of Biocon International: Kiran Majumdar Shaw

“My Life” is a famous work of: Bill Clinton

Akio Morita is associated with the establishment of: Sony Corporation

Coldarin is a famous drug from: Johnson & Johnson

The chairperson of National Commission for Women India is: Girija Vyas

The FDI limit in the domestic airlines has been increased to: 49 %

“Live your Dreams” is the punchline of: Polaris Software

Founder of Amazon.com: Jeff Bezos in 1994

“Travel & Living” is a 24 hour channel from the stable of: Discovery Channel

Ryder Cup is associated with: Golf


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Alcatel is a telecom major that hails from: France

“Between Hope and History” is a famous work of: Bill Clinton

Sales Tax is an example of: Indirect tax

India’s first indigenously built submarine: INS Shalki

The number of pairs of Chromosomes in Human Beings is: 23

Theosophical Society Of India was founded by: Annie Beasant

The maximum gap between two sessions of Parliament can be: 6months

India’s first Corporatized port is at: Ennore(near Chennai)

“Swarmala Entertainment” a music company is a joint venture between: BMG & Sony

Strepsils, Clearsil drugs are from: Boots Piramal Health Care

Nivea Brand is owned by: Beiersdorf

World’s largest Spirits Company: DIAGEO

Spiritual Channel Jagran is promoted by: Zee TV

Nicklodeon a channel for kids belongs to: Viacom Inc. Media Group

Company which is largest supplier of HIV AIDS drug: Glaxo

Brand Ambassdor of Gillette: David Beckham

“Blue Box”, “Green Box” are terms related with: Agricultural subsidies in WTO

India’s first LNG Terminal has been established at: Dahej(Gujrat)

Youngest Parliamentarian in new Lok Sabha is: Sachin Pilot

“Straight From the Heart” is the autobiography of: Kapil Dev

Jammu & Kashmir is associated with this article: Article 370

“The Golden Gate” is a book authored by: Vikram Seth

Least Populous state of India is: Sikkim

Niblic and Bogey are the term associated with: Golf


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Shungulu Committee is related to: IIM fee cut issue

Qutub Minar was built by: Started by Qutub-din-Aibak and finished by Iltutmish

The person who coin the term “Ambush Marketing”: Jerry Welsh

Indian State with highest population density: West Bengal

Some more Punchlines

Toshiba: Choose Freedom

Walmart: Always low prices. Always.

Haier: Inspired living

JVC: The perfect Experience

Sony: Like no other

Samsung: Imagine the possibilities

Hyundai: Drive your way

Honda: The power of dreams

Louis Phillipe: The upper Crest

Peter England: Honestly Impressive

BMW: The ultimate Driving Machine

TCS: Beyond the obvious

Star Sports: We know your game

Infosys: Powered by Intellect, driven by values

Apple Macintosh: Think different

NDTV Profit: News you can use

Servo: 100 % performance. Every time.

Speed: High Performance Petrol.

ONGC: Making tomorrow brighter


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Air Canada: A breath of fresh air

British Airways: The way to fly.

At &T: Your world. Delivered

Standard Chartered Bank: Leading the way in Asia, Africa and the Middle East

Sun Microsystems: The network is the Computer

DELL: Yours is here

LEE: The jeans that built America

IBM: On demand Business, in demand people

FIAT: Driven by Passion

Volkswagen: The Car

Accenture: High Performance, delivered.

HP-Invent: Everything is possible

Windows XP: Do more with less

Microsoft: Your Potential Our Passion

Amazon.com: … and you are done

MRF Tyres: Tyres with muscles

Chevron Corporation: Human Energy

IBP: Pure Bhi, Poora Bhi

GAIL: Gas and beyond

EPZ stands for: Export Processing Zone

Kelkar Committee related to: Direct Taxes

Chairman of Britannia Industries: Mr. N.N. Wadia

Newspaper started by Jawaharlal Nehru: National Herald

“Euthanasia”(mercy killing) has been allowed in: The Netherlands


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Water body between India and Sri Lanka: Palk Strait

Hottest Planet of Solar System: Venus

Source of Sun’s Energy: Nuclear Fusion

Brightest Planet in Solar System: Venus

Scientific Study of birds is known as : Orinthology

Plaster of Paris is made by partial dehydration of: Gypsum Salt

Guru of Shivaji: Ramdas

Father of History: Herodotus

The statement “Man is born free but he is always in chain” is given by: Rousseau

Bull-fighting is national game of: Spain

The city which has been given the sobriquet “Eternal City”: Rome

Instrument for measuring the intensity of earthquakes is: Seismograph

Bhopal Gas Tragedy is associated with this gas: Methyl-Iso-Cynate

Indian state which has highest Forest Cover: Madhya Pradesh

WTO was earlier known as: GATT(General Agremment on Tarrifs & Trade)

Unit of measure of Sound level: Decibel

Fountain Pen works on the Principle of: Capilliary Action

India’s highest paid CEO: Mukesh Ambani(25 crores)

UN charter was ratified in 1945 by: 29 nations

Montenegro, 192 member of UN is in this continent: Europe

The International Court of Justice is located at: The Hague(Netherlands)

The total number of judges of International Court of Justice is: 15

Water body that connects Red sea with Mediterranean Sea: Suez Canal.

First Indian man to cross English Channel: Mihir Sen

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First Indian woman to cross English Channel: Aarti Shah

Planet with maximum number of satellites: Jupiter

Percentage of Earth’s surface covered by India: 2.4 %

Yellow revolution is related with: Oil Seeds

Instrument to measure the relative density of milk: Lactometer

Largest island of the World: Greenland

First Indian Golfer to be ranked in to World 50: Jeev Milkha Singh

Atmospheric Layer which is farthest from the Earth’s surface: Exosphere

Atmospheric Layer which is closest from the Earth’s surface: Troposphere

“Doctrine of Lapse” was initiated by governor-general: Lord Dalhousie

Mahatma Gandhi was given the sobriquet of “Father of nation” by: Rabindranath Tagore

The first session Of Indian national Congress under the president ship of : W.C. Banerjee

Minor Planets revolving between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars are called: Asteroids

First Indian state to have gone under President’s rule: Punjab

The Planet named after The Roman God of agriculture: Saturn

The city known as “Land of Thousand lakes”: Helsinki

Headquarters of International Red Cross at: Geneva

Father of Cell Phone: Martin Cooper

Panchyati Raj comes under the list: State List

World Women’s day is celebrated on: 8 March

Smallest Republic in World: Nauru

Least densely populated Indian Union territory: Andaman & Nicobar

First traders to reach India were from country: Portugal

First Governor of Reserve bank of India: Osborne Smith

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The leader known as “Man of Destiny”: Napoleon Bonaparte

Country in which original version of “Big Boss” aired first: The Netherlands

The controversial “Tehri Dam” is built on: Bhagirathi

Governor-general of India during 1857 uprising: Lord Canning

Country known as “Sugar-bowl of World” is: Cuba

Ex-officio chairman of Planning Commission is: Prime Minister of India

Percentage of Area covered by Pacific Ocean: 35 %

Sakyamuni is the nickname of: Lord Buddha

Newspaper founded By mahatma Gandhi in 1903 in South Africa: Indian Opinion

Personality known as “Saint of Gutters”: Mother Teresa

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Vinayak says:

December 9, 2012 at 1:12 pm

Q50 – its Johannes Kepler

Vinayak says:

December 10, 2012 at 10:47 am

Q24 – jupiter has the biggest natural satellite in our solar system

ganymede – mean radius – 2634km

titan (saturn) – mean radius – 2576 km

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