GENERAL KNOWLEDGE PART- II

                    GENERAL KNOWLEDGE PART- II

1. Which Shakepeare play was set in Elsinore Castle, Denmark?
Hamlet.

2. Who said: 'Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration'?
Edison.

3. The Kyukyu Island chain lies between which two countries?
Japan & Taiwan.

4. Which fibrous protein is the major constituent of hair, nails, feathers, beaks and claws?
Keratin.
5. Of which fruit is morello a variety?
Cherry.

6. Which explorer discovered Victoris Falls in Africa?
David Livingstone.
7. Who was the last king of Egypt?
Farouk.

8. What is the literal meaning of the word mafia?
Bargging.

9. Which war lasted 16 years longer than its name implies?
The Hundred Year's War.

10. What is the national sport of Malaysia and Indonesia?
Badminton.

11. Which is the shallowest of the Great Lakes?
Lake Erie.

12. What name is given to minute or microscopic animals and plants that live in the upper layers of fresh and salt water?
Plankton.

13. Which country was originally named Cathay?
China.

14. Sinhalese is a language spoken in which country?
Sri Lanka.

15. The Sao Francisco river flows through which country?
Brazil.
16. In which sport do teams compete for the Dunhill Cup?
Golf.

17. Which Shakespeare character's last words are: 'The rest is silence'?
Hamlet.
18. In economics, whose law states that: 'bad money drives out good money'?
Gresham's
19. Who made the first navigation of the globe in the vessel Victoria?
Magellan.

20. Which mountaineer on being asked why he wanted to climb Everest said: 'Because it's there'?

George Mallory.
21. What was the former name for Sri Lanka?
Ceylon.

22. Of which Middle East, country is Baghdad the capital?
Iraq.

23. How many arms does a squid have?
Ten.

24. Which indoor game is played with a shuttlecock?
Badminton.
25. Do stalactites grow upwards or downwards?
Downwards.
26. What food is also called garbanzo?
Chick-pea.

27. What is the quality rating for diesel fuel, similar to the octane number for petrol?
Catane number.

28. Which German city and port is at the confluence of the rivers Neckar and Rhine?
Mannheim.

29. Where in Europe are the only wild apes to be found?
Gibraltar.

30. The Brabanconne is the national anthem of which country?
Belgium.

31. In which country is the River Spey?
Switzerland.

32. Which international environmental pressure group was founded in 1971?
Greenpeace.

33. What is the capital of Morocco?
Rabat.

34. How many balls are on the table at the start of a game of pool?
Sixteen.

35. In which country is the volcano Mount Aso?
Japan.

36. What name is given to inflammation of one or more joints, causing pain, swelling and restriction of movement?
Arthritis.

37. Which mineral is the main source of mercury?
Cinnabar.

38. What A is the national airline of Russia, code name SU?
Aeroflot.

39. What would be kept in a quiver?
Arrows.

40. What 'ology' is concerned with the study of unidentified flying objects?
Ufology.
41. Coal and long-tailed are types of which bird family?
Tit.

42. In the game of darts, what is the value of the outer bull?
25.

43. In which part of the human body is the cochlea?
Ear.

44. What is the modern name of the rocky fortress which the Moors named Gabel-al-Tarik (the Rock of Tarik)?
Gibraltar.

45. What was the name of German terrorist Andreas Baader's female partner?
Ulrike Meinhof.

46. And what was the name of the urban guerrilla organisation they headed?
The Red Army Faction.

47. Which German bacteriologist discovered Salvarsan, a compound used in the treatment of syphilis, before the introduction of antibiotics?
Paul Ehrlich.

48. Which ancient Roman satirist wrote the 16 Satires?
Juvenal.

49. Who became the Queen of Netherlands in 1980?
Beatrix.

50. Who was the last Bristish king to appear in battle?
George II.

51. What P is sometimes referred to as block and tackle?
Pulley.

52. For what purpose would a gardener use a dibber?
Making holes.

53. What J is a device used to raise an object too heavy to deal with by hand?
Jack.

54. Ball-pein, club, claw and bush are types of which tool?
Hammer.

55. Which African animal’s name means ‘river horse’?
Hippopotamus.
56. Which Indian religion was founded by Guru Nanak?
Sikhism.

57. What is the most distant of the giant planets?
Neptune.

58. What is the capital of Austria?
Vienna.

59. What in printing do the letters ‘u.c.’ stand for?
Upper case.

60. Which eye infection is sometimes called pinkeye?
Conjunctivitis.

61. What sort of creature is an iguana?
A lizard.

62. What, politically, does UDI stand for?
Unilateral declaration of independence.

63. Wagga Wagga is a city in which Australian state?
New South Wales.

64. Which Indian religion celebrated the 300th anniversary of its founding in 1999?
Sikhism.

65. What do the initials FBI stand for?
Federal Bureau of Investigation.

66. By what name is the fruit of the plant Ananas comosus known?
Pineapple.

67. Donnerstag is German for which day of the week?
Thursday.

68. What type of citrus fruit is a shamouti?
Orange.

69. Apiphobia is a fear of what?
Bees.

70. Which Asian capital city was known as Batavia until 1949?
Jakarta

71. Which astronomical unit of distance is greater, a parsec or a light year?
A parsec.

72. The ancient city of Carthage is now in which country?
Tunisia.

73. What in Russia is Izvestia?
A newspaper.

74. Which is the world's windiest continent?
Antarctica.

75. In the book Treasure Island what is the name of the ship?
Hispaniola.

76. In which part of the body are the deltoid muscles?
Shoulder.
77. E is the international car registration letter for which country?
Spain.

78. Vienna stands on which river?
Danube.

79. What type of camel has two lumps?
Bactrian.

80. In the MG motor car, what do the letters MG stand for?
Morris Garages.

81. The name of which Roman god means 'shining father' in Latin?
Jupiter.
82. What is the central colour of a rainbow?
Green.

83. Which French city is a meeting place for the European Parliament?
Strasbourg.

84. What part of the body consists of the duodenum, the jejunum and the ileum?
Small intestine.

85. Annapurna is a mountain in which mountain range?
Himalayas.

86. What kind of foodstuff is Monterey Jack? (It was also a cartoon's name
'What's for breakfast?'

87. What is the name of a person, plant or animal which shuns the light?
Lucifugous.

88. What, in field of optics, is biconvex?
A lens which is convex on both sides.

89. Which country was invaded in Iraq in 1980?
Iran.

90. What did Johann Galle discover in 1846?
Neptune.

91. What, in internet terminology, does SMTP stand for?
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol.
92. How is October 24 1929 remembered?
Black Thursday.

93. The River Danube flows into which sea?
The Black Sea.
94. Which strait separates the North and South islands of New Zealand?
Cook Strait.
95. What, in internet terminology, does FTP stand for?
File Transfer Protocol.

96. Who wrote Black Beauty?
Anna Sewell.

97. What is the capital of Poland?
Warsaw.

98. Ice-cream was first produced in which country in the 17th century?
Italy.

99. In medicine, what does the acronym SARS stand for?
Severe Acute Respiratory System.

200. Which popular name for Netherlands is actually a low-lying region of the country?
Holland.

201. Quantas is the national airline of which country?
Australia.
202. What in Scotland is the meaning of the prefix ‘Inver’?
River mouth.

203. Which US state has the lowest population?
Alaska.

204. Which county is nicknamed the Garden of England?
Kent.

205. Which African country was formerly called French Sudan?
Mali.

206. Which sport was originally called ‘soccer-in-water’?
Water polo.

207. Which unit of measurement is derived from the Arabic quirrat, meaning seed?
Carat.

208. Which Italian city was originally built on seven hills?
Rome.

209. What does the acronym NAAFI stand for?
Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes.

210. Dolomite is an ore of which metal?
Magnesium.

211. Manama is the capital of which country?
Bahrain.

212. On which river does Berlin stand?
River Spree.

213. What type of clock was invented in 1656 by Christian Huygens?
The pendulum clock.

214. In which desert is the world's driest place?
Atacama (Chile).

215. Which is the world's saltiest sea?
The Dead Sea.

216. ...... and which is the least salty?
The Baltic Sea.

217. Which nun won the Nobel prize for peace in 1979?
Mother Teresa.

218. How many points in the pink ball worth in snooker?
Six.

219. Which scientist was named 'Person of the Century' by Time Magazine?
Albert Einstein.

220. What kind of creature is a monitor?
Lizard.
221. Which medical specialty is concerned with the problems and illnesses of children?
Pediatrics.

222. Who sailed in Santa Maria?
Christopher Columbus.

223. What name is given to the stiffening of the body after death?
Rigor mortis.

224. Which country was formerly known as Malagasy Republic?
Madagascar.

225. Addis Ababa is the capital of which country?
Ethiopia.

226. The name of which North African city literally means ‘white house’?
Casablanca.

227. Of what sort of fish is the dogfish a small variety?
Shark.

228. Which Asian country was divided at the 38th parallel after World War II?
Korea.
229. What is the name of the Winter Olympics event that combines cross-country skiing and shooting?
Biathlon.

230. Which American science-fiction writer wrote Fahrenheit 451?
Ray Bradbury.

231. For which powerful opiate is diamorphine the technical name?
Heroin.

232. How many dominoes are there in a normal set?
28.

233. Who was cartoonist who created Batman?
Bob Kane.

234. Aerophobia is a fear of flying, agoraphobia is a fear of open spaces, what is acrophobia a fear of?
Heights.

235. In computing, how is a modulator-demodulator more commonly known?
Modem.

236. An auger bit is used to drill what type of material?
Wood.

237. What part of the wheelbarrow is the fulcrum?
The wheel.

238. What C is a device used to determine small lengths, of which a vernier is one type?
Caliper.
239. Rip, chain and band are types of which tools?
Saw.

240. What calibrated tool was the standard tool for engineers and scientists prior to the invention of the hand-held calculator?
Slide rule.

241. Calorie is a ____________.
Unit of quantity of heat/ energy

242. Optical Fiber System is ______.
Telecommunication system
243. Prices for bikes can run ______ Rs. 3500.
As high as
244. The plural from of loaf is:-
Loaves



245The tax imposed on the property/owners of houses of plots and motor vehicles is called:-
Wealth tax

246Barter system means:-
Exchange of goods
246what function is performed by liver in the human body
Acts as a store house of digested sugar

248A soldier drove east for four miles, then drove north for five miles, then turned to his left and drove for one mile and again turned to his left. Which choice gives the direction in which he was driving now?
South

249 Physiotherapy is a curative method for:-
Immobility of joints

250 If two steel balls having different masses are allowed to fall freely from the roof of a building, they will reach the ground:-
Simultaneously
.251Dialysis is meant for:-
Kidneys

252 The people of the Bosnia-Herzegovina voted in favour of independence from:-
Yugoslavia


253 Slump means:-
Fall in the prices of stock
254 Addiction means:-
Craving for certain drugs or food
255 A man sneezes when he has cold:-
Because he cannot help it

256 Why do you need a doctor's prescription to buy certain drugs?
Because they can do harm if misused

257 A computer consists mainly of electronic:-
Devices




258 In a democratic country which of the following is considered the fourth estate?
Press
259 A coalition government means:-
Government formed by two or more political parties

260 Local authorities receive the largest portion of their income from:-
Urban immovable property tax


261 Municipal tax on articles coming inside a city is called:-
Octroi
262The book entitled 'Empire and Islam: Punjab and The Making of Pakistan' was written by:-
D. Gilmartin

263 Research in the work place reveals that many people work for many reasons
Besides money

263 Invoice is:-
A statement which describes full particulars concerning the quality and price of goods

264 Reuters is a word known:-
News agency
265 Modern computers as compared to earlier computers are:-
Faster and smaller

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE PART 1

                   GENERAL KNOWLEDGE PART 1

1.  The International Day of Peace, sometimes unofficially known as World Peace Day, is observed
annually on:
 (a)21st September  (b)23rd September  (c) 12th October  (d)None of these

2.  International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women is observed annually on:
(a)25th December  

(b)23rd November  

(c) 25th November  

(d)None of these

3.  International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed annually on:
(a)23rd May  

(b)21st March  

(c) 01st March  

(d)None of these

4. At the radio station, the announcer speaks into a microphone. The microphone changes the sound of his voice into an electrical signal. This signal is weak and can't travel very far, so it's sent to a transmitter. The transmitter mixes the signal with some strong radio signals called carrier waves. These waves are then sent out through a special antenna at the speed of light! They reach the antenna of your radio. Your antenna "catches" the signal, and the radio's amplifier strengthens the signal and sends it to the speakers. The speakers vibrate, and your ears pick up the vibrations and your brain translates them into the voice of the radio announcer back at the station. When you consider all the places the announcer's voice travels.

5. Every radio station has its own frequency. When you turn the tuning knob on your radio, you are choosing which frequency you want your antenna to "catch."

6. Mountain lions are known by more than 100 names, including panther, cat-amount, cougar, painter and puma. Its scientific name is Felis concolor, which means "cat of one color." At one time, mountain lions were very common!7. The large cats of the world are divided into two groups- those that roar, like tigers and African lions, and those that purr. Mountain lions purr, hiss, scream, and snarl, but they cannot roar. They can jump a distance of 30 feet, and jump as high as 15 feet. It would take quite a fence to keep a mountain lion out! Their favorite food is deer, but they'll eat other critters as well. They hunt alone, not in packs like wolves. They sneak up on their prey just like a house cat sneaks up on a bird or toy- one slow step at a time. A lion can eat ten pounds of meat at one time!

8. Queen ants can live to be 30 years old

9. Dragonflies can flap their wings 28 times per second and they can fly up to 60 miles per hour

10. As fast as dragonflies can flap their wings, bees are even faster... they can flap their wings 435 times per seconds

11. Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete

.12. You can't kill yourself by holding your breath

13. Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day

14. Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people\

15. The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump!

16. Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails!

17. Women blink nearly twice as much as men

18. Honey is the only food that does not spoil. Honey found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs has been tasted by archaeologists and found edible

19. Coca-Cola would be green if coloring weren't added to it.

20. More people are allergic to cow's milk than any other food.

21. Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand

22. Earth is the only planet not named after a god.

23. Its against the law to burp, or sneeze in a church in Nebraska, USA.

24. Some worms will eat themselves if they can't find any food

25. It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open

26. Queen Elizabeth I regarded herself as a paragon of cleanliness. She declared that she bathed once every three months, whether she needed it or not

27. Slugs have 4 noses.

28. Owls are the only birds that can see the blue color.

29. Your tongue is the only muscle in your body that is attached at only one end

30. More than 1,000 different languages are spoken on the continent of Africa.

31. There was once an undersea post office in the Bahamas.

32. Abraham Lincoln's mother died when she drank the milk of a cow that grazed on poisonous snake root

33. After the death of Albert Einstein his brain was removed by a pathologist and put in a jar for future study.

34. Penguins are not found in the North Pole

35. A dentist invented the Electric Chair.

36. A whip makes a cracking sound because its tip moves faster than the speed of sound

37. Alexander Graham Bell's wife and mother were both deaf

38. Cockroaches break wind every 15 minutes.

39. Fish scales are an ingredient in most lipsticks

40. Canada" is an Indian word meaning "Big Village".

41. 259200 people die every day.

42. 11% of the world is left-handed

43. 1.7 liters of saliva is produced each day

44. The world's oldest piece of chewing gum is 9000 years old!

45. The largest beetle in the Americas is the Hercules beetle, which can be 4 to 6 inches in length. That's bigger than your hand!46. A full-grown male mountain lion may be 9 feet long, including his tail!

47. There are two kinds of radio stations: AM and FM. That's why there are two dials on your radio. AM is used mostly for stations that specialize in talking, such as Christian stations at have Bible stories and sermons; sports stations that broadcast live baseball and football games; and stations that specialize in news programs and "talk shows," where listeners call the station and discuss various topics. FM is used mostly for stations that specialize in music.48. The average lead pencil can draw a line that is almost 35 miles long or you can write almost 50,000 words in English with just one pencil

49. The Wright Brothers invented one of the first airplanes. It was called the Kitty Hawk.

50. The worst industrial disaster in India occurred in 1984 in Bhopal the capital of Madhya Pradesh. A deadly chemical, methyl isocyanate leaked out of the Union Carbide factory killing more than 2500 and leaving thousands sick. In fact the effects of this gas tragedy are being felt even today

.51. Mars is nicknamed the "Red Planet," because it looks reddish in the night sky. Mars has 2 moons

52. Venus is nicknamed the "Jewel of the Sky." Because of the greenhouse effect, it is hotter than Mercury, even though it's not as close to the sun. Venus does not have a moon but it does have clouds of sulfuric acid! If you're going to visit Venus, pack your gas mask!

53. Tens of thousands of participants come from all over the world, fight in a harmless battle where more than one hundred metric tons of over-ripe tomatoes are thrown in the streets.

54. A dolphin can hold its breath for 5 to 8 minutes at a time

55. Bats can detect warmth of an animal from about 16 cm away using its "nose-leaf".

56. Bats can also find food up to 18 ft. away and get information about the type of insect using their sense of echolocation.

57. The eyes of the chameleon can move independently & can see in two different directions at the same time.

58. Cockroach: Can detect movement as small as 2,000 times the diameter of a hydrogen atom.

59. Dragonfly: Eye contains 30,000 lenses.

60. Pig's Tongue contains 15,000 taste buds. For comparison, the human tongue has 9,000 taste buds.

61. The number system was invented by India. Aryabhatta was the scientist who invented the digit zero.

62. Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.

63. Earth weighs 5,972,000,000,000,000,000,000 tons

64. Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different.

65. A duck's quack doesn't echo anywhere

66. Man is the only animal who'll eat with an enemy

67. The average woman uses about her height in lipstick every five years.

68. The first Christmas was celebrated on December 25, AD 336 in Rome.

69. A Cockroach will live nine days without its head, before it starves to death.

70. A chimpanzee can learn to recognize itself in a mirror, but monkeys can't

71. A rat can last longer without water than a camel can

72. Dolphins sleep with one eye open

73. Snakes have no external ears. Therefore, they do not hear the music of a "snake charmer". Instead, they are probably responding to the movements of the snake charmer and the flute. However, sound waves may travel through bones in their heads to the middle ear.

74. Many spiders have eight eyes.

75. The tongue of snakes has no taste buds. Instead, the tongue is used to bring smells and tastes into the mouth. Smells and tastes are then detected in two pits, called "Jacobson's organs", on the roof of their mouths. Receptors in the pits then transmit smell and taste information to the brain.

76. Birds don't sweat

77. The highest kangaroo leap recorded is 10 ft and the longest is 42 ft

78. Flamingo tongues were eaten common at Roman feasts

79. The smallest bird in the world is the Hummingbird. It weighs 1oz

80. The bird that can fly the fastest is called a White it can fly up to 95 miles per hour.

81. The oldest living thing on earth is 12,000 years old. It is the flowering shrubs called creosote bushes in the Mojave Desert

82. Tea is said to have been discovered in 2737 BC by a Chinese emperor when some tea leaves accidentally blew into a pot of boiling water.

83. A person can live without food for about a month, but only about a week without water. If the amount of water in your body is reduced by just 1%, one will feel thirsty. If it's reduced by 10%, one will die.

84. Along with its length neck, the giraffe has a very long tongue -- more than a foot and a half long. A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue

85. Ostriches can kick with tremendous force, but only forward. Don't Mess with them

86. An elephant can smell water three miles away

87. If you were to remove your skin, it would weigh as much as 5 pounds
88. A hippopotamus can run faster than a man

89. India never invaded any country in her last 10000 years of history

90. The world's known tallest man is Robert Pershing Wadlow. The giraffe is 5.49m (18 ft.), the man is 2.55m (8ft. 11.1 in.).

91. The world's tallest woman is Sandy Allen. She is 2.35m (7 ft. 7 in.).

92. The only 2 animals that can see behind themselves without turning its head are the rabbit and the parrot.

93. The blue whale is the largest animal on earth. The heart of a blue whale is as big as a car, and its tongue is as long as an elephant.

94. The largest bird egg in the world today is that of the ostrich. Ostrich eggs are from 6 to 8 inches long. Because of their size and the thickness of their shells, they take 40 minutes to hard-boil. The average adult male ostrich, the world's largest living bird, weighs up to 345 pounds.

95. Every dolphin has its own signature whistle to distinguish it from other dolphins, much like a human fingerprint

96. The world's largest mammal, the blue whale, weighs 50 tons i.e. 50000 Kg at birth. Fully grown, it weighs as much as 150 tons i.e. 150000 Kg.

97. 90 % of all the ice in the world in on Antarctica

98. Antarctica is DRIEST continent. Antarctica is a desert

99. Antarctica is COLDEST continent, averaging minus 76 degrees in the winter

100. Mercury is the closest planet to the sun and it doesn't have a moon. Its atmosphere is so thin that during the day the temperature reaches 750 degrees, but at night it gets down to -300 degrees.

101. Jupiter is the largest planet. If Jupiter were hollow, you could fit 1000 earths inside! It is made up of gas and is not solid. The most famous feature on Jupiter is its Red Spot, which is actually an enormous hurricane that has been raging on Jupiter for hundreds of years! Sixteen moons orbit Jupiter.

102. Saturn is a very windy place! Winds can reach up to 1,100 miles per hour. Saturn is also made of gas. If you could find an ocean large enough, it would float. This planet is famous for its beautiful rings, and has at least 18 moons.

103. Uranus is the third largest planet, and is also made of gas. It's tilted on its side and spins north-south rather than east-west. Uranus has 15 moons.

104. Neptune takes 165 Earth years to get around the sun. It appears blue because it is made of methane gas. Neptune also has a big Spot like Jupiter. Winds on Neptune get up to 1,200 mile per hour! Neptune has 8 moons.

105. Pluto is the farthest planet from the sun... usually. It has such an unusual orbit that it is occasionally closer to the sun than Neptune. Pluto is made of rock and ice.

106. Just about everyone listens to the radio! 99% of homes in the United States have a least one radio. Most families have several radios.
107. Sound is sent from the radio station through the air to your radio by means of electromagnetic waves. News, music, Bible teaching, baseball games, plays, advertisements- these sounds are all converted into electromagnetic waves (radio waves) before they reach your radio and your ears.

108. Turtles have no teeth.

109. Prehistoric turtles may have weighed as much as 5,000 pounds.

110. Only one out of a thousand baby sea turtles survives after hatching.

111. Sea turtles absorb a lot of salt from the sea water in which they live. They excrete excess salt from their eyes, so it often looks as though they're crying.

112. Helium is a colorless, odorless, tasteless inert gas at room temperature and makes up about 0.0005% of the air we breathe.

113. Helium Balloon Gas makes balloons float. Helium is lighter than air and just as the heaviest things will tend to fall to the bottom, the lightest things will rise to the top.

114. Camels can spit.

115. An ostrich can run 43 miles per hour (70 kilometers per hour).

116. Pigs are the fourth most intelligent animal in the world.

117. Dinosaurs didn't eat grass? There was no grass in the days of the dinosaurs.

118. Dolphins can swim 37 miles per hour (60 kilometers per hour).

119. A crocodile's tongue is attached to the roof of its mouth? It cannot move. It cannot chew but its Digestive juices are so strong that it can digest a steel nail, Glass pieces, etc.

120. Sharks are immune to disease i.e. they do not suffer from any Disease.

121. Animals are either right- or left-handed? Polar bears are always left-handed, and so is Kermit the Frog.

122. Paris, France has more dogs than people.

123. New Zealand is home to 70 million sheep and only 40 million people.

124. Male polar bears weigh 1400 pounds and females only weight 550 pounds, on average.

125. Bison are excellent swimmers? Their head, hump and tail never go below the surface of the water.\

126. There are 6 to 14 frog?s species in the world that have no tongues. One of these is the African dwarf frog.

127. A frog named Santjie, who was in a frog derby in South Africa jumped 33 feet 5.5 inches.

128. The longest life span of a frog was 40 years

129. The eyes of a frog flatten down when it swallows its prey

130. The name `India' is derived from the River Indus

131. The Persian invaders converted it into Hindu. The name `Hindustan' combines Sindhu and Hindu and thus refers to the land of the Hindus.

132. Chess was invented in India.

133. The' place value system' and the 'decimal system' were developed in 100 BC in India
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134. The game of snakes & ladders was created by the 13th century poet saint Gyandev. It was originally called 'Mokshapat.' The ladders in the game represented virtues and the snakes indicated vices.

135. India has the most post offices in the world

136. 'Navigation' is derived from the Sanskrit word NAVGATIH

137. The word navy is also derived from the Sanskrit word 'Nou'
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138. Until 1896, India was the only source for diamonds to the world

139. A snail can sleep for 3 years.

140. The names of the continents all end with the same letter with which they start

141. Twenty-Four-Karat Gold is not pure gold since there is a small amount of copper in it. Absolutely pure gold is so soft that it can be molded with the hands.

142. Electricity doesn't move through a wire but through a field around the wire
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143. The first bicycle that was made in 1817 by Baron von Drais didn't have any pedals? People walked it along

144. The first steam powered train was invented by Robert Stephenson. It was called the Rocket.

145. A cheetah does not roar like a lion - it purrs like a cat (meow).

146. The original name for the butterfly was 'flutterby'

147. An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.

148. Ants don't sleep.

149. Dolphins usually live up to about twenty years, but have been known to live for about forty

150. Dolphins sleep in a semi-alert state by resting one side of their brain at a time