Miscellaneous

• On which day we observe World Population Day every year -- July11
• Theorphrastus is called the father of -- Botany
• Who gave the view that A constitutional State "is one in which the powers of government, the rights of the governed and the relations between the two are adjusted"? - K. C. Wheare
• The Standard time of India is -5.5 hours ahead of Greenwich time.
• Which one of the Vedas contains an account of magical charms and spells ? -Atharva-veda
• The relics of Indus Valley Civilization indicates that the main occupation of the people was- Commerce
• Who was the main founder of Jainism ? - Mahavira
• An ancient cave containing a mural of 55 panels on the life of Buddha has been recently discovered at which place - Lhasa
• Forbidden city - Lhasa
• The officer responsible for the safe custody of land records during the Gupta period was know as - Karanika
• The territory of Porus who offered strong resistance to Alexander (Battle of Hydaspes River) in 326 B.C was situated between the rivers of ? - Jhelum and Chenab
• According to the Census of 2011, the least urbanised State of India is - Himachal Pradesh
• Which organization has kicks off global “Digital Literacy Campaign” to teach people basic Internet use and other digital skills? -Mozilla Foundation
• The earliest evidence of rice cultivation comes from which valleys? - Belan Valley
• Who invented television - J.L. Baird.
• Who wrote English novel "A Passage to India" in 1924 - E.M Forster
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  The inscriptions of Ashoka and the Brahmi script were deciphered by - James Princep
• Which of the following Chola kings was the first to capture Maldives? - Rajaraja
• The Ink which is used to mark on the finger of voter after casting the vote is - Silver nitrate.
• Who Invented the telephone - Graham Bell.
• Which is the India first satellite - Aryabhatt.
• The first Census in India during the British perios was held during the tenure of - Lord Mayo.
• The state which has the highest percentage of literate unemployed in India is - Kerala