GK questions from important Inventions in physics and Chemistry

Anderson	Discovered positive electrons.
Archimedes	Discovery of the Principles of lever and of specific gravity; invention of the famous Archimedean screw.
Avogadro	An Italian scientist known for Avogadro’s Hypothesis.
Bacquerel	Radio-activity of uranium.
Baird	Television.
Baron Napier	Logarithms.
Benjamin Franklin	Invented lightning conductor.
Bessemer	Steel smelting process.
Bhabha, Dr H.J.	Research in Cosmic rays and Quantum theory.
Binet	Intelligence Test.
Birbal Sahni	Researches in Botany.
Bose, J.C.	Invented Crescograph and published many works on plant physiology. He discovered that plants have sense and perception.
Bose, S.N.	Discovery of a group of nuclear particles named after him “Boson”.
Boyle	Boyle’s law; Pressure x volume = constant at a constant given temperature. Boyle was the greatest scientist of England in his time.
Bohr	Electron Theory—Atomic structure.
Braun, Dr Wernher von	space flying.
Bunsen	Invention of the spectroscope.
Carothers	Nylon plastics.
Cavendish	Discovery of chemical composition of water; discovery of hydrogen (Inflammable Air); ‘rare gases’.
Chadwick	Discovery of the neutron.
Chandrasekhar	Mathematical Astrophysics.
Charles Darwin	Theory of Evolution; Origin of Species.
Clarke, Arthur C.	Concept of Geostationary Orbit.
Curie, Madame	Discovery of radium.
Dalton	Atomic theory; laws of chemical combination; law of partial pressures; the law of multiple proportions.
Democritus	Greek philosopher—(Atomic theory).
Dewar	Invented cordite, liquid oxygen and introduced thermos flask.
Einstein	Theory of relativity.
Euclid	Science of geometry.
Fahrenheit	Fahrenheit mercury thermometric scale in which freezing point is –32° and boiling point is 212°.
Faraday	Electromagnetic induction and laws of electrolysis.
Fermi	Discovered artificial splitting of atoms.
Freud	Doctrine of Psycho-analysis.
Gay Lussac	Law of gases.
Gauss	System of absolute electric measurements.
Good Year	Discovered the art of vulcanising rubber.
Herschel, William	Discovered the Planet—Uranus.
Hertz	Electrical waves.
Hippalus	Founder of scientific astronomy.
Hoffmann	Discovered the first aniline dye.
Kelvin, Lord	Dynamical theory of heat.
Khorana, Dr Hargobind	Deciphering the genetic code.
Kodak	Film and photographic goods.
Lablanc	Manufacture of washing soda.
Lawrence	Invention of cyclotron.
Lockyer	Helium gas.
Louis Braille	Perfected his system of reading and writing for the blind
Marconi	Wireless telegraphy; radio.
Maria-Montessori	‘Montessori’ method of teaching children.
Maxwell	Electro-magnetic Theory of Light.
Meghnad Saha	Effect of pressure on Radiation through bodies.
Mendel	Laws of heredity.
Mandeleev	Periodic Table.
Morse	Morse system of electric telegraphy.
Newton	Laws of gravitation; Law of Motion.
Nobel	Dynamite.
Oliver Lodge	Physicist. Researches in wireless communications.
Oppenheimer	Researches in atomic theory.
Otto Hahn	Discovery of uranium fission.
Parkes	Celluloid.
Parsons	Steam turbine.
Pavlov	Theory of Conditioned Reflex.
Perkin	‘Mauve dye’.
Pitman	Founded the Pitman system of phonographic shorthand.
Planck	Quantum theory.
Plimsoll	Introduced a line of demarcation on the ships beyond which the ships cannot be loaded.
Priestley	Discovery of Oxygen.
Raman, C.V.	“Raman Effect” on polarisation of light and theories on crystals and diamond formation.
Ramanathan	Molecular scattering of light in fluids.
Ramanujam	A great Indian mathematician.
Ramsay	Discovery of Inert gases such as Argon, Neon, Helium etc.
Ray, P.C.	Researches in chemistry.
Regnault	Experiments in regard to the physical properties of bodies and their relation to heat.
Roger Bacon	Gun powder.
Rontgen	Discovery of X-rays.
Rohmkorff	Induction coil.
Rutherford	Atomic Research; succeeded in splitting the atom for the first time in 1918.
Shalimar	Paints.
Stephenson	British engineer and pioneer in Railways. He was the first to put a locomotive on the line that was able to draw a train of 31 carriages.
Thomson, J.J.	Discovered electron.
Travers	Discovery of Neon gas (Working with Ramsay).
Urey	Discovery of Heavy Hydrogen.
Volta	Current electricity and electric battery.

Nick names of important places : Sobriquets

Queen of Arabian Sea	Kochi, India
Land of the Kangaroo	Australia
Land of the Golden Fleece	Australia
Roof of World	Pamirs, Central Asia
Yellow River	Huang Ho (China)
Garden City of India	Bangalore
Quaker City	Philadelphia, USA
World's Loneliest Island	Tristan De Gunha (Mid Atlantic)
Sick Man of Europe	Turkey
Sorrow of China	River Hwang Ho
Windy City	Chicago, USA
Sugar bowl of the World	Cuba
White Man's Grave	Guinea Coast
White City	Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Venice of North Stockholm	Sweden
Venice of East	Alleppey, India
Spice Garden of India	Kerala
Dark Continent	Africa
Iron Lady	Margaret Thatcher
Great White Way Broadway	New York, USA
Granite City	Aberdeen, Scotland
Gift of Nile	Egypt
Gateway of India	Mumbai
Gate of Tears	Bab-el-mandab, Jerusalem
Garden of India	Bangalore, India
Garden of England	Kent, England
Forbidden City	Lhasa, Tibet
Eternal City	Rome, Italy
Herring Pond	Atlantic Ocean
Emerald Island	Ireland
Cockpit of Europe	Belgium
City of Sky-scrapers	New York, USA
City of Seven Hills	Rome, Italy
City of Palaces	Kolkata, India
City of Magnificent Distances	Washington D.C., USA
City of Golden Temple	Amristar, India
City of Golden Gate	San Francisco, USA
City of Dreaming Spires	Oxford, England
Britain of South	New Zealand
Blue Mountain	Niligiri Hills, India
Empire City	New York, USA
Land of Lilies	Canada
Playground of Europe	Switzerland
Pink City	Jaipur, India
Pillars of Hercules	Strait of Gibraltar
Pearl of Antilles	Cuba
Manchester of Japan	Osaka
Land of White Elephants	Thailand
Land of Thunderbolt	Bhutan
Land of Thousand Lakes	Finland
Land of Rising Sun	Japan
Hermit Kingdom	Korea
Land of Midnight Sun	Norway
Land of Golden Pagoda	Myanmar (Burma)
Land of Five Rivers	Punjab, India
Land of Cakes	Scotland
Lady with the Lamp	Florence Nightingale
Key of Mediterranean	Gibraltar
Island of Pearls	Bahrain
Island of Cloves	Madagascar
Land of Maple	Canada
Holy Land	Palestine
Land of Morning Calm	Korea
The Eternal City	Rome
The Federal City	Washington D.C.
The Old Bailey	The Central Criminal Court in England
The Dragon	China (as an economy)
Roof of the World	Pamirs
The Red Devils	Manchester United Football Club
Diamond City in India	Surat, Gujarat
Humming Bird	Trinidad
Land of the Canals	Netherlands
City of Brotherly Love	Philadelphia
Land of White Elephant	Thailand
Port of five Seas	Moscow
Land of the Golden Pagoda	Burma (Myanmar)
Land of Windmills	Netherlands
The City of Joy	Kolkata, India
The City of Light	Paris
Bengal's Sorrow	Damodar River, India
Pearl of the Antilles	Cuba
Brisvegas Brisbane	Queensland, Australia

GK Questions on United Nation Organization (UNO)

1.Where is the headquarters of UNO?

Ans : New York, USA

2. On which date UN charter was signed?

Ans : 26th June,1945

3. United Nations came into existence from which date?

Ans : 24th October,1946

4. How many countries are member to United Nations?

Ans :193 countries

5. What are the aims of United Nations?

Ans : International Security, World Peace, Economic Development, Cooperation in International Law, Human Rights, Social Progress

6. What was replaced by United Nations Organization?

Ans : League of Nations

7. How many languages has been named official by United Nations?

Ans : Six languages (English, Chinese, French, Spanish, Arabic and Russian)

 8. How many Principal Organs does United Nations has?

Ans : Six

a) The General Assembly
b) The Security Council
c) The Economic and Social COuncil
d) The Secretariat
e) The International Court of Justice
f) The United Nations Trusteeship Council


9. Which is the top post in United Nations?

Ans : Secretary General

10. Where did the first General Assembly meeting held?

Ans : Westminster Central Hall,London

11. Who gave the name as United Nations for the this organization?

Ans : Franklin D Roosevelt

12. Who is the current UN Secretary General?

Ban ki-moon


13.Who is the current Deputy Secretary General?

Ans : Jan Eliasson

14. Who is the current General Assembly President?

Ans : Mr. Vuk Jeremić

15. Vietnam joined the U.N.O in the year

Ans : 1977

16. Which of the following is not associated with the UNO?

ASEAN -Association of Southeast Asian Nations

About ASEAN

22nd ASEAN Summit on 24-25 April 2013- Which held on Bandar Seri Begawan in Brunei Darussalam

ASEAN Members : Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam

ASEAN Motto : The motto of ASEAN is "One Vision, One Identity, One Community".

ASEAN Day : 8th August is observed as ASEAN Day.

ASEAN Secretary General : The Secretary-General of ASEAN 2013 -2017 is H.E. Le Luong Minh from Viet Nam.

ASEAN headquarters : South Jakarta, Indonesia.


List of International Organizations in Geneva

Aga Khan Foundation

Airports Council International

Conference of European Churches (CEC)

European Broadcasting Union (EBU)

European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)

Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM)

International AIDS Society

International Association for the Study of Insurance Economics (also known as Geneva Association)

International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO)

International board of directors for Médecins Sans Frontières

International Civil Defence Organization (ICDO)

International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)

International Labour Organization (ILO)

International Organization for Migration (IOM)

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

International Road Transport Union (IRU)

International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

International Union Against Cancer (UICC)

Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)

Mandat International (MI)

Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes (PEFC)

UN Watch

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR)

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

United Nations Office at Geneva

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)

World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)

World Council of Churches (WCC)

World Economic Forum (WEF)

World Health Organization (WHO)

World Heart Federation (WHF)

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

World Organization of the Scout Movement

World Student Christian Federation WSCF

World Trade Organization (WTO)

World Wide Web Virtual Library

Youth With A Mission (YWAM)

World Largest Producers

Top Producer’s Of Different Crops In World : List of largest producing countries in the world

•  The Largest producer of groundnut in World =India
•  The Largest producer of Tobacco in World = China
•  The Largest Quantity of Barley is produced in World = Russia
•  The Largest producer of Long Staple Cotton in World = USA
•  The Largest Cattle production in World = India
•  The Largest producer of Butter & Ghee in World = India
•  The Largest producer of Rice in World = India & USA
•  The Largest Exporters of Rice In the World = Thailand

Top 10 Largest Exporters of Rice In the World

Thailand     8500
Vietnam     6500
Pakistan     3800
India         2200
Cambodia   850
Uruguay     700
China        600
Egypt        600
Argentina   500
Brazil         400
•  The Largest producer of Fish in World = China
• The Largest producer of Mutton in World = New Zealand & Australia.
•  The Largest producer of Mercury in World = Spain
•  The Largest producer of Rock Phosphate in World = USA & Russia.
•  The Leading producer of Uranium in World = Kazakhstan
•  The Leading producer of Automobiles in World = USA
• The Leading producer of Cement in World = USA
• The Country that Manufactures due Maximum number of Locomotives in World = USA
•  The Country known for Locomotive = Philadelphia
• The Country famous for Petroleum = Baku
•  The Country famous for Wollen textiles in World = Leeds.
The Largest producer of Sugar in the world : Brazil

World’s Top 10 Sugar-Producing Countries in 2010-2011
Country Production
1) Brazil 38.745
2) India 26.000
3) China 11.475
4) Thailand 10.061
5) U.S. 7.210
6) Mexico 5.495
7) Pakistan 4.400
8) France 4.275
9) Australia 3.800
10) Germany 3.565

• The Country known as Sugar Bowl in World = Cuba.