General Knowledge

Popular Names of Personalities

Popular Name Personality Lady with the lamp Florence Nightingale Grand Old man Dadabhai Naoroji of India Iron Duke Duke of Wellington Guru Ji M. S. Golwalkar Jonn Bull England and the English people CR Chakravarti Rajagopalachari King Maker Earl of Warwick JP Jayaprakash Narayan Little Corporal Napoleon Mahamanya Pt. Madan Mohan Malaviya Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore Maid of Orleansns Joan of Arc Desh Bandhu C. R. Das Deen Bandhu C. F. Andrews Yankee Inhabitants of U.S.A. Lion of Punjab (Sher-i-Punjab) Lala Lajpat Rai Bard of Avon Shakespeare Panditji Jawaharlal Nehru Man of B

Scientific Instruments And Appliances

AltimeterIt is a special type of aneroid barometer, used in measuring altitudes. AmmeterIt is an instrument to measure the strength of an electric current. AmplifierIt is an electronic device that increases the strength of a signal fed into it. AnemometerIt is an instrument to measure the velocity and find the direction of the wind. AudiometerIt is an instrument to measure difference in hearing BarometerIt is used to measure atmospheric pressure BinocularIt is an optical instrument designed for magnified view of distant objects by both eyes simultaneously. CalorimeterIt is an instrument for m

News Papers and Journals

First News Papers, Journals & their Founder/Editors Bengal Gazette (India''s first news paper in English, published in 1780 from Srirampore, Hoogly near Kolkata) - James Augustus Hicky Amrit Bazar Patrika - Shishir Kr. Ghosh and Motilal Ghosh Keshri("Lion")- Bal Gangadhar Tilak Maharatta - Bal Gangadhar Tilak Sudharak- Gopal Krishna Gokhle Vande Mataram- Aurobindo Ghosh Native Opinion- V. N. Mandalik Kavivachan Sudha- Bhartendu Harishchandra Rast Goftar (First News Paper in Gujrati)- Dadabhai Naoroji New India- Bipin Chandra Pal Statesman- Robert Knight Hindu- Vir Raghavacharya and G. S. A

National Laboratories and Research Institutions

Name of Research Institute/LaboratoryPlaceCentral Building Research Institute- Roorkee, UttaranchalCentral Drugh Resedarch Institute- Lucknow, Uttar PradeshCentral Electro-Chemical Research Institure- Karaikudi, Tamil NaduCentral Electronics Engineering Research Institute- Pilani, RajasthanCentral Food Technological Research Institute- Mysore, KarnatakaCentral Fuel Research Institute- Dhanbad, JharkhandCentral Glass and Ceramic Research Institute- Jadhavpur, West BengalCentral Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants- Lucknow, Uttar PradeshCentral Leather Research Institute- Chennai, Tamil N

Classical Dances in India

Classical Dances in IndiaStateBharatanatyamTamil NaduBihuAssamBhangraPunjabChhauBihar, Orissa, West Bengal and JharkhandGarhwaliUttaranchalGarbaGujaratHattariKarnatakaKathakNorth IndiaKathakaliKeralaKutchipudiAndhra PradeshKhantummMizoramKarmaMadhya PradeshLahoMeghalayaMohiniattamKeralaMandoGoaManipuriManipurNatiHimachal PradeshNat-NatinBiharOdissiOrissaRaufJammu &KashmirYakshaganKarnataka

Tribal and Folk Dances in India

StatesDancesMaharashtraKathakeertan, Lezin, Dandaniya, Tamasha, Gafa, Dahikala, Lavani, Mauni, Dasavtar.KarnatakaHuttari, Suggi Kunitha, YakashaganaKeralaKaikottikali, Kaliyattam, Tappatikkali.Tamil NaduKolattam, Pinnal Kolattam, Kummi, Kavadi, KaragamAndhra PradeshGhanta Mardala, Veedhi Natakam, Burrakatha.OrissaGhumara Sanchar, Chadya Dandanata, ChhauWest BengalKathi, Chhau, Baul, Kirtan, Jatra, Lama.AssamBihu, Khel Gopal, Rash Lila, Tabal Chongli, CanoePunjabGiddha (women), Bhangra (men).Jammu & KashmirRauf, HikatHimachal PradeshJhora, Jhali, Dangli, Mahasu, Jadda, Jhainta, ChharhiHarya

Parliament of Other Countries

Country Parliament Afghanistan Shora Australia Parliament Bangladesh Jatia Parliament Bhutan Tasongadu Canada Parliament China National People Congress Denmark Folketing Egypt People’s Assembly France National Assembly Germany Bundestag Great Britain Parliament India Parliament (Sansad) Iran Majlis Ireland Dail Eireann Israel Knesset Japan Diet Malaysia Majlis Maldive Majlis Magnolia Khural Nepal Rasthtriya Panchayat Netherlands States General Norway Storting Pakistan National Assembly Poland Scym Spain Crotes Sweden Riksdag South Africa Parliament Switzerland

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Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)

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Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)

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