General Knowledge questions | GK trivia | GK Series -4

1. Which is the natural satellite of earth? 

    The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. At about one-quarter the diameter of Earth (comparable to the width of Australia), it is the largest natural satellite in the Solar System relative to the size of a major planet, the fifth largest satellite in the Solar System overall, and is larger than any known dwarf planet. The Moon is a planetary-mass object that formed a differentiated rocky body, making it a satellite planet under the geophysical definitions of the term. It lacks any significant atmosphere, hydrosphere, or magnetic field.

2. Who is the president of U.S.A? 

  Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. is an American politician who is the 46th and current president of the United States. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 47th vice president from 2009 to 2017 under Barack Obama and represented Delaware in the United States Senate from 1973 to 2009.

3. Who is the first vice president of India? 

  Radhakrishnan started his political career "rather late in life", after his successful academic career. His international authority preceded his political career. He was one of those stalwarts who attended Andhra Mahasabha in 1928 where he seconded the idea of renaming Ceded Districts division of Madras Presidency as Rayalaseema. In 1931 he was nominated to the League of Nations Committee for Intellectual Cooperation, where after "in Western eyes he was the recognized Hindu authority on Indian ideas and a persuasive interpreter of the role of Eastern institutions in contemporary society. When India became independent in 1947, Radhakrishnan represented India at UNESCO (1946–52) and was later Ambassador of India to the Soviet Union, from 1949 to 1952. He was also elected to the Constituent Assembly of India. Radhakrishnan was elected as the first Vice-President of India in 1952, and elected as the second President of India (1962–1967).

4. Who is the youngest Bharath Ratna awardee? 

  The youngest Bharat Ratna awardee and the first sportsperson to win the award was Sachin Tendulkar in 2014.

5. Who wrote the book timeless steel? 

  Rahul Dravid: Timeless Steel is an anthological biography about the Indian cricketer Rahul Dravid published in 2012 by The Walt Disney Company India Pvt. Ltd. and ESPN Cricinfo. It compiles 24 articles written about Dravid, before and during 2012, the year when he announced his retirement from international cricket.

6. Who is the speaker of Rajya Sabha ? 

  The Vice President of India (currently, Venkaiah Naidu) is the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, who presides over its sessions. The Deputy Chairman, who is elected from amongst the house's members, takes care of the day-to-day matters of the house in the absence of the Chairman.

7. Which is the smallest continent in the world? 

   

8. Pemberton line is boundary between India and 

 Burma was invited but failed to turn up. This boundary was modified again in 1896 and thereafter came to be known as the Pemberton-Johnstone-Maxwell Line. This is the line ratified by the Rangoon Agreement of 1967 between India and Burma

9. Who is the first Indian to climb mount Everest? 

  Avtar Singh Cheema (1933–1989) was the first Indian man and sixteenth person in world to climb Mount Everest. Along with 8 others he was a part of the third mission undertaken by the Indian Army, in 1965, to climb Mt. Everest after two failed attempts. The Indian Everest Expedition 1965 put 9 mountaineers on the summit on 20 May, a record that lasted 17 years, and was led by Captain M S Kohli. Cheema's fellow summiters were Nawang Gombu, Sonam Gyatso, Sonam Wangyal, Chandra Prakash Vohra , Ang Kami, H. P. S. Ahluwalia, Harish Chandra Singh Rawat and Phu Dorjee. He was a captain in the 7th Bn Parachute regiment at that time. Later he was promoted to colonel. He is also founder of Guru Harkrishan Public School in Sri Ganganagar District, Rajasthan.

10. Which is the newest democratic country? 

  Bhutan is a democratic, constitutional monarchy with a population of approximately 700,000. The king, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, is the head of state, and executive power is vested in the cabinet, headed by Prime Minister, Jigme Thinley.

11. Who is the last governor general of India? 

 Louis Mountbatten, Earl Mountbatten of Burma became governor-general and oversaw the transition of British India to independence. Chakravarti Rajagopalachari (1878-1972) became the only Indian and last governor-general after independence.

12.  Who is the first CDS of India? 

 General Bipin Rawat served as India's first Chief of Defence Staff, the top rank in the Indian military. His achievements in this pioneering role were many, but most significant was his initiation of structural reforms in the armed forces and indigenisation of military equipment.

13  Which country produce highest volume of coffee? 

  Brazil is, quite simply, the largest coffee producer in the world. For example, in 2016 it is thought that 2,595,000 metric tons of coffee beans were produced in Brazil alone.

14.Who is the first individual in Olympic to win gold medal for India? 

 India have won 10 gold medals in the history of the Olympics, of which two came on August 11 in two different centuries. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, shooter Abhinav Bindra became the first individual Indian athlete to win gold while at the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles, the legendary Indian hockey team led by Major Dhyan Chand cruised to a second consecutive title with a record 24-1 win over the United States.  

15. Which is the first news paper of India? 

  James Augustus Hicky began printing the Bengal Gazette or Original Calcutta General Advertiser on January 29, 1780. The Bengal Gazette was Asia's First Newspaper published in Calcutta, then capital of British India.