Most Confusing GK Pointer - Part 56

August 23, 2016
gk pointers

#1

  • Sound - Cannot travel in Vacuum
  • Sound - Can travel faster in metals than in air

#2

  • Nile - Originates from Victoria lake
  • Niger - Originates from Guinea

#3

  • Scientific Name of Mango - Mangiferaindica
  • Scientific Name of Apple - Pyrusmalus
  • Scientific Name of Guava - Psidium guava

#4

  • Citrus Aurantium - A Scientific Name of Orange
  • Citrus Limonium - A Scientific Name of Lemon

#5

  • Planet with Highest Surface gravity - Jupiter
  • Planet with lowest surface gravity - Mercury

#6

  • Fort william - Located at Kolkata
  • Fort St. George - Located at Chennai

#7

  • Lal Bagh - Bengaluru
  • Shalimar Bagh - Srinagar
  • Khusro Bagh - Lucknow

#8

  • Article 29 - Protection of interest of minorities
  • Article 30 - Right of minorities to establish & administer educational inst.

#9

  • Akbar's Tomb - Sikandara, Agra
  • Humayun's Tomb - New Delhi

#10

  • Tourniquet Test – Dengu Fever
  • Dick Test – Scarlet fever

#11

  • Polio – Discovered by Jonas E Salk
  • Oral Polio – Discovered by Albert Bruce Sabin

#12

  • Presbyopia – In this defect both near and far objects are not clearly visible
  • Astigmatism – In this defect eye cannon see horizontal and verticle lines clearly .

#13

  • Capital of The Pandays – Madurai
  • Capital of The Cheras – Vanji
  • Capital of The Cholas – Kaveripattanam/puhar

#14

  • Tallest Angiosperm – Eucalyptus
  • Tallest Gymmnosperm – Sequiasempervirens

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