Most Confusing GK Pointer - Part 62

August 31, 2016
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# 1.

  • Mass of Earth – 5.976*10^24 Kg 
  • Volume of Earth – 1.083*10^24 Kg 

# 2.

  • Isochor – Lines connecting points of varing conditions under constant volume 
  • Isochar – Line connecting points of similar distinguishing characteristics of plant life 

# 3.

  • Longest day & Shortest Night – 21st June 
  • Longest Night & Shortest Day – 22nd December 

# 4.

  • Tropic of Cancer – 23*1/2 degree N 
  • Tropic of Capricon – 23* ½ degree S 

# 5.

  • Smallest Gland – Pituitary Gland 
  • Largest Gland – Liver 

# 6.

  • Architecture of Parliament of India – Sir Edwin Lutyens 
  • Architecture of New Delhi – Sir Edwin Lutyens 

# 7.

  • Longitude – A series of semi circle that runs from pole to pole passing through the equator 
  • Latitude – Imaginory line drawn on earth surface parallel to equator 

# 8.

  • IDT – International Date line , It is the longitude where the date changes by exacty one day when it is crossed 
  • IST – International standard time , Earth takes almost 24 hours to complete one rotation i.e 360 degree . 

# 9.

  • Mt. Everest (Highest in the world ) – Nepal – Tibet 
  • K2 (Godwin Austin) – India (Pak) 

# 10.

  • Founder of Jahan Panah – Mohammad Bin Tughlaq 
  • Founder of Din panah – Humayun 

# 11.

  • Isohaline – Lines connecting point of equal salinity 
  • Isohalsine – Lines connecting point of equal ocean salinity 

# 12.

  • Kavi guru – Rabindranath tagore 
  • Guruji – M.S.Golvalkar 
  • Vishwa kavi – Rabindranath tagore 

# 13.

  • Deccan Plateau – Situated at Southern India 
  • Arabian plateau – Situated at South west asia 

# 14. 

  • Fujiyama (Japan) – Is a dormant Volcano 
  • Hawaii – Is an active volcano 

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