Most Confusing GK Pointers - Part 71

September 19, 2016

# 1.

  • Polio Vaccines was discovered by – Jonas E Salk 
  • Oral Polio Vaccines was discovered by – Albert Bruce Sabin 

# 2.

  • Nilgiri hill – A Residual or Dissected Mountains 
  • Himalayas (Asia ) – A Fold mountain 

# 3.

  • Chemical Name of Epsom salt – Magnesium Sulphate 
  • Chemical Name of Glauber’s Salt – Sodium sulphate decahydrate 

# 4.

  • Largest Flower – Rafflesia 
  • Largest Flower in India – Sapria 

# 5.

  • Red Colour Glass contains – Copper oxide (CuO) 
  • Ruby Red colour Glass contains – Goldchloride (AuCl3) 

# 6.

  • The three Musketeers ( A book wrote by ) – Alexandre Dumas 
  • The three Mistakes ( A Book wrote by ) – Chetan Bhagat 

# 7.

  • The Heart of India – Wrote by Mark Tully 
  • A Passage to India – Wrote by EM Forster 

# 8.

  • INSAS (Full form) – Indian Small Arms System 
  • INSAT (Full form) – Indian National Satellite 

# 9.

  • Monomers of Nylon 6,6 – Adipic acid + Hexamethylene diamine 
  • Monomers of Nylon 6 or Perlon - Caprolactum 

# 10.

  • ECG ( Electro Cardio gram ) – William Einthoven 
  • EEG ( Electroencephalogram ) – Hans Berger 

# 11.

  • Feature of Tropical Wet Evergreen – Dense forest , tall trees 
  • Feature of Tropical Dry Evergreen - Presence of Canopy , low height about 9-12 m 

# 12.

  • Intensity of Shaking is measured on the Modified – Mercalli Scale 
  • Intensity of Earthquake waves is recorded by – Seismograph 

# 13.

  • India Reforms Association – Founded by Keshab Chandra Sen 
  • Madras Hindu Association – Founded by Verisalingam Pantah 

Cyclones of the world – 

  • Tropical Cyclone – Indian Ocean 
  • Hurricanes – Caribbean Sea 
  • Tornadoes – USA 
  • Willy Willies – Northern Australia

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