Most Confusing GK Pointer - Part 78

October 25, 2016
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#1.
  • Puffins – A bird , it is of 4 types 
  • Rock Doves – A bird can see 300 degree without turning their head 

#3.

  • World’s Longest Railway Tunnel – Gotthard Base Tunnel 
  • World’s deepest Railway Tunnel – Gotthard Base Tunnel 
  • World’s shortest Railway Tunnel – Bee Road Tunnel 

#4.

  • Life Span of Butterfly (Vanessa cardui)– 12 Months 
  • Butterfly – Taste with Feet 

#5.

  • Ostrich – Have 2 toes on each foot 
  • Ostrich – Belongs to the Struthioniformes order 

#6. 

  • New flightless bird found in India - Rallina, otherwise known as the 'Great Nicobar Crake', is found in the Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve. 
  • Flightless bird found in Southern America – Rhea 
  • Largest Flightless bird is to be found in Africa – Ostrich 

#7.

  • Main Producer of Rubber & Tin – Malaysia 
  • Largest of Insurer of the World in terms of revenue – Berkshire Hathaway

#8.

  • First International Cricket Match was played between – USA & Canada in 1844 
  • First Cricket Match Played by Indian’s – In England (1911) 

#9.

  • Density of water – 1000kg/ 
  • Density of Ice – 0.9167g/ 

#10.

  • Fastest Train in India – Bhopal Shatabdi Express 
  • Fastest Train in World – Maglev (Japan’s New Fastest Train) 

#11.

  • Gold is usually mixed with copper, zinc or silver to create an alloy suitable for use in jewelry. 
  • Pure gold is Homogeneous in Nature 
  • Pure Gold is of 24K (24 Karat) 

#12.

  • Salinity of Oceanic Water – Approx 3.5% 
  • Salinity of Dead Sea – Approx 33.7% 

#13.

  • Mariana Trench – The deepest part of Earth lies in Pacific Ocean 
  • Atlantic Ocean – Is situated between America , Europe & Africa 
  • Arctic Ocean – Is situated between the Arctic circle & surrounds N.Pole 

#14.

  • “Jai Hind” – Quote by Netaji Subash Chandra Bose 
  • “Jai jawan , Jai Kisan” – Quote by Lal Bahadur Shastri 
  • “Jai Jawan , Jai Kisan , Jai Vigyaan” – Quote by Atal Bihari Vajpayee

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