Most Confusing GK Pointers- Part 82

March 16, 2018
Most Confusing GK Pointers- Part 82

#1.

  • S.R.Rao discovered the Harappan site Lotha 
  • A. Ghosh discovered the Harappan site Kalibangan 

#2.

  • Sir Charles Wilkins translated Bhagavad Gita in to English 
  • R. Shamasastry translated Arthashastra into English 

#3.

  • Tuberculosis Research Centre – Chennai 
  • National Tuberculosis Research Institute - Bangalore 

#4.

  • December 24 National Consumer Day
  • March 15 International Consumer Day 

#5.

  • Taseometer – used to measure strains 
  • Anemometer – used to measure wind vane 


#6.

  • Unit of Power – Watt 
  • Unit of Potential - Volt 

#7.

  • Arboriculture Cultivation of Trees and shrubs 
  • Olericulture science of vegetable growing 

#8.

  • Johann Gottfried Galle discovered the planet Neptune 
  • William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus 

Most Confusing GK Pointer- Part 81

#9.

  • Largest producer of Coffee – Brazil 
  • Coffee port of the world – Santos 

#10.

  • Primary Sector – Agriculture 
  • Secondary Sector- Manufacturing 
  • Tertiary Sector – Services 

#11.

  • TISCO - Situated at Jamshedpur 
  • ISSCO - Situated at Burnpur, Hirapur 

#12.

  • LIC Established – 1956 
  • GIC Established – 1972 

#13.

  • Main producers of Iraq – Dates, Petroleum 
  • Main Producers of Iran – Petroleum, Carpets, Dry Fruits 

#14.

  • Haematology – Study of Blood 
  • Histology – Study of Tissues 

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