Most Confusing GK Pointers- Part 86

March 23, 2018

#1.

  • National Institute of Ayurveda – Jaipur 
  • National Institute of Siddha – Chennai 
  • National Institute of Unani Medicine – Bangalore

#2.

  • Central Marine Fisheries Institute- Mandapam Camp (South India) 
  • Central Institute of Fisheries Technology – Ernakulam (Kerala) 

#3.

  • Longest Railway Platform in the World – Gorakhpur, UP (4,483 feet) 
  • Longest Railway Network in the World – USA (2,50,000 km) 

#4.

  • November 14 – National Children’s Day 
  • June 1 – International Children’s Day 

#5.

  • Leonard Kleinrock discovered the Internet 
  • Shiva Ayyadurai discovered Email 

#6.

  • First British Viceroy of India – Lord Canning 
  • Last British Viceroy of India – Lord Mountbatten 

#7.

  • Most runs in Cricket World Cup – Sachin Tendulkar (2278 runs) 
  • Most wickets in Cricket World Cup – Glenn McGrath (71 wickets) 
  • Most dismissals (wicket-keeper) in World Cup – Kumar Sangakkara (54) 

#8.

  • Myopia – Short-Sightedness. It can be corrected by Concave Lens 
  • Hypermetropia – Long sightedness. It can be corrected by Convex Lens 

#9.

  • Largest Producer of Jute in India – West Bengal 
  • Largest Producer of Jute in the World – India 

#10.

  • Rice bowl of India – Andhra Pradesh 
  • Wheat bowl of India – Punjab 
  • Sugar bowl of India – Uttar Pradesh 

#11.

  • Motto of International Hockey Federation – Fairplay Friendship Forever 
  • Motto of International Basketball Federation – We are basketball

#12.

  • National Calendar of India – Saka Calendar 
  • National Microbe of India – Lactobacillus delbrueckii (subspecies: bulgaricus) 

#13.

  • Summer Capital of Jammu and Kashmir – Srinagar 
  • Winter Capital of Jammu and Kashmir – Jammu 
  • Summer Capital of Maharashtra – Mumbai 
  • Winter Capital of Maharashtra –Nagpur 
  • Summer Capital of Himachal Pradesh–Shimla 
  • Winter Capital of Himachal Pradesh – Dharamsala 

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