Most Confusing GK Pointers- Part 90

#1.

• Sound of high pitch: Shrill 
• Sound of low pitch: Sharp 

#2.

• Adhesion: Force of attraction between unlike molecules 
• Cohesion: Force of attraction between like molecules 

#3.

• Green Revolution Started in 1960 and associated with the use of HYVS (High Yielding Variety Seeds) 
• White Revolution Started in 1964-65 and associated with a sharp increase in milk production 

#4.

• Older Alluvium are called Bhangar 
• Newer Alluvium are called Khadar or Bet 

#5.

• Net National Product = Gross National Product – Depreciation 
• Net Domestic Product = Gross Domestic Product – Depreciation 

#6. 

Deficiencies in Minerals 

• Iron – Anaemia 
• Potassium – Hypokalemia 
• Sodium – Hyponatremia 
• Iodine – Goitre 
• Calcium – Rickets and Osteomalacia 
• Protein – Kwashiorkar and Marasmus 

#7.

• Old Name New Name 
• Kampuchea, Khmer Cambodia 
• Abyssinia Ethiopia 
• South West Africa Namibia 
• Tanganyika , Zanzibar Tanzania 
• Malaya Malaysia 
• Dutch East Indies Indonesia 

#8.

• Holy Land – Palestine 
• Holy Mountain – Fujiyama, Japan 
• Cockpit of Europe – Belgium 
• Playground of Europe – Switzerland 
• Power King of Europe – Balkans 
• Sick man of Europe –Turkey 

#9.

• Founder of Brahmo Samaj – Raja Ram Mohan Roy 
• Founder of Arya Samaj – Dayanand Saraswati 
• Founder of Deva Samaj – Shiv Narain Agnihotri 
• Founder of Prarthana Samaj – Atmaram Pandurang 

Most Confusing GK Pointers- Part 89

#10.

• Perihelion – Nearest position of the Earth to the Sun 
• Aphelion – Farthest position of the Earth to the Sun 

#11.

• Panama Canal – Pacific Ocean to Caribbean Sea 
• Suez Canal – Mediterranean Sea to Red Sea 
• Erie Canal – Atlantic Ocean to Great Lakes 
• Kiel Canal – North Sea to Baltic Sea 

#12.

• Typhoons – China Sea 
• Hurricanes – Caribbean Sea 
• Tornadoes – USA 
• Willy Willies – Northern Australia