Most Confusing GK Pointers- Part 93

April 06, 2018
Most Confusing GK Pointers- Part 93

#1.

  • Capital of Pakistan – Islamabad
  • First Capital of Pakistan – Karachi

#2.

  • Constantine of Hinduism – Swami Vivekananda
  • Constantine of Buddhism - Asoka

#3.

  • Diamond City – Dholpur
  • City of black diamond – Asansol

#4.

  • Glauber’s Salt – Sodium Sulphate
  • Hypo- Sodium Thiosulphate

#5.

  • Speedometer – It is an instrument placed in a vehicle to record its speed
  • Spherometer – It measures the curvatures of surfaces

#6.

  • Largest Island – Greenland
  • Largest Peninsula – Arabian Peninsula (Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen and Saudi Arabia)

#7.

  • Countries using rupee as an official currency – India, Indonesia, Maldives, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Seychelles, SriLanka.
  • Countries where Indian rupee is legally accepted – Bhutan, Nepal, Zimbabwe.

#8.

  • Largest Auditorium – Sri Shanmukhanand Hall, Mumbai
  • Largest Planetarium – Birla Planetarium, Kolkata

#9.

  • First Indian Air Chief Marshal – S.Mukherjee
  • First Indian Naval Chief – Vice Admiral R.D. Katari

#10.

  • Akbar’s Tomb (Agra) was built by Akbar and his son Jahangir
  • Safdar Jung Tomb (Delhi) was built by Shuja-ud-daula
  • Humayun’s Tomb (Delhi) was built by Humayun’s wife Hamida Banu Begum

#11.

  • Stagflation: When stagnation and inflation coexist in the economy
  • Stagnation: Low national income growth and high unemployment

#12.

  • 18th Asian Games 2018 will be held at Jakarta, Indonesia
  • 21st Commonwealth Games 2018 will be held at Gold Coast, Australia

#13.

  • First Woman Speaker of India – Meira Kumar
  • First Woman Speaker of a State Assembly - Shanno Devi (Haryana)

#14.

  • Grand old Lady of Indian Nationalism – Annie Besant
  • Mother of Indian National Movement – Madam Bhikkaji Kama

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