General Awareness for various competitive examinations

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We know the importance of Current Affairs mainly general awareness, GK (General Knowledge) in various competitive exams for aspirants.

We are publishing general awareness notes, bits and study material daily.

These notes are extremely useful for all types of exams including Bank Exams.

General Awareness bits help in the last minute preparation for various exams.

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1- Sushruta Samhita is the oldest Indian book on surgery and Ayurveda describes the expertise of Sushruta in surgery.

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2-Sushruta is recognized today as the ‘Father of Plastic Surgery’ all over the world.

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3-Sushruta Samhita mentions about 1,120 medical conditions, including injuries and illnesses relating to aging and mental illness.

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4-Sushruta details 650 drugs of animal, plant and mineral origin. He divided medicines into 37 classes.

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5-Chess is an Indian traditional game. Better known as Chaturanga in the Gupta period. Persians called the game as ‘Shatranj’.

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6-Vishwanathan Anand is the first Indian Grandmaster in Chess. He became the youngest national champion in 1984, at the age of sixteen.

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7-Viswanathan Anand became the first Indian Grandmaster in 1987 when he was nineteen years old.

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8-The history of Indian metalcraft was introduced around 3000 B.C.

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9-Founded in the early 19th century, homeopathy has crossed all the boundaries and is reckoned today, as one of the well-established alternative medicine systems.

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10-National Film Awards, commonly known as the National Awards, are the most prestigious and prominent film awards in India.

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11-National Awards were first presented to the winners in the year 1954.

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12-India is the birthplace of four major religions, such as Hinduism, Sikhism, Jainism, and Buddhism.Hinduism is one of the oldest religions that originated from India.

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13-Agra Fort– The Yumana river flows serenely past this ancient fort in the state of Uttar Pradesh.

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14-The most popular Classical dance forms are Bharatnatyam, Kathakali, Kathak, Manipuri, etc

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15-The Best Background Score award is awarded to composers who add background score to the movie and its sequences. A. R. Rahman has so far won 4.

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16-A major event in Indian cinema, the Filmfare Awards were introduced in 1954, the same year as the National Film Awards. 

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