GK
1- The very word ‘Navigation’ is derived from the Sanskrit word NAVGATIH.
2-The value of ‘pi’ was discoverd in the 6th century by Budhayana (Indian Mathematician). He explained the concept of Pythagorean Theorem.
3-The chess (board game ) originated in India.
4-An Indian called Bhaskaracharya calculated the time taken by the earth to orbit the sun (365.258756484 days) in the 5th century.
5-India has more post offices than any other country in the world.
6- The poet Saint Gyandev in the 13th century invented Snakes and ladders game.
7-The world’s highest cricket ground is built in Chail, Himachal Pradesh, which is at 2444 meters above sea level and it was built in 1893 .
8-India is the largest Democarcy in the world.
9-The name ‘India’ is derived from the River Indus in the North.
10-The Banerjee Committee is related to the probe of Godhra incident
11-The company ‘Suzlon Energy’ is a leading player in the field of Wind Energy
12-Aswan Dam is built over river Nile
13-The creator of the world’s first free email service Hotmail was Sabeer Bhatia
14-The only sanke that builds nest is Saw-scaled Viper
15-The chemical compound used in Narco-test is Sodium Pentothal
16-The most abundant inert gas in the atmosphere is Argon
17-The first president of the muslim league was Salimullah Khan
18-Camel stores water in its intestine
19-In U.S.A, the concept of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) is originated
20-The name of the world’s fastest computer is Road Runner.