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Amazing Facts about General Knowledge Part-1

  • Surat is known as the “Diamond City”. Approximately, ninety per cent of the world’s total rough diamond cutting and polishing takes place here.
  • The Constitution of India recognizes twenty two languages as official languages. These are also called scheduled languages.
  • Baingan ka bharta is one of the most popular dishes in India. It is made from smoked and mashed brinjals. 
  • The city of Tiruchchirappalli in Tamil Nadu was formerly known as Trichinopoly or Trichy.
  • The sport called Quidditch has been portrayed in the Harry Potter series. It is played between two teams of seven players each. Nowadays, it is played as a sport on a rectangular pitch with the same number of players.
  • The world ‘martial’ has been derived from Mars, the Roman god of war and physical competition.
  • Australia has been the most successful team at the Commonwealth games. They have won 803 gold medals ever since the first games in 1930.
  • The first FIFA World club cup was played in Brazil in 2000. 
  • Mangroves are the trees that grow in saline water. Same of them have specialized root like structures called pneumatophores for breathing. 
  • Environmental pollutants contain harmful hydrocarbons, carcinogens and other deadly chemical which ccause fatal diseases like cancer.
  • The Mount Harriet National Park in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands is known for its crocodiles and robber crabs. 
  • Indra Krishanamurthy Nooyi is the current chairperson of PepsiCo. She was ranked tenth in the list of Forbes 100 most powerful women in 2013.
  • Proxima Centauri is the closest star to the Earth after the Sun.
  • The size of your heart is approximately equal to the size of your fist.
  • An zoologist is involved in the study and collection of birds eggs.
  • The Morse code is a kind of code language that is used widely in telecommunication. It is also used in aviation and navy. The most commonly used Morse code is SOS.
  • Lateral Thinking is a way of solving problems by using your imagination to find new ways of looking at a problem.
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