General Knowledge GK Questions and Answers

The Doppler effect was discovered by Austrian scientist Christian Doppler in 1842, describing the change in frequency of any type of sound or light wave produced by a moving source with respect to an observer.

1. The place where Dandi Salt March was carried out is today located in Gujarat state of India.

2. This place is on the coast of Arabian Sea near Dandi city.

3. Dandi March lasted from March 12, 1930 to April 6, 1930.

4. This journey was led by Mahatma Gandhi.

5. The purpose of this journey was to protest against the salt monopoly imposed by the British government.

In India, the following are the main objectives of the National Manufacturing Policy.

1. To increase the sectoral share of manufacturing in GOP to at least 25% by 2022.

2. To increase the rate of job creation so as to create 100 million additional jobs by 2022.

3. To enhance global competitiveness, domestic value addition, technological depth and environmental sustainability of growth.

1. Bharatanatyam is a fully developed dance form in Indian classical dance, which includes dance, music, singing and acting.

He was revealed by Lord Brahma to a famous sage Bharata.

2. Who then codified this sacred dance in a Sanskrit text called Natya Shastra.

3. Bharatanatyam is considered to be the oldest classical dance style of South India.

1. The great Sanskrit master, Mahakavi Kalidasa wrote Abhijnana Shakuntalam.

2. This immortal love story is also the foundation of India's rich socio-cultural education.

3. It is a Sanskrit play that tells the love story of King Dushyant and Shakuntala.

Bhimgarh Dam is located in Seoni district of Madhya Pradesh state of India.

It is built on the Bainganga River.

It is the largest earthen dam in Asia.

Construction of the dam began in 1972 and was completed in 1987–88.

1. In 1962, Harry Hammond Hayes published 'The History of Ocean Basins'.

2. In this, the theory of plate tectonics was outlined and which was later also known as 'ocean bottom spreading'.

According to the 2011 census, Bihar state has the highest fertility rate in India.

1. That class of compounds, which contain a functional group –OH, is called alcohol.

2. Alcohols contain a hydrogen atom and a hydroxyl group (-OH) along with a carbon atom.

3. The hydroxyl group is a polar group, which makes the alcohol soluble in water.

1. There are three types of blood cells made by the bone marrow: red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.

2. Red blood cells carry oxygen and carbon dioxide around the body. White blood cells fight infection. Platelets help form blood clots.

3. Bone marrow is a tissue located in the hollow interior of long bones.