Top 50 General Knowledge Questions and Answers

The Costa Rican approach to public health is not to maintain a military force so that more can be spent on public health.

1. Every year 20th July is celebrated as World Chess Day all over the world.

2. The game of chess is a very peaceful but entertaining game, which requires a lot of brain power, hence it is also called mind game.

3. 20th July was chosen as Chess Day because the International Chess Federation was established in Paris in 1924 on 20th July.

This institution started functioning on 1 October 1958. Since then, all American space exploration programs have been operated by NASA, including the Apollo moon missions, the Skylab space station, and later the Space Shuttle.

1. Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is the space agency of India. This organization involves science, engineering and technology to reap the benefits of outer space for India and mankind.

2. ISRO is a major component of the Department of Space, Government of India. The department executes the Indian space program primarily through various centres or units under ISRO.

3. ISRO was earlier known as the Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR), which was founded by Dr. Vikram A. It was established by the Government of India in 1962 on the vision of Sarabhai. ISRO was formed on August 15, 1969, and replaced INCOSPAR with an expanded role to harness space technology.

4. Antrix Corporation is the marketing arm of ISRO.

5. ISRO's Master Control Facility is located in Hassan.

World No Tobacco Day is organized every year on 31 May by the World Health Organization to promote awareness about the risks related to consumption of tobacco and its products and its ill effects on family, society and environment.