Miscellaneous GK Quiz

“Candle in the Wind” is a threnody with music and lyrics by Elton John and Bernie Taupin. It was originally written in 1973, in honour of Marilyn Monroe, who had died 11 years earlier. In 1997, John performed a rewritten version of the song, “Candle in the Wind 1997”, as a tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales.

Jinnah Tower is a landmark monument in the city of Guntur in Andhra Pradesh. It is named after Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

“Democracy is a government of the people, by the people and for the people” is said by Abraham Lincoln. He was the 16th president of the United States.

Sarvodaya is a Sanskrit term meaning 'Upliftment of all'. The term was used by Mahatma Gandhi as the title of his 1908 translation of John Ruskin's book “Unto This Last”, and Gandhi came to use the term for the ideal of his own political philosophy.

On October 7, 1959, the Soviet probe Luna III took the photograph of the rear side of the moon.

The veena is the oldest of Indian musical instruments. From the reference to Vedic writings, it can date back to around the first millennium B.C.

Mallika Sarabhai is an activist and Indian classical dancer and actress from Ahmedabad. She is the daughter of the Indian space scientist- Vikram Sarabhai.

“Man is born free but everywhere is in chains.” This statement was given by Geneva-born political philosopher, Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Rousseau stated the above statement during the French revolution where man doesn't have freedom and liberty. This quote made Rousseau world-famous.

Nine countries possess nuclear weapons: the United States (first test 1945), Russia (first test 1949), the United Kingdom (first test 1952), France (first test 1960), China (first test 1964), India (first test 1974), Pakistan (first test 1998), Israel (not officially declared, first test estimated 1963 or 1966), and North Korea (first test 2006). India had conducted its first successful nuclear bomb test on 18 May 1974.

Bengaluru is widely regarded as the “Silicon Valley of India” because of its role as the nation's leading information technology (IT) exporter.