Miscellaneous GK Quiz 2

Alphonso mango is grown across the 200-kilometer-long Konkan coastline in Devgad and Ratnagiri. The Alphonso mango from Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg and adjoining areas in Maharashtra, had already acquired the GI tag in October 2018 from the government.

A pearl is not a stone. It is a hard, glistening object produced within the soft tissue of a living shelled mollusk or another animal, typically found in freshwater rivers and ponds.

Leonardo da Vinci (1452 – 1519) was an Italian polymath of the High Renaissance who was active as a painter, draughtsman, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor and architect. While his fame initially rested on his achievements as a painter, he also became known for his notebooks, in which he made drawings and notes on a variety of subjects, including anatomy, astronomy, botany, cartography, painting, and palaeontology.

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) is a public deemed research university located in Mumbai that is dedicated to basic research in mathematics and the sciences. It is a Deemed University and works under the umbrella of the Department of Atomic Energy of the Government of India. With support from JRD Tata, TIFR was founded on 1 June 1945. Homi Jehangir Bhabha was the founder director and professor of physics at TIFR.

Ashoka Chakra depicted on the National Flag of India is taken from the wheel which appears on the abacus of the Sarnath Lion Capital of Ashoka. Its diameter approximates the width of the white band and it has 24 spokes.

“Short goal is a crime,” said these words by Abdul Kalam, former President of India. He said, “history has proven that those who dare to imagine and break the limits had changed the world.”

On August 27, 1955, the first edition of “The Guinness Book of Records” is published in Great Britain; it quickly proves to be a hit. Now known as the “Guinness World Records” book, the annual publication features a wide range of feats related to humans and animals.

The Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics is an institution of basic research and training in physical and biophysical sciences located in Kolkata. The institute is named after the famous Indian physicist Meghnad Saha.

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.

The founder of Rock Garden is Nek Chand. He started creating this garden secretly during his spare time in 1957. He used to work as a Road Inspector with the Public Works Department, and spent almost 20 years to create this beautiful place.