Basic GK Quiz 2

Electronic Clearing Service (ECS) is an electronic method of fund transfer from one bank account to another. It is generally used for bulk transfers performed by institutions for making payments like dividends, interest, salary, pension, etc.

Indonesia is the largest archipelago in the world. It consists of five major islands and about 30 smaller groups. There are total number of 17,508 islands of which about 6000 are inhabited.

The Tehri Dam is the tallest dam in India. It is a multi-purpose rock and earth-fill embankment dam on the Bhagirathi River near Tehri in Uttarakhand.

The Mudumalai National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary also a declared tiger reserve lies in the northwestern side of the Nilgiri Hills in Tamil Nadu. It shares its boundaries with the states of Karnataka and Kerala.

Sucheta Kripalani was an Indian freedom fighter and politician. She was India's first woman Chief Minister (Uttar Pradesh), serving from 1963 to 1967.

Jog Falls is a waterfall on the Sharavati river located in the Western Ghats near Sagar Taluk of Shimoga District, Karnataka. It is a segmented waterfall which depends on rain and season becomes a plunge waterfall. Jog Falls is created by the Sharavati dropping 253 m, making it the third-highest waterfall in India after the Nohkalikai Falls with a drop of 335 m in Meghalaya and Dudhsagar Waterfalls with a drop of 310 m in Goa.

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The first hydroelectric installation in India was installed near a tea estate at Sidrapong for the Darjeeling Municipality in 1897.

RAF stands for “Rapid Action Force”. It is a specialised wing of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) of India to deal with riot and crowd control situations.

Rajasthan is the largest state in India in terms of area. It covers 342,239 Sq km. Rajasthan is followed by Madhya Pradesh (308,245 Sq km), Maharashtra (307,713 Sq km) and Uttar Pradesh (240,928 Sq km). Smallest State is Goa. Largest Union Territory is Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Smallest Union Territory is Lakshadweep. Largest District is Kachchh (Gujarat).