Basic GK Quiz 3

The first engineering college was established in present-day Uttarakhand at Roorkee in the year 1847 for the training of Civil Engineers.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) was nationalised with effect from 1st January 1949 on the basis of the Reserve Bank of India (Transfer to Public Ownership) Act, 1948. RBI was set up on the basis of the recommendations of the Hilton Young Commission. The RBI Act 1934 provides the statutory basis of the functioning of the Bank, which commenced operations on 1 April 1935.

Tripura is the capital of Agartala.

The National Academy of Agricultural Research Management is a national-level Natural Resource Service training institute located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India.

Indo-Gangetic Plains Uttar Pradesh (35,148,377) has the largest Scheduled Caste population, followed by West Bengal (18,452,555) and Bihar (13,048,608). These three states are located in Indo-Gangetic Plains.

The euro is the official currency for 19 of the 27 European Union (EU) member countries.

The World Trade Organization (WTO) is the only international organization dealing with the global rules of trade. Its main function is to ensure that trade flows as smoothly, predictably and freely as possible. It promotes multilateral trade.

Darwin finches are a group of about 18 species of passerine birds. They are well known for their remarkable diversity in beak form and function. They are often classified as the subfamily Geospizinae.

The Panchayat Raj system was first introduced in Bihar by the Bihar Panchayat Raj Act of 1947. It was a continued legacy of local self-government started by Lord Ripon in the British era. Later it was implemented by Rajasthan in Nagaur district on 2 October 1959. Rajasthan was the first state to introduce the panchayat system in India after independence.

Silent Valley is a National Park located in the Nilgiri hills, Kerala. This national park has some rare species of flora and fauna. This area was explored in 1847 by botanist Robert Wight.