Basic GK Quiz 4

The largest reflecting telescope in Asia is located in the Devasthal Observatory at Nainital, Uttarakhand, India.

Royal Dutch Airlines, known simply as KLM, is the oldest airline in the world. KLM's first aircraft entered service in 1920. KLM and Air France merged in 2005.

The Indian nationwide rail network is the fourth-longest in the world after the US (250,000km), China (100,000km) and Russia (85,500km). It is owned and operated by state-owned Indian Railways and includes an operating route length of more than 65,000km.

Kanchenjunga is situated in Sikkim. It is situated in the eastern Himalayas on the border between Sikkim and Nepal. The mountain is part of the Great Himalaya Range.

Gol Gumbaz is the tomb of king Mohammed Adil Shah. It is in Bijapur, Karnataka. Construction of the tomb was started in 1626 and was completed in 1656.

The Bodhi tree (Peepal tree) in Bodh Gaya under which the Buddha is believed to have meditated and attained enlightenment is located within this temple complex and venerated.

Angkor Wat is an enormous Buddhist temple complex located in northern Cambodia. It was originally built in the first half of the 12th century as a Hindu temple. Spread across more than 400 acres, Angkor Wat is said to be the largest religious monument in the world.

The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) formerly known as Atomic Energy Establishment, Trombay is India's premier nuclear research facility, headquartered in Trombay, Mumbai.

Our National Anthem, Jana-gana-mana, composed originally in Bengali by Rabindranath Tagore, was adopted in its Hindi version by the Constituent Assembly as the national anthem of India on 24 January 1950. It was first sung on 27 December 1911 at the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress.

Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in the Solar System.