General knowledge questions & answers Part 1

1. Which is the first metal used by man?

Copper

2. Which is the biggest city by population?

Tokyo, Japan

3. Which chemical has the name of “the butter of Zinc”?

Zinc chloride

4. The national song of India was written by

Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

5. The unit of electrical charge is the

Coulomb

6. Which was the 1st English newspaper in India?

Bengal Gazette

7. Who invented steam engine?

James Watt

8. Which is the highest waterfall in the world?

Angel Falls 

9. Who won 2016 Nobel Prize for medicine?

Yoshinori Ohsumi

10. Which city is famous for cotton industries in Tamilnadu?

Coimbatore

11. Headquarters of World Bank

Washington D.C., United States

12. The world's largest desert

Sahara

13. Capital of Australia?

Canberra

14. Who was the longest serving prime minister of India?

Jawaharlal Nehru

15. Who was first space tourist?

Dennis Tito

16. Olympic games were held in ancient Greece in the honour of which Greek god?

Zeus

17.  Who was the first Asian to get Nobel Prize in science?

C V Raman

18. Which was India's first satellite?

Aryabhata

19. Where is Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park located?

Andaman and Nicobar 

20. Who is the chairman of I S R O?

A S Kiran Kumar

21. In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?

England

22. Which type of acid present in Tea?
Tannic acid

23. Who was the first Portuguese viceroy in India?

 Francisco de Almeida

24. Who is the only Indian athlete to win a Gold medal in Olympics in an individual category?

Abhinav Bindra

25. What was the script of ancient Egyptians?

Hieroglyphics