General Knowledge Facts - Part 23

1. A group of monkeys is called 'Troop'.

2. Sir Alexander Fleming (6 August 1881 – 11 March 1955) was a Scottish biologist and pharmacologist. He discovered 'Pencillin'.

3. The largest recorded tsunami was a wave 1720 feet tall in Lituya Bay, Alaska.

4. Current world record for long jump is set by 'Mike Powell (USA)', who jumped 8.95 m (29.4 ft).

5. According to the year 2009 statistics, there were '16,00,000' employees working on 'Indian Railway Department'.

6. Kingfisher Airlines started its international operations on 3 September 2008 by connecting Bangalore with London.

1. Gertrude Caroline Ederle (October 23, 1905 – November 30, 2003) was an American competitive swimmer. In 1926, she became the first woman to swim across the English Channel.

2. 9pin bowling was made up in Germany during the Medieval ages (5th century to the 15th century).

3. The character 'Spider-Man' was created by writer-editor "Stan Lee" and writer-artist "Steve Ditko".

4. Womesh Chandra Bannerjee was the first President of the Indian National Congress.

5. Your most active muscles are in your eye.

6. The yo-yo was originally used as a weapon for hunting in Philippines.

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1. The ISRO was founded by Homi J.Bhabha, Dr Vikram A.Sarabhai, Dr Raja Ramanna, and Dr APJ Abdul Kalam.

2. Rediff was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Mumbai.

3. The Mumbai Rajdhani (2952) covers the New Delhi–Kota section (465 km) in 4 h 15 min—an average speed of 109.4 km/h. (Fastest non-stop sections)

4. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit was the first woman minister in India in 1937.

5. Sucheta Kriplani was the first woman Chief Minister in India. (Uttar Pradesh).

6. "Imperial Tower (Mumbai)" is India's tallest building with 60 floors and 817 ft in height among currently completed buildings.

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1. The Moon's diameter is 3,476km.

2. It takes approximately 12 hours for food to entirely digest.

3. The starfish species, Porcellanaster ivanovi, has been found to live in water as deep as 24,881 feet.

4. The pupil of an octopus' eye is rectangular.

5. Britain was the first country to use postage stamps.

6. The south Indian city of Chennai is regarded as the healthcare captal of India.