General Knowledge 05.09.2026

With the help of which instrument is the rate of increase in the length of a plant stem measured?
Answer: Arc Indicator
Which state is known as the “Land of the Gods”?
Answer: Uttarakhand
Which of Newton’s laws is known as the Law of Inertia?
Answer: Newton’s First Law
Which strait is known as the “Key to the Mediterranean”?
Answer: Strait of Gibraltar
In which year did Amartya Sen receive the Nobel Prize?
Answer: 1998
Who was the mentor of Aurobindo Ghosh?
Answer: Thakur Saheb
On which principle does optical fibre work?
Answer: Total Internal Reflection
Where did the Sepoy Mutiny begin?
Answer: Barrackpore
In which year was Calcutta Medical College established?
Answer: 1835
Where are the Canterbury grasslands located?
Answer: New Zealand