- The year 2008 was observed as the International Year of the Potato.
- Which organ is affected by Silicosis? — Lungs.
- When was the Arjuna Award first introduced? — 1961.
- Who wrote the book “Fall of a Sparrow”? — Salim Ali.
- When was the first test-tube baby, Louise Joy Brown, born? — 1978.
- In which year was the Eiffel Tower erected in Paris? — 1889.
- In which year was the first posthumous Nobel Prize awarded? — 1931.
- For which sport did Tomba Devi receive the Arjuna Award? — Judo.
- On which river is Shivanasamudra Falls located? — Kaveri River.
- In which year was the West Bengal Wildlife Conservation Act introduced? — 1959.