1. Which is known as 'Cockpit of Europe'?
Ans : Belgium
2. Which is known as 'Copper Country'?
Ans : Zambia
3. Which is known as 'Dark Continent'?
Ans : Africa
4. Which is known as 'Emerald Islands'?
Ans : Ireland
5. Which is called, City of Palaces?
Ans : Kolkatha
6. Kalinga Prize
is awarded by
Ans : Environment
7. Who was the first Ramon Magsaysay Award
winner from India
Ans : Acharya Vinoba
Bhave
8. The first recipient of Gandhi Peace
Prize was
Ans : Dr. Julius N.
Nyerera
9. Nehru Award is instituted for
Ans : International
understanding and peace
10. Magnifying
glass was invented by
Ans : Roger Bacon
11. Polio vaccine was invented by
Ans : Jonas Edward
Salk
12. Who discovered the Blood groups
Ans : Karl
Landsteiner
13. Television was invented by
Ans : John L. Baird
14. Theory of relativity was explained by
Ans : Albert
Einstein
15. Wireless
Telegraph was invented by
Ans : Marconi
16. Incandescent
lamp was invented by
Ans : Edison
17. X-Ray was discovered by
Ans : Wilhelm
Roentgen
18. Chloroform
was invented by
Ans : J.Y. Simpson
19. Who invented the practical Locomotive
Ans : Richard
Trevithick
20. zone day is
observed on
Ans : 16th September