GK FACT

भूटान में प्रथम बार प्रजातांत्रिक चुनाव किस वर्ष संपन्न हुए ?
उत्तर: 2008 में
चन्द्रसिंह गढ़वाली का नाम किस काण्ड से जुड़ा हुआ है ?
उत्तर: 1930 के पेशावर काण्ड में

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Started on 1st December 1988, World AIDS Day is about raising money, increasing awareness, fighting prejudice and improving education. The World AIDS Day theme for 2009 is 'Universal Access and Human Rights'. According to UNAIDS estimates, there are now 33.4 million people living with HIV, including 2.1 million children. During 2008 some 2.7 million people became newly infected with the virus and an estimated 2 million people died from AIDS.¹

Ambardi would be developed as a second safari park for the Asiatic lion. 1^st is gir

President Pratibha Patil on Thursday presented the Moortidevi award of the Bharatiya Jnanpith to Union Law and Justice Minister M. Veerappa Moily for his work 'Sree Ramayana Mahanveshanam' (great exploration and examination of the Ramayana).

The introduction of Bacillus Thuringiensis Brinjal, popularly known as Bt brinjal in India, is still in the middle of debate. This is a genetically modified strain of the non-transgenic Brinjal promoted by India's top seeds company Mahyco (Maharashtra Hybrid Seed Company) in collaboration with an US based transnational Monsanto and their aim is to improve the yields by a significant extent and also help the agricultural sector.

Largest Fresh Water Lake		Kolleru Lake (Andhra Pradesh)
Highest Road		Road at Khardungla,(in Leh-Manali Sector)
Largest Zoo		Zoological Garden at Alipur (Kolkata)
Largest Planetarium		Birla Planetarium (Kolkata)

Did you know: Hypsometer is used to determine boiling point of liquids.

 

Air Chief Marshal Pradeep Vasant Naik .................... 1 June 2009-till date