General Knowledge 2

INVENTIONS AND DISCOVERIES

Air Brake........................... George Westinghouse
Aniline Dyes .......................................... Hoffman
Adding Machine ............................. Balise Pascal
Aeroplane .................................: Wright Brothers
Air Conditioner ....................................... : Carrier
Atom Bomb....................................... : Otto Hahn
Aspirin .................................................... : Dreser
Alcohol Thermometer .......................... : Farenheit
Atomic Thermometer .................................. : Bohr
Atomic Theory ........................................ : Dalton
Atomic Number ....................................... Mosley
Atomic Structure ................. Bohr and Rutherford
Automobile ............................................: Daimler
Antiseptic Surgery ..................Lord Joseph Lister
Archimedean Screw..........................Archimedies
Avogadro's Hypothesis........................Avogadro
Ball Pen ..................................................... : Loud
Balloon ......................................... : Montogolfier
Blood Circulation ................................... : Harvey
Barometer ............................................ : Torricelli
Bicycle ............................................. : Mac Millan
Braily System ................................. : Louis Braille
Beri - Beri ................................................ Eijkman
Blood Circulation ..................................... Harvey
Boson ................................................... S.N.Bose
Boyle's law................................................. Boyle
Braille............................................... Louis Braille
Computer ................................ : Charles Babbage
Chloroform ...................... : James Young Simpson
Cinema .................................... : Lumiere Brothers
Cinema Projector ............... : Thomas Alva Edison
Crescograph........................................ : J.C. Bose
Celluloid ................................................... Parkes
Chloroform ............................ James Harrison and James Young Simpson
Cholera Bacillus .................................. Robert Koch
Coloured Photography ...............................Lippman
Cosmic Rays ....................................... R.A.Millikan
Cyclotron ................................................. Lawrence
Diesel Engine ............................... : Rudolf Diesel
Dynamo ................................... : Michael Faraday
Dynamite........................................ : Alfred Nobel
Deuterium (Heavy Water) ...................... H.C.Urey
Diesel Oil Engine ............................ Rudolf Diesel
Discovery of Solar System ...... Copernicus (1540)
Discovery of Specific Gravity ........... Archimedes
Electric Battery .............................................Volta
Electric Lamp ............................................ Edison
Electricity................................................ Faraday
Electron Theory ...........................................Bohr
Electrical Waves.......................................... Heitz
Electric Measurement .................................Gauss
DDT ........................................... : Dr. Paul Muller
Electron ....................................... : J.J. Thompson
Electric Lamp ..................... : Thomas Alva Edison
Elevator.......................................... : Elisha G Otis
Fountain Pen ...................................... : Waterman
Fahrenheit Scale ................................. Fahrenheit
Film & Photographic goods....................... Kodak
Glider .......................................... : George Cayley
Generator ............................................. : Piciontti
Gramaphone...................... : Thomas Alva Edison
Gun Powder .................................. : Roger Bacon
Geometry....................................................Euclid
Hydrogen .......................................... : Cavendish
Helicopter ..............................................Broquett
Helium Gas.............................................. Lockyer
Homoeopathy .................................. Hahnemann
Hovercraft ............................................... Cockrell
Hydrophobia.................................. Louis Pasteur
Jet Engine ............................... : Sir Frank Whittle
Intelligence Tests ...................................... : Binet
Insulin ................................................ : F. Banting
Induction of Electric Current .................... Faraday
Incandescent Bulb ................................... Edison
Induction Coil ................................... Rohm Korff
Insulin .................................................. F.Banting
Intelligence test ........................................... Binet
Jet Propulsion ................................ Frank Whittle
Law of Gravitation ........................ : Issac Newton
Law of Heredity.................................. : G. Mendal
Laser ..................................... : Theodore Maiman
Lightning Conductor .............. : Benjamin Franklin
Logarithm ....................................... : John Napier
Laughing Gas.........................................Priestley
Life Boat .................................. Henry Great Head
Lift (Elevators) .............................................. Otis
Linotype ........................................ Mergenthaler
Line of demarcation (ship) ....................... Plimsoll
Laws of Electrical Resistance........................ Ohm
Law of Electrolysis .................................. Faraday
Law of gases ..................................... Gay Lussac
Laws of Gravitation ................................. Newton
Laws of Heredity ........................ Gregory Mandel
Laws of Motion ....................................... Newton
Laws of Natural Selections ....................... Darwin
Laws of Multiple Proportion ...................... Dalton
Liquid Oxygen ........................................... Dewar
Machine Gun ...................... : Dr. Richard Gattling
Maser ...................................: Charles H. Townes
Microphone .................................... : Graham Bell
Measurement of Electrical Energy............... Joule,
James Prescoft Meson .......................................... Hideki Yakawa
Microscope................................................ Janes
Molecular Scattering of light in fluid . Ramanathan
Neon Gas ...................................Ramsay, Travers
Neutron ................................................ Chadwick
Nuclear Fission .......... Otto Hahn, Bohr and Fermi
Nylon Plastic........................................ Carothers
Oxygen ............................................ : J.B.Preistly
Origin of Species ..........................Charles Darwin
Parachute..................................... : A.J. Garnerian
Pencillin ................................ : Alexander Fleming
Photography (Film)........................ : John Carbutt
Periodic Law....................................... Mendeleef
Phonograph ............................................. Edison
Phonographic Shorthand ........................... Pitman
Photograph ......................................... Dauguerre
Principle for lever (S.P.Gravity).......... Archimedes
Phototherapy ..................................... N.R.Finsen
Positive Electrons.................................Anderson
Powerloom .......................................... Cartwright
Pneumatic Tyre.........................................Dunlop
Printing for the Blind ..................................Braille
Printing Press........................................... Caxton
Printing Types........................... John Guttenberg
Psycho-analysis...................... Dr.Sigmund Freud
Rayon ...................................... : Sir Joseph Swan
Radio-activity of Uranium.......... Henry Becquerel
Raman effect ....................................... C.V.Raman
Radium .......................................... Madame Curie
Railway Engine................................. Stephenson
Radio transmitter ............................Alexanderson
Rare Gas............................................. Cavandish
Replacing human heart ............. Christian Barnard
Revolver .......................................................Colt
Quantum Theory ................................. Max plank
Refrigerator ................................ : James Harrison
Safety Lamp ................................ Humphry Davy
Safety Match .................................... Land Strom
Safety Pin........................................ William Hunt
Safety Razor ............................................. Gillette
Sewing Machine............... Barthelling Thimonnier
Short Hand................................................ Pitman
Solar System ..................................... Copernicus
Steam Engine .................................... James Watt
Steam Turbine ......................................... Parsons
Spectroscope .......................................... Bunsen
Stethoscope.................................. Rene Laennee
Submarine ................................... David Bushnell
Seismograph ................................ Roberts Mallet
Sextant ..................................................... Hadley
Steam boat ................................................ Fulton
Submarine ............................................. Bushwell
Talkies............................................. Lee-de-Frost
Tank ....................................................... Swinton
Telegraphy .. William F.Cooke & Charles Wheatstone
Telegraph Code ......................................... Morse
Telephone .........................Alexander Graham Bell
Telescope.................................................. Galileo
Television .............................................J.L. Baird
Thermosflask ............................................ Dewar
Transistor ...........................Shockly and Bardeen
Typewriter ................................................. Sholes
Theory of Evolution .....................Charles Darwin
Theory of Relativity ..................... Albert Einstein
Uranium fusion .................................... Oho Hahn
Uranus (Planet) ......................... Herschel William
Vaccination ............................................... Jenner
Vaccum Flask ............................. Sir James Dewar
Vulcanisation ...................................... Good Year
Washing Soda......................................... Lablanc
Wireless Communication ................. Oliver Lodge
Wireless Telegraphy .............................. Marcony
Wireless ................................................. Marconi
X-ray............................................. W.C. Rontgen

WHERE THEY REST

Place............................................... Person

Rajghat ........................................ Mahatma Gandhi
Santhivan .....................................Jawaharlal Nehru
Chaithrabhoomi .............................. B. R. Ambedkar
Shakthisthal ...................................... Indira Gandhi
Ekthasthal .............................................. Zail Singh
Kisanghat ......................................... Charan Singh
Veerbhoomi ........................................ Rajiv Gandhi
Abhyaghat ........................................ Morarji Desai
Narayanghat.................................. Gulzarilal Nanda
Samathasthal ......................................Jagjivan Ram
Vijayghat ................................... Lal Bahadur Shastri
Nigam Bodhghat..................................Kishan Kant
Karmabhumi .................................. K. R. Narayanan
Shantivan ......................................... Sanjay Gandhi
Budha Purnima Park ..................... P. V. Narasimha Rao

NEW AND OLD NAMES OF

PLACES IN INDIA

Pondichery........................................... Puthuchery
Indraprastham ................................................ Delhi
Magadham .....................................................Bihar
Vangarangyam............................................. Bengal
Pataliputhram ................................................ Patna
Kalingam ...................................................... Orissa
Kashi ........................................................ Banaras
Prayag..................................................... Alahabad
Karnavathi ........................................ Ahemadabad
Saketham................................................. Ayodhya
Purushapuram ......................................... Peshawar
Gandharam ............................................ Khandahar
Avanthi ...................................................... Ujjayini
Kanyakubjam ..............................................Kanouj
Kamaroop ................................................... Assam
Devagiri ............................................. Doulathabad
Kosalam ................................................... Faizabad
Kanchi .............................................. Kanchipuram
Vadodara ..................................................... Baroda
Thiruvanchikkulam, Mahodayapuram...Kodungallur
Madras ..................................................... Chennai
Calcutta...................................................... Kolkata
Bangalore............................................. Bengalooru

NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES

Started by Indians

 Young India, Harijan: Mahatma Gandhi
 National Herald: Jawaharlal Nehru
 Vande Matharam, Karma Yogi: Aurobindo Ghosh
 New India: Annie Besant
 Voice of India: Dadabhai Naoroji
 Al-Hilal: Edited by Abdul Kalam Azad
 Kesari: Bal Gangadhar Tilak
 Indian Opinion: Gandhiji
 Kerala Kaumudi: K. Sukumaran
 Malayala Manorama: Kandathil Vargheese Mappila
 Mathrubhumi: K.P. Kesava Menon

INTERNATIONAL DAYS

World Laughter Day ............................. January 10
World Customs Day ............................. January 26
Valentine’s Day.................................... February 14
World Mother Language Day .................February 21
World Women’s Day................................. March 8
World Consumer Day ............................. March 15
World Disabled Day ............................... March 15
World Forestry Day ................................ March 21
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination ........................................ March 21
World Day for Water............................... March 22
World Meteorological Day .........................................March 23
World Tuberculosis Day ......................... March 24
World Theatre Day ................................. March 27
World Ship Day .......................................... April 5
World Health Day ....................................... April 7
World Aviation and Cosmonautics Day ......April 12
International Special Librarians Day ...........April 15
World Haemophilia Day .............................April 17
World Heritage Day ................................... April 18
World Secretaries Day ...............................April 21
World Earth Day ........................................ April 22
World Book and Copy Right Day ...............April 23
International Dance Day ............................April 29
May Day, International Labourers Day ......... May 1
World Solar Energy Day .............................. May 3
World Press Freedom Day............................ May 3
World Red Cross Day .................................. May 8
International Nurses Day ........................... May 12
International Mothers Day.. 2 nd sunday of every May
World Day of the Family ............................ May 15
World Telecommunication Day................... May 17
Commonwealth Day................................... May 24
World Anti-tobacco Day ............................ May 31
International Day of innocent, Children Victims of Aggression Day ............ June 4
World Environment Day .............................. June 5
World day to combat desertification and drought .............................................. June 17
Father’s Day.............................................. June 20
UN Charter Signing Day ............................ June 25
International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking .................................. June 26
World Architectural Day ...............................July 1
World Population Day ................................ July 11
World Breast Feeding Day ...................... August 1
International Friendship Day................... August 3
Hiroshima Day........................................ August 6
Nagasaki Day ......................................... August 9
World Youth Day.......................... August 12 (UN)
World Folklore Day................................August 22
World Sanskrit Day................................August 22
World Enforced Disappearance Day .......August 31
World Coconut Day............................ September 2
World Literacy Day............................. September 8
World Ozone Day ............................. September 16
U.N. Peace Day................................. September 20
World Alzheimer’s Day ..................... September 21
World Tourism Day........................... September 27
World Heart Day.................. Last Sunday September
World Animal Welfare Day...................... October 4
World Postal Day ................................... October 9
Territorial Army Day ............................... October 9
World Standards Day ........................... October 14
World Blind Day (World white cane day) October 15
World Food Day ................................... October 16
Global Iodine Deficiency Disorders Day ..........October 21
U.N Day ............................................... October 24
World Information Development Day .... October 24
World Thrift Day .................................. October 30
World Diabetes Day ..........................Novemebr 14
World Citizen Day..............................November 14
World Environmental ............................................. Protection day ................................... November 25
World AIDS Day.................................. December 1
World Human Rights Day .................. December 10
World Asthma Day ............................ December 11
Marconi Day .................................... December 12

NATIONAL DAYS (INDIA)

Pravasi Bharatiya Divas ........................... January 9
National Youth Day ............................... January 12
Army Day ............................................. January 15
Netaji Day ............................................. January 23
India Tourism Day ................................. January 25
Republic Day......................................... January 26
Martyr’s Day ......................................... January 30
Panchayat Day ..................................... February 19
Arunachal Day ..................................... February 20
Central Excise Day ................................ February 24
National Science Day............................ February 28
National Security Day ................................ March 4
Ordinance Factories Day (India) ............... March 18
Orissa Day .................................................. April 1
National Maritime Day ................................. April 5
Jallianwala bagh Day .................................. April 13
National Technology Day ........................... May 11
National Mother Security Day.....................April 11
Solidarity Day............................................. May 13
Fire force day............................................. April 14
Sikkim Day ................................................. May 16
Anti Terrorism Day (Death anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi).............................................. May 21
Everest Day................................................ May 29
Doctor’s Day ................................................. July 1
Kargil Vijay Day........................................... July 26
Quit India Day ......................................... August 9
Independence Day ................................. August 15
Sadbhavana Day ........... (Birth anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi) .................................................. August 20
National Sports Day (Dhyanchand’s Brithday) ........ August 29
Teachers Day (Birth anniversary of Dr. Radhakrishnan) .............................. September 5
Hindi Day.......................................... September 14
Engineers day.................................... September 15
Deaf Day .......................................... September 26
National Blood Donation Day .................. October 1
Gandhi Jayanti Day.................................. October 2
Wild Life Week .............................. October 1st to 7
Air Force Day .......................................... October 8
National Postal Day ............................... October 10
Azad Hind day ...................................... October 21
National Rededication Day (Death anniversary of Mrs. Indira Gandhi, birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhai Patel)........................... October 31
Legal Service Day ................................ November 9
Transport Day .................................... November 10
Childrens Day..................................... November 14
National News Paper day .................... November 16
National Mental disorder day ................ November 17
Indian Citizen Day .............................. November 19
NCC Day ............................................ November 24
National Law Day ............................... November 26
Navy Day............................................. December 4
Armed Force Flag Day .......................... December 7
National Mental disorder ..................... December 8
Conservation Day............................... December 14
National energy protect day.................. December 14
Vijay Divas ......................................... December 16
National Minorities Rights Day ........... December 18
Kissan Day (Farmer’s Day) ................. December 23
National Consumer Day ...................... December 24

National Voters Day
January 25 will here after be celebrated as National
Voters Day. January 25 is the foundation day of
the Election Commission of India.

UNITED NATIONS YEAR

Refugees year............................................. 1959-60
Co-operation Year ............................................ 1965
Tourism year.................................................... 1967
Human Rights Year .......................................... 1968
Education Year ................................................ 1970
Fight against Racial discrimination Year ............ 1971
Book Year ........................................................ 1972
Copper Nicus Year ........................................... 1973
Population Year ............................................... 1974
Women’s Year.................................................. 1975
Fight Against Untouchability ........................... 1978
Childrens Year ................................................. 1979
Handicapped year............................................ 1981
Communication Year ........................................ 1983
Youth Year....................................................... 1985
Peace Year ....................................................... 1986
AIDS Year ....................................................... 1988
Literacy Year.................................................... 1990
Space Year....................................................... 1992
Sports and Family Year .................................... 1994
Poverty Eradication Year .................................. 1996
Ocean Year ...................................................... 1998
Old Age Year ................................................... 1999
Peace and Cultural Year.................................... 2000
Self Service Year .............................................. 2001
Mountains Year ............................................... 2002
Eco Tourism Year ............................................. 2002
Fresh Water Year ............................................. 2003
International Rice Year ..................................... 2004
International Micro Credit Year......................... 2005
International Physics Year ................................ 2005
International Sports and Physical Education ..... 2005
International Dolphin – Pole Year ..................... 2007
International Potato Year.................................. 2008
International Earth Year.................................... 2008
International Natural Fibre Year ........................ 2009
Bio Diversity Year ............................................ 2010
Forest Year ...................................................... 2011