General Knowledge Questions

Mataji Maharani Tapaswini was one of the strongest proponents of female education in India. Her greatest contribution came in the form of the Mahakali Pathshala which she set up in Kolkata in 1893.

The school was a completely indigenous affair which did not rely on either foreign aid or assistance. The education of girls was carried out on a strictly national basis in the hopes that they would be able to revive and regenerate Hindu society.

Mutual Funds in India are regulated by the body SEBI - Securities and Exchange Board of India. It was founded in 1992. In 1996, SEBI formulated the Mutual Fund Regulation.

Fertile alluvial soil sufficient water supply  and optimum temperatures are the reasons behind the high output of paddy here. Also known as the 'Granary of the South', it is located in Tamil Nadu.

Lagoons are formed along the coasts by the action of winds and waves. They are commonly found off the deltas of large rivers such as the Nile and Ganges.

Metal Aluminium is present in chocolate wrappers.

India has been ranked 45th, down four notches from last year, in terms of competitiveness in the annual rankings compiled by IMD which saw Hong Kong topping the list. US was “pushed out” of the top three slots while Hong Kong consolidated its dominance of the annual rankings for the second year in the list compiled by the International Institute for Management Development’s (IMD) World Competitiveness Center.