National Girl Child Day

GIRL CHILD DAY

24th January is celebrated as National Girl Child Day since 2009 , every year. On this day, in 1966 Smt. Indira Gandhi became first woman Prime Minister of India and so, 24th January was selected as National Girl Child Day to commemorate the event. The main objective of celebrating this day is to bring attention on the issue of depleting female to male ratio and take a stand on issues of female foeticide , domestic violence and malnutrition in girl  child.
 To get more details about Male to female Ratio in India click on::Ratio

Girl Child studying

GK questions

1. Who was India's largest serving Prime Minister?

   Jawaharlal Nehru

2.Rabindranath Tagore composed the National Anthem of

 India and Bangladesh

3. The Vedanta Academy is located at

 Pune 

4. The Tallest Buddha statues at Bamiyan in Afghanistan that were destroyed by the Taleban zeolots were carved in

Hindukush Mountain ranges

5. Who was the Army Chief of India when it celebrated its first Republic Day?

K.M.Cariappa

6. Which dam has recently come under a controversy over its safety?

Mullaperiyar Dam     

7. The word 'Hindu' as reference to the people of Hind (India) was first used by

 Arabs

8. The largest NANDI in India is found at

Leepakshi Temple, Andhra Pradesh

9. In which Raga was the National Song 'Vande Mataram' set to tune for the first time in 1876?

Desh Malhar

10. The Indian Military Academy was inaugurated in 1932 at

Dehradun     

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General Knowledge Questions 

Famous Wars

Famous Wars in World History

Battle of Marathon  490 B.C. – This battle was fought between the Greeks and Persians . A small Greek Army defeated much larger Persian force. 

Battle of Gaugamela, 331 BC-Also called the Battle of Arbela,the ancient Persian empire, which once subjugated all the nations of the earth, was defeated when Alexander had won his victory at Arbela.

Battle of Gaugamela

Battle of Syracuse 413 B.C.-Defeat of the Athenians at Syracuse.

Battle of the Metaurus, 207 BC-That battle was the determining crisis of the contest, not merely between Rome and Carthage, but between the two great families of the world..

Hundred year Wars 1338-1453 – It was fought between France

and England  .The war was brought to an end by the sacrifice of Joan of Arc.

 War between Henry VII
and Richard 1455-85 A.D. – It was a civil war fought in 1455-85 between Henry
VII and Richard (The Duke of York) both claiming the British throne on Henry
VI’s death. Richard was defeated in this war.

Defeat of Spanish
Armada 1588 A.D.– The British fleet defeated Spanish Armada. The British
supremacy over the seas was established. Also, it led to renaissance in England life
and literature.

Civil War in England, 1642-49 A.D. – It was fought between
the Parliament and Charles I of England.

War of Spanish
Succession, 1702 A.D. – It was fought between England
and France
in 1702. The latter were defeated.

Battle of Blenheim, 1704 A.D. – England and Austria defeated the French and
Bavarians.