General Knowledge and Current Affairs - 10

• Bacteria were first observed under a microscope by the Dutch Scientist Anton Von Leeuwenhoek in 1675.

• About 99% of the mass of human body is made up of six elements (oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium and phosphorus).

• The Legal Services Authorities Act was passed by the Parliament of India in 1987. By this Act the system of Lok Adalat came into practice.

• The first hour of the day, when the Parliament is in session, is allotted for asking and answering questions. It is known as the "Question Hour".

• Wipro was established in 1945 as a vegetable oil manufacturer in Amalner, Maharashtra. The company at that time was known as Western India Products Limited. Its main area of business was the production of Sunflower Vanaspati Oil, and later on, soaps and other consumer care products.

• 20% of the Earth's oxygen produced by the Amazon forest.

• The amount of carbon in the human body is enough to fill 9000 'lead' pencils.

• Lieutenant General Bikram Singh will be the next Army chief from May 31.

• Tennis: Roger Federer beats Andy Dubai to win Dubai Open 2012.

• Vladimir Putin claims victory in Russian elections.

• India has won the first women's Kabaddi World Cup championship, beating Iran 25-19 in a thrilling game played in Patna, in the state of Bihar.

• Kaziranga national park Jorhat - Assam.

• Bandipur national park, Mysore - Karnataka.

• Tata Steel has topped a list of India's 50 most admired companies.

• Vinton Cerf, who is recognized as one of "the fathers of the Internet".

• Bharati is the name of an upcoming Antarctic research station commissioned by India and the station is scheduled to be operational by 2012.

• Pedagogy is the study of being a teacher or the process of teaching. The term generally refers to strategies of instruction, or a style of instruction.

• Rahul Dravid retires from International Cricket.

• It is estimated that plastic containers can resist decomposition for 50,000 years.

• Indians cross 3 million mark in US.

• Lt General Zaheerul is Pakistan's new ISI Chief.

• RBI cuts cash reserve ratio (CRR) by 0.75%.

• C. Rajagopalachari was the first & the last Indian Governor-General of free India.

• Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel - First Deputy Prime Minister of India.

• Acoustics: The study of sound and sound waves.

• Theology: The study of religions.

• Cardiology: A branch of medicine dealing with heart.

• Japan marks 1 year since (March 11, 2011) tsunami disaster.

• Akhilesh Yadav scripts history by becoming UP's youngest Chief Minister.

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