General Knowledge

Churchill said “I have nothing to offer except blood”. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill was a British politician and statesman known for his leadership of the United Kingdom during the Second World War . He is widely regarded as one of the great wartime leaders. He served as Prime Minister... readmore

Jules Verne is the writer of the book “Around the world in Eighty Days”. Around the World in Eighty Days is a classic adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, first published in 1873. In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet Passepartout attempt to... readmore

Niccolo Machiavelli wrote the book “The Prince”. The Prince is a political treatise by the Italian diplomat, historian and political theorist Niccolo Machiavelli. From correspondence a version appears to have been distributed in 1513, using a Latin title, De Principatibus (About Principalities).... readmore

Al-Beruni is the writer of “Tahqiq-i-Hind”. Al-Beruni known as Alberonius in Latin, was a Persian Muslim scholar and polymath of the 11th century. Al-Beruni had an interest in various practical and scholarly fields that relate to what nowadays is described as physics, anthropology, comparative... readmore

David Malouf is the writer of “Remembering Babylon”. Remembering Babylon is a book by David Malouf written in 1993.  Read More →

Steven Spielberg is the director of the film “Jurassic Park”. Jurassic Park is a 1990 science fiction novel written by Michael Crichton. Often considered a cautionary tale on unconsidered biological tinkering in the same spirit as Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, it uses the mathematical... readmore

Old name of Akko is Acre. Akko or Acre is one of  the oldest city of  Israel.Acre is a  Phoenician name while Akko is Biblical name. It is a very sacred city for Jews as well as christian.  Read More →

Old name of  Mumbai is Bombai. Mumbai is one of the biggest industrial and trade city of India as well as world.In 1993 Mumbai name was replaced by Bombai.  Read More →

John Keats has written this line “A thing of beauty is joy for ever”. A Thing of Beauty is a novel by author A. J. Cronin, initially published in 1956, with the alternate title of Crusader’s Tomb. It tells the story of Stephen Desmonde, an English painter who struggles for recognition... readmore

Old name of Sri Lanka is Cyelon. Sri Lanka was replaced by Ceylon in 1972.SriLanka consists of many islands.  Read More →