General Knowledge

Note: The information in this article dates back to 2009. The English once took it to be an alphabet. The Chinese affectionately term it ’the little mouse’. The Dutch call it an ’elephant’s trunk’, the Germans a spider... Read More

This article provides information on Important Historical Places in India along with detailed information about those important historical places of India. List of Important Historical Places in India from Alphabet L - S Leh (Ladakh): Capital of... Read More

Keyboard Shortcuts (Microsoft Windows) CTRL+C (Copy) CTRL+X (Cut) CTRL+V (Paste) CTRL+Z (Undo) DELETE (Delete) SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin) CTRL while dragging an item ... Read More

Rabindranath Tagore, also known by the sobriquet Gurudev, was born in Calcutta, India into a wealthy Brahmin family. He was a Bengali poet, Brahmo Samaj philosopher, visual artist, playwright, novelist, and composer whose works reshaped Bengali... Read More

Here is the second set of latest 2010 Current Affairs Questions for Competitive Exams and Bank Exams in India. This collection also includes some General Knowledge Questions with Answers. If you think this is an excellent blog about Indian Current... Read More

ARIES - The Aggressive (March 21 to April 19) Outgoing. Lovable. Spontaneous. Not one to mess with. Funny. Excellent kisser. EXTREMELY adorable. Loves relationships, and family is very important to an Aries. Aries are known for being generous and... Read More

You know the names of all 50 US States but do you know where their names came from? Here is the best information we could find on the origin of each state name. Origin of USA State Names ALABAMA: Possibly from the Creek Indian word alibamo, meaning... Read More

IMF stands for International Monetary Fund. It is an international monetary organisation. It was established on December 27, 1945 in Washington on the recommendations of Bretton Woods Conference but it started its operation on March 1, 1947. At... Read More

Here is a collection of fun facts that you always wanted to know. Weird and wonderful facts and trivia with collection of useless tidbits of general knowledge to impress your friends with. Strange Facts It takes about 20 seconds for a red blood... Read More

You may have noticed that some Twitter accounts display a blue "Verified Badge" on their Twitter Profile. Any account with a Verified Badge is a Twitter Verified Account. Twitter uses this to establish authenticity of well known accounts so users can... Read More