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General Knowledge Quiz – 64

Q.1 IAF Marshal Arjan Singh has passed away recently. He led the Indian Air Force (IAF) in which India-Pakistan War?

Q.2 Which union minister has launched Google’s UPI-based digital payment service ‘Tez’?

Q.3 Who has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Peru?

Q.4 Which Bollywood movie is this scene from? Hint: Just another common man

Q.5 Which country opens dual-use highway to Nepal through Tibet?

Q.6 Which country releases postage stamps on Indian Yoga experts?

Q.7 Which Indian actress has become the first Indian woman ambassador of Australia?

Q.8 Which Hollywood movie it belongs to? Hint:  Family in Indiana comes into contact with visitors from another world in this Alien film.

Q.9 IUCN declares Snow Leopard no longer endangered. What does IUCN stands for?

Q.10 Which state got Special canteen for labours and Meals at just Rs.5?


Incredibly Tallest Statues in India

Shiva of Har ki Pauri

Statue: Har ki Pauri 
Depicts: Lord Shiva
Height: 30.5 m (100 ft)
Location: Haridwar, Uttarakhand
The Har Ki Pauri is Ghat on the banks of the river the Ganges in Haridwar Uttarakhand. A 100 ft tall statue of Lord Shiva is situated across the Gange river, Its one of the tallest Shiva statues of India.

Thiruvalluvar Statue

Thiruvalluvar Statue

Statue: Thiruvalluvar Statue
Depicts: Tiruvalluvar 
Height: 29 m (95 ft) 
Location: Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu
The 95 ft tall statue of Thiruvalluvar is located at a small island in the Kanyakumari town of at the confluence of the Bay of Bengal, the Arabian Sea, and the Indian Ocean. The tall stone sculpture is standing on a 11.5-m pedestal and total height of monument along with the statue and pedestal is 40.5 m (133 ft).

Chinmaya Ganadhish

Statue: Chinmaya Ganadhish 
Depicts: Lord Ganesha
Height: 26 m (85 ft) 
Location: Kolhapur, Maharashtra
Chinmaya Ganadhish is the tallest statue of Lord Ganesha with a height of (85 ft) located in Kolhapur Maharashtra. The tall Ganesha idol can be seen from the Pune-Bangalore Nation highway 4.

Adinath Bawangaja

Adinath Bawangaja

Statue: Adinath Bawangaja
Depicts: Lord Adinath
Height: 26 m (84 ft)  
Location: Barwani, Madhya Pradesh
The 26 m tall idol of Lord Adinath or Lord Rishabha, the first Tirthankars in the Jain religion is situated in the Barwani Madhya Pradesh. The Adinath Bawangaja statue is the major attractions of Barwani and becomes a Jain pilgrim site.It is one of the older tallest statues in India.

Ram Tirath Temple Hanuman

Hanuman of Ram Tirath temple

Statue: Hanuman of Ram Tirath temple
Depicts: Lord Hanuman 
Height: 24.5 m (80 ft) 
Location: Amritsar, Punjab
Ram Tirath temple is situated in the west of Amritsar and the dedicated temple of Lord Rama. In the compound of Ram Tirath temple, a giant statue of Lord Hanuman is situated with a height of 24.5 m (80 ft).