General Awareness Questions

Sir Francis Drake was the first Englishman to sail around the world.

Bengaluru has became the second city in the country, and the first in south India, to have a full-fledged Metro rail in operation following the opening of a final 12-km section of the 42-km first phase of the Metro project. The first phase, comprising an 18-km east-west line and a 24-km north-south line, built at a cost of Rs 13,845 crore, was dedicated to the nation by President Pranab Mukherjee at an event in Bengaluru.

The first bank established in India in the year 1770 was Bank of Hindustan followed by the General Bank of India in the year 1786. The State Bank of India (SBI) was the still existing oldest bank which was established in the year 1806 in the name of Bank of Calcutta.

Lt. Gen. Sanjeev Kumar Shrivastava took over as the 25th Director General of the Border Roads (DGBR). He has replaced Lt. Gen. Suresh Sharma. Prior to it, he was holding the appointment of Director General Combat Engineers at Integrated Headquarters of Ministry of Defence(Army).

Progeria is a rare genetic disordr which involves symptoms resembloing aspects of aging, manifested at a very early age.
The term is often used in reference to Hutchinson - gilford progeria syndrome(HGPS).

The Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO) is planning its maiden mission to Venus and its second one to Red planet. The same was confirmed by the newly allotted budget to the department of space, which mentions provisions for 'Mars Orbiter Mission II and Mission Venus'.