General Knowledge: Sports, Yoga, Miscellaneous India Facts, and Mental Ability

Comprehensive vocabulary flashcards covering general knowledge topics from Glowing General Knowledge 3, including Sports and Yoga, Indian Miscellaneous Records and Milestones, and Mental Ability reasoning patterns.

Yoga (Etymological Meaning)

A term derived from Sanskrit whose literal meaning is "Joining together".

Maharshi Patanjali

The ancient sage believed to be the father of Yoga.

Indira Devi

A Russian-born yoga teacher credited with introducing Yoga to the Western world.

NCC

The Indian youth organisation that entered the Limca Book of Records for simultaneously performing Yoga for the longest duration.

Bharat Thakur

The yoga teacher who laid the foundation for the new field known as Artistic Yoga.

Pierre Trudeau

The international leader noted for performing Mayurasana (peacock pose) around 40 years ago.

International Yoga Day

An annual event first observed in India on 21 June 2015 following a resolution passed by the UN General Assembly.

Swami Vivekananda

The spiritual leader who first introduced Yoga to the Western world at the Parliament of Religions conference in Chicago, America.

Rigveda

The ancient sacred Veda that contains mentions of the elements of yoga.

Lord Shiva

Known in yogic tradition as the original father (Adiyogi) of Yoga.

Mahabharata

The lengthiest classical epic of India.

Damodar Valley Project

The first multipurpose river valley project developed in independent India.

P T Usha

The first Indian woman athlete to reach an Olympic final in individual track events.

Mumbai

Identified as India's most populous city.

Kolkata

The city where India's first underground railway (metro) opened in 1984.

Lila Seth

The first woman to serve as the Chief Justice of a High Court in India.

Gaiety Theatre, Shimla

The oldest surviving theatre in India.

Kharagpur

The railway station recognized in the text as having the longest railway platform in India.

1969

The historic year when man first landed on the Moon.

Bengali

The language spoken by the largest number of people in the Indian Subcontinent next to Hindi.

Dr. Venugopal

The first medical doctor to successfully conduct a heart transplantation in India.

Saudamini Deshmukh

The first Indian woman to command a commercial passenger jet.

Ramayana

The oldest classical Hindu epic (Adi Kavya).

Cherrapunji

The rainiest place in India.

1925

The year the first electric railway service was opened in India.

Bat (Classification)

The odd one out among pigeon, bat, parrot, and crow, as it is a mammal rather than an avian bird.

21 (Number Classification)

The odd one out among 11, 21, 31, and 41, because it is a composite number ($3 \times 7$) while the others are prime numbers.

Square Number Series

A number sequence defined by consecutive squares ($1^2, 2^2, 3^2, 4^2, 5^2, \dots$); the next term after 25 is $36$ ($6^2$).

Cube Number Series

A number sequence formed by cubes of consecutive positive integers ($1^3, 2^3, 3^3, 4^3, 5^3, \dots$); the next term after 125 is $216$ ($6^3$).

Alternate Alphabet Series

The letter pattern $A, C, E, G, I, \dots$ skipping one letter each step ($+2$ position), where the following term is $K$.

Reverse Alphabet Series

The letter sequence $Z, Y, X, W, V, \dots$ moving sequentially backward through the English alphabet, where the next term is $U$.

Distance Formula Calculation

The geometric hypotenuse problem calculated as $\text{PT} = \sqrt{\text{SP}^2 + \text{ST}^2} = \sqrt{6^2 + 2.5^2} = \sqrt{36 + 6.25} = \sqrt{42.25} = 6.5\,\text{km}$.