GK Most Confusing Series (Part-8)

# 1.

• Grand old man of India – Dada Bhai Naoroji
• Grand old man of Britain – William E. Gladstone

# 2.

• White House – Situated at Washington (USA)
• White Hall – Situated at London (UK)
  

# 3.

• Ethanoic Acid – Used as solvent & as Vinegar
• Methanoic Acid – Used in Rubber, Textile, Dying, Leather Industries

# 4.

• Translation of Manu-smriti into English – William Jones
• Translation of Bhagwat Gita into English – Charles Wilkins

# 5.

• Muscles are attached to Bone by – Connective tissue
• Bones are attached to Bone by – Ligaments

# 6.

• Founder of Blood – Pirus
• Founder of Circulation of Blood – William Harvey

# 7.

• Samudra Gupta – Also known as Shaka Conqueror
• Samudra Gupta – Also known as “ A man of Culture “

# 8.

• Andaman – Nicobar Island – Situated at Bay of Bengal
• Lakshwadeep Island – Situated at Arabian Sea

# 9.

• Planet nearest to Sun – Mercury
• Planet nearest to Earth – Venus

# 10.

• Fructose – Fruit Sugar
• Lactose – Milk Sugar
• Sucrose – Table Sugar

# 11.

• Father Name of Lala Lajpat rai – Radha Krishan
• Father of Bal Gangadhar Tilak – Sri Gangadhar Tilak
• Father of Rabindra Nath Tagore – Devendra Nath Tagore

# 12.

• 1913 – English East India Company founded a permanent factory @ Surat
• 1661 – Bombay was acquired by the English from the portugues

# 13. 

• First Indian woman Advocate – Regina Guha
• First Indian woman Barrister – Cornotia sorabji

# 14.

• Virus Name of Chicken Pox – Varicella Zoster
• Virus Name of Small Pox – Variola