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Social Facts (Simple Facts That Can Amaze You)

Interesting facts about Social Science and its sub-fields:

  1. An Indian Lady, Savitribai Phule was the first female teacher in the world. She was also a social reformer who actively worked for women’s rights.
  2. Babar Ali is the youngest teacher in India.
  3. Social Sciences are considered ‘soft sciences’ as they use qualitative methods of analysis.
  4. The term ‘Sociology’ was coined by Auguste Comte.
  5. David Emile Durkheim, Karl Marx and Max Weber are three principal architects of modern Social Science.
  6. In the 1951 general elections, Shyam Saran Negi became the first voter of India. Interestingly, he voted regularly in every general election. By casting a vote at the age of 106, he became the oldest voter also.
  7. Scotland is the world’s first country to provide menstrual products for free.
  8. Even though the Arab or middle east countries have much wealth, they are among underdeveloped countries.
  9. South Korea has the best healthcare facilities.
  10. Vasco da Gama, a Portuguese explorer, found the sea route to India in 1498.

Geo. Facts:

  • Majuli is the largest riverine Island in the world. It is located in Brahmaputra river in Assam, India.
  • Nile is the largest and Amazon is the longest river in the world.
  • Godavari river is the second largest river in India. It is also called Dakshin Ganga or South Ganga.
  • Digging deeper and deeper, the Kola Superdeep Borehole in Russia reached a staggering 7.5 miles into the Earth. They were exploring for secrets, but the heat stopped them. What’s hidden below? The mystery remains!
  • Imagine an ocean trench deeper than the height of Mount Everest. It’s the Mariana Trench, a mysterious world in the deep sea. It’s super dark and crushingly deep down there, but it’s also home to weird and amazing creatures. Exploring this underwater world is like an exciting, surprise-filled adventure!

Economic Facts:

  • Bhutan is the only country which has included ‘Gross Happiness Index’ for the measurement of country’s development.
  • Luxembourg is the richest country in the world. Currently, its GDP is 86.50 USD Billion.
  • Burundi is the most poor country in the world.
  • Bangalore is considered as the technological capital of India as all the major IT industries are located there and it is one of the leading information technology exporter of the country. Microsoft, T.C.S, Infosys, Wipro, I.B.M are some of the examples of IT industries in Bangalore. Moreover, the GDP contribution of this sector is about 43.65% to the economy of Karnataka.

Political Facts:

  • Mrs. Droupadi Murmu is the first tribal woman to become President of India.
  • Aam Aadmi Party is the Ninth recognized national party of India.
  • Sarojini Naidu is the first female Governor of Indian State Uttar Pradesh. Interestingly, she also became the (44th) President of Indian National Congress (I.N.C). Furthermore, she is also known by her nickname ‘The Nightingale of India’ due to the use of poetic devices like imagery in her poems.
  • Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, India’s second President, is widely recognized as an eminent educator of immense significance in the nation’s history.