Questions from Basic General Knowledge
1. Tansen; the greatest musician of Akbar’s court; belonged to which place?
Gwalior
2. Who is the author of “Canterbury Tales”?
Chaucer
3. Who invented the Flying Shuttle for weaving cloth?
John Kay (1733)
4. By whom was the life cycle of Plasmodium in mosquito discovered?
Ronald Ross
5. The Capital of Poland?
Warsaw
6. Which is the planet nearest to the earth?
Mercury
7. On which thing Erosion of soil by a river mainly depends?
Its speed at which it flows
8. What is the process that result in the breakdown of rocks and minerals in situ?
Weathering
9. In which country has maximum damage to the forests been caused by acid rain?
Poland
10. Who is the author of “Blood Brothers”?
M.J.Akbar
