Questions from Basic General Knowledge
1. The unidirectional property of a pn-junction is useful for its use as which thing?
Rectifier
2. Which Gupta king is famous for his courageous stand against the Hunas?
Skanda Gupta
3. X210 has half life of day. What is the time taken for seven-eights of sample of X210 to decay?
15 days
4. Who sailed in the Nina - Pinta and Santa Maria?
Christopher Columbus
5. Which feature is the product of vulcanicity?
Caldera
6. Who composed the National Anthem "Jana Gana Mana"?
Rabindranath Tagore
7. Which boundary line separates America and Canada?
49th Parallel
8. The time of Cairo is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich time. Cairo is situated at which degree?
30° East
9. Who is the author of “The Tempest”?
Shakespeare
10. What does mixture of CS2 and H2 S on passing over heated copper give?
Methane
