Questions from Basic General Knowledge
1001. Who said ‘At the stroke of midnight, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom’ ?
Jawaharlal Nehru
1002. Oldest City (India)?
Kolkata
1003. Who established Fergusson College at Pune in the year 1885 ?
Deccan Education Society
1004. Who was called by the British rulers as the leader of Indian unrest?
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
1005. When was the monopoly of East India Company in trade brought under the control of the British Crown?
1773 A.D.
1006. Which is the leading producer of sulphur?
U.S.A.
1007. Who is the inventor of Cement?
Joseph Aspdin
1008. Which car company was founded by Sir William Lyons in 1922 ?
Jaguar
1009. The Musalman; the handwritten daily newspaper in circulation since 1927; is published from which place?
Chennai
1010. A literary work that uses exaggeration or imitation for ridicule is known as?
Burlesque
