Questions from Basic General Knowledge

1001. Who coined the slogan “Jai Jawan Jai Kisan”?

Lal Bahadur Shastri

1002. What are the ‘Temperate lows’?

Sub-polar low pressure belts

1003. What ideal is considered as the heart and soul of Renaissance?

Humanism

1004. Where is the Shrine of Hazarat Nizamuddin Auliya is situated?

Delhi

1005. Who is the author of “The Namesake”?

Jumpa Lahiri

1006. Kala-azar (Leishmaniasis) is transmitted by ?

Sand flies.

1007. Which is the oldest atomic power station?

Tarapur

1008. Opium is extracted from the immature fruits of the whichplant ?

Poppy (Papaver somniferum)

1009. Presbiopia; a disease of the eye; also known as age sightness Can be removed by ?

Bifocal Lens

1010. Which colour types do not indicate fair or fine weather?

Cumulonimbus

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