Questions from Basic General Knowledge
1101. From which fund are the salaries of the Judges of the Supreme Court drawn?
Consolidated Fund
1102. Who is associated with the coinage of the name ‘United Nations’?
Franklin Roosevelt
1103. What is the temperature at which the speed of sound in air becomes double its value of °C?
819°C
1104. Which tree is not a soft wood variety?
Mahogany
1105. With which the executive power relating to concurrent subjects remain?
The Centre
1106. Who is the author of An American Tragedy ?
Theodore Dreiser
1107. Which is the longest inland waterways in the world?
Mississippi river system
1108. Siesmograph was discovered by?
Ancient Chinese
1109. By what name is the Ganga known in Bangladesh ?
Padma
1110. Who is the author of War of the Worlds?
The HG Wells
