Questions from Basic General Knowledge
1131. How much the time gap between two sessions of the Parliament should not exceed?
6 months
1132. Who is the inventor of Gunpowder?
Roger Bacon
1133. In which year was "Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana" launched?
2005
1134. Who developed Varkala as the nucleus of a flourishing town?
Ayyappan Marthanda Pillai
1135. What was Sher Shah’s real name?
Farid
1136. Hong Kong was handed over by Britain to China on?
July I; 1997
1137. Duncan Passage is located between which regions?
South and Little Andaman
1138. Which literary figure of the Gupta Age is given the title of "Indian Shakespeare"?
Kalidasa
1139. Which pair of countries the leading manufacturers of cement in the world ?
China and India
1140. Where are the oceanic current named as ‘Kuroshio, Kurile and Alaskan’ located?–
North Atlantic Ocean
