Questions from Basic General Knowledge

1131. In which year, the Battle of Buxar was fought?

1764

1132. Who is the author of “A Brief History of Time”?

Stephen Hawking

1133. Who is the creator of the famous character Perikalan Andhru?

S.K. Pottakadu

1134. Who led the agitation against the Partition of Bengal (1905) ?

Surendranath Banerjee

1135. Who was the head of the Committee formed by the government to enquire into Jallianwala Bagh massacre?

Hunter

1136. What is the conversion of Fe++ to Fe+++?

Oxidation

1137. Who is the author of “Idylls of the King”?

Tennyson

1138. The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the place of which point?

Equator

1139. The annual variability of rainfall is over 50 percent in which state?

Western Rajasthan

1140. ‘In Custody’; an English novel; is written by which woman?

Anita Desai

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