Questions from Basic General Knowledge

1161. Which metal is used for making boats because it does not corrode by seawater?

Titanium

1162. Of which thing were the Indus Valley houses built?

Bricks

1163. The Capital of Haiti?

Port-au-Prince

1164. To integrate cultural leaders into its meeting, which gives “Crystal Award”?

World Economic Forum

1165. By whom was first successful vaccine against virul disease of small pox discovered?

Edward Jenner

1166. Manav Seva Award has been instituted in the memory of which person?

Rajiv Gandhi

1167. Where is the headquarters of Oil and National Gas Commission?

Dehradun

1168. Who is known as the "Grand Old Man of India"?

Dadabhai Naoroji

1169. Island of Pearls?

Bahrain (Persian Gulf)

1170. Which is the variety of coal in which the deposit contains recognisable traces of the original plant material?

Peat

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