Questions from Basic General Knowledge
1171. Who is the author of Portrait of a Lady?
Henry James
1172. Who wrote the line: "A thing of beauty is a joy for ever"?
John Keats
1173. Who decides the number of Judges in a High Court?
President
1174. Name the first European country to encourage geographical discoveries?
Portugal (Prince Henry; the Navigator of Portugal encouraged sailors by making maps)
1175. Prithi Singh Cup is associated with?
Polo
1176. First Indian to scale Mount Everest?
Phu Dorjee
1177. Who is the author of “Don Quixote”?
Cervantes
1178. Which is called ‘Herring Pond’ ?
Atlantic Ocean
1179. The term Bacteria was coined by ?
Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg in 1838.
1180. Who is the author of “My Days”?
R.K. Narayan
