Questions from Basic General Knowledge

111. Who is the author of “ The Namesake”?

Jumpa Lahiri

112. Religious book of Parsis ?

Zend Avesta

113. Which metal is found in ‘plaster of paris’ ?

Calcium

114. When Swadeshabhimani K Ramakrishna Pillai was exiled from Travancore in 1910 who was the Diwan of Travancore?

P Rajagopalachari

115. Father of Biology?

Aristotle

116. Who is the creator of the famous characters “Friday; Robinson Crusoe”

Daniel Defoe

117. Which sector is the largest emitter of greenhouse gases in India?

Electric power generation

118. A poem that mourns on someone's death is called?

Elegy

119. Which state leads in the production of maize?

Punjab

120. There is no net transfer of energy by the particles of the medium in which waves?

Stationary waves

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