Questions from Basic General Knowledge

1191. Who is the author of Talisman ?

Sir Walter Scott

1192. The pressure at the bottom of a liquid tank does not depend on which area?

Area of the liquid surface

1193. ‘My Music, My Life’ is the autobiography of which person?

Pt. Ravi Shankar

1194. Rotation of the earth causes deflection of wind by which force?

Coriolis force

1195. Who was the great sailor who reached Phillipines in 1521 and died there fighting its aborgins?

Ferdinant D Megallan of Portugal

1196. Kuppuswamy Naidu Trophy is associated with?

Hockey

1197. First Indian Woman Merchant Navy Officer?

Sonali Banerjee

1198. Who taught the doctrine of Shunyata (Shunyavad)?

Nagarjuna

1199. Which is the official currency of the European Union (EU) ?

Euro

1200. During the reign of Emperor Akbar; who where the famous men Haribans; Mukund and Daswant?

Painters

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