Questions from Basic General Knowledge
1191. Who is the inventor of Safety Pin?
William Hunt
1192. Which pair does not contain a coinage metal?
Zinc and Gold
1193. Who is the author of “Vedic Stories”?
Mira Nair
1194. According to Dalton’s atomic theory; which is the smallest particle which can exist independently?
An atom
1195. The headquarters of the International Red Cross is situated in which city?
Geneva
1196. Who was the greatest Buddhist commentator of the Buddhist canonical literature?
Ashvaqhosha
1197. Who was the first Viceroy of the Portuguese; appointed in 1505AD; in the East?
Francisco d' Almeida
1198. What is formed when white phosphorus is heated at 540 K in the absence of air?
Red phosphorus
1199. What is Crop rotation?
Growing different crops-in succession
1200. Ottoman Turks captured Constantinople in ?
1453
