Questions from Basic General Knowledge
12071. How many States are required to ratify certain Amendments to the Constitution?
Not less than half the number
12072. By whom wasIsland of Bombay was given to the English Prince Charles II as dowry?
Portuguese
12073. During rainy seasons why do doors made up of wood swell up?
Due to imbibition
12074. Which instrument used for measuring relative humidity in air?
Hygrograph
12075. Who is the inventor of Neon-gas?
W.Ramsay
12076. Chlorine acts as a bleaching agent only in the presence of which thing?
Moisture
12077. Who modified the Old Calendar which had only 355 days; and introduced a New Calendar ?
Julius Caesar (Julian Calendar)
12078. A person returning from abroad can retain foreign currency up to what period?
90 days
12079. Which is the first poem of Kumaran Asan?
Veenapoovu
12080. Who said, "Child is the father of Man"?
William Wordsworth
