Questions from Basic General Knowledge

1211. For the measurement of temperature of the order of 400°C; what will we prefer?

Thermocouple

1212. The heavier silicates named "Sima" or silica + magnesium are most abundant in which layer?

Crust

1213. Sankaracharya founded four mutts in four comers of India;They are?

Badrinath in the North (Jyotir Mutt) Purl in the east (Govardhan) Dwaraka in the West (Sarada Mutt)

1214. Which State sends the maximum number of members to the Rajya Sabha?

Uttar Pradesh

1215. Who is the author of “Lady of the Lake”?

Sir Walter Scott

1216. These battles in the 12th and 13th centuries between Christians and Muslims in Palestine are known as ?

Crusades

1217. Aintree (U.K.) is associated with which Sport?

Grand National Horse Race

1218. Which state of India is the largest producer of lignite coal?

Tamil Nadu

1219. Nattakam Travancore Cements is located at?

Kottayam

1220. By whom was "Mitakshara", an authoritative treatise on Hindu law, written?

Vagneswara

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