Questions from Basic General Knowledge

12411. From which one among the following water sources, the water is likely to be contaminated with fluoride?

Ground water

12412. What did mathematician John Napier invent in 1614?

Logarithms

12413. Name as animal which never drinks water in its entire life?

Kangaroo Rat

12414. Who was the ruler of Chittor; when Alauddin Khilji attacked and conquered it in 1303 A.D.?

Rana Ratan Singh

12415. Who is the creator of the famous characters “Appunni; Amarsingh”

M.T. Vasudevan Nair

12416. Nobel Prize winning scientist James D. Watson is known for his work in which area?

Genetics

12417. 'Safety Lamp' or 'Davis Lamp' was invented by ?

Humphrey Davy in 1816

12418. Who is the author of Man eaters of Kumaon ?

Jim Corbett

12419. With whose reign is the Gandhara school of art associated?

Kanishka

12420. Who is the author of “Intruder in the Dust”?

William Faulkner

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