Questions from Basic General Knowledge
1251. Biggest of the temples built by the Egyptians was ?
The temple at Karnak
1252. Who organized "Sahodarasangham" in 1917?
Sahodaran Ayyappan
1253. The city of St. Petersburg was founded by ?
Peter the Great in 1703
1254. By whom was the Asiatic Society established in Calcutta?
Sir William Jones
1255. Which country in the world has the oldest living civilisation?
China
1256. Higest City (World)?
Wenchuan (China) 5; 100 metres above sea level
1257. What is the part of the Constitution that reflects the mind and ideals of the framers?
Preamble
1258. In India, who was the first to put forward the theory that the earth revolves round the sun?
Aryabhatta
1259. The Sahitya academy was inaugurated on?
tober 15 1956 by Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma (
1260. Blue litmus paper is converted into red in solution of which thing?
acid
