Questions from Basic General Knowledge
1261. Greeks were collectively known as?
Hellenes
1262. Who is the author of “Far from the Madding Crowd”?
Thomas Hardy
1263. Which King of Travancore opened the First modern factory for the manufacture of coir at Alleppey (1859)?
Utram Thirunal Marthanda Varma.
1264. The first census was conducted in India at the time of which governor general?
Lord Mayo
1265. If a pendulum is allowed to oscillate into jar containing water; what will its time period?
Increase
1266. St. Peters Basilica in Rome was built under the patronage of Pope Julius II and Pope Leo X It was designed by?
Michelangelo
1267. Small Island where Columbus landed in 1492?
Wattlings Island
1268. National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology is situated at which place?
New Delhi
1269. Which is the longest inland waterways in the world?
Mississippi river system
1270. Who is the inventor of Watch (winding)?
Greguet
