Questions from Basic General Knowledge

1271. The Sabarigiri Hydroelectric project is situated which river?

Pamba

1272. Who issued Firman granting Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa to the English?

Shah Alam II

1273. The first passenger railway was opened from?

Liverpool to Manchester

1274. When is the world biodiversity day celebrated annually?

5th June

1275. COBOL; Common Business Oriented Language; was developed by ?

Grace Murray Hooper.

1276. Amravati, Bhavani, Hemavati and Kabini are tributaries of which river?

Cauvery

1277. Which is useful in the detection of landmines?

Wasp

1278. Who is the author of Best and the Brightest?

The David Halberstam

1279. Where is the headquarters of the Universal Postal Union?

Switzerland

1280. Who is the author of “The Golden Gate”?

Vikram Seth

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