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
