Questions from Basic General Knowledge

1281. The fragments of which comet system collided with Jupiter in July 1994?

Shoemaker-Levy 9

1282. During which Gupta king’s reign did the chinese traveller Fahien visit India?

Chandragupta II

1283. Which event was characterised by Montague as "Preventive Murder"?

Massacre of Jallianwala Bagh

1284. Which are the most important commercial forests of India?

Tropical deciduous

1285. Sankaracharya was a Namboothiri Brahmin born at ?

Kaladi on the banks of river Periyar.

1286. Which Sikh Guru assumed the title ‘Sachcha Badshah’?

Guru Teg Bahdur

1287. Which States of the U.S.A. are attached to Mexico?

California and Texas

1288. Who is the author of “India Discovered”?

John Keay

1289. The profuse amount of pollen grains liberated by pine forests at the time of pollination during the months of March-ApriI is referred to as ?

Sulphur Showers.

1290. When did the British Government start ruling India directly?

After Sepoy Mutiny

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