Questions from Basic General Knowledge
1281. A small weight is put on the pressure cooker. It increases the pressure of the steam. Why?
Area of contact is small
1282. … is a copper containing respiratory pigment occurring in arthropods and molluses. It is much less efficient as oxygen carrier?
Haemocyanin
1283. Which is the brightest of all the planets and also known as the Morning Star or the Evening Star?
Venus
1284. Who was the French Philosopher who wrote the book ‘Confessions’?
Rousseau
1285. Where was the first session of the Constituent Assembly held?
New Delhi
1286. Which compound does not give a positive test in Lassaigne’s test for nitrogen?
Hydrazinc
1287. Central Sanskrit Institute is located at?
Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh)
1288. The opening lines of which classic Russian novel are in French?
War and Peace
1289. Which atmospheric layer that reflects radio waves is called?
Ionosphere
1290. Who is the inventor of Washing Soda?
Lablanc
