Questions from Basic General Knowledge

1281. How do most insects respire?

By trachea system

1282. What is the most abundant element on the earth’s crust by weight?

Oxygen

1283. Which is a process that converts carbon dioxide into organic compounds; especially sugars; using the energy from sunlight?

Photosynthesis

1284. Who is the author of “ Verukal”?

Malayattoor Ramakrishnan

1285. 'Arhai-Din-Ka Jhonpra' built by Qutbuddin Aibak, where is this located?

Ajmer

1286. A poem of fourteen lines is known as?

Sonnet

1287. Hankow is on the bank of which River?

Yangtse-Kiang

1288. Who led the second expedition of the Portuguese to Kerala?

Pedro Alvarez Cabral.

1289. Panama Canal was opened in ?

1914

1290. Which is the largest sea in the world?

South China Sea

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