Questions from Basic General Knowledge

1361. Which instrument meant for measuring the rate of respiration?

Respirometer

1362. In Islam what is the third piller of wisdom ?

Charity - 2.5 % of income (there's 5 in total)

1363. For freedom of press and freedom of expression Gorbachev introduced ?

‘Glasnost' means open approach

1364. Who discovered Pencillin?

Alexander Fleming; British Bacteriologist; in 1928

1365. Who is the author of Anna Karenina ?

Leo Tolstoy

1366. From which the cathode ray particles originate in a discharge tube?

Cathode

1367. In certain amino acids, which elements is found in addition to carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen and oxygen?

Sulphur

1368. Which writer received Jnanapith Award in 1984”?

Thakazhi Siva Sankara Pillai

1369. Who is the inventor of Genetic Code (deciphering)?

Hargobind Khorana

1370. Who is the author of “ Nectar in a Sieve”?

Kamala Markandaya

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