Questions from Basic General Knowledge
131. What is a mixture of potassium nitrate; powdered charcoal and sulphur called?
Gun powder
132. Who is the author of Business at the Speed of Thought ?
Bill Gates
133. Which Indian king requested Napoleon for help to drive the British from India?
Tipu Sultan
134. Which characteristic is NOT found in the convectional rainfall ?
Drizzling
135. In the Semi-arid and Temperate grasslands, which are the most commonly found animals?
Sheep and goats1
136. Which was the first synthetic fibre made by man?
Nylon
137. Longest Poem of the World?
Mahabaratha
138. ‘India for the Indians’ was the political message of which social reformer?
Dayanand Saraswati
139. Name the Travancore king who attacked Thekkumkur and destroyed the palace and the Thaliyil Fort?
Marthanda Varma
140. Anhedonia is the inability to feel what ?
Pleasure
