Questions from Basic General Knowledge
131. In which year did Mahatma Gandhi return to India; leaving South Africa for ever?
1915
132. Who is the originator of Green Revolution in India?
Norman E. Borlaug
133. In which veda is the ancient time state craft and polity described?
Arthashastra
134. In the earth’s atmosphere, what changes in the atmospheric pressure?
Decreases with height
135. Who was the British Prime Minister during the First World War?
Lloyd George
136. First popular ministry of Travancore headed by ?
Pattom A. Thanu Pillai on March 24; 1948.
137. Vanilla; flavouring material; is extracted from the fruit of which orchid?
Vanilla planlifolia.
138. Who is the inventor of Solar system?
Copernicus
139. What was the source of the blue gem stone; lapis lazuli; for the people of Harappan culture?
Afghanistan
140. From where did Mahatma Gandhi start his historic Dandi March?
Sabarmati Ashram
