Questions from Basic General Knowledge
1451. How many dramas were written by Shakespeare?
37 plays
1452. Which part of the pitcher plant becomes modified" into a pitcher?
Leaf
1453. Who is the author of “Post Office; The (Dak Ghar)”?
Rabindranath Tagore
1454. Which crop was called 'Yavana priya'?
Pepper [got the name because of its high demand by the Romans and Greeks.]
1455. Which Indian rulers was a contemporary of Akbar?
Rani Durgawati
1456. How is angular speed of a whirlwind in a tornado towards the centre?
Decreases rapidly
1457. Which place is known as 'South Indian Dwaraka'?
Guruvayur
1458. What was Sachin Tendulkar’s average when he made his first thousand runs in ODls?
83
1459. Who is the creator of the famous characters "Mr. Micawber; Jacob Marley;"?
Charles Dickens
1460. Who is the author of “Pair of Blue Eyes”?
Thomas Hardy
