Questions from Basic General Knowledge
1481. Which Strait connecting Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal?
Palk Strait
1482. What is the temperature at which the speed of sound in air becomes double its value of °C?
819°C
1483. Litmus is obtained from?
Lichen
1484. In what commodity the English first conducted trade from India ?
Indigo
1485. The film that received more international award than any other film in the history of Malayalam cinema is?
Piravi (1987 - Shaji N Karun)
1486. Who was the founder of Sunga dynasty?
Pushyamitra
1487. Who is the author of Canterbury Tales ?
Geoffrey Chaucer
1488. Who is the author of A Passage to India?
E.M. Forster
1489. Baan Ki-moon; the former UNO Secretary-General belong to which country?
South Korea
1490. Who is the author of Arms and the Man ?
George Bernard Shaw
