Questions from Basic General Knowledge
1491. By whom was 'Mitakshara', an authoritative treatise on Hindu law, written?
Vagneswara
1492. By whom was the 'Shahnama' written?
Firdausi
1493. Who is the author of Choice of techniques?
Dr Amartya Sen
1494. Who is the author of “Amsterdam”?
Ian McEwan
1495. Where are the oceanic current named as ‘Kuroshio, Kurile and Alaskan’ located?–
North Atlantic Ocean
1496. The Karakoram Highway connects which pair of countries?
China-Pakistan
1497. Who is the author of Moby Dick?
Herman Melville
1498. Which types of waves are used in a night vision apparatus?
Infra-red-waves
1499. Which type of microorganism is most widely used in industries?
Bacteria; microalgae and fungi.
1500. Who is the author of “A Village by the Sea”?
Anita Desai
