Questions from Basic General Knowledge
1491. Amarya Sen, the NRI Nobel laureate got the honour for which work?
Poverty and famines
1492. What is the staple food of one third of the worlds population
Rice
1493. Who is the author of Iron in the Soul?
Jean Paul Sartre
1494. Which root develops from any part of plant body except the radical?
Adventitious root
1495. In which " State, no tribe has been declared as "Scheduled" by the President?
Haryana
1496. Which General of Ala-ud-din Khilji; was known as the Rustam of the age and the hero of the time?
Malik Kafur
1497. Which river demarcate the partial boundary between South Africa and Botswana?
Limpopo
1498. Who is the creator of the famous characters "Dr. Watson; Sherlock Holmes"?
Arthur Conan Doyle
1499. What does Gobar gas contains mainly?
Methane
1500. Which type of rainfall is often accompanied with lightning and thunder?
Convectional
