Questions from Basic General Knowledge

1491. To whom is the phrase "The Light of Asia" applied?

Buddha

1492. 1656 Christian Huygens invented what type of timekeeper?

Pendulum clock

1493. Budapest is on the bank of which River?

Danube

1494. Who is the author of “The Unfinished Dream”?

Varghese Kurian

1495. 'Canterbury Tales' is the famous work of ?

Geofery Chaucer

1496. Which layer of the earth is believed to have the heaviest mineral materials of highest density?

Central core

1497. Why was Farakka Barrage commissioned?

Save Kolkata port

1498. ….is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population?

Percapita Income

1499. 38th Parallel separates?

North and South Korea

1500. Who is known as Man of Destiny?

Napolean

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