Questions from Basic General Knowledge
1511. The ruler of England who ruled with the title' Lord Protector' was?
Oliver Cromwell
1512. Who is the author of Decline of the West ?
O. Spengler
1513. What is an instrument for measuring the rate of transpiration?
Potometer
1514. Who is the author of Fairie Queen?
Edmund Spenser
1515. Who is the author of “Pakistan Papers”?
Mani Shankar Aiyar
1516. By whom was Artificial gene synthesis first done in laboratory?
Khurana
1517. Who is the author of “David Copperfield”?
Charles Dickens
1518. Sirajuddaulah was defeated by Lord Clive in which battle?
Plassey
1519. In which year Pondicherry was renamed as Puducherry?
2006
1520. Who composed the National Anthem ‘Jana Gana Mana’?
Rabindranath Tagore
