Questions from Basic General Knowledge
1521. Exceptionally high rainfall is recorded in regions owing to which effect?
Orographic effect
1522. First Woman to reach the North Pole?
Ann Bancroff
1523. World Development Report classifies Economies according to their?
GNP per capita
1524. What happens when a sudden fall in the barometric reading?
Storm
1525. Who is the author of “To Each His Stranger”?
S H Vatsyayan
1526. Who was the first Central Cabinet Minister from Kerala?
Dr.John Mathai (1947- 50)
1527. Who is considered as the founder of the Persian Empire?
Cyrus
1528. What is the number of principal organs of UNO?
6
1529. Which are the Soils that developed in humid tropical regions?
Laterite
1530. Hankow is on the bank of which River?
Yangtse-Kiang
