Questions from Basic General Knowledge
1531. Name the Currency of England?
Pound Sterling
1532. Who is the author of the book ‘My Country, My Life’ ?
L.K. Advani
1533. Rotation of the earth causes deflection of wind by which force?
Coriolis force
1534. Which Diwan privatised electric supply in Cochin town?
Diwan R.K. Shanmukham Chetti (1936)
1535. During the freedom struggle, who established "The Deccan Educational Society"?
M. G. Ranade
1536. Which Sultan of Delhi imposed Jazfya on the Brahmins also?
Firoz Tughlaq
1537. Which literary figure of the Gupta Age is given the title of 'Indian Shakespeare' ?
Kalidasa
1538. Who is the author of “Three Sisters”?
Anton Chekov
1539. When can the salaries of High Court judges be reduced?
During a Financial Emergency
1540. Who is the father of Indian Green Revolution ?
M.S. Swaminathan
