Questions from Basic General Knowledge
1531. Old Dominion was a nickname of which US state ?
Virginia
1532. UN International Year of the Elderly or older persons was ?
1999
1533. Who is the author of Years of the Upheaval ?
Henry Kissinger
1534. Which is an insectivorous plant?
Nepenthes
1535. Who is the author of “Step Across This Line”?
Salman Rushdie
1536. Which region gets no rainfall throughout the year?
The Tundra Region
1537. Who is the author of “Androcles and the Lion”?
George Bernard Shaw
1538. By whom was Artificial gene synthesis first done in laboratory?
Khurana
1539. Who is the author of “Sopanam”?
Balamani Amma
1540. The Karakoram Highway connects which pairs of countries?
China-Pakistan
