Questions from Basic General Knowledge
1531. What was the aim of this begging march or ‘Yachana Yathra’ ?
To enable the poor children to get educated.
1532. Who was the first Indian to get selected in ICS?
Surendranath Banerjee
1533. The first Olympic Games were held in which year?
776 BC
1534. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research is located at?
Mumbai (Maharashtra)
1535. The viruses eating (destroying) bacteria and were invented by d'Herelle ?
Bacteriophages
1536. Who is the author of “Indira - The Life of Indira Nehru and Gandhi”?
Katerine Frank
1537. Who is the author of “And Quiet Flows the Don”?
Mikhail Sholokov
1538. Who is the author of “St.John”?
G.B.Shaw
1539. Who is the author of “Naked Came the Stranger”?
Penelope Ashe
1540. Of which dried flower buds are used as a spice?
Cloves
