Questions from Basic General Knowledge
1531. Who is the creator of the famous characters "Mr. Micawber; Jacob Marley;"?
Charles Dickens
1532. Who started the Bhoodan Movement?
Acharya Vinoba Bhave
1533. Who is associated with the coinage of the name ‘United Nations’ ?
Franklin Roosevelt
1534. Which author won the Booker Prize twice?
J.M. Coetzee
1535. Who is the author of “Human Knowledge”?
Bertrand Russell
1536. Fastest Animal on earth is ?
Cheetah (speed 60-63 km/hr)
1537. Which was the gas which had leaked out of Union Carbide factory in Bhopal?
Methyl isocynate
1538. The tide at its maximum height is known by which name?
Spring tide
1539. Where are the hot desert of the world generally found?
The horse latitude
1540. By whom is the Annual Financial Statement caused to be laid before both Houses of Parliament?
President
