Questions from Basic General Knowledge
1561. The first real mechanical calculating machine is ?
Pascaline.
1562. Which is the planet its length of its day and the tilt of its axis are almost identical to those of the earth?
Mars
1563. Which type of coal is difficult to light in the open air?
Peat
1564. To which age the Painted Grey Ware (PGW) belongs?
The Vedic age
1565. Putney is associated with which Sport?
Boat-rowing
1566. Which kingdom was annexed to tile Mughal empire during the reign of Shahjahan?
Ahmadnagar
1567. Which detective dies in The Final Problem?
Sherlock Holmes
1568. The American President James A Garfield was assassinated in?
1881
1569. The Opium wars were fought between ?
Britain and China
1570. In the earth’s atmosphere, what changes in the atmospheric pressure?
Decreases with height
