Questions from Basic General Knowledge
1571. When was the monopoly of East India Company in trade brought under the control of the British Crown?
1773 A.D.
1572. Tuberculosis causing bacteria is ?
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
1573. Turpentine oil is obtained from?
Pinus tree.
1574. ‘In Custody’, an English novel, is written by which woman?
Anita Desai
1575. Which were the patrons of Sangam; an assembly of Tamil poets?
Pandya
1576. What is the oxidation number and covalency-of sulphur in S8?
0, 2
1577. The Capital of Kuwait?
Kuwait City
1578. How are the orbits of planets around the Sun, or of satellites around the Earth,?
Circular and elliptic
1579. On which river did Pulakesin II defeat Harshavardhana?
Narmada
1580. The Capital of Western Samoa?
Apia
