Questions from Basic General Knowledge
1611. Who is the first circum navigator (who sailed around the world) in 1519?
Ferdinant D Megallan of Portugal
1612. Who is the author of the book ‘Nineteen Eighty Four’?
George Orwell
1613. Florence Chadwik is associated with which Sport?
Skiing
1614. African Development Bank (ADB) was formally established in ?
1964
1615. Which ruler who ruled Japan during the 16th Century is known as 'Napolean of Japan'?
Iasu Tokugama
1616. With whom was the last opportunity to avoid the partition of India lost?
Cabinet Mission
1617. In which two sects was Jainism divided into?
Svetambara and Digambara
1618. In which field did Indians in ancient time learn a lot from the Greeks?
Music
1619. Who is the author of “Kim”?
Rudyard Kipling
1620. Who wrote the book Babubivah?
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
