Questions from Basic General Knowledge
1611. Tashkent is now the capital of ?
Uzbekisthan
1612. During the freedom struggle; who established ‘The Deccan Educational Society’?
M. G. Ranade
1613. Who is the author of “An essay on Entitlement and Deprivation”?
Dr Amartya Sen
1614. How many gold medals did P.T. Usha win in the 1986 Seoul Asian Games?
4
1615. What does mixture of CS2 and H2 S on passing over heated copper give?
Methane
1616. Tsunami is a large sea wave caused by an earthquake experienced along the coasts of which country?
Japan
1617. Which salt is found in bone in largest amount?
Calcium phosphate
1618. By whom is the famous book System a Naturae is written?
Linnaeus
1619. The book "Around the World in Eighty Days" was written by which person?
Jules Verne
1620. Who is the author of How to change the world ?
Eric Hobsbawm
