Questions from Basic General Knowledge
1641. Who is the inventor of Safety Matches?
J.E.Landstorm
1642. Which literary figure of the Gupta Age is given the title of 'Indian Shakespeare' ?
Kalidasa
1643. When the Vice-President acts as President he gets the emoluments of which post?
President
1644. The Capital of Northern Ireland?
Belfast
1645. Who is the author of “Gardener”?
Rabindranath Tagore
1646. Who is the recepient of Nobel Prize for the development of Wireless Telegraphy?
Marconi
1647. Who is the author of “The God of Small Things”?
Arundhati Roy
1648. Which country is the largest producer of Silk in the world?
China
1649. When was the first "International Non-Smoking Day" observed all over the world?
1988
1650. Small Island where Columbus landed in 1492?
Wattlings Island
