Questions from Basic General Knowledge
1751. The anti-malarial drug Quinine is made from a plant. Which is that plant?
Cinchona
1752. In which year Kozhikode Radio station was started?
1950
1753. In how many adhikaranas is the Kautilya"s "Arthashastra"divided?
15
1754. By whom was a Public Works Department set up in India?
Lord Dalhousie
1755. How many orangutans disappear each year as result of palm oil farming?
5000
1756. Which is the chief characteristic of wet and dry tropics?
Constant heating
1757. The Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli lies between which states of India?
Gujarat and Maharashtra
1758. Which Sultan of Delhi has been described by the historians as the 'mixture of opposites' ?
Muhammad Tughluq
1759. By whom was the temple of Konark built?
Narsimha of the Eastern Ganges
1760. The Currency of Iceland?
Krona
