Questions from Basic General Knowledge
171. Which king of Travancore followed a policy of' blood and Iron'?
Marthandavarma
172. The anti-malarial drug Quinine is made from a plant. Which is that plant?
Cinchona
173. Who is the author of “East of Aden”?
John Steinbeck
174. During the reign of Emperor Akbar, who where the famous men Haribans, Mukund and Daswant?
Painters
175. Who is the inventor of Periodic Law?
Mendeleev
176. Which American President was the first to get married while he was president?
Grover Cleavelend
177. First American to win Nobel Prize for Peace?
Theodor Roosevelt (1906)
178. Which force is responsible for syncline formation?
Crustal compression
179. Sound travels faster in which thing?
Iron than in air
180. Which vegetation is called natural cattle country?
Downs
