Questions from Basic General Knowledge

171. Who was known as ‘the prince among the humanists’?

Erasmus

172. Which is not a landform; which results due to rejuvenation of a river?

Oxbow lake

173. What is the composition of Nitrolim-a chemical fertilizer?

Calcium carbide and nitrogen

174. Who is the author of The Castle?

Franz Kafka

175. To which river is the dockyard at "Lothal is connected through" a channel?

Bhogavo

176. The executive power is vested in the President but on whose advice is it actually used?

The Council of Ministers

177. The National Housing Bank was set up in India as a wholly-owned subsidiary of which bank?

Reserve Bank of India

178. If a solar eclipse occurs when the moon is quite far from the earth, how would be the eclipse?

Likely to be annular

179. U Thant Cup is associated with?

Tennis

180. The writing of the Persians was Cunieform adopted from the ?

Mesopotamians

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