Questions from Basic General Knowledge

1821. By which rular was the new element of 'Gopuram' encouraged in temples of South India?

Cholas

1822. Longest Railway (World)?

T r a n - S i b e r i a n Railway from Moscow to Nakhodka; 9438 km.

1823. When viewed in white light, why do soap bubbles show colours?

Because of interference

1824. The first printing press in Kerala (C.M.S Press) was established at?

Kottayam (in:1821; by: Rev Benjamin Baily)

1825. Which is not the part of North Atlantic ocean current system?

Brazilian current

1826. If the cash-reserve ratio is lowered by the Central bank, what will be its effect on credit creation?

Increase

1827. What is the range of Prithvi III, the naval version of Prithvi?

250 km-300 km

1828. CT Scanning (Computed Tomographic Scanning) - Developed by ?

Godfrey Hounsfield in 1968(Nobel Prize in 1979)

1829. A girl ate sweets while fanning the flies away. Due to this, she suffered from a which disease?

Cholera

1830. Who is known as Man of Blood and Iron ?

Bismark

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