Questions from Basic General Knowledge

1831. Grant Bating and Charles Best; Canadian doctors; were awarded Nobel Prize in 1923. What did they discover?

Insulin in 1921

1832. Which civilization is considered to be the world's first urban civilisation ?

Mesopotamian civilization

1833. Garden in the desert?

Ethiopia

1834. Which is a process that converts carbon dioxide into organic compounds; especially sugars; using the energy from sunlight?

Photosynthesis

1835. Which primate is nearest to modern man ?

Gorilla

1836. Which South Indian Kingdom is not mentioned in the Ashokan inscription?

Satvahan

1837. Who was the founder of Boys Scout and Civil Guide?

Baden Powell

1838. If the momentum of a body is increased by 50%, how much will its K.E. will increase?

125%

1839. In electric supply lines in India; which parameter is kept constant?

Frequency

1840. From where can a Member of Parliament claim immunity?

From civil cases only

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