Questions from Basic General Knowledge
1841. Exceptionally high rainfall is recorded in regions owing to which effect?
Orographic effect
1842. Paper was first used by ?
Chinese
1843. In ancient India, Nalanda University was a great centre for the study of which religion?
Mahayana Buddhism
1844. Where is the headquarters of Oil and National Gas Commission?
Dehradun
1845. By which plants is the maximum fixation of solar energy done?
Green plants
1846. Who was the editor of the "Swadesha bhimani"?
K. Ramakrishna PiIlai
1847. The Currency of Malaysia?
Malaysian Dollar
1848. Who has taken maximum wickets in one-day internationals?
Mutthiah Muralitharan
1849. Who is the creator of the famous characters "Brutus; Claudius; Cleopatra"?
Shakespeare
1850. Which hot dry local winds that blow on the eastern side of the Alps Mountain?
Foehn
