Questions from Basic General Knowledge
1911. Who is the author of “History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire”?
Edward Gibbon
1912. For which sport is the Val Barker Cup awarded in the Olympic Games?
Boxing
1913. Who is the inventor of Cholera bacillus?
Robert Koch
1914. Which endangered Ridley turtles have the world’s largest aggregation?
Gahirmatha
1915. Which civilisation is also known as the'melting pot of civilisation' ?
Mesopotamian civilisation
1916. In India Year of Books was observed on?
200I-02
1917. Who is the author of We Need to Talk about Kevin?
Lionel Shriver
1918. By whom was the most accepted theory for ascent of sap was given?
Dixon and Joly
1919. The Treaty of Amritsar was concluded between Maharaja Ranjit Singh and whom?
Lord Minto
1920. Who commanded the Maratha army in the third battle of Panipat ?
Sadashiv Rao Bhau
