Questions from Basic General Knowledge
1911. The plants which perch on other plants but do not take nourishment from them ?
Epiphytes
1912. The scientific name of Pineapple is?
Ananas comosus
1913. Which unicellular algae are used as source of oxygen in space research?
Chlorella
1914. Of the floating iceberg in the sea; how much is the portion remaining above the sea level?
1 /10th
1915. Who was the Greek ambassador in the" court of Chandragupta Maurya?
Megasthenese
1916. Who wrote the history of the Peloponnesian war between Athens and Sparta?
Thucydides; a Greek historian
1917. Who is considered as the father of Humanism?
Petrarch; an Italian poet
1918. Eldepylis a drug to used to treat which disease ?
Parkinson's disease
1919. Kodaikanal, the famous hill-station of South India, is situated on which hills?
Palni hills
1920. The disease which affects the liver is ?
Jaundice
