Questions from Basic General Knowledge
1921. By whom was an inter-State Council set up in 1990 under Article 263 of the Constitution?
President
1922. Why did Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq transfer his capital from Delhi to Daulatabad?
To control South India better
1923. Who is the author of “Alice in wonderland”?
Lewis Carroll
1924. Which Strait separates Asia from North America?
The Bering Strait
1925. The central control of respiratory activity in human body is exercised by?
Medulla Oblongata
1926. Who is the author of “Chittrappavai”?
P.V.Akilandam
1927. Which first Mughal building to have been built entirely of marble?
Itmad-ud-Daula’s tomb
1928. Liberty; Equality and Fraternity was the slogan which Revolution?
French Revolution
1929. Who is the author of “The Ancient Mariner”?
S.T. Coleridge
1930. Key to Mediterranean?
Gibraltar
