Questions from Basic General Knowledge
1951. From which part of the plant is turmeric obtained?
Stem
1952. In which cell organelle do photo and thermochemical reactions occur in different sites ?
Chloroplasts
1953. Scanty rainfall of less than 50 cm per annum is received which latitudes?
The areas of high latitudes
1954. Indian first took part in the Olympic Games in which year?
1920
1955. NASA’s Deep Impact space mission was employed to take detailed pictures of which comet nucleus?
Tempel
1956. Who is the inventor of Xenon?
W.Ramsay & M.Travers
1957. Who is the author of India in Slow Motion ?
Mark Tully
1958. From where is the term "sufi" derived?
From a type of garment
1959. In which country Jasmine revolution began?
Tunisia
1960. Which is used to remove astigmatism for a human eye?
Cylindrical lens
