Questions from Basic General Knowledge
1951. The scientific name of Potato is?
Solanum Tuberosum
1952. Who" among the following Governor-Generals formed the Triple Alliance against Tipu Sultan?
Lord Cornwallis
1953. If a solar eclipse occurs when the moon is quite far from the earth, how would be the eclipse?
Likely to be annular
1954. How does the earth rotate around its axis?
From west to east
1955. Which American President gave orders to drop atom bomb in Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Harry S Truman
1956. To whom the credit of discovering the sea route of India goes?
Portuguese
1957. What is the most abundant on the earth crust?
Aluminium
1958. Dialysis is used for people with defective kidneys. What does It involves?
The process of osmosis
1959. Leukaemia or blood cancer is characterised by abnormal increase of which cells?
White blood cells
1960. The Upanishads were translated into Persian by the orders of which rular?
Dara Shikoh
