Questions from Basic General Knowledge

1961. Who was the first to calculate the diameter of the Moon ?

Hipparchus

1962. Nicolo Conti, the traveller, who visited Vijayanagara kingdom in 1420 A.D., belongs to which country?

Italy

1963. Who is the author of “Cancer Ward”?

Alexander Solzhenitsyn

1964. Which would be most suited for an area which has only two months of scanty rainfall in a year?

Pulse

1965. Who is the author of Choice of techniques?

Dr Amartya Sen

1966. Who is the author of “The Songs of India; ”?

Sarojini Naidu

1967. Who is the author of “Henry Esmond”?

Thackeray

1968. Which part of the Constitution deals with the Directive Principles of State Policy?

Part IV

1969. Who is considered to be the father of Ayurveda ?

Charaka

1970. a lyric poem; often in the form of address is known as?

Ode

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