Questions from Basic General Knowledge

1971. Who is the author of “Makers of Modern India”?

Ramachandra Guha

1972. Whose tomb is ‘Biwi Ka Maqbara’?

Aurangzeb’s wife

1973. Which is the largest mustard oil growing state?

U.P.

1974. Plants that depend on other plants for their nourishment. They lack chlorophyll and thus cannot make their own food are called ?

Parasitic eg: bacteria; fungi.

1975. Who propounded that ‘destiny determines everything, man is powerless?

Ajivakas

1976. Which minerals occurs abundantly in the Earth"s crust?

Silica

1977. Who is the author of Sense and Sensibility?

Jane Austen

1978. What is systolic and diastolic pressure in a healthy man?

120 mm and 80 mm

1979. If you want to visit sambhar lake, to which state you will go?

Rajasthan

1980. Which hot dust-laden wind is blowing from Sahara desert to Mediterranean region?

Sirocco

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