Questions from Basic General Knowledge
1971. Who is the author of Death under Sail ?
C.P. Snow
1972. Which company’s shares were first traded in the Amsterdam Stock exchange?
The Dutch East India Company
1973. In which Indian state is the game of Polo said to have originated?
Manipur
1974. From which country did India buy the Barak anti-missile defence systems?
Israel
1975. World War II (1935 - 1945) was fought between?
Axis powers (Germany; Italy and Japan) against the Allies (Great Britain; U.S.A.; U.S.S.R; China) Ax
1976. The Capital of Cuba?
Havana
1977. Who is known as father of German Unity?
Helmet Kohl
1978. Land of White Elephant?
Thailand
1979. Who is the author of Nature?
Ralph Waldo Emerson
1980. Who is regarded as the ‘Mother of the Indian Revolution’?
Madam Bhikaiji Cama
