Questions from Basic General Knowledge
1981. ‘In Custody’, an English novel, is written by which woman?
Anita Desai
1982. Who is the author of The Social Contract ?
Rousseau
1983. Which group has the highest number of endangered species?
Reptiles
1984. By whom were the members of the Constituent Assembly elected?
By Provincial Assemblies
1985. Who has been designated as the chairman by the IBA?
K. R. Kamath
1986. Tansen; the greatest musician of Akbar’s court; belonged to which place?
Gwalior
1987. Which car company was founded by Sir William Lyons in 1922 ?
Jaguar
1988. "Nelson Mandela International Day" is on?
18th July
1989. Who is the author of “Rip Van Winkle”?
Washington Irving
1990. For international payments, to which currency is the Indian currency linked?
American Dollar
