Questions from Basic General Knowledge
11. Who is the author of “Man eaters of Kumaon”?
Jim Corbett
12. The Capital of Malta?
Valletta
13. Who is the author of “Back to Methuselah”?
George Bernard Shaw
14. In India, who was the first to put forward the theory that the earth revolves round the sun?
Aryabhatta
15. Which year is celebrated as International Year of Biodiversity?
2010
16. What wass the name of the tax which the kings used to collect from the people in the Vedic period?
Bali
17. How much distance does the earth"s annual circuit round the sun cover?
966 million kms
18. By whom are Zonal Council provided?
By Parliamentary Act
19. Which civilization discovered the system of Geometry ?
Mesopotamians
20. Who developed the theory of universe through his book "Six Books concerning the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres" ?
Copernicus a Polish astronomer
