Questions from Basic General Knowledge

2201. When is International Day for Tolerance, recognized– the UN is observed?

November 16

2202. Which winds are predominantly seasonal winds?

Monsoon winds

2203. Who was the first European to reach Latin America ?

Christopher Columbus

2204. Whose reign is considered as the 'Golden Age of Athens?

Pericles

2205. By whom was the life cycle of Plasmodium in mosquito discovered?

Ronald Ross

2206. Of which thing were the Indus Valley houses built?

Bricks

2207. Which gland is situated beneath the brain and whose over-secretion produces giants-size children?

Pituitary

2208. Who is the author of “Childe Harold”?

Lord Byron

2209. Which animals make a sound called nuzzing ?

Camels

2210. The city of St. Petersburg was founded by ?

Peter the Great in 1703

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