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
