Questions from Basic General Knowledge

2241. What does Talc contains?

Magnesium; silicon and oxygen

2242. What is the function of heavy water in a nuclear reactor?

Slow down the speed of neutrons

2243. Who destroyed the Empire of Chalukyas of Badami?

Rashtrakutas

2244. Who is the author of Old Curiosity Shop ?

Charles Dickens

2245. Which Europeans, were the last to come to pre-independence India as traders?

French

2246. By which bill does the government make arrangement for the collection of revenues for a year?

Finance Bill

2247. In India, which first bank of limited liability managed by Indians and founded in 1881?

Oudh Commercial Bank

2248. The rock-cut temples of Mahabalipuram were built under the patronage of which king?

Pallava kings

2249. Who broke Pete Sampras’s record of maximum Grand Slams in tennis?

Roger Federer

2250. Which is the highest peak in Andaman and Nicobar Islands?

Saddle Peak

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