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
