Questions from Basic General Knowledge

2261. Which Governor General is associated with Doctrine of Lapse?

Lord Dalhousie

2262. When was the Madras State renamed Tamil Nadu?

1969

2263. Who is the author of In Search of Gandhi ?

Richard Attenborough

2264. Which are two richest known sources of edible protein?

Soy-bean and groundnut

2265. Who is the author of “Defending India”?

Jaswant Singh

2266. Insects which feed on waste material such as dead bodies; debris etc are called?

Scavengers

2267. Who is the author of ‘Randidangazhi’?

akazhi Sivasankara Pillai (B)

2268. Who is the author of “The Fall of a Sparrow”?

Salim Ali

2269. Who said; “Good government was never a good substitute for self government”?

Swami Dayananda

2270. What is the word used to describe the shape of earth?

Oblate spheroid

Visitor-3363

Register / Login