Questions from Basic General Knowledge

2281. The UNDP Global Human Development Index (HDl) 2011 released on November 2 places India at ?

134th place

2282. The Capital of Haiti?

Port-au-Prince

2283. Who is the author of “Chandana Marangal”?

Madhavikutty (Kamala Surayya)

2284. Who is the author of “Merchant of Venice”?

Shakespeare

2285. What does the rise of mercury in a barometer indicate?

Fair weather

2286. Who is the author of “A Brief History of Time”?

Stephen Hawking

2287. ….is the sustained rise in prices caused by an increase in the supply of money?

Inflation

2288. Which Judge of the Supreme Court was unsuccessfully sought to be impeached?

Justice Ramaswami

2289. Confucianism was the new religion founded by?

Confucious

2290. Who became the first Indian to take 16 wickets in a single test match?

Narendra Hirwani

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