Questions from Basic General Knowledge

221. Who is the author of “Pakistan Papers”?

Mani Shankar Aiyar

222. ..............planthormoneisknownas stresshormone?

Abscisic acid

223. From which rocks is the soil material mainly derived?

Sedimentary rocks

224. Michael Ferreira is associated with which game/sport?

Billiards

225. Irani Trophy is associated with which sport?

Cricket

226. Manav Seva Award has been instituted in the memory of which person?

Rajiv Gandhi

227. By whom was 'Mitakshara', an authoritative treatise on Hindu law, written?

Vagneswara

228. Who is the inventor of Lightning Conductor?

Benjamin Franklin

229. The term nishka; which meant an ornament in the Vedic period; was used in later tirmes; what did it denote?

A coin

230. "Mr. Micawber; Jacob Marley;"

Charles Dickens

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