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
