Questions from Basic General Knowledge

2481. Plants that depend on other plants for their nourishment. They lack chlorophyll and thus cannot make their own food are called ?

Parasitic eg: bacteria; fungi.

2482. HDI stands for?

Human Development Index

2483. Which human organ is most susceptible to harmful radiations?

Lungs

2484. Which crop does India have the largest cultivated area in the world?

Rice

2485. Who is considered as the inventor of the World Wide Web (WWW) ?

Tim Berners-Lee

2486. By which committee were Mandai Panchayats recommended?

Ashok Mehta Committee

2487. …..is the rate of interest at which the Central Bank gives loans to commercial banks?

Bank rate

2488. Which root contain nitroen fixing bacteria ?

Nodulated root

2489. The Currency of Barbados?

Dollar

2490. The United Nations declared 2001 as which International Year?

International Year of Volunteers

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