Questions from Basic General Knowledge
2491. Who was first to measure the circumference of the Earth?
Eratosthenes
2492. If a Minister of a State wants to resign, to whom he should address the letter of resignation?
Chief Minister
2493. Who has taken maximum wickets in one-day internationals?
Mutthiah Muralitharan
2494. The British conquered St Angelo Fort in?
1790
2495. Railways is a subject on which list?
Union List
2496. Who is the author of “Poovampazham”?
Karoor Neelakanda Pillai
2497. Who was the Greek ambassador in the" court of Chandragupta Maurya?
Megasthenese
2498. Linus Torwalds invented and wrote what?
Linux computer operating system
2499. By whom was the first weekly Bengali newspaper ‘Samachar Darpan’ published?
Marshman
2500. The Capital of Japan in the 8th Century?
Nara
