Questions from Basic General Knowledge
251. Cloves are dried flower buds of which plant?
Syzygium aromaticum.
252. Which gulf would have to be crossed to reach Sri Lanka from Nagercoil ?
Gulf of Mannar
253. Which insect spreads kala-azar?
Sand fly
254. Which is the largest phylum in the animal kingdom in respect of number of species?
Arthropoda
255. Which winds are flowing from sub tropical high pressure to sub polar low pressure?
Westerlies
256. In which year Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishnapilla was deported from Kerala for criticising the government?
1910
257. Who was the founder of the autonomous kingoni of Avadh?
Saadat Khan Burhan-ul Mulk
258. Coldest Desert?
Antarctica
259. Which ceil organelles function as the power house of a living cell ?
Mitochondria
260. When does the sun reaches its maximum angular distance from the equator?
At the solstice
