Questions from Basic General Knowledge

251. By which ruler was the practice of military governorship first introduced in India?

Greeks

252. Epiphytes are plant which depend on other plants for which purpose?

Mechanical support

253. Simple Goitre in body is due to the Deficiency of?

Thyroxine

254. Who is associated with the Local Self- Government Act?

Ripon

255. Who is the author of “The Treasure Island”?

R.L. Stevenson

256. Who is the author of “The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian”?

Nirad C. Chauduri

257. Who is the author of “The End of Imagination”?

Arundhati Roy

258. What do you understand by the word regur?

Black soil found in the Deccan

259. Who is the author of “The White Tiger”?

Arvind Adiga

260. The Tropic of Cancer passes through which state?

Gujarat

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