Questions from Basic General Knowledge
2871. Saraswati Samman is given annually for outstanding contribution to which field?
Literature
2872. Who is the author of “Development as Freedom”?
Amartya Sen
2873. Who is the 'Father of Modem Genetics ?
Rev. Gregor Mendel
2874. Highest Tower (India)?
Qutub Minar (Delhi) 88.4 m
2875. Who is the author of “Hamsters”?
C.P. Snow
2876. De Witt Wallace founded what?
Readers Digest
2877. Who is the inventor of Insulin?
F.Banting
2878. When it is 12 noon at-Greenwich, what is the time at New York (74°W)?
04 a.m
2879. Territorial waters of India extends upto how many nautical miles?
12
2880. Who is the author of “Thieves in the Night”?
Arthur Koestler
