Questions from Basic General Knowledge
2871. What is a mixture of potassium nitrate, powdered charcoal and sulphur called?
Gun powder
2872. Why does Flower colour?
Due to anthocyanins
2873. The official name of Israel is?
Medinat Israel
2874. Sergey Bubka broke world record over 30 times in which event ?
Pole Vault
2875. Which was the first scholar, who read Ashokan edicts?
James Princep
2876. Who is the inventor of Helium?
Janssen & Lockyer
2877. What is the name of scale meant for recording weather condition?
Fahrenheit
2878. Who is the author of “ Speed Post”?
Shobha De
2879. A crossed cheque is one, which can be encashed only at which bank?
State Bank of India.
2880. India is the seventh largest country in the world and howmuch does it cover a total area?
Approximately 3200000 sq. km
