Questions from Basic General Knowledge
2971. Who was the leader of Poona Sarvajanik Sabha founded in 1870?
Justice Ranade
2972. World War I was fought between?
Germany with Austria; Hungary against Britain with Russia; France; Japan; Canada and Belgium
2973. By whom was the large Shiva Temple at Thanjavur built?
Rajaraja Chola I
2974. Largest land animal is ?
African Elephant (wt. 7 tones)
2975. To which UN organ; does the Security Council send its annual report?
General Assembly
2976. How are Air-pockets that cause aircrafts to lose altitude suddenly caused?
Temperature inversions
2977. Who followed the policy of ‘masterly inactivity’ towards Afghanistan?
Sir John Lawrence
2978. Who is the inventor of Locomotive?
Richard Travithick
2979. Which tree is not a soft wood variety?
Mahogany
2980. In which year did the first modem Olympic Games take place?
1896
