Questions from Basic General Knowledge
21. Before 31st August, 1965 how many members were in the Economic and Social Council?
18
22. Which Sultan provided employment to unemployeds?
Firoz shah Tughlaq
23. Who remarked ‘the bones of the cotton weavers are bleaching the plains of India’ ?
William Bentinck
24. Who were the first Europeans to set up sea trade centres in India?
The Portuguese
25. From where was the term "Congress" derived?
The History of North America
26. The Earth turns through 360° in 24 hours. How much time does Each 15° longitude represent?
One hour
27. Macmohan Line demarcates the boundary between which countries?
India and China
28. Vasco Da Gama was buried in 1524 at?
St. Francis Church
29. Which together constitute the plants and animals of a region?
Flora and Fauna
30. Which sets indicated the Aeolian process?
Corrosion; attrition; deflation
