Questions from Basic General Knowledge
291. Which industry was started first in India?
Tea
292. Who is known as the Father of Malayalam Language and Literature”?
Thunchathu Ramanujan Ezhuthachan (16th Century)
293. Regatta is associated with which sports event?
Rowing
294. Who is the Patron Saint of boy scouts ?
Saint George
295. Who is the author of “Maurice”?
E.M Forster
296. Which region in India receives substantial rain during the winter month of January ?
Punjab
297. Which state has the maximum length of surface roads?
Tamil Nadu
298. Who is the author of Around the World in Eighty Days ?
Jules Verne
299. Number of officially recognised languages in India?
18
300. In dry regions; the leaf size of a tree becomes smaller why?
Reduce transpiration
