Questions from Basic General Knowledge

3171. One degree of longitude on the equator is equal to how much distance?

50 miles

3172. Which is the largest flower in the world?

Rafflesia

3173. What is the sum total of incomes received for the services of labour, land or capital in a country?

National income

3174. What is a good source of Vitamin ‘E’?

Fresh vegetable

3175. Why does the western coast of India receive very high rainfall in summer mainly?

Due to western Ghats

3176. Who is the author of New Dimensions of India's Foreign Policy ?

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

3177. Soft drinks such as cocoa contain singnificant quantities of which thing?

Caffein

3178. The world’s first successful human to human heart transplantation in 1967 was performed by ?

Christiaan Bernard; South African Cardiac Surgeon

3179. In which district Kakkad Electricity project functions?

Pathanamthitta

3180. Who is the author of “Red Tap and White Cap”?

P.V.R.Rao

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