Questions from Basic General Knowledge

3561. Why is a water tank appears shallower when it is viewed from top?

Due to Refraction

3562. Where is pearl fishing well developed in India?

Off the coast at Rameshwaram

3563. Who is the author of “ Swami and Friends”?

R.K. Narayan

3564. How is the censorship of the press judged?

By the test of reasonableness

3565. In which vally is the Himalayan pass Shipki La located?

Sutlej valley

3566. For howmany months is the President’s rule imposed?

6 months

3567. The ruler of England who ruled with the title' Lord Protector' was?

Oliver Cromwell

3568. The treaty of Bassein (1802) was signed with the British by which Peshwa?

Baji Rao II

3569. Name of the National School Computerisation Programme is ?

Vidya Vahini.

3570. Where were the first coffee forms established by English?

Chikmagalur district

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