Questions from Basic General Knowledge
371. By whom was a Public Works Department set up in India?
Lord Dalhousie
372. Who is the author of “Midsummer Night's Dream”?
Shakespeare
373. What was the name of the ship in which Vasco-da-Gama reached Kerala?
St.Gabriel.
374. The salivary gland secrete saliva that contains which enzyme?
Ptyalin
375. What was the name of the tax which the kings used to collect from the people in the Vedic period?
Bali
376. Local thunderstorms ‘Norwesters’ are prominent in which state?
West Bengal
377. Which year is celebrated as International Year of Forests?
2001-2010
378. Land of Five Rivers?
Punjab
379. What is Anosmia?
Loss of the sense of smell
380. Who wrote "Nirvriti Panchakam"?
Sree Narayana Guru
