Questions from Basic General Knowledge
31. By whom were India’s famous Peacock Throne and the diamond Koh-e-Noor taken away?
Nadir Shah
32. Who is the author of “Alphabet of Lust”?
Kamala Das
33. Who is the author of “Nana”?
Emile Zola
34. Who was the first "Indian to swim across English Channel?
Mihir Sen
35. In which year was Bombay was acquired by the English from the Portuguese?
1662
36. By which fission does Leishmania; the causative agent of kala-azar; multiply asexually?
By binary fission
37. In terms of area, India is which largest country of the world?
Seventh
38. In which was Indian Constitution amended for the first time?
1951
39. MPEG stands for?
Motion Picture Expert Group
40. Which is the major silk producing state in India?
Karnataka
