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

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