Questions from Basic General Knowledge

4151. Who is the author of “Freedom at Midnight”?

Lapierre and Larry Collins Dominique

4152. Who was a contemporary of Chingiz Khan?

Iltutmish

4153. What was the name of the tax which the kings used to collect from the people in the Vedic period?

Bali

4154. On which date was the State of Bombay was bifurcated into Maharashtra and Gujarat?

May 1; in the year 1960

4155. Why do Electricians use rubber gloves while working?

Rubber is an insulator

4156. Which ancient civilisation was famous for secular architecture?

Persian

4157. Which book is considered as the first modern work of economics?

'Wealth of Nations'

4158. What is described as the 'Bible of the English Constitution'?

The Magnacarta

4159. With reference to the Revolt of 1857, who laid siege to Jhansi in March 1858?

Sir Hugh Rose

4160. Buland Darwaza; built -by Akbar; is to commemorate the victory of which state?

Gujarat

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