Questions from Basic General Knowledge
4261. What is the distance of the nearest star besides the sun from the earth?
4.2 light years
4262. Who is known as the Grand Father of Magic in Kerala?
Prof Vazhakunnam Neelakandan Nambhoothiri
4263. Who was the French Philosopher who wrote the book ‘Emile’?
Rousseau
4264. Who had called Subhash Chandra Bose as ‘Desh Nayak’?
Rabindranath Tagore
4265. In which island of India is an active volcano found ?
Barren Island
4266. Who was the chief diety of people during the Sangham Age?
Kottavai (a form of Durga (war goddess)
4267. Who is the author of Najma Heptullah?
Journey of a Legend
4268. The approximate number of bones in a new born baby is?
300 bones
4269. When was the first "International Non-Smoking Day" observed all over the world?
1988
4270. Indian Standard Meridian’ passes through which states?
UP; MP Orissa and AP
