Questions from Basic General Knowledge
431. Who is the author of “Chithirappavai”?
P.Y.Akilandam
432. Kala-azar (Leishmaniasis) is transmitted by ?
Sand flies.
433. What do both respiration and photosynthesis require?
Cytochromes
434. Who was the first European to translate the Bhagwad Gita into English?
Charles Wilkins
435. Which was the medieval ruler who was the first to establish a ministry of agriculture?
Mohammad Bin Tughlaq
436. What is the sacred animal of Thailand ?
The white elephant
437. Which is the variety of coal in which the deposit contains recognisable traces of the original plant material?
Peat
438. Temperate Cyclone are characterized by which side?
Fronts
439. Who is the author of “Duravastha”?
Kumaranasan
440. At the time of Shahjahan’s illness, Aurangzeb was the viceroy of which area?
Deccan
