Questions from Basic General Knowledge

431. Who is known as ‘the liberator’ who worked for the liberation of Columbia; Venezuela; Equador; Peru and Bolivia?

Simon Bolivor

432. Which covers the highest percentage of forest area In the world?

Temperate Coniferous forests

433. Which is responsible for red rot of sugarcane?

Collectorichum falcatum

434. How many bones are there in human body?

206

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

Sir Hugh Rose1

436. By which Carbon and hydrogen are estimated in organic compounds?

Liebig’s method

437. Which primate is nearest to modern man?

Gorilla

438. Who is the author of ‘Vrithantha Pathra Pravarthanam’ the first book on journalism in Malayalam?

Swadeshabhimani K Ramakrishna Pillai

439. Who is known as Man of Blood and Iron ?

Bismark

440. In the Semi-arid and Temperate grasslands; which are the most commonly found animals?

Sheep and goats1

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