Questions from Basic General Knowledge

4761. Vanilla; flavouring material; is extracted from the fruit of which orchid?

Vanilla planlifolia.

4762. To which satvahana king is the Prakrit text 'Gatha Saptasai' is attributed?

Hala

4763. Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by ?

John Wllksbooth (in 1865 while watching a drama; Our American Cousin' in the Fords Theatre along wit

4764. During which reign did both Vardhaman Mahavira and Gautama Buddha preach their doctrines?

Bimbisara

4765. Who is the author of “ The Hungry Tide. “?

Amitav Ghosh

4766. The lake Ontario and St. Lawrence of USA and Canada lie to the south-east of which bay?

Hudson Bay

4767. Bowl shaped depression created as a result of glacial erosion high on a mountainside what is this called?

Cirque

4768. Vasco Da Gama's second visit to Kerala was in?

1502

4769. Who is the author of “Divine Comedy”?

A Dante

4770. Which organ of the body is affected by Trachoma ?

Eyes

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