Questions from Basic General Knowledge
471. Who is the author of “Satanic Verses”?
Salman Rushdie
472. Why is ‘Beaufort Scale’ used?
To measure wind velocity
473. What was the name of the learned lady who is said to have debated with the famous law-giver Yajnavalkya?
Gargi
474. Who is the author of The Sound and the Fury?
William Faulkner.(Nobel Prize winner for the literature in 1949)
475. Silk textiles are mainly produced in which countries?
China and India
476. Who is the author of Talisman ?
Sir Walter Scott
477. Which Peshwas was popularly known as Nana Saheb ?
Balaji Baji Rao
478. In which year Velu Thampi became the Dalawa of Travancore?
1800AD
479. Pisciculture is?
The art of rearing fishes.
480. 'Sarva Siksha Abhiyan' (SSA) launched on?
April (B) 2001 {replaced DPEP in the primary level
