Questions from Basic General Knowledge
481. From which rocks is the soil material mainly derived?
Sedimentary rocks
482. Which is the latest addition to the list of UNESCO’s world heritage sites in India?
Red Fort
483. Who called himself as the 'Second Alexander'?
Alauddin Khalji
484. By whom was the book ‘Gulliver’s Travels’ written?
Jonathan Swift
485. Who is the author of How to change the world ?
Eric Hobsbawm
486. What is the most abundant metal in the earth"s crust?
Aluminium
487. The year in which Doordarshan started telecasting in Malayalam is?
nuary I (B) 1985
488. Einstein’s mass energy relation is given by which expression?
E = mc2
489. The Travancore University was started on 1, November 1937 by?
Sri Chithirathirunal Maharaja
490. What is the natural source of hydrocarbon?
Biomass
