Questions from Basic General Knowledge
481. In which veda does the word "gotra" first appear with the meaning of "a clan"?
Atharva Veda
482. Who is the author of “Some Inner Fury”?
Kamala Markandaya
483. Which two countries follow China and India in the decreasing order of their populations?
USA and Indonesia
484. Who has directed the film "Sardar"?
Ketan Mehta
485. Tasseomancy is fortune telling using what ?
Tea Leaves
486. The civilisation that existed in Greece; before the Greeks was known as ?
Aegean Civilization
487. Who is the author of “Utopia”?
Thomas More
488. Who is the author of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”?
Shakespeare
489. Which disease is caused by bacteria and spread though faecal matter by houseflies?
Typhoid
490. Which sets of cities is located on the reference longitude for Indian standard time?
Kakinanda-Pondicherry
