Questions from Basic General Knowledge
491. One the banks of which. river were Alexander and Porus involved in a grim battle?
Jhelum
492. Who is the author of “Magic Mountain”?
Thomas Mann
493. Which bacteria helps in improving the soil fertility ?
Rhizobrum
494. First Woman to reach the North Pole?
Ann Bancroff
495. Darwin finches refers to a group of which creatrue?
Birds
496. A girl ate sweets while fanning the flies away. Due to this; she suffered from a which disease?
Cholera
497. What is the commonly used unit for measuring the speed of data transmission?
Bits per second
498. Feroz Gandhi Award, is given for outstanding performance in which field?
Journalism
499. There is no net transfer of energy by the particles of the medium in which waves?
Stationary waves
500. In which text are the original teachings of Mahavira contained?
14 Purvas
