Questions from Basic General Knowledge
491. A Fortgotten Empire", written by the renowned historian Robert Sewell, is about which Empire?
Vijaynagar Empire
492. The name 'vitamin' is coined by ?
J.Funk (1912)
493. Who is the ex-officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha?
Vice-President
494. By which name does the Brahmaputra enter into India?
Dihang
495. With which period do we associate the "megaliths"?
Neolithic
496. Which gland is responsible for the secretion of insulin?
Pancrease
497. Yellow River River?
Hwang Ho (China)
498. Which helped to develop close ties between the government and the masses?
Ryotwari Settlement
499. When the wind is deflected due to the rotation of the Earth, what is it called?
Geostropic wind
500. Which techniqu was introduced by the Turks in the textile sector in India?
Spinning wheel
