Questions from Basic General Knowledge
501. First Asian to claim Chess' World Title?
Viswanathan Anand
502. Egyptian civilisation flourished on the banks of ?
Nile river
503. Who is the author of “Caesar and Cleopatra”?
George Bernard Shaw
504. Karamana river (67 km) originates from?
yuvanttiol (vazhuvanthol) (B)
505. The Grand Banks are famous fishing grounds in which region?
North-West Atlantic
506. In India, maximum number of newspapers are published which language?
Hindi
507. Asia has large areas of inland drainage. Why is it so ?
Rainfall is seasonal and scanty
508. What is the unit of luminous efficiency of an electric bulb?
Lumen / watt
509. What is a powerful eye irritant present in smog?
Sulphur dioxide
510. Who is the author of End of an Era ?
C S Pandit
