Questions from Basic General Knowledge

5421. What can be the maximum duration of totality for a solar eclipse?

7 minutes 40 seconds

5422. If a liquid wets a solid surface, what is the angle of contact?

Less than 90°

5423. Which is a round worm that enters man’s body through the soles of the feet?

Hookworm

5424. Which is called philosopher"s wool?

Zinc oxide

5425. Who is the author of “Mothiram”?

Karoor Neelakanda Pillai

5426. Where do you find the most popular tourist destination Paradise Beach?

Pondicherry

5427. The ‘Grand Trunk Road’ connects which cities?

Kolkata and Amritsar

5428. Who is the author of “Gulliver's Travels”?

Jonathan Swift

5429. Who shot dead John F. Kennedy?

Lee Harvey Oswald

5430. If there is no Sun, what would the colour of the sky?

Black

Visitor-3112

Register / Login