Questions from Basic General Knowledge

5561. For outstanding contribution to which field is Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize given?

Science

5562. When was the Madras State renamed Tamil Nadu?

1969

5563. Who is the author of “Ideas for Action”?

N. Wittal

5564. Earliest coins were believed to have been used by ?

The Egyptians

5565. A substance; when inserted between the poles of a magnet; is pushed out; what is it?

Diamagnetic

5566. What does mixture of CS2 and H2S on passing over heated copper give?

Methane

5567. Hong Kong was handed over by Britain to China on?

July I; 1997

5568. From the evolutionary point of view; which is closer to man?

Dolphin

5569. Which Pairs is the highest peak of India?

Kanchanjungha

5570. Who is the author of “Julius Caeser”?

William Shakespeare

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