Questions from Basic General Knowledge

551. Who is the author of Gulliver's Travels?

Jonathan Swift

552. The amount of pollution in water is measured by ?

B.O.D( Biological Oxygen Demand)

553. Which element has the lowest electron affinity?

Argon

554. Who is the father of Alexander the Great?

Philip II (359 - 336BC)

555. To which country Pope John Paul II belongs?

Poland

556. Who was the first to calculate the circumference of the Earth?

Erathosthenes

557. Who was the first Indian to get selected in ICS ?

Surendranath Banerjee

558. Who is the author of “Pakistan Papers”?

Mani Shankar Aiyar

559. Who is the inventor of Tyre (Pneumatic)?

Dunlop

560. Who is the author of My South Block years?

J N. Dixit

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