Questions from Basic General Knowledge

551. Who is the inventor of Microphone?

Berliner

552. In Vallisnaria pollination occurs by?

Water

553. Who is the author of Divine Life ?

Swami Sivananda

554. Manav Seva Award has been instituted in the memory of which person?

Rajiv Gandhi

555. Which is used extensively for genetic engineering in plant?

Agrobacterium tumefaciens

556. Which award is associated with Agriculture?

Bourlog Award

557. National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation is known what?

NACMF

558. Which Mughal emperor’s tomb is outside India?

Jahangir

559. In the UN, how many territories were placed under the trusteeship system?

11

560. Shortest Day?

December 22 (in N o r t h e r n Hemisphere)

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