Questions from Basic General Knowledge
551. Beighton Cup is associated with?
Hockey (Calcutta)
552. The district with least number of post offices in Kerala is?
Wayanad
553. Which type of forest belt supplies most of the world’s requirement of newsprint?
Coniferous forest
554. Which pair of metals constitutes the lightest metal and the heaviest metal; respectively?
Lithium and osmium
555. Foundations of Economic Analysis was written by ?
Paul A. Samuelson
556. Lepromin test is used to diagnose?
Test Leprosy
557. Vanilla; flavouring material; is extracted from the fruit of which orchid?
Vanilla planlifolia.
558. Which was the great Hindu king who combined in himself the qualities of Samudragupta and Ashoka?
Harshavardhana
559. Which state has the largest net irrigated area?
Tamil Nadu
560. Who is the author of “Promises to Keep”?
Chester Bowles
