Questions from Basic General Knowledge
551. What are “Open Market Operations”?
Selling of giltedged securities by the Government
552. How many rings on the Olympic flag?
Five
553. Plants which grow luxuriantly in rainy season and shed all leaves in summer are called?
Tropophytes.
554. Who is the inventor of ZETA (Zero Energy Thermo nuclear Assembly)?
Harwell
555. Who invented the Flying Shuttle for weaving cloth?
John Kay (1733)
556. Who is well known for his contribution in the field of Algebra?
Bhaskara
557. For which thing is Washing soda the common name?
Sodium carbonate
558. The vector of the disease filariasis (elephantiasis) is?
Culex mosquito.
559. Jinna house is in?
Mumbai
560. From which part of the plant is turmeric obtained?
Stem
