Questions from Basic General Knowledge

561. Who is the author of Old man and the Sea?

Ernest Hemingway

562. First British Governor General of the new Dominion of India?

Lord Mountbatten

563. IFFK stands for?

International Film Festival of Kerala

564. The Maratha Chief; Sambhaji was executed during which reign?

Aurangzeb

565. Which was not a kingdom in ancient India?

Hampi

566. Which animal breathes through the skin?

Frog

567. Which local wind is not characteristically hot and dry?

Mistral

568. Who appoints the Chairman of the UPSC ?

President

569. Which biomass has the highest species diversity?

Tropical rainforests

570. Which is not an important factor of climate of an area?

Longitude

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