Questions from Basic General Knowledge
561. In which battle Porus was defeated by Alexander?
Hydaspes
562. Taxation and the government’s expenditure policy are dealt under under which policy?
Fiscal policy
563. Which upheaval took place in Bengal immediately after the Revolt of 1857 ?
Indigo Disturbances
564. Khartoum is situated at the confluence of which rivers?
White Nile and Blue Nile
565. Which is the tax that takes away a higher proportion of one"s income as the income rises?
Progressive tax
566. Which King of Travancore opened the First modern factory for the manufacture of coir at Alleppey (1859)?
Utram Thirunal Marthanda Varma.
567. Who is the author of On Government?
Edmund Burke
568. By whom was the first weekly Bengali newspaper ‘Samachar Darpan’ published?
Marshman
569. Where is the headquarters of Calicut University?
Thenjippalam in Malappuram district.
570. The term "double fault" is associated with which game?
Tennis
