Questions from Basic General Knowledge
581. Who is the author of Faces of Everest ?
Maj H P SAhluwalia
582. Which climatic type suffers change due to shifting of the World"s Pressure Belts?
Monsoon
583. Which one of the Chola kings conquered Ceylon (Sinhal) first?
Rajaraja I
584. A lighted candle gets extinguished when covered with a tumbler. Why?
Because of inadequate supply of air
585. Second World War ended when Japan surrendered on?
2nd September 1945
586. The term ‘deuce’ is common in which two games?
Badminton and Tennis
587. Who is the author of “Jeevanasangeetham”?
G. Sankara Kurup
588. Lowest recorded temperature for a human being to survive?
20.30C
589. Kolkata is on the bank of which River?
Hooghly
590. Where does rainfall from the south-west monsoon reach?
Delta region of Mahanadi
