Questions from Basic General Knowledge
601. The first fully literate district in India was?
Ernakulam (1990 February)
602. Which is the latest addition to the list of UNESCO"s world heritage sites in India?
Red Fort
603. Under which climatic conditions do the laterite soils develop?
Wet tropical climate
604. Where is the headquarters of African Export and Import Bank?
Egypt
605. Who is the author of “The Ambassadors”?
Henry James
606. Why was the Panchayati Raj System adopted?
Decentralise the power of democracy
607. Which State was first annexed by Lord Dalhousie under the Doctrine of Lapse?
Satara
608. The year and place in which Pakistan carried out five nuclear tests is?
On 28 and 30 may 1998 in the desert of Baluchistan at the Chagai Hills
609. Lichens and Mosses are characteristic vegetation of which zone?
The polar zone
610. Who is the author of “ Bhakthi Deepika and Chithramala”?
Uloor S Parameshwara Iyer
