Questions from Basic General Knowledge
601. The Vindhyas belong to which class of mountains?
Block mountains
602. Who is the author of “Home and World”?
Rabindranath Tagore
603. New York is on the bank of which River?
Hudson
604. Which battle was fought in 1192 A.D. ?
Second Battle of Tarain
605. On the death of Gandhiji; who said that “The light has gone out of our lives…..”?
Jawaharlal Nehru
606. Who also had the name Devanama Piyadasi?
Mauryan King Ashoka
607. Who is the author of “Savithri”?
Aurobindo Ghosh
608. What is the study of the relation of animals and plants to their" surroundings called?
Ecology
609. Which is nearest to Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research?
Mahabalipuram
610. X210 has half life of day. What is the time taken for seven-eights of sample of X210 to decay?
15 days
