Questions from Basic General Knowledge
601. What are Shield volcanoes?
Repeated lava flows
602. Phosgene is obtained by the reaction of carbon monoxide and which gas?
Chlorine
603. Parthanogenesis is seen generally in which fruit?
Grapes
604. Which Insectivorous fish used for mosquito control?
Gambusia
605. Olympic Games after 4th century AD Restarted (Under IOC) from which year?
1896
606. Which crop was called 'Yavana priya'?
Pepper [got the name because of its high demand by the Romans and Greeks.]
607. Which kingdom was annexed to tile Mughal empire during the reign of Shahjahan?
Ahmadnagar
608. Who is the author of “Mountbatten and Partition of India”?
Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre
609. ‘Parsec’ is the unit of measurement of which distance?
Astronomical distance
610. Who is the author of Return of the Native ?
Thomas Hardy
