Questions from Basic General Knowledge

641. Who was the great sailor who reached Phillipines in 1521 and died there fighting its aborgins?

Ferdinant D Megallan of Portugal

642. SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) a lung disease; is caused by ?

Corona Virus

643. Sterilization process in male is called ?

Vasectomy

644. By whom was the book "Gulliver"s Travels" written?

Jonathan Swift

645. Which is the largest irrigation canal of the world?

Indira Gandhi Canal

646. At a grid sub stations the voltage is stepped up to reduce loss of which thing?

Power

647. Who is the author of Vish Vriksha Bankim ?

Chandra Chatterjee

648. What is the upper part of the mantle upon which the crust of the Earth floats called?

Asthenosphere

649. Who is the author of “Pygmalion”?

George Bernard Shaw

650. Who is the author of “Leaves of Grass”?

Walt Whitman

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