Questions from Basic General Knowledge
651. The term bank is derived from 'banco'; from ?
Italian word for 'bench'
652. Hyder Ali conquered Bekal Fort in?
1763
653. What is the name of the ship used by Vasco-da-Gama to sail to India?
St; Gabriel
654. Who is the author of “Wake up India”?
Annie Besant
655. Who was the first Indian Hindi scholar of the Mughal period?
Abdur Rahim
656. Israel has common borders with which countries?
Lebanon; Syria; Turkey and Jordan
657. The attempted arrest of Vadakkeveetil Muhammed; the Secretary of the Khilafat Committee at Pukottur in Eranadu Taluk; led to a series of violent clashes between the police and the Mappilas in the Eranadu and Valluvanadu Taluks in 1921. This is known as?
The Malabar Rebellion
658. Which Indian batsman made three consecutive centuries in his first three Test matches?
Mohd. Azharuddin
659. Name the leader of Chinese Communist Party who became the first President of the People's Republic of China?
Mao Tse Tung
660. Who is the inventor of Antiseptic Surgery?
Joseph Lister
