Questions from Basic General Knowledge
651. Name the year in which the Decimal system of coinage was introduced in India?
1957
652. Which place was famous as a seat of Mahayana learning?
Nalanda
653. Largest Island?
Greenland
654. Who is the creator of the famous characters “Suhara; Majeed; Narayani”
Vaikom Muhammed Basheer
655. Who was the first Defence Minister of India?
N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar
656. Name the 1st person from Indian subcontinent to receive US patent ?
Jagadish Chandra Bose
657. When was petroleum discovered first in commercial quantitie in India?
1890
658. What are Brahmanas?
Texts on sacrificial rituals
659. What is an example of emulsion?
Milk
660. Which is called philosopher’s wool?
Zinc oxide
