Questions from Basic General Knowledge

671. In which year Marco Polo, the great Venician traveller, visited Kollam?

1275

672. Who is the author of “Mending Wall”?

Robert Frost

673. Who performed the first heart transplant in South Africa?

Christian Barnard

674. Highest Peak (South India)?

Anaimudi (2; 720 m) Anaimalai

675. In which year was Vande Mataram first sung at the session of the Indian National Congress?

1896

676. Which civilization is considered to be the world's first urban civilisation ?

Mesopotamian civilization

677. In the Mughal administration, by whom was military recruitment being looked after?

Bakshi

678. Where was a copper chariot of Harappa times was discovered?

At Daimabad

679. Which State has the largest forest area. ?

Gujarat

680. What are “Open Market Operations”?

Selling of giltedged securities by the Government clickqualify

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