Questions from Basic General Knowledge

681. The process of sudden heritable change in a gene due to change in its composition is called ?

Mutation

682. Denatured spirit is a mixture of ethyl alcohol; methyl alcohol and which other thing?

Pyridine

683. Which type of rainfall that occurs when wind rises up along a hill or mountain barrier?

Orographic

684. When was petroleum discovered first in commercial quantities in India?

1890

685. Who is the author of “Beyond Boundaries”?

Swaraj Paul

686. Indian President and Prime Minister are a replica of the heads of the State of which country?

Britain

687. How much distance does the earth"s annual circuit round the sun cover?

966 million kms

688. Formation of pot holes in river beds is an example of thing?

Corrosion

689. On the shore of which counrty cold currents have cooling effect?

Peru

690. Who is the author of St Joan ?

George Bernard Shaw

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