Questions from Basic General Knowledge
721. Who is the author of “ Nectar in a Sieve”?
Kamala Markandaya
722. Name the author of' Aenid'; a famous Roman poet?
Vergil
723. Which last atmospheric layer has an altitude greater than 80 kilometers?
Thermosphere
724. When it is 12:00 noon in India; what would be the time in San Francisco (USA)?
8 : 30 p.m. of previous day
725. Who is the inventor of Dynamite?
Alfred Nobel
726. What is infolding from the inner membrane of mitochondria called?
Cristae
727. How is the difference between visible exports and visible imports defined?
Balance of trade
728. How are representatives of Union Territories in Lok Sabha chosen?
Direct elections
729. Xerophytes are plants which can grow in regions having how moisture?
Low moisture
730. Who is the author of “Shadow from Ladakh”?
B h a b a n i Bhattacharya
