Questions from Basic General Knowledge
7501. Which Union Territory attained statehood in February; 1987?
Goa
7502. Which temple got the name of Black Pagoda?
Sun Temple
7503. Who was the great sailor who reached Phillipines in 1521 and died there fighting its aborgins?
Ferdinant D Megallan of Portugal
7504. The Kabini River, is an important tributary of?
Kaveri River
7505. Which Cricketer has scored the highest total runs in test cricket?
Sachin Tendulkar
7506. What was the name of the tax which the kings used to collect from the people in the Vedic period?
Bali
7507. Mahatma Gandhi gave the call ‘Do or Die’ during which movement?
Quit India Movement
7508. By whom was the Bahmani Kingdom founded?
Hasan
7509. Which personality is credited with starting ‘Vana Mahotsava’ in 1950?
K. M. Munshi
7510. Who is the author of “The Universe in a Nutshell”?
Stephen Hawking
