Questions from Basic General Knowledge
751. How many feet in a fathom?
Six
752. Which rulers held a religious assembly at Prayag every five years?
Harshavardhana
753. Christopher Cockerel invented what?
Hovercraft
754. The anti-malarial drug Quinine is made from a plant. Which is that plant?
Cinchona
755. Which hot and dry winds that help in the ripening or grapes in the Alps region?
Foehn
756. Who was the editor of ‘Paschimodayam'?
Dr. Frederic Muller
757. Which Indian king requested Napoleon for help to drive the British from India?
Tipu Sultan
758. Which Gupta ruler defeated the Huna ruler, Mihirakula ?
Yasodharman
759. Who is known as the 'Liberator'?
Simon Bolivor
760. Guwahati is on the bank of which River?
Brahmaputra
