Questions from Basic General Knowledge

771. Which was capital of Raja Ranjit Singh of Punjab?

Lahore

772. Who wrote The Last Temptation of Christ?

Nikos Kazantzakis

773. Tuberculosis is also known as ?

'White Plague.'

774. What is the minimum age for election/appointment as member of the Rajya Sabha ?

30 years

775. The executive power is vested in the President but on whose advice is it actually used?

The Council of Ministers

776. Which together constitute the plants and animals of a region?

Flora and Fauna

777. Who is the author of “For Whom the Bell Tolls”?

Ernest Hemingway

778. Who developed Varkala as the nucleus of a flourishing town?

Ayyappan Marthanda Pillai

779. Which year India government formally launched Pulse Polio Campaign?

1994

780. Who has written the book ‘The Famished Road’?

Ben Okri

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