Questions from Basic General Knowledge
781. Largest Mosque?
Umayyad Mosque 157 m × 97 m covering an area of 3.76 acres. Damascus; Syria.
782. Who is the inventor of Air Conditioning?
Carrier
783. Who is the author of Rubaiyat ?
Omar Khayyam
784. Who got the ‘Bharat Ratna’ award, before becoming the President of India?
Dr. Zakir Hussain
785. When water vapours are passed over aluminium carbide, what do we get?
Methane
786. Which language is not recognised in the 8th Schedule though it is an official language of a State?
English
787. Which is the first newspaper published in 1864 from Kochi?
’Paschimataraka’
788. Who is the author of The Canterbury Tales?
Geoffrey Chaucer
789. Who is the author of “ Gotrayanam”?
Dr.Ayyappa Panicker.
790. Who killed Abraham Lincoln in 1865?
Wilks Booth
