Questions from Basic General Knowledge
8241. Who is the author of “Le Contrat Social”?
Rousseau
8242. What is an upper air wind system with very high velocities in certain parts of the atmosphere?
Jet stream
8243. The chief function of phloem is the conduction of…?
Food
8244. Stock exchange Index of London is?
FTSE
8245. Retina of the eye is comparable to which part of a traditional camera?
Lens
8246. What is the growth movement in plant due to light called?
Phototropism
8247. First Telephone line was started between Kolkata and Diamond Harbour?
1851
8248. From which sector is the largest contribution in India’s National Income?
Tertiary sector
8249. Who united all the Sikhs and founded a kingdom in the Punjab?
Maharaja Ranjit Singh
8250. Who is the author of Faces of Everest ?
Maj H P SAhluwalia
