Questions from Basic General Knowledge

861. Name the first bank in the world?

Royal Bank of Scotland in 1728

862. From the Earth to the sun is one AU what does AU stand for?

Astronomical Unit

863. Which is the first biography in literature ?

Parallel Lives by Plutarch

864. Who is the author of Good Earth ?

Pearl S Buck

865. Method of cultivating plants without using soil but by using nutrient solution?

Hydroponics

866. Why do The clouds float in the atmosphere?

Because of their low temperature

867. Who is the author of “Magic seeds”?

V.S.Naipaul

868. Who said "To be; or not to be: that is the question"?

William Shakespeare

869. What is the approximate velocity of light per second?

3× 108 m

870. During the Indian Freedom struggle, who started a journal “The Indian Sociologist”?

Shyamji Krishna Varma

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