Questions from Basic General Knowledge
8971. Who invented the method of smelting iron with coke in 1709?
Abraham Derby
8972. Who firstly demonstrated experimentally the existence of electromagnetic wave?
Hertz
8973. Malaria is caused by ?
Plasmodium vivax
8974. In which year was the first no confidence motion moved in the Lok Sabha after independence?
1963
8975. Who is the author of “Airport”?
Arthur Halley
8976. Which of appointment is not made by the President of India?
Speaker of the Lok Sabha
8977. When it is P.M. in Tokyo; what is the time at Panama Canal which is located at 180° W of it?
8.00 A.M.
8978. Tamil Brahmins who came to Kerala first settled in?
Sekharipuram in Palakkadu.
8979. In which year, UN General Assembly terminated South Africa’s mandate over Namibia?
1966
8980. Name the first American Lady who advocated for the rights of women is?
Abey Gale Smith (Wife of John Adams)
