Questions from Basic General Knowledge
971. The famous book’ The Daughter of the East’ is written by which woman?
Ms. Benazir Bhutto
972. Who made primary education compulsory in Travancore in 1817?
Rani Gauri Parvathi Bai
973. Which is the largest irrigation canal of the world?
Indira Gandhi Canal
974. Which is purest form of iron?
Wrought iron
975. Who is the creator of the famous characters “Cordelia; Desdemona; Hamlet”
Shakespeare
976. Who is the author of Adam Bede?
George Eliot
977. Who was the Stuart king who dissolved the Parliament of England in 1629 and did not summon it till 1640?
Charles I
978. Which is an example of Midlatitude desert?
Patagonia desert
979. India won the last Hockey Olympic Gold in which year?
1980; Moscow
980. Which kingdom was annexed to tile Mughal empire during the reign of Shahjahan?
Ahmadnagar
