Questions from Basic General Knowledge

971. "Virus' the term is coined by ?

V. Beigerinck; a Dutch microbiologist.

972. Who introduced the famous Persian festival of Nauroj in India?

Balban

973. The term bank is derived from 'banco'; from ?

Italian word for 'bench'

974. National Literacy Mission (NLM)was launched in?

1998

975. By whom was the first estimate of national income in India made?

Dadabhai Naoroji

976. Neap tides occur during which phase of the moon?

First and third quarter

977. Rabies; caused by a virus; affects which part of human body?

The nerve cells of the brain.

978. Human Genome Project (HGP) HGP was launched in ?

1988

979. What is the mean of ‘Take off stage’ in an economy?

Steady growth begins

980. Which blood vessel bringing blood into Bowman"s capsule?

Afferent arteriole

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