Questions from Basic General Knowledge
971. Sufi Kalam, a type of devotional music, is the characteristic of which state?
Kashmir
972. Who was the Finance Minister of India in the Interim Government during 1946-1947?
R. K. Shanmukham Chetty
973. A place having an average annual temperature of 27°C and an annual rainfall of over 200 cm.where is this?
Singapore
974. Which root develops from any part of plant body except the radical?
Adventitious root
975. When had India a plan holiday?
After the drought of 1966
976. From where is the term ‘sufi’ derived?
From a type of garment
977. Through which material does sound travel slowest?
Wood
978. In which Molecule the distance between two adjacent carbon atoms is longest?
Ethane
979. What was the aim of the Guruvayur Satyagraha ?
To enable all sections of Hindus to enter temples.
980. Who is the author of “ Sea of Poppies”?
Amitav Ghosh
