Questions from Basic General Knowledge

1771. What is the real name of George Eliot?

Mary Ann Evans

1772. Up to howmuch age can the Members of the Union Public Service Commission function?

65 years

1773. Who firstly predicated the existence of electromagnetic waves?

Maxwell

1774. Which is the world's most populous country?

China

1775. In storms; the roofs of some houses are carried away. According whom is this?

Bernoulli’s principle

1776. Who is the author of “ Coolies”?

Mulk Raj Anand

1777. Who is the author of Childhood?

Maxim Gorky

1778. Rainfall in the doldrums is of the nature of which precipitation?

Orographic precipitation

1779. In which year did India first take part in the Olympic Games?

1920

1780. Which civilization discovered the use of Lunar Calendar based on the Moon ?

The Sumerians

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