Questions from Basic General Knowledge

301. In which year did Akbar defeat Rana Pratap in the Battle of Haldighati?

1576

302. Where are the Local thunderstorms "Nor" westers" prominent?

West Bengal

303. Bowl shaped depression created as a result of glacial erosion high on a mountainside what is this called?

Cirque

304. Sunda Trench lies in which ocean?

Indian Ocean

305. What is the temperature at which the speed of sound in air becomes double its value of °C?

819°C

306. Who is the author of “Old Curiosity Shop”?

Charles Dickens

307. Who is the author of “The Trumpet Major; ”?

Thomas Hardy

308. Pollination by wind is called?

Anemophily

309. For crop does India have the largest cultivated area in the world?

Rice

310. Who is the inventor of Lightning Conductor?

Benjamin Franklin

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