General Knowledge-2

1. In the first War of Indian Independence, which ruler of Afghanistan remained friendly with the British and kept the North West away from the ambit of revolt?___Dost Mohammad

2. What term is used to describe the study of communication and control between men, machines and organisations?___Cybernetics

3. At the Double and Rhythm and Swing are the autobiographies of which all-round cricketer from NewZeland?___Richard Hadlee

4. When Ravan ordered Hanuman's death, who pleaded for his life, telling Ravana that an envoy should never be killed?___Vibhishana

5. Wolfarm is the alternative name of which metallic element?___Tungsten

6. What form of fine textured cotton cloth owes the origin of its name to the former name of the port of Kozhikode in Kerala?___Calico

7. The flights of which pioneering aviator and Parisian neighbour inspired JRD to become a pilot in 1909?___Louis Bleriot

8. Which present day word for a place of uproar owes its origin to a mental asylum in Bethlehem, dedicated to St. Mary?___Bedlam

9. To ward off Humayun's invasion of Gujarat in 1535, which island was ceded by Bahadur Shah to the Portuguese?___Bassein

10. Which ruler of the Khmer empire in eighth century organised his state around the three capitals Hariharalaya, Amarendrapura and Mahendraparvata?___Jayavarman-II

11. In Greek Mythology, which son of the inventor Daedalus perished by flying too close to the sun?___Icarus.

12. The name of which Asian country is derived from the Arabic for 'Fort'?___Kuwait

13. To which gharana does noted sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan belong?___Senia Bangash

14. What generic name is given to the class of whales who do not have teeth?___Baleen

15. In 1909, which Indian revolutionary assassinated Scotland Yard officer Curzon Wylie at the Imperial Institute, London?___Madan Lal Dhingra

16. What unit of measurement is named after the French scientist who invented the galvanometer?___Ampere

17. In 1948, who became the only Indian to dismiss Don Bradman in a Test match?___Lala Amarnath

18. By what common name do we know the Patella bone?___Kneecap

19. Who authored the classic Tao-Te-Ching and was the first major patriarch of Taoism?___Lao Tzu

20. By what name is the group of inert gases that make Group Zero of the periodic table known?___Noble Gases.