General Knowledge - Basic - 001

1 : The Currency of New Zealand?
Ans : New Zealand Dollar

2 : Who is the author of “Rip Van Winkle”?
Ans : Washington Irving

3 : The first mammal clone” Dolly” was created by?
Ans : lan Wilmut

4 : World Mother Language Day is on?
Ans : 21-Feb

5 : Who is the author of “Tryst with Destiny”?
Ans : S.Gopalan

6 : The Currency of Guyana?
Ans : Guyana Dollar

7 : ThullaI was originated from?
Ans : Ambalapuzha.

8 : Who is the author of Lolita ?
Ans : V Nabakov

9 : Who is the author of “Kanthapura”?
Ans : Raja Rao

10 : Who was the immediate successor of prophet Muhammed or first Khalifa?
Ans : Abubekker

11 : Who was the first editor of Malayalam Manorama?
Ans : Kandathil Varghese Mappilai

12 : Who is the inventor of T.N.T. (high explosive)?
Ans : Will Brand

13 : Who was the first Prime Minister of England and the first in the world to hold the post of Prime Minister?
Ans : Robert Walpole

14 : Who is the inventor of Blood grouping?
Ans : Dr.Costella and Dr.Moss

15 : Which treaty was signed by the Allies with Austria- Hungary in 1919?

Ans : The Treaty of St. Germain

16 : Phytopathology is the study of ?
Ans : Plant diseases

17 : Who is the author of ” Sea of Poppies”?
Ans : Amitav Ghosh

18 : Country known as the nest of singing birds?
Ans : England

19 : Which organ of the body is affected by Osteomyelitis?
Ans : Vertebral column

20 : Who is the author of “The Ancient Mariner”?
Ans : S.T. Coleridge

21 : Who are the selected people of Jehovah ?
Ans : Jews

22 : Numismatology Institute is located at?
Ans : Nasik.

23 : Tetanus causing bacteria is ?
Ans : Clostridium tetani

24 : Who is the author of Atoms of Hope ?
Ans : Mohan Sundar Rajan

25 : The Battle of Marathon (BC 490) between the Persians and Athenians was led by ?
Ans : Darius I

26 : North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) was formed in?
Ans : 1-Apr-49

27 : Who is the author of the famous book’ Historia Naturalis’?
Ans : Pliny

28 : Agra is on the bank of which River?
Ans : Jamuna

29 : Who is the author of “Sahitya Manjari (I I parts)”?
Ans : Vallathol Narayana Menon

30 : Who is the author of “Man eaters of Kumaon”?
Ans : Jim Corbett

31 : Who is the author of ” Painter of Signs”?
Ans : R.K. Narayan

32 : Which is Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s first film?
Ans : Swayamvaram (1972)

33 : Highest Straight?
Ans : Bhakra Nangal on river Sutlej

34 : was the first woman judge of India?
Ans : Justice Anna Chandy -1937

35 : PET Scan is Positron Emission Tomography scan is used for studying?
Ans : Brain

36 : Paratroop Training College is located at?
Ans : Agra (Uttar Pradesh).

37 : Broadest Street (World)?
Ans : Broadway St. (USA)

38 : Ramanujam Trophy is associated with?
Ans : Table Tennis (Junior Boys)

39 : Who is the author of “India- The Critical years”?
Ans : Kuldip Nayar

40 : City of Eternal Springs?
Ans : Quito (S.America)

41 : Thiruvananathapuram Medical College was started in?
Ans : 1951

42 : Organization Of Economic Co-Operation & Development (OECD) was established on ?
Ans : 30-Sep-61

43 : Quebec is on the bank of which River?
Ans : St.Lawrence

44 : Who is the author of “India of Our Dreams”?
Ans : K.Y. Kamath

45 : Who is the author of “Way of All Flesh”?

Ans : Samuel Butler

46 : ‘The Republic’ was the famous work of?
Ans : Plato

47 : Whch is the world’s most ferocious fresh water fish?
Ans : Piranha

48 : Who was the second Malayali to get enrolled in the Indian Cricket Team?
Ans : Sreesanth

49 : Uber Cup is associated with?
Ans : World Badminton (Women)

50 : Who is the author of “Kapala Kendala”?
Ans : Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

51 : Who is the author of “Freedom Song”?
Ans : Amit Chaudhuri

52 : The Japanese Parliament is known as ?
Ans : Diet

53 : Which is the biggest Gorge in the world ?
Ans : Grand Canyon in the Colarado river in America

54 : Who is regarded as Father of Modern Travancore?
Ans : Marthanda Varma who reigned from 1729 to 1758 AD

55 : Where is the most popular tourist destination Serenity Beach?
Ans : Pondicherry

56 : The scheme of Travancore Devaswam Board to plant trees on barren temple premises is called?
Ans : Devaranyam scheme

57 : Who is the author of “Guide”?
Ans : R.K. Narayan

58 : First Bachelor President of America is?
Ans : James Buccanan

59 : Largest Reptile in the world is ?
Ans : Crocodile

60 : which disease may be caused by Radiation ?

Ans : Leukaemia.

61 : Sickman of Europe?
Ans : Turkey

62 : Who is the author of Light That Failed ?
Ans : Rudyard Kipling

63 : The Currency of Barbuda?
Ans : Dollar

64 : Who is the author of “Hindi Swaraj”?
Ans : Gandhiji

65 : Which was the first College in Kerala?
Ans : CM.S. College Kottayam (1840)

66 : Who is the author of Major Barbara ?
Ans : George Bernard Shaw

67 : ….means officially lowering the value of currency in terms of foreign currencies?
Ans : Devaluation

68 : Most famous ruler of ancient Athens?
Ans : Pericles

69 : Who is the author of Indira – The Life of Indira Nehru and Gandhi?
Ans : Katerine Frank

70 : Who is the author of “Nisheeth”?
Ans : Uma Shankar Joshi

71 : After the October Revolution who came to power in Russia?
Ans : Trotsky

72 : Who is known as the father of German integration ?
Ans : Bismark

73 : Who is the author of “Marapavagal”?
Ans : Karoor Neelakanda Pillai

74 : Oxygen starvation due to low atmospheric oxygen is called ?
Ans : asphyxia.

75 : Who was the first Malayalee Chief Justice of Supreme Court?

Ans : K.G Balakrishnan

76 : What is the name of autobiography of Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishnapilla ?
Ans : “Ente Nadukadathal”

77 : City Beautiful?
Ans : Chandigarh

78 : Blood circulation was discovered by ?
Ans : William Harvey.

79 : The Capital of Falkland Islands?
Ans : Stanley

80 : Which is Asia’s largest naval academy?
Ans : Ezhimala Indian Naval Academy (Kannur)

81 : Ken Sara Wiva; a poet and human right activist who was hanged by the government for his unconventional views belongs to?
Ans : Nigeria

82 : Who was the first First Portuguese Navigator to reach Kerala?
Ans : Vascoda Gama (1498)

83 : Highest Capital?
Ans : Lhasa (3; 684 metres above sea level)

84 : Loan provided at low interest or no interest at all by World Bank is called?
Ans : Soft loan

85 : The Capital of Cape Verde?
Ans : Praia

86 : Who is the author of Rip Van Winkle?
Ans : Washington Irving

87 : Colour of the skin is due to the presence of?
Ans : melanin

88 : After the Thrippatidanam; Travancore Rajas came to be known as?
Ans : Padmanabhadasas.

89 : COBOL; Common Business Oriented Language; was developed by ?
Ans : Grace Murray Hooper.

90 : The beginning of the French Revolution was marked by the breaking of ?

Ans : The Bastile Prison by the Third Estate on 14th July 1789.

91 : Fastest Animal?
Ans : The Peregerine Falcon

92 : Who is the author of “Future Shock”?
Ans : Alan Toffler

93 : Who is considered as the father of the nation of Columbia?
Ans : Simon Bolivor

94 : Who is the author of “Ulysses”?
Ans : James Joyce

95 : Sigmond Freud belongs to which country?
Ans : Austria

96 : The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) or World Bank was established in?
Ans : 1944

97 : Who is the author of “Grub Street”?
Ans : Henry Fielding

98 : Longest Railway (Asia)?
Ans : India

99 : Egyptian kings were known as ?
Ans : ‘Pharoh’ (‘Pharoh’ means one who lives in a mansion)

100 : Who is the author of ” Between the Assassinations”?
Ans : Arvind Adiga

101 : Who is the author of “Ambassador’s Report”?
Ans : Chester Bowles

102 : Name the only artery carrying impure blood?
Ans : Pulmonary artery

103 : Which was the first Printed book in Malayalam?
Ans : Samkshepa vedartham

104 : CENTO stands for?
Ans : Central Treaty Oganisation

105 : Vitamin D deficiency causes?

Ans : Rickets

106 : Which was the first film studio in Kerala?
Ans : The Travancore National pictures established by JC Daniel in 1926 in Nagarcoil

107 : Who is the author of “The Golden Gate”?
Ans : Vikram Seth

108 : The year in which Israel was formed in Palestine?
Ans : 1948

109 : Water Frame was invented by?
Ans : Richard Archwright

110 : Which is the birth place of Ayyankali?
Ans : Venganoor

111 : The Capital of Hungary?
Ans : Budapest

112 : Who is the author of “Gods Little Soldier”?
Ans : Kiran Nagarkar

113 : Karachi is on the bank of which River?
Ans : Sindh

114 : Who invented Thermometer
Ans : Galileo Galilee (1593)

115 : Emerald Isle?
Ans : Ireland

116 : Cricket was introduced in Kerala by?
Ans : Col Arthur Wellesley

117 : Who is the author of “St.John”?
Ans : G.B.Shaw

118 : Who is the author of “Uttar Ramcharita”?
Ans : Bhava Bhuti

119 : Who is known as Fuehrer ?
Ans : Adolf Hitler

120 : Leprosy is also known as ?

Ans : Hansen’s disease.

121 : Currency coins are known as ?
Ans : Legal tender money

122 : Who is the author of “Story of My Life”?
Ans : Moshe Dayan

123 : Hitler became the head of Nazi Party in ?
Ans : 1923

124 : National Botanical Garden (National Botanical Research Institute; NBRI) is situated in?
Ans : Lucknow.

125 : Who is the author of ” Sarada “?
Ans : Oyarathu Chandu Menon

126 : TheFive kingdoms are Monera; Protista; Fungi; Plants and Animals. Five kingdom classification was developed by ?
Ans : R.H.Whittaker

127 : Who is the author of “‘Crisis into Chaos'”?
Ans : E.M.S. Namboodiripad

128 : Which is the first Christian church in India?
Ans : St Thomas church at Palayoor (Thrissur)

129 : Name the philosopher who first articulated the concept of Pakistan in 1931?
Ans : Muhammed Iqbal

130 : Who is the author of “From India to America”?
Ans : S.Chandrasekar

131 : Who is the author of “Republic”?
Ans : Plato

132 : Who is the inventor of Match (safety)?
Ans : J.E.Landstorm

133 : The Arab traveller Sulaiman (85I AD) visited Kerala during the reign of?
Ans : Sthanu Ravi Vannan.

134 : Who is the author of “Ambassador’s Report”?
Ans : Chester Bowles

135 : Who is the author of “Naked Triangle”?

Ans : Balwant Gargi

136 : Which place is known as the Cultural Capital of Kasargode?
Ans : Neeleswaram.

137 : American President who is known as ‘Black Horse’?
Ans : James K Polk

138 : Which country in the world’s largest fishing industry?
Ans : China

139 : Name the Travancore king who attacked Thekkumkur and destroyed the palace and the Thaliyil Fort?
Ans : Marthanda Varma

140 : Who is the author of “Glimpses of World History”?
Ans : Jawaharlal Nehru

141 : Pakistan President who was hanged to death in 1979?
Ans : Sulfiker Ali Bhuto

142 : Who is the author of “The Third World in the Age of Globalisation”?
Ans : Ash Narain Roy

143 : Who is the author of “A House for Mr. Biswas”?
Ans : V.S.Naipaul

144 : Largest Group of Islands?
Ans : Malaya Archipelago

145 : Palynology is the study of ?
Ans : Pollen and spores

146 : Who is the author of Gita Rahasya ?
Ans : Bal Gangadhar Tilak

147 : Who is known as Fuehrer ?
Ans : Adolf Hitler

148 : Temple Entry Proclamation was in ?
Ans : 1936

149 : Who is the author of ‘Pracheena Malayalam’?
Ans : Chatampi Swamikal

150 : Who is the author of “Mountbatten”?
Ans : Philip Ziegler