General Knowledge – Basic – 083

12301 : The name ‘Anchal’ was given to the early postal system of Kerala by?
Ans : Col. Munro

12302 : World’s first woman computer programmer ?
Ans : Augusta Ada King Ada Lovelace

12303 : The city of Constantinople was founded by?
Ans : Constantine

12304 : Who is the author of “If I am Assassinated”?
Ans : Z A Bhutto

12305 : Sri Krishna Gold Cup is associated with?
Ans : Football

12306 : PET Scan is Positron Emission Tomography scan is used for studying?
Ans : Brain

12307 : The Capital of France?
Ans : Paris

12308 : Who is the creator of the famous characters “Oliver Twist; Pip; Estella;”?
Ans : Charles Dickens

12309 : Who is the creator of the famous characters “Dr. Watson; Sherlock Holmes”
Ans : Arthur Conan Doyle

12310 : Was agreement was signed between India and Pakistan after the 1971 battles?
Ans : The Shimla Agreement in 1972

12311 : Who was the first Travancore ruler introduced annual budget called’ Pativukanakku’?
Ans : Marthandavarma

12312 : Who is the author of “Arms and the Man”?
Ans : George Bernard Shaw

12313 : Old Secretariat complex started functioning on?
Ans : 23 August 1869

12314 : Kurichyar Rebellion was in ?
Ans : 1812

12315 : Which Diwan established law court in Kochi?
Ans : Col. Munro in 1812 AD

12316 : Who is the author of “The Pathology of Corruption”?
Ans : S.S. Gill

12317 : Lichenology is the study of ?
Ans : The study of lichens

12318 : Mandan Muttappa
Ans : Vaikom Muhammed Basheer

12319 : Who is the author of “Ashtadhyayi”?
Ans : Panini

12320 : Who is the author of “Ben Hur”?
Ans : Lewis Wallace

12321 : Which district is known as the Cultural capital of Kerala?
Ans : Thrissur

12322 : Which ancient civilisation was famous for secular architecture?
Ans : Persian

12323 : Who is the author of “Duchess of Malfi”?
Ans : John Webster

12324 : DPEP is founded with the assistance of?
Ans : The World Bank

12325 : Who is the creator of the famous characters “Oliver Twist; Pip; Estella”
Ans : Charles Dickens

12326 : Christopher Columbus discovered West Indies and thought it was India in 1492 and called its people?
Ans : Red Indians

12327 : Who is the author of “Life of Pi”?
Ans : Yann Martel

12328 : Largest and longest bone is ?
Ans : Femur (thigh bone)

12329 : The Capital of Estonia?
Ans : Tallinn

12330 : Largest Lake (India)?
Ans : Wular Lake

12331 : Who is the author of Doctor’s Dilemma ?
Ans : George Bernard Shaw

12332 : Malayalam telegraph was started in?
Ans : 1994

12333 : Who is the author of “Gardener”?
Ans : Rabindranath Tagore

12334 : Who is the author of “Naked Triangle”?
Ans : Balwant Gargi

12335 : Who is known as the ‘Father of American Constitution?
Ans : James Madison

12336 : The Currency of Haiti?
Ans : Gourde

12337 : Who is the author of ” Yatrasmaranakal”?
Ans : S K Pottekadu

12338 : In which year Venezuela got independence?
Ans : 1911

12339 : Rene Frank Trophy is associated with?
Ans : Hockey

12340 : Who is the author of King of Dark Chamber ?
Ans : Rabindranath Tagore

12341 : Who is the author of “Godan”?
Ans : Munshi Prem Chand

12342 : Fastest Bird?
Ans : Swift

12343 : Who is the author of Letters from a Father to his Daughter ?
Ans : Jawaharlal Nehru

12344 : The Currency of Laos?
Ans : Kip

12345 : Who is the author of “The company of women”?
Ans : Khushwant Singh

12346 : Which ruler is known as the maker of modern Travancore?
Ans : Marthandavarma.

12347 : Who is the first circum navigator (who sailed around the world) in 1519?
Ans : Ferdinant D Megallan of Portugal

12348 : Which is the biggest railway station in the world?
Ans : Grant Central Terminal in Newyork city

12349 : Nattakam Travancore Cements is located at?
Ans : Kottayam

12350 : Who is the author of “Gitanjali”?
Ans : Rabindranath Tagore

12351 : Who is the author of ” Interpreter of Maladies”?
Ans : Jumpa Lahiri

12352 : Sambalpur is on the bank of which River?
Ans : Mahanadi

12353 : Hippocrates; who is considered as the father of Medical Science was a ?
Ans : Greek

12354 : RBCs of camel are ?
Ans : Nucleated

12355 : Who is the author of “Major Barbara”?
Ans : G.B.Shaw

12356 : Who is the author of Jurassic Park ?
Ans : Michael Crichton

12357 : Pazhassi’s second revolt was in?
Ans : 1800-1805.

12358 : Who was the first Woman Central Minister from Kerala ?
Ans : Lakshmi N.Menon.

12359 : Headquarters of World Bank (IBRD) is at?
Ans : Washington; (USA)

12360 : To which country Herman Gundert belongs to?
Ans : Germany.

12361 : Who is the author of “Punjab The Knight of Falsehood”?
Ans : K.P.SGiII

12362 : Who is the inventor of Steel (Stainless)?
Ans : Henry Bearley

12363 : Vienna is on the bank of which River?
Ans : Danube

12364 : Who is the author of “An Autobiography”?
Ans : Jawaharlal Nehru

12365 : Which is the largest dam in the Bharathapuzha river?
Ans : Malampuzha dam

12366 : Who is the inventor of Bacteria?
Ans : Leeuwenhock

12367 : Who is the author of Utopia?
Ans : Sir Thomas Moore

12368 : Who is known as the ‘Nightingale of India’ ?
Ans : Sarojini Naidu

12369 : Who is the inventor of Atomic Physics?
Ans : Ernest Rutherford

12370 : Who is the author of Devdas?
Ans : Sharat Chandra Chatterjee

12371 : St Angelo Fort in Kannur was captured by the Dutch in?
Ans : 1663

12372 : Who is the author of Utopia-A Bold New World?
Ans : Shishir Gupta

12373 : India’s first 3-D film was?
Ans : My Dear Kuttichathan (1984)

12374 : Who is the author of Man of Destiny ?
Ans : George Bernard Shaw;

12375 : ATP synthesis takes place in ?
Ans : Mitochondrion

12376 : The Chief Court became the High Court during the diwanship of?
Ans : Shanmukham Chettiyar

12377 : The Indian Institute of Management (IIM)was registered at Kozhikode on?
Ans : 22-Aug-96

12378 : Who is the author of “Republic”?
Ans : Plato

12379 : Who is the author of “Erne Uppuppaku oru aana undayirunnu”?
Ans : Vaikom Muhammed Basheer

12380 : Jesute missionaries reached India for the first time during the period of ?
Ans : Akbar the Great in 1580

12381 : Who discovered Blood Circulation system in(1628)
Ans : William Harvey

12382 : Name the only disease totally eradicated in 1980 throughout the world by vaccination ?
Ans : Small pox

12383 : Who is the author of “Oliver Twist”?
Ans : Charles Dickens

12384 : The St. Francis Church at Fort Cochin was built by ?
Ans : Portuguese in 1503.

12385 : Largest City in Population (World)?
Ans : Shangai (China)

12386 : Who is the inventor of Safety Matches?
Ans : J.E.Landstorm

12387 : The scientific name of Coconut is?
Ans : Cocos nucifera

12388 : Most important martial art of Kerala is?
Ans : Kalaripayattu

12389 : Who is the author of “Satyarath Prakash”?
Ans : Swami Dayanand

12390 : Nelson Mandela International Day is on?
Ans : 18th July

12391 : Who is the author of “Tess of the d’Urberville”?
Ans : Thomas Hardy

12392 : Who is the author of His Majesty’s Opponent Subhas Chandra Bose & India’s struggle against Empire?
Ans : Sugata Bose

12393 : Which country is known as the ‘Britain of the East’?
Ans : Japan

12394 : Who is the author of House Divided ?
Ans : Pearl S Buck

12395 : Who is the author of Memories of the Rationalist ?
Ans : Vasanth Sathe

12396 : The Capital of Guyana?
Ans : Georgetown

12397 : Who is the author of Yama?
Ans : Mahadevi Vanna

12398 : Kerala Historical Museum is situated at ?
Ans : Edappalli.

12399 : Who is the author of “Dharmaraja and Rama Raja Bhadur”?
Ans : CV Raman Pillai

12400 : Who is the author of “Dharmapuranam”?
Ans : O.V Vijayan

12401 : Rubber is obtained from the latex of ?
Ans : Hevea brasiliensis.

12402 : Who is the creator of the famous characters “Oliver Twist; Pip; Estella;”?
Ans : Charles Dickens

12403 : The first Olympic Games were held at Olympia in Greece in ?
Ans : 776 Bc

12404 : Who is the author of ” Chekerunna Pakshikal”?
Ans : Madhavikutty (Kamala Surayya)

12405 : ‘Wagon Tragedy’ occurred on?
Ans : 11-10-21

12406 : Who is the author of Vanity Fair?
Ans : W.M. Thackeray

12407 : Who is the author of “Great Illusion”?
Ans : Normal Angell

12408 : Emma Woodhouse
Ans : Jane Austen

12409 : Which country is also known as the ‘Gold Coast’?
Ans : Ghana

12410 : Who were the first to introduce Vowels in the alphabet?
Ans : The Greeks

12411 : Who is the author of “New Dimensions of India’s Foreign Policy”?
Ans : A.B.Vajpayee

12412 : Name the disease resulting from mercury poisoning that causes brain damage ?
Ans : Minamata

12413 : Who is the author of ” Poovampazham”?
Ans : Karoor Neelakanda Pillai

12414 : Who is the author of Naked Triangle ?
Ans : Balwant Gargi

12415 : Who is the inventor of Weaving Machine?
Ans : Kay

12416 : Which vedic school is popularly known as Nalanda of the South (Dakshina Nalanda)?
Ans : The Kanthalur Salai

12417 : Who is the author of “Adventures of Tom Sawyer”?
Ans : Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

12418 : Who is the author of Nisheeth ?
Ans : Uma Shankar Joshi

12419 : Who is the author of “As You Like It”?
Ans : Shakespeare

12420 : First popular ministry of Travancore headed by ?
Ans : Pattom A. Thanu Pillai on March 24; 1948.

12421 : What is the total number of fast track courts functioning in Kerala?
Ans : 38

12422 : The normal blood pressure of a healthy adult is?
Ans : 120/180 mm/Hg.

12423 : Who is the inventor of Razor (Safety)?
Ans : Gillette

12424 : Total number of members countries of G-15 are?
Ans : 19

12425 : In which year a ship first crossed the Atlantic?
Ans : 1833

12426 : To which country Pope John Paul II belongs?
Ans : Poland

12427 : Kerala Historical Museum is situated at ?
Ans : Edappalli.

12428 : Divine Comedy’ a classical work of the Renaissance period; was written by?
Ans : Dante

12429 : The Capital of Rourkina Fasso (Upper Volta)?
Ans : Quagadougon

12430 : The first ‘shot’ of Cold War was fired by?
Ans : Winston Churchill

12431 : The Nuremberg Trials commenced on?
Ans : 20-Nov-45

12432 : Who is the author of “Inside Asia”?
Ans : John Gunther

12433 : Largest and longest bone is ?
Ans : Femur (thigh bone)

12434 : ‘Shakuntala’ is a famous painting of?
Ans : Raja Ravi Varma

12435 : Who is the inventor of Airship?
Ans : Giffard

12436 : Who is the author of “Years of Pilgrimage”?
Ans : Dr. Raja Ramanna

12437 : Who is the author of “Moby Dick”?
Ans : Herman Melville

12438 : Who is the author of “India We Left”?
Ans : H u m p h r e y Trevelyan

12439 : Who is the inventor of Locomotive?
Ans : Richard Travithick

12440 : First Chief Justice of a High Court?
Ans : Justice H.L.Kania (Men); Ms. Leila Seth (Women)

12441 : Who is the author of “Kipps”?
Ans : H.G.Wells

12442 : Diphtheria and Tetanus vaccine was discovered by ?
Ans : Emil Adolf Von Belming and Shibasaburo Kitasato (1891)

12443 : Trachoma causing bacteria is ?
Ans : Chlmydia trachomatis

12444 : Who is the author of “Far from the Madding Crowd”?
Ans : Thomas Hardy

12445 : Manchester of Japan?
Ans : Osaka (Japan)

12446 : First commercial computer is called?
Ans : UNIVAC

12447 : In which year Marco Polo, the great Venician traveller, visited Kollam?
Ans : 1275

12448 : Where is the Indo-Swiz Project situated?
Ans : Mattuppetti.

12449 : Botulism causing bacteria is ?
Ans : Clostridium botulinum

12450 : Who is the inventor of Disc Brake?
Ans : Lanchester