Questions from Basic General Knowledge
1. Which was not a kingdom in ancient India?
Hampi
2. Who started the Public Works Department in India in 1848?
Lord Dalhousie
3. Who is the author of “Reprieve”?
Jean Paul Sartre
4. Which Diwan of Travancore started Postal Savings Scheme 1947?
Diwan Raghva Iyer
5. The author of the controversial book ‘Lajja’ is a citizen of which country?
Bangladesh
6. Who is the author of All the Presidents Men. ?
Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward
7. In which year was Vande Mataram first sung at the session of the Indian National Congress?
1896
8. Who also had the name Devanama Piyadasi?
Mauryan King Ashoka
9. Who is the only person to head the Ministries of Travancore; Thiru-Kochi and Kerala?
Pattam A.Thanu Pillai.
10. Who is the author of "Benjamin Franklin"?
Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishnapilla
