Questions from Basic General Knowledge

1. Utiyam Cheralatham of first Chera Empire had the title ?

'Vanavarampan'.

2. Who is the first Indian woman to receive in Borlaug award and in which year?

Dr. Amita Patel; 1992

3. Which is a strong smelling agent added to LPG cylinder to help in the detection of gas leakage?

Thioethanol

4. Vamanapuram River originates from?

Chemunji Mottai of the Western Ghats

5. Meghanath Saha award is given for outstanding contribution in which field?

Science

6. In the Battle of Trafalgar (1805) British fleet (under Nelson) defeated the combined fleet of ?

France and Spain

7. Who is the author of Back to Methuselah ?

George Bernard Shaw

8. Who is the first malayalam actor to win the National Award?

Antony (1974 (B) Nirmalyam)

9. Who is the author of Triumph ?

John Kenneth Galbraith

10. Risk; Uncertainty; and Profit was written by ?

Frank H. Knight

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