Questions from Basic General Knowledge
1301. Who was the first Viceroy of the Portuguese; appointed in 1505AD; in the East?
Francisco d' Almeida
1302. Who abolished all restrictions with regard to the covering of their upper parts by a Channar women in South Travancore in 1859?
Utram Tirunal Marthanda Varma
1303. Which was the crop during the 13th and 14th Centuries A.D. the Indian peasants did not cultivate?
Maize
1304. Who is the author of “Chidambara smarana”?
Balachandran Chullikkadu
1305. Which revolutionary leaders’ organised an attack on the armoury of Chittagong ?
Surya Sen
1306. Which place is known as the Cultural Capital of Kerala ?
Thrissur.
1307. Who is the author of the book ‘Nineteen Eighty Four’?
George Orwell
1308. Among the Indian languages; which one is spoken maximum in the world after Hindi?
Bengali
1309. Who has the power to form a new State within the Union of India?
President
1310. What was the name of the Atom bomb dropped in Nagasaki known as?
'Fat man'
