Questions from Basic General Knowledge

1311. Who is the author of “Shame”?

Salman Rushdie

1312. Clotting of blood in blood vessels is called ?

Thrombosis

1313. What does protein deficiency in children usually between the age of 1 to 3 year cause?

Kwashiorkor

1314. Which country won the first World Cup cricket tournament in 1975 ?

West Indies

1315. The Himalayan mountain system belongs to which mountains?

Fold mountains

1316. On the banks of which river The Eiffel Tower is situated?

Seine in Paris

1317. Which was the first school for girls in South India?

Holly Angles Convent started in 1880 in Thiruvananthapuram

1318. Who produced the first film in India "Raja Harishchandra" in 1913?

Dada Saheb Phalke

1319. Olympic Games after 4th century AD Restarted (Under IOC) from which year?

1896

1320. Name the first European country to encourage geographical discoveries?

Portugal (Prince Henry; the Navigator of Portugal encouraged sailors by making maps)

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