Questions from Basic General Knowledge
1391. Who was the successor of Shivaji ?
Sambhaji
1392. Who is the author of “Nine Days Wonder”?
John Masefield
1393. Who is the author of “ The Ground Beneath her Feet”?
Salman Rushdie
1394. On which date Marthandavarma dedicated the kingdom to Sri. Padmanabaha of Trivandrum (Thrippatidanam) ?
Wednesday; January 3; 1750 (Makararn 5; 725 KE).
1395. Which planet is known as the Earth"s Twin?
Venus
1396. Who is the author of Scenes from a writer's life ?
Ruskin Bond
1397. Who said "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child!"?
William Shakespeare
1398. Which tree require highest amount of water for growth?
Euclyptus
1399. Which compound is used for writing on glass?
Hydrogen fluoride
1400. Angular separation between two colours of the spectrum depends upon which thing?
Angle of deviation
