Questions from Basic General Knowledge

1491. Lathyrism is caused by excessive consumption of which thing?

Khesari Dal

1492. Who is the author of “Gulliver's Travels”?

Jonathan Swift

1493. Which place is famous for "3 L" Land of Letters, Latex and Lakes?

Kottayam

1494. What is the position of a planet when it is nearest to the Sun;?

Perihelion

1495. Saint Thomas (Apostle) is believed to have landed in Kodungalloor (Muziris) in?

52 AD

1496. Thanatology is the study of what?

Death

1497. Who is the author of King of Dark Chamber ?

Rabindranath Tagore

1498. Which is adapted to grow in dry places?

Xerophytes

1499. Who was deported in 1910 for published a series of articles in "Swadesha bhimani” criticising the Diwan P. Rajagopalachari and the king Sri Mulam Thirunal?

K. Ramakrishna Pillai

1500. Statue of Liberty is situated in ?

The Liberty Island in the Newyork Port.

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