Questions from Basic General Knowledge
1511. With reference to the Revolt of 1857; who laid siege to Jhansi in March 1858?
Sir Hugh Rose1
1512. Which vedic school is popularly known as Nalanda of the South (Dakshina Nalanda)?
The Kanthalur Salai
1513. Who is the inventor of Geometry?
Euclid
1514. Most polished weapon of the Neolithic Age was ?
The Stone axe
1515. The fifth generation computers (present day)use ?
Artificial Intelligence.
1516. Which missionary is the author of Varthamanapustakam (1785)?
Paramekkal Thomakathanar
1517. The Japanese art of folding paper into decorative objects is called ?
Origami
1518. During which period of evolution man started the settled life?
Neolithic period
1519. Ashokan inscriptions mention about the early Cheras with the name ?
Cheralamputra.
1520. Which was the first school for girls in South India?
Holly Angles Convent started in 1880 in Thiruvananthapuram
