Questions from Basic General Knowledge
1611. Which Diwan privatised electric supply in Cochin town?
Diwan R.K. Shanmukham Chetti (1936)
1612. Largest Light House (World)?
Bishop Rock (England)
1613. Who is the inventor of Beriberi (cause)?
Eijkman
1614. Which was the first metal used by man?
Copper
1615. The Zagros mountain range is in which country ?
Iran
1616. Who is popularly known as the Jhansi of Travancore?
Accama Cherian
1617. “Non - Violence in Peace and War"?
Gandhiji
1618. Largest Mammal in the world is ?
Blue Whales
1619. During the reign of which Pallava ruler did the Chinese pilgrim Hieun Tsang visit Kanchi?
Narasimhavaram
1620. Water balance in the body is mainly controlled by ?
ADH (Anti Diuretic Hormone) secreted by hypothalamus.
