Questions from Basic General Knowledge
1651. Who was the first General-Secretary of the Indian National Congress?
Dadabhai Naoroji
1652. Which gland is situated beneath the brain and whose oversecretion produces giants-size children?
Pituitary
1653. The first book on personal computers “Computer Liberation and Dream Machine”; was written by ?
Ted Nelson
1654. Which is the largest dam in the Bharathapuzha river?
Malampuzha dam
1655. On the ruins of which Hindu kingdom was the kingdom of Golconda founded?
Kakatiyas
1656. Who is the creator of the famous character Tess?
Thomas Hardy
1657. Who is the author of “‘The Count of Monte Cristo’”?
Alexander Dumas
1658. The Musalman; the handwritten daily newspaper in circulation since 1927; is published from which place?
Chennai
1659. It is believed that Hippalus; a Greek navigator; came to Muziris (Kodungallur) by sea?
in 45 AD.
1660. Which country is the biggest producer of mango?
India
