Questions from Basic General Knowledge

1841. Who is considered as the father of modem Russia?

Peter the Great

1842. Which hot dust-laden wind is blowing from Sahara desert to Mediterranean region?

Sirocco

1843. Who is the inventor of Shorthand?

Pitman

1844. Who is the author of “The Canterbury Tales”?

Geoffrey Chaucer

1845. During the reign of emperor was the artillery most perfect and numerous?

Aurangzeb

1846. Which place is known as the Vatican of Nair community?

Perunna near Changanasseri

1847. Phycology is the study of ?

Algae

1848. Which is used in beauty parlours for’ hair setting?

Sulphur

1849. ‘The Naked Face’, a very popular book is written by which author?

Sidney Sheldon

1850. Who is the author of “The Gathering”?

Ann Enright

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