Questions from Basic General Knowledge
1921. Sri Narayana Guru died on?
20 September 1928 (1104 Kanni 5) at Sivagiri.
1922. Who was the first woman to win the Jnanpith Award?
Ashapurna Devi
1923. The famous sportsman Michael Jordan is associated with which game?
Basket ball
1924. Grant Bating and Charles Best; Canadian doctors; were awarded Nobel Prize in 1923. What did they discover?
Insulin in 1921
1925. In Rigvedic society; which was unknown?
Child marriage
1926. “Bhanu Singha” was the pen name of famous writer?
Rabindra Nath Tagore
1927. Which Indian ruler established embassies in foreign countries. on modern lines?
Tipu Sultan
1928. Which soil is very hard to cultivate?
Sandy
1929. Which missionary is the author of Varthamanapustakam (1785)?
Paramekkal Thomakathanar
1930. Which tree, once very popular in social forestry, is now taken to be environmental hazard?
Eucalyptus
