Questions from Basic General Knowledge

1931. Who is the author of “The Old Man and the Sea”?

Earnest Hemingway.

1932. Trivandrum Museum building and the main building of Trivandrum University College were constructed during the reign of ?

AyilyamThirunal.

1933. Who built the stupa at Sanchi in Madhya Pradesh?

Ashoka

1934. Kamarupa is the old name of which state?

Assam

1935. What is the frequency of a wave whose time-period is 0.05 second?

20 Hz

1936. Who is the inventor of Motor cycle?

Edward Butler

1937. Who is the author of “The Bride of the Sahib and other Stories.”?

Khushwant Singh

1938. Irani Trophy is associated with which sport?

Cricket

1939. ATM stands for?

Automated Teller Machine

1940. Who is the proponent and propagandist of the “Art of Living”?

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

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