Questions from Basic General Knowledge
1951. Who is the author of “Importance of Being Earnest”?
Oscar Wilde
1952. Socrates the Greatest of the Greek philosphers was forced to commit suicide by drinking which poison ?
Hemlock; in 399 BC
1953. Which chemical used as a ‘fixer’ in photography?
Sodium thiosulphate
1954. Who authored the ‘Gitanjali’, an anthology of poems?
Rabindranath Tagore
1955. The first neutron reactor of India, ‘Kamini’, is situated at which place?
Kalpakkam
1956. Who is the author of Affluent Society?
J K Galbraith
1957. Who is the author of “ Rathrikal”?
Dr.Ayyappa Panicker
1958. From which place did the Aryans came to India?
Central Asia
1959. Who is the author of “Buddha’s Warriors”?
Mikel Dunham
1960. When the English defeated Napolean Bonaparte in 1813 he was deported to?
Elba
