Questions from Basic General Knowledge

1951. Who is the author of “ Azuravithu “?

M.T.Vasudevan Nair

1952. First Telephone exchange was opened at Kolkata with 50 lines in?

1881

1953. In which region does rainfall occur throughout the year?

Equatorial region

1954. Which is similar to the Taj Mahal in construction?

Humayun’s tomb

1955. Who is the author of How to change the world ?

Eric Hobsbawm

1956. Which has proved the best source of information for depicting India"s ancient history?

Inscriptions

1957. Nehru Trophy Boat Race was inaugurated by?

Jawaharlal Nehru (1952)

1958. In which year the High Court of Travancore was established?

1887

1959. Who said “My boy no, you are an Indian first and then a Muslim”?

Mohammad Ali Jinnah

1960. Zambia and Zimbabwe used to be called what

Rhodesia

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