Questions from Basic General Knowledge
1981. Who is the author of “Idiot”?
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
1982. Which gave an impetus to the growth of militant nationalism on a widespread scale?
Partition of Bengal
1983. Who was the first Chief Minister of Travancore who assumed the title Diwan?
Raja Kesava Das
1984. Who is the author of “'Nightingale of India'“?
Sarojini Naidu
1985. Who was given the title of Andhra-Kavita- Pitamaha ?
Peddana
1986. Who is the author of “King Lear”?
William Shakespeare
1987. Who is the author of “Pair of Blue Eyes”?
Thomas Hardy
1988. Which country has the longest international boundary with India?
Bangladesh
1989. Which treaty was signed by the Allies with Austria- Hungary in 1919?
The Treaty of St. Germain
1990. Who is the author of “The Old Man and the Sea”?
Earnest Hemingway.
