Questions from Basic General Knowledge
11. Who is the author of “Les Miserables”?
Victor Hugo
12. Which is a traditional art form prevalent among the Christians of Kerala?
Margam Kali
13. How is general weather associated with anticyclone?
Fine and dry
14. On which date Marthandavarma dedicated the kingdom to Sri. Padmanabaha of Trivandrum (Thrippatidanam) ?
Wednesday; January 3; 1750 (Makararn 5; 725 KE).
15. First Indian girl to win the British Junior Squash title?
Joshna Chinappa (17 yrs)
16. Who were the first Europeans to reach India for trade?
Portuguese
17. Which hormone contains iodine?
Thyroxine
18. Blood groups A; B; AB and 0 were discovered by?
Karl Landsteiner.
19. In anaerobic respiration; what is the net gain of ATP per glucose molecule oxidised?
2
20. What was the name of the ship in which Vasco-da-Gama reached Kerala?
St.Gabriel.
