Questions from Basic General Knowledge
2171. Who were the first European to reach Africa ?
The Portuguese
2172. What is the major source of oceanic salinity?
Rivers
2173. When the wind is deflected due to the rotation of the Earth, what is it called?
Geostropic wind
2174. Which King of Travancore opened the First modern factory for the manufacture of coir at Alleppey (1859)?
Utram Thirunal Marthanda Varma.
2175. Who was awarded the first Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award?
Mother Teresa
2176. Who is the author of “Tyagpatra”?
Jainendra
2177. What is the name of very violent and serious types of winds which bring lot of disaster?
Hurricane
2178. The country with highest GDP is ?
USA
2179. In which year Television broadcasting was started in Kerala?
January 1982 in Thiruvananthapuram
2180. What is a graph is plotted taking °C along the Y-axis and of K along the Xaxis?
Straight line
