Questions from Basic General Knowledge
21. Where was Ayyankali born ?
at Venganore in Trivandrum district; in 1863.
22. Who is the creator of the famous character Alice?
Lewis Carroll
23. Who wrote Oedipus the King ?
Sophocles
24. Who destroyed the group of Forty Nobles?
Balban
25. Who is the author of “Adventures of Tom Sawyer”?
Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
26. Who is the author of “Kidnapped”?
R.L.Stevenson
27. Which is the shortest air-route from Perth to London?
Perth; Aden; Paris; London
28. In how many adhikaranas is the Kautilya"s "Arthashastra"divided?
15
29. The petition submitted American colonists before king George III of England in 1774?
Olive Branch Petition
30. During the reign of which Pallava ruler did the Chinese pilgrim Hieun Tsang visit Kanchi?
Narasimhavaram
