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

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