Questions from Basic General Knowledge

41. Who is the author of Persuasion ?

Jane Austen

42. The word Heirogliphic means?

Sacred Writing

43. Where did Chatampi Swamikal attained Samadhi?

At Panmana in Kollam district.

44. Throgh which are water and mineral in plant are transported?

Xylem

45. Slavery was abolished in Travancore in 1812by ?

Rani Gauri Lakshmi Bai

46. Who laid the foundation stone of Old Secretariat complex on 7 December 1865?

Ayilyam Thirunal

47. Day of the Elderly is on?

1-Oct

48. Which was the first synthetic fibre made by man?

Nylon

49. Which type of glass can cut off ultraviolet rays?

Crookes glass

50. Why does Mumbai receives more rainfall than Pune?

Because mumbai is on the windward side

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