Questions from Basic General Knowledge
541. Who is the author of “Discovery of India”?
Jawaharlal Nehru
542. Who is the author of “ Odakkuzhal “?
G. Sankara Kurup
543. Which is a round worm that enters man’s body through the soles of the feet?
Hookworm
544. Who compiled the first Malayalam Dictionary?
Herman Gundert (1814-1893)
545. The source of India’s sovereignty lies in which thing?
Preamble to the Constitution
546. The States Reorganisation Act created how many States and Union Territories?
14 and 6
547. Enlargment of which gland takes place due to deficiency of iodine?
Thyroid
548. Which Mughal ruler was ignorant of the art of reading and writing?
Akbar
549. Who is the author of Monsoon ?
Wilbur Smith
550. Who is the author of Imaging India?
Nandan Nilekani
