Questions from Basic General Knowledge

581. Who laid the foundations of Portuguese power in India?

Alfonso de Albuquerque

582. The vegetation of deserts is called ?

Xerophytes

583. Who is the author of “ Kavya Narthaki “?

Changampuzha Krishna Pilla

584. The" Electricity Agitation" Which agitation was organised in Cochi against the privitization of Electricity supply in Cochin Town?

Diwan R.K. Shanmukham Chetti

585. Who is the author of The Mayor of Caster Bridge?

Thomas Hardy

586. What does the outermost whorl of Bougainvillea flower consist of?

Bract

587. The district with most number of post offices in Kerala is?

Thrissur

588. By whom was the quantum theory first enunciated?

By Max Planck

589. In which country, has maximum damage to the forest been caused by acid rain?

Poland

590. Who was defeated by Babur in the first battle of Panipat?

Ibrahim Lodi

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