Questions from Basic General Knowledge
71. Who is the author of Henry Esmond ?
William M Thackeray
72. Who also had the name Devanama Piyadasi?
Mauryan King Ashoka
73. Which was the first woman to climb Mount Everest?
Junko Tabei
74. The Currency of Paraguay?
Guarani
75. Name the year in which the Decimal system of coinage was introduced in India?
1957
76. Which are the “Horn of Africa�
Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia
77. By whom was first women"s university in India was founded?
Dhondo Keshave Karve
78. Presence of haemoglobin in the urine is called?
Haemoglobinuria.
79. In which year Pondicherry was renamed as Puducherry?
2006
80. Who is the author of “Kavithakes”?
E.Y.Krishana Pillai
