Questions from Basic General Knowledge
1871. Who was the great sailor who reached Phillipines in 1521 and died there fighting its aborgins?
Ferdinant D Megallan of Portugal
1872. Which ruler established embassies in foreign countries on modern lines?
Tipu Sultan
1873. In dry regions; the leaf size of a tree becomes smaller why?
Reduce transpiration
1874. In which case is the area under cultivation is declining fast?
Jute
1875. Who is the author of Chitra ?
Rabindranath Tagore
1876. In which year was Bombay was acquired by the English from the Portuguese?
1662
1877. In which region of India was the Suharawadi order of Sufism popular?
Punjab and Sind
1878. Which animal is blind (Extremely poor eyesight)?
Bat
1879. Who was deported in 1910 for published a series of articles in "Swadesha bhimani” criticising the Diwan P. Rajagopalachari and the king Sri Mulam Thirunal?
K. Ramakrishna Pillai
1880. In which year was Goa captured by the Portuguese?
1510 A.D.
