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Miscellaneous GK Questions and Answers-21

01 Nataraja Guru is the son of the renaissance leader :
Dr Palpu

02 The renaissance leader who formed  ‘’Karshaka Sangham”  in Malabar :
Vagbhatananda
03 The minimum age for marriage of boys and girls were made 14 and 18 respectively by the Sarada Act of in 1929  when the Viceroy was : 
Lord Irwin
04 Ancient Hayakstan is present-day :
Armenia
05 Chattampi Swamikal learned ‘’Hatayoga’’  from :
Thycaud Ayya
06 Father of organ transplantation :
Joseph Edward Murray
07 Headquarters of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited :
 Bangalore
08 In which year Indian Air Transport was nationalized :
1953
09 Deacon’s Process is related to the production of:
Chlorine
10 Farmers added calcium oxide in the soil to :
Reduce its acidic nature
11 Golden Globe Award is related to  :
Film
12 Home of Nilgiri Thars,  which is a National Park in Kerala:
Eravikulam
13 In  which plant carbohydrate is stored in flower :
Cauliflower
14 In plants sexual reproduction takes place through :
 Flowers
15 In which year National Green Tribunal came into being:
2010  (October)
16 In which year State Human Rights Commission was established in Kerala:
1998
17 Inscription of Vikramaditya Varagunan :
Paliyam inscription
18 ‘’Karthika’’  is a variety  of which crop :
Paddy
19 Manjira is the tributary of :
Godavari
20 Mumbai High is known for :
Oil mining
21 The popular festival of Assam :
Bihu
22 Russian traveller who visited Kerala:
Athanasius Nikitin
23 Sunlight Vitamin is :
Vitamin D
24 The combustion material at the tip of safety match stick:
Antimony sulphide
25 The country with the largest number of official languages:
South Africa
26 The district in Kerala which has the largest extent of mountainous regions :
Idukki
27 The fastest reptile :
 Iguana
28 The first Chief Minister of Assam :
Gopinath Bordoloi
29 The forest in Kerala which is known for its biodiversity :
Silent valley
30 The most populated country in the African continent :
Nigeria
31 The people sitting below a burning bulb feels heat  due to :
Radiation
32 The second non-Indian woman who became the President of Congress :
Nelli Sengupta (1933)
33 The state of matter in the Sun :
Plasma
34 Tomb of Tutankhamun is in :
Egypt
35 Tusk of the elephant is modified :
Incisors
36 Vazhakkulam in Ernakulam is known for the cultivation of :
Pineapple
37 ‘’Virippu Krishi’’ is harvested in which month of Kollam era :
Kanni
38 Which animal is known as the King of animals :
Lion
39 Which full-time sportsman is nominated as a member of Rajya Sabha as per Article 80 of the Constitution : 
Sachin Tendulkar
40 In which year MILMA was established:
1980
41 In which year National film awards were established :
1954
42 In which year Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited was established:
1986
43 Indian Institute of remote Sensing in Dehra Dun is established with the cooperation of: 
Netherlands
44 The native land of Diego Maradonna  :
Argentina
45 Official language of Kerala :
Malayalam
46 On 15 August 1946, the leader who exhorts to observe ‘’Direct Action Day’’ :
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
47 On the demise of Chattampi Swamikal, who authored ‘’Samadi Saptakam’’:
Pandit Karuppan
48 Sree Krishna took training under Sandeepani Maharshi at :
Ujjain
49 Sree Narayana Guru conducted conference of all religions in 1924 at :
Aluva
50 The first cricket club in Kerala was formed at :
Thalassery
51 The first Delhi Sultan who married Hindu Princess :
Alauddin Khilji
52 The first south Indian language in which the Bible was translated : 
Tamil
53 The largest religion in the world next to Christianity :
Islam
54 The only Commonwealth country in South America :
Guyana
55 Who led the revolt in Lucknow during 1857 revolt : 
Begum Hazrat Mahal
56 Who was known as ‘’Sakyamuni’’: 
Buddha
57 The coldest capital is that of : 
Mongolia
58 Sinn Fein was the national movement of : 
Ireland
59 “Navamanjari”  authored by Sree Narayana Guru is dedicated to : 
Chattampi Swamikal
60 Chengiz Khan was a native of : 
Mongolia
61 Founder of ‘’Vidhyaposhini’’ : 
Sahodaran Ayyappan
62 Hindu Maha Sabha leader who requested Hindus to boycott Quit India Movement : 
V.D. Savarkar
63 In which year Ayyankali passed away : 
1941
64 Lingaraaja temple is in :
Bhuvaneswar
65 Of the tributaries of River Indus, the one which emerges from the easternmost: 
Sutlej
66 Only people of which country can become the President of the World Bank : 
America
67 Real name of Brahmananda Sivayogi : 
Karat Govinda Menon
68 The basic text of Bharatnatyam : 
Abhinayadarpanam
69 Who was known as the  Father of Renaissance :
 Petrarch
70 Who was the regent of Akbar : 
Bairam Khan
71 Autobiography of N.N. Pillai : 
Njan
72 ‘Be Prepared’ is the slogan of : 
Bharat Scouts and Guides
73 ‘Daivamae Kaithozham Kelkkumarakanam” is a poem authored by : 
Pandalam Kerala Varma
74 “Ente Gurunathan”  on Mahatma Gandhi  is composed by : 
Vallathol Narayana Menon
75 The argument between Kerala and Tamil Nadu is over the dam : 
Mullapperiyar
76 Belur, the Headquarters of Ramakrishna Mission  is in :
West Bengal
77 Bermuda Triangle is at : 
The Atlantic ocean
78 Blood Pressure of a sleeping person : 
Decreases
79 Crimea was part of : 
Ukraine  (Now annexed by Russia)
80 During the British Regime the summer residence of the Governor of  Madras was at : 
Ooty
81 French Open is related to : 
Tennis
82 Mannathu Padmanabhan started his career as a :
Teacher
83 Mary Antonette  was killed followed by : 
French Revolution
84 Name the vitamin required for the proper functioning of reproductive organs: 
Vitamin E
85 The official language of France: French 86 The first chairman of Cochin Port Trust : 
V.R. Subramanium
86 The first chairman of Cochin Port Trust : 
V.R. Subramanium
87 The first Indian woman who procured  Pilot license :
Urmila K. Pareekh
88 The first private company which launched air service in the national level : 
East West Airlines
89 The main religion in Brazil: 
Christianity
90 The main religion of Meghalaya : 
Christianity
91 The President of the interim government formed on 2 September 1946:
 Lord Wavell
92 British regime in India lasted for how many years : 
190
93 Castner Process is related to the production of: 
Sodium
94 Endosulfan is a : 
Pesticide
95 Father of Indian Meteorological Department : 
Dr.P.R.Pisharodi
96 Father of Indian Space Science : 
Vikram Sarabhai
97 Forest in Kerala known for star tortoises : 
Chinnar
98 Ganga and Yamuna merges at : 
Allahabad
199 Headquarters of Kerala State Pollution Control Board :
Thiruvananthapuram
1100 Height of Mount Everest : 
8848 m.

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