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Knowledge for All, without Barriers……….
An Initiative by: Kausik Chakraborty.

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General Knowledge – Questions and Answers Part-26

5251. The nine gems in the court of Vikramaditya : 
Dhanwantari, Kshapanaka, Amarasimha, Sanku, Vethala Bhatti, Ghatakarpara, Kalidasa, Varahamihira and Vararuchi
5252.  Movement connected with Rene Descartes : 
Scepticism
5253.  The first Indian state to distribute identity card to all voters : 
Haryana
5254. The region of Earth where life exists : 
Biosphere
5255.  Viswanathan Anand is related to the sport : 
Chess
5256.  The district in Kerala with the least plain : 
Idukki
5257.  Mahatma Gandhi wrote an article in ‘Young India’ on which tribe of Kerala: 
Nayadi
5258.  The only district in Kerala with only one railway station: 
Pathanamthitta
5259.  Who wrote ‘Buddha and His Dharma’  : 
Dr. Ambedkar
5260. The paddy species which has medicinal values : 
Njavara
5261. Which treaty put an end to the conflict  between the British and the French in India : 
Paris
5262.  The major component of the hydrosphere: 
Pacific Ocean
5263.  Notre Dame Cathedral is in : 
France
5264. Who called Samudragupta as Indian Napoleon :
Vincent A Smith
5265.  The first thermal project in Kerala which functions with Naphtha : 
Kayamkulam
5266. Which city is known as Pittsburgh of Japan : 
Yawata
6267.  Law of multiple proportions was first stated by: 
John Dalton
5268.  Sangam work which forms the basis of Thottam Pattu :
Chilappathikaram
5269. Department of Agriculture was formed in Travancore during the reign of : 
Sree Moolam Thirunal
5270.  Calico Textile Museum is in : 
Ahmedabad
5271.  Place in Tamil Nadu known for silk industry :
Kancheepuram
5272.  Gilbert islands are in : 
Pacific Ocean
5273.  Kushans  came to India from : 
North Central Asia
5274. Lore on Kalaripattu which has a significant role in society : 
Vadakkan Pattukal
5275.  In the Lok Sabha and in Assembly who has the right to apply casting vote : 
Speaker
5276.  The Dynasty that succeeded Sunga : 
Kanva dynasty
5277.  The deepest natural harbour in Kerala : 
Vizhinjam
5278.  In which year Napoleon was born : 
1769
5279.  Law of constant proportion was first stated by the French chemist: 
Joseph Louis Proust
5280.  Indian Institute of Indology is in : 
Puducherry
5281. Tashkent is located in : 
Uzbekistan
5282. Union territory in India where French is spoken language:  
Puducherry
5283. The first litter-free city in Kerala : 
Kozhikode
5284.  Who gave his thumb as fee to the Master Dronacharya: 
Ekalavya
5285.  The most powerful Sikh ruler : 
Ranjith Singh
5286.  In which year Spanish War  of succession was started :
1701
5287. ‘Grandma’ is the official newspaper of the communist country : 
Cuba
5288.  Who laid the foundation for the Library Movement in Kerala : 
P. N. Panicker
5289.  Kerala’s own species of cow : 
Vechur
5290.  Which is known as the City of Fashion : 
Paris
5291.  Mozart belonged to : 
Austria
5292.  The largest Volcano on Earth : 
Mauna Loa
5293.  The scholar who led the Malabar revolt in 1921 : 
Ali Musaliar
5294.  Zen Buddhism originated in : 
China
5295.  The last of the Vedas : 
Atharva Veda
5296.  Serifed is related to : 
Silk industry
5297. The main river of the Cholas : 
Kaveri
5298.  Founder of Durant cup : 
Sir Mortimer Durant
5299.  Composition of Stainless steel: 
Iron (73 %),  Chromium (18 %),  Nickel (8%) & Carbon (1%)
5300.  Charalkunnu tourist spot is in : 
Pathanamthitta
5301.  King of Sports : 
Horse Race

5302. Tibia and Fibula are the bones of : 
Legs
5303.  ‘Velicham dukhamanunni…’ are the lines by : 
Akkitham
5304.  KSRTC came into being in : 
April, 1965
5305.  In which river is Chenkulam project:  
Muthirapuzha
5306.  The smallest fish in the world : 
Pygmy Gobi
5307.  The other name of JCB : 
Poclain
5308.  The metal is known as Cuprum in Latin :  
Copper
5309.  In which year the first Earth Summit was held : 
1992
5310.  Lari is the currency of : 
Georgia
5311.  Founder of Lahore Students Union : 
Bhagat Singh
5312. What is called the ‘’Kalpavriksham of  wasteland’’ :
Cashew
5313.  Penguins are found in : 
South pole
5314.  History is written by Winners: who said this : 
Sir Winston Churchill
5315.   “Frailty thy name is a woman” is a popular dialogue in the play by : 
William Shakespeare
5316. Other names of Gersoppa  waterfalls    : 
Jog falls
5317.  The gas with the smell of rotten eggs : 
Hydrogen Sulphide
5318.  Who is regarded as the father of chemistry: 
Robert Boyle
5319. Variety of kerosene used as fuel in Jet engines  : 
Paraffin
5320.  The first Bharat Ratna was awarded to : 
C Rajagopalachari
5321.  Who suggested the law of conservation of mass for the first time: 
Antoine Lavoisier
5322.  Name the Chief Minister of Kerala who was born first in the 20th century: 
R. Sankar
5323.  Where is Joan of Arc Square in India : 
Puducherry
5324.  The UN declared Human Rights at its meeting held at : 
Paris
5325.  When did Kochi become a major port : 
1936
5326.  The first ship Jala Usha made in India was inaugurated in the year 1948 at : 
Visakhapatnam
5327.  Latent heat of vaporization is the highest for : 
Water
5328.  The chief architect of Taj Mahal : 
Ustad Ahmad Lahauri
5329.  The remnants of Ammachi Plavu related to Travancore history is  preserved  at : 
Neyyattinkara
5330.  India gave away ‘Teen Bigha Corridor’ under humanitarian consideration to : 
Bangladesh
5331.  St. Helena is in : 
North Atlantic
5332. The first ship built in the Cochin shipyard : 
Rani Padmini
5332.  The chemical present in talcum powder : 
Hydrated magnesium silicate
5333.  The oldest teak garden in the world : 
Connolly’s plot at Nilambur
5334.  The oldest national flag belongs to : 
Denmark
5335.  Who was known as Kerala Valmiki : 
Vallathol Narayana Menon
5336.  The architect of Kerala Education Bill :
Joseph Mundassery
5337. When did the name of Travancore University become Kerala University : 
1957
5338.  Travancore Kochi treaty was signed in the year : 
1762
5339.  The tallest statue in Tamil Nadu : 
Statue of Thiruvalluvar (133 Feet)
5340.  Who wrote Travancore State Manual : 
V Nagam  Aiya
5341.  Taj Mahal is located on the banks of : 
Yamuna
5342.  The second Tamil writer to win Jnanpith Award :
D.Jayakanthan
5343.  Jamshedpur is on the banks of the river : 
Suvarnarekha
5344.  How many seats did Congress Party win in the  Lok Sabha in Independent India  : 
364
5345.  ‘’Little Mecca’’ in Kerala is : 
Ponnani
5346.  Kerala gets maximum rain in the month of : 
July
5347.  Shenduruny wildlife sanctuary is in : 
Kollam
5348.  Interfax in the News Agency of : 
Russia
5349.  Xinhua is the news agency of : 
China
5350.  The phenomenon in which the animal expresses its sexual maturity in the larva stage: 
Neoteny
5351.  Place popular for things made of  camel’s fur : 
Bikaner

5352.  Kasturba Gandhi passed away on : 
22 February 1944
5353.  Calvinism was born in the continent : 
Europe
5354.  The boat race in Kerala with the longest track: 
Payippad boat race
5355. ‘’Jantar Mantar’’ in New Delhi is  an : 
Observatory
5356.  Guruvayur Kesavan is the name of which animal:
Elephant
5357.  The catalyst used in the manufacture of Ammonia : 
Iron
5358. J.K. Rowling became world-famous through : 
Harry Potter series
5359.  Boat race season in Kerala commences with :
Champakulam boat race
5360.  The first person to refer to Kerala as Malabar : 
Al Beruni
5361.  The vitamin which gets destroyed on heating : 
Vitamin C
5362.  Tarzan is created by : 
Edgar Rice Burroughs
5363.  In which year Slaves in Kochi got freedom : 
1854
5364.  ‘’Santha samudram’’ is : 
The Pacific Ocean
5365.  The first Indian State to impose tax on agriculture : 
Punjab
5366. Kamakhya Temple is in : 
Assam
5367.  In The first battle of Panipat, Babur defeated : 
Ibrahim Lodi
5368. In which year All India Radio took over Thiruvananthapuram Radio Station : 
1951
5369. Chennakesava Temple is in : 
Belur
5370.  The material that expands the least in room (normal) temperature : 
diamond
5371.  Where did Armstrong and his team land after their voyage to the Moon : 
Pacific Ocean
5372.  The family that won Bharat Ratna for three-generation :
Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi,Rajiv Gandhi.
5373.  How many countries have signed the UN charter when issued : 
51
5374.  Ismail Khedira winner of the first Man Booker Prize belonged to : 
Albania
5375.  The greatest among the Solanki (Chalukya) kings who ruled Gujarat  : 
Jayasimha Siddharaja
5376.  Founder of Sharqi dynasty at Jaunpur : 
Malik Sarwar
5377. ‘Chach Nama’ deals with the history of : 
Sind
5378. Who built the tomb of Sher Shah : 
Sher Shah
5379.  Willy Willies is the hot air current blows in : 
Australia
5380.  Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Botanical Garden is in : 
Kolkata
5381.  Founder of Bharat Naujawan Sabha  : 
Bhagat Singh
5382. Founder of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan : 
K.M.Munshi
5383. The majority of the commonwealth colonies belonged to :
Britain
5384.  Tomb of Sher Shah is in : 
Sasaram (Bihar)
5385.  Viceroy during Jallianwala Bagh Massacre : 
Lord Chelmsford
5386.  Chempazhanthy is the birthplace of : 
Sree Narayana Guru
5387.  The dance form called Poetry in motion  :
Bharatanatyam
5388.  In which year Jahangir passed away : 
1627
5389.  The largest island in Japan : 
Honshu
5390. The continent of birds : 
South America
5391.  The only Prime Minister in the world whose mother and grandfather were Prime Ministers: 
Rajiv Gandhi
5392.  Psephology is the study of : 
Election
5393.  In which State are the hill stations of Kulu, Manali and Dalhousie: 
Himachal Pradesh
5394.  Who built the Golden Temple :
Arjan Dev
5395.  The first short story writer to get the Vayalar award : 
T. Padmanabhan
5396.  Study on the structure of plants and animals :
Morphology
5397.  Who built the Red Fort, Dewan-e-Khas, Jama Masjid & Moti Masjid :
Shah Jahan
5398.  Father of Zoology : 
Aristotle
5399. The mixture of Nitric acid and hydrochloric acid : 
Aqua regia
5400. The first Minister for Education of Independent India : 
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
5401.  The world population reached 600 crores on : 
12 October 1999

5402.  70% of the world’s diamonds are cut and polished at : 
Surat
5403.  The protein content in the fur of sheep : 
Keratin
5040.  The molecule responsible for hereditary traits :
DNA
5405.  The art of pruning trees : 
Topiary
5406.  The place outside Kerala which is under the jurisdiction of Kerala High Court: 
Lakshadweep
5407. Joan of Arc belonged to : 
France
5408.  When did Akbar defeat Rana Pratap at Haldighati : 
1576
5409.  The first budget of Independent India was presented by : 
R.K.Shanmukham Chetty
5410.  Who built Sun Temple at Konark : 
Narasimhadeva of Eastern Ganga Dynasty.
5411. Who led Vijayanagara soldiers in the battle of Talikota :
Rama Raya
5412.  The last link in the chain of evolution : 
Man
5413. The sub-national entity with the largest population : 
Uttar Pradesh
5414.  Land of  snake boats (Chundan Vallam) : 
Kuttanad
5415.  Among the recipients of Bharat Ratna  name the person who has citizenship outside Indian subcontinent : 
Nelson Mandela
5416. Union cabinet is collectively responsible to the : 
Lok Sabha
5417.  The heaviest fundamental particle in atom: 
Neutron
5418.  Nagpur Airport is named after : 
Dr. Ambedkar
5419. The highest peak in Thiruvananthapuram district :
Agasthyakoodam
5420.  Headquarters of National Assessment and Accreditation Council  (NAAC) : 
Bangalore
5421.  How do mosquitoes recognize the presence of men : 
by sensing lactic acid in the sweat
5422.  Sericulture is related to : 
silk industry
5423.  Who initiated steps to form Pathanamthitta district : 
K K Nair
5424.  The only Central American country whose official language is not Spanish : 
Belize
5425. The bird which is also called ‘’sparrow camel’’ : 
Ostrich
5426.  The largest among the Scandinavian countries : 
Sweden
5427.  The Sangam period dynasties which had an efficient navy : 
Cholas
5428.  Script writer of the film Chemmeen : 
S L Puram Sadanandan
5429.  In which year Cabinet Mission came to India : 
1946
5430.  Soori Namboodiripad is a character in the novel :
Indulekha
5431.  The first church built by the Portuguese in India :
St Francis Church
5432.  Who defeated Seleucus  : 
Chandragupta Maurya
5433. Painavu is the Headquarters of the district : 
Idukki
5434.  Name the Chief Minister of Kerala who was born in the 19th Century :   
Pattom A Thanu Pillai
5435.  Southwest monsoon in India originates from : 
Indian Ocean
5436.  Who has the power to nominate Anglo Indian representatives in the Assembly : 
Governor
5437.  Director of the film Cheriyachante Kroorakrithyangal :
John Abraham
5438. Name the Abyssinian Salve on whom Sultana Razia was more compassionate : 
Jalaluddin Yakut
5439. The positively charged particle in the atom: 
Proton
5440.  Last of the Nanda Kings : 
Dhanananda
5441.  Son of Buddha : 
Rahula
5442.  The Indian state which produces the largest quantity of Chrysotile Asbestos : 
Andhra Pradesh
5443.  Who was known as ‘’Christhava Kalidasa’’ :
Kattakkayathil Cheriyan Mappila
5444.  The vitamin which enhances immunity : 
Vitamin C
5445.  The layer of the atmosphere where jet planes can  fly comfortably : 
Stratosphere
5446.  Sultan Battery is named after : 
Tipu Sultan
5447.  Name the Advisor to the Defence Minister who then became the President : 
DR A P J Abdul Kalam
5448.  KPCC President during Liberation struggle  : 
R Sankar
5449.  The place in Tamil Nadu where Swami Vivekananda observed meditation: Kanyakumari
5450.  Study of Earthquakes : 
Seismology
5451.  When did Japan attack Pearl Harbour : 
1941

5452.  Hercule Poirot is a detective character created by :
Agatha Christie
5453.  The first and the last Prime Minister of Kochi : 
Ikkanda Warrier
5454. The instrument used to measure even small quantity of current : 
Galvanoscope
5455. The ministers of the central cabinet are individually responsible for: 
President
5456. Plant which fixes nitrogen : 
Peas (Leguminous plants)
5457. The longest beach in the world: 
Cox  Bazar
5458. Who called Herodotus the father of History :  
Cicero
5459.  Founder of Salvation Army : 
William Booth
5460.  Acting Prime Minister of India after Nehru : 
Gulzarilal Nanda
5461.  The central part of the atom is known as: 
Nucleus
5462.  What fraction is the mass of the Moon to the mass of the Earth : 
1/81
5463.  Father of supercomputer : 
Seymour Cray
5464.  Real name of Voltaire : 
François-Marie Arouet
5465.  The oldest Parliament in the world is that of : 
Iceland
5466.  Forerunner of United Nations : 
League of Nations
5467.  Veluthampi committed suicide at : 
Mannadi
5468. The deepest lake in the world : 
Baikal
5469.  Protons and neutrons are collectively known as:
Nucleons
5470.  Bolivar is the currency of : 
Venezuela
5471. The first-speed post system in Kerala was implemented at : 
Ernakulam
5472.  The disease called high memory loss :
Alzheimer’s disease
5473.  Founder of the political party JSS (Janadhipathya Samrakshana Samithi) : 
K R Gouri Amma
5474.  The first Indian to win the World Chess Championship :
Viswanathan Anand
5475.  St. George Fort is in : 
Chennai
5476. Of the satellites in the solar system which one possesses atmosphere : 
Titan
5477.  Capital of Guptas : 
Pataliputra
5478.  The railway line located at the highest altitude in the world : 
Qinghai- Tibet
5479.  Headquarters of Sahitya Pravarthaka Sahakarana Sangham : 
Kottayam
5480.  Who introduced the term ‘Isotope’: 
Frederick Soddy
5481. Who introduced the musical instrument Sarangi to India: 
Turkeys
5482.  The surgical section in Ayurveda is called : 
Shalya Chikitsa
5483. In which year North Atlantic Treaty Organization was formed : 
1949
5484.  When wood burns the gas produced contain : 
Carbon dioxide
5485.  The position of Palakkad in Paddy cultivation in Kerala:
The first
5486.  Father of Ayurveda : 
Athreya
5487.  The first Indian to become the head of state in Singapore: 
C.V. Devan Nair
5488.  Victoria Island is in : 
North Atlantic
5489.  The American President when Japan attacked Pearl Harbour : 
Franklin D. Roosevelt
5490.  Headquarters of Air Deccan airways: 
Bangalore
5491.  The old name of Sultan Battery : 
Ganapathi Vattam
5492.  The first woman Prime Minister in the world : 
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
5493.  The first woman to receive J.C. Daniel Award :
Aranmula Ponnamma
5494.  Sakthan Thampuran was the ruler of : 
Kochi
5495. What is known as the ‘’Music of the devils’’ : 
Pop music
5496.  Founder of Sarada Book Depot : 
Kumaranasan
5497. The first law suggested that the British should consult with the Indians in the matters of administration: 
Indian Councils Act of 1861
5498.  The world’s first tobacco-free nation : 
Bhutan
5499.  Qutub  Minar is named after :   
Khwaja Qutbuddin, a native of Ush near Baghdad
5500.  The American President who gave sanction to the Manhattan Project to make the first atom bomb :
Franklin D. Roosevelt

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