GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS -208

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS -208
4681. The chemical present in talcum powder :
Hydrated magnesium silicate

4682. The oldest teak garden in the world :
Connolly’s plot at Nilambur

4683. The oldest national flag belongs to :
Denmark

4684. Who was known as Kerala Valmiki :
Vallathol Narayana Menon

4685. The architect of Kerala Education Bill :
Joseph Mundassery

4686. When did the name of Travancore University become Kerala University :
1957

4687. Travancore Kochi treaty was signed in the year :
1762

4688. The tallest statue in Tamil Nadu :
Statue of Thiruvalluvar (133 Feet)

4689. Who wrote Travancore State Manual :
V Nagam Aiya

4690. Taj Mahal is located on the banks of :
Yamuna

4691. The second Tamil writer to win Jnanpith Award :
D.Jayakanthan

4692. Jamshedpur is on the banks of the river :
Suvarnarekha

4693. How many seats did Congress Party win in the Lok Sabha in the Independent India : 364

4694. ‘’Little Mecca’’ in Kerala is :
Ponnani

4695. Kerala gets maximum rain in the month of :
July

4696. Shenduruny wild life sanctuary is in :
Kollam

4697. Interfax in the News Agency of :
Russia

4698. Xinhua is the news agency of :
China

4699. The phenomenon in which the animal expresses its sexual maturity in the larva stage:
Neoteny

4700. Place popular for things made of camel’s fur :
Bikaner

4701. Kasturba Gandhi passed away on :
22 February 1944

4702. Calvinism was born in the continent :
Europe

4703. The boat race in Kerala with the longest track:
Payippad boat race

4704. ‘’Jantar Mantar’’ in New Delhi is an :
Observatory

4705. Guruvayur Kesavan is the name of which animal:
Elephant

4706. Catalyst used in the manufacture of Ammonia :
Iron

4707. J.K. Rowling became world famous through :
Harry Potter series

4708. Boat race season in Kerala commences with :
Champakulam boat race

4709. The first person to refer Kerala as Malabar :
Al Beruni

4710. The vitamin which get destroyed on heating :
Vitamin C