General Knowledge – Basic – 057

8566 : The name ‘Protestant’ was first applied by ?
Ans : Martin Luther

8567 : Marthanda Varma was born in the year 1705 and came to the throne of Travancore in?
Ans : 1729

8568 : What was the immediate cause of the outbreak of the First World War in 1914?
Ans : The murder of Arch Duke Ferdinant of Austria by a Serbian student Gavle Prince on June 28; 1914

8569 : Who is the author of “Red Star Over China”?
Ans : Edger Snow

8570 : Testosterone which affects male reproductory; is produced by?
Ans : Testes

8571 : Who invented Antiseptic Surgery (1867)
Ans : Joseph Listor

8572 : Indian Institute of Petroleum is located at?
Ans : Dehra Dun (Uttar Pradesh)

8573 : Who is the author of “Distant Neighbours”?
Ans : Kuldip Nayar

8574 : Largest Cathedral?
Ans : Diocese of New York 11; 240 sq.m.

8575 : Who is the author of “David Copperfield”?
Ans : Charles Dickens

8576 : Siesmograph was discovered by?
Ans : Ancient Chinese

8577 : Who is the author of “Tirayum Chuzhiyum “?
Ans : Prof. S. Guptan

8578 : Who is the author of “An Autobiography”?
Ans : Jawaharlal Nehru

8579 : Which organ controls reflex actions in human beings?
Ans : The spinal cord

8580 : Typhoid causing bacteria is ?
Ans : Salmonell typhi

Author: Freshers