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| 1401. |
Who sat on the throne after the death of Qutubuddin Aibak, the ruler of Delhi? |
| A. | Balban |
| B. | Razia Sultan |
| C. | Aram Shah |
| D. | Iltutmish |
| Answer» D. Iltutmish | |
| 1402. |
The Qutub Minar was built by which ruler? |
| A. | Babur |
| B. | Altamash |
| C. | Alauddin Masood |
| D. | Razia Sultan |
| Answer» C. Alauddin Masood | |
| 1403. |
Who was the founder of Tughlaq dynasty? |
| A. | Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq |
| B. | Firoz Tughlaq |
| C. | Sultan Mehmood |
| D. | Muhammad Tughlaq |
| Answer» B. Firoz Tughlaq | |
| 1404. |
Which of the following rulers introduced copper coins in exchange for gold and silver? |
| A. | Alauddin Khilji |
| B. | Balban |
| C. | Razia Sultana |
| D. | Muhammad Tughluq |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1405. |
When did Timur Lung invade Delhi? |
| A. | 1388 |
| B. | 1386 |
| C. | 1398 |
| D. | 1393 |
| Answer» D. 1393 | |
| 1406. |
Who among the following was the founder of Lodi dynasty? |
| A. | Abraham Lodi |
| B. | Sikandar Lodi |
| C. | Bahlol Lodi |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 1407. |
Who settled the city of "Din Panah" on the ruins of Indraprastha in Delhi? |
| A. | Ibrahim Lodi |
| B. | Humayun |
| C. | Akbar |
| D. | Babur |
| Answer» C. Akbar | |
| 1408. |
Which Mughal ruler abolished Jiziya-kar? |
| A. | Nadirshah |
| B. | Shahjahan |
| C. | Akbar |
| D. | Jahangir |
| Answer» D. Jahangir | |
| 1409. |
Who among the following won Delhi and Agra and assumed the title of Vikramaditya? |
| A. | Sher Shah Suri |
| B. | Adilshah |
| C. | Humayun |
| D. | Hemu |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1410. |
Jama Masjid was built by which Mughal ruler in Delhi? |
| A. | Babur |
| B. | Shahjahan |
| C. | Aurangzeb |
| D. | Akbar |
| Answer» C. Aurangzeb | |
| 1411. |
Which of the following is not an English newspaper? |
| A. | The Indian Express |
| B. | The Hindustan Times |
| C. | The Times of India |
| D. | Navbharat Times |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1412. |
Which of the following was formerly known as "All India War Memorial"? |
| A. | Teen Murti Bhawan |
| B. | Lutyens Zone |
| C. | Parliament House |
| D. | India Gate |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1413. |
In 1191 AD, the battle of Tarain was fought between Mohammad Ghori and whom? |
| A. | Vigraharaj |
| B. | Jaipal |
| C. | Jayachand |
| D. | Prithviraj Chauhan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1414. |
Who has considered the concept of 'ideal production' as an indicator of economic welfare? |
| A. | Hicks |
| B. | Keldor |
| C. | Pareto |
| D. | Pigu |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1415. |
In which year 'Atomic Energy Commission' was formed? |
| A. | 1945 |
| B. | 1947 |
| C. | 1948 |
| D. | 1951 |
| Answer» D. 1951 | |
| 1416. |
Which one of the following is without ocean? |
| A. | White Sea |
| B. | Sargasso Sagar |
| C. | Tasama na Sagar |
| D. | Sea of Okhotsak |
| Answer» C. Tasama na Sagar | |
| 1417. |
Which river crosses the equator bar? |
| A. | Amazon |
| B. | Orinoco |
| C. | Kongo |
| D. | Neil |
| Answer» D. Neil | |
| 1418. |
Which is the first month of 'Shak Samvat'? |
| A. | Baisakh |
| B. | Bhadon |
| C. | Chaitra |
| D. | Falgun |
| Answer» D. Falgun | |
| 1419. |
The idea of the Constitution of India was first given by |
| A. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| B. | MN Roy |
| C. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| D. | Dr. BR Ambedkar |
| Answer» C. Jawaharlal Nehru | |
| 1420. |
Which one of the following principles applies to the working of hydraulic brakes in automobiles motorcars? |
| A. | Archimedes' law |
| B. | Pascal's Law |
| C. | Poisson's Principle |
| D. | Bernoulli rule |
| Answer» C. Poisson's Principle | |
| 1421. |
Which of the following is partnering with the Indian Academy of Pediatrics for its IPA Healthphone program? |
| A. | United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) |
| B. | Ministry of Women and Child Development |
| C. | Vodafone India |
| D. | ALL OF THE ABOVE |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1422. |
Which is the highest authority of indirect tax in India? |
| A. | CBDT |
| B. | CBIT |
| C. | CBIC |
| D. | CBED |
| Answer» D. CBED | |
| 1423. |
What is the name of the zonal office of Hajipur after the division of Eastern Railway? |
| A. | East-North Railway |
| B. | Eastern-Frontier Railway |
| C. | East-West Railway |
| D. | East-Central Railway |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1424. |
Which of the following is the largest medium used for transporting goods in the country? |
| A. | Air Services |
| B. | Railways |
| C. | Bus |
| D. | Nine transport service |
| Answer» C. Bus | |
| 1425. |
When did the first electric train run in India? |
| A. | 1925 |
| B. | 1926 |
| C. | 1927 |
| D. | 1828 |
| Answer» B. 1926 | |
| 1426. |
The recent ancestor of modern man is? |
| A. | Cro-Magnon human |
| B. | Java Human |
| C. | Peking Human |
| D. | Neanderthal human |
| Answer» B. Java Human | |
| 1427. |
The earliest prehistoric man was probably? |
| A. | Australopithecus |
| B. | Homo habilis |
| C. | Ramapithecus |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. Ramapithecus | |
| 1428. |
The ancestor of the man who first walked upright on two legs? |
| A. | Peking Human |
| B. | Javanese apes |
| C. | Australopithecus |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 1429. |
Where did Prototheria develop? |
| A. | Amphibians |
| B. | Reptiles |
| C. | birds |
| D. | Eutheria |
| Answer» C. birds | |
| 1430. |
Which principle explains repetition of caste cycle in the life cycle ? |
| A. | Mutationism |
| B. | Natural selectionism |
| C. | Repetition principle |
| D. | genetics |
| Answer» D. genetics | |
| 1431. |
Who propounded the theory of evolution? |
| A. | Spencer |
| B. | Wallace |
| C. | Huxley |
| D. | Darwin |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1432. |
In what process does the separation of alleles take place? |
| A. | Transit |
| B. | impregnation |
| C. | cleavage |
| D. | meiosis |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1433. |
Garampani Sanctuary is locate in which of the following places: |
| A. | junagarh, gujarat |
| B. | kohima, nagaland |
| C. | diphu, assam |
| D. | gangtok, sikkim |
| Answer» D. gangtok, sikkim | |
| 1434. |
Where is the famous place named Chauri-Chaura? |
| A. | Gorakhpur |
| B. | Agra |
| C. | Allahabad |
| D. | Lucknow |
| Answer» B. Agra | |
| 1435. |
Who said 'At the stroke of midnight, when the world sleeps India will wake up for its life and freedom? |
| A. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| B. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| C. | Bhagat Singh |
| D. | Rajendra Prasad |
| Answer» B. Mahatma Gandhi | |
| 1436. |
Whose statement is 'Who lives if India dies'? |
| A. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| B. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| C. | Bhagat Singh |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Mahatma Gandhi | |
| 1437. |
In which script is the Punjabi language written? |
| A. | Devanagari |
| B. | Sindhi |
| C. | Gurmukhi |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 1438. |
Which of the following Indian state does not share its border with Myanmar? |
| A. | Manipur |
| B. | Nagaland |
| C. | Assam |
| D. | Arunachal Pradesh |
| Answer» D. Arunachal Pradesh | |
| 1439. |
Who among the following was against the unification of Italy and Germany? |
| A. | Russia |
| B. | England |
| C. | Prasha |
| D. | Austria |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1440. |
Malwa plateau is not a part of which state? |
| A. | Gujarat |
| B. | Maharashtra |
| C. | Madhya Pradesh |
| D. | Rajasthan |
| Answer» C. Madhya Pradesh | |
| 1441. |
Which type of soil expansion is found on the highest area of India? |
| A. | Red |
| B. | Laterite |
| C. | Alluvial |
| D. | Black |
| Answer» D. Black | |
| 1442. |
Who was the leader of the Hoa-Hao movement? |
| A. | Bao Dai |
| B. | Phan-Boi Chow |
| C. | Huinh-fu-so |
| D. | Kuang |
| Answer» D. Kuang | |
| 1443. |
Topographical maps of India are prepared by which organization? |
| A. | Survey of India |
| B. | Geographical Survey of India |
| C. | Geological Survey of India |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. Geographical Survey of India | |
| 1444. |
What percentage of all the land area of India is covered with alluvial soil? |
| A. | 21% |
| B. | 22% |
| C. | 24% |
| D. | 27% |
| Answer» D. 27% | |
| 1445. |
The State is the largest producer of bauxite in India? |
| A. | Bihar |
| B. | Rajasthan |
| C. | Karnataka |
| D. | Odisha |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1446. |
Who was Liang Qichao? |
| A. | Raja Fulse |
| B. | Raja Fulse |
| C. | Chinese reformer |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 1447. |
In which name has Paytm launched its credit card? |
| A. | Paytm Digital Card |
| B. | Paytm First Card |
| C. | Paytm Green Card |
| D. | Paytm Payment Bank |
| Answer» C. Paytm Green Card | |
| 1448. |
Where is India's first uranium mine located? |
| A. | Tummalapalle |
| B. | Pichli |
| C. | Dalbhum |
| D. | Jadugowda |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1449. |
Which of the following is called 'Lady with the Lamp'? |
| A. | Margaret Thatcher |
| B. | Florence Nightingale |
| C. | Sarojini Naidu |
| D. | Annie Besant |
| Answer» C. Sarojini Naidu | |
| 1450. |
Who was the first US President to visit India? |
| A. | Dwight Eigen Hover |
| B. | George Washington |
| C. | Jimmy Carter |
| D. | Kennedy |
| Answer» B. George Washington | |