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| 1501. |
Which Gupta ruler married a princess of the Lichchavi dynasty? |
| A. | Vikramaditya |
| B. | Chandragupta I |
| C. | Skandagupta |
| D. | Samudragupta |
| Answer» C. Skandagupta | |
| 1502. |
India-Myanmar Friendship Road connects which Indian state with Myanmar? |
| A. | Manipur |
| B. | Meghalaya |
| C. | Nagaland |
| D. | Assam |
| Answer» B. Meghalaya | |
| 1503. |
Where are the antiquities of Vijayanagara Empire found? |
| A. | Bijapur |
| B. | Hampi |
| C. | Golconda |
| D. | Baroda |
| Answer» C. Golconda | |
| 1504. |
Some part of the energy received by the earth is reflected, what is it called? |
| A. | Earth's radiation |
| B. | Earth scattering |
| C. | Polar C-bit |
| D. | Earth's albedo |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1505. |
On which date the birthday of Nobel laureate Rabindra Nath Tagore is celebrated? |
| A. | 7th May |
| B. | 6th May |
| C. | 9 May |
| D. | May 8 |
| Answer» D. May 8 | |
| 1506. |
Who was the last Mughal emperor of Delhi? |
| A. | Aurangzeb |
| B. | Bahadur Shah Zafar |
| C. | Farrukhsiyar |
| D. | Muhammad Shah |
| Answer» C. Farrukhsiyar | |
| 1507. |
Who among the following was the founder of Arya Samaj? |
| A. | Swami Dayanand Saraswati |
| B. | Swami Vivekananda |
| C. | Raja Rammohun Roy |
| D. | Ramakrishna Paramhansa |
| Answer» B. Swami Vivekananda | |
| 1508. |
Where is the Indian Forest Research Institute located? |
| A. | Delhi |
| B. | Dehradun |
| C. | Lucknow |
| D. | Ghaziabad |
| Answer» C. Lucknow | |
| 1509. |
Amravati Reservoir is located in which national park of India? |
| A. | Pampadum Shola National Park |
| B. | Mudumalai National Park |
| C. | Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 1510. |
Which of the following articles is not correctly matched? |
| A. | Article 351: Official language for the Supreme Court and the High Court |
| B. | Article 345: Official language of the State |
| C. | Article 344: Parliamentary Committee and Commission on Official Language |
| D. | Article 343: Official language of the Union |
| Answer» B. Article 345: Official language of the State | |
| 1511. |
During whose reign did Megasthenes come to India? |
| A. | Ashok |
| B. | Akbar |
| C. | Chandragupta Maurya |
| D. | Harsh |
| Answer» D. Harsh | |
| 1512. |
Sir Syed Ahmed Khan was the founder? |
| A. | Aligarh Muslim University |
| B. | Banaras Hindu University |
| C. | Jamia Millia Islamia |
| D. | Osmania University |
| Answer» B. Banaras Hindu University | |
| 1513. |
'Tripitaka' is related to which of the following? |
| A. | Sikhs |
| B. | Hindus |
| C. | Jains |
| D. | Buddhists |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1514. |
Red Fort of Delhi was built? |
| A. | Alauddin Khilji |
| B. | Shah Jahan |
| C. | Firoz Shah Tughlaq |
| D. | Sher Shah Suri |
| Answer» C. Firoz Shah Tughlaq | |
| 1515. |
When is the National Panchayati Raj Day celebrated? |
| A. | 28 March |
| B. | 22 March |
| C. | 28 April |
| D. | 24 April |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1516. |
The first metal that man used was? |
| A. | Iron |
| B. | Bronze |
| C. | copper |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 1517. |
There is a possibility of spreading the mutated gene in the population of an organism when? |
| A. | it is dormant |
| B. | it prevails |
| C. | it is neither strong nor dormant |
| D. | it becomes natural selection |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1518. |
Which one of the following is not an ape? |
| A. | Gorilla |
| B. | Gibbon |
| C. | Langur |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 1519. |
When is Arunachal Pradesh Foundation Day celebrated? |
| A. | January 2 |
| B. | 20 January |
| C. | February 2 |
| D. | February 20 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1520. |
Who wrote 'Panchtantra'? |
| A. | Jaydev |
| B. | Bhavabhuti |
| C. | Vedavyasa |
| D. | Vishnu Sharma |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1521. |
When is the foundation day of Himachal Pradesh celebrated? |
| A. | 25 December |
| B. | 25 February |
| C. | 25 January |
| D. | 25 November |
| Answer» D. 25 November | |
| 1522. |
Who wrote 'Ashtadhyayi'? |
| A. | Kautilya |
| B. | Kalidas |
| C. | Panini |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 1523. |
According to a recently released report, how many deaths occurred in India during 2017 due to air pollution? |
| A. | 8 lakh |
| B. | 12 lakh |
| C. | 19 lakh |
| D. | 24 lakhs |
| Answer» C. 19 lakh | |
| 1524. |
In which state the famous Ambuvachi fair is held? |
| A. | Meghalaya |
| B. | Assam |
| C. | Odisha |
| D. | Karnataka |
| Answer» C. Odisha | |
| 1525. |
In which city are the Ajanta Caves located? |
| A. | Uttar Pradesh |
| B. | West Bengal |
| C. | Bihar |
| D. | Maharashtra |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1526. |
When is Lewis Braille Day celebrated? |
| A. | 1st January |
| B. | January 3 |
| C. | January 4 |
| D. | January 5 |
| Answer» D. January 5 | |
| 1527. |
When is the National Consumer Day celebrated? |
| A. | 20 December |
| B. | 2 December |
| C. | 13 December |
| D. | 24 December |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1528. |
Who founded the Ramakrishna Mission? |
| A. | Annie Besant |
| B. | Swami Vivekananda |
| C. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| D. | R. C. Ranade |
| Answer» C. Bal Gangadhar Tilak | |
| 1529. |
Where is the Prithudak Saraswati Tirtha situated? |
| A. | Uttar Pradesh |
| B. | Haryana |
| C. | Telangana |
| D. | Goa |
| Answer» C. Telangana | |
| 1530. |
What type of loan is given by banks for the purchase of luxury goods? |
| A. | Mortgage Loan |
| B. | Housing Loans |
| C. | Sustainable Consumer Goods Loans |
| D. | Consumption loan |
| Answer» D. Consumption loan | |
| 1531. |
Who has laid the foundation stone of the first Hindu temple in UAE? |
| A. | Narendra Modi |
| B. | Arun Jaitley |
| C. | Amit Shah |
| D. | Ramnath Kovind |
| Answer» B. Arun Jaitley | |
| 1532. |
Amir Khusrau was a disciple of |
| A. | Khwaja Bakhtiyar Kaki |
| B. | Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti |
| C. | Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliya |
| D. | Sheikh Salim Chishti |
| Answer» D. Sheikh Salim Chishti | |
| 1533. |
Where is Dilwara Temple located? |
| A. | Hampi |
| B. | Mount Abu |
| C. | Puri |
| D. | Dwarka |
| Answer» C. Puri | |
| 1534. |
Where was the capital of the Yadava emperors? |
| A. | Dwarasamudra |
| B. | Warangal |
| C. | Kalyani |
| D. | Devagiri |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1535. |
Kautilya composed? |
| A. | Economics |
| B. | Manusmriti |
| C. | Atharvaveda |
| D. | Ramayana |
| Answer» B. Manusmriti | |
| 1536. |
Recently in which temple there has been a ban on making photos and videos? |
| A. | Gauri Dadi Mandir |
| B. | Sai Temple |
| C. | Kailash Temple |
| D. | Golden Temple |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1537. |
Interest payable on Savings Bank? |
| A. | Not regulated by Reserve Bank of India |
| B. | is regulated by the Reserve Bank of India |
| C. | is regulated by the Central Government |
| D. | is regulated by the state governments |
| Answer» C. is regulated by the Central Government | |
| 1538. |
Pakistan has approved the opening of the corridor for which temple in PoK? |
| A. | Bhavani Temple |
| B. | Sharda Temple |
| C. | Janaki Temple |
| D. | Kushmanda Temple |
| Answer» C. Janaki Temple | |
| 1539. |
Which state's Sabarimala temple board has accepted the court's decision to allow women of all ages to enter the temple? |
| A. | Maharashtra |
| B. | Kerala |
| C. | Andhra Pradesh |
| D. | Tamil Nadu |
| Answer» C. Andhra Pradesh | |
| 1540. |
Which is the second biggest festival of Hindus in Malaysia after Diwali? |
| A. | Pongal |
| B. | Thaipusam |
| C. | Bihu |
| D. | Holi |
| Answer» C. Bihu | |
| 1541. |
With which of the following was the first subsidiary treaty made during the colonial period? |
| A. | Awadh |
| B. | Mysore |
| C. | Hyderabad |
| D. | Peshwa |
| Answer» D. Peshwa | |
| 1542. |
Which religion was patronized by the Chola kings? |
| A. | Jainism |
| B. | Buddhism |
| C. | Shaivism |
| D. | Vaishnavism |
| Answer» D. Vaishnavism | |
| 1543. |
By what name is the eastern seaboard of India known? |
| A. | Digha Beach |
| B. | Malawar Coast |
| C. | Konkan Coast |
| D. | Coromandal Coast |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1544. |
India's longest terrestrial border is with which country? |
| A. | Pakistan |
| B. | China |
| C. | Bangladesh |
| D. | Myanmar |
| Answer» D. Myanmar | |
| 1545. |
Which line dividing India and Pakistan is called? |
| A. | Radcliffe Line |
| B. | Durant line |
| C. | McMahon Line |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Durant line | |
| 1546. |
Who is known as the "Second Buddha"? |
| A. | Maitreya |
| B. | Avalokiteshvara |
| C. | Ashvaghosha |
| D. | Padmasambhava |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1547. |
Where is the Indian Rainy Agricultural Research Center located? |
| A. | Bangalore |
| B. | Chennai |
| C. | Amravati |
| D. | Hyderabad |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1548. |
Muga silk is produced by which only state in India? |
| A. | Bihar |
| B. | Assam |
| C. | West Bengal |
| D. | Odisha |
| Answer» C. West Bengal | |
| 1549. |
Simbalbara National Park is located in which state of India? |
| A. | Himachal Pradesh |
| B. | Jharkhand |
| C. | Odisha |
| D. | Madhya Pradesh |
| Answer» B. Jharkhand | |
| 1550. |
When was the first National Forest Policy issued by the Government of India? |
| A. | 1948 |
| B. | 1952 |
| C. | 1962 |
| D. | 1968 |
| Answer» C. 1962 | |