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This section includes 200950 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Knowledge knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 19451. |
Who is the winner of prestigious Jnanpith award for the 2012 |
| A. | Amar Kant (Hindi) |
| B. | Dr. Ravuri Bharadwaja (Telgu) |
| C. | Pratibha Ray (Odia) |
| D. | Shrilal Shukla (Hindi) |
| Answer» C. Pratibha Ray (Odia) | |
| 19452. |
Who has been appointed the Prime Minister of Egypt on July 24, 2012 |
| A. | Hesham Qandil |
| B. | Mohammed Morsi |
| C. | Kamal Ganzouri |
| D. | None of them |
| Answer» B. Mohammed Morsi | |
| 19453. |
Who is the author of the book 'A Soldier's General' |
| A. | General V.K. Singh |
| B. | Admiral Nirmal Kumar Verma |
| C. | General J.J. Singh |
| D. | None of them |
| Answer» D. None of them | |
| 19454. |
The proposed allocation for the newly launchedNational Livestock Missionin the Union Budget 2013-14 is |
| A. | Rs.304 crore |
| B. | Rs.300 crore |
| C. | Rs.314 crore |
| D. | Rs.307 crore |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19455. |
Who has won the entrepreneur of the Decadeaward conferred by All India Management Association in New Delhi |
| A. | Mr. Ratan Tata |
| B. | Mr. Narayan Murti |
| C. | Mr. Mukesh Ambani |
| D. | Mr. Sunil Mittal |
| Answer» D. Mr. Sunil Mittal | |
| 19456. |
Which compost plant become the first in India to receive carbon credit worth Rs.25 lakh from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
| A. | Mumbai Compost Plant |
| B. | Kanpur Composting PLant |
| C. | Rotopala Composting Plant |
| D. | Okhla Compost PLant |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19457. |
Which Malaysian budget carrier to launch the new airline along with Tata Group and Telestra Tradeplace |
| A. | Jet Star |
| B. | Tiger Airways |
| C. | Air Asia |
| D. | Cebu Pacific |
| Answer» D. Cebu Pacific | |
| 19458. |
Name the two PSUs, which were granted the Maharatna status by the Union Government of India in February 2013 |
| A. | ONGC and NTPC |
| B. | BHEL and GAIL |
| C. | ONGC and GAIL |
| D. | Coal India and SAIL |
| Answer» C. ONGC and GAIL | |
| 19459. |
China recently became ________ arms exporter |
| A. | The world's second largest |
| B. | The world's third largest |
| C. | The world's fourth largest |
| D. | The world's fifth largest |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19460. |
Which research centre announced that it was developing the largest magnet of the world |
| A. | NASA, USA |
| B. | Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, India |
| C. | CERN, Geneva |
| D. | ISRO, India |
| Answer» C. CERN, Geneva | |
| 19461. |
The colour of the outer edge of the rainbow will be..... |
| A. | Violet |
| B. | purple |
| C. | white |
| D. | red |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19462. |
The quantity of water Vapour, the atmosphere can hold |
| A. | fluctuates with increase of temperature |
| B. | decreases with incerases of temperature |
| C. | is independent of temperature |
| D. | incerases with incerase of temperature |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19463. |
The sensation of weightlessness in a spacecraft in orbit is due to... |
| A. | the acceleration in orbit being equal to acceleration of gravity outside |
| B. | the absenceof gravity |
| C. | the spacecraft in orbit having no energy |
| D. | the presence of gravity outside but not inside the spacecraft |
| Answer» B. the absenceof gravity | |
| 19464. |
The vapour pressure of a liquid? |
| A. | is independent of temperature |
| B. | increase with increase in temperature |
| C. | has none of the above features |
| D. | decreases with increasein temperature |
| Answer» C. has none of the above features | |
| 19465. |
A ball is floating on water. What kind of equilibrium does it possess ? |
| A. | Unstable equilibrium |
| B. | Neutral equilibrium |
| C. | stable equilibrium |
| D. | Both stable and unstable equilibrium |
| Answer» C. stable equilibrium | |
| 19466. |
Choose the odd one out of the following? |
| A. | Baking powder |
| B. | common salt |
| C. | Citric acid |
| D. | Epsom salts |
| Answer» B. common salt | |
| 19467. |
Brahmananda Swami Sivayogi founded |
| A. | Atmavidhya Sangham |
| B. | Ananda Maha Sabha |
| C. | Yogakshema Sabha |
| D. | Adwaithasramam |
| Answer» C. Yogakshema Sabha | |
| 19468. |
The inertia of an object depends only on its.... |
| A. | mass |
| B. | bulk |
| C. | physical state |
| D. | size |
| Answer» B. bulk | |
| 19469. |
The reference in the vedic term ‘Sita’ stands for |
| A. | Furrow |
| B. | A Queen |
| C. | Goddess of fertility |
| D. | Daughter of King Janaka |
| Answer» B. A Queen | |
| 19470. |
Who performed Aswamedha yagya |
| A. | Ashoka |
| B. | Vikramaditya |
| C. | Pushyamitra |
| D. | Sunga |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19471. |
The caste-system during the early Vedic age |
| A. | Prohibited only interdining but not inter caste marriages |
| B. | Prohibited interdining u0026 inter caste marriages |
| C. | Did not prohibit interdining u0026 inter caste marriages |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 19472. |
Give the correct order as is the “Purusha sukta” |
| A. | Rajanya, Brahmana, Sudra, Vaishya |
| B. | Sudra, Vaishya, Brahmana, Rajanya |
| C. | Brahmana, Rajanya, Vaishya, Sudra |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 19473. |
The ‘Man Like Creature’ originated |
| A. | 2 crore 40 lac to 90 lac years ago |
| B. | 1 crore 20 lac to 90 lac years ago |
| C. | 3 core 30 lac to 90 lac years ago |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. 3 core 30 lac to 90 lac years ago | |
| 19474. |
Coins came into use by the |
| A. | Indus valley people |
| B. | Aryans |
| C. | Mouryans |
| D. | Vedic people |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19475. |
How many hymns are there in Rigveda now |
| A. | 837 |
| B. | 1027 |
| C. | 1238 |
| D. | 1336 |
| Answer» C. 1238 | |
| 19476. |
Which are of the following tools is not related to the Paleolithic culture |
| A. | Hand axe |
| B. | Chopper |
| C. | Cleaver |
| D. | Celt |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19477. |
The Neolithic people had their settlements in |
| A. | Quartzite rocks |
| B. | House of burnt bricks |
| C. | Natural rocks |
| D. | Granite rocks |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19478. |
Which one of the following is a commentary on the Arthasastra |
| A. | Aparajitaprccha of Bhuvanadeva |
| B. | Samaranganasutradhara of Bhojadeva |
| C. | Prabandhchitamani of Merutunga |
| D. | Pratipada-Panchika of Bhattasvamin |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19479. |
The copper hoards are associated with the........ |
| A. | Lustrous red ware |
| B. | Ochre coloured ware |
| C. | Black and red ware |
| D. | Painted greyware |
| Answer» C. Black and red ware | |
| 19480. |
Kumarasambhavam describes the story of the birth of |
| A. | Sanatkumara |
| B. | Karttikeya |
| C. | Pradyumna |
| D. | Abhimanyu |
| Answer» C. Pradyumna | |
| 19481. |
In which of the following places, painted rock shelters belonging to the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic ages are found |
| A. | Bhim betka |
| B. | Belan valley |
| C. | Amri |
| D. | Utmir |
| Answer» B. Belan valley | |
| 19482. |
The Mauryan dynasty was overthrown by |
| A. | Harsha |
| B. | Samudragupta |
| C. | Pushyamitra Sunga |
| D. | Kanishka |
| Answer» B. Samudragupta | |
| 19483. |
Chalukya ruler, Pulakesin II defeated |
| A. | Dharmpala |
| B. | Samudragupta |
| C. | Harshavardhana |
| D. | Chandragupta II |
| Answer» D. Chandragupta II | |
| 19484. |
In Ashoka's administration, Rajukas looked after |
| A. | Religious matters |
| B. | Collection of taxes |
| C. | Municipal administration |
| D. | Administration of justice |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19485. |
Which of the following regions did not form the part of Ashoka's Empires |
| A. | Kashmir |
| B. | Madras |
| C. | Taxila |
| D. | Kanauj |
| Answer» B. Madras | |
| 19486. |
King Harshavardhana lived in |
| A. | 2nd century A.D |
| B. | 2nd century B.C. |
| C. | 7th century A.D |
| D. | 7th century B.C. |
| Answer» D. 7th century B.C. | |
| 19487. |
Ashoka Pillar at Allahabad provides information about the reign of |
| A. | Chandragupta Maurya |
| B. | Chandragupta I |
| C. | Chandragupta II |
| D. | Samudragupta |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19488. |
The Arab conquest of Sind took place in |
| A. | 712 A.D. |
| B. | 740 A.D. |
| C. | 1000 A.D. |
| D. | 1009 A.D. |
| Answer» B. 740 A.D. | |
| 19489. |
During the Mauryan period, the administration of Pataliputra was in the hands of……… boards. |
| A. | 3 |
| B. | 4 |
| C. | 5 |
| D. | 6 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19490. |
The immortal fame of Ashoka largely rests upon |
| A. | His conversion to Buddhism and its propagation |
| B. | His policy for the welfare of his subjects. |
| C. | His work in the sphere of religion and moral teachings. |
| D. | His extensive conquests. |
| Answer» B. His policy for the welfare of his subjects. | |
| 19491. |
The Greek ambassador in the court of Chandragupta Maurya was |
| A. | Hiuen Tsang |
| B. | Fahien |
| C. | Megasthenes |
| D. | Seleucus |
| Answer» D. Seleucus | |
| 19492. |
Kautilya was the Prime Minister of which of the following Indian rulers? |
| A. | Chandragupta Maurya |
| B. | Chandragupta I |
| C. | Ashoka |
| D. | Harshavardhana |
| Answer» B. Chandragupta I | |
| 19493. |
Which of the following ancient Indian states was an autonomous republic |
| A. | Magadh |
| B. | Kosala |
| C. | Anga |
| D. | Sakya |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19494. |
Amongst the following, who contributed most to the Bhagvata cult |
| A. | Parthians |
| B. | Indo-Greeks |
| C. | Kushanas |
| D. | Guptas |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19495. |
Who among the following rulers held a religious assembly at Prayag every five years |
| A. | Ashoka |
| B. | Kanishka |
| C. | Harshavardhana |
| D. | Chandragupta Vikramaditya |
| Answer» D. Chandragupta Vikramaditya | |
| 19496. |
Ashoka the Great, died in |
| A. | 206 B.C. |
| B. | 216 B.C. |
| C. | 226 B.C |
| D. | 232 B.C |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19497. |
Chandragupta Maurya spent his last days at |
| A. | Ujjain |
| B. | Nalanda |
| C. | Sravanabelagola |
| D. | Patna |
| Answer» D. Patna | |
| 19498. |
The earliest example of a land grant is provided by an inscription of |
| A. | The Guptas |
| B. | The Maury as |
| C. | The Satavahanas |
| D. | The Mahameghavahana |
| Answer» D. The Mahameghavahana | |
| 19499. |
Which Minor Rock Edict of Ashoka describes the conquest of Kalinga by Ashoka |
| A. | No. X |
| B. | No. XI |
| C. | No. XII |
| D. | No. XIII |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19500. |
Which of the following was the contemporary Bengal King during the time of Harsha of Kanauj |
| A. | Bhaskaravarman |
| B. | Divakaramitra |
| C. | Devagupta |
| D. | Sasanka |
| Answer» E. | |