General Knowledge 1

1. Which of the following was not a difference between Hinayan and Mahayan sects to Buddhism?

a.Believe in Boddhisatva

b.Worship image of Buddha

c.Use of Sanskrit

d.Allowed women of followers

Ans: d

2. Indus civilization is called Harappan civilization, because

a.Harappa was excavated first

b.Harappa was six times larger than Mohenjodaro

c.Indus Valley civilization was believed to be early vedic civilization hence it is named after mythological word 'Harappa'

d.Harappa was more features

Ans: a

3. The Moghul Empire disintegrated because of

a.Absense of law of succession

b.Degradation in Moghul nobility

c.Foreign invasion

d.Weak successors.

(i)3 only (ii)2 & 3 only (iii)1 & 3 (iv) all the above

Ans: (iv)

4. When Portuguese landed in India they had to fight with

a.Arabs

b.Persians

c.Dutch

d.English

Ans: a

5. The original inhabitants of India are believed to be

a.Negrito

b.Proto-Sustraloids

c.Mongoloids

d.Dravidians

Ans: b

6. When one of the following was the state that was not annexed by Lord Dalhousie by using the Doctrine of Lapse?

a.Nagpur

b.Udaipur

c.Mysore

d.Satara

Ans: c

7. Which one of the following does not constitute part of the Veda?

a.Nirukta

b.Upanishad

c.Brahmana

d.Samhita

Ans: a

8. The year 1992 is celebrated as the 500th anniversary of Columbus's first voyage to the new world. In 1492 Columbus reached

a.Bahamas, cuba and west indies

b.Central America and west indies

c.Bahamas and canada

d.South America and Cuba

Ans: a

9. In ancient India the territorial name Tosali referred to

a.the region between the rivers Jhelum and Chenab

b.the basin of the river Sou

c.the delta of the river Carvery

d.the area of the river Mahanadi

Ans: a

10. Akbar's mausoleum is situated at

a.Sasaram

b.Sikandra

c.Agra

d.New Delhi

Ans: b

11. The Garhwal earthquake of 1991 was the result of

a.folding

b.warping

c.land slides

d.friction of India plate with Chinese plate

Ans: d

12. Which of the following are correctly matched

a.Medha Patkar-Environment Activist

b.Jamini Roy-Painting

c.Bhuvaneshwair Kumari- Squash Player

choose the correct answer form the codes given below-

(i)1 & 2

(ii)1 & 3

(iii)2 & 3

(iv)1,2 & 3

Ans: (iv)

13. The book 'The man who knew infinity' by Robert Kanigel published in 1991 and extensively reviewed in newspapers in India is the biography of

a.Vikram Sarabhai

b.Homi Bhabha

c.Sir C.V. Raman

d.Srinivasa Ramanujan

Ans: d

14. The founder of Boy Scouts and Civil guides movement if India was

a.Charles Andrews

b.Robert Montgomery

c.Richard Temple

d.Baden Powell

Ans: d

15. Who among the following is not associated with medicine in ancient India?

a.Dhanvantri

b.Bhaskaracharya

c.Charaka

d.Susruta

Ans: b

16. Asok's inscriptions were first deciphered by

a.Buhler

b.Robert Sewell

c.Tames Prinsep

d.Codrington

Ans: c

17. The capital of the kingdom of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was

a.Amritsar

b.Patiala

c.Lahore

d.Kapurthala

Ans: c

18. Of the four land marks in medical history given below which one was the first to take place?

a.Organ transplant

b.Bypass surgery

c.Test tube baby

d.Plastic surgery

Ans: d

19. Who among the following was the first European to initiate the policy of taking part in the quarrels of Indian princes with a view to acquiring territories?

a.Clive

b.Dupleix

c.Albuquerque

d.Warren Hastings.

Ans: b