General Knowledge #6 MCQ

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE #6 MCQ

1. Site found at ‘Burzahom’ belong to which of the following?

(a) Mesolithic phase

(b) Palaeolithic phase

(c) Neolithic phase

(d) Chalcolithic phase

Answer: (c)

2. Who of the following are called ‘Quartzite Men’?

(a) Palaeolithic people

(b) Neolithic people

(c) Harappan people

(d) Chalcolithic people

Answer: (a)

3. The evidences of Indus Valley Civilization were first discovered at which of the following?

(a) Chanhudaro

(b) Harappa

(c) Lothal

(d) Mohenjodaro

Answer: (b)

4. ‘Rajashekhar’ was the court-poet of which of the following?

(a) Mahendrapala

(b) Yashpal

(c) Mihir Bhoj

(d) None of the above

Answer: (a)

5. Who among the following founded the ‘Rashtrakuta dynasty’?

(a) Dantidurga

(b) Govind

(c) Amoghvarsha

(d) Dhruv

Answer: (a)

6. Who among the following built the Kailash temple at Ellora?

(a) Govind III

(b) Amoghvarsha

(c) Krishna III

(d) Krishna I

Answer: (d)

7. Who among the following enacted the Prohibition of Sati in 1829?

(a) John Adams

(b) Lord Auckland

(c) Lord William Bentinck

(d) Lord Amherst

Answer: (c)

8. During whose regime, Indians were appointed at high posts?

(a) William Bentinck

(b) Warren Hastings

(c) Cornwallis

(d) Dalhousie

Answer: (a)

9. Who among the following is called ‘Liberator of the Press’ in India?

(a) Lord Rippon

(b) Cornwallis

(c) William Bentinck

(d) Charles Metcalfe

Answer: (d)

10. Molten matter, inside the earth is known as which of the following?

(a) Liquid material

(b) Magma

(c) Volcanic matter

(d) Coarse grained material

Answer: (b)

11. Coral reefs are landforms produced by which of the following?

(a) Waves

(b) Organisms

(c) Rivers

(d) Winds

Answer: (b)

12. What is a quartzite?

(a) Metamorphic rock

(b) Sedimentary rock

(c) Igneous rock

(d) None of the above

Answer: (a)

13. Which of the following plan is called ‘Rolling Plan’?

(a) 5th Plan

(b) 6th Plan

(c) 7th Plan

(d) 8th Plan

Answer: (b)

14. During which plan, the highest priority was given to poverty alleviation programme?

(a) 5th Plan

(b) 6th Plan

(c) 7th Plan

(d) 8th Plan

Answer: (b)

15. ‘Mukherjee Committee’ was constituted during which plan?

(a) 5th Plan

(b) 6th Plan

(c) 7th Plan

(d) 8th Plan

Answer: (d)

16. In the Preamble the words ‘Socialist’, ‘Secular’ and ‘Unity and Integrity’ were added by which of the following?

(a) 42nd Amendment, 1976

(b) 1st Amendment, 1951

(c) 7th Amendment, 1956

(d) 44th Amendment, 1978

Answer: (a)

17. The names of the states and UTs are described in which of the following?

(a) 1st Schedule

(b) 3rd Schedule

(c) 6th Schedule

(d) 8th Schedule

Answer: (a)

18. Which was the first state created as a separate state on the linguistic basis in 1953?

(a) Maharashtra

(b) Kerala

(c) Andhra Pradesh

(d) Punjab

Answer: (c)

19. When was the National Calendar adopted?

(a) 26 November, 1949

(b) 15 August, 1947

(c) 26 January, 1950

(d) 22 March, 1957

Answer: (d)

20. Who among the following composed the National Anthem of India?

(a) Rabindranath Tagore

(b) Sri Aurobindo

(c) Ramdhari Singh Dinkar

(d) Bankim Chandra Chatterji

Answer: (a)