GENERAL KNOWLEDGE #14
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. ‘Pashupati
seal’ has been found at which of the following?
(a) Harappa
(b) Mohenjodaro
(c) Lothal
(d) Banwali
Answer:
(b)
2. ‘Bearded
figure’ has been found at which of the following?
(a) Kot Diji
(b) Rupar
(c) Mohenjodaro
(d) None of the above
Answer:
(c)
3. Aryan
first settled in India in the regions of which of the following?
(a) Himalaya
(b) Gangetic Valley
(c) Sapta Sindhu
(d) Vindhya
Answer:
(c)
4. Who
was the first sultan in Delhi to fix land revenue in cash?
(a) Alauddin Khalji
(b) Firozshah Tughlaq
(c) Iltutmish
(d) Mohammad Bin Tughlaq
Answer:
(a)
5. Who
assumed the title of ‘Al-wasiq-billah’?
(a) Mubarak Khalji
(b) Alauddin Khalji
(c) Iltutmish
(d) None of the above
Answer:
(a)
6. Who
founded the ‘Tughlaq Dynasty?
(a) Ghyasuddin Tughlaq
(b) Firozshah Tughlaq
(c) Mohammad Bin Tughlaq
(d) None of the above
Answer:
(a)
7. Where
was the ‘Theosophical Society’ founded in 1875?
(a) Bombay
(b) New York
(c) Calcutta
(d) Madras
Answer:
(b)
8. Who
founded the ‘Deccan Education Society’?
(a) Atmaram Pandurang
(b) G. G. Agarkar
(c) M. G. Ranade
(d) None of the above
Answer:
(b)
9. Who
founded the ‘Dev Samaj’?
(a) N. M. Joshi
(b) M. G. Ranade
(c) Shivnarayan Agnihotri
(d) Gopalhari Deshmukh
Answer:
(c)
10. Where
was the artificial silk industry started first?
(a) USA
(b) Germany
(c) France
(d) UK
Answer:
(c)
11. Detroit
(USA) is famous for which of the following?
(a) Silk industry
(b) Engineering industry
(c) Cotton industry
(d) Automobile industry
Answer:
(d)
12. Manchester
is famous in the world for which of the following?
(a) Cotton textiles
(b) Woollen textiles
(c) Silk textiles
(d) All of the above
Answer:
(a)
13. Which
of the following is the largest source of energy generation in India?
(a) Coal
(b) Oil
(c) Natural gas
(d) Hydel
Answer:
(a)
14. The
majority of workers in India are which of the following?
(a) Regular salaried workers
(b) Self-employed
(c) Casual workers
(d) None of the above
Answer:
(b)
15. Which
of the following institutions does not provide loans directly to the farmers?
(a) NABARD
(b) Regional Rural Bank
(c) State Bank of India
(d) Primary Agricultural Credit Society
Answer:
(a)
16. Finance
Commission is appointed for a period of ……………
(a) 4 years
(b) 6 years
(c) 5 years
(d) 10 years
Answer:
(c)
17. The
age of Rajya Sabha member should not be less than ……………
(a) 21 years
(b) 25 years
(c) 30 years
(d) 35 years
Answer:
(c)
18. Who
certifies a Bill as Money Bill?
(a) Speaker
(b) Finance Secretary
(c) President
(d) Finance Minister
Answer:
(a)
19. Who
was the first woman to reach space?
(a) Anonsheh Ansari
(b) Marie Collins
(c) Dr. Sally K. Ride
(d) Valentina Tereshkova
Answer:
(d)
20. Who
was the first Indian to reach space?
(a) Major Somnath Sharma
(b) Rakesh Sharma
(c) S. Mukherjee
(d) Mihir Sen
Answer:
(b)
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