GENERAL KNOWLEDGE #20
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. Mahavir
got Kaivalya under which tree?
(a) Sal
(b) Banyan
(c) Neem
(d) Pipal
Answer:
(a)
2. Where
was Mahavir born?
(a) Pavapuri
(b) Vaishali
(c) Magadh
(d) Kushinagar
Answer:
(b)
3. Where
did Mahavir die?
(a) Nalanda
(b) Pavapuri
(c) Deoria
(d) Vaishali
Answer:
(b)
4. When
was Vijaynagar Empire founded?
(a) AD 1346
(b) AD 1250
(c) AD 1378
(d) AD 1446
Answer:
(a)
5. Who
founded the Vijaynagar Empire?
(a) Alauddin Hasan
(b) Harihar and Bukka
(c) Abul Muzzaffar
(d) None of the above
Answer:
(b)
6. Who
was known as ‘Abhinava Bhoj’ and ‘Andhra Bhoj’?
(a) Devaraya I
(b) Devaraya II
(c) Krishnadeva Raya
(d) Sadashiva Raya
Answer:
(c)
7. Doctrinal
form to economic exploitation by the British rule, was first given by whom?
(a) S.N. Bannerjee
(b) W.C. Bannerjee
(c) Dadabhai Naoroji
(d) None of the above
Answer:
(c)
8. ‘Drain
theory’ was put forwarded by whom?
(a) Rammohan Roy
(b) B.G. Tilak
(c) Dadabhai Naoroji
(d) W.C. Bannerjee
Answer:
(c)
9. Who
of the following enacted the ‘Vernacular Press Act’?
(a) Lord Curzon
(b) Lord Lytton
(c) Charles Metcalfe
(d) Lord Rippon
Answer:
(b)
10. South-West
monsoon first strikes the coast of which of the following?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Gujarat
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Kerala
Answer:
(d)
11. Which
of the following is the most representative tree of the Indian vegetation?
(a) Mahogony
(b) Sal
(c) Sisam
(d) Teak
Answer:
(b)
12. Which
of the following pair of rivers originate from the same region in opposite
directions?
(a) Narmada and Godavari
(b) Narmada and Tapi
(c) Narmada and Son
(d) Son and Chambal
Answer:
(c)
13. Which
sector contributes maximum to India’s GDP?
(a) Primary sector
(b) Secondary sector
(c) Tertiary sector
(d) All sectors equally
Answer:
(a)
14. Which
is the largest bank of India?
(a) ICICI Bank
(b) State Bank of India
(c) Bank of India
(d) Central Bank of India
Answer:
(b)
15. When
did nationalisation of RBI take place?
(a) 1949
(b) 1950
(c) 1947
(d) 1952
Answer:
(a)
16. Who
was the first Chief Election Commissioner of India?
(a) Sukumar Sen
(b) K.V.K. Sundaram
(c) S.P. Sen Verma
(d) None of the above
Answer:
(a)
17. The
Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to which of the following?
(a) Rajya Sabha
(b) Lok Sabha
(c) President
(d) Prime Minister
Answer:
(b)
18. Who
of the following has the right of audience in all the courts in India?
(a) Attorney General
(b) Chief Election Commissioner
(c) Comptroller & Auditor General
(d) All of the above
Answer:
(a)
19. Who
was the first woman Chief Minister of a state in India?
(a) Sarojini Naidu
(b) Annie Beasant
(c) Vijaya Lakhsmi Pandit
(d) Sucheta Kriplani
Answer:
(d)
20. Who
was the first woman Governor of a state in India?
(a) Annie Beasant
(b) Sarojini Naidu
(c) Sucheta Kriplani
(d) Vijaya Lakhsmi Pandit
Answer:
(b)
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