GENERAL KNOWLEDGE #24
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. Which
of the following was the birth place of Gautam Buddha?
(a) Bodh Gaya
(b) Vaishali
(c) Lumbini
(d) Patliputra
Answer:
(c)
2. ‘Haryanka
Dynasty’ was established by whom of the following?
(a) Ajatshatru
(b) Bimbisara
(c) Kalashok
(d) Nagdashak
Answer:
(b)
3. Who
was converted to Buddhism by Nagarjuna?
(a) Milinda
(b) Bimbisara
(c) Udayana
(d) Ajatshatru
Answer:
(a)
4. Who
had a ‘Chain of Justice’ hung outside his palace?
(a) Akbar
(b) Shah Jahan
(c) Jahangir
(d) Humayun
Answer:
(c)
5. Who
assumed the title of ‘Alamgir’?
(a) Aurangzeb
(b) Jahangir
(c) Babur
(d) Akbar
Answer:
(a)
6. Who
was called as ‘Darvesh’ or ‘Zindapir’?
(a) Akbar
(b) Aurangzeb
(c) Babur
(d) Shah Jahan
Answer:
(b)
7. Who
founded the ‘Indian National Conference’ in 1883 at Calcutta?
(a) S.N. Banerjee
(b) Sisir Kumar Ghosh
(c) Dadabhai Naoroji
(d) All of the above
Answer:
(a)
8. When
was ‘Indian National Conference’ merged with Congress?
(a) 1885
(b) 1886
(c) 1888
(d) 1902
Answer:
(b)
9. Who
among the following founded the ‘Poona Sarvajanik Sabha’?
(a) K.T. Telang
(b) P. Anandcharlu
(c) G. Subramaniya Iyer
(d) G.V. Joshi
Answer:
(d)
10. Which
state has the largest forest area?
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Chhattisgarh
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Assam
Answer:
(c)
11. Which
of the following states has the highest percentage of forest area to the total
area of the state?
(a) Mizoram
(b) Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Chhattisgarh
Answer:
(a)
12. Which
state is the largest producer of wind energy in India?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Rajasthan
Answer:
(c)
13. When
was Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) constituted?
(a) 1986
(b) 1982
(c) 1988
(d) 1992
Answer:
(c)
14. When
was SEBI given statutory status?
(a) 1988
(b) 1992
(c) 1998
(d) 1999
Answer:
(b)
15. When
was Unit Trust of India (UTI) established?
(a) 1964
(b) 1966
(c) 1970
(d) 1972
Answer:
(a)
16. Where
was the first Export Processing Zone (EPZ) of the country in private sector established?
(a) Surat
(b) Kandla
(c) Noida
(d) Vishakhapatnam
Answer:
(a)
17. The
impeachment process of the President is related to which of the following?
(a) Article 123
(b) Article 61
(c) Article 59
(d) Article 213
Answer:
(b)
18. A
Judge of the High Court holds office till he attains the age of ……….
(a) 65 years
(b) 58 years
(c) 62 years
(d) 60 years
Answer:
(c)
19. Where
was the President’s Rule imposed for the first time?
(a) Punjab
(b) Assam
(c) Jammu & Kashmir
(d) Bihar
Answer:
(a)
20. Which
of the following became the first Asian city to host Olympics?
(a) Seoul
(b) Tokyo
(c) New Delhi
(d) Jakarta
Answer:
(b)
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