General Knowledge #24 Multiple Choice Questions

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)