GENERAL KNOWLEDGE #48
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. By
what name is the Ganga known in Bangladesh?
(a) Padma
(b) Bhagirathi
(c) Rupnarayan
(d) Nubra
Answer:
(a)
2. Which
among the following Indian artists is the winner of the Oscar Award?
(a) Dilip Kumar
(b) Bhanu Athaiya
(c) Shyam Benegal
(d) Rohini Hattangadi
Answer:
(b)
3. Saraswati
Samman is given annually for outstanding contribution to which of the
following?
(a) Literature
(b) Education
(c) Fine arts
(d) Classical music
Answer:
(a)
4. Which
is the largest committee of Parliament of India?
(a) Public Accounts Committee
(b) Estimates Committee
(c) Committee on Public Undertakings
(d) Joint Parliamentary Committee
Answer:
(b)
5. When
was Life Insurance nationalized?
(a) 1950
(b) 1953
(c) 19556
(d) 1960
Answer:
(c)
6. The
Article 360 of the Constitution of India relates to which of the following?
(a) President’s rule in States
(b) General Emergency
(c) Election Commission
(d) Financial Emergency
Answer:
(d)
7. Sarkaria
Commission was set up for reviewing the relations between ……………
(a) the Prime Minister and the President
(b) the Legislature and the Executive
(c) the executive and the Judiciary
(d) the Centre and the States
Answer:
(d)
8. Who
works as acting President when the post of President and Vice-President both
are vacant?
(a) Chief Justice of Supreme Court
(b) Speaker of Lok Sabha
(c) Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha
(d) Attorney General of India
Answer:
(a)
9. The
Constitution of India borrowed the scheme of Indian Federation from the
Constitution of which of the following?
(a) United States of America
(b) Canada
(c) Ireland
(d) United Kingdom
Answer:
(b)
10. Cash
crops of India include ……………
(a) paddy and jwar
(b) maize, paddy and jwar
(c) cotton and sugarcane
(d) bajra and paddy
Answer:
(c)
11. How
many times Gandhiji was elected the President of Indian National Congress?
(a) Once
(b) Twice
(c) Thrice
(d) Four times
Answer:
(a)
12. Which
state is the largest producer of rubber in India?
(a) Kerala
(b) Karnataka
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Assam
Answer:
(a)
13. What
was the Nalanda University world famous for?
(a) Medical Science
(b) Logic
(c) Buddhist Philosophy
(d) Chemical Science
Answer:
(c)
14. ‘Tripitakas’
are the sacred books of the ……………
(a) Hindus
(b) Muslims
(c) Jains
(d) Buddhists
Answer:
(d)
15. Who
was the ruler to the first adopt Pataliputra as his capital?
(a) Chandragupta Maurya
(b) Ahoka
(c) Chandragupta Vikramaditya
(d) Kanishka
Answer:
(a)
16. Who
was the founder of the Mauryan Dynasty?
(a) Chandragupta Maurya
(b) Ashoka
(c) Bindusara
(d) Skandagupta
Answer:
(a)
17. Which
of the following is the largest livestock (in number) in India?
(a) Sheep
(b) Goats
(c) Buffaloes
(d) Horses and Ponies
Answer:
(b)
18. Where
is the largest coal deposit in India?
(a) Godavari Valley
(b) Brahmani Valley
(c) Damodar Valley
(d) Satpura Valley
Answer:
(b)
19. The
salient features of the Rig Vedic religion was worship of which of the
following?
(a) Trimurties
(b) Nature
(c) Pashupati
(d) Mother Goddess
Answer:
(b)
20. Which
tax is collected by Panchayats?
(a) Sales tax
(b) Custom duty
(c) Land revenue
(d) Tax on local fairs
Answer:
(d)
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