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1. Gautama Buddha was born in:


(a) Buddh Gaya


(b) Pataliputram


(c) Lumbini


(d) Vaisali


Ans. Lumbini






2. The Indus Valley houses were built of:


(a) Bricks


(b) Mud


(c) Woods


(d) Stones


Ans. Bricks






3. Dayananda Saraswathy was the founder of;


(a) Brahma Samaj


(b) Arya Samaj


(c) Prasthana Samaj


(d) Sarvodaya Samaj


Ans. Arya Samaj






4. The language in which Sangam Literature was written in:


(a) Pali


(b) Sanskrit


(c) Prakrit


(d) Tamil


Ans. Tamil






5. The last Viceroy of British India was:


(a) Lord Wavell


(b) Lord Mountbatten


(c) Lord Irvin


(d) Lord Dalhousie


Ans. Lord Mountbatten






6. Which famous port of South India gives evidence of Indo-Roman trade?


(a) Calicut


(b) Madras


(c) Arekamedu


(d) Cochin


Ans. Arekamedu






7. Home rule movement was started by:


(a) Balagangadhar Tilak


(b) Lala Lajpat Rai


(c) Mahatma Gandhi


(d) G.K. Gokhale


Ans. Balagangadhar Tilak






8. Who was the Prime Minister of Britain when India achieved independence?


(a) Winston Churchill


(b) Harold Wilson


(c) Ramsay Macdonald


(d) Clement Atlee


Ans. Clement Atlee






9. Who gave the title ‘‘Mahatma’’ to Gandhiji?


(a) Gokhale


(b) Tilak


(c) Rabindranath Tagore


(d) J.L. Nehru


Ans. Rabindranath Tagore






10. The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) was founded by:


(a) Singhania and Tata


(b) Birla and Thakurdas


(c) Tata and Birla


(d) Tata and Thakurdas


Ans. Birla and Thakurdas






11. Which state’s tourism department’s motto ‘God’s own country’’?


(a) Assam


(b) Tamilnadu


(c) Karnataka


(d) Kerala


Ans. Kerala






12. Best Bakery case is related to:


(a) Gujarat Riot


(b) Marad Riot


(c) Babari Masjid


(d) Murder of Safdar Hashmi


Ans. Gujarat Riot






13. Who levied the tax known as ‘Chauth’?


(a) The Cholas


(b) The Marathas


(c) The Mughals


(d) The Mauryas


Ans. The Marathas






14. Which Buddhist Council was held during the reign of Asoka?


(a) Fourth


(b) First


(c) Third


(d) Second


Ans. Third






15. How many stories are included in the Jatakas?


(a) 860


(b) 315


(c) 755


(d) 500


Ans. N/A






16. The system of subsidiary alliance was introduced by:


(a) Wellesley


(b) Clive


(c) Warren Hastings


(d) Dalhousie


Ans. Wellesley






17. The Quit India Movement was adopted by the Indian National Congress at:


(a) Ahmedabad


(b) Calcutta


(c) Bombay


(d) Pune


Ans. Bombay






18. The Mehrauli Pillar inscription belongs to the period of the :


(a) Mauryas


(b) Guptas


(c) Sungas


(d) Kushanas


Ans. Guptas






19. After his coronation, Shivaji assumed the title of:


(a) Chhatrapati


(b) Samrat


(c) Maharaja


(d) Chakravarthi


Ans. Chhatrapati






20. The freedom fighter who died in jail while on hunger strike was:


(a) Bhagat Singh


(b) B.G. Tilak


(c) Bipin Chandra Pal


(d) Jatin Das


Ans. Jatin Das








21. The word ‘Buddha’ means:


(a) A liberator


(b) A conqueror


(c) An enlightened one


(d) A wanderer


Ans. An enlightened one






22. The Arjuna Puruskar is given for excellence in which of the following fields?


(a) Science and Technology


(b) Sports


(c) Social Service


(d) Medical Science


Ans. Sports






23. The Sun’s energy is produced by:


(a) Nuclear fission


(b) Burning of gases


(c) Nuclear fusion


(d) None of these


Ans. Nuclear fusion






24. Where is the World Intellectual Property Organisation located?


(a) Geneva


(b) New York


(c) London


(d) Paris


Ans. Geneva






25. What is cytology?


(a) The study of cells


(b) The study of Chemistry


(c) The origin of creation


(d) The Study of bio-systems


Ans. The study of cells






26. Hypo, used in photography, is chemically:


(a) Silver bromide


(b) Sodium phosphate


(c) Silver nitrate


(d) Sodium thiosulphate


Ans. Sodium thiosulphate






27. Common salt is:


(a) Sodium bicarbonate


(b) Sodium chloride


(c) Magnesium carbonate


(d) Calcium chloride


Ans. Sodium chloride






28. Organisms that derive their nutrition from dead plants and animals are called:


(a) Parasites


(b) Epiphytes


(c) Saprophytes


(d) Symbiotics


Ans. Saprophytes






29. Magnetism at the centre of a bar magnet is:


(a) Zero


(b) Minimum


(c) Maximum


(d) Maximum or Minimum


Ans. Zero






30. The renowned multi-arts centre Bharat Bhavan is located in which of the following cities:


(a) Calcutta


(b) Bhopal


(c) Lucknow


(d) Jaipur


Ans. Bhopal






31. What is the smallest unit of information with regard to computers?


(a) RAM


(b) ROM


(c) Bus


(d) Byte


Ans. Byte






32. Which is the oldest mountain range in India?


(a) The Himalayas


(b) The Vindhyas


(c) The Aravallis


(d) The Shivaliks


Ans. The Aravallis






33. Numismatics is the study of:


(a) Medals


(b) Stamps


(c) Insects


(d) Coins


Ans. Coins






34. Who discovered DNA structure?


(a) Hargobind Khorana


(b) Watson and Crick


(c) Landsteiner


(d) Mendel


Ans. Watson and Crick






35. What is the main objective of the Antyodaya Programme?


(a) Upliftment of the rural poor


(b) Upliftment of farmers


(c) Upliftment of the urban poor


(d) Upliftment of workers


Ans. Upliftment of the rural poor