General Knowledge-52

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Q Which is the only surviving specimen of the ancient Sanskrit theatre recognised by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity?

1 Kutiyattam

2 Kathakali

3 Yakshagana

4 Bhavai

Q Angkor Wat , a buddhist temple complex was built by which of the following ruler ?

1 Suryavarman II

2 Jayasimha Vallabha

3 Bhima

4 Mularaja I

Q The Gua and Noamundi mines are located in with state of India?

1 Assam

2 Haryana

3 Rajasthan

4 Jharkhand

Q Which is the oldest Stupa of the Buddhist Period?

1 Dhamek Stupa

2 Mahabodhi Stupa

3 Kesariya Stupa

4 Sanchi Stupa

Q Who introduced the term ‘triads‘ in the classification of elements ?

1 Dmitri Mendeleev

2 Johann Dobereiner

3 John Newlands

4 AEB de Chancourtois

Q In which of the following states of India is Nongkrem festival celebrated ?

1 Assam

2 Meghalaya

3 Manipur

4 Mizoram

Q Buddha Purnima is marked on a full moon day in the Hindu month of __.

1 Vaisakh

2 Jyaistha

3 Bhadra

4 Ashadha

Q The Project Director of Chandrayaan 3 is __

1 P Veeramuthuvel

2 S Mohana Kumar

3 M Vanitha

4 Mylswamy Annadurai

Q Which of the following is the official language of Afghanistan?

1 Sinhala

2 Burmese

3 Dari

4 Dzongkha

Q Who started the temple entry movement in 1927 ?

1 Mahadev Govind Ranade

2 Bhimrao Ambedkar

3 Mahatma Gandhi

4 Annie Besant

Q The third battle of Panipat was fought in which of the following years?

1 1761

2 1707

3 1786

4 1751

Q ‘Untouchable’ is a novel written by :

1 Mulk Raj Anand

2 RC Majumdar

3 Premchand

4 VS Naipaul

Q What is the weight of the ball in handball for men?

1 425 to 475 gm

2 325 to 375 gm

3 525 to 575 gm

4 225 to 275 gm

Q The ‘Ka Shad Mastieh’ or victory dance of the____________ tribe of Meghalaya is an ancient war dance performed during the prominent festival of the tribe.

1 Bhoi

2 War

3 Khasi

4Jaintia

Q Who is the founder of Jaipur City?

1 Maharaja Sawai Madho Singh II

2 Maharaj Bishan Singh

3 Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II

4 Maharaj Man Singh

Q Which of the following is also known as the ‘White Mountain’?

1 Cho Oyu

2 Makalu

3 Dhaulagiri I

4 Lhotse

Q Seval Sandhai is a rural sport in Tamil Nadu, which is a form of:

1 Kite flying

2 Bull-fighting

3 Cock- fighting

4 Martial Arts

Q ‘A Life of the Genius : The Man Who Knew Infinity’ is a biography of Indian mathematician ____

1 Acharya Pingala

2 Aryabhata

3 Neena Gupta

4 Srinivasa Ramanujan

Q Who among the following is the author of the book ‘Nectar in a Sieve’?

Ans 1. Sarojini Naidu

2. Kamala Markandaya

3. Rajkumari Kaur

4. Aruna Asaf Ali

Q What are the two main parts corresponding to Lasya and Tandava elements in Manipuri dance?

1 Bhangi and Stri

2 Jagoi and Cholom

3 Varnam and Paran

4 Vira and Toda

Q The air bubbles shine in the water because of __.

1 Dispersion

2 Diffraction

3 Reflection

4 Total internal reflection

Q How many Rasas are presented in classical dances?

1 8

2 6

3 7

4 9

9 Rasas Love | Heroism | Pathos | Humour | Anger | Fear | Disgust | Wonder | Peace

Q Which of the following is NOT correct about caves of India?

1 Undavalli – Himachal Pradesh

2 Badami – Karnataka

3 Ajanta – Maharashtra

4 Elephanta – Maharashtra

Q What is the maximum depth of Atlantic Ocean?

1 8,380 metres

2 9,784 metres

3 6,734 metres

4 3,646 metres

Q When was the international literacy day declared by UNESCO?

1 1968

2 1967

3 1966

4 1965

Q Rajasthan Atomic Power Project is in __

1 Phalodi

2 Churu

3 Rawatbhata

4 Bhawani Mandi

Q The______term explains that there is change from liquid to gas.

1 Sublimation

2 Condensation

3 Crystallization

4 Vaporization

Q Which of the following hills are known for Bauxite Mines?

1 Agasthyamalai hills

2 Gandhamardhan hills

3 Panchpatmali hills

4 Savandurga hills

Q According to Chola Inscription, Land granted to religious institutions was known as _

1 Pallichchhandam

2 Shalabhoga

3 Devadana

4 Brahmadeya

Q Which Article of the Indian Constitution mentions that, where the same person is appointed as the Governor of two or more states, the emoluments and allowances payable to him/her shall be allocated among those states?

1 Article 160

2 Article 155

3 Article 158

4 Article 157

Q Which of the following dances is performed during festivals like Eid al-Fitr and Ramzan in Jammu & Kashmir ?

1 Rasa Lila dance

2 Rouf dance

3 Kud dance

4 Dumhal dance

Q Light falling on colloidal particles leads to scattering of light. This phenomena is
called:

1 Tyndall effect

2 Mendel’s effect

3 Brownian effect

4 Bowl effect

Q 8 minute 20 seconds is the time taken by the sunlight to reach from sun to _?

1 Jupiter

2 Moon

3 Earth

4 Saturn

Q Which of the following historical caves of India are located in the state of Bihar?

1 Barabar Caves

2 Ellora Caves

3 Kanheri Caves

4 Ajanta Caves

Q How many Assembly Constituencies does Rajasthan have as of now in 2024?

1 200

2 207

3 205

4 209

Q In which year, Sultan Iltutmish’s daughter, Raziyya, (Razia) became Sultan?

1 1246

2 1226

3 1236

4 1238

Q In which state/UT of India is the Divar Island situated?

1 Lakshadweep

2 Goa

3 Andaman and Nicobar Islands

4 Odisha

Q Name the phylum of animal kingdom whose distinctive feature is body with pores and
canals in walls.

1 Annelida

2 Porifera

3 Coelenterata

4 Ctenophora

Q The Advocate General of a state is appointed under which Article of the Constitution of
India?

1 Article 170

2 Article 160

3 Article 165

4 Article 175

Q __ has/have been borrowed by the Indian Constitution from the Constitution of
the USA

1 Bicameralism

2 Fundamental Rights

3 The Cabinet System

4 Fundamental Duties

Q Asteroid Belt is between which planets?

1 Uranus & Neptune

2 Jupiter & Mercury

3 Mars & Saturn

4 Mars & Jupiter

Q In which year was India’s National Human Rights Commission set up?

1 1991

2 1990

3 1985

4 1993

Q Where did Lord Wellesley establish Fort William College in 1800 AD?

1 Mumbai

2 Chennai

3 Kolkata

4 Hyderabad

Q On which date was the first session of Indian Constitution Drafting Committee held?

1 19 December 1946

2 9 December 1946

3 9 December 1945

4 19 December 1945

Q The dimensions of the basketball court is measured __ from the inner edge
of the boundary line.

1 28 × 12 m

2 30 × 45 m

3 28 × 15 m

4 30 × 15 m

Q Who was the first Indian to win Miss World in 1966 ?

1 Reita Faria

2 Aishwarya Rai

3 Diana Hayden

4 Yukta Mookhey

Miss World [ India ] Reita Faria [ 1966 ] , Aishwarya Rai [ 1994 ] , Diana Hayden [ 1997 ] , Yukta Mookhey [ 1999 ] , Priyanka Chopra [ 2000 ] and Manushi Chhillar [ 2017 ]

Q What is the total population of India according to the census of 2011?

1 1210.2 Million

2 1010.2 Million

3 1312.1 Million

4 1210.1 Million

Q Who was Gulbadan Begum, writer of Humayun Nama ?

1 Wife of Humayun

2 Daughter of Humayun

3 Sister of Humayun

4 Mother of Humayun

Q Gurudongmar Lake is in which of the following states?

1 Manipur

2 Meghalaya

3 Nagaland

4 Sikkim

Q The United India Patriotic Association was founded by whom?

1 Siafudeen Kichlu

2 Maulana Shibli Numani

3 Sir Syed Ahmed Khan

4 Muhammad Ali

Q The records of population density 2011 of India state that the density has increased from a figure of __ to that of 382 per square kilometre, as per census 2011.

1 324

2 334

3 314

4 344

Q As per which of the following banned the use of chlorofluorocarbon (CFC)
compounds, as well as other ozone depleting chemicals?

1 Vienna Convention

2 Kyoto Protocol

3 The Paris Agreement

4 Montreal Protocol

Q Gavari, a dance-drama is majorly performed in which of the following states of India?

1 Rajasthan

2 Odisha

3 Manipur

4 Kerala

Q Who among the Mughal emperors built Buland Darwaza or the loft gateway at
Fatehpur Sikri?

1 Aurangzeb

2 Jahangir

3 Humayun

4 Akbar

Q _ is the chemical formula of baking soda.

1 Na2SO4

2 Na2HCO3

3 Na2CO3

4 NaHCO3

Q What are the standard measurements of a cricket pitch?

1 20 yards by 12 ft

2 22 yards by 10 ft

3 20 yards by 10 ft

4 22 yards by 12 ft

Q Which of the following states is NOT associated with the classical dance form of
Chhau?

1 Odisha

2 West Bengal

3 Tamil Nadu

4 Jharkhand

Chhau dance Purulia Chhau [ West Bengal ] , Seraikella Chhau [ Jharkhand ] and Mayurbhanj Chhau [ Odisha ]

Q Who was the president of the first session of Congress held in 1885?

1 Dinshaw Wacha

2 Dadabhai Naoroji

3 Allan Octavian Hume

4 Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee

Q Who among the following was NOT one of the founders of the Ahrar Movement in British India?

1 Maulana Muhammad Ali

2 Hasan Imam

3 Hakim Ajmal Khan

4 Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

Q Approximately what is the length of the Suez canal ?

1 193 km

2 64.5 km

3 106.5 km

4 178 km

Q Which of the following land revenue arrangement is called ‘Todarmal System’ ?

1 Zabti System

2 GallaBakshi System

3 Kankut System

4 Nasaq System

Q Who gave the concept of ‘Separation of Powers’ related to different forms of governments ?

1 Montesquieu

2 Plato

3 Hobbes

4 Aristotle

Q Which part of Indian Constitution contains Article 368 that gives power to the parliament to do constitutional amendments ?

1 Part XX

2 Part XV

3 Part IVA

4 Part XIII

Q Gurudongmar Lake is in which of the following states?

1 Manipur

2 Meghalaya

3 Sikkim

4 Assam

Q Who was the founder of Atmiya Sabha ?

1 Raja Ram Mohan Roy

2 Keshab Chandra Sen

3 Debendra nath Tagore

4 Raja Radhakant Deb

Q Who was the exponent of Lokayata Darshana ?

1 Charvak

2 Badarayan

3 Kapil

4 Ramanuja

Q The headquarters of the Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management are located at:

1 Bhuvneshwar

2 New Delhi

3 Gwalior

4 Guwahati

Q The concept of Suspension of Fundamental Rights in Indian Constitution has been taken from which country’s constitution ?

1 Germany

2 Australia

3 France

4 Russia

Q What is the national flower of Bangladesh ?

1 Shapla [ water Lily ]

2 Red Rose

3 White Jasmine

4 Rhododendron

Q Pandit Ram Narayan was associated with which of the following musical instruments?

1. Sarangi

2. Sarod

3. Mohan veena

4. Rudra veena

Q Janapav hill situated near Indore is the source of which river ?

1 Chambal

2 Mahi

3 Mahanadi

4 Tapi

Q In which year was the Agreement on Trade and Intercourse between the Tibet region of China and India signed?

1 1954

2 1962

3 1966

4 1951

Q Which of the following was only the authority of the state in the period of Maurya ?

1 Mines

2 Land

3 Pasture

4 Commerce

Akaradhyaksha Superintendent of mines

Q “Guru Shikhar” on the Abu hills is the highest peak of which mountain ranges?

1 Himalaya Range

2 The western Ghats

3 PirPanjal Range

4 Aravalli Range

Q What are the thin filamentous extensions that the motile bacterial cells have from their cell wall called?

1 Flagella

2 Pili

3 Fimbriae

4 Lamellae

QIn which state is Gobind Sagar (Bhakra Nangal Project) located?

1 Himachal Pradesh

2 Gujarat

3 Rajasthan

4 Punjab

Q Who is the second woman Speaker of the Lok Sabha ?

1 Meira Kumar

Sumitra Mahajan

3 VS Ramadevi

4 BV Nagarathna

Q Which of the following is NOT correct about Caves of India?

1 Undavalli – Himachal Pradesh

2 Badami – Karnataka

3 Ajanta – Maharashtra

4 Elephanta – Maharashtra

Famous Caves Bhaja [ Maharashtra ] , Mahakali [ Maharashtra ] , Talaja [ Gujarat ] , Bagh  [ Madhya Pradesh ] , Ajanta [ Maharashtra ] , Ellora  [ Maharashtra ] , Uparkot Buddhist  [ Gujarat ] , Karla  [ Maharashtra ] , Undavalli  [ Andhra Pradesh ] Badami [ Karnataka ] , Kanheri [ Maharashtra ] , Elephanta  [ Maharashtra ] , Lomas Rishi [ Bihar ] , Borra  [ Andhra Pradesh ] , Udayagiri and Khandagiri  [ Odisha ] , Son Bhandar  [ Bihar ]

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