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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Which script is said to be the originator of all scripts? |
| A. | Kharoshthi |
| B. | Brahmi |
| C. | Modi |
| D. | Nagari |
| Answer» C. Modi | |
| 2. |
The script of which period is called Chitrakar script? |
| A. | Indus period |
| B. | Vedic period |
| C. | Gupta period |
| D. | Maurya period |
| Answer» B. Vedic period | |
| 3. |
Which is the most important soil of India? |
| A. | Black |
| B. | Red |
| C. | Laterite |
| D. | Alluvial |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
Which ruler built the Sanchi Stupa? |
| A. | Bimbsar |
| B. | Harsh Vardhan |
| C. | Pushyamitra |
| D. | Ashok |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
Who first read the inscriptions of Ashoka? |
| A. | Padretti |
| B. | William Jones |
| C. | James Prinsep |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 6. |
Whom did Ashoka send to Sri Lanka to propagate Buddhism? |
| A. | Mahendra |
| B. | Sanghamitra |
| C. | Upagupta |
| D. | Both Mahendra and Sanghamitra |
| Answer» E. | |
| 7. |
Chandragupta Maurya became a follower of which religion in his last days? |
| A. | Jain |
| B. | Shaiva |
| C. | Buddhist |
| D. | Vaishnav |
| Answer» B. Shaiva | |
| 8. |
The official language of which state of the country is English? |
| A. | Nagaland |
| B. | Sikkim |
| C. | Manipur |
| D. | Mizoram |
| Answer» B. Sikkim | |
| 9. |
The Harappans were at the fore in the production of which item? |
| A. | Currencies |
| B. | Cotton |
| C. | Bronze Tools |
| D. | Barley |
| Answer» C. Bronze Tools | |
| 10. |
The port city of Indus Valley Civilization was?j |
| A. | Kalibanga |
| B. | Lothal |
| C. | Mohenjodaro |
| D. | Harappa |
| Answer» C. Mohenjodaro | |
| 11. |
Which language of India is called 'Italian of the East'? |
| A. | Tamil |
| B. | Malayalam |
| C. | Telugu |
| D. | Bangla |
| Answer» D. Bangla | |
| 12. |
Which language has been called Rekhta in the Mughal period? |
| A. | Urdu |
| B. | Arabic |
| C. | Turkey |
| D. | Persian |
| Answer» B. Arabic | |
| 13. |
When did the British Government appoint the Sadler Commission to improve education? |
| A. | 1911 |
| B. | 1917 |
| C. | 1920 |
| D. | 1922 |
| Answer» C. 1920 | |
| 14. |
Who established the Visva-Bharati University? |
| A. | Rabindranath Tagore |
| B. | Raja Rammohan Roy |
| C. | Bankim Chandra Chatterjee |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Raja Rammohan Roy | |
| 15. |
Where is Fort William College? |
| A. | Agra |
| B. | New Delhi |
| C. | Mumbai |
| D. | Kolkata |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
Where did Chandragupta Maurya spend his last time? |
| A. | Taxila |
| B. | Ujjain |
| C. | Pataliputra |
| D. | Shravanabelagola |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17. |
Where is the Indian mining school located? |
| A. | Ranchi |
| B. | Dhanbad |
| C. | Jamshedpur |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Jamshedpur | |
| 18. |
Philosophical system propounded by Kapil Muni is? |
| A. | Purva Mimamsa |
| B. | Uttar Mimamsa |
| C. | Philosophy of Justice |
| D. | Samkhya Philosophy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19. |
Who among the following formed the Red Army in Russia? |
| A. | Lenin |
| B. | Trotsky |
| C. | Trotsky |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 20. |
Who formed the Cheka during the Russian Revolution? |
| A. | Lenin |
| B. | Plekhanov |
| C. | Kerensky |
| D. | Trotsky |
| Answer» B. Plekhanov | |
| 21. |
Where is the Indian Institute of Veterinary Research located? |
| A. | Pantnagar |
| B. | Dehradun |
| C. | Lucknow |
| D. | Izatnagar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 22. |
The main means of livelihood of the Aryans in the Vedic period was? |
| A. | hunting |
| B. | Agriculture |
| C. | Business |
| D. | Craftsmanship |
| Answer» C. Business | |
| 23. |
Where is the Central English and Foreign Language Institute? |
| A. | Hyderabad |
| B. | Mumbai |
| C. | Bangalore |
| D. | New Delhi |
| Answer» B. Mumbai | |
| 24. |
Which of the following revolution is called October Revolution? |
| A. | Russian Revolution |
| B. | Revolution of England |
| C. | American Revolution |
| D. | French Revolution |
| Answer» B. Revolution of England | |
| 25. |
Where is the headquarters of Indira Gandhi National Open University? |
| A. | New Delhi |
| B. | Mumbai |
| C. | Allahabad |
| D. | Kolkata |
| Answer» B. Mumbai | |
| 26. |
Who called the Russian Empire the prison of nations? |
| A. | Lenin |
| B. | Plekhanov |
| C. | Trotsky |
| D. | Marks |
| Answer» B. Plekhanov | |
| 27. |
When was Indira Gandhi National Open University established? |
| A. | 1982 |
| B. | 1985 |
| C. | 1987 |
| D. | 1989 |
| Answer» C. 1987 | |
| 28. |
Where was the first open university established? |
| A. | Germany |
| B. | India |
| C. | England |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 29. |
The word 'Hindu' was used for the first time with reference to the people of Hind India? |
| A. | Romans |
| B. | Greeks |
| C. | Chinese |
| D. | Arabs |
| Answer» E. | |
| 30. |
Which class is enrolled in Navodaya Vidyalaya? |
| A. | 1st |
| B. | 7th |
| C. | 6th |
| D. | 4th |
| Answer» D. 4th | |
| 31. |
Who led the Axis powers during the First World War? |
| A. | Germany |
| B. | Hungary |
| C. | Austria |
| D. | Italy |
| Answer» B. Hungary | |
| 32. |
In which year did the National Literacy Mission begin? |
| A. | 1900 |
| B. | 1988 |
| C. | 1999 |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. 1999 | |
| 33. |
When did the National Literacy Mission begin? |
| A. | 1900 |
| B. | 1988 |
| C. | 1999 |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. 1999 | |
| 34. |
Who is called the prophet of the unification of Italy? |
| A. | Emmanuel |
| B. | Mezzini |
| C. | Garibaldi |
| D. | Kaivoor |
| Answer» C. Garibaldi | |
| 35. |
Which of the following kings was often in contact with the public? |
| A. | Bindusara |
| B. | Ashok |
| C. | Chandragupta Maurya |
| D. | Chandragupta Vikramaditya |
| Answer» C. Chandragupta Maurya | |
| 36. |
Where is the Central Indian Language Institute located? |
| A. | Mysore |
| B. | Hyderabad |
| C. | Varanasi |
| D. | Ujjain |
| Answer» B. Hyderabad | |
| 37. |
Who formed the army called Lal Kurti? |
| A. | Victor Emmanuel |
| B. | Garibaldi |
| C. | Kaivoor |
| D. | Mazzini |
| Answer» D. Mazzini | |
| 38. |
In which of the following countries the maximum number of languages are spoken? |
| A. | Britain |
| B. | U.P. s. a |
| C. | France |
| D. | India |
| Answer» E. | |
| 39. |
To which dynasty did the great emperor Ashoka belong? |
| A. | Secret |
| B. | Maurya |
| C. | Shunga |
| D. | Pallava |
| Answer» C. Shunga | |
| 40. |
The ancient language of India is? |
| A. | Sanskrit |
| B. | Hindi |
| C. | Shift |
| D. | Prakrit |
| Answer» B. Hindi | |
| 41. |
Who created the organization called Young Italy? |
| A. | Kaivoor |
| B. | Giberty |
| C. | Mazzini |
| D. | Garibaldi |
| Answer» D. Garibaldi | |
| 42. |
Which language is the language? |
| A. | Hindi |
| B. | Steep language |
| C. | Sanskrit |
| D. | Shift |
| Answer» D. Shift | |
| 43. |
Who is the founder of SpaceX? |
| A. | Max Levchin |
| B. | Elon Musk |
| C. | Luke Nosek |
| D. | Peter Thiel |
| Answer» C. Luke Nosek | |
| 44. |
"Yash Bharti Samman" is given by which Indian state government? |
| A. | Punjab |
| B. | Uttar Pradesh |
| C. | Maharashtra |
| D. | Uttarakhand |
| Answer» C. Maharashtra | |
| 45. |
Who has won the "Khushwant Singh Memorial Award" for poetry? |
| A. | Keki N Daruwala |
| B. | Arundhati Subramaniam |
| C. | Kashyap Swami |
| D. | Ranjit Hoskote |
| Answer» C. Kashyap Swami | |
| 46. |
In Indian languages, which language of the world is spoken maximum after Hindi? |
| A. | Malayalam |
| B. | Telugu |
| C. | Tamil |
| D. | Bangla |
| Answer» E. | |
| 47. |
Who among the following does not belong to Prarthana Samaj? |
| A. | Mahadev Govind Ranade |
| B. | Jyotiba Phule |
| C. | N.G. chandavarkar |
| D. | R.G. Bhandarkar |
| Answer» C. N.G. chandavarkar | |
| 48. |
What is the approximate percentage of Indians in Hindi language? |
| A. | 50% |
| B. | 40% |
| C. | 45% |
| D. | 55% |
| Answer» C. 45% | |
| 49. |
In approximately how much time does the light of the Sun reach us? |
| A. | 2 minutes |
| B. | 4 minutes |
| C. | 6 minutes |
| D. | 8 minutes |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
On what principle does optical fiber work? |
| A. | Refraction |
| B. | total internal reflection |
| C. | interference |
| D. | scattering |
| Answer» C. interference | |