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1301.

Tiger is the son of which actor, who stepped into films as a hero from the film 'Heropanti'?

A. Sunil Shetty
B. Jackie Shroff
C. Sunny Deol
D. Anil Kapoor
Answer» C. Sunny Deol
1302.

Which of the following is an elected position in India?

A. Chief Justice of India
B. Chief Election Commissioner
C. President of India
D. Governor
Answer» D. Governor
1303.

Who among these is one of the main characters of Ramayana who is also seen in Mahabharata?

A. Hanuman
B. Ved Vyas
C. Dasharatha
D. Duryodhana
Answer» B. Ved Vyas
1304.

What is the biggest object in our solar system?

A. Titan
B. Jupiter
C. Flax
D. Alpha Centauri
Answer» C. Flax
1305.

Daga and Teja were disciples of which film villain?

A. Magembo
B. Gabbar Singh
C. Kancha China
D. Shakal
Answer» B. Gabbar Singh
1306.

Which of the following is the name of a month in the Indian National Calendar?

A. Ashadh
B. Nakshatra
C. Dwadash
D. Poornima
Answer» B. Nakshatra
1307.

Veenapani is another name of which goddess?

A. Durga
B. Saraswati
C. Sita
D. Lakshmi
Answer» C. Sita
1308.

Which of these games is played in a court surrounded by four walls?

A. Bols
B. Snooker
C. Squash
D. lacrosse
Answer» D. lacrosse
1309.

Which superstars live in a bungalow named 'Manant' in Mumbai?

A. Salman Khan
B. Aamir Khan
C. Abhishek Bachchan
D. Shahrukh Khan
Answer» E.
1310.

How many zodiac signs are there according to astrology?

A. eight
B. ten
C. twelve
D. fourteen
Answer» D. fourteen
1311.

What was the subject of the Henderson Brooks Bhagat Report?

A. Indo-Pak War 1971
B. Indo-Pak War 1965
C. India China War 1962
D. Indo-Pak war 1947 - 48
Answer» D. Indo-Pak war 1947 - 48
1312.

Which of the following is a Kharif crop?

A. Mustard
B. Paddy
C. Gram
D. Wheat
Answer» C. Gram
1313.

What is the name of the campaign launched by the Government of India to promote the use of toilets?

A. curtain is curtain
B. Close the door
C. Open thinking
D. Don't you see us
Answer» C. Open thinking
1314.

What is the meaning of Sumiran in the famous Doha 'Do the Sumiran in grief, do it in happiness or don't do it'?

A. memorization
B. To forget
C. Search
D. Calling
Answer» B. To forget
1315.

Which of these can survive for a week or more without head?

A. Spider
B. Cockroach
C. Lizard
D. Caterpillar
Answer» C. Lizard
1316.

'Empty the throne that the public comes' - is the line of a poem composed by which poet?

A. Sachchidand H Vatsyayan
B. Suryakant Tripathi Nirala
C. Sumitranandan Pant
D. Ramdhari Singh Dinkar
Answer» E.
1317.

Which of these leaders made Ganesh Chaturthi festival in India popular by reviving it?

A. Bhimrao Ambedkar
B. Lala Lajpat Rai
C. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D. Bipin Chandra Pal
Answer» D. Bipin Chandra Pal
1318.

Which of these languages is included in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution?

A. Braj Bhasha
B. Awadhi
C. Dogri
D. Bhojpuri
Answer» D. Bhojpuri
1319.

Which of these politicians is also known as Tai among their supporters?

A. Mamta Banerjee
B. Minakshi Lekhi
C. Sushma Swaraj
D. Sumitra Mahajan
Answer» E.
1320.

Doctrine of Lapse, which is the principle of lapse, was the cause of which of these movements?

A. Sanyasi Rebellion
B. Rowlatt Satyagraha
C. Swadeshi Movement
D. Revolt of 1857
Answer» E.
1321.

Which of these British vehicle brands is owned by an Indian company?

A. Aston Martin
B. Land Rover
C. Rolls Royce
D. Bentley
Answer» C. Rolls Royce
1322.

Who was Sher Shah's main rival?

A. Qadirshah
B. Humayun
C. Mehmood
D. Khizr Khan
Answer» C. Mehmood
1323.

Primary rocks are the result of which of the following processes?

A. compression
B. Settlement
C. Deprivation
D. Conversion
Answer» C. Deprivation
1324.

What are the compounds that have the same molecule but have different physical properties?

A. Isobar
B. isotopic
C. isomeric
D. ALL OF THE ABOVE
Answer» D. ALL OF THE ABOVE
1325.

Which of the following states is located near the India-Pakistan border?

A. Gujarat
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Rajasthan
D. Uttar Pradesh
Answer» D. Uttar Pradesh
1326.

Which country's government has approved the West Bank settlement for the first time in two decades?

A. India
B. Israel
C. Pakistan
D. Nepal
Answer» C. Pakistan
1327.

What is the shadow of the inner part of the moon called?

A. Penumbra
B. Umbra
C. Adularensense
D. Antrum
Answer» C. Adularensense
1328.

In Hindu and Jainism, who is considered to be the center of the universe?

A. Mount Kailash
B. Mount Meru
C. Ujjain
D. Pushkar Lake
Answer» C. Ujjain
1329.

Uttar Pradesh is ranked in rice cultivated area in India?

A. 1st
B. 4th
C. 3rd
D. 2nd
Answer» B. 4th
1330.

In which year did the East India Company get permission to do business in India?

A. 1715
B. 1625
C. 1650
D. 1750
Answer» C. 1650
1331.

In which battle was the war between Rani Laxmi Bai of Jhansi and the British?

A. 1857
B. 1858
C. 1855
D. 1902
Answer» C. 1855
1332.

Who founded the army of Azad Hind to get freedom from British?

A. Bhagat Singh
B. Chandrashekhar Azad
C. Mahatma Gandhi
D. Rajguru
Answer» C. Mahatma Gandhi
1333.

Who was the first Mughal ruler of India?

A. Babur
B. Akbar
C. Shahjahan
D. Aurangzeb
Answer» B. Akbar
1334.

The Mughal Empire was founded in India in which day?

A. 1535
B. 1455
C. 1250
D. 1526
Answer» E.
1335.

In which day Humayun conquered Sher Shah Suri?

A. 1550
B. 1540
C. 1650
D. 1450
Answer» C. 1650
1336.

Which emperor was chained to justice?

A. Ibrahim Lodi
B. Akbar
C. Jahangir
D. Babur
Answer» C. Jahangir
1337.

Where did Shah Jahan's Begum Mumtaz Mahal (in whose memory the Taj Mahal was built) died?

A. Kanpur
B. Nagpur
C. Delhi
D. Burhanpur
Answer» E.
1338.

Where is Aurangzeb's tomb?

A. Agra
B. Delhi
C. Aurangabad
D. Kanpur
Answer» D. Kanpur
1339.

What was the name of Babur's daughter?

A. Gulbadan Begum
B. Razia Begum
C. Saira Begum
D. Ruksar Begum
Answer» B. Razia Begum
1340.

Wrote Mahabhashya?

A. Manu
B. arrow
C. Gargi
D. Patanjali
Answer» E.
1341.

The holdings that provide at least one livelihood to the farmers are called?

A. Optimum holdings
B. livelihood holdings
C. Economic holdings
D. marginal holdings
Answer» D. marginal holdings
1342.

Which of the following is the oldest rock in India?

A. Shivalik
B. Indo-Gangetic plains
C. Himalaya
D. Aravali
Answer» B. Indo-Gangetic plains
1343.

Which is the first state in India where Panchayat Raj system was implemented?

A. Maharashtra
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Rajasthan
Answer» E.
1344.

Who was the local ruler from whom Vasco da Gama was found when he arrived in Calicut in May 1498?

A. Siraj
B. Lord Lal
C. Rajendran Nair
D. Jamorin
Answer» E.
1345.

Iqbal honor is given for which region in Madhya Pradesh?

A. Communal harmony
B. Creative Urdu Writing
C. Shaurya
D. National Integration
Answer» C. Shaurya
1346.

Where is "Hawa Mahal" located?

A. Udaipur
B. Jaisalmer
C. Chittorgarh
D. Jaipur
Answer» E.
1347.

In which state is the "Hathigumpha" located?

A. Rajasthan
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Bihar
D. Orissa
Answer» E.
1348.

Where is "Buland Darwaza" located?

A. Delhi
B. Fatehpur Sikri
C. Meerut
D. Lucknow
Answer» C. Meerut
1349.

Who has been appointed the new chairman of UPSC recently?

A. Shobhendra Kumar Chaudhary
B. Pradeep Kumar Joshi
C. Arvind Aksena
D. Vinay Mittal
Answer» C. Arvind Aksena
1350.

Bhimbetka Cave is in which state?

A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Bihar
D. Orissa
Answer» B. Madhya Pradesh