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1401. |
Who sat on the throne after the death of Qutubuddin Aibak, the ruler of Delhi? |
A. | Balban |
B. | Razia Sultan |
C. | Aram Shah |
D. | Iltutmish |
Answer» D. Iltutmish | |
1402. |
The Qutub Minar was built by which ruler? |
A. | Babur |
B. | Altamash |
C. | Alauddin Masood |
D. | Razia Sultan |
Answer» C. Alauddin Masood | |
1403. |
Who was the founder of Tughlaq dynasty? |
A. | Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq |
B. | Firoz Tughlaq |
C. | Sultan Mehmood |
D. | Muhammad Tughlaq |
Answer» B. Firoz Tughlaq | |
1404. |
Which of the following rulers introduced copper coins in exchange for gold and silver? |
A. | Alauddin Khilji |
B. | Balban |
C. | Razia Sultana |
D. | Muhammad Tughluq |
Answer» E. | |
1405. |
When did Timur Lung invade Delhi? |
A. | 1388 |
B. | 1386 |
C. | 1398 |
D. | 1393 |
Answer» D. 1393 | |
1406. |
Who among the following was the founder of Lodi dynasty? |
A. | Abraham Lodi |
B. | Sikandar Lodi |
C. | Bahlol Lodi |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
1407. |
Who settled the city of "Din Panah" on the ruins of Indraprastha in Delhi? |
A. | Ibrahim Lodi |
B. | Humayun |
C. | Akbar |
D. | Babur |
Answer» C. Akbar | |
1408. |
Which Mughal ruler abolished Jiziya-kar? |
A. | Nadirshah |
B. | Shahjahan |
C. | Akbar |
D. | Jahangir |
Answer» D. Jahangir | |
1409. |
Who among the following won Delhi and Agra and assumed the title of Vikramaditya? |
A. | Sher Shah Suri |
B. | Adilshah |
C. | Humayun |
D. | Hemu |
Answer» E. | |
1410. |
Jama Masjid was built by which Mughal ruler in Delhi? |
A. | Babur |
B. | Shahjahan |
C. | Aurangzeb |
D. | Akbar |
Answer» C. Aurangzeb | |
1411. |
Which of the following is not an English newspaper? |
A. | The Indian Express |
B. | The Hindustan Times |
C. | The Times of India |
D. | Navbharat Times |
Answer» E. | |
1412. |
Which of the following was formerly known as "All India War Memorial"? |
A. | Teen Murti Bhawan |
B. | Lutyens Zone |
C. | Parliament House |
D. | India Gate |
Answer» E. | |
1413. |
In 1191 AD, the battle of Tarain was fought between Mohammad Ghori and whom? |
A. | Vigraharaj |
B. | Jaipal |
C. | Jayachand |
D. | Prithviraj Chauhan |
Answer» E. | |
1414. |
Who has considered the concept of 'ideal production' as an indicator of economic welfare? |
A. | Hicks |
B. | Keldor |
C. | Pareto |
D. | Pigu |
Answer» E. | |
1415. |
In which year 'Atomic Energy Commission' was formed? |
A. | 1945 |
B. | 1947 |
C. | 1948 |
D. | 1951 |
Answer» D. 1951 | |
1416. |
Which one of the following is without ocean? |
A. | White Sea |
B. | Sargasso Sagar |
C. | Tasama na Sagar |
D. | Sea of Okhotsak |
Answer» C. Tasama na Sagar | |
1417. |
Which river crosses the equator bar? |
A. | Amazon |
B. | Orinoco |
C. | Kongo |
D. | Neil |
Answer» D. Neil | |
1418. |
Which is the first month of 'Shak Samvat'? |
A. | Baisakh |
B. | Bhadon |
C. | Chaitra |
D. | Falgun |
Answer» D. Falgun | |
1419. |
The idea of the Constitution of India was first given by |
A. | Mahatma Gandhi |
B. | MN Roy |
C. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
D. | Dr. BR Ambedkar |
Answer» C. Jawaharlal Nehru | |
1420. |
Which one of the following principles applies to the working of hydraulic brakes in automobiles motorcars? |
A. | Archimedes' law |
B. | Pascal's Law |
C. | Poisson's Principle |
D. | Bernoulli rule |
Answer» C. Poisson's Principle | |
1421. |
Which of the following is partnering with the Indian Academy of Pediatrics for its IPA Healthphone program? |
A. | United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) |
B. | Ministry of Women and Child Development |
C. | Vodafone India |
D. | ALL OF THE ABOVE |
Answer» E. | |
1422. |
Which is the highest authority of indirect tax in India? |
A. | CBDT |
B. | CBIT |
C. | CBIC |
D. | CBED |
Answer» D. CBED | |
1423. |
What is the name of the zonal office of Hajipur after the division of Eastern Railway? |
A. | East-North Railway |
B. | Eastern-Frontier Railway |
C. | East-West Railway |
D. | East-Central Railway |
Answer» E. | |
1424. |
Which of the following is the largest medium used for transporting goods in the country? |
A. | Air Services |
B. | Railways |
C. | Bus |
D. | Nine transport service |
Answer» C. Bus | |
1425. |
When did the first electric train run in India? |
A. | 1925 |
B. | 1926 |
C. | 1927 |
D. | 1828 |
Answer» B. 1926 | |
1426. |
The recent ancestor of modern man is? |
A. | Cro-Magnon human |
B. | Java Human |
C. | Peking Human |
D. | Neanderthal human |
Answer» B. Java Human | |
1427. |
The earliest prehistoric man was probably? |
A. | Australopithecus |
B. | Homo habilis |
C. | Ramapithecus |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. Ramapithecus | |
1428. |
The ancestor of the man who first walked upright on two legs? |
A. | Peking Human |
B. | Javanese apes |
C. | Australopithecus |
D. | none of these |
Answer» D. none of these | |
1429. |
Where did Prototheria develop? |
A. | Amphibians |
B. | Reptiles |
C. | birds |
D. | Eutheria |
Answer» C. birds | |
1430. |
Which principle explains repetition of caste cycle in the life cycle ? |
A. | Mutationism |
B. | Natural selectionism |
C. | Repetition principle |
D. | genetics |
Answer» D. genetics | |
1431. |
Who propounded the theory of evolution? |
A. | Spencer |
B. | Wallace |
C. | Huxley |
D. | Darwin |
Answer» E. | |
1432. |
In what process does the separation of alleles take place? |
A. | Transit |
B. | impregnation |
C. | cleavage |
D. | meiosis |
Answer» E. | |
1433. |
Garampani Sanctuary is locate in which of the following places: |
A. | junagarh, gujarat |
B. | kohima, nagaland |
C. | diphu, assam |
D. | gangtok, sikkim |
Answer» D. gangtok, sikkim | |
1434. |
Where is the famous place named Chauri-Chaura? |
A. | Gorakhpur |
B. | Agra |
C. | Allahabad |
D. | Lucknow |
Answer» B. Agra | |
1435. |
Who said 'At the stroke of midnight, when the world sleeps India will wake up for its life and freedom? |
A. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
B. | Mahatma Gandhi |
C. | Bhagat Singh |
D. | Rajendra Prasad |
Answer» B. Mahatma Gandhi | |
1436. |
Whose statement is 'Who lives if India dies'? |
A. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
B. | Mahatma Gandhi |
C. | Bhagat Singh |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Mahatma Gandhi | |
1437. |
In which script is the Punjabi language written? |
A. | Devanagari |
B. | Sindhi |
C. | Gurmukhi |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
1438. |
Which of the following Indian state does not share its border with Myanmar? |
A. | Manipur |
B. | Nagaland |
C. | Assam |
D. | Arunachal Pradesh |
Answer» D. Arunachal Pradesh | |
1439. |
Who among the following was against the unification of Italy and Germany? |
A. | Russia |
B. | England |
C. | Prasha |
D. | Austria |
Answer» E. | |
1440. |
Malwa plateau is not a part of which state? |
A. | Gujarat |
B. | Maharashtra |
C. | Madhya Pradesh |
D. | Rajasthan |
Answer» C. Madhya Pradesh | |
1441. |
Which type of soil expansion is found on the highest area of India? |
A. | Red |
B. | Laterite |
C. | Alluvial |
D. | Black |
Answer» D. Black | |
1442. |
Who was the leader of the Hoa-Hao movement? |
A. | Bao Dai |
B. | Phan-Boi Chow |
C. | Huinh-fu-so |
D. | Kuang |
Answer» D. Kuang | |
1443. |
Topographical maps of India are prepared by which organization? |
A. | Survey of India |
B. | Geographical Survey of India |
C. | Geological Survey of India |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» B. Geographical Survey of India | |
1444. |
What percentage of all the land area of India is covered with alluvial soil? |
A. | 21% |
B. | 22% |
C. | 24% |
D. | 27% |
Answer» D. 27% | |
1445. |
The State is the largest producer of bauxite in India? |
A. | Bihar |
B. | Rajasthan |
C. | Karnataka |
D. | Odisha |
Answer» E. | |
1446. |
Who was Liang Qichao? |
A. | Raja Fulse |
B. | Raja Fulse |
C. | Chinese reformer |
D. | none of these |
Answer» D. none of these | |
1447. |
In which name has Paytm launched its credit card? |
A. | Paytm Digital Card |
B. | Paytm First Card |
C. | Paytm Green Card |
D. | Paytm Payment Bank |
Answer» C. Paytm Green Card | |
1448. |
Where is India's first uranium mine located? |
A. | Tummalapalle |
B. | Pichli |
C. | Dalbhum |
D. | Jadugowda |
Answer» E. | |
1449. |
Which of the following is called 'Lady with the Lamp'? |
A. | Margaret Thatcher |
B. | Florence Nightingale |
C. | Sarojini Naidu |
D. | Annie Besant |
Answer» C. Sarojini Naidu | |
1450. |
Who was the first US President to visit India? |
A. | Dwight Eigen Hover |
B. | George Washington |
C. | Jimmy Carter |
D. | Kennedy |
Answer» B. George Washington | |