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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