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1501.

Which Gupta ruler married a princess of the Lichchavi dynasty?

A. Vikramaditya
B. Chandragupta I
C. Skandagupta
D. Samudragupta
Answer» C. Skandagupta
1502.

India-Myanmar Friendship Road connects which Indian state with Myanmar?

A. Manipur
B. Meghalaya
C. Nagaland
D. Assam
Answer» B. Meghalaya
1503.

Where are the antiquities of Vijayanagara Empire found?

A. Bijapur
B. Hampi
C. Golconda
D. Baroda
Answer» C. Golconda
1504.

Some part of the energy received by the earth is reflected, what is it called?

A. Earth's radiation
B. Earth scattering
C. Polar C-bit
D. Earth's albedo
Answer» E.
1505.

On which date the birthday of Nobel laureate Rabindra Nath Tagore is celebrated?

A. 7th May
B. 6th May
C. 9 May
D. May 8
Answer» D. May 8
1506.

Who was the last Mughal emperor of Delhi?

A. Aurangzeb
B. Bahadur Shah Zafar
C. Farrukhsiyar
D. Muhammad Shah
Answer» C. Farrukhsiyar
1507.

Who among the following was the founder of Arya Samaj?

A. Swami Dayanand Saraswati
B. Swami Vivekananda
C. Raja Rammohun Roy
D. Ramakrishna Paramhansa
Answer» B. Swami Vivekananda
1508.

Where is the Indian Forest Research Institute located?

A. Delhi
B. Dehradun
C. Lucknow
D. Ghaziabad
Answer» C. Lucknow
1509.

Amravati Reservoir is located in which national park of India?

A. Pampadum Shola National Park
B. Mudumalai National Park
C. Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
1510.

Which of the following articles is not correctly matched?

A. Article 351: Official language for the Supreme Court and the High Court
B. Article 345: Official language of the State
C. Article 344: Parliamentary Committee and Commission on Official Language
D. Article 343: Official language of the Union
Answer» B. Article 345: Official language of the State
1511.

During whose reign did Megasthenes come to India?

A. Ashok
B. Akbar
C. Chandragupta Maurya
D. Harsh
Answer» D. Harsh
1512.

Sir Syed Ahmed Khan was the founder?

A. Aligarh Muslim University
B. Banaras Hindu University
C. Jamia Millia Islamia
D. Osmania University
Answer» B. Banaras Hindu University
1513.

'Tripitaka' is related to which of the following?

A. Sikhs
B. Hindus
C. Jains
D. Buddhists
Answer» E.
1514.

Red Fort of Delhi was built?

A. Alauddin Khilji
B. Shah Jahan
C. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D. Sher Shah Suri
Answer» C. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
1515.

When is the National Panchayati Raj Day celebrated?

A. 28 March
B. 22 March
C. 28 April
D. 24 April
Answer» E.
1516.

The first metal that man used was?

A. Iron
B. Bronze
C. copper
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
1517.

There is a possibility of spreading the mutated gene in the population of an organism when?

A. it is dormant
B. it prevails
C. it is neither strong nor dormant
D. it becomes natural selection
Answer» E.
1518.

Which one of the following is not an ape?

A. Gorilla
B. Gibbon
C. Langur
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
1519.

When is Arunachal Pradesh Foundation Day celebrated?

A. January 2
B. 20 January
C. February 2
D. February 20
Answer» E.
1520.

Who wrote 'Panchtantra'?

A. Jaydev
B. Bhavabhuti
C. Vedavyasa
D. Vishnu Sharma
Answer» E.
1521.

When is the foundation day of Himachal Pradesh celebrated?

A. 25 December
B. 25 February
C. 25 January
D. 25 November
Answer» D. 25 November
1522.

Who wrote 'Ashtadhyayi'?

A. Kautilya
B. Kalidas
C. Panini
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
1523.

According to a recently released report, how many deaths occurred in India during 2017 due to air pollution?

A. 8 lakh
B. 12 lakh
C. 19 lakh
D. 24 lakhs
Answer» C. 19 lakh
1524.

In which state the famous Ambuvachi fair is held?

A. Meghalaya
B. Assam
C. Odisha
D. Karnataka
Answer» C. Odisha
1525.

In which city are the Ajanta Caves located?

A. Uttar Pradesh
B. West Bengal
C. Bihar
D. Maharashtra
Answer» E.
1526.

When is Lewis Braille Day celebrated?

A. 1st January
B. January 3
C. January 4
D. January 5
Answer» D. January 5
1527.

When is the National Consumer Day celebrated?

A. 20 December
B. 2 December
C. 13 December
D. 24 December
Answer» E.
1528.

Who founded the Ramakrishna Mission?

A. Annie Besant
B. Swami Vivekananda
C. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D. R. C. Ranade
Answer» C. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
1529.

Where is the Prithudak Saraswati Tirtha situated?

A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Haryana
C. Telangana
D. Goa
Answer» C. Telangana
1530.

What type of loan is given by banks for the purchase of luxury goods?

A. Mortgage Loan
B. Housing Loans
C. Sustainable Consumer Goods Loans
D. Consumption loan
Answer» D. Consumption loan
1531.

Who has laid the foundation stone of the first Hindu temple in UAE?

A. Narendra Modi
B. Arun Jaitley
C. Amit Shah
D. Ramnath Kovind
Answer» B. Arun Jaitley
1532.

Amir Khusrau was a disciple of

A. Khwaja Bakhtiyar Kaki
B. Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti
C. Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliya
D. Sheikh Salim Chishti
Answer» D. Sheikh Salim Chishti
1533.

Where is Dilwara Temple located?

A. Hampi
B. Mount Abu
C. Puri
D. Dwarka
Answer» C. Puri
1534.

Where was the capital of the Yadava emperors?

A. Dwarasamudra
B. Warangal
C. Kalyani
D. Devagiri
Answer» E.
1535.

Kautilya composed?

A. Economics
B. Manusmriti
C. Atharvaveda
D. Ramayana
Answer» B. Manusmriti
1536.

Recently in which temple there has been a ban on making photos and videos?

A. Gauri Dadi Mandir
B. Sai Temple
C. Kailash Temple
D. Golden Temple
Answer» E.
1537.

Interest payable on Savings Bank?

A. Not regulated by Reserve Bank of India
B. is regulated by the Reserve Bank of India
C. is regulated by the Central Government
D. is regulated by the state governments
Answer» C. is regulated by the Central Government
1538.

Pakistan has approved the opening of the corridor for which temple in PoK?

A. Bhavani Temple
B. Sharda Temple
C. Janaki Temple
D. Kushmanda Temple
Answer» C. Janaki Temple
1539.

Which state's Sabarimala temple board has accepted the court's decision to allow women of all ages to enter the temple?

A. Maharashtra
B. Kerala
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Tamil Nadu
Answer» C. Andhra Pradesh
1540.

Which is the second biggest festival of Hindus in Malaysia after Diwali?

A. Pongal
B. Thaipusam
C. Bihu
D. Holi
Answer» C. Bihu
1541.

With which of the following was the first subsidiary treaty made during the colonial period?

A. Awadh
B. Mysore
C. Hyderabad
D. Peshwa
Answer» D. Peshwa
1542.

Which religion was patronized by the Chola kings?

A. Jainism
B. Buddhism
C. Shaivism
D. Vaishnavism
Answer» D. Vaishnavism
1543.

By what name is the eastern seaboard of India known?

A. Digha Beach
B. Malawar Coast
C. Konkan Coast
D. Coromandal Coast
Answer» E.
1544.

India's longest terrestrial border is with which country?

A. Pakistan
B. China
C. Bangladesh
D. Myanmar
Answer» D. Myanmar
1545.

Which line dividing India and Pakistan is called?

A. Radcliffe Line
B. Durant line
C. McMahon Line
D. None of these
Answer» B. Durant line
1546.

Who is known as the "Second Buddha"?

A. Maitreya
B. Avalokiteshvara
C. Ashvaghosha
D. Padmasambhava
Answer» E.
1547.

Where is the Indian Rainy Agricultural Research Center located?

A. Bangalore
B. Chennai
C. Amravati
D. Hyderabad
Answer» E.
1548.

Muga silk is produced by which only state in India?

A. Bihar
B. Assam
C. West Bengal
D. Odisha
Answer» C. West Bengal
1549.

Simbalbara National Park is located in which state of India?

A. Himachal Pradesh
B. Jharkhand
C. Odisha
D. Madhya Pradesh
Answer» B. Jharkhand
1550.

When was the first National Forest Policy issued by the Government of India?

A. 1948
B. 1952
C. 1962
D. 1968
Answer» C. 1962