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This section includes 248 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your GK knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
The most powerful women in business in India as rated by the Fortune for the year 2012 is- |
| A. | Anjali Bansal |
| B. | Chanda Kochhar |
| C. | Prabha Parameswaran |
| D. | Debjani Ghosh |
| Answer» B. Chanda Kochhar | |
| 52. |
Who was the first Tirthankara of the Jains? |
| A. | Ajitnath |
| B. | Rishabhdev |
| C. | Aristhenemi |
| D. | Parshwnath |
| Answer» C. Aristhenemi | |
| 53. |
Who was the court poet of Samudragupta? |
| A. | Chand Bardai |
| B. | Bhavabhuti |
| C. | Banabhatta |
| D. | Harishen |
| Answer» E. | |
| 54. |
Which Veda depicts the information about the most ancient Vedic age culture? |
| A. | Atharvaveda |
| B. | Samaveda |
| C. | Rig Veda |
| D. | Yajurveda |
| Answer» D. Yajurveda | |
| 55. |
The plan to transfer power to the Indians and partition of the country was laid down in the? |
| A. | Cabinet Mission Plan |
| B. | Simon Commission |
| C. | Cripps Mission |
| D. | The Mountbatten Plan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 56. |
What denotes learned and shared beliefs and behaviours? |
| A. | Culture |
| B. | Ethnicity |
| C. | Group |
| D. | Descent |
| Answer» B. Ethnicity | |
| 57. |
Which of the following Upanishad is the earliest? |
| A. | Brihdaranyak Upanishad |
| B. | Taitariya Upanishad |
| C. | Chhandogya Upanishad |
| D. | Mundakopnishad |
| Answer» D. Mundakopnishad | |
| 58. |
At which place did Gautam Buddha give his first sermon? |
| A. | Rajgriha |
| B. | Sarnath |
| C. | Vaishali |
| D. | Vallabhi |
| Answer» C. Vaishali | |
| 59. |
Mahavir Swami was born at: |
| A. | Kundgram |
| B. | Champa |
| C. | Kapilvastu |
| D. | Lumbini |
| Answer» B. Champa | |
| 60. |
Who was the first to have successfully read the Ashoka s inscriptions? |
| A. | Rakhaldas Banerji |
| B. | James Prinsep |
| C. | Charles Wilkins |
| D. | Dayaram Sahni |
| Answer» C. Charles Wilkins | |
| 61. |
Ajatashatru, a ruler of the Haryanka Dynasty, was the son of __________. |
| A. | Udayin |
| B. | Anurudha |
| C. | Bimbisara |
| D. | Naga-Dasak |
| Answer» D. Naga-Dasak | |
| 62. |
When and where our national anthem was first sung? |
| A. | 26 December, 1912 in Calcutta |
| B. | 27 December, 1911 in Calcutta |
| C. | 23 January, 1950 in Allahabad |
| D. | 25 January, 1950 in Delhi |
| Answer» C. 23 January, 1950 in Allahabad | |
| 63. |
Who of the followings gave the statement Swaraj is my birth right and I shall have it ? |
| A. | Chittaranjan Das |
| B. | Dada Bhai Naoroji |
| C. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| D. | Gopal Krishna Gokhale |
| Answer» D. Gopal Krishna Gokhale | |
| 64. |
The ancient name of Coastal Orissa was _________. |
| A. | Kamarupa |
| B. | Khandesh |
| C. | Kalinga |
| D. | Kaushambi |
| Answer» D. Kaushambi | |
| 65. |
Who among the following leaders is also known as Desh Ratna ? |
| A. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| B. | Bhagat Singh |
| C. | Dr. Rajendra Prasad |
| D. | Dr. B.R. Ambedker |
| Answer» D. Dr. B.R. Ambedker | |
| 66. |
Which was the first Indian to be selected as a member of executive council of Britishers? |
| A. | Sachindra sanyal |
| B. | Satyendra nath Tagore |
| C. | Shubhash chandra bosh |
| D. | Satyendra nath sinha |
| Answer» B. Satyendra nath Tagore | |
| 67. |
Who among the following is considered as the father of Indian railways? |
| A. | Lord Ripon |
| B. | Lord Mayo |
| C. | Lord Dalhousie |
| D. | Lord Curzon |
| Answer» D. Lord Curzon | |
| 68. |
Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan who gave this slogan of? |
| A. | Lal Bahadur Shastri |
| B. | Chandrashekhar Azad |
| C. | Charan Singh |
| D. | Bhagat Singh |
| Answer» B. Chandrashekhar Azad | |
| 69. |
Who among the following issued the largest number of gold coins? |
| A. | Chalukyas |
| B. | Guptas |
| C. | Satavahanas |
| D. | Kushanas |
| Answer» C. Satavahanas | |
| 70. |
Gita Govinda was written by: |
| A. | Jayasimha |
| B. | Jayachandra |
| C. | Jayant |
| D. | Jayadeva |
| Answer» E. | |
| 71. |
The largest number of Hindu Mansabdars were in the period of: |
| A. | Shahjahan |
| B. | Aurangzeb |
| C. | Akbar |
| D. | Jahangir |
| Answer» D. Jahangir | |
| 72. |
Who was the first Viceroy of India? |
| A. | Lord canning |
| B. | Lord Wellesley |
| C. | Robert Clive |
| D. | William Bentick |
| Answer» B. Lord Wellesley | |
| 73. |
Who was the second chief election commissioner of india? |
| A. | Sukumar Sen. |
| B. | S.P. Sen verma. |
| C. | K.V.k Sundaram. |
| D. | T.Swaminathan. |
| Answer» D. T.Swaminathan. | |
| 74. |
Whose biography is 'Romancing with Life'? |
| A. | Devanand |
| B. | Dilip Kumar |
| C. | Amitabh Bachchan |
| D. | Raj Kapoor |
| Answer» B. Dilip Kumar | |
| 75. |
Who was the first Indian woman to swim across the English Channel? |
| A. | Aarti Saha |
| B. | Rita Faria |
| C. | Shipra Dutta |
| D. | Shanta Rangaswamy |
| Answer» B. Rita Faria | |
| 76. |
Sanchi Stupa was built by |
| A. | . Bimbisar |
| B. | Raja Bhoj |
| C. | Ashok |
| D. | Kanishk |
| Answer» D. Kanishk | |
| 77. |
Who was awarded with the Nobel Prize in 1975 for the discovery of 'Central Dogma Reverse'? |
| A. | Khorana |
| B. | Baltimore |
| C. | Monad |
| D. | Dalton |
| Answer» C. Monad | |
| 78. |
When did the black hole incident? |
| A. | On 15 June 1957 |
| B. | On 15 June 1955 |
| C. | On 4 June 1756 |
| D. | On 20 June 1756 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 79. |
Which state did not fall prey to Dalhousie's grab policy |
| A. | Jhansi |
| B. | Awadh |
| C. | Satara |
| D. | Sambalpur |
| Answer» C. Satara | |
| 80. |
Who among the following is also known as the Bismarck of India ? |
| A. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| B. | Sardar Patel |
| C. | Rajendra Prasad |
| D. | B.N. Rao |
| Answer» C. Rajendra Prasad | |
| 81. |
Name the only President to have been elected for two consecutive terms? |
| A. | APJ Abdul Kalam |
| B. | Pratibha Patil |
| C. | Dr Zakir Hussain |
| D. | Rajendra Prasad |
| Answer» E. | |
| 82. |
Which famous king is known as 'Rai Pithora'? |
| A. | Anangpal -II |
| B. | Mahipal |
| C. | Jatav |
| D. | Prithvi Raj Chauhan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 83. |
Who described the Governement of India Act, 1935 as a new charter of bondage? |
| A. | Pt.Jawaharlal Nehru |
| B. | B.R Ambedkar |
| C. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| D. | Rajendra Prasad |
| Answer» B. B.R Ambedkar | |
| 84. |
Chera Dynasty ruled which states of India? |
| A. | Karnataka & Goa |
| B. | Kerala & Tamilanadu |
| C. | Keral & Karnataka |
| D. | Tamil & Andhra |
| Answer» C. Keral & Karnataka | |
| 85. |
Who is the co-founder of Swaraj Party? |
| A. | Mothilal Nehru |
| B. | Sardar Patel |
| C. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| D. | B.R. Ambedkar |
| Answer» B. Sardar Patel | |
| 86. |
Where is our national symbol taken from? |
| A. | From Buddhism located in Gaya |
| B. | Stupa of Sanchi |
| C. | From the Ashoka pillar situated in Sarnath |
| D. | From the remains found in Sindhu ghati |
| Answer» D. From the remains found in Sindhu ghati | |
| 87. |
Who was the pioneer of the Chipko movement of 1973? |
| A. | Sambaji |
| B. | Baba Amte |
| C. | Sunderlal Bahuguna |
| D. | Medha Patkar |
| Answer» D. Medha Patkar | |
| 88. |
Who among the following was the last Nawab of Awadh? |
| A. | Wajid Ali Shah |
| B. | Saadat Ali Khan |
| C. | Amjad Ali Khan |
| D. | Muhammad Mukim |
| Answer» B. Saadat Ali Khan | |
| 89. |
The chief centre of learning during lord Buddha era was: |
| A. | Nalanda |
| B. | Delhi |
| C. | Varanasi |
| D. | Bodh Gaya |
| Answer» B. Delhi | |
| 90. |
Who was the Founder Father of Aligarh movement? |
| A. | Raja Ram Mohan Rai |
| B. | Sir Syed Ahmed Khan |
| C. | Vedant Sharma |
| D. | Swamiji |
| Answer» C. Vedant Sharma | |
| 91. |
Who gives the first call of India for Indians for Swarajya? |
| A. | Raja Ram Mohan Rai |
| B. | Vedant Sharma |
| C. | Swamiji |
| D. | Dayanand Saraswati |
| Answer» E. | |
| 92. |
Who set up the dual system of administration in Bengal? |
| A. | Robert Bush |
| B. | Robert Trump |
| C. | Robert Clive |
| D. | Robert John |
| Answer» D. Robert John | |
| 93. |
The last Governor-General of the East India Company and the first Viceroy under the crown was ______. |
| A. | Lord Elgin |
| B. | Lord Canning |
| C. | Lord Warren Hastings |
| D. | Lord Dalhousie |
| Answer» C. Lord Warren Hastings | |
| 94. |
Which is the oldest text in the world? |
| A. | Yajur Veda |
| B. | Atharva Veda |
| C. | Rig Veda |
| D. | Sama Veda |
| Answer» D. Sama Veda | |
| 95. |
In the Gupta period the largest number of coins were issued in |
| A. | Gold |
| B. | Silver |
| C. | Copper |
| D. | Iron |
| Answer» B. Silver | |
| 96. |
Who of the following attended all the Three Round Table Conferences? |
| A. | Vallabhbhai Patel |
| B. | Gandhiji |
| C. | B.R. Ambedkar |
| D. | M.M. Malavia |
| Answer» D. M.M. Malavia | |
| 97. |
Who signed the Instrument of Accession of Jammu & Kashmir to India with Jawaharlal Nehru? |
| A. | Maharaja Hari Singh |
| B. | Lord wellington |
| C. | Muhammad Ali Jinnah |
| D. | Both ( b ) and ( c ) |
| Answer» B. Lord wellington | |
| 98. |
Which of the following represents the number of nations of the Non-Aligned Movement? |
| A. | 54 |
| B. | 75 |
| C. | 93 |
| D. | 118 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 99. |
The tomb of Jahangir was built at |
| A. | Gujarat |
| B. | Delhi |
| C. | Lahore |
| D. | Agra |
| Answer» D. Agra | |
| 100. |
What was the original name of Nur Jahan? |
| A. | Zeb-un-Nissa |
| B. | Fatima begum |
| C. | Mehr-un-Nissa |
| D. | Jahanara |
| Answer» D. Jahanara | |