Graduate Level Questions - 44

1076. The Mughal emperor at the time of Ahmed Shah Abduali’s invasion of India was ?

(a)Bahadur Shahl (b) Shah Alam I

(c)Bahadur Shah II (d) Shah Alam II

Answer: (d)

1077. Citizenship of India by naturalization can be acquired by a foreigner who has resided in India for ........... years.

(a) 10   (b) 7   (c) 8  (d) 12

Answer: (d)

1078. The founder of Sayyid dynasty:

(a) Jauna Khan (b) Khizr Khan

(c) Nizam Khan (d) Farid

Answer: (b)

1079. Which country presented the Statue of Liberty to USA?

(a) Britain   (b) France  

(c) Germany  (d) Canada

Answer: (b)

1080. Which bird is known as ‘American Ostrich’?

(a) Kiwi   (b) Emu 

(c) Bald Eagle  (d) Rhea

Answer: (d)

1081. According to the Dharmasastras, ‘Anuloma’ is a marriage between a ?

(a) higher caste man and a lower caste woman

(b) lower caste man and a higher caste woman

(c) man and a woman of the same caste

(d) man and a woman of the same gotra

Answer: (a)

1082. In Rajasthan, Panchayat Raj system was introduced in

(a) 1950    (b) 1959   

(c) 1960  (d) 1964

Answer: (b)

1083. Who discovered Brazil?

(a) Vasco de Gama (b) James Cook

(c) Cabral (d) Amarigo Vespuci

Answer: (c)

1084. “Hindustan is a country of few charms. Its people have no good looks”.Which Mughal king had recorded this in his memoirs?

(a) Akbar (b) Babur

(c) Humayun (d) Shahjahan

Answer: (b)

1085. The first recipient of Saraswati Samman:

(a) G.Sankara kurup (b) Harivansh Rai Bachan

(c) Vijay Tendulkar (d) Asha Poorna Devi

Answer: (b)

1086. The first woman of non-Indian origin to become the President of Indian National Congress:

(a) Indira Gandhi (b) Sonia Gandhi

(c) Sarojini Naidu (d) None of these

Answer: (d)

1087. The major part of the Western Ghats lies in the state of:

(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Karnataka

(c) Kerala (d) Goa

Answer: (b)

1088. In which field Co-operative Movement was started for the first time in India?

(a) Agricultural Credit (b) Handlooms

(c) Transport (d) None of these

Answer: (a)

1089. Indians in ancient time learnt a lot from the Greeks in the field of

(a) Music (b) Coinage

(c) Sculpture (d) Painting

Answer: (c)

1090. Project Arrow is related to the modernisation of:

(a) Post offices (b) Banks

(c) Insurance (d) Schools

Answer: (a)

1091. In which schedule of the Constitution Panchayat Raj is included?

(a) 9   (b) 10    (c) 11   (d) 12

Answer: (c)

1092. Bailadila-Rowghat hill ranges considered to be one of the biggest iron ore fields in India. It is in the state of:

(a) West Bengal (b) Chhatisgarh

(c) Jharkhand (d) Madhya Pradesh

Answer: (b)

1093. The oldest to receive Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award of India:

(a) Gulsarilal Nanda (b) Aruana Asaf Ali

(c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (d) D.K.Karve

Answer: (d)

1094. Booker Prize awarded for the first time in:

(a) 1969   (b) 1971  

(c) 1973   (d) 1967

Answer: (a)

1095. Which religion belongs to the Lotus Temple in New Delhi?

(a) Sikh   (b) Parsi   

(c) Bahai   (d) Jain

Answer: (c)

1096. In history the Chola rulers are famous for which type of administration?

(a) Central (b) Urban

(c) State (d) Village Administration

Answer: (d)

1097. The first Indian President to exercise  franchise in Loksabha election:

(a) K.R.Narayanan (b) A.P.J.Abdul Kalam

(c) R.Vankataraman (d) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy

Answer: (a)

1098. In which Indian State Pahari language is spoken?

(a) Assam (b) Bihar

(c) Jharkhand (d) Himachal Pradesh

Answer: (d)

1099. Who among the following is called “the first among the equals”?

(a) Speaker (b) Prime Minister

(c) President (d) Opposition Leader

Answer: (b)

1100. In ancient Indian historical geography, the name ‘Ratnakara’ denoted ?

(a) the Arabian Sea

(b) the Bay of Bengal

(c) the Indian Ocean

(d) the confluence of the Ganga, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati at Prayaga.

Answer: (c)
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