Graduate Level Questions - 45

1101. The only  producer of Corundum in India:

(a) Maharashtra (b) Bihar

(c) Jharkhand (d) Orissa

Answer: (a)

1102. Osman Sagar lake is the manmade lake formed created by the dam across the river:

(a) Krishna (b) Godavari

(c) Isa (d) Sharavati

Answer: (c)

1103. The first Muslim ruler to introduce Jazia in India:

(a) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq (b) Feroz Shaha Tughlaq

 (c) Balaban (d) Aurangazeb

Answer: (b)

1104. The lake famous for floating islands of vegetation:

(a) Pulikat (b) Chilka

(c) Loktak (d) Sambhar

Answer: (c)

1105. Chandbibi of Ahmednagar fought to protect her kingdom against ?

(a) Mughals (b) East India Company

(c) Adilshahi forces of Bijapur(d) Nizam forces of Hyderabad

Answer: (a)

1106. Consider the following events:

1. Reign of Kanishka  2. Visit of Hiuen Tsang 3. Alexander’s invasion  4 . Ashoka’s Kalinga War The correct chronological order of these events is

(a) 1,3,4,2  (b) 3,4,2,1

(c) 2,1,3,4  (d) 3,4,1,2

Answer: (d)

1107. Pushyabhuti dynasty ruled over ?

(a) Patliputra (b) Ujjain

(c) Thaneshwar (d) Sakal

Answer: (c)

1108. Akbar founded his own religion known as ‘Din illahi’ which means ?

(a) House of Worship (b) Universal peace

(c) Divine faith (d) None of these

Answer: (c)

1109. Who among the following called himself as the ‘Second Alexander’

(a) Alauddin Khilji (b) Samudragupta

(c) Chandragupta (d) Kanishka

Answer: (a)

1110. While comparing to the size of the mother planet which is the largest satellite in the solar system?

(a) Ganymede (b) Titan

(c) Moon (d) Phobos

Answer: (c)

1111. Which is the smallest district in the Indian Union in terms of area?

(a) Lakshadweep (b) Yanam

(c) Mahe (d) Diu

Answer: (c)

1112.Who is known as the father of literary Hindi?

(a) Tulsi Das (b) Chandbardai

(c) Bhartendu Harischandra

(d) Maithili Saran Gupta

Answer: (c)

1113. The National Development Council gets its administrative support from the

(a) Finance Commission (b) Union Cabinet

(c) Planning Commission (d) Parliament

Answer: (c)

1114. Which body compiles the national income of India?

(a) Reserve Bank of India (b) NABARD

(c) Central Statistical Organisation  (d) Ministry of Finance

Answer: (c)

1115. The most urbanised state in India as per 2011 census:

(a) Maharashtra (b) Uttar Pradesh

(c) Goa (d) None of these

Answer: (c)

1116. Laureus Awards related to:

(a) Cinema (b) Journalism

(c) Sports (d) Literature

Answer: (c)

1117. The Indian States which have equal number of Members in the Lok Sabha (42):

(a) Bihar and Maharashtra

(b) Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh

(c) Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal

(d) West Bengal and Maharashtra

Answer: (c)

1118.Which continent is called as ‘the cradle of humanity’?

(a) Asia (b) Africa

(c) Europe (d) Australia

Answer: (b)

1119. Which one of the following American Presidents was not assassinated?

(a) James Garfied (b) William McKinley

(c) F.D.Roosevelt (d) John F. Kennedy

Answer: (c)

1120. Liberhan Panel investigates about:

(a) Godhra accident (b) Parliament attack

(c) Gujarat riots (d) Babri Masjid demolition

Answer: (d)

1121. The first Indian woman to win a Pulitzer Prize:

(a) Arundhathi Roy (b) Kiran Desai

(c) Jhumpa Lahiri (d) Manjula Padmanabhan

Answer: (c)

1122. Which is regarded as the most powerful U.N.body?

(a) I.C.J. (b) Secretariat

(c) Security Council (d) General Assembly

Answer: (c)

1123. In India, Community Development Programme was launched on:

(a) October 2, 1952 (b) January 26, 1952

(c) August 15, 1952 (d) January 26, 1952

Answer: (a)

1124. Speaker of Loksabha and ____have equal status according to Table of Precedence of India:

(a) Deputy Prime Minister (b) The Chief Justice of India

(c) Vice President (d) Opposition Leader

Answer: (b)

1125. Louis XVI, the  King of France was executed in:

(a) 1789   (b) 1790   

(c) 1793   (d) 1792

Answer: (c)
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