GK Panorama June


1
For international payments the Indian currency is linked to
  1. British sterling 2. American dollar
  3. International oil price 4. Gold standard
2
Which of the following is not a film directed by Mira Nair?
  1. Earth 2. Monsoon Wedding
  3. Kamasutra 4. Salaam Bombay
3
Who wrote the book ‘Precepts of Jesus’?
  1. Devendranath Tagore 2. Raja Rammohan Roy
  3. Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar 4. Keshab Chandra Sen
4
Which Indian writer has not been awarded the Man Booker Prize?
  1. Jhumpa Lahiri 2. Arvind Adiga
  3. Kiran Desai 4. Arundhati Roy
5
Kathakali is the famous dance of which of the following states?
  1. Kerala 2. Karnataka
  3. Andhra Pradesh 4. Tamil Nadu
6
Which one of the following is used as antifreeze in automobile engines?
  1. Propyl Alcohol 2. Ethanol
  3. Ethylene Glycol 4. Methanol
7
ISDN stands for -
  1. International Services Digitised Network 2. Integrated Services Digital Network
  3. Internal Digital Network 4. None of the above
8
Who was the inventor of Radar?
  1. Robert Watson 2. Fleming
  3. Bush Wall 4. Austin
9

Match list I with the list II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List I (Battle) List II (Year)
A. First battle of Panipat
B. Battle of Plassey
C. Battle of Haldighati
D. Battle of Talikota		 1. 1565
2. 1526
3. 1757
4. 1576
  1. A B C D
2 3 4 1 		2. A B C D
2 4 3 1
  3. A B C D
1 4 3 2 		4. A B C D
1 3 4 2
10
Sati was declared illegal and punishable by the Regulation XVII during the Governor-Generalship of
  1. Lord William Bentinck 2. Lord Canning
  3. Lord Ripon 4. Lord Dalhousie
11
Which one of the following slogans is attributed to Subhash Chandra Bose?
  1. Jai Jawan Jai Kisan 2. Bande Mataram
  3. Jai Hind 4. Inqilab Zindabad
12
Where did Buddha attain Parinirvana?
  1. Bodh Gaya 2. Kushinagara
  3. Rajgriha 4. Vaishali
13
Bande Mataram, the nationalist song, was part of
  1. Durgesh Nandini 2. Saraswati Chandra
  3. Grihadaha 4. Anand Math
14
Operation Flood Programme was started in -
  1. 1975 2. 1970
  3. 1980 4. 1985
15
Sivasamudra island is formed by the river
  1. Ganges 2. Godavari
  3. Krishna 4. Cauvery
16
Who built the temple of Angkor Vat?
  1. Surya Varman II 2. Jasya Varman VII
  3. Yaso Varman 4. Hari Varman
17
Who was the first Sufi saint in India?
  1. Shaik Hamiduddin 2. Shaik Nizamuddin Auliya
  3. Shaik Qutbuddin Auliya 4. Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti
18
In Faziabad, the revolt of 1857 was led by
  1. Ahmadullah 2. Bakht Khan
  3. Khan Bahadur Khan 4. Nana Saheb
19
How many items are contained in the Union list?
  1. 66 items 2. 96 items
  3. 97 items 4. 67 items
20
The Bandung Conference (1955) was held in
  1. Vietnam 2. Philippines
  3. Indonesia 4. Egypt
21
When did Muslim League celebrate the “Pakistan Day”?
  1. Apr 25, 1920 2. Feb 5, 1922
  3. July 14, 1942 4. Mar 23, 1943
22
The ‘Rolling Plan’ concept in national planning was introduced by -
  1. Indira Gandhi 2. The National Front Government
  3. The Janata Government 4. Rajiv Gandhi
23
Which is national river of India
  1. Brahmaputra 2. Mahanadi
  3. Ganga 4. Kosi
24
The first chief Election Commissioner of India was
  1. S.P. Sen Verma 2. Sukumar Sen
  3. Dr. Nagendra Singh 4. K.V.K. Sundaram
25
Indian Development Forum (IDF) was earlier known as -
  1. Aid India Consortium 2. Aid India Bank
  3. World Bank 4. None of the above
26
It will be true to classify India as -
  1. A food-deficit economy 2. A labour-surplus economy
  3. A trade surplus economy 4. A capital surplus economy
27
Cenvat is related to -
  1. Sales Tax 2. Wealth Tax
  3. Income Tax 4. Excise Duty
28
The eleventh plan’s objective was -
  1. Removal of poverty 2. Inclusive growth
  3. Growth with social-justice 4. Development of minorities
29
Rainbow revolution is related with -
  1. Green-revolution 2. White-revolution
  3. Blue-revolution 4. All the above
30
Falkland Islands are in
  1. Antarctica 2. North Atlantic
  3. South Atlantic 4. Pacific
31
The French Revolution gave its modern meaning to the term
  1. Nation 2. Sovereignty
  3. Republic 4. Capitalism
32
Gross Domestic Product is defined as the value of all
  1. goods produced in an economy in a year 2. goods and services produced in an economy in a year
  3. final goods produced in an economy in a year 4. final goods and services produced in an economy in a year
33
During the reign of which Mughal Emperor did the English East India Company establish its first factory in India?
  1. Akbar 2. Jahangir
  3. Shahjahan 4. Aurangazeb
34
The women’s movement in India started largely under inspiration of -
  1. Padmabai Ranady 2. Annie Besant
  3. Sarojini Naidu 4. Jyotni Phule
35
The largest tribe of India is -
  1. Meena 2. Bhil
  3. Gond 4. Sentinel
36
The famous Dampha Wildlife Sanctuary is located in -
  1. Arunachal Pradesh 2. Nagaland
  3. Mizoram 4. Manipur
37
In which country did the first Marxist revolution take place?
  1. Germany 2. Italy
  3. Great Britain 4. Russia
38
The period of plan-holiday in India was -
  1. 1962-65 2. 1966-69
  3. 1969-72 4. 1972-75
39
According to Census 2001 the percentage of highest literacy rate is found among -
  1. Hindus 2. Muslims
  3. Jains 4. Sikhs
40
The Indian state with highest production of pulses is -
  1. Uttar Pradesh 2. Madhya Pradesh
  3. Rajasthan 4. Gujarat


     



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