GK Panorama April


1
Mohenjodaro is situated in-
  1. Sind province in Pakistan 2. Gujarat state in India
  3. Punjab state in India 4. Afghanistan
2
Which of the following is wrongly matched ?
  1. Shompens - Andaman & Nicobar 2. Minicoy - Laksdeep
  3. Khasi – Mizoram 4. Garo - Madhya Pradesh
3
Who is called the pioneer of liberalization of Indian Economy?
  1. Dr. Manmohan Singh 2. P.V. Narsimha Rao
  3. Dr. Bimal Jalan 4. P. Chidambaram
4
Who was Nagarjuna?
  1. a Greek king 2. a Vedic rishi
  3. a Jain monk 4. a Buddhist philosopher
5
National Income is
  1. governments’ annual income 2. Budget estimated
  3. sum total of all incomes 4. Revenue of public utility services
6
The World Bank is also referred to as
  1. IBRD 2. IDBI
  3. IDA 4. IMF
7
When did Alexander invade India?
  1. 298 BC 2. 303 BC
  3. 302 BC 4. 327 BC
8
At which of the following places has a major Rock Edict of Ashoka been found ?
  1. Girnar 2. Barabar
  3. Allahabad 4. Delhi
9
NABARD had as its predecessor in the
  1. ARDC 2. RRB
  3. FCI 4. Land Development Banks
  5. None of these
10
Whose signature is found on hundred-rupee currency notes ?
  1. The President of India 2. Finance Minister of India
  3. Finance Secretary, Ministry of Finance 4. Governor, Reserve Bank of India
  5. None of these
11
Name the Mughal queen whose name was written on all the Mughal farmans and inscribed on the coins
  1. Nur Jahan 2. Mariam Makani
  3. Maham Anaga 4. Mumtaz Mahal
12
The length of India's coastline is about-
  1. 7,500 km 2. 5,900 km
  3. 7,000 km 4. 6,100 km
13
The name of the Union is India or
  1. Hindustan 2. Bharat
  3. Bharatavarsha 4. None of these
14
Who among the following gurus introduced the Gurmukhi script for the spoken language of the Punjabis ?
  1. Guru Nanak 2. Guru Angad
  3. Guru Amardas 4. Guru Ramdas
15
The earliest Vaishnava Bhakti saints from the South were
  1. Alvars 2. Nayanars
  3. Bhagavatas 4. Virashaivites
16
First human clone a baby girl named Eve was born in
  1. Florida 2. Canada
  3. Mexico 4. Israel
17
Paper came to be used in India in the -
  1. 12th century 2. 13th century
  3. 14th century 4. none of these
18
The Prime Minister is -
  1. the head of the state 2. the head of the government
  3. the head of the state as well as government 4. None of the above
19
European paintings were introduced in the court of -
  1. Humayun 2. Akbar
  3. Jahangir 4. Shahjahan
20
Which of the following writs literally means 'you may have the body' ?
  1. Habeas Corpus 2. Mandamus
  3. Quo Warranto 4. Certiorari
21
Which Fundamental Right cannot be suspended even during an emergency under article 352 of the Constitution?
  1. Right to equality 2. Right of freedom of speech and expression
  3. Right of life 4. Right to constitutional remedies
22
The right against exploitation prohibits -
  1. Traffic in human beings 2. beggar
  3. employment of children below 14 years of age in factories, mines etc. 4. all the above
23
Who was the last royal patron of the Mughal school of painting?
  1. Shah Jahan 2. Dara Shikoh
  3. Aurangzeb 4. Jahangir
24
The total area of India is about -
  1. 31 lakh sq km 2. 33 lakh sq km
  3. 320 lakh sq km 4. 35 lakh sq km
25
One of the states not disected by the Tropic of Cancer is-
  1. Orissa 2. Gujarat
  3. West Bengal 4. Madhya Pradesh
26
The Nobel Prize which was first awarded in 1969 was for:
  1. Physics 2. Chemistry
  3. Medicine 4. Economics
27
The phenomenon of mirages can be explained by
  1. Total internal reflection of light 2. Diffraction of light
  3. Refraction of light 4. Inversion of light
28
The part of the shadow which is neither totally dark nor totally bright is called
  1. Translucent 2. Transparent
  3. Umbra 4. Penumbra
29
Open unemployment refers to people
  1. who are not willing to work 2. who are willing but do not get work
  3. who leave their jobs in search of better ones 4. who have been dismissed because of corrupt practices
30
Where is the Civil Aviation Training Centre?
  1. Kolkata 2. Delhi
  3. Chennai 4. Allahabad
31
Where is the Headquarters of NATO located?
  1. Amsterdam 2. Brussels
  3. Berlin 4. Paris
32
The major emphasis in the First Plan was on
  1. agriculture 2. industry
  3. employment generation 4. None of the above
33
The metal that is most abundant in the earth is
  1. Silicon 2. Iron
  3. Aluminium 4. Nickel
34
The Muslim ruler who introduced a standing army was -
  1. Muhammad bin Tughlaq 2. Iltutmish
  3. Akbar 4. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
35
India is the seventh largest country in the world. In occupies about ……… of world area-
  1. 2.4% 2. 3.4%
  3. 4.2% 4. 4.3%
36
When were Indian states first organised on a linguistic basis ?
  1. 1947 2. 1950
  3. 1952 4. 1956
37
The rocks in the Himalayan-system are mainly -
  1. sedimentary 2. igneous
  3. plutonic 4. none of these
38
Which one of the following Fundamental Rights are strained by the Preventive Detention Act?
  1. right to religion 2. right to constitutional remedies
  3. right to freedom 4. right to equality
39
The struggle for power between the Sultan and the so called Group of Forty Nobles took place after the death of -
  1. Sultana Raziya 2. Ruknuddin Firoz Shah
  3. Qutubuddin Aibak 4. Iltutimsh
40
One rupee notes and coins are issued by the
  1. Finance Ministry 2. Reserve Bank of India
  3. Commerce Ministry 4. Nationalised Banks


     



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