General Knowledge Question Answer

General Knowledge Question Answer

1: Which one of the following usages was a post-Vedic development-

A. Brahmacharya-Grihasthashrama-Vanaprastha-Sanyasa,
B. Brahmana-Kshatriya-Vaishya-Shudra,
C. Dharma-Artha-Kama-Moksha,
D. Indra-Surya-Rudra-Marut


2: Who among the following ladies wrote a historical account during the Mughal period ?

A. Gulbadan Begum,
B. Zebun-nissah Begum,
C. Jahanara Begum,
D. Noorjahan Begum


3: The first to start a joint stock company to trade with India were the Manidha Naeyam-

A. French,
B. Dutch,
C. Portuguese,
D. Danish


4: Why, the caves and rock-cut temples at Ellora are-

A. Buddhist,
B. Hindu and Jain,
C. Buddhist and Jain,
D. Hindu, Buddhist and Jain


5: The Mansabdari system introduced by Akbar was borrowed from the system followed in-

A. Afghanistan,
B. Persia,
C. Mongolia,
D. Turkey


6: Hughly was used as a base for piracy in the Bay of Bengal by-

A. The Danish,
B. The French,
C. The Portuguese Manidha Naeyam,
D. The British


7: The concept of Anuvrata was advocated by-

A. Jainism,
B. Mahayana Buddhism,
C. Hinayana Buddhism,
D. The Lokayata School

8: Ashtapradhan was a Council of Ministers Manidha Naeyam-

A. In the Maratha administration,
B. In the Chola administration,
C. In the Vijaynagar administration,
D. None of these

9: The two principles monuments of Alaud-din Khilji’s reign-the Jama at Kana Masjid and Alai Darwaza, were constructed at-

A. Agra,
B. Delhi,
C. Dhar,
D. Gulbarga

10: The term samanta, meaning a feudatory from the sixth century AD, originally meant a-

A. slave,
B. cultivator,
C. neighbor,
D. foreigner

11: Visakhadatta sketches the event after the death of Samudragupta in his work-

A. Mudrarakasam,
B. Devi Chand Guptam,
C. Mrichekakatika,
D. Malavikagnimitra


12: Why, The year 788 AD was a good one for Hinduism-

A. Shankracharya was born that year,
B. Harsha Vardhana, the last Buddhist king, died,
C. Samudragupta converted to Hinduism,
D. All Muslim invaders were defeated

13: The Vijayanagara king who employed skilled archers of the Turkish clan and raised the fighting capacity of his bowmen was-

A. Bukka I,
B. Devaraya I,
C. Krishnadevaraya,
D. Ramaraya

14: The Kalinga was fought in-

A. 321 BC,
B. 301 BC,
C. 261 BC,
D. 241 BC

15: The Vedas contain all the truth was interpreted by-

A. Swami Vivekananda,
B. Swami Dayananda,
C. Raja Rammohan Roy,
D. None of the above