General knowledge questions and answers for competitive exams (Part: 2)

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Q.11 The Maratha and The Kesri were the two main newspapers started by….

(A) Lala Lajpat Rai

(B) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

(C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(D) Madan Mohan Malviya

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Q.12 National emergency arising out of the war, armed rebellion or external aggression is dealt under….

(A) Article 280

(B) Article 352

(C) Article 356

(D) Article 370

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Q.13 Which of the following personalities is considered to be the originator of Sankhya philosophy?

(A) Bharat Muni

(B) Kapil Muni

(C) Adi Shankaracharya

(D) Agastya Rishi

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Q.14 Which of the following personalities from India is the only winner of Special Oscar in the history of Indian Cinema so far?

(A) Mrinal Sen

(B) Shyam Bengal

(C) Satyajit Ray

(D) Mira Nair

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Q.15 Mahatma Gandhi founded the ______ newspaper in 1903 at South Africa.

(A) Indian Opinion

(B) Harijan

(C) Indian Speaker

(D) India News

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Q.16 Who wrote Arthashastra?

(A) Kalhan

(B) Visakhadatta

(C) Bana Bhatta

(D) Chanakya

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Q.17 Chauri Chaura incident, which took place in 1922, find prominence in the India’s national movement. Can you identify the state in which Chauri Chaura is located?

(A) Maharashtra

(B) Uttar Pradesh

(C) Rajasthan

(D) Gujrat

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Q.18 H.J. Kania was the first….

(A) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India

(B) Attorney-General of India

(C) Solicitor-General of India

(D) None of them

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Q.19 Who among the following is known as “The Saint of Gutters”?

(A) Baba Amte

(B) Mother Teresa

(C) Anna Hazare

(D) None of these

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Q.20 The capital of Ethiopia is….

(A) Abuja

(B) Dar-es-salaam

(C) Addis Ababa

(D) Harare

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