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General Knowledge Questions and Answers


Q.51 The first Buddhist Council was held in the reign of

(A)  Ajatashatru

(B)  Ashoka

(C)  Kanishka

(D)  Bimbisara

Ans .  A

Q.52 Lord Buddha was born in

(A)  Vaishali

(B)  Pataliputra

(C)  Lumbini

(D)  Bodh Gaya

Ans .  C

Q.53 The largest grant of villages to temples and brahmana was given by the ruling dynasty known as

(A)  The Palas

(B)  The Guptas

(C)  Pratiharas

(D)  Rashtrakutas

Ans .  B

Q.54 Adigranth is the religious book of

(A)  Parsis

(B)  Sikhs

(C)  Hindus

(D)  Buddhists

Ans .  B

Q.55 The first President of the Republic of India was

(A)  V.V. Giri

(B)  Dr. Radhakrishnan

(C)  Dr. Rajendra Prasad

(D)  Zakir Hussain

Ans .  C

Q.56 The French Revolution took place in the year

(A)  1647

(B)  1729

(C)  1775

(D)  1789

Ans .  D

Q.57 Which metal was first used by the Indus people?

(A)  Gold

(B)  Silver

(C)  Tin

(D)  Carlinean

Ans .  B

Q.58 Which of the following regions did not form the part of Ashoka’s empire?

(A)  Taxila

(B)  Kanauj

(C)  Kashmir

(D)  Madras

Ans .  D

Q.59 The founder of the first Afghan rule in India was

(A)  Sikandar Lodi

(B)  Sher Shan Suri

(C)  Bahlul Lodi

(D)  Ibrahim Lodi

Ans .  D

Q.60 The Indus Valley houses were built of

(A) Bamboos

(B) Wood

(C) Bricks

(D) Stone

Ans .  C


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