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Q :  

Recently which of the following School students detected eight asteroids?

(A) The Asian School

(B) Dhirubhai Ambani International School

(C) Ecole Globale International Girls School

(D) Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya

Correct Answer : D

Q :  

In whose time Malik Muhammad Jayasi composed 'Padmavat'?

(A) Akbar

(B) Shah Jahan

(C) Aurangzeb

(D) Sher Shah

Correct Answer : D

Q :  

Where is Humayun's tomb?

(A) Delhi

(B) Kabul

(C) Agra

(D) none of these

Correct Answer : A

Q :  

Bibi Ka Maqbara is located in India?

(A) Sikri

(B) Bijapur

(C) Hyderabad

(D) Aurangabad

Correct Answer : D

Q :  

Who among the following Indian rulers was a contemporary of Akbar?

(A) Ahilyabai

(B) Martand Verma

(C) Rani Durgavati

(D) none of these

Correct Answer : C

Q :  

._____ is also known as ‘The Light of Asia’.

(A) Rumi

(B) Buddha

(C) Gandhi

(D) Swami Vivekananda

Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
Gautam Buddha is known as the 'Light of Asia' and the 'Enlightened One'. Gautam Buddha preached the importance of physical and mental conditions of human life.



Q :  

Pietra Dura, the inlay technique of architecture can be found in which of the following monuments?

(A) Taj Mahal

(B) India Gate

(C) Char Minar

(D) Gateway of India

Correct Answer : A
Explanation :

The correct option is 1 i.e Taj Mahal. Pietra dura, the inlay technique of architecture can be found in Taj Mahal. Pietra dura also called as "parchin kari", is a term for the inlay technique of using cut and fitted, highly polished colored stones to create images.


Q :  

Who was the first interim President of the constitutional assembly, in whose leadership the first meeting of the constitutional assembly took place on 9 Dec 1946?

(A) Sachidanand Sinha

(B) JL Nehru

(C) BR Ambedkar

(D) Rajendra Prasad

Correct Answer : A

Q :  

India's first mission to the moon was launched in which year?

(A) 1969

(B) 2005

(C) 2008

(D) 1998

Correct Answer : C

Q :  

Which law was passed by the British to curtail the nationalist and revolutionary extremist activities especially for targeting Ghadr party activists?

(A) Monte Marlo Reforms

(B) GOI Act 1919

(C) Defence of India Act, 1915

(D) Public Safety Act, 1909

Correct Answer : C

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