Basic GK Questions and Answers for Competitive Exam
'Erivariam' under rural administration in the Chola age was:
(A) Committee of garden
(B) Committee of pond
(C) Committee of justice
(D) Committee of gold
Correct Answer : B
The official called Sthapit in the administration of Harsha was:
(A) A nocturnal spy
(B) inspector of the employees of Raniwas
(C) A person who escorts the people coming to attend the court of the king
(D) A judge
Correct Answer : B
Which of the following statements regarding Jainism is not true?
(A) According to shwetambar tradition , a woman shall attain Moksha during her life span itself.
(B) However junior a jain sadhu (male saint) may be whenever he arrives , jain sadhavi (female saint) is bound to offer a formal welcome.
(C) There is a controversy regarding whether the 19th Teerthankar Mallinath was a male or a female.
(D) According to the Kalpasutra, at the time when Mahaveer attained Nirvana, the Jain Sadhus outnumbered Jain sadhvies.
Correct Answer : D
Which of the following statements about Varanasi, one of the oldest town of India, is not true?
(A) The first reference of Varanasi is in Atharveda as the capital of the state of Kashi.
(B) Kashi was a janapada in the Mahajanpada age.
(C) The Chinese traveller would call Varanasi as 'Pol - lee - ni - sse'.
(D) Bimbisar acquired Kashi by fighting a battle with Kaushala king Prasenjeet.
Correct Answer : D
Who wrote ‘Vande Mataram’ in book Anand Math’?
(A) Bankim Chandra Chattarjee
(B) Vyomesh Chandra Banerjee
(C) Vipin Chandra Pal
(D) Ravindra Nath Tagore
Correct Answer : A
Who arranged a scholarship for Veer Vinayak Damodar Sawarkar for his higher education in London?
(A) Shyamji Krishna Verma
(B) Subhash Chandra Bose
(C) Ras Bihari Bose
(D) Mohan Singh
Correct Answer : A
Who was not the Navaratna of Chandragupta II’ s court?
(A) Varruchi
(B) Varahmihir
(C) Dhanvantri
(D) Fahiyan
Correct Answer : D
Since which year did Gandhiji enter active politics in India for the first time?
(A) 1917
(B) 1918
(C) 1919
(D) 1916
Correct Answer : A
With which of the following musical - instruments is Abdul Latif Khan associated?
(A) Sitar
(B) Sarangi
(C) Tabla
(D) Veena
Correct Answer : B
In which state is the Nalanda University situated?
(A) Bihar
(B) Assam
(C) West Bengal
(D) Odisha
Correct Answer : A
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