General Knowledge Mix Quiz for Competitive Exams
Which national leader developed the principle of 'holistic nationalism'?
(A) Dadabhai Naoroji
(B) Vipin Chandra Pal
(C) Surendranath Banerjee
(D) B. R. Ambedkar
Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
The thinking of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay ji is related to eternal ideology. On this basis, he tried to understand nationalism and considered the problems.
From which of the following stone-period sites has evidence of pit dwelling been obtained?
(A) Tekkalkot
(B) Burzholm
(C) Sangankallu
(D) Utnoor
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
Burzahom archaeological sites have evidence of pit-dwellings. It is located in the Kashmir Valley of the Indian state Jammu and Kashmir. As per the archeological excavations, there were four phases of cultural significance between 3000 BC to 1000BC.
By whom was the 'Srinarayan Dharma Paripalana Yoga Movement' started?
(A) Indian National Congress
(B) Ezhava of Kerala
(C) Kisan Sabha
(D) Communist Party
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
SNDP was founded in 1903 by Dr. Padmanabhan Palpu with the guidance and blessings of Narayana Guru. SNDP was the first organization to envisage Kerala as a whole. Vavoottu Yogam expanded and formed an organization known as Aruvippuram Kshetra Yogam.
Which was the most famous state festival of the Vijayanagara Empire?
(A) Spring
(B) Mahanavami
(C) Ram Navami
(D) Vinayaka Chaturthi
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
The largest festival in the Vijayanagar calendar was Mahanavami which was a nine days festival, also called Navaratri festival or Dussehra and the worship of Goddess Durga shows that its celebration is in honour of Parvati(wife of Siva).
After which century did the apparent decline of slavery take place?
(A) thirteenth century
(B) fourteenth century
(C) 15th century
(D) sixteenth century
Correct Answer : D
Explanation :
In 1807, Britain completely banned the buying and selling of African slaves in its country under the Slavery Abolition Act. In 1808, the US Congress banned the importation of slaves. By the year 1833, this law was implemented in the entire British Empire. During the British rule in India in 1843 AD.
Identify the place from the following where an Atomic Power Station is located:
(A) Hirakud
(B) Naharkatiya
(C) Tatipaka
(D) Kakrapar
Correct Answer : D
Explanation :
The correct answer is Gujarat. Kakrapar Atomic Power Station is located in Gujarat. Kakrapar Atomic Power Station is a nuclear power station commissioned on 6 May 1993. It is located in the proximity of the Surat district of Gujarat.
One of India’s worst industrial disasters of all time occurred in Bhopal on December 1984, in which of the following factories?
(A) Bharat Rasayan Limited
(B) Union Carbide
(C) UPL Limited
(D) Exide
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
The Bhopal disaster or Bhopal gas tragedy was a chemical accident on the night of 2–3 December 1984 at the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
When is Raksha Bandhan celebrated in India as per the Hindu calendar?
(A) Amavasya, Shravan month
(B) Poornima, Ashadha month
(C) Amavasya, Ashadha month
(D) Poornima, Shravan month
Correct Answer : D
Identify the correct statement about inertia.
(A) Greater the mass, the greater the inertia
(B) Lesser the weight, the greater the inertia
(C) Lesser the mass, the greater the inertia
(D) Greater the mass, the lesser the inertia
Correct Answer : A
Which of the following states has got first of its kind state-level bird atlas in India?
(A) Kerala
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Andhra Pradesh
Correct Answer : A