Some Basic GK Questions for Competitive Exams
Who is the only other Vice President of India who has attained the post in the second successive period after Radhakrishnan?
(A) K.R. Narayanan
(B) B.S.Shekhawat
(C) M.H. Ansari
(D) Dr.Shankardayal Sharma
Correct Answer : C
Write the name, who was the first Deputy Prime Minister of India.
(A) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(B) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(C) Jawaharlal Nehru
(D) Gulzari Lal Nanda
Correct Answer : B
In which of the following years was Bahadur Shah II deposed by the British and exiled to Rangoon?
(A) 1698
(B) 1798
(C) 1857
(D) 1834
Correct Answer : C
In which of the following years was the National Archives of India established?
(A) 1991
(B) 1891
(C) 1876
(D) 1956
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
The National Archives of India is an attached office under the Ministry of Culture. It was established on 11 March 1891 as the Imperial Records Department in Kolkata (Calcutta). Following the transfer of the capital from Calcutta to Delhi in 1911, the present building of the National Archives of India was constructed in 1926.
To whom is the credit given for introducing two coins named 'Addha' and 'Misr'?
(A) Qutbuddin Aibak
(B) Iltutmish
(C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
(D) Ibrahim Lodi
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
Under the currency system, Firoz Tughlaq issued a large number of coins made of a mixture of copper and silver, which were probably called 'Adha' and 'Misra'. Firoz Tughlaq had introduced a new coin of 'Shanshgani' (worth 6 jital).
Which Mughal emperor was coronated by Bairam Khan at 'Kalanaur'?
(A) Akbar
(B) Jahangir
(C) Shah jahan
(D) Humayun
Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
Akbar succeeded Humayun on 14 February 1556, while in the midst of a war against Sikandar Shah to reclaim the Mughal throne. In Kalanaur, Punjab, the 14-year-old Akbar was enthroned by Bairam Khan on a newly constructed platform (which still stands) and was proclaimed Shahanshah (Persian for "King of Kings").
When was the 'Brahmo Samaj' founded by Raja Ram Mohan Roy?
(A) 1816
(B) 1820
(C) 1828
(D) 1830
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
Brahmo Samaj, (Sanskrit: “Society of Brahma”) theistic movement within Hinduism, founded in Calcutta [now Kolkata] in 1828 by Ram Mohun Roy.
Who built the observatory named as 'Jantar-Mantar' in Jaipur, Delhi, Mathura, and Ujjain?
(A) Sawai Jaisingh
(B) Rana Pratap
(C) Man Singh
(D) Surajmal
Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
In the early 18th century, Maharaja Jai Singh II of Jaipur constructed five Jantar Mantar in total, in New Delhi, Jaipur, Ujjain, Mathura and Varanasi; they were completed between 1724 and 1735.
From the following was the first Tughlaq Sultan of Delhi?
(A) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
(B) Mahmud Tughlaq
(C) Muhammad bin Tughluq
(D) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
The Tughlaq dynasty was a Turko-Mongol or Turkic Muslim dynasty, which lasted from 1320 to 1413. The first ruler was Ghiyath al-Din Tughlaq. Ghiyath al-Din ruled for five years and built a town near Delhi named Tughlaqabad.
Who among the following Chahamana ruler defeated Sultan Muhammad Ghori in 1191?
(A) Vigraharaja III
(B) Ajayaraja II
(C) Prithviraja III
(D) Durlabharaja III
Correct Answer : C
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