Knowledge ka daily dose…
1. Which Indian state celebrates Makar Sankranti as ‘Poush Sankranti’?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) West Bengal
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Rajasthan
2. Kandla Port is located in which State?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) West Bengal
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Gujarat
3. The weight of the adult human brain?
(a) 1350 gm
(b) 1230 gm
(c) 1100 gm
(d) 1450 gm
4. Which is the largest populated state in India?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Rajasthan
5. Who was the author of Mudrarakshasa?
(a) Hemchandra
(b) Ballal
(c) Vishakhadutta
(d) Padmagupta
6. The author of ‘Kadambari’ was
(a) Kshemendra
(b) Kalhana
(c) Bhababhuti
(d) Banabhatta
7. Which river of India has an Inland drainage?
(a) Tapi
(b) Ganga
(c) Godavari
(d) Luni
8. The place of origin of Narmada river is?
(a) Amarkantak
(b) Shahdol
(c) Bhedaghat
(d) Khajuraho
9. Vasundhara Summit was held in:
(a) USA
(b) UK
(c) Brazil
(d) Australia
10. Kuttanad is located in which state?
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Jammu and Khasmir
(c) Andra Pradesh
(d) Kerala
11. Who completed the Qutub Minar?
(a) Qutab-ud-Din Bakhtiyar Kaki
(b) Nasiruddin Qubacha
(c) Iltutmish
(d) Qutbuddin Aibak
12. Who is the author of Allahabad Pillar Inscription?
(a) Rudradaman
(b) Harisena
(c) Samudragupta
(d) Banabhatta
13. Area-wise, West Bengal is roughly identical to
(a) Hungary
(b) Vietnam
(c) Denmark
(d) Switzerland
14. The famous physician during Buddha’s time was-
(a) Kautilya
(b) nachiketa
(c) Charaka
(d) Jivaka
15. Name of the capital of the newly formed state of Andhra Pradesh is-
(a) Amaravati
(b) Secunderabad
(c) Hyderabad
(d)Vishakhapatnam
16. Who is the author of the Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ?
(a) Jules Verne
(b) Ben Jonson
(c) Lew Wallace
(d) Lewis Carroll
17. ‘Caliber’ is related to which sport?
(a) Shooting
(b) Cycling
(c) Baseball
(d) Golf
18. Which of the following is a major port on the east coast?
(a) Kandla
(b) Mazagaon
(c) Haldia
(d) Marmagao
19. Which is the second highest mountain in the world?
(a) Mount Everest
(b) Kangchenjunga
(c) K2
(d) Dhaulagiri
20. Who founded the Forward Block?
(a) Subhas chandra Bose
(b) Rasbehari Bose
(c) Jadugopal Mukhopadhyay
(d) Hemchandra Ghosh