Knowledge ka daily dose..
1. In which year did Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II build the Nahargarh Fort in Jaipur?
(a) 1800
(b) 1734
(c) 1805
(d) 1780
Ans:-(b)
2. As per the government rules, how much percentage of advance tax must be paid by 15th June by an individual liable to pay advance tax?
(a) 10%
(b) 25%
(c) 15%
(d) 30%
Ans:-(c)
3. Which dynasty built the pancha rathas of Mahabalipuram?
(a) Satavahana
(b) Pallava
(c) Chola
(d) Chera
Ans:-(b)
4. In which locations was the Quit India Movement launched by Mahatma Gandhi in 1942?
(a) August Kranti Maidan
(b) Shivaji Park
(c) Pragati Maidan
(d) Jallianwala Bagh
Ans:-(a)
5. What was the theme of the 107th Indian Science Congress held in Bengaluru?
(a) Science and Technology: Rural Development
(b) Reaching the Unreached through Science and Technology
(c) Future India: Science and Technology
(d) Science and Technology for National Development
Ans:-(a)
6. Who among the following was a famous ‘Qawwali’ singer?
(a) Nazia Hassan
(b) Begum Akhtar
(c) Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
(d) Bade Ghulam Ali Khan
Ans:- (c)
7. _______ the world’s highest polo ground, is located in Pakistan.
(a) Kasur
(b) Attock
(c) Shandur
(d) Okara
Ans:- (c)
8. ‘Kiribath’ is a rice dish from:
(a) Myanmar
(b) Bhutan
(c) Nepal
(d) Sri Lanka
Ans:- (d)
9. The Gupta rulers imposed a fine called _______ which was a plough tax paid by every cultivator owning a plough
(a) Hiranya
(b) Sulka
(c) Halivakara
(d) Kara
Ans:- (c)
10. ______ is the capital of Sri Lanka.
(a) Colombo
(b) Sydney
(c) Jakarta
(d) Jayawardenepura Kotte
Ans:- (d)
11. In terms of area, which state has the largest forest cover in India?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Odisha
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Kerala
Ans:-(c)
12. Which of the following is meant for the ex-situ conservation of various species?
(a) Herbarium
(b) Sprem bank
(c) Blood bank
(d) Germplasm bank
Ans:-(d)
13. What is the colour of the light emitted by the Sun?
(a) Red
(b) White
(c) Orange
(d) Yellow
Ans:-(b)
14. The famous 11-day-long ‘Dhanu Jatra’, considered the largest open-air theatre in the world is celebrated in which state?
(a) Meghalaya
(b) Assam
(c) Odisha
(d) Manipur
Ans:-(c)
15. The famous silk centre in Tamilnadu:
(a) Ooty
(b) Conjeevaram
(c) Mahabalipuram
(d) Chidambaram
Ans:-(b)
16. The Harshacharita is a biography of Harshavardhana, the ruler of Kannauj, composed in Sanskrit by his court poet, _____
(a) Jinsena
(b) Dandin
(c) Kanban
(d) Banabhatta
Ans:- (d)
17. In biological terms, ________ is a relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected.
(a) Amensalism
(b) Commensalism
(c) Parasitism
(d) Mutualism
Ans:- (b)
18. The 14th Dalai Lama resides in _____
(a) Shillong
(b) Kalimpong
(c) Dharamsala
(d) Gangtok
Ans:- (c)
19. In the 4th century BCE, the capital of Magadha was shifted to:
(a) Panipat
(b) Varanasi
(c) Mathura
(d) Pataliputra
Ans:- (d)
20. Article 17 of the Constitution of India, deals with the abolition of:
(a) Untouchability
(b) Slavery
(c) Titles
(d) Sati
Ans:- (a)