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1. The Gol Gumbad (Gumbaz) of _____ is the mausoleum of Muhammad Adil Shah.
(a) Bijapur
(b) Allahabad
(c) Delhi
(d) Agra
Ans:- (a)
2. Private ownership of the means of production in a feature of a _______ economy
(a) dual
(b) mixed
(c) socialist
(d) capitalist
Ans:- (d)
3. Xerophthalmia is caused due to a deficiency of vitamins:
(a) D
(b) C
(c) A
(d) K
Ans:- (c)
4. The Biraja Temple, the Rajarani Temple, and the Samaleswari Temple are all located in:
(a) Kerala
(b) Assam
(c) Odisha
(d) Tamil Nadu
Ans:- (c)
5. Which Article of the Indian Constitution prohibits discrimination based on religion, race, caste, sex, and place of birth?
(a) Article 19
(b) Article 23
(c) Article 25
(d) Article 15
Ans:- (d)
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 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 plow tax paid by every cultivator owning a plow
(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 which city was the Jhanda Satyagraha or Flag Satyagraha of 1923 held?
(a) Bombay
(b) Nagpur
(c) Calcutta
(d) Ahmedabad
Ans:- (b)
12. Which pillar inscriptions have recorded the achievements of Samudra Gupta, who was known as the ‘Napoleon of India’ for his conquests?
(a) Iron Pillar
(b) Sun Pillar
(c) Vijaya Stambha
(d) Allahabad Pillar
Ans:- (d)
13. John Maynard Keynes, best known for his economic theories (Keynesian economics), hailed from which country?
(a) Sweden
(b) Denmark
(c) Australia
(d) England
Ans:- (d)
14. Which part of the body is responsible for the manufacture of red blood cells?
(a) Lungs
(b) Heart
(c) Brain
(d) Bone marrow
Ans:- (d)
15. Which of the following is NOT a twin city of India?
(a) Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar
(b) Hubli and Dharwad
(c) Thrissur and Thiruvalla
(d) Cuttack and Bhubaneswar
Ans:- (c)
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)