GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 20-20 (24.10.2024)

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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)

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