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General Knowledge E Book – Volume 5
General Knowledge Capsule - Volume 5
About General Knowledge Capsule Volume 5: This is the fifth series
of our General Knowledge E Books or Capsules. There are 100 very
important Objective Questions which have been taken from various
previous papers of various competitive exams.
Topic Covered: We are providing you a mix of important general
knowledge questions from history, geography, polity, economy,
sports, science, books and authors, awards and honours, famous
personalities, international events, organizations etc.
Important for: These questions are specially useful for competitive
exams such as SSC, PSC, UPSC, NDA, CDS, RRB, IBPS, MBA
Entrance, National Talent Search Exams, various entrance exams and
other competitive exams.
Question Number 1: The first Governor of the Portuguese in India was
____?
A) De Almeida
B) Vasco-de-Gama
C) Bartholomew Diaz
D) Albuquerque
Answer & Explanation: The first Governor of the Portuguese in India was
De Almeida.
Question Number 2: Which of the following reformative measures was not
introduced by William Bentinck?
A) Suppression of thugs
B) Abolition of Sati
C) Removal of disabilities due to change of religion
D) Abolition of slavery
Answer & Explanation: Abolition of slavery reformative measures was not
introduced by William Bentinck.
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Question Number 3: Fascism believes in ____?
A) Dominant multi-party system
B) One Party system
C) Bi-party system
D) Fragment multi-party system
Answer & Explanation: Fascism believes in One Party system
Question Number 4: Which of the following commissions is not a
Constitutional body?
A) Union Public Service Commission
B) Staff Selection Commission
C) Election Commission
D) Finance Commission
Answer & Explanation: Finance Commission is not a Constitutional body.
Question Number 5: An index number measuring the average price of
consumer goods and services purchased by households is ____?
A) Wholesale price index
B) Consumer price index
C) Human development index
D) Cost of living index
Answer & Explanation: An index number measuring the average price of
consumer goods and services purchased by households is Consumer price
index.
Question Number 6: Oligopoly consists of _____?
A) Few sellers
B) Two sellers
C) Three sellers
D) Single sellers
Answer & Explanation: Oligopoly consists of few sellers.
Question Number 7: National Income in India is estimated by the ____?
A) product and income methods
B) product method
C) income method
D) expenditure method
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Answer & Explanation: National Income in India is estimated by the
product and income methods.
Question Number 8: The fixed cost in the short-run for a producing firm
will be ____?
A) always fluctuating
B) always declining
C) always constant and fixed
D) always increasing
Answer & Explanation: The fixed cost in the short-run for a producing firm
will always constant and fixed.
Question Number 9: Gandhara art was the combination of _____?
A) Indian and Persian styles of sculptures
B) Indian and Chinese styles of sculptures
C) Indian and Greek styles of sculptures
D) None of these
Answer & Explanation: Gandhara art was the combination of Indian and
Persian styles of sculptures.
Question Number 10: Mohammed Gawan was a famous Wazir and Vakil
in the kingdom of ____?
A) Mysore
B) Bahmani
C) Gujarat
D) Kashmir
Answer & Explanation: Mohammed Gawan was a famous Wazir and
Vakil in the kingdom of Bahmani.
Question Number 11: Duncan Passage separates _____?
A) Little Andamans and Car Nicobar Islands
B) North and Middle Andamans
C) Middle and South Andamans
D) South Andamans and Little Andamans
Answer & Explanation: Duncan Passage separates South Andamans and
Little Andamans
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Question Number 12: In biology, water soluble substances are referred to
as ____?
A) hydrodynamic
B) hydrophobic
C) hydrophilic
D) hydrokinetic
Answer & Explanation: In biology, water soluble substances are referred
to as hydrophilic.
Question Number 13: Amoeba acquires its food through the process of
___?
A) Exocytosis and endocytosis
B) Exocytosis
C) Endocytosis
D) Plasmolysis
Answer & Explanation: Amoeba acquires its food through the process of
Endocytosis.
Question Number 14: Female Anopheles mosquito is the vector of ____?
A) Malaria
B) Filariasis
C) Dengue fever
D) Yellow fever
Answer & Explanation: Female Anopheles mosquito is the vector of
Malaria.
Question Number 15: The animal association seen in a sucker fish at
attached to a shark is ____?
A) Neutralism
B) Mutualism
C) Commensalism
D) Parasitism
Answer & Explanation: The animal association seen in a sucker fish at
attached to a shark is Neutralism.
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Question Number 16: How much time is given to Rajya Sabha to pass a
Money Bill?
A) 15 days
B) 12 days
C) 13 days
D) 14 days
Answer & Explanation: 14 days time is given to Rajya Sabha to pass a
Money Bill.
Question Number 17: The Electoral College to elect the President
composes ____?
A) Elected member of both the Houses of Parliament and Legislative
composes
B) All members of both the Houses of Parliament
C) All elected members of both the Houses of Parliament
D) All members of Parliament and all members of Legislative Assemblies
and Councils
Answer & Explanation: The Electoral College to elect the President
composes ‘elected member of both the Houses of Parliament and
Legislative Assemblies and Councils’.
Question Number 18: Which of the tree species does not belong to
deciduous vegetation?
A) Deodar
B) Teak
C) Sal
D) Sandalwood
Answer & Explanation: Deodar does not belong to deciduous vegetation.
Question Number 19: The predominant soil in the Coastal plains and
North Indian plains is ____?
A) Arid
B) Black
C) Red
D) Alluvial
Answer & Explanation: The predominant soil in the Coastal plains and
North Indian plains is Alluvial.
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Question Number 20: Rocks having large quantity of underground water
and permitting ready flow of water are called ____?
A) Permeable
B) Aquicludes
C) Aquifers
D) Porous
Answer & Explanation: Rocks having large quantity of underground water
and permitting ready flow of water are called Permeable.
Question Number 21: Which one of the following is not grassland?
A) Veld
B) Selvas
C) Steppes
D) Downs
Answer & Explanation: Selvas is not grassland.
Question Number 22: An operating system is a/an _____?
A) Accounting Software
B) Application Software
C) System Software
D) Utility Software
Answer & Explanation: An operating system is a System Software.
Question Number 23: The element common to all acids is ____?
A) Sulphur
B) Oxygen
C) Hydrogen
D) Nitrogen
Answer & Explanation: The element common to all acids is Hydrogen.
Question Number 24: A plant with green leaves viewed in red light will
appear ____?
A) Violet
B) Black
C) Green
D) Red
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Answer & Explanation: A plant with green leaves viewed in red light will
black.
Question Number 25: What is the currency of South Africa?
A) Rand
B) Real
C) Rial
D) Dirham
Answer & Explanation: Rand is the currency of South Africa.
Question Number 26: Which one of the following countries is not a
member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries?
A) Libya
B) Algeria
C) Brazil
D) Ecuador
Answer & Explanation: Brazil is not a member of the Organization of
Petroleum Exporting Countries.
Question Number 27: Which one of the following days does not
synchronize with the birth anniversary of any eminent India?
A) Gandhi Jayanti
B) National Science Day
C) Teacher’s Day
D) Children’s Day
Answer & Explanation: National Science Day does not synchronize with
the birth anniversary of any eminent India.
Question Number 28: Which of the following novels was not written by
Charles Dickens?
A) Pickwick Papers
B) Hard Times
C) Pride and Prejudice
D) Oliver Twist
Answer & Explanation: ‘Pride and Prejudice’ novel was not written by
Charles Dickens.
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Question Number 29: Who said that, ‘Man is by nature a political animal’?
A) Plato
B) Chew
C) Polybius
D) Aristotle
Answer & Explanation: Aristotle said that, ‘Man is by nature a political
animal’.
Question Number 30: According to India Constitution Right to Property is
a _______?
A) Fundamental Right
B) Legal Right
C) Both
D) None
Answer & Explanation: According to India Constitution Right to Property
is a Legal Right.
Question Number 31: Which of the following was called by Gandhi as
‘Post-dated Cheque’?
A) Cripps Proposal
B) McDonald Award
C) Simon Commission Report
D) None of these
Answer & Explanation: Cripps Proposal was called by Gandhi as ‘Postdated Cheque’.
Question Number 32: Khajuraho was the capital of _____?
A) Paramaras
B) Chauchan
C) Chandelas
D) Rathods
Answer & Explanation: Khajuraho was the capital of Chandelas.
Question Number 33: The largest industry in India is ____?
A) Textile
B) Steel
C) Cement
D) Automobile
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Answer & Explanation: The largest industry in India is Textile.
Question Number 34: Pedology deals with the scientific study of ___?
A) Rocks
B) Soils
C) Caves
D) Fossils
Answer & Explanation: Pedology deals with the scientific study of soils.
Question Number 35: The planet nearest to the Sun is ____?
A) Mercury
B) Earth
C) Venus
D) Pluto
Answer & Explanation: The planet nearest to the sun is mercury.
Question Number 36: http://www.yahoo.com is a/an example of ____?
A) Website
B) Index Page
C) Web Page
D) Home Page
Answer & Explanation: http://www.yahoo.com is a/an example of
website.
Question Number 37: One of the following is an international agency
working for the protection of the environment?
A) NASA
B) UNO
C) Green Peace
D) Chipko
Answer & Explanation: Green Peace is an international agency working
for the protection of the environment.
Question Number 38: Synagogue is the place of worship of?
A) Judaism
B) Shintois
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C) Zoroastrian
D) Taoi
Answer & Explanation: Synagogue is the place of worship of Judaism.
Question Number 39: Who among the following is not associated with
music direction?
A) Naushad
B) AR Rahman
C) RD Burman
D) Raja Ravi Verma
Answer & Explanation: Raja Ravi Verma
Question Number 40: Santosh Trophy is associated with ____?
A) Hockey
B) Football
C) Basketball
D) Badminton
Answer & Explanation: Santosh Trophy is associated with football.
Question Number 41: Who among the following is considered as the
inventor of the World Wide Web (www)?
A) Edward Kasner
B) Bill Gates
C) Tim Berners Lee
D) Vinod Dham
Answer & Explanation: Tim Berners Lee is considered as the inventor of
the World Wide Web (www).
Question Number 42: ‘Bull’ and ‘Bear’ is associated with ____?
A) Stock Market
B) Banking
C) Foreign Exchange Reserves
D) Internal Trade
Answer & Explanation: ‘Bull’ and ‘Bear’ is associated with stock market.
Question Number 43: Who is the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha?
A) President of India
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B) Vice-President of India
C) Minister of Parliamentary
D) Leader of Opposition
Answer & Explanation: Vice-President of India is the ex-officio Chairman
of the Rajya Sabha.
Question Number 44: The Vijayanagar empire owes its origin to ____?
A) Krishnadeva Raya
B) Harihara and Bukka
C) Balaji Viswanath
D) Rajaraja Viswanath
Answer & Explanation: The Vijayanagar empire owes its origin to
Harihara and Bukka.
Question Number 45: Article 356 of the Constitution of India provides for
____?
A) Reservation of jobs for Background Classes
B) Protection of religious monuments
C) A special status for Jammu and Kashmir
D) Imposition of President’s Rule in a State
Answer & Explanation: Article 356 of the Constitution of India provides for
imposition of President’s Rule in a State.
Question Number 46: The ‘Sea of Tranquility’ is located in ____?
A) South Asia Africa
B) The West Coast of Russia
C) The Moon
D) The West Coast of India
Answer & Explanation: The ‘Sea of Tranquility’ is located in the Moon.
Question Number 47: Gateway of India was built in ____?
A) 1911
B) 1927
C) 1857
D) 1947
Answer & Explanation: Gateway of India was built in 1911.
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Question Number 48: The time difference between I.S.T. and G.M.T. is
____?
A) 5½ hrs
B) 8½ hrs
C) 12½ hrs
D) 9 hrs
Answer & Explanation: The time difference between I.S.T. and G.M.T. is
5½ hrs.
Question Number 49: ‘Pulitzer’ prizes are awarded to Americans for
excellence in ____?
A) Films
B) Social work
C) Journalism
D) Medicine
Answer & Explanation: ‘Pulitzer’ prizes are awarded to Americans for
excellence in Journalism.
Question Number 50: Which vitamin is provided by the sunlight to the
human body?
A) C
B) D
C) B
D) A
Answer & Explanation: Vitamin D is provided by the sunlight to the
human body.
Question Number 51: Amnesty International is ____?
A) A human rights group
B) A refugee camp in Croatia
C) A wing of the World Bank
D) A U.N. agency to fight global terrorism
Answer & Explanation: Amnesty International is a human rights group.
Question Number 52: Insulin controls the metabolism of _____?
A) Sugars
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B) Fats
C) Proteins
D) Salts
Answer & Explanation: Insulin controls the metabolism of sugars.
Question Number 53: The Halley’s Comet will be visible again in the year
____?
A) 2066 AD
B) 2064 AD
C) 2062 AD
D) 2060 AD
Answer & Explanation: The Halley’s Comet will be visible again in the
year 2062 AD.
Question Number 54: Lord Buddha delivered his first sermon at _____?
A) Bodh Gaya
B) Sanchi
C) Sarnath
D) Kushinagar
Answer & Explanation: Lord Buddha delivered his first sermon at
Sarnath.
Question Number 55: Who was the first Indian to make a movie?
A) H.S. Bhatavdekar
B) Ardeshir Irani
C) Dhundiraj Govind Phalke
D) V. Shantaram
Answer & Explanation: H.S. Bhatavdekar was the first Indian to make a
movie.
Question Number 56: Doldrum is an area of ____?
A) Low temperature
B) Low rainfall
C) Low pressure
D) Low humidity
Answer & Explanation: Doldrum is an area of low pressure.
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Question Number 57: Alberuni was the historian during the period of
____?
A) Mahmud Ghaznavi
B) Balban
C) Akbar
D) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
Answer & Explanation: Alberuni was the historian during the period of
Mahmud Ghaznavi.
Question Number 58: The fourth Buddhist Council was held during the
reign of ______?
A) Ashoka
B) Chandragupta
C) Kanishka
D) Chandragupta Vikramaditya
Answer & Explanation: The fourth Buddhist Council was held during the
reign of Kanishka.
Question Number 59: Who presided over the first session of the Indian
National Congress in 1885?
A) A.O. Hume
B) Dadabhai Naoroji
C) W.C. Bannerjee
D) Pherozeshah Mehta
Answer & Explanation: W.C. Bannerjee presided over the first session of
the Indian National Congress in 1885.
Question Number 60: Tirupathi temple is located in ____?
A) Karnataka
B) Andhra Pradesh
C) Tamil Nadu
D) Kerala
Answer & Explanation: Tirupathi temple is located in Andhra Pradesh.
Question Number 61: Indian Constitution does not provide any procedure
to remove the ______?
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A) President
B) Vice-President
C) Judges of the Supreme Court
D) Governors
Answer & Explanation: Indian Constitution does not provide any
procedure to remove the Governors.
Question Number 62: Osteology is the study of ____?
A) Cell formation
B) Eyes
C) Nose
D) Bones
Answer & Explanation: Osteology is the study of Bones.
Question Number 63: Chalukya ruler, Pulakesin II, defeated ____?
A) Samudragupta
B) Chandragupta II
C) Harshavardhan
D) Dharmapala
Answer & Explanation: Chalukya ruler, Pulakesin II, defeated
Harshavardhan.
Question Number 64: International Date Line passes through ____?
A) 0 Degree Greenwich
B) 180 Degree Greenwich
C) 90 Degree Greenwich
D) 270 Degree Greenwich
Answer & Explanation: International Date Line passes through180
Degree Greenwich.
Question Number 65: Port Blair is situated in _____?
A) North Andaman
B) South Andaman
C) Middle Andaman
D) Little Andaman
Answer & Explanation: Port Blair is situated in South Andaman.
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Question Number 66: Who was the Italian traveler to visit Vijayanagar
during the heydays of Vijayanagar Empire?
A) Durate Barobose
B) Bernier
C) Thomas Roe
D) Nicolo Conti
Answer & Explanation: Nicolo Conti was the Italian traveler to visit
Vijayanagar during the heydays of Vijayanagar Empire.
Question Number 67: Third Battle of Panipat was fought between _____?
A) Babar and Ibrahim Lodi
B) Ahmed Shah Abdali and the Marathas
C) Shivaji and the Mughals
D) Akbar and Hemu
Answer & Explanation: Third Battle of Panipat was fought between
Ahmed Shah Abdali and the Marathas.
Question Number 68: The term ‘Fourth Estate’ refers to ____?
A) Underdeveloped countries
B) Judiciary
C) Executive
D) The Press
Answer & Explanation: The term ‘Fourth Estate’ refers to The Press.
Question Number 69: The Uri Hydroelectric Project is located in ____?
A) Jammu and Kashmir
B) Himachal Pradesh
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Haryana
Answer & Explanation: The Uri Hydroelectric Project is located in Jammu
and Kashmir.
Question Number 70: Indian switched to the decimal system of coinage in
____?
A) 1947
B) 1950
C) 1957
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D) 1962
Answer & Explanation: Indian switched to the decimal system of coinage
in 1957.
Question Number 71: Suez Navigation Canal links up Mediterranean Sea
with the ____?
A) Atlantic Ocean
B) Pacific Ocean
C) North Sea
D) Red Sea
Answer & Explanation: Suez Navigation Canal links up Mediterranean
Sea with the Red Sea.
Question Number 72: Which is the upper house of the Parliament?
A) Lok Sabha
B) Rajya Sabha
C) Either of the two
D) None of the above
Answer & Explanation: Rajya Sabha is the upper house of the
Parliament.
Question Number 73: “The Home Rule Movement” during the First World
War was launched by ____?
A) Mahatama Gandhi
B) Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das
C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
D) Mrs. A. Besant and B.G. Tilak
Answer & Explanation: “The Home Rule Movement” during the First
World War was launched by Mrs. A. Besant and B.G. Tilak.
Question Number 74: Who among the following rulers belongs to Slave
Dynasty?
A) Humayun
B) Iltutmish
C) Alauddin Khiliji
D) Shershan Suri
Answer & Explanation: Iltutmish belongs to Slave Dynasty.
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Question Number 75: To which personality Gandhiji gave the title ‘Deen
Bandhu’?
A) Aurobindo Ghosh
B) C.F. Andrews
C) Vinoba Bhave
D) C.R. Das
Answer & Explanation: To C.F. Andrews, Gandhiji gave the title ‘Deen
Bandhu’.
Question Number 76: The chemical symbol of Sodium is ____?
A) S
B) So
C) Na
D) K
Answer & Explanation: The chemical symbol of Sodium is Na.
Question Number 77: Rabindranath Tagore renounced the Knighthood in
1919 as a protest againt the ____?
A) Mob violence that took place
B) Jallianwala Bagh massacre
C) Racial violence between the Hindu and the Muslims
D) The British refusing to grant independence to India
Answer & Explanation: Rabindranath Tagore renounced the Knighthood
in 1919 as a protest again the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
Question Number 78: The image formed on the retina of the eye is ____?
A) Real and inverted
B) Upright and real
C) Virtual and upright
D) Enlarged and real
Answer & Explanation: The image formed on the retina of the eye is Real
and inverted.
Question Number 79: Which of the following passes through India?
A) Tropic of Capricorn
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B) Tropic of Cancer
C) Equator
D) Zero Degrees Longitude
Answer & Explanation: Tropic of Cancer passes through India.
Question Number 80: Pulakesin II was defeated by ____?
A) Narasimhavarman
B) Simhavishnu
C) Mahendraverman
D) Rajaraja
Answer & Explanation: Pulakesin II was defeated by Narasimhavarman.
Question Number 81: The colors of Indian flag in ascending order are
____?
A) Saffron, white and green
B) White, green and saffron
C) Green, white and saffron
D) Saffron, green and white
Answer & Explanation: The colors of Indian flag in ascending order are
Green, white and saffron.
Question Number 82: Holding of elections for the Village Panchayat is
decided by ____?
A) The Collector
B) The Election Commission
C) The Central Government
D) The State Government
Answer & Explanation: Holding of elections for the Village Panchayat is
decided by the state government.
Question Number 83: At the Equator, the duration of a day is ____?
A) 10 hrs
B) 12 hrs
C) 14 hrs
D) 16 hrs
Answer & Explanation: At the Equator, the duration of a day is 12 hrs.
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Question Number 84: Begum Akhtar is related to _____?
A) Music
B) Dance
C) Writing
D) Painting
Answer & Explanation: Begum Akhtar is related to Music.
Question Number 85: Chandigarh was designed by _____?
A) Edward Lutyens
B) Michelengelo
C) Wren
D) Le Corbusier
Answer & Explanation: Chandigarh was designed by Le Corbusier.
Question Number 86: Nashik is situated on the bank of the river ____?
A) Krishna
B) Cauvery
C) Godavari
D) Narmada
Answer & Explanation: Nashik is situated on the bank of the river
Godavari.
Question Number 87: RDX is _____?
A) An instrument to measure blood pressure
B) A gene
C) A chemical used in the manufacture of fertilizers
D) An explosive
Answer & Explanation: RDX is an explosive.
Question Number 88: Mahatma Gandhi started his first Satyagraha on the
Indian soil in 1917 at ______?
A) Ahmedabad
B) Champaran
C) Sabarmati
D) Bardoli
Answer & Explanation: Mahatma Gandhi started his first Satyagraha on
the Indian soil in 1917 at Champaran.
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Question Number 89: World Environment Day is celebrated every year on
____?
A) January 15
B) August 26
C) June 5
D) July 10
Answer & Explanation: World Environment Day is celebrated every year
on June 5.
Question Number 90: Which of the following is not a unit of time?
A) Light year
B) Nano second
C) Micro second
D) Second
Answer & Explanation: Light year is not a unit of time.
Question Number 91: India House is located in ____?
A) London
B) New Delhi
C) Mumbai
D) Kolkata
Answer & Explanation: India House is located in London.
Question Number 92: The Indian Independence League was set up by
____?
A) Rash Behari Bose
B) S.M. Joshi
C) Aruna Asaf Ali
D) Jayaprakash Narayan
Answer & Explanation: The Indian Independence League was set up by
Rash Behari Bose.
Question Number 93: When a ship crosses the International Date Line
from West to East,
A) It loses one day
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B) It gain one day
C) It loses half-a-day
D) It gains half-a-day
Answer & Explanation: When a ship crosses the International Date Line
from West to East, It loses one day.
Question Number 94: Author of the book ‘Good Earth’ is ___?
A) Margaret Mitchell
B) Charles Dickens
C) Norman Angell
D) Pearl S. Buck
Answer & Explanation: Author of the book ‘Good Earth’ is Pearl S. Buck.
Question Number 95: Who among the following is a famous ‘flute’ player?
A) Ravi Shankar
B) Shiv Kumar Sharma
C) Zakir Hussain
D) Hariprasad Chaurasia
Answer & Explanation: Hariprasad Chaurasia is a famous ‘flute’ player.
Question Number 96: In which year was the Tashkent Pact signed
between India and Pakistan?
A) 1964
B) 1965
C) 1966
D) 1967
Answer & Explanation: In 1966 Tashkent Pact was signed between India
and Pakistan.
Question Number 97: The Chairman of the Drafting Committee for the
Constitution of India was _____?
A) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
C) Shri K.M. Munshi
D) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Answer & Explanation: The Chairman of the Drafting Committee for the
Constitution of India was Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.
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Question Number 98: The magnificent temple at ‘Halebid’ was established
by the ___?
A) Rayas
B) Hoysalaa
C) Cholas
D) Pandyas
Answer & Explanation: The magnificent temple at ‘Halebid’ was
established by Hoysala
Question Number 99: When the Sun reaches its maximum distance from
the equator, it is known as ____?
A) Solstice
B) Eclipse
C) Equinox
D) Sidereal Day
Answer & Explanation: When the Sun reaches its maximum distance
from the equator, it is known as Solstice
Question Number 100: The Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed in the year
___?
A) 1930
B) 1931
C) 1925
D) 1940
Answer & Explanation: The Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed in the year
1931.
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