General Knowledge Paper Questions and Answer - 51 to 70

51. Every five years Harshavardhana held a fair at:

(A) Thaneswar                                                (B) Kanauj

 (C) Prayaga                                             (D)  Banaras

52.The held of the University of Nalanda was the great Bengali scholar:

(A) Shreejnan Atisha                                                  (B)  Nagarjuna

(C) Basubandu                                                            (D) Sheelabhadra

53.The Huna attacked India during the period of the:

(A) Guptas                                                              (B) Mauryas

(C)Palas                                                                       (D) Senas

The ratio of width of our National flag to its length

 

The ratio of width of our National flag to its length is
 

A.3:5 B.2:3
C.2:4 D.3:4

General Knowledge Questions and Answers 1125

 

1. Who has become the youngest National Table Tennis Champion? Ans. Somyajeet Ghosh

2. The centrally sponsored scheme to set up 6,000 model schools at the rate of one schoolper block was launched in November ------.
Ans. 2008

General Knowledge Paper Questions and Answer - 41 to 50

41. Meghvarna the king of cylon was a contemporary of:

(A) Asoka                                                                   (B) Kanishka

(C) Samudraguptha                                          (D) Harshavardhana

42. “Sakari” is title usually ascribed to

(A) Kanishka                                                       (B) Gautamiputra Satakarni

(C) Chandragupta Vikramadithya                              (D) Devapala

43. The Council of the Nine Gems, is associated with the name of : s

(A) Harshavadhra                                                       (B) De vepala

(C) Chandraguptha II                                      (D) Ballala Sena

General Knowledge Paper Questions and Answer - 31 to 40

31. For the propagation of the Buddhistic faith, Asoka appointed new officers of the name of :

(A) Rajukas                                                                 (B)Yutas

 (C) Aamatyas                                                             (D) Dharamamahmataras

32. Asoka sent his son and daughter for the preaching of Buddhism to :

(A) Sumatra                                                    (B) Cambodia

(C) Jawadvipa                                                 (D)  Ceylon

33. At Pataliputra during the reign of Asoka was held the ……. Buddhistic Council or Synod

(A) First                                                          (B) second

(C) Third                                                    (D) fourth

34. The capital of Kalinga was

(A) Taxila                                                        (B) Savaranagiri

(C) Ujjain                                                        (D) Toshali (Vaishali)

35. The founder of the Kushana Empire in India was

(A) Menander                                                             (B) Vasudeva

(C) Kujula Kadphiscs                           (D) Kanishka

36. The Capital of Kanishka was :

(A) Taxila                                                        (B) Multan

(C) Gandhara                                                  (D) Purushapura

37. The statue of Kanishka with a broken head  has been found at:

            (A) Mathura                                                    (B) Indrprasatha

(C) Brindaban                                          (D) Hardwar

38. The fourth Buddhistic Synod was held Purushapura during the reign of :

(A) Asoka                                                   (B) Kanishka

(C) Samudragupta                                           (D) Harshvardhana

39. The founder of the Gupta Empire in India was

(A) Chandra gupta                                                      (B) Skandaguptha

(C) Samudraguptha                                                     (D) Budhaguptha

40. The name “Napolean of India” is usually given to :

(A) Chandragupta II                                                   (B) Samudraguptha

(C) Kumaraguptha                                                      (D) Devapala

General Knowledge Paper Questions and Answer - 11 to 30

11. The Indian king that opposed Alexandar was :

(A) Ambhai                                                     (B) Porus

(C) Dhanananda                                              (D)  Chandragupta

12.Alexandar conquered the :

(A) Punjab                                                       (B) Panchala

(C) Ayodya                                                     (D) Magadha

           

13. The army of Alexandar refused to cross the Vipasa and proceeddd further to the east bcause:

(A) It was afraid of the Magadhan army

(B) It had travelled far away from home

(C) It was home sick

 (D) It was weak        

14. Which one of the following can be said to be the artistic Achivements of King Asika

(A) Stupas                                                                   (B) Caves                                (C) Pillars

(D) Residential Buildings                                          (E) All the Above

15. The Barbar Hills, the cave dwellings of Asokan era, are situated near:

(A) Patna                                                                     (B) Saranath

(C) Gaya                                                                (D) Allahabad

16. Which one of the following Schools od sculpture thrived during the post Asokan period

(A) Gandhara                                                              (B) Saranath                (C) Mathura

(D) Amravathi                                                             (E) All the above

17. The Gupta age saw the brilliant developments in respect of :

(A) Architecture                                              (B) painting

(C) Sculputure                                                 (D) All the above

18. The real beginning of the temple architecture in northern India was made in the time of :

(A) Asoka                                                       (B) Kanishka

(C) Guptas                                                 (D)  Vedas

19. Idealism Combined with a highly developed sense of rhythym and beauty characteriest the sculptures

     of the :

(A) Gupta period                                                 (B) Mauryan period

(C) Asokan Period                                          (D) None of the above

20. On his way hjome Alexandar breathed is last at :

(A) Taxila                                                        (B) Babylon

(C) Persipolis                                                   (D)  Alexandria

21. ChandraGupta was the scion of the :

(A) Nandas                                                     (B) Magadha the Lichivis of Vaishali

(C) Mauryans of Pippalivana                     (D) Skayas of Kapilvastu

22. In the consolidation of his empire Chandragupta was greatly helped by :

(A) Yaudhayana                                             (B) Upagaupta

(C) Chanakya                                          (D) Shudrka

23. To the court of Chandraguptha Seleukos sent an ambassodar of the name of :

(A) Herodotus                                                 (B) Hiuen - Tsang

(C) Megasthenese                                           (D) Heleodoros

24. Chandraguptha died at a place called :

(A) Karansuvarna                                            (B) Paithan

(C) Sravanvelgola                                   (D) Nalanda

25. Megasthenese Calssified the Indians into ……… classes .

(A) Five                                                                       (B)  seven

(C) Nine                                                                   (D) eleven

26. The municipal administration of Pataliputra in the days of Chandragupta was entrusted toa committee of ………. citizens                     

(A) Ten                                                                        (B) twenty

(C) Thirty                                                               (D) forty

27. Military administration of Chandragupta was vested in ……………. Committees

(A) Four                                                                      (B) six

(C) Eight                                                                  (D) ten

28. The successor of Chandragupta to the throne of Magadha was :

(A) Buddhagupta                                                        (B)  Bimbisara

 (C) Bindhustra                                                    (D) Udayee

29. On the death of his father Asoka ascended the throne of Magadha in :

(A) 323 BC                                                                 (B) 326BC

(C) 273BC                                                              (D) 120AD

30. Asoka was initiated into Buddhism by 

(A) Dipankara                                                             (B) Shreejnan Atisha

 (C)Sheelabhandra                                                      (D) Upagupta