General Knowledge Questions

1. The employees earn salary while peasants plough the kings’s land.” With refernece to which ruler was this statement made by the Chinese traveller?
a.   Harshavardhan
b.   Chandragupta I
c.   Chandragupta II
d.   Samundragupta

2.Which Chola ruler captured Kanchi defating Pallavas?
a.   Parantaka I
b.   Aditya I
c.   Vijayalaya
d.   Rajendra Chola II

3.Which South Indian dynasty divided the State into Nation (Rashtra) Kottam and Village (Gram)?
a.   Chollas
b.   Pallavas
c.   Rashtrakutas
d.   Chalukyas

4.   During the rule of which dynasty did Kanheri University became popular?
a.   Rashtrakutas
b.   Cholas
c.   Chalukyas
d.   Pallavas

5.In which state is Rampurva’s Ashok pillar with Bull Capital located?
a.   Bihar
b.   Bengal
c.   Assam
d.   Uttar Pradesh

6.The Constitution of India was adopted by
a.   Constituent Assembly
b.   Parliament
c.   Lok Sabha
d.   Rajya Sabha


7.In which part of the Constituion of India does the term, ‘Secular’ was added later on?
a.   Fundamental rights
b.   Directive Principle of State Policy
c.   Preamble
d.   All of these


8.Which Article of Children’s Bill of Rights (1992) says, “I have the rights to know about my rights”?
a.   Article 42
b.   Article 12, 13
c.   Article 23, 28, 29
d.   Article 36

9.Which of the following is not a Fundamental Right?
a.   Right of Equality
b.   Right to Freedom
c.   Franchise
d.   Right to Constitutional remedies

10.In which Article of Part ‘IV’ of the Constitution have Fundamental Duties been incorporated?
a.   51
b.   42
c.   50
d.   52


11.In which ocean is ‘Mariana Trench’ located?
a.   Indian Ocean
b.   Pacific Ocean
c.   Atlantic Ocean
d.   Arctic Ocean

12.According to area which is the largest and smallest continents of the world?
a.   Africa and Australia
b.   Asia and Antarctica
c.   Asia and Australia
d.   North America and Antarctica

13. Which one of the following is not a sphere of the Earth?
a.   Atmosphere
b.   Ozonosphere
c.   Biosphere
d.   Lithosphere

14. Marble is an example of
a.   Metamorphic rock
b.   Sedimentary rock
c.   Igneous rock
d.   Plutonic rock

15.The combined action of weathering and erosion is known as
a.   Decompostion
b.   Hydration
c.   Carbonation
d.   Denudation

16.Which landform is known as ‘roof of the world’?
a.   Great Himalayas
b.   Pamir Plateau
c.   Tibetan Plateau
d.   Deccan Plateau

17. In which state of India ‘Kal Vaishakhi’ winds are usually prevalent during summer season?
a.   West Bengal
b.   Assam
c.   Orissa
d.   Bihar

18. In which area of India is Yak animal found?
a.   Sunderban
b.   Arunachal Pradesh
c.   Darjeeling
d.   Ladakh

19. Which one of the following places is having manufacturing unit of antibiotic medicine?
a.   Hrishikesh
b.   Dehradun
c.   Shimla
d.   Chandigarh

20.In which year was ‘Consumer Protection Act’ introduced in India?
a.   1982
b.   1986
c.   1988
d.   1991


21. For heritage conservation, in which year Monument, Archaeological Site and Antiquity Act was implemented in Rajasthan?
a.   1961
b.   1971
c.   1947
d.   1952

22. What is ‘Balad’?
a.   The tradition of Mand singing.
b.   A herd of bulls, on whose back commodities for sale are carried by Binjaro.
c.   A synonym of “Aulayn”.
d.   The event of taking cattle to other land areas to explore the availability of food-water in the wake of famine.

23.Which of the following statements regarding the Rajasthan hero Manikyalal Verma is not true?
a.   He was born at Bijolia.
b.   He was a peasant in his early life.
c.   He was connected with the Bijolia peasant movement for a long time.
d.   He became the Prime Minister of Greater Rajasthan after independence.

24.In how many volumes is “Vatan ri Phulwari” the invaluable literary heritage of Rajasthan is divided into?
a.   8
b.   10
c.   12
d.   16

25.In which district is the historical place “Mangarh” situated?
a.   Dungarpur
b.   Pratapgarh
c.   Rajsamand
d.   Banswara
  
26.  The third decade of 20th century was significant in Indian history because
a.   ‘Annals’ by Col. Tod was published
b.   copy of Kautiyla’s Arthashastra was discovered
c.   Ashoka’s inscriptions were deciphered
d.   Indus Civilization was explored.

27. Which of the following statements is not true?
a.   There was a decline in Samskaras in Vedic society.
b.   The spirit of “Vasudhaiva Kutukmbakam” has been taught by Vedic culture.
c.   The treatise Ramayan is smaller in size to Mahabharata
d.   The elderlies are considered as heads of families in Indian society

28.Which of the following is not a main cause of urbanisation?
a.   The decline of cottage industry
b.   Rapid population growth
c.   Rising prices
d.   lack of essential amenities

29.  Which of the following was contemporary to the Harrappan civilization?
a.   Crete civilization
b.   Egyptian civilization
c.   Greek civilization
d.   Roman civilization

30. Which of the following statements is not true regarding the efforts made to improve the status of women in Indian society?
a.   Vireshalingam Panulu formed an organisation in support of Widow remarriage at Madras Presidency.
c.   Jawaharlal Nehru and Subhash Chandra Bose supported the demands and more freedom to women.
d.   Pt. Ramabai made efforts to improve the condition of women in higher classes
e.   Tarabai Shinde supported the orthodox beliefs regarding women by publishing the book ‘Women-Man-Comparison’

31. Which of the following saints propagated Sagun worship?
a.   Kabir
b.   Nanak
c.   Nimbarka
d.   Dadu

32. Which of the following statements regarding Mughal Art is not true?
a.   ‘Ibrahim Roza’ is in Bijapur
b.   Akbar got Fatehpur Sikri built after 1585 A.D.
c.   Akbar’s tomb is in Sikandara.
d.   Shah Jahan got ‘Takht-e-Taus’ built in Delhi.

33. Maharana Pratap died at the age of
a.   67 years
b.   54 years
c.   57 years
d.   49 years

34.The 30 percent cotton cloth export of the total Indian export around 1800 A.D. was reduced in 1870 A.D to
a.   25
b.   13
c.   8
d.   3

35.In Modern Age, women too encouraged writings for awakening and social reforms. They wrote s  several books. ‘Aamar Jiban’ published in 1876 A.D. was written by
a.   Rashsundari Devi
b.   Kailsah Bashini Devi
c.   Roqualyya Sakhawat
d.   Pt. Ramabai

36.Which of the following statements is not correct regarding the Election of the President?
a.   The objections related to the election can be raised only in the Supreme Court.
b.   The votes of all MLAs have equal values.
c.   The votes of all MPs have equal values.
d.   The nominated members can not excercise their frenchise.

37.The 73rd Constitutional Amendment for making Panchayati Raj Institutions more effective and powerful was passed in
a.   1990
b.   1991
c.   1992
d.   1993

38.What percentage of Women’s reservation was availed of in the election of local bodies in Rajasthan in August, 2010?
a.   30
b.   33
c.   50
d.   10

39.The Head of Municipal Corporation if Rajasthan is called:
a.   President
b.   Mayor
c.   Chairman
d.   Nagar Pramukh

40. The total number of members in Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan is
a.   200
b.   180
c.   160
d.   210

41. Which one of the following is not a metallic mineral?
a.   Bauxite
b.   Copper
c.   Chromite
d.   Mica

42. Which pair is not correctly matched?
         i.    Type of resource                           Example
a) Non-renewable resource          -      Natural gas
b) Natural resource                     -      Water
c) Biotic resource                       -      Forest
d) Ubiquitous resource             -      Copper

43. The concept of sustainable development is related to:
a.   maximum use of resources
b.   conservation of resources
c.   industrial use of resources
d.   development of power resources

44. One of the main causes of wildlife loss is the:
a.   Loss of natural habitat
b.   Construction of dams
c.   Flood
d.   Urbanisation

45.In which one of the following regions of the world intensive subsistence agriculture is most prevalent?
a.   Temperate region
b.   Mediterranean region
c.   Monsoon region
d.   Semi-arid region

46. Which one of the following statements is correct for the Aravali ranges?
a.   Helpful in rainfall
b.   suitable for hydor-power production
c.   Act as a water divide
d.   A barrier in transportaion

47.Which one of the following is a traditional method of rain-water harvesting in Rajasthan?
a.   Tank
b.   Well
c.   River
d.   Tanka

48. In which district of Rajasthan is Chhabra Thermal Power Station located?
a.   Kota
b.   Baran
c.   Jhalawar
d.   Sawai Madhopur

49. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

   Industry                     Location
  a) H.M.T.                  -     Ajmer
  b) Ball Bearing        -     Alwar 
   c) Cement                -     Morak
  d) Electric Meter       -     Jaipur

50.The main mica producing districts of Rajasthan are:
a.   Ajmer, Bhilwara and Jaipur
b.   Udaipur, Chittorgarh and Rajsamand
c.   Bhilwara, Chittorgarh and Kota
d.   Jaipur, Dausa and Tonk