Showing posts with label HISTORY. Show all posts
Showing posts with label HISTORY. Show all posts

Thursday, 11 July 2013

GENERAL KNOWELDGE 1

Q. H7 N9 is a rare form of ?bird flu
Q.WHO's headquarter is situated in ?Geneva

 Q.Consider the following statements About Proposed NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY BILL 2013:

-It will cover up to 75% of eligible priority households in rural holds.
-State Food Commissions will investigate violations of antitlements.
Which of the above statement is/are correct?
ANS-Both 1 & 2
Q.In which countrie,s Nitaqat labour law raised concerns in Indian Subcontinet.
Saudi Arabia

Q. Consider the following statements and choose the correct option:
1. Ishwar Chandra Vidhyasagar started a weekly, the Darpan.
2. Paramahansa Mandali, was founded in Bengal in 1849. Its founders believed in one God and were primarily interested in breaking rigid caste rules.
3. Karsondas Mulji started the 'Satya Prakash' in Gujarati in 1852 to advocate widow remarriage.
4. All his life Jotiba Phule carried on a campaign against upper caste domination and Brahmnical supremacy.
ANS- 3 and 4
Q. Identify the incorrect statement/s regarding International Trade Centre (ITC):
1. ITC's mission is to enable small business export success in developing and transition-economy countries, by providing, with partners, sustainable and inclusive development solutions to the private sector, trade support institutions and policymakers.
2. Our aim is for businesses in developing countries to become more competitive in global markets, speeding economic development and contributing to the achievement of the UN's Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2020.
ANS- 2 only

Q. Consider the following statements and choose the correct option regarding the causes of 'The Revolt of 1857".
1. The most important cause of the popular discontent was the economic exploitation of the country by the British and the complete destruction of its traditional economic fabric.
2. The growing poverty of the people made them desperate and led them to join a general revolt in the hope of improving their lot.
3. The annexation of Awadh by Lord Dalhousie in 1856.
4. Use of greased cartridges and other grievances of the Indian sepoys.
ANS) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Q Choose the correct statement/s regarding International Labour Organisation (ILO).
1. The ILO is the international organization responsible for drawing up and overseeing international labour standards. It is the only 'bipartite' United Nations agency that brings together representatives of governments, employers and workers to jointly shape policies and programmes promoting decent work for all.
2. Conventions and Recommendations are the instruments used by the International Labour Conference to set international labour standards.
ANS) 2 only
Q. Consider the following statements and choose the correct option:
1. Gopal Hari Deshmukh popularly know as 'Lokahitwadi' was the earliest religious reformer in Western India.
2. Prarthana Samaj was started with the aim of reforming Hindu religious thought and practice in the light of modern knowledge.
3. Prarthana Samaj was strongly against the Brahmo Samaj.
4. Gopal Ganesh Agarkar was one of the greatest rationalist thinkers of Modern India. He was an advocate of the power of human reason.
ANS) 1, 2 and 4




Thursday, 4 July 2013

GK QUIZ MIX

·                     Which one of the following was the last Buddhist text published in India ?
a) Divya Vandana
b) Dohakosa
c) Vajrachedika
d) Vamsathapakasini

Ans. d
·                     Arthasastra was Written by :
a) Dhanananda
b) Kautilya
c) Bimbisara
d) Pushyamitra

Ans. b
·                     Who translated Ramayan into Persian ?
a) Abul Fazl
b) Badauni
c) Abdul Latif
d) Isar Das

Ans. b
·                     Which one of the following is a major port on the east coast of India ?
a) Vishakhapatnam
b) Kandla
c) Puddichery
d) Karikal

Ans. a
·                     The approximate circumference of the Earth is :
a) 13000 km
b) 25000 km
c) 30000 km
d) 20000 km

Ans. c
·                     When did India join the international tsunami warning system ?
a) 2004
b) 2005
c) 2006
d) 2007

Ans. b
·                     'Cod' is the variety of :
a) Goat
b) Crop
c) Fish
d) Coral

Ans. c
·                     The All India Muslim League was founded by :
a) Maulana Ahmed Ali
b) Mohammad Ali Jinnah
c) Agha Khan
d) Hakim Ajmal Khan

Ans. c
·                     Golden Revolution Refers to :
a) Sericulture
b) Horticulture
c) Apiculture
d) Viticulture

Ans. b

·                     The Poison of Honey bee is :
a) Acidic
b) Alkaline
c) Saltish
d) Protien

Ans. a

Wednesday, 3 July 2013

HISTORY QUIZ

Q.What is the correct chronological order in which the following appeared in India?
I. Gold coins. 2. Punch-marked silver coins.
3. Iron plough. 4. Urban culture.
Select the correct answer using the codes given:
ANS-3421
Q2.The medieval Indian writer who refers to the discovery of America is
ANS-Abul Fazl
Q3.Assertion (A) : Muhammad bin Tughlaq left Delhi, and, for two years lived in a camp called Swarga-dwari.
Reason (R) : At that time, Delhi was ravaged by a form of plague and many people died.
ANS-Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

Q4.With reference to medieval Indian rulers, which one of the following statements is correct?
ANS-Firoz Tughlaq set up a separate department of slaves
Q5.Mate" Lilt I with List II and select the correct answer asing the codes given below the lilts:
List I List II
A. Surendranath Bannerjee 1. Hind Swaraj
B. M. K. Gandhi                  2. The Indian Struggle
C. Subhash Chandra            3. Autobiographical
Bose                                         Writings
D. LajpatRai                       4. A Nation in Making
ANS-4123

Q6.Which one of the following is an important historical novel written during the latter half of the nineteenth century ?
ANS- Durgesh Nandini
Q7.The educated middle class in India?
ANS-remained neutral to the revolt of 1857
Q8.What is the correct sequence of the following events?
1. Tilak's Home Rule League.
2. Komagatamaru Inqident.
3. Mahatama gandhi’s arrival in india.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:   
ANS-231

Q9.Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
ANS-Vernacular Press Act -Curzon

10.Which one of the following revolts was made famous by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in hisnoval Anand Math?
ANS- Sanyasi rebellion
Q11.The educated middle class in India?
ANS- remained neutral to the revolt of 1857
12.Who among the following organized the famous Chittagong armoury raid?
ANS-Surya Sen
13.With which one of the following mountain tribes did the British first come into contact with after the grant of Diwani in the year 1765?
ANS-Khasis
14.During the Indian Freedom Struggle, who among the following proposed that Swaraj should be defined as complete independence free from all foreign control?
ANS-Maulana Hasrat Mohani
15.Who among the following Europeans were the last to come to preindependence India as traders?
ANS-French