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General Awareness Quiz 3

1. Confucianism arose during the reign of

a) Han Dynasty
b) Chou Dynasty
c) Shang Dynasty
d) Chin dynasty

2. Which one of the following civilizations was the first to introduce a system of selecting public officials on the basis of education and competitive examination?

a) Chinese civilization
b) Roman civilization
c) Aryan civilization
d) Greek civilization

3. Khajuraho is in

a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Maharashtra
c) Orissa
d) Uttar Pradesh

4. The rock-cut temple of Kailashnath is situated at

a) Ajanta
b) Ellora
c) Elephanta
d) Mamallapuram

5. Sanskrit was the official language during the reign of

a) Mauryas
b) Sakas
c) Guptas
d) Chalukyas

6. The disintegration of the Mughal Empire led to the formation of an independent Kingdom of Deccan. Its capital was at

a) Mysore
b) Bangalore
c) Hyderabad
d) Vijayawada

7. Which of the following cities was leased to Francis Day by the ruler of Chandragiri? The city later became a metropolitan city.

a) Bangalore
b) Chennai
c) Cochin
d) Mysore

8. The famous Nataraja Temple where Shiva is worshipped as the Lord of Dance is in

a) Rameshwaram
b) Suchindram
c) Shankaran Koil
d) Chidambaram

9. Under which dynasty did the construction of the Great Wall of China start?

a) Chou
b) Han
c) Chin
d) Sui

10. The Treaty of Srirangapatnam was signed between Tipu Sultan and

a) Clive
b) Dalhousie
c) Cornwallis
d) Wellesley

11. Who demarcated the line which divides India and Pakistan?

a) Sir Cyril Radcliffe
b) Sir Mortimer Durand
c) Sir Henry McMohan
d) Lord Mountbatten

12. Bhakra Dam is built across the river

a) Sutlej
b) Ravi
c) Jhelum
d) Chenab

13. The headquarters of UNESCO is at

a) Geneva
b) Rome
c) Paris
d) Montreal

14. The permanent Secretariat of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is situated at

a) Colombo
b) Delhi
c) Dhaka
d) Kathmandu

15. Tetanus is caused by

a) Fungus
b) Virus
c) Bacteria
d) Insects

16. Light year is a unit of

a) intensity of light
b) distance
c) time
d) planetary motion

17. The Manas sanctuary is located at

a) Bihar
b) Kerala
c) Assam
d) Gujarat

18. Which one of the following is not a nuclear state?

a) United Kingdom
b) France
c) Germany
d) China

19. All of the following are units of electrical measurements, except

a) Angstrom
b) Coulomb
c) Ohm
d) Siemen

20. All of the following noble gases are present in the atmosphere, except

a) Argon
b) Helium
c) Radon
d) Xenon

21. Which among the following is not a feature of a developing economy?

a) high rate of population growth
b) high rate of capital formation
c) high rate of unemployment
d) widespread poverty

22. Who was the Chairman of the first official Language Commission constituted by the President in 1955?

a) KM Munshi
b) BG Kher
c) MC Chhagla
d) Humayun Kabir

23. Which of the following cities are situated on the banks of the river ‘Tigris’?

a) Sharjah
b) Baghdad
c) Dubai
d) London

24. What is the difference between Indian Standard Time and Greenwich Mean Time?

a) 6: 30 hours
b) 6 hours
c) 5: 30 hours
d) 5 hours

25. What type of soil is typical of tropical regions which receive heavy rainfall?

a) black or regur
b) lateritic
c) alluvial
d) none of these

Answers

1. Han Dynasty
2. Chinese civilization
3. Madhya Pradesh
4. Elephanta
5. Guptas
6. Hyderabad
7. Chennai
8. Chidambaram
9. Chin
10. Cornwallis
11. Sir Cyril Radcliffe
12. Sutlej
13. Paris
14. Kathmandu
15. Bacteria
16. distance
17. Assam
18. Germany
19. Angstrom
20. Radon
21. high rate of capital formation
22. BG Kher
23. Baghdad
24. 5: 30 hours
25. lateritic