General Knowledge PYQ — Page 5

Arrange the following major advances in Indian Epigraphy in chronological order, beginning with the earliest to the most recent. (A) Alexander Cunningham published a set of Ashokan inscriptions (B) James Prinsep deciphers Ashokan Brahmi (C) First issue of Epigraphia Indica (D) First issue of Epigraphia Carnatica Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Match List-I with List-II | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | (Elements) | (Atomic Mass (u)) | | (A) Oxygen | (I) 12 | | (B) Carbon | (II) 23 | | (C) Calcium | (III) 16 | | (D) Sodium | (IV) 40 | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

The 'Startup India' initiative to foster entrepreneurship and promote innovation was launched by the Government of India in which year?

Who was Megasthenes?

The force of attraction between two unit point masses separated by a unit distance is called:

Match List-I with List-II | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | Religious Teachers | Areas of Indian Sub Continent | | (A) Tukaram | (I) Punjab | | (B) Malik Muhammad Jayasi | (II) Maharashtra | | (C) Lal Ded | (III) Uttar Pradesh | | (D) Miyan Mir | (IV) Kashmir | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Which among the following subject matters is included in Residuary Power, on which Union Government alone has the power to make laws?

Which mineral is directly used in manufacturing bleaching powder, insecticides and paints?

In which year was The Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA) founded?

Who among the following found a formula for "infinite series for pi"?

India shares a land border with which of the following neighboring countries? (A) Afghanistan (B) Myanmar (C) Bhutan (D) Sri Lanka Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located in which country?

Which among the following are fibre crops? (A) Cotton (B) Jute (C) Hemp (D) Berseem Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Article 368 of the Constitution of India pertains to which of the following provisions?

Which of the following cities of Rajasthan is known as Golden City?

Arrange the following incidents in chronological order they occurred. (A) Jallianwala Bagh massacre (B) Gandhi-Irwin Pact (C) 'Purna Swaraj' accepted as Congress resolution at Lahore (D) Peasants movements in Kheda (Gujarat) and workers' movements in Ahmedabad Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Which of the following is a Tamil poetry written by Ilango Adigal?

Identify the author of the book The Wonder that was India.

If has a broad base showing more young people and a tapering apex with less number of old people, Identify the type of population pyramid.

Which of the following statements is correct for the First Past the Post system of election?

Match List-I with List-II | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | Nuclear Power Projects | States where they located | | (A) Tarapur | (I) Tamil Nadu | | (B) Kalpakkam | (II) Uttar Pradesh | | (C) Kakarapara | (III) Maharastra | | (D) Narora | (IV) Gujarat | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Which year did Meghalaya become a full-fledged state, carved from the erstwhile state of Assam?

Match List-I with List-II | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | European trading companies established bases in India | Year and place | | (A) Portuguese | (I) Madras in 1639 | | (B) Dutch | (II) Panaji in 1510 | | (C) French | (III) Masulipatnam in 1605 | | (D) British | (IV) Pondicherry in 1673 | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

The Second Battle of Tarain which happened in the year 1192 was fought between which of the following rulers?