MCQ 289

*Test Your GK ®*
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*Set- 13*

1. India s first war of independence took place in:
(a) 1847 (b) 1857
(c) 1945 (d) 1847

2. Phalke Award is given to persons of which field?
(a) Literature (b) Film
(c) Sports (d) Science

3. Eastern Coast of India is known as:
(a) Konkan (b) Malabar
(c) Coromandal (d) Deccan

4. Which is forbidden city ?
(a) Dublin (b) Palestine
(c) Lhasa (d) Vatican

5. The southernmost point of Indian Territory is:
(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Kerala
(c) Andaman Nicobar Islands (d) Lashadweep

6. Which is called the land of 3 L s?
(a) Trivandrum (b) Kottayam
(c) Thrissur (d) Ernakulam

7. Who is called the father of Indian Renaissance?
(a) Rabindra Nath Tagore (b) Raja Ram Mohun Roy
(c) Mahathma Gandhi (d) Swami Vivekananda

8. The book My Truth is on the life of:
(a) Indira Gandhi (b) Jaya Prakash Narayan
(c) Sanjiva Reddy (d) Zail Singh

9. Who was the first European traveller to reach India
via Africa?
(a) Columbus (b) Captain Cook
(c) Ferdinand Magallan (d) Vasco Da Gama

10. Which is the oldest mountain range in India?
(a) The Himalayas (b) The Vindhyas
(c) The Aravallis (d) The Shivalik

11. India set up the Planning Commission in:
(a) 1947 (b) 1948
(c) 1950 (d) 1953

12. The concept of Directive Principle was copied from:
(a) Ireland (b) England
(c) Greece (d) France
13. The first ship building yard in India was set up in:
(a) Kochi (b) Chennai
(c) Visakhapatnam (d) Kolkata

14. The first Education Minister of Kerala State:
(a) K.Chandrasekharan (b)C.H.Muhammad Koya
(c) K.M.George (d) Joseph Mundassery

15. Name the capital of Pallavas:
(a) Kanchipuram (b) Thanjavur
(c) Mahabalipuram (d) Madurai

16. Where is Taxilla , the great centre of learning, is
located:
(a) Afghanistan (b) Pakistan
(c) Punjab (d) Haryana

17. The National Institute of Rural Development is lo-
cated at:
(a) New Delhi (b) Bangalore
(c) Hyderabad (d) None of these

18. Which ocean is nicknamed as Herring Pond ?
(a) Pacific Ocean (b) Indian Ocean
(c) Arctic Ocean (d) Atlantic Ocean

19. Hiuen Tsang visited India during the reign of .
(a) Kanishka (b) Chandragupta Maurya
(c) Asoka (d) Harshavardhana

20. Vana Maholsava was a brain-child of:
(a) K.M.Munshi (b) Vinoba Bhave
(c) Sundarlal Bahuguna (d) Nandalal Bose

21. Which is the brightest planet?
(a) Mercury (b) Venus
(c) Earth (d) Mars

22. The President of India is elected by the
(a) Members of Parliament
(b) Members of Legislative Assembly
(c) Governors (d) Electoral College

23. Ramakrishna Mission was founded by:
(a) Swami Vivekananda
(b) Swami Dayanand Saraswathy
(c) Swami Chinmayananda
(d) Ramakrishna Paramhamsa

24. Kuchipudi is a dance style originated in:
(a) Manipur (b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Kerala

25. Which of the following cities is on the banks of the
river Godavari?
(a) Cuttack (b) Nasik
(c) Jabalpur (d) Patna

*Answers:*
*1. (b) 2. (b) 3.(c)4. (c)5. (c) 6. (b)7. (b)8. (a)9. (d)10. (c) 11. (c) 12. (a)13. (c)14. (d)15. (a) 16.(b) 17. (c) 18. (d) 19. (d)20. (a)21. (b) 22. (d)23.(a) 24. (c) 25. (b)*