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Who one of the following had not come to India with Alexander?
Nearchus
Onesicritus
Deimachus
Aristobulus
Medieval History
The rulers of which of the following dynasty have been called as 'Shriparvatiya' in Puranas?
Vakatakas
lkshvakus
Shakas
Kharvelas
Ancient Indian History
With reference to the Puranas, which one of the following statements is correct?
(1) Information about the Mauryan dynasty is found in the Vishnu Puran.
(2) Vayu Puran throws light on the Gupta's governance system.
Only 1
Only 2
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
Ancient Indian History
Which of the following books was known as "Bible of Bengali Patriotism"?
Geetanjali
Anand Math
Devdas
Gora
Modern Indian History
"Stri Shakti Puraskar" is given to woman for:
1. excellence in athletics
2. outstanding performance in games
3. courage and enterprise for betterment of women
4. contribution to the nation and the people
Select your answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
1 and 2
2 and 3
3 and 4
1 and 4
Current Affairs
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
First Battle of Panipat – 1526
Battle of Khanwa – 1527
Battle of Ghagra – 1529
Battle of Chanderi – 1530
Medieval History
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): The Asiatic Society of Bengal was established in the period of Warren Hastings and he modestly declined the offer of Presidentship of that learned body in favour of Sir William Jones.
Reason (R): Warren Hastings was himself a great scholar and an ardent orientalist who used to encourage the study of Sanskrit, Persian and Arabic.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below: Codes:
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(A) is true, but (R) is false
(A) is false, but (R) is true
Modern Indian History
Red sea is an example of:
Volcanic valley
Eroded valley
Axial trough
U-shaped valley
World Geography
Arrange the following battles in chronological order and select the correct answer from the codes below:
I. Battle of Sarnal II. Battle of Bilgram III. Battle of Dharmat IV. Battle of Jajau
II, I, III, IV
II, III, IV, I
III, II, I, IV
III, I, II, IV
Medieval History
A person decides to save Rs. 40 more every month. If he save Rs. 40 in the first month, when-will his saving cross the limit of Rs. 2,000:
Sixth month
Eighth month
Nine month
Fifteenth month
Aptitude & Reasoning
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate change, Government of India has announced ‘Dolphin Day’ which will be celebrated on
April 15
October 5
July 15
October 28
Environment & Ecology
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I (Voyagers) List-II (Countries)
1. Spain - A. Vasco-de-Gama
2. Portugal - B. Christopher Columbus
3. Holland - C. Captain Cook
4. Great Britain - D. Tasman
Code:
A B C D
3 2 1 4
2 1 4 3
1 4 3 2
4 3 2 1
World Geography
Identify one from the following who is not associated with Kathak dance.
Bindadeen
Shambhu Maharaj
Lachchu Maharaj
Dhruvtara Joshi
UP Special
What is the term of Mayor?
1 year
2 year
3 year
5 year
Indian Polity
Which one of the following days was not a shahi Snan (Royal Bath) day during the Kumbh held in Allahabad in 2013?
Basant Panchami
Maha Shivaratri
Makar Sankranti
Mauni Amavasya
Current Affairs
Direct Tax Code in India is related to which of the following?
Sales Tax
Income Tax
Excise Tax
Service Tax
Economy
First Muslim President of Indian National Congress was:
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
1 and 2
2 and 3
1 and 3
1 and 4
Modern Indian History
The First Speaker against whom a vote of no-confidence was moved in the Lok Sabha was
B.R. Jhakhad
G.V. Mavlankar
Hukum Singh
K.S. Hegde
Indian Polity
The formula for transfer of sovereignty to India in 1947 was known as:
Durand Plan
Morely-Minto Reforms
Mountbatten Plan
Wavell Plan
Modern Indian History
Consider the following statements about Uttar Pradesh
1. Literacy percentage as per 2001 2011 census is 56.3.
2. The, density of population is 690 per square km.
3. The most populous district is Kanpur Nagar.
4. The largest population of scheduled castes is in district Sitapur.
Select the correct answer from the code given below:
Code: (1) (2) (3) (4) all the four
1 and 2 only
2 Only
4 Only
2 and 3 only
UP Special
Who among the following Governor Generals ridiculed congress as representing only a 'microscopic minority' of people?
Lord Dufferin
Lord Curzon
Lord Minto
Lord Lansdown
Modern Indian History
Environment refers
as the natural world of land, water, air, plants and animals that exist around it
to the sum total of conditions which surround man at a given point of time
the interacting systems of physical, biological and cultural elements which are interlinked