General Knowledge Quiz No. 15 - Top General Knowledge Questions

General Knowledge Quiz No. 15

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1. What is ‘zero hour’?
(A) When the proposals of the opposition are considered
(B) When matters of utmost importance are raised
(C) Interval between the morning and afternoon sessions
(D) When a Money Bill is introduced in Lok Sabha
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2. The most essential feature of the Parliamentary form of Government is the–
(A) Sovereignty of the Parliament (B) Written Constitution
(C) Accountability of the executive to the legislature (D) Independent judiciary
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3. The concept of welfare state is included in which part of the Indian Constitution?
(A) The Preamble of the Constitution (B) Fundamental Rights
(C) Directive Principles of State Policy (D) 4th Schedule of Constitution
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4. Labour welfare does not include–
(A) Education facilities (B) Health facilities
(C) Housing facilities (D) Quick promotion in job
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5. ‘Utility’ in economics means the capacity to–
(A) Provide comforts (B) Earn an income
(C) Satisfy human wants (D) Satisfy human motives
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6. Eiffel Tower, which was built in between 1887-1889 is situated in–
(A) Paris (B) London
(C) Washington (D) Berlin
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7. The highest Gallantry award given for bravery or courage and self-sacrificing while combating enemy is–
(A) Kirti Chakra (B) Param Vir Chakra
(C) Vir Chakra (D) Mahavir Chakra
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8. Who becomes famous for addressing the ‘World Religious Conference’ in Shicagoÿ?
(A) Rabindra Nath Tagore (B) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) Swami Vivekanand (D) Dayanand Saraswati
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9. Which of the following river flows into Bay of Bengal?
(A) Chambal (B) Tapti
(C) Mahanadi (D) None of these
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10. Find the odd one out–
(A) December (B) October
(C) November (D) August
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11. The first discourse of Buddha in Sarnath is called–
(A) Mahabhiniskraman (B) Mahaparinirvana
(C) Mahamastakabhisheka (D) Dharmachakrapravartan
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12. The political and cultural centre of the Pandyas was–
(A) Vengi (B) Madurai
(C) Kanchipuram (D) Mahabalipuram
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13. Who wrote Mitakshara, a book on Hindu law?
(A) Nayachandra (B) Amoghvarsa
(C) Vijnaneswara (D) Kamban
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14. Gupta empire declined in the fifth century A.D. as a consequences of–
(A) Chalukya raids (B) Greek invasion
(C) Hun invasion (D) Pallava raids
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15. Who founded the Hindu Shahi dynasty of Punjab?
(A) Vasumitra (B) Kallar
(C) Jayapala (D) Mahipala
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16. Which state tops in milk procurement in India ?
(A) Punjab (B) Haryana
(C) Uttar Pradesh (D) Uttarakhand
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17. Which Indian athlete was stripped of her medals because of drug charges at the Asian Games in Busan ?
(A) Bimol Roy (B) Suneeta Rani
(C) Malleshwari (D) Shiny Ibrahim
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18. Who decides holding of the Panchayat Elections ?
(A) District Magistrate (B) Commissioner
(C) State Government (D) Election Commission
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19. The port especially developed for exporting iron ore to Japan is–
(A) Haldia (B) New Tuticorin
(C) Paradeep (D) Vishakhapatnam
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20. The Constitution of India describes India as–
(A) Federation of State (B) Union of States
(C) Confederation of State (D) A Unitary State
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