General Knowledge Question Answer: GK Questions and Answers

General Knowledge Questions, Quiz for Competitive Exams, Important MCQs for GK

Q. Recently the Capital of one of the North-Eastern States has been declared as 100th Smart City by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. Which is that state ?
1) Nagaland
2) Mizoram
3) Manipur
4) Meghalaya

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Q. Dr. Krishna Jakhar of Rajasthan has been awarded the Sahitya Akadmi Prize for Rajasthani translation 2017. She is awarded this prize for which of her work of translation ?
1) Aadane Dharyodi Aankhanya
2) Gatha Tista Par Ri
3) Toba Tek Singh
4) Bhint

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Q. 23 writers have been selected for Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2018. Who among them is selected for the Rajasthani language ?
1) Mohan Alok
2) Dr. Chetan Swami
3) C.L. Sankhlav
4) Dr. Jyoti Punj

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Q. Which of the following statements about Temple Architecture are true ?
1. The freestanding (mortar and stones temples are supposed to have originated in the Gupta period.
2. Ladkhan, which is one of the earliest temple belong to Chalukya of Badami.
3. In Khajuraho temples, all the compartments of the temple are connected internally and externally.
4. Kailashnath temple at Kanchi is the earliest freestanding temple of Dravid style.
Choose the correct answer :

1) 1, 2 and 4
2) 1, 3 and 4
3) 1, 2 and 3
4) 1 and 2

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Q. Choose the correct chronological order of the following events -
(i) Lucknow Pact (ii) Formation of Swaraj Party (iii) Jallianwala Massacre (iv) Death of Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Select the answer from the following code :

1) (i), (iii), (iv) and (ii)
2) (i), (iv), (iii) and (ii)
3) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
4) (iv), (iii), (i) and (ii)

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Q. The revolutionary, who was not involved in Hardinge Bomb incident ?
1) Bhai Balmukud
2) Master Amir Chand
3) Avadh Bihari
4) Bhagwati Charan Vohara

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Q. Who played the role of mediator in Gandhi-Irwin Pact ?
1) Annie Besant
2) Motilal Nehru
3) Chintamani
4) Tej Bahadur Sapru

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Q. The main seat (Peeth) of Varkari sect is situated at -
1) Nadia
2) Shringeri
3) Varanasi
4) Pandharpur

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Q. Sixteen coins of King Menander have been found from which of the following sites -
1) Rairh
2) Bairat
3) Nagur
4) Nagari

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Q. The revolutionary, who was convicted in the Mahant Pyarelal Murder case -
1) Kesari Singh Barhat
2) Zorawar Singh
3) Vijay Singh Pathik
4) Shyamji Krishna Varma

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