MCQ QUIZ 69

                                                      MCQ QUIZ 69

1. What is the name of blood pigment present in prawns?
 
A)Hematoidin
B)Haemocyanin
C)Methemoglobin
D)Hematoporphyrin

2. Which vitamin is called 'phylloquinone'???
 
A)Vitamin D
B)Vitamin K
C)Vitamin B
D)Vitamin E

3. What is lunar caustic???
 
A)Silver nitrate
B)Pottassium nitrate
C)Zinc sulphide
D)Sodium carbonate

4. Who discovered Helium???
 
A)Paul muller
B)L.K.N patel
C)William Ramsay
D)Gerhard Domagk

5. Who discovered the science if chemotherapy??
 
A)Pierre Broca
B)Anton Leewenhock
C)Christian Bernard
D)Paul Ehlrich

6. Chloromycetin is a drug used for??
 
A)inflammation
B)anaemia
C)asthenopia
D)typhoid

7. What percentage of solar energy reaching earth surface is converted to biomass???
 
A)1%
B)0.1%
C)0.2%
D)0.3%

8. Which biochemist wrote the book 'the origin of life'???
 
A)Robert Hooke
B)William Harvey
C)Aleksander Ivanovich
D)John dalton

9. Who was the first patient to recieve an artificial heart???
 
A)ann darrall
B)hanns berger
C)barney clarke
D)william rose 

10. When was the first test tube baby born???

A)25 July,1978
B)24 July,1978
C)23 July,1978
D)22 July,1978 

MCQ QUIZ 68

                                                      MCQ QUIZ 68

Q1. The Indian president who translated "The Republic" of Plato???
 
A. V. V. Giri
B. Zakir Hussain
C. S. Radhakrishnan
D. Dr.Rajendra Prasad

Q2. "Unity and discipline" is the motto of ...............
 
A. NCC
B. Indian Army
C. Coast Guard
D. CRPF

Q3. Which neighbouring country recently declared a porthumous honour to Indira Gandhi?
 
A. Sri Lanka
B. Bangladesh
C. Maldives
D. Nepal

Q4. Element obtained from sea weeds :
 
A. Chlorine
B. Cobalt
C. Iodine
D. Copper

Q5. The process of read justing the representation of doctoral constitutions is known as :
 
A. Delimilation
B. Filibustering
C. Decommissioning
D. Assignment

Q6. Wellington trophy is related to ..........
 
A. Polo
B. Rowing
C. Cricket
D. Table Tennis

Q7. In which range is mount k2 located?
 
A. Central Himalayas
B. Trans Himalayas
C. Karakoram
D. Kumaon Himalayas

Q8. Right to Information Act become effective in India in :
 
A. 2001
B. 2003
C. 2004
D. 2005

Q9. The proclamation of emergency bring automatics suspension of the right to :
 
A. Freedom of Speech
B. Constitutional Remedies
C. Freedom of Religion
D. All of these

Q10. The state where the largest no. of peoples living below poverty line is :
 
A. Rajastan
B. Delhi
C. M. P
D. Bihar


 



 

MCQ QUIZ 67

                                                      MCQ QUIZ 67

Q1. Which gas, abundantly produced in swamps and marshes by the action of bacteria on dead vegetation, is commonly referred as 'Marsh Gas' ?
 
(A) Ethane
(B) Methane
(C) Butane
(D) Propane

Q2. In 1969, under whose Prime Ministership were 14 private banks nationalised ?
 
(A) Indira Gandhi
(B) Lal Bahadur Shastri
(C) Jawaharlal Nehru
(D) Morarji Desai

Q3. 'Gift of the Nile' is the nickname of which African country ?
 
(A) Sudan
(B) Egypt
(C) Uganda
(D) Tanzania

Q4. Who invented Hovercraft ?
 
(A) Karl Benz
(B) David Bushnell
(C) Christopher Cockerell
(D) Etienne Oehmichen

Q5. In which European city are the headquarters of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) located ?
 
(A) Brussels (Belgium)
(B) Vienna (Austria)
(C) Paris (France)
(D) Geneva (Switzerland)

Q6. On 8 January 2009, at which place in Kerala did Prime Minister Manmohan Singh commission the Asia's biggest Naval Academy ?
 
(A) Ezhimala (Kerala)
(B) Karwar (Karnataka)
(C) Visakhapatnam (A.P.)
(D) Okha (Gujarat)

Q7. By which process liquid Vegetable Oil is converted to solid Vanaspati Ghee ?
 
(A) Galvanisation
(B) Volcanisation
(C) Pasteurisation
(D) Hydrogenation

Q8. Due to which physical property does the water drop take round (spherical) shape ?
 
(A) Viscosity
(B) Surface Tension
(C) Polarization
(D) Buoyancy

Q9. Which mineral is mined at Golkonda in Andhra Pradesh ?
 
(A) Gold
(B) Silver
(C) Diamond
(D) Copper

Q10. Who was the first Indian cricketer to take Hat Trick in One Day International (ODI) cricket ?
 
(A) Chetan Sharma
(B) Irfan Pathan
(C) Harbhajan Singh
(D) Kapil Dev

MCQ QUIZ 66

                                                      MCQ QUIZ 66

Q1. In terms of area, which is the smallest continent ?
 
(A) Europe
(B) Australia
(C) South America
(D) Antarctica

Q2. Citrus fruits are considered a rich source of which vitamin ?
 
(A) Vitamin A
(B) Vitamin B
(C) Vitamin C
(D) Vitamin D

Q3. In humans, which portion of brain controls hunger, thirst and body temprature ?
 
(A) Thalamus
(B) Hypothalamus
(C) Hippocampus
(D) Medulla

Q4. Nagananda', 'Ratnavali' and 'Priyadarshika' Sanskrit works were authored by which ruler ?
 
(A) Harshavardhana
(B) Chandragupta Maurya
(C) Chandragupta Vikramaditya
(D) Krishna Deva Raya

Q5. Who is the only person to be honoured with both 'Bharat Ratna' and 'Nishan-e-Pakistan', the highest civilian awards of India and Pakistan respectively ?
 
(A) Mohammed Iqbal
(B) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
(C) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(D) Morarji Desai

Q6. What was the code name of five nuclear tests conducted by India in May 1998, near Pokhran in Rajasthan ?
 
(A) Operation Shakti
(B) Operation Vijay
(C) Operation Cactus
(D) Operation Ashwamedh

Q7. Who was the first soldier of the Indian armed forces to be awarded Param Vir Chakra, the highest military award of India ?
 
(A) Major Shaitan Singh
(B) Naik Jadu Nath Singh
(C) Major Som Nath Sharma
(D) Major Dhan Singh Thapa


Q8. On which date, the arrival date of Mahatma Gandhi in India from South Africa, is the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas celebrated ?
 
(A) 9 January
(B) 12 January
(C) 15 January
(D) 30 January

Q9. On the banks of which river, did Mahatma Gandhi establish Satyagraha Ashram in Ahmedabad ?
 
(A) Narmada
(B) Godavari
(C) Sabarmati
(D) Krishna

Q10. Who created the fictional character 'Swami' in his debut novel 'Swami and Friends' ?
 
(A) Ruskin Bond
(B) R.K.Narayan
(C) Rudyard Kipling
(D) Rabindranath Tagore

MCQ QUIZ 65

                                                      MCQ QUIZ 65

Q. The Uttar Pradesh government on 4 December, 2012 decided to issue Cards to industrialists and industrial associations for easy access to its offices. What is the name of that card?
 
1 Platinum Cards
2 Silver cards
3 Golden Cards
4 Industrial cards

Q. Devi Ahilyabai Holkar award, 2012 confer to -
 
1 Smt. Pranita Talukdar
2 Smt. Omana T.K
3 Smt. Olga D’mello
4 Smt. Guramma H. Sanki

Q. Mata Jijabai Award for 2012 was given to -
 
1 Smt. Omana T.K
2 Ms. Sonika Agarwal
3 Smt. Olga D’mello
4 Smt. Guramma H. Sankina

Q. The first indigenously developed weaponised helicopter was handed over to Indian Army on 8th February 2013 is -
 
1 Rudra
2 Varun
3 Chetak
4 Indra

Q. On February 14th 2013 India has conclude $6 billion Missile deal with which country?
 
1 Russia
2 France
3 England
4 USA

Q. On 12th March 2013 the President of India Mr. Pranab Mukherjee attending the celebration of 45th Anniversary of Independence of which country?
 
1 Maldive
2 Sri Lanka
3 Vietnaam
4 Mauritius

Q. The Government of India and the RBI tointroduce one billion pieces of Rs. 10 notesin polymer/plastic on a field trial basis. Thefield trial will be conducted in five cities. Which of the following is not among them?
 
1 Shimla
2 Jaipur
3 Nagpur
4 Bhubaneswar

Q. United Nation has released "One Women" album on the occasion of International Women's Day. Name the Indian Artist who was the member of this album?
 
1 A. R. Rahaman
2 Anoushka Shankar
3 Mallika Sarabhai
4 Amzad Ali Khan

Q. India has signed the Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) on March 28, 2013 at Bern, Switzerland with which of the following country?
 
1 Switzerland
2 Liechtenstein
3 Mauritius
4 Finland

Q. Asia's largest Solar Power Project set atwhich of the following cities?
 
1 Jaipur
2 Nagpur
3 Jodhpur
4 Bikaner

MCQ QUIZ 64

                                                      MCQ QUIZ 64

Q. Find out the correct word?
 
(a) Sunami
(b) Cunami
(c) Tsunami
(d) None of above

Q. The oldest paramilitary force in India is :
 
A. BSF
B. CISF
C. Assam Rifles
D. CRPF

Q. The country with the largest regular armed force in the world?
 
A. USA
B. China
C. Russia
D. India

Q. The concept of constitution was first originated in :
 
A. Britain
B. USA
C. France
D. Canada

Q. On which river is the Bhakra Nangal project built?
 
A. Kosi
B. Beas
C. Sutlej
D. Jhelum

Q. Dhanpath Rai Srivastava is popularly known as :
 
A. Sivarama Karanth
B. B. V. Karanth
C. K. M. Munshi
D. Munshi Premchand

Q. The independence hall in USA is situated at :
 
A. New York
B. Sanfrancisco
C. Philadelphia
D. Chicago

Q. Which article of the Indian constitution is related to the creation of abolition of Legislative Council of the State?
 
A. 196
B. 169
C. 149
D. 166

Q. The integration of Travancore and Cochin took place in :
 
A. 1949
B. 1947
C. 1954
D. 1956

Q. Gallon is a measure of :
 
A. Weight
B. Volume
C. Density
D. None of these

MCQ QUIZ 63

                                                      MCQ QUIZ 63

Q1. Which among the following is the first commercial bank of limited liability managed by Indians?

A. Punjab National Bank
B. Oudh Commercial Bank
C. Imperial Bank of India
D. Bank of Baroda

Q2. Who has been the only Lok Sabha Speaker to have become the President of India?

A. Gyani Zail Singh
B. V. V. Giri
C. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
D. K. R. Narayanan

Q3. The phenomenon of 'trade winds' takes place due to

A. conduction of heat
B. radiation
C. convection of heat
D. None of these

Q4. The Government of India is planning to open Rail Link between Sealdah to Devpura. Devpura is located in -

A. Nepal
B. Bangladesh
C. Bhutan
D. Pakistan

Q5. Which is the only State that touches Sikkim?

A. Assam
B. West Bengal
C. Arunachal Pradesh
D. Meghalaya

Q6. Which one among the following is a correct sequence of the Indian ports from north to south?

A. Kandla-Haldia-Paradeep-Kochi
B. Haldia-Kandla-Paradeep-Kochi
C. Kochi-Kandla-Haldia-Paradeep
D. Kandla-Haldia-Kochi-Paradeep

Q7. Setting up of which one of the following is not stated in the Constitution of India?

A. Planning Comission
B. Finance Comission
C. Election Comission
D. Union Public Service Comission

Q8. Guantanamo Bay' which has been in news in recent past is a detention cell located in -

A. Russia
B. Germany
C. USA
D. Iraq 


Q9. Treaty Of Allahabad In Year ?

A. 1667
B. 1765
C. 1766
D. 1767

Q10. Where is Bhabha Atomic Research Centre ?
 
A. Hyderabad
B. Kolkata
C. Mumbai
D. Bengaluru

MCQ QUIZ 62

                                                      MCQ QUIZ 62

Q1. An online discussion group that allows direct "live" communication is known as :
 
A. Web Crawler
B. Chat Group
C. Regional Service Provider
D. Hyperlink

Q2. Yellow spot occurs in ..........
 
A. Heart
B. Kidney
C. Ear
D. Eye

Q3. The main circuit board of the system unit is the
 
A. Computer Program
B. Control Unit
C. Motherboard
D. RAM

Q4. ____ is an important cash crop of eastern India?
 
A. Rice
B. Cotton
C. Coffee
D. Jute

Q5. 'KILLERWHALE' nd PILOTWHALE belongs to which of the folowing category??
 
A. Whales
B. Dolphines
C. Echidna
D. Elephant

Q6. What is the duration of normal hockey match?

A.1 hour
B.50 minites
C.70 minutes
D.90 minutes 

Q7. Which Indian prime minister has never faced the lok sabha even once??

A. I.k.gujral
B. Charan singh
C. P.v narsasimha rao 
D. Indira Gandhi 

 Q8. How many players are there in a team of Rugby union??

A.10
B.15
C.20
D.25

Q9. Who was the president of india when prime minister Indira gandhi declared a state of emergency in 1975??

A.Fakhruddin ali ahmad
B.Dr. Rajendra prasad
C. Dr s. Radhakrishnan 
D. Justice Hidayatullah

Q10. Q.. What is the ratio of width of our national flag to its lenghth??
 
A.2:3
B.3:2
C.2:1
D.1:2

MCQ QUIZ 61

                                                   MCQ QUIZ 61

Q1. Which one of the following states is called "the Ethiopia of India" due to excessive malnutrition?
 
A. Bihar
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Jharkand
D. Orissa

Q2. The most urbanised continent is :
 
A. Africa
B. Australia
C. North America
D. Europe

Q3. Who amongst the following has been selected for the Dada Sahib Phalke Award for the year 2010?
 
A. K. Balachandar
B. Manna De
C. Tapan Sinha
D. V. K. Murthy

Q4. In february 2011, Time Magazine released its "25 Political Icons of All Time" list. Who among the following tops the list?
 
A. Alexander The Great
B. Emperor Akbar
C. Mao Tse Tung
D. Mahatma Gandhi

Q5. Who among the following has been selected for Saraswati Samman 2010?
 
A. Amarkant
B. Hemant Ghosh
C. Kailash Vajpayee
D. S. L. Bhairappa

Q6. National Research Centre of Agro-forestry is located at :
 
A. Hyderabad
B. Jhansi
C. Nasik
D. Patna

Q7. First dwarf rice variety in India was
 
A. IR-8
B. Jaya
C. Padma
D. Ratna

Q8. In India "Money and Credit" is controlled by the
 
A. Central Bank of India
B. Industrial Development Bank of India
C. Reserve Bank of India
D. State Bank of India

Q9. Blue Green Algae is used to supply nitrogen to
 
A. Bajra
B. Maize
C. Paddy
D. Wheat

Q10. Who among the following called Gandhiji "Mahatma" for the first time?
 
A. J. L. Nehru
B. M. M. Malavya
C. R. N. Tagore
D. S. C. Bose

MCQ QUIZ 60

                                                   MCQ QUIZ 60

 
Q1. Which is the only continent through which all longitude lines passes ?
 
(A) Asia
(B) Africa
(C) Antarctica
(D) Australia

Q2. What name has been given to the first Boeing 747/700 jet, inducted into Indian Air Force, designed to work as the Indian President's office-in-the-sky ?
 
(A) Samrat
(B) Rajdoot
(C) Maharaja
(D) Badshah

Q3. Quinine, the anti-malaria drug, is made from the bark of which tree ?
 
(A) Cinchona
(B) Wintergreen
(C) Peppermint
(D) Eucalyptus

Q4. Near which city is the Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History located ?
 
(A) Panaji (Goa)
(B) Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu)
(C) Bharatpur (Rajasthan)
(D) Sultanpur (Haryana)

Q5. The novel 'Q & A', on which 8 Oscar awards winning film 'Slumdog Millionaire' (2008) is based, was authored by which Indian civil servant ?
 
(A) Vikas Swarup
(B) Vikram Seth
(C) Amitav Ghosh
(D) Aravind Adiga

Q6. In 1913, at which American city did Lala Har Dayal found the 'Ghadar Party' ?
 
(A) Boston
(B) California
(C) Philadelphia
(D) San Francisco

Q7. 'Vinaya Pitaka', 'Sutta Pitaka' and 'Abhidhamma Pitaka' - collectively known as the 'Tripitaka' (three baskets) - are sacred texts of which religion ?
 
(A) Jainism
(B) Sikhism
(C) Buddhism
(D) Christianity

Q8. Kudremukh hills, name literally meaning Horse face, in Karnataka are famous for mines of which mineral ?
 
(A) Gold
(B) Lignite
(C) Bauxite
(D) Iron Ore

Q9. Which coastal city is known as the 'Queen of the Arabian Sea' ?
 
(A) Kochi (Kerala)
(B) Mangalore (Karnataka)
(C) Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)
(D) Marmagao (Goa)

Q10. In humans, how many chromosomes does a cell have ?
 
(A) 42 (21 pairs)
(B) 44 (22 pairs)
(C) 46 (23 pairs)
(D) 48 (24 pairs)

MCQ QUIZ 59

                                                   MCQ QUIZ 59

Q. What is the full form of SMS?
 
a. Short Message Service
b. Short Message Story
c. Small Message Sending
d. Short Message Syndication

Q. The leader of modern India who embraced Buddhism in the later years of life:
 
A. M. M. Malavya
B. Dadabai Naoroji
C. B. R. Ambedkar 
D. G. K. Gokhale

Q. Do or Die is associated with
 
A. Quit India Movement
B. Civil Disobedience Movement
C. Non- Cooperation Movement
D. Malabar Rebellion

Q. "Atoms for Peace" is the guiding principle of :
 
A. UNESCO
B. IAEA
C. UPU
D. UNO

Q. Which Indian state does not have any scheduled tribe community ?
 
(A) Sikkim
(B) Haryana
(C) Gujarat
(D) Tamil Nadu

Q. In which world cup cricket final, INDIA beat WI ?

A. 1983, Lord's - England
B. 1987, Kolkata - India
C. 1992, Melbourne - Australia
D. 1996, Lahore - Pakistan

Q. The "Wine Capital of India", or the "Grape City" ???
 
[A] Nagpur
[B] Nashik
[C] Punjab
[D] Mumbai

Q. In which season do we need more fat?
 
A. Rainy season
B. Spring
C. Winter
D. Summer

Q. Economic planning is a essential feature of:
 
A.dual economy
B.mixed economy
C.capitalist economy
D.socialist economy

Q. Planning commission in india was set up in
 
A.1974
B.1950
C.1947
D.1951

MCQ QUIZ 58

                                                   MCQ QUIZ 58

Q. Which of the following planets is known as green planet?
 
A. Earth
B. Neptune
C. Uranus
D. Saturn

Q. Chief source of energy in environment is :
 
A. Fire
B. Moon
C. Sun
D. Stars 

Q. What is the plant source of natural iodine?
 
A. Turmeric
B. Sea Weeds
C. Coffee
D. Vanilla 

Q. Which plant is called the golden leaf of India?
 
A. Tendu
B. Tobacco
C. Banana
D. Palm 

Q. The rate of photosynthesis is slowest in ____ light.
 
A. Yellow
B. Blue
C. Green
D. Red 

Q. The colour of chloroplast :
 
A. Red
B. Green
C. Blue
D. White

Q. What are known as suicidal bags of the cells?
 
A. Mitochondria
B. Vacoule
C. Nucleus
D. Lysosome  

Q. The crop that depends rain for pollination :
 
A. Pepper
B. Rose
C. Paddy
D. Cardamom

Q. Which is known as "Chinese Apple"?
 
A. Orange
B. Pomegranate
C. Guava
D. Lychee  

Q. Accacia is a native of
 
A. Mexico
B. Indonesia
C. Australia
D. China

Q.Who was the Author of Book "GODAN" ??
 
A) Arundhati Roy
b) HR Bhardwaj
c) Premchand
d) Amartya Sen



 

ZOOLOGY MCQ 57

                               ZOOLOGY MCQ QUIZ 56

Q1. The scales of snakes are made up of :

A. Chitin
B. Keratin
C. Tannin
D. Rexin

Q2. The study about amphibians and reptiles :

A. Ornithology
B. Cetology
C. Herpetology
D. Odontology

Q3. Which mammal is known as Laughing Fish?

A. Fox
B. Dolphin
C. Seal
D. Wolf

Q4. Which of these mammals have two distinct hair-covered horns called ossicones?

A. Elephant
C. Yak
C. Rhinocerus 
D. Giraffe

Q5. Animals living in the tree trunks are known as :

A. Arboreal
B. Volant
C. Amphibious
D. Aquatic

Q6. DPT vaccine is given to children to immunize them against :

A. Diarrhoea, Whooping Cough and
Typhoid
B. Diarrhoea, Whooping Cough and
Tetanus 
C. Diphteria, Whooping Cough and
Tetanus
D. Diphteria, Whooping Cough and
Tuberculosis

Q7. Eggs of Cuckoo are hatched by

A. Other birds
B. Both the partners
C. Male cuckoo
D. Female cuckoo

Q8. Tamiflu is a frontline drug against :

A. AIDS
B. Bird flu
C. Cancer
D. Polio

Q9. The longest reptile :

A. Crocodile
B. Iguana
C. Komodo Dragon
D. Reticulated Python

Q10. The deficiency of which metal causes low blood pressure?

A. Calcium
B. Magnesium
C. Sodium
D. Iron

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MCQ QUIZ 56

                                                   MCQ QUIZ 56

1- Which is the fastest animal in the world ?
 
a Lion
b Cheetah
c Elephant
d Deer

2- Which of the following country has four different names ?
 
a.Japan
b.Canada
c.India
d.China


3- Prophet Muhammad was born in which month ?
 
a.Muharram
b.Safar
c.Rabi al-Thani
d.Rabi al-Awwal

4- Which only mammal can fly and can sustain flight ?
 
a.Bat
b.Flying Squirrels
c.Gliding Possums
d.Colugos


5- Giant Panda is native to which country ?
 
a.USA
b.India
c.China
d.Nepal

6- Who hit 6 sixes in an over at the 2007 Cricket World Cup ?
 
a.Sanath Jayasurya
b.Sachin Tendulkar
c.Herschelle Gibbs
d.Yuvraj Singh


7- The famous CN Tower is located in which city ?
 
a.Toronto
b.Shanghai
c.Canberra
d.New York

8- In nearly all ant colonies there have some fertile males called  ............
 
a.King
b.Ratial
c.Drones
d.Chirm


9- Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar was born in ........
 
a.Sindh
b.Balochistan
c.Punjab
d.Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa

10- Who is the treasurer of the gods in hindu mythology ?
 
a.Indra
b.Varuna
c.Soma
d.Kubera

MCQ QUIZ 55

                                                   MCQ QUIZ 55

Q1.Ramon Magsaysay Award, often considered as Asia's Nobel Prize, is given in memory of which Asian country's former president ?

(A) Singapore
(B) Indonesia
(C) Philippines
(D) Malaysia

Q2. On 1st July 1997, where was India's first Science City inaugurated ? 

(A) Mumbai
(B) Bengaluru
(C) Hyderabad
(D) Kolkata

Q3. 'Nepali', 'Lepcha', 'Bhutia' and 'Limbu' are the main spoken langauges of which Indian state ?

(A) Manipur
(B) Mizoram
(C) Sikkim
(D) Nagaland

Q4. By what name is the observation in economics that 'bad money drives out good money' popularly known ?

(A) Say's Law
(B) Gresham's Law
(C) Murphy's Law
(D) Parkinson's Law

Q5. Which military training institute located at Khadakwasla near Pune in Maharashtra has adopted 'Seva Parmo Dharma' (Service before Self) as its motto ? 

(A) National Defence Academy
(B) Indian Military Academy
(C) Defence Services Staff College
(D) Dundigul Air Force Academy

Q6. Falkland Islands, located in South Atlantic Ocean, are a self-governing Overseas Territory of which country ?

(A) France
(B) United Kingdom
(C) Argentina
(D) Spain

Q7. Shivkasi in Tamil Nadu is famous for which industry ?

(A) Glass
(B) Leather
(C) Diamond
(D) Fireworks

Q8. By defeating Harshavardhana on the banks of river Narmada, which Chalukya ruler stopped him from expanding into south ? 

(A) Pulkesin I
(B) Pulkesin II
(C) Vinayaditya
(D) Vijayaditya

Q9. What is the minimum age limit to become the Governor of a state in India ? 

(A) 18 years
(B) 25 years
(C) 30 years
(D) 35 years

Q10. Which royal poet of Delhi Sultanate is regarded as the 'Father of Qawwali' ?

(A) Tansen
(B) Baiju Bawra
(C) Nayak Charju
(D) Amir Khusro

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INDIAN HISTORY-MCQ QUIZ 54

                                                   MCQ QUIZ 54

Q1. The viceroy who conceded to the demand of separate electorate to muslims :

A. Dufferin
B. Rippon
C. Hardinge
D. Minto II

Q2. Who accompanied Bhagat Singh to bomb central legislature in Delhi?

A. Raj Guru
B. Sukh Dev
C. Batukeswar Dutt
D. Chandrasekhar Azad

Q3. Who was the spokesman of untouchables in the Round Table Conference?

A. V. R. Shinde
B. B. R. Ambedkar
C. M. K. Gandhi 
D. Tej Bahadur Sapru 

Q4. Muslim League observed "Direct Action Day" in :

A. 1945
B. 1946
C. 1947
D. 1948

Q5. The venue of Satyagraha by Gandhiji to protest against Jalianwalabagh Massacre was :

A. Pune
B. Mumbai
C. Ahmedabad 
D. New Delhi

Q6. Who was the Viceroy when Reserve Bank of India was formed in 1935?

A. Reading
B. Irwin
C. Wellington
D. Wavell

Q7. Who among the following helped the British during the revolt of 1857 and received as a reward a pension of Rs. 200 per month?

A. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
B. Agha Khan
C. Radhakant Deb
D. Chaudhary Rahmat Ali

Q8. Who was the chairman of Partition Council?

A. Mountbatten
B. M. A. Jinnah
C. J. L. Nehru
D. V. P. Menon

Q9. Which Round Table Conference did Gandhiji attend?

A. First
B. Second
C. Third
D. None of these

Q10. When India celebrated independence on August 15, 1947, Gandhiji was in :

A. New Delhi
B. Lahore
C. Pune
D. Kolkota

By Abdul Vahid

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