Humayun (1530 – 40 and 1555 – 56)

•He was born to Mahim Begam and Babur. The throne inherited by Humayun was not a bed of roses.

• Babar had practically got no time to consolidate his position and authority. Before he could put the whole country on a stable basis, he was gone.

• He did a blunder by dividing his empire among his three brothers – Kamran, Hindal and Askari.

• Built Dinpanah at Delhi as his second capital.

• Defeated the Afghan forces at Daurah in 1532.

The Afghan Interlude

Sher Shah Suri History(1540 – 1545) :

•Real name was Farid. Given the title Sher Khan by Babar Khan Lohani (Governor of Bihar) who appointed him Vakil (deputy).

• Became the master of Delhi after the exit of Humayun.

• Crushed the Rajput forces of Marwar at Samel in 1544.

• Died in 1545 while campaigning against Kalinjar Fort.

Shershah’s Administration :

• For administrative convenience, Shershah divided his whole empire into 47 divisions called sarkars, and sarkars into smaller parganas. In the field of central administration, Shershah followed the Sultanate pattern. There were – four main central departments, viz, Diwan – i – wizarat, Diwan – i – arz, Diwan – i – insha and Diwan – i – rasalat.

• His Land Revenue System is noteworthy as he classified his land under 3 heads – good, middle and bad, and claimed 1 / 3rd of the produce. Land was measured by using the Sikandari – gaz (32 points). Todarmal contributed greatly in the development of revenue policy of Shershah. Akbar also adopted the same revenue policy, albeit with some amendments.

• Shershah personally supervised the recruitment of the soldiers and paid them directly, He revived Alauddin’s system of branding the horses (daag) and keeping a descriptive roll of soldiers (chehra).

• Shershah introduced a regular postal service. He also attempted to fix standard weights and measures.

• Introduced the silver ‘Rupaya’ and the copper ‘Dam’ and abolished all old and mixed metal currency. He promoted the cause of trade and commerce by reducing the number of the customs duty collection points to just two :

1. Goods produced in Bengal or imported from outside had to pay customs duty at Sikrigali (at the border of Bengal and Bihar).

2. For the goods coming from West and Central Asia at the Indus.

• Shershah improved communication by building roads. The roads built by Shershah are called ‘the arteries of the empire’. Sarais were built on roads. He restored the old imperial road called Grand Trunk road, from the Indus River to Sonargaor, in Bengal.

• Built his tomb at Sasaram in Bihar.

• Built a new city on the bank of Yamuna River (present day Purana Qila).

• Malik Mohammad Jaisi composed Padmavat (in Hindi) during his reign.

• Abbas Khan Sarwani was his historian, who wrote Tarikh – i – SherShahi.

• Sher Shah Suri gradually gained power during his time.

• He was attacked by Sher Shah at Chausa (Battle of Chausa) in 1539, but escaped. Here Humayun was saved by Nizam, a water carrier (saqqa).

• But in the Battle of Kannauj (also called Battle of Bilgram) in 1540, he was defeated by Sher Shah and had to flee.

• Passed nearly 15 years (1540 – 1555) in exile.

• First fled to Sind, which was under Shah Hussain Arghuna. In 1545, he went to the Persian emperor’s court.

• Had the chance to return in 1555. Sher Shah, the victor of Kannauj, died in 1545. He was succeeded by his son Islam Shah, who ruled up to 1553. He was succeeded by Muhammad Adil Shah.

• He was very fond of pleasures and left the affairs of his government in the hands of Hemu, his minister. His authority was challenged by Ibrahim Shah and Sikandar Shah. There were a large number of bloody battles among the various rivals. The net result of all this was that the Suri Empire was broken up.

• Bairam Khan, his most faithful officer, helped him in this.

• Died in 1556, due to a fall from his library building stairs (Sher Mandal, Delhi) seven months after he captured Delhi. It is said about him that “Humayun tumbled through life and he tumbled out of it”.

•Gulbadan Begum, his half – sister, wrote Humayun – nama.

Babar Emperor (1526 – 1530)

:

•Was a descended of Timur on his father’s side and Chengiz Khan on his mother’s side. His family belonged to the Chaghtai section of the Turkish race and were commonly known as Mughals.

• Originally ruledover Ferghana (Afghanistan). He became the Sultan at the early age of 12, when his father Sultan Umar Shaikh Mirza died.

• He was invited to attack India by Daulat Khan Lodhi (Subedar of Punjab), Alam Khan (uncle of Ibrahim Lodhi) and Rana Sanga. Defeated Ibrahim Lodi in the First Battle of Panipat in 1526.

• In this Babar used the Rumi (Ottoman) device of lashing a large number of carts to form a defending wall with breastwork in between to rest guns (Tulghama system of warfare). His artillery was led by Ustad Ali and Mustafa.

• Defeated Sangram Singh (Rana Sanga) of Mewar in the Battle of Khanua in 1527. This weakened the Rajput confederacy and strengthened Babar’s position. Babar took the tide of “Ghazi” after that.

• Defeated another Rajput ruler, Medini Rai (of Chanderi) in the Battle of Chanderi in 1528.

• Defeated the Afghan chiefs under Mahmud Lodi brother of Ibrahim Lodi) in the Battle of Ghagra in 1529.

• His victories led to rapid popularization of gunpowder and artillery in India.

• Died in 1530. Buried at Aram Bagh in Agra; later his body was taken to Aram Bagh, Kabul.

• His memoir, the Tazuk – i – Baburi in Turki language is a classic of world literature. It shows his humane outlook and sensitivity to the beauty of nature. Also wrote ‘Masnavf.

Note : After the Kushans, Babur was the first to bring Kabul and Kandahar into the Indian Empire, which provided stability since it was the staging post of invasions of India.

This helped in promoting trade since these towns were the starting points of caravans meant for China in the east and Mediterranean in the west.

The Lodhi Dynasty

Lodhi Empire

•They were Afghans by race (considered the first Afghan dynasty of India).

•They were ruling over Sirhind when Sayyids were in India.

History of Bahlul Lodhi (1451 – 1489):

•Conquested Jaunpur by ousting Sharqui dynasty.

•Revived Sultanate to quite an extent.

History of Sikandar Lodhi (1489 – 1517):

•Real name was Nizam Khan. Noblest of the three Lodhi rulers.

•Introduced the Gaz-i-Sikandari (Sikandar’s yard) of 32 digits for measuring cultivated fields.

•In 1504, he founded the city of Agra and made it his capital.

•Set up an efficient espionage system and introduced the system of auditing of accounts.

•Took care of department of Justice and department of agriculture.

•Was a poet himself and wrote verses in Persian under the pen-name of Gulrukhi.

•Repaired Qutab Minar.

Ibrahim Lodhi (1517 – 1526):

•Repressive ruler.

•Was defeated and killed by Babur in the I Battle of Panipat in 1526.

•With this the Sultanate of Delhi ended.

Administration, Society and Economy Under the Delhi Sultanate :

•The country was divided into iqtas which was distributed among the nobles, officers and soldiers for the purpose of administration and revenue collection. Iqtadars could also be transferred. Iqtadars maintained the iqtas, kept a certain sum for the cost of administration and their personal expenses, and sent the rest to the Sultan.

•Civil administration was headed by Wazir (Chief Minister) who supervised the collection of revenue, the checking of the accounts and the regulation of expenditure. His office was known as Diwan-i-wizarat.

•The next important department was diwan-i-arz headed by ariz-i-mumalik, who was responsible for the recruitment, payment and inspection of troops.

•Diwan-i-Insha headed by dahir-i-mumalik managed the royal correspondence.

•Religious matters and endowments were dealt with by the diwan-i-rasalat headed by sadr-us-sadur.

•Barid-i-mumalik was the head of the state news agency.

•The provinces were divided into shiqs under the control of shiqdars. The next unit was parganas, groups of hundred villages, headed by cbaudhary. The village was the smallest unit of administration.

Lodhi Dynasty Cultural Development (13th – 15th Century)

Art and Architecture India :

•The use of arch and the dome is the special feature of the Muslim architecture. As the arch and dome needed strong cement finer quality of mortar became wide-spread in north India.

•For decoration, the Turks used geometrical and floral designs (instead of human and animal figures in Hindu temples), with verses from Quran. They also used some Hindu motifs like bel motifs, lotus, swastik, etc.

•The Tughlaq built sloping walls called battar combining the principles of arch and the lintel and beam.

Music :

•New musical modes and instruments like rabab and sarangi were introduced.

•Amir Khusro introduced many Persian Arabic ragas. Also invented the sitar.

Painting in India : Paper was introduced by the Arabs in the 15th century and this patronized painting.

Literature India :

•Udayaraja wrote Raja Vinoda on Mahmud Begarha.

•Merutanga’s Prabandha Chintamani

•A no. of Sanskrit works – Rajatarangani, Mahabharata, Koka Shastra – were translated into Persian.

•Zai Nakshabi’s TutiNama (a translation of Sanskrit stories into Persian) was very popular.

IMPARTENT FACT

• China Developed the Fastest Computer of the World Called Tianhe-2
  A survey conducted by Top 500, revealed on 17 June 2013 that the Chinese supercomputer is the fastest computer of the world. This Chinese supercomputer is called Tianhe-2 and it replaced US machine called Titan, which was earlier said to be the fastest computer of the world.
• India to be most Populous Country by 2028
  The UN report titled World Population Prospects was released on 13 June 2013, forecasted that India will be the most populous country of the world by 2028 leaving behind China. The report also claimed that by 2025 the world population will increase by one billion and reach to 8.1 billion from 7.2 billion at present. By 2050, the world population will be 9.6 billion as per the report.
• "The Orphan Master's Son" won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
  Adam Johnson's novel The Orphan Master's son won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 2013. Last year, judges had failed to select a winner of the award for fiction for the first time in 35 years. The book carries the reader on an adventuresome journey into the depths of totalitarian North Korea and into the most intimate spaces of the human heart.
  Johnson teaches creative writing at Stanford University. He spent time in North Korea to research his book. Other books in contention were, What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank, by Nathan Englander and The Snow Child, by Eowyn Ivey.
• Indian-Origin Economist Raj Chetty Won John Bates Clark Medal For 2013
  Delhi-born Raj Chetty, the professor in the Department of Economy at the Harvard University won John Bates Clark medal for 2013, also called Baby Nobel. Raj Chetty's work was also cited by the US President Barack Obama in State of the Union Address.
  John Bates Clark medal is conferred upon the American economist whose age is below 40 years and the one who has made crucial contribution to economic knowledge and thought. Baby Nobel is one of the most prestigious awards of economy. Infact, it is second only after Nobel Prize in economic science.
  Raj Chetty, 33, is the first Indian-origin person to win this high honour. His areas of work include social insurance, tax policy as well as education policy.
• Pope Benedict XVI announced his Resignation because of Poor Health

SOME FACTS ABOUT BHARAT RATNA

**: 1st Indian to be awarded the Bharat Ratna -- सी राजगोपालचारी

**: 1st Bharat Ratna Awardee to become the President of India -- डाँ. एस राधाकृष्णन...

**: 1st person to be awarded the Bharat Ratna posthumously -- लाल बहादुर शास्त्री

**: 1st Scientist to be awarded the Bharat Ratna --सी वी रमन

**: 1st and only Industrialist to be awarded the Bharat Ratna -- जे आर डी टाटा

**: 1st woman to be awarded the Bharat Ratna -- श्रीमती इन्दिरा गाँधी

General Knowledge Solved Paper

National Institute of Fashion Technology Fashion Design (Under Graduate) Exam 2013

 

1. “Consumer Electronic Imaging Fair 2013” formally known as “Photo Fair” was organised during January 2013 at–

(A) Kolkata (B) Chennai

(C) Delhi (D) Mumbai

Ans : (C)

2. Who is the brand ambassador of NOKIA Phones in India ?

(A) Shah Rukh Khan (B) Aamir Khan

(C) Abhishek Bachchan (D) M.S. Dhoni

Ans : (A)

3. Which are the rivers that originate from the Mansarovar region ?

(A) Narmada, Tapti, Beas (B) Indus, Sutlej, Brahmaputra

(C) Godavari, Krishna, Cauvery (D) Ganges, Yamuna, Hooghly

Ans : (B)

4. Where are the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee located?

(A) Italy (B) Switzerland

(C) Belgium (D) France

Ans : (B)

5. What is common about famous personalities Manish Malhotra, J. J. Valya and Rohit Bal?

(A) Male Modelling (B) Film Direction

(C) Novel Writing (D) Fashion Designing

Ans : (D)

6. Which Indian State is the leading Cotton producer ?

(A) Gujarat (B) Maharashtra

(C) Andhra Pradesh (D) Madhya Pradesh

Ans : (A)

7. Mahindra & Mahindra has acquired the manufacturing of ………. by naming its next generation electric car as the Mahindra e2o that is ‘E-too-oh’.

(A) Reva (B) Punto

(C) Nano (D) Bolero

Ans : (A)

8. World’s largest roller coaster named ‘Ferrari World’ is located in–

(A) Tokyo (B) Abu Dhabi

(C) Mumbai (D) Beijing

Ans : (B)

9. Who won the men’s national table tennis championship in January 2013 held in Raipur?

(A) Soumyajit Ghosh (B) Sharat Kamal

(C) Sourabh Chaktaborty (D) G Jalyan

Ans : (A)

10. Who won the reality TV show “Bigg Boss Season 6” in January 2013 hosted by actor Salman Khan ?

(A) Sana Khan (B) Urvashi Dholakia

(C) Imam Siddique (D) Niketan Madhok

Ans : (B)

11. ‘Canterbury’, the premium Indian brand of woollen cardigans and pullovers is from the house of–

(A) Monte-Carlo (B) Woodland

(C) Digjam (D) OCM

Ans : (A)

12. Which state has the traditional dress of men known as “Sola or Fotua” and “Eri-Chaddar” ?

(A) Assam (B) Tripura

(C) Nagaland (D) Meghalaya

Ans : (A)

13. Which one of the following cosmetic companies has launched Color Riche Nail Collection “Le nail Art” ?

(A) Lakme (B) L’Oreal

(C) Garnier (D) Clinique

Ans : (B)

14. The ‘more mega store’ retail chain belongs to which Indian Industry?

(A) Reliance Industry (B) Bharti Enterprises

(C) Aditya Birla Group (D) None of these

Ans : (C)

15. Who is the brand ambassador of the Hockey India League (HIL) 2013 ?

(A) Pargat Singh (B) Dhanraj Pillai

(C) Navjot Singh Sidhu (D) Virat Kohli

Ans : (C)

16. ‘Van Heusen’ is a leading International brand of–

(A) formal wear (B) fashion accessories

(C) jewellery (D) None of these

Ans : (A)

17. ‘Sonata’, ‘Ajanta’ and ‘Maxima’ are the well-known Indian brands of–

(A) jewellery (B) watches

(C) cosmetics (D) home furnishing

Ans : (B)

18. Lionel Messi, the winner of four FIFA-Ballon d’Or and World Player of the Year belongs to–

(A) Brazil (B) Spain

(C) Argentina (D) Germany

Ans : (C)

19. Who has been crowned ‘Miss Earth’ Beauty Pageant at the 12th edition held in November 2012 ?

(A) Stephany Stetanowitz (B) Tereza Fajksova

(C) Osmariel Villalobos (D) Camila Brant

Ans : (B)

20. FDI stands for–

(A) Fashion Directorate of India (B) Foreign Direct Investment

(C) Fashion Designer’s Initiative (D) Foreign Directory of Industries

Ans : (B)

21. The international awards given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, California (USA) for excellence in the field of cinema are popularly known as–

(A) IIFA Awards (B) Oscar Awards

(C) BAFTA Awards (D) Grammy Awards

Ans : (B)

22. The largest continent in terms of area is–

(A) Asia (B) Africa

(C) Australia (D) North America

Ans : (A)

23. The space agency NASA belongs to–

(A) Germany (B) USA

(C) Russia (D) France

Ans : (B)

24. The basic function of technology ‘Blue tooth’ is to allow–

(A) landline phone to mobile phone communication

(B) signal transmission on mobile phones only

(C) satellite television communication

(D) wireless communication between equipment

Ans : (D)

25. Which among the following is the source of a non-conventional energy?

(A) Solar Power (B) Coal

(C) Uranium (D) Petroleum

Ans : (A)

SSC General Knowledge Solved Paper

 

General Knowledge Solved Paper

1. Constitution of India came into force in–

(A) 1956 (B) 1950

(C) 1949 (D) 1951

Ans : (B)

2. Cold War refers to–

(A) ideological rivalry between Capitalist and Communist world (B) tension between Superpowers

(C) tension between East and West (D) All of the above

Ans : (D)

3. Select the High Yielding Varieties of seed-crops developed under Green Revolution in India–

(A) Maize, Black-gram, Jowar, Coffee and Tea

(B) Rice, Wheat, Jowar, Bajra and Maize

(C) Wheat, Rice, Sugarcane, Pulses and Maize

(D) Rice, Wheat, Pulses, Oil seeds and Sugarcane

Ans : (B)

 

4. In which year did Amartya Kumar Sen receive the Nobel Prize in Economics?

(A) 1995 (B) 2000

(C) 1990 (D) 1998

Ans : (D)

5. The worldwide Great Depression took place in–

(A) 1929 (B) 1928

(C) 1930 (D) 1936

Ans : (C)

6. India is the largest producer and consumer of–

(A) Tea (B) Coffee

(C) Sugar (D) Paddy

Ans : (A)

7. A camera in the hands of a professional photographer is a ……….good.

(A) Intermediary (B) Consumer

(C) Capital (D) Free

Ans : (C)

8. Which among the following movements was not led by Mahatma Gandhi ?

(A) Swadeshi Movement (B) Non-Cooperation Movement

(C) Civil Disobedience Movement (D) Quit India Movement

Ans : (A)

9. Name the Commander of the Arab army who conquered Sindh–

(A) Qutbuddin Aibak (B) Allauddin Khilji

(C) Muhammad bin Qasim (D) Al Hazzaz

Ans : (C)

10. Who was the chairperson of the Chinese Communist Party at the time of liberation of China ?

(A) Deng Xiaoping (B) Mao Zedong

(C) Liu Shaoqi (D) Zhou En-lai

Ans : (B)

11. Who was regarded by Gandhiji as his political Guru ?

(A) Bipin Chandra Pal (B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale (D) Lala Lajpat Rai

Ans : (C)

12. Which one of the following is not an All India Service ?

(A) Indian Forest Service (B) Indian Administrative Service

(C) Indian Police Service (D) Indian Foreign Service

Ans : (D)

13. In which session of the Indian National Congress was the “Poorna Swaraj” resolution adopted ?

(A) Belgaum Session in 1924 (B) Lahore Session in 1929

(C) Karachi Session in 1931 (D) Lucknow Session in 1916

Ans : (B)

14. The school of arts developed during the Kushan Period with the mixture of Indian and Greek style is known as–

(A) Persian art (B) Gandhara art

(C) Mughal art (D) Kushan art

Ans : (B)

15. Where was Christopher Columbus from ?

(A) Genoa (B) Spain

(C) Portugal (D) Venice

Ans : (A)

16. Which of the following micro-organisms is used in milk curdling ?

(A) Leuconostoc (B) Bacillus

(C) Lactobacillus (D) Acetobacter

Ans : (C)

17. Which of the following is present in Chlorophyll molecule ?

(A) Mg (B) Fe

(C) K (D) Mn

Ans : (A)

18. The busiest rail section in respect to goods transportation is–

(A) Kolkata – Chennai section (B) Delhi– Mumbai section

(C) Mumbai – Chennai section (D) Delhi – Kolkata section

Ans : (D)

19. The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through–

(A) Nepal (B) Bangladesh

(C) China (D) Myanmar

Ans : (A)

20. The country in East Asia which is most conspicuous for its decreasing population growth since 1981 is–

(A) Thailand (B) China

(C) Japan (D) South Korea

Ans : (B)

21. The Sethusamudram Ship Canal Project (SSCP) is supposed to reduce the distance between Chennai and Tuticorin by………. nautical miles.

(A) 434 (B) 243

(C) 305 (D) 361

Ans : (A)

22. Cities with population from one to five million are called–

(A) Million City (B) Metropolitan

(C) Cosmopolitan (D) Conurbation

Ans : (B)

23. Master copy of genetic information is–

(A) r-RNA (B) m-RNA

(C) DNA (D) Nucleus

Ans : (C)

24. Contraceptive pills in the market contain–

(A) Herbicides (B) Antibiotics

(C) Steroid-hormones (D) Inorganic compounds

Ans : (C)

25. Nematocysts are present in–

(A) Ascaris (B) Centipede

(C) Sea anemone (D) Starfish

Ans : (C)

26. Which one out of the following helps in burning ?

(A) Carbon monoxide (B) Nitrogen

(C) Carbon dioxide (D) Oxygen

Ans : (D)

27. In organic compounds, nitrogen is estimated by–

(A) Vietor-Meyer’s method (B) Liebig’s method

(C) Dumas’ method (D) Carius method

Ans : (C)

28. When a body falls from an aeroplane, there is increase in its–

(A) Mass (B) Acceleration

(C) Potential energy (D) Kinetic energy

Ans : (D)

29. What does ‘Ozone Layer’ absorb?

(A) Ultraviolet rays (B) X-rays

(C) y-rays (D) Infrared rays

Ans : (A)

30. In a water lifting electric pump, we convert–

(A) Kinetic energy into Electrical energy (B) Kinetic energy into Potential energy

(C) Electrical energy into Kinetic energy (D) Electrical energy into Potential energy

Ans : (C)

31. The type of mirror used in automobiles to see the traffic on the rear side is–

(A) Plano-Convex (B) Plane

(C) Convex (D) Concave

Ans : (C)

32. In MS- Excel, ……….. provide a visual representation of the values in a worksheet.

(A) Formulae (B) Templates

(C) Views (D) Charts

Ans : (D)

33. Speed of processor chip is measured in–

(A) MHz (B) Bits/second

(C) Bytes/second (D) Mbps

Ans : (A)

34. Which command is not used to switch off the computer ?

(A) Log off (B) Shut Down

(C) Hibernate (D) Turn off

Ans : (A)

35. ‘Kyoto Protocol’, an agreement signed by various countries, is associated with–

(A) Building common food stock to save human beings from any natural disaster

(B) International Trade

(C) Deep Sea Oil and Mineral Exploration

(D) Clean Environment and Climate Change

Ans : (D)

36. Why was Justice Dalveer Bhandari in the news recently–

(A) He became Secretary-General of SAARC

(B) He became a member of U.N. Human Rights Council

(C) He was elected to the International Court of Justice

(D) He became Director-General of World Trade Organisation

Ans : (C)

37. The hottest part of the gas flame is known as–

(A) non-luminous zone (B) luminous zone

(C) dark zone (D) blue zone

Ans : (A)

38. Which of the following radiations has the least wavelength ?

(A) α-rays (B) γ-rays

(C) β-rays (D) X-rays

Ans : (B)

39. The earth is a–

(A) non-absorber of heat (B) good absorber and good radiator of heat

(C) bad absorber and bad radiator of heat (D) good reflector of heat

Ans : (C)

40. BCG vaccination is given at the age of–

(A) 10 years (B) Newborn

(C) Within 15 days (D) 2-3 years

Ans : (B)

41. The International Year of Biodiversity was–

(A) 1999(B) 2006

(C) 2010 (D) 1996

Ans : (C)

42. Which of the following atmospheric gases constitute greenhouse gases?

1. Carbon dioxide 2. Nitrogen

3. Nitrous oxide 4. Water vapour

Select the correct answer using the codes given below–

(A) 1 and 4 (B) 1 and 3

(C) 1, 2 and 4 (D) 1, 3 and 4

Ans : (D)

43. Which sportsperson announced recently that he would not contest charges of doping against US Anti-Doping Agency ?

(A) Bradley Wiggins (B) Carl Lewis

(C) Lance Armstrong (D) George Hincapie

Ans : (C)

44. Who is the winner of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award (2011) ?

(A) Saina Nehwal (B) Sachin Tendulkar

(C) M. S. Dhoni (D) Gagan Narang

Ans : (D)

45. ‘White Revolution’ is related to–

(A) Milk production (B) Flood control

(C) Fish production (D) Wheat production

Ans : (A)

46. Who proposed the adage “Survival of the fittest”?

(A) William (B) Huxley

(C) Lamarck (D) Darwin

Ans : (D)

47. Who is the author of the book ‘Beyond the Lines : An Autobiography’ ?

(A) General J. J. Singh (B) Kuldip Nayar

(C) Ray Bradbury (D) Khushwant Singh

Ans : (B)

48. Which of the following Indian States has the largest concentration of Scheduled Tribes population ?

(A) Assam (B) Bihar

(C) Odisha (D) Madhya Pradesh

Ans : (D)

49. Sanjukta Panigrahi was famous for the dance–

(A) Kathak (B) Manipuri

(C) Odissi (D) Bharatnatyam

Ans : (C)

50. Which Indian batsman announced his retirement from International Cricket on August 18, 2012 ?

(A) Saurav Ganguly (B) Sachin Tendulkar

(C) V.V.S. Laxman (D) Virat Kohli

Ans : (C)

GS Q Bank

1. रणथंभौर के जैन मंदिर का शिखर

किसने बनावाया था।

- पृथ्वीराज तृतीय

2. चंदावर का युद्ध (1194) किसके मध्य

लड़ा गया था।...

- जयचंद व मोहम्मद गौरी

3. अजमेर में स्थित अढाई दिन

का झोपड़ा से पहले उसमे एक विद्यालय

था, जिसका निर्माण करवाया था।

- विग्रहराज चतुर्थ

4. लाल सागर व भूमध्य सागर को जोड़ने

वाली नहर है।

- स्वेज नहर

5. एशिया को यूरोप से कौनसा पर्वत

अलग करता है।

- काकेशश

6. एशिया शब्द की उत्पत्ति किस

भाषा के शब्द से हुई है।

- हिब्रू भाषा के आसु शब्द

7. पृथ्वी पर दिन व रात बराबर कब होते

हैं।

- 22 सितंबर व 21 मार्च

8. पृथ्वी पर उत्तरी गोलार्ध में सबसे

बड़ा दिन कब होता है।

- 21 जून

9. पृथ्वी पर दक्षिणी गोलार्ध में सबसे

बड़ा दिन कब होता है।

- 22 दिसंबर

10. भारतीय सुधार

समिति की स्थापना किसने की।

- दादा भाई नौरोजी