General Knowledge Quiz - 92

1. The first war of independence began on 10th May, 1857 at
[A]Jhansi
[B]Surat
[C]Meerut
[D]Pune



2. The partition of Bengal took place in
[A]1856
[B]1885
[C]1905
[D]1914



3. Who was the Prime Minister of Britain at the time of India’s independence?
[A]Winston Churchill
[B]Clement Atlee
[C]Ramsay Macdonald
[D]Lord Mountbatten



4. The Indian National Congress was founded by
[A]Motilal Nehru
[B]Mahatma Gandhi
[C]Dadabhai Naoroji
[D]AO Hume



5. Which of the following high courts has jurisdiction over more than one state?
[A]Delhi
[B]Allahabad
[C]Patna
[D]Guwahati



6. Our Constitution describes India as a
[A]a federation
[B]a quassi-federal form
[C]a union of states
[D]a council of states



7. The youngest mountain range in the world is
[A]Alps
[B]Andes
[C]Aravallis
[D]Himalayas



8. At what temperature is the reading same in both Centigrade and Fahrenheit scales?
[A]98 degree Celsius
[B]40 degree Celsius
[C]-40 degree Celsius
[D]100 degree Celsius



9. Which of the following is the largest producer of copper?
[A]Australia
[B]Malaysia
[C]South Africa
[D]Chile



10. Which line separates Afghanistan from India?
[A]Macmohan Line
[B]Durand Line
[C]Radcliff Line
[D]Panchsheel Line



11. The Parliament of Japan is known as
[A]Diet
[B]Nippon
[C]Senate
[D]Key



12. In which dynasty's reign Confucianism arose?
[A]Han Dynasty
[B]Chou Dynasty
[C]Shang Dynasty
[D]Chin dynasty



13. Which one of the following civilizations was the first to introduce a system of selecting public officials on the basis of education and competitive examination?
[A]Chinese civilization
[B]Roman civilization
[C]Aryan civilization
[D]Greek civilization



14. Khajuraho is in which state of India?
[A]Madhya Pradesh
[B]Maharashtra
[C]Orissa
[D]Uttar Pradesh



15. The rock-cut temple of Kailashnath is situated at which place?
[A]Ajanta
[B]Ellora
[C]Elephanta
[D]Mamallapuram