General Knowledge Pointers - 37


● Who translated Ramayana into Persian?

Answer :- Badaurii,

● To whom the credit of discovering the sea route of India goes?

Answer :- Portuguese,

● Which State was first annexed by Lord Dalhousie under the Doctrine of Lapse?

Answer :- Satara,

● By whom was the All India Muslim League founded?

Answer :- Agha Khan,

● When the first metal tool came into being why was it used for?

Answer :- Clearing jungles,

● What are Upanishadas?

Answer :- books on Yoga

● In which language did Buddha preach?

Answer :- Pali,

● Who was a great ruler of Kalinga in ancient times?

Answer :- Kharavela,

● To whom the Sarnath's Lion Capital attributed?

Answer :- Ashoka,

● What was the language of the Satavahana inscription?

Answer :- Prakrit,

● Kamarupa is the old name of which state?

Answer :- Assam,

● Who where the Slave Dynasty Sultans?

Answer :- Ilbari Turks,

● Which Bhakti saint wrote the commentary on Vedanta sutras in Sanskrit?

Answer :- Vallabhacharya,

● During the Mughal period which trader first came to-India?

Answer :- Portuguese,

● In 1757, By whom was the Siraj-ud-daula defeated?

Answer :- Clive,

● Who was the founder of the Radha Swami Satsang ?

Answer :- Siva Dayal Saheb,

● Who was involved in the Alipore Bomb case?

Answer :- Aurobindo Ghosh,

● With which period do we associate the microlith implements?

Answer :- Mesolithic,

● Which is the oldest Veda?

Answer :- Rigveda,

● Buddha and Mahavira died during which reign?

Answer :- Ajatashatru,

● Who was the founder of the Nanda dynasty?

Answer :- Mahapadma Nanda,

● Which site, where Ashokan pillars exist, has the bull capital?

Answer :- Rampurva,

● Who contributed the Chalukya in Western India?

Answer :- Guptas,

● Who was the first and the last woman ruler of Delhi?

Answer :- Razia Sultan,

● Whose philosophy is called the Advaita?

Answer :- Shankaracharya,

● Who became the first woman in the world to ski to the North Pole?

Answer :- Ann Banoraft,

● Who became the first European Woman to travel to the Forbidden City of Tibet?

Answer :- Alexandra David Neel,

● Which reasons is responsible for lack of vegetation in the deserts?

Answer :- Lack of rainfall,


● Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants is located at –

Answer :- Lucknow,

● Potato Research Institute in Uttar Pradesh is located in the district –

Answer :- Meerut,

● Which is the most productive soil in India?

Answer :- Alluvial soil,

● Generally Orobanche weed is found in –

Answer :- Tobacco field,

● The highest protein content is found in the grain of –

Answer :- soyabean,

● The proper seed rate for transplanting of Basmati rice is –

Answer :- 20-30 kg/ha,

● Humus is an example of –

Answer :- Organic colloids,