General Knowledge Pointers - 3

 

● The sky wave propagation is suitable for radio waves of frequency form how many MHz?   From 2 MHz to 30 MHz,

● In which year was the Harappan Civilization discovered? 1921

● Where was a copper chariot of Harappa times was discovered? At Daimabad

● Where has Rock cut architecture in Harappan culture context been found?  At Dholavira

● The people of the Indus Valley Civilization usually built their houses of which thing?   pucca bricks,

● Which Indus Civilization site gives evidence of a dockyard?  Lothal

● Lothal is a site where dockyard of which civilization were found- Indus Valley,

● Panini, the first Grammarian of Sanskrit language in India, lived during which century?

Answer :- 6th-5th Century BC,

● Which is the God who is the most prominent in Rigaveda?

Answer :- Indra,

● In which language was the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita originally written?

Answer :- Sanskrit,

● Who was the first European to designate Aryan as a race?

Answer :- Max Muller,

● Which Veda contains an account of magical charms and spells?

Answer :- Atharvaveda,

● The Government of India has decided to declare river as National River?

Answer :- Ganga,

● The battle of Mahabharata is believed to have been foughts at Kurukshetra for howmnay days?

Answer :- 18 days,

● Which Chief Justices of India acted as the President of India also?

Answer :- Justice M. Hidayatullah,

● Ordinance of Governor has to be passed by the Assembly within how many months?

Answer :- 6 weeks,

● Money Bill can be introduced in the State Legislature with the prior consent of which officer?

Answer :- The Governor,

● Which office is held during the pleasure of the President of India?

Answer :- The Governor of a State,

● Who was the first woman Chief Minister in independent India?

Answer :- Sucheta Kripalani,

● The ordinance issued by the Governor are subject to approval by which body?

Answer :- State Legislature,

● Which State can nominate two women members of the Legislative Assembly?

Answer :- Jammu and Kashmir,

● Which High Court has the largest number of Benches?

Answer :- Guwahati High Court,

● In Indian Constitution, Article 370 is related with which state?

Answer :- Jammu and Kashmir State,

● Where was the first Municipal Corporation in India set up?

Answer :- Madras,

● What does the Constitution (74th) Amendment Act, 1993 mentions?

Answer :- The Municipalities,

● When was the Panchayati Raj System introduced in India?

Answer :- 1959,

● Which Amendment of the Constitution provided constitutional status to Panchayati Raj institutions?

Answer :- 73rd Amendment,

● The Panchayati Raj system was first started in India in the states of Rajasthan and which of the state?

Answer :- Andhra Pradesh,

● The Constitutional status has been given to Panchayats under which Article?

Answer :- 243,

● The Panchayati Raj institution at the block level is known by which name?

Answer :- Panchayat Samiti,

● What is the middle unit in the three-tier Panchayati Raj System?

Answer :- Panchayat Samiti,

● Which Indian State has no Panchayat Raj institution?

Answer :- Nagaland,

● The entry Public Health and Sanitation is included in the Constitution of India in which list?

Answer :- State List,

● The Finance Commission is constituted under which Article of the Constitution of India?

Answer :- 280,

● Who appoints the Union Public Service Commission?

Answer :- President,

● Which has the powers to create a new All-India Service?

Answer :- Parliament,

● Which country was the earliest to give women the right to vote?

Answer :- New Zealand,

● The right to vote in India is given to all People on which basis?

Answer :- Age,

 

● Who is the President of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research?

Answer :- Prime Minister of India,

● Who is associated with the development of India’s Atomic Bomb?

Answer :- Raja Ramanna,

● Which leaders took major initiative in the formation of the League of Nations?

Answer :- Franklin Roosevelt,

● Who used the phrase Un-British to criticize the English colonial control of India?

Answer :- Dadabhai Naoroji,

● Where were the war criminals of the II World War put to trial?

Answer :- Peitersburg,

● Which Indian missile is capable of carrying nuclear weapons?

Answer :- Prithvi & Brahmos,

● Which State of India has the lowest density of population?

Answer :- Arunachal Pradesh,

● How many members are elected from Bihar to the Lok Sabha?

Answer :- 40,

● What is the unique festival of Bihar?

Answer :- Chhath Puja,

● Gautama Buddha gave his first sermon at –

Answer :- Sarnath,

● Which Chinese traveller visited India during Harshavardhana's rules?

Answer :- Hiuen-Tsang,

● What is Dhai Din Ka Zhonpda?

Answer :- Mosque,

● In which language was Tuzuk-i-Baburi written?

Answer :- Turkish,

● Who was the commander of Rana Pratap's army in the Battle of Haldighati?

Answer :- Hakim Singh,

● Where was the capital of Shivaji?

Answer :- Raigarh,

● In which year was the Regulating Act passed?

Answer :- AD 1773,

● Who was the Governor-General of India in 1857?

Answer :- Canning,

● After which incident Mahatma Gandhi had called Non-Cooperation Movement as his Himalayan Blunder?

Answer :- Chauri-Chaura,

● Which movement started after the Partition of Bengal?

Answer :- Swadeshi Movement,

● Who was the first Indian woman President of the Indian National Congress?

Answer :- Sarojini Naidu,

● Where did Madam Cama hoist the first tricolour flag in 1907?

Answer :- Stuttgart,

● Who was the founder of Nalanda University?

Answer :- Kumargupta,

● At which place in Bihar Gandhiji had his first Satyagraha?

Answer :- Champaran,

● Who was the author of Indica?

Answer :- Megasthenes,

● Which Sikh Guru was born at Patna?

Answer :- Gobind Singh,

● Who Was the President of Gaya Session of the Indian National Congress held in 1922 ?

Answer :- Chittaranjan Das,

● By which name is Jay Prakash Narayan known?

Answer :- Loknayak,

● Which country has the largest coastline?

Answer :- Canada,

● The largest producer of aluminium in the world is –

Answer :- USA,

● In which Part of the Constitution of India relations between the Union and States have been mentioned?

Answer :- Part XI,

● If the President and the Vice-President of India both have resigned who will act as the President?

Answer :- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court,

● Which Directive Principles of State Policy was added to the Constitution at a later date?

Answer :- Free legal aid,

● Judicial Activism in India is related to –

Answer :- public interest petition,

● The folk dance of Meghalaya is –

Answer :- Loho,

● Which pioneer was in preaching Nirguna Bhakti in medieval India?

Answer :- Ramananda,

● Of whom was Tulsidas was a contemporary?

Answer :- Akbar,

● Which was the first English ship that came to India?

Answer :- Red Dragon,