General Knowledge Pointers - 41

 ● Who could not term as a Moderate?

Answer :- Bipin Chandra Pal,

● In which year Delhi became the capital of India?

Answer :- 1911,

● Who led the agitation against the Partition of Bengal (1905)?

Answer :- Surendranath Banerjee,

● In Indus Valley, which one indicates the commercial and economic development?

Answer :- Seals,

● From which place did the Aryans came to India from -

Answer :- Central Asia,

● In which reign was the first Buddhist Council held?

Answer :- Ajatashatru,

● What does the word Ashoka literally mean?

Answer :- Bereft of sadness,

● Who were the first to issue gold coins?

Answer :- Indo Greeks,

● To which work is Devichandraguptam related?

Answer :- Chandra Gupta II,

● Who built the famous Dilwara temple at Mount Abu in the 13th century?

Answer :- Tejapala,

● Prithviraj Chauhan belonged to which Rajput dynasty?

Answer :- Gahadavalas,

● In the Delhi Sultanate, which administrative unit called paragana was headed by an official?

Answer :- Amil,

● Who was a contemporary of Chingiz Khan?

Answer :- Iltutmish,

● In which year Akbar assumed actual control over the administration of his empire?

Answer :- 1560,

● In which language was the account of Babur’s life written?

Answer :- Turki,

● The Maratha power reached its zenith during which Peshwaship?

Answer :- Balaji II,

● The First Anglo-Burmese War was concluded by a treaty Which is that?

Answer :- Treaty of Yandaboo,

● Who was the first Governor General of Bengal?

Answer :- Warren Hastings,

● Who was the first Englishman to preside over a Congress session?

Answer :- George Yule,

● Who attended all the three Round Table Conferences?

Answer :- B. R. Ambedkar,

● Who started the newspaper Shome Prakash?

Answer :- Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar,

● Purushsukta is a part of which veda?

Answer :- Rigveda,

● Knowledge about the existence of which animal is doubtful in the Indus Valley Civilization?

Answer :- Cat,

● Who presided over the first Buddhist Council held at Rajgriha?

Answer :- Maha Kassapa,

● Who is considered to be the father of Ayurveda?

Answer :- Charaka,

● Who destroyed the group of Forty Nobles?

Answer :- Balban,

● Which Mughals is regarded more as an adventurer than a ruler?

Answer :- Babar,

● Who was the founder of the French East India Company?

Answer :- Colbert,

● Where was the Arya Samaj setup for the first time in 1875?

Answer :- Bombay,

● Who founded the Banaras Hindu University?

Answer :- Madan Mohan Malviya,

● What was the greatest invention of man in Palaeolithic Age?

Answer :- Fire,

● Which was the main characteristic of the later Vedic age?

Answer :- Caste system,

● By whom were the triratnas were stressed?

Answer :- Mahavira,

● In which battle Porus was defeated by Alexander?

Answer :- Hydaspes,

● What was the script used in the earliest Tamil inscriptions?

Answer :- Brahmi,

● Who earned the title of a Liberator?

Answer :- Ashoka,

● Nalanda University flourished during the reign of which ruler?

Answer :- Harsha,

● Who was the first Muslim ruler in India?

Answer :- Muhammad Ghori,

● Who was contemporary of Namdev?

Answer :- Sena,

● By whom was the coin rupia first issued?

Answer :- Sher Shah,

● Which rulers fought the fourth Anglo-Mysore in which he was killed?

Answer :- Tipu Sultan,

● Which is the oldest surviving newspaper in India?

Answer :- Bombay Samachar,

● Who was called by the British rulers as the leader of Indian unrest?

Answer :- Bal Gangadhar Tilak,

● Where has the use of plough been evidenced?

Answer :- Kalibangan,

● In Rigvedic society, which was unknown?

Answer :- Child marriage,

● In which state had Gautama Buddha had attained Mahaparinirvan?

Answer :- Malia,

● Tradition has it that By whom was Ajatasatru instigated to murder his father?

Answer :- Devadatta,

● Which language was used in the literature of Sangam period?

Answer :- Tamil,

● The King Kanishka held a great Buddhist Council under whose presidentship?

Answer :- Vasurnitra,

● Which ports handled the north Indian trade during the Gupta period?

Answer :- Broach,

● With which man Al Beruni came to India?

Answer :- Mahmud of Ghazni,


● Alibaba Group which operates in the area of E-commerce based businesses is based in–

Answer :- China,

● Philip Kotler is a widely known personality in the field of –

Answer :- Marketing,

● Ashok Leyland is owned by the -

Answer :- Hindujas,

● Mountain Dew, a carbonated soft drink brand, is produced and owned by which company ?

Answer :- Pepsi,

● In Indus Valley, which one indicates the commercial and economic development?

Answer :- Seals,

● In which veda is the famous Vedic saying War begins in the minds of men stated?

Answer :- Atharvaveda,

● Who was the first monarch of Magadh kingdom In the sixth century B.C.?

Answer :- Bimbisara,

● What is the name by which Ashoka is generally referred to in his inscriptions?

Answer :- Priyadarsi,

● During which time was Gandhara school of art developed?

Answer :- Mauryas,

● Which ruler of southern India were the contemporaries of kings of the Gupta empire?

Answer :- Vakatakas,

● In which region of India was the Firdausi order of Sufism popular?

Answer :- Bihar,

● Who was the first Indian ruler to organise Haj pilgrimage at the expense of the state?

Answer :- Akbar,

● Which part of the pitcher plant becomes modified into a pitcher?

Answer :- Leaf,

● Where is Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy situated?

Answer :- Hyderabad,

● Baku is the capital of –

Answer :- Azerbaijan,

● Which unit is used to measure sound.

Answer :- Decibels,

● The theory of economic drain of India during British Imperialism was propounded by–

Answer :- Dadabhai Naoroji,

● The Founder of online marketplace Snap Deal.com is -

Answer :- Kunal Bahl,

● Among Terrestrial animals, which animal has the longest gestation period?

Answer :- Elephant,

● Raja Ravi Varma, the famous painter, was from –

Answer :- Kerala,

● The gap between two sessions of Parliament should not be more than –

Answer :- six months,

● EVM (Electronic Voting Machine) was first used when?

Answer :- 1998,

● When was the first Indian Institute of Management founded?

Answer :- 1961,

● Baglihar Dam, in J & K is built across river -

Answer :- Chenab,

● IST is ahead of GMT by –

Answer :- Five and half hours,

● Let's go places is the tag line for which company?

Answer :- Toyota,

● Which is the country which recently legalised death to terminally ill,children of any age.

Answer :- Belgium,

● Facebook acquired WhatsApp for -

Answer :- 19 billion,

● Bharti Airtel signed a strategic pact with which Mobile Giant?

Answer :- Loop,

● Which e-commerce company has launched ‘Budding Star Programme’, an exclusive programme aimed at their employees –

Answer :- Flipkart,