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CBC Patwari Static GK Series 1 to 15 Files 1. The name by which Ashoka is generally referred to in his inscription is a.Chakravarti b. Devraja c. Dharmakirti d. Priyadarsi 2. ‘Charaka-Samhita’ is related to ? a.Yoga b. Magic c. Ayurveda d. None of these 3. The Name of Ram Prasad Bismil is associated with? a.Kanpur Conspiracy Case b. Alipore Conspiracy Case c. Kakori Conspiracy Case d. Meerut Conspiracy Case 4. Which among the following movements was not led by Mahatma Gandhi? a.Civil Disobedience Movement b. Quit India Movement c. Swadeshi Movement d. Non-Cooperation Movement 5. Which one of the following Mughal emperors gave an important Firman to the English of facilitating their trade in India? a.Bahadur Shah I b. Bahadur Shah II c. Shah Alam II d. Farrukhsiyar 6. Which of the following is a non metal that remains liquid at room temperature ? a.Beryllium b. Boron c. Bromine d. Brass 7. Chlorophyll is a naturally occurring chelate compound in which central metal is a.Mg b. Cl c. Al d. P 8. Which of the following is used in pencils ? a.Graphite b. Silicon c. Charcoal d. Lead 9. The subject matter of Ajanta paintings pertains to a.Jainism b. Buddhism c. Vaishnavism d. Shaivism 10. Who of the following led the army of the East India company in the battle of Buxar in 1764? a.Hector Munro b. Watson c. Warren Hastings d. Lord Clive QUESTION OF THE DAY Who is the capital of canada 1. Which one among the following has the largest shipyard in india? a.Kolkata b. Cochin c. Mumbai d. Vishakhapatnam 2. The Andaman is separated from Nicobar by which water body ? a. 11 Channel b. 10 Channel c. Palk Strait d. Gulf of mannar ° ° 3. Ursa Minor is a. The name of an island b. A group of stars c. the name of satellites d. The name of a star 4. rainfall caused by intense evaporation in equatorial areas is called. ………………. a. Organic rainfall b. cyclonic rainall c.Frontal Rainfall d. Conventional rainfall 5. What do you mean by ‘Density of Population’? a. Ratio of peope living belwo poverty line to total population b. Number of persons live per square km c. Number of persons in a city d. Number of persons living per square metre 6. Which place is said to be the Manchester of South India ? a. Coimbatore b. Salem c. Thanjavur d. Madurai 7. Ahmedabad is situated along the bank of a.Narmada River b. Banas River c.Luni River d. Sabarmati River 8. The world’s largest island is a. Greenland b. Iceland c. New Guinea d. Madagascar 9. Contour line is the imaginary line joining places of equal : a. Rainfall b. Humidity c. Elevation d. Temperature 10. Which state has the largest coastline in India ? a. Gujarat b. Tamil Nadu c. Karnataka d. Andhra Pradesh STATIC GK PART 2 MOST IMPORTANT QUESTIONS 1. Which of the following ruler was the founder of the Satvahana Empire? a.Kanha b. Simuka c. Hala d. Gautamiputra 2. Where was public bath and granaries found in Harappa during excavation? a.Mohen-jo-daro b. Rangpur c. Kalibanga d. Ropa 3. Chanakya was known as a.Rajasekhara b. Bhattasvamin c. Vishnugupta d. Visakhadatta 4. Which of the following is known as “Mini Harappa”? a.Mohanjodaro b. Lothal c. Kalibangan d. Rangpur 5. Vasco da Gama discovered the sea route to India in which one of the following years? a.1453 b. 1492 c. 1494 d. 1498 6. The Andaman is separated from Nicobar by which water body ? a.11 Channel b. 10 Channel c. Palk Strait d. Gulf of Mannar ° ° 7. Who was the founder of The Servants of India Society? a.G.K. Gokhaleb. M.G. Ranade c. B.G. Tilak d. Bipin Chandra Pal 8. Who among the following Europeans was first to come India to establish trade relation with their country? a.Dutch b. Portuguese c. British d. French 9. Fahein came in the period of – a.Samudragupta b. Ramagupta c. Harshvardhan d. Chandragupta 10. Which of the following is wrongly matched? a.Qutab Minar – Aibak and Iltutmish b. Adhai din ka Jhonpara – Ibrahim Lodhi c. Ali Darwaja – Alauddin Khilji d. None of these QUESTION OF THE DAY Q. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF AUSTRALIA? 1. Which of the following is NOT a measure of Human Development Index? a.Standard of living b. Sex ratio c. Literacy rate d. Health of People 2. Who was Prithviraj Chauhan’s father? a.Jeet Chauhan b. Hayat Chauhan c. Someshwar Chauhan d. Trilok Chauhan 3. Which Sultan of Delhi founded and built the fort of Siri? a.Iltutmish b. Balban c. Alauddin Khilji d. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq 4. Puruspura’ is the other name for – a.Peshawar b. Pataliputra c. Patna d. Punjab 5. Who of the following introduced the policy of Sulh-i-kul? a.Aurangzeb b. Akbar c. Humayun d. Shahjahan 6. Din Panah was established by – a.Babur b. Akbar c. Humayun d. Jahangir 7. Nandadevi peak is located in _________State. a.Himachal Pradesh b. Uttarakhand c. Uttar Pradesh d. Sikkim 8. Who among the following had constructed the Red Fort in Delhi? a.Akbar b. Jahangir c. ShahJahan d. Aurangzeb 9. Who was the first to have successfully read the Ashoka’s inscriptions? a.Charles Wilkins b. Dayaram Sahni c. Rakhaldas Banerji d. James Prinsep 10. Who among the following was called “Shakespeare of India”? a.Kalidas b. Patanjali c. Chanakya d. Gautam 1. Indian National Constitution day was observed on ……….. a. 26 November b. 22 November c. 24 November d. 28 November 2. The first explosion of an atomic device in India was carried out in the state of a. Jammu and Kashmir b. Nagaland c. Manipur d. Rajasthan 3. Which is the oldest international airline? a. Dutch. KLM b. Air Canada c. Qantas Airways d. Air Sahara 4. Who introduced HYV varieties of seed in India ? a. JL Nehru b. Mahalanobis c. N. Borlaug d. V. Kurien 5. The first History book was Written by a. Euclid b. Julius Caesar c. Aristotle d. Herodotus 6. Who is considered the father of Sahatara (Sitar)? a. Mlan Tansen b. Baiju Bawara c. Amir khusro d. Bade Ghulam Ali khan 7. Lala Lajpat Rai is the author of the book a. ‘India Divided’ b. ‘Hind Swaraj’ c. Unhappy India d. ‘Mother India’ 8. Who wrote the Panchatantra ? a. Vyasa b. Vishnu Sharma c. Valmiki d. Yajnavalkya 9. On 2nd December which day observed in technology world ? a. Computer Literacy day b. National Technology day c. National Computer day d. None 10. Which of the following story is written by Rabindernath Tagore ? a. Unto the last b. Al-Balagh c. Akash d. Kabuliwallah 1. Jama Masjid of Delhi was built by ? a. Akbar b. Humayun c. Babar d. Shah Jahan 2. The term “Equal day for equal work” is related to ? a. Fundamental Duties b. Fundamental Rights c. Directive Principles of State Policy d. Preamble 3. Whose recommendation is mandatory to impeach the President of India from his office before the completion of his/her term ? a. The Prime Minister b. The speaker of the Lok Sabha c. The chief Justice of India d. The two houses of the Parliament 4. The directive principles of state policy are mentioned in ? a. Part V b. Part IV c. Part VI d. Part VII 5. Which article deals with the writ jurisdiction ? a. Article 370 b. Article 78 c. Article 32 d. Article 59 6. All disputes regarding election of Vice-President is adjudicated by:- a. President b. Prime Minister c. Parliament d. Supreme Court 7. How many members of the Lok Sabha can be elected from Union Territories ? a. 15 b. 18 c. 20 d. 14 8. What is the maximum period for which the Vice President can act as the President in case of Vacancy in the president’s office ? a. 3 Months b. 6 Months c. 1 year b. 2 years 9. The president is charged with impeachment by which house of Parliament ? a. Rajya Sabha b. Lok Sabha c. By either House of Parliament d. None of these 10. The newseries Rs 10 note have depiction of ? a. jagganath temple b. Konark sun temple c. Rani ki Vav d. Mangalyaan 1. The biggest planet in the solar system is…………. a. Venus b. Jupiter c. Saturn d. Uranus 2. The state, which is known as the ‘Granary of India’ is a. Kerala b. UP c. Haryana d. Punjab 3. Sea Water is saltier than rain water because a. Sea animals are salt producing b. The air around the sea is saltish c. Rivers wash away salts from earth and pour them into the sea d. Sea beds have salt producing mines 4. Which of the following rivers originates from Trans Himalayas ? a. Sindu b.Saraswati c. Ganga d. Yamuna 5. Maginot line is a boundary between a. France and Germany b. India and China c. India and Myanmar d.India and Afghanistan 6. Which country is called the ‘Land of the Rising sun’? a. Chine b. japan c. Korea d. Vietnam 7. Which one of the following states produce the largest amount of spices ? a. Assam b. Karnataka c. Jammu&Kashmir d. Kerala 8. The yarlung Zangbo river, in india, is known as a. Ganga b. Indus c. Brahmaputra d. Mahanadi 9. Sandstone is metamorphosed to: a. Shale b. Slate c. Quartzite d. Marble 10. Among the following states, which one has adopted the “Neem” tree as the state tree ? a. Maharashtra b. Tamil Nadu c. Kerala d. Andhra Pradesh 1. Nandadevi peak is located in ………… state a.
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