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1 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | www.adda247.com Q1. In higher areas the composition of laterite soil is of _____ nature. लेटराइट मिी कᳱ संरचना के उ े ि _____ कृ मि कᳱ होिी है। (a) Alkaline / ारीय (b) Saline / लवणीय (c) Acidic / अलीय (d) Balanced / संिुमलि S1. Ans.(c) Sol. Laterite soil is poor in lime content that’s why it is found acidic in high hilly areas. Q2. In which of the state land with maximum area an unusable? ᳰकस राय ि अमिकिि ेफल वाली भूमि अनुपयोगी है ? (a) Rajasthan / राजथान (b) Gujarat / गुजराि (c) Madhya Pradesh / िय देश (d) Jammu and Kashmir / जिू और किीर S2. Ans.(a) Sol. Most part of Rajasthan contains sandy soil. Also, rainfall in this area is very low so it has maximum unusable area in terms of cultivation as well as habitation. Q3. Petrology is the study of – पेोलॉजी ᳰकसका अययन है? (a) Land / भूमि (b) Mineral / खमनज (c) Rock / रॉक (d) Soil / िृदा S3. Ans.(c) Sol. Petrology is the study of rocks whereas pedology is the study of soil. Q4. Which of the following instrument is used to measure the salinity of soil? िदा कᳱ लवणिा को िापने के मलए मन ि से ᳰकस उपकरण का उपयोग ᳰकया जािा है ? (a) Electrical Conductivity Meter / मवुि चालकिा िीटर (b) Hygrometer / हाइोिीटर (c) Psychrometer / साइकोिीटर (d) Scaler / केलर S4. Ans.(a) Sol. An electrical conductivity meter, or EC meter, is the only common device that can be used to measure the salinity of soil.

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Q1. In higher areas the composition of laterite soil is of _____ nature.

लटेराइट मिट्टी की सरंचना के उच्च क्षते्रों िें _____ प्रकृमि की होिी ह।ै

(a) Alkaline / क्षारीय

(b) Saline / लवणीय

(c) Acidic / अम्लीय

(d) Balanced / संिुमलि

S1. Ans.(c)

Sol. Laterite soil is poor in lime content that’s why it is found acidic in high hilly areas.

Q2. In which of the state land with maximum area an unusable?

ककस राज्य िें अमिकिि क्षते्रफल वाली भमूि अनपुयोगी है?

(a) Rajasthan / राजस्थान

(b) Gujarat / गुजराि

(c) Madhya Pradesh / िध्य प्रदशे

(d) Jammu and Kashmir / जम्िू और कश्िीर

S2. Ans.(a) Sol. Most part of Rajasthan contains sandy soil. Also, rainfall in this area is very low so it has maximum

unusable area in terms of cultivation as well as habitation.

Q3. Petrology is the study of –

पेट्रोलॉजी ककसका अध्ययन ह?ै

(a) Land / भूमि

(b) Mineral / खमनज

(c) Rock / रॉक

(d) Soil / िृदा

S3. Ans.(c) Sol. Petrology is the study of rocks whereas pedology is the study of

soil.

Q4. Which of the following instrument is used to measure the

salinity of soil?

िृदा की लवणिा को िापन े के मलए मनम्न िें स े ककस उपकरण का उपयोग ककया

जािा ह?ै

(a) Electrical Conductivity Meter / मवद्युि चालकिा िीटर

(b) Hygrometer / हाइग्रोिीटर

(c) Psychrometer / साइकोिीटर

(d) Scaler / स्केलर

S4. Ans.(a) Sol. An electrical conductivity meter, or EC meter, is the only

common device that can be used to measure the salinity of soil.

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Q5. Jaya and HKR-120 are two main variety of-

जया और HKR-120 ककसकी दो िखु्य ककस्िें हैं?

(a) Wheat / गेह ं

(b) Millet / बाजरा

(c) Jwar / ज्वार

(d) Rice / चावल

S5. Ans.(d)

Sol. Jaya and HKR-120 are the two important varieties of rice along with others such as Jamuna, Krishna

and Ratna. India is the second largest producer of rice after China.

Q6. Which of the following soil is rich in potash and phosphorus?

मनम्नमलमखि िें स ेकौन सी मिट्टी पोटाश और फास्फोरस िें सिदृ्ध ह?ै

(a) Red soil / लाल िृदा

(b) Regur / रेगुर

(c) Alluvial soil / जलोढ़ िृदा

(d) Loam / दोिट

S6. Ans.(c)

Sol. The colour of alluvium soils can be grey, light brown or yellowish. these soils are very rich in

chemicals like Potash, Phosphoric acid, lime and carbon compounds but are deficient in Nitrogen and

humus.

Q7. Who has been called Napoleon of India?

भारि का नपेोमलयन ककस ेकहा जािा ह ै

(a) Samudragupta / सिुद्रगुप्त

(b) Chandragupta / चंद्रगुप्त

(c) Kumargupta / कुिारगुप्त

(d) Harsha Vardhana / हर्ष विषन

S7. Ans.(a)

Sol. Samudragupta, the second emperor of the Gupta dynasty, is known to one of India’s best rulers. His

brilliant leadership and valiant victories earned him the title of ‘Napoleon of India’.

Q8. Which of the following river originates from Angsi Glacier in Himalayas?

मनम्नमलमखि िें स ेकौन सी नदी महिालय िें अगंसी ग्लमेशयर स ेमनकलिी ह?ै

(a) Ganga / गंगा

(b) Yamuna / यिुना

(c) Narmada / निषदा

(d) Brahmaputra / ब्रह्मपुत्र

S8. Ans.(d)

Sol. The Angsi Glacier is a glacier located on the northern side of the Himalayas in Burang County in

China's Tibet Autonomous Region. This glacier is origin for Yarlung Tsangpo River in Tibet which is the

Upper stream of Brahmaputra River that flows in to India and Bangladesh.

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Q9. Hydrometer was invented by

हाइड्रोिीटर का आमवष्कार ककसन ेककया था?

(a) Evangelista Torricelli / इवान गेमलस्िा टााँरीसेली

(b) William Nicholson / मवमलयि मनकोल्सन

(c) Edward Teller / एडवडष टेलर

(d) Francesco Folli / फ्ांसेस्को फोली

S9. Ans.(b)

Sol. Nicholson was at various times a hydraulic engineer, inventor, translator, and scientific publicist. He

invented a hydrometer (an instrument for measuring the density of liquids) in 1790.

Q10. Psidium guajava is the scientific name of

मसमडयि गआुजावा ___________ का वजै्ञामनक नाि ह।ै

(a) Neem / नीि

(b) Teak / टीक

(c) Guava / अिरुद

(d) Tulsi / िुलसी

S10. Ans.(c)

Sol. Psidium guajava, the common guava, yellow guava, or lemon guava is an evergreen shrub or small

tree native to the Caribbean, Central America and South America.

Q11. What is the full form of PVC?

PVC का पणूष रूप क्या ह?ै

(a) Phosphonil vinyl Carbonate

(b) Polyvinyl S Carbonate

(c) Polyvinyl Carbonate

(d) Polyvinyl Chloride

S11. Ans.(d)

Sol. Polyvinyl chloride, also known as polyvinyl or vinyl, commonly abbreviated PVC, is the world's third-

most widely produced synthetic plastic polymer, after polyethylene and polypropylene. PVC comes in

two basic forms: rigid and flexible.

Q12. Mehrangarh Fort is in

िहेरानगढ़ ककला कहााँ ह?ै

(a) Jaipur / जयपुर

(b) Mysore / िैसूर

(c) Jodhpur / जोिपुर

(d) Madhya Pradesh / िध्य प्रदशे

S12. Ans.(c)

Sol. Mehrangarh or Mehran Fort, located in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, is

one of the largest forts in India. Built in around 1460 by Rao Jodha.

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Q13. Stagflation is defined as

िुद्रास्फीमिजमनि िदंी को पररभामर्ि ककया गया ह:ै

(a) low inflation, low growth, low unemployment / कि िुद्रास्फीमि, कि वृमद्ध, कि बेरोजगारी

(b) high inflation, low growth, high unemployment / उच्च िुद्रास्फीमि, कि वृमद्ध, उच्च बेरोजगारी

(c) high inflation, high growth, high unemployment / उच्च िुद्रास्फीमि, उच्च मवकास, उच्च बेरोजगारी

(d) low inflation, high growth, low unemployment / कि िुद्रास्फीमि, उच्च वृमद्ध, कि बेरोजगारी)

S13. Ans.(b)

Sol. In economics, stagflation, a portmanteau of stagnation and inflation, is a situation in which the

inflation rate is high, the economic growth rate slows, and unemployment remains steadily high.

Q14. Hematite is an ore / mineral of

हिेाटाइट ______ का एक अयस्क / खमनज ह?ै

(a) Zinc / जजकं

(b) Uranium / यूरेमनयि

(c) Iron / लोहा

(d) Titanium / टाइटेमनयि

S14. Ans.(c)

Sol. Hematite is the most important iron ore.

Q15. What is the full form of PMKSY?

PMKSY का पणूष रूप क्या ह?ै

(a) Pradhan Mantri Krishi Safal Yojana

(b) Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana

(c) Pragati Mantra Krishi Sinchai Yojana

(d) None of these / इनिें से कोई नहीं

S15. Ans.(b)

Sol. Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana is a national mission to improve farm productivity and ensure

better utilization of the resources in the country.

Q16. India's first indigenously built submarine was?

भारि की पहली स्वदशे मनर्िषि पनडुब्बी कौन सी है?

(a) INS Shalki / आईएनएस शल्की

(b) INS Delhi / आईएनएस कदल्ली

(c) INS Vibhuti / आईएनएस मवभूमि

(d) INS Savitri / आईएनएस सामवत्री

S16. Ans.(a)

Sol. INS Shalki (S46) is a Shishumar-class diesel-electric submarine of the Indian Navy. The submarine

was the first ever submarine to be built in India. It was launched in 1987 by the late Prime Minister Rajiv

Gandhi. Arihant, India's first indigenously built nuclear submarine.

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Q17. How many Lok Sabha seats does Goa have?

गोवा िें लोकसभा की सीटें ककिनी हैं?

(a) 2

(b) 3

(c) 4

(d) 5

S17. Ans.(a)

Sol. Goa is a state in southwest India, bounded by Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to the east and

south, while the Arabian Sea forms its western coast. It is India's smallest state by area and the fourth

smallest by population. Goa is one of India's richest states with a GDP per capita two and a half times that

of the country.

Q18. What is the Currency of Indonesia?

इंडोनमेशया की िदु्रा क्या है?

(a) Peso / पेसो

(b) Cedi / सेडी

(c) Rupiah / रुमपया

(d) Koruna / कोरुना

S18. Ans.(c)

Sol. The rupiah (Rp) is the official currency of Indonesia. Issued and controlled by the Bank of Indonesia.

The name "rupiah" is derived from the Hindustani word rupiyaa. Informally, Indonesians also use the

word "perak" in referring to rupiah. The rupiah is subdivided into 100 sen, although inflation has

rendered all coins and banknotes denominated in sen obsolete.

Q19. Raut Nacha is the folk dance of which of the following state?

‘राउि नाचा’, मनम्नमलमखि िें स ेककस राज्य का लोक नतृ्य है?

(a) Jharkhand / झारखण्ड

(b) Assam / असि

(c) West Bengal / पमिि बंगाल

(d) Chhattisgarh / छत्तीसगढ़

S19. Ans.(d)

Sol. The art and folk dance forms of Chhattisgarh, performed by

yadava and an essential part of the tribes of Chhattisgarh. Raut

Nacha is tribal dance that represents the traditional folk culture of

the tribal region of Chhattisgarh.

Q20. Kalyani Stadium is in which of the following city?

‘कल्याणी स्टेमडयि’, मनम्नमलमखि िें स ेककस शहर िें है?

(a) Hissar / महसार

(b) Eluru / एलुरु

(c) Delhi / कदल्ली

(d) Kolkata / कोलकिा

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S20. Ans.(d)

Sol. Kalyani Stadium is a stadium in Kalyani, West Bengal. It is the home stadium of United Sports Club of

the I-League. The stadium holds 8,000 spectators. It has emerged as an alternative location to Kolkata for

holding numerous I-League football matches and other sporting events.

Q21. Who is current Defence Minister in Narendra Modi government?

नरेंद्र िोदी की सरकार िें विषिान रक्षा ितं्री कौन हैं?

(a) Manohar Parrikar / िनोहर परीकर

(b) Kalraj Mishra / कालराज मिश्रा

(c) Nirmala Sitharaman / मनिषला सीिारिन

(d) Ravi Shankar Prasad / रमव शंकर प्रसाद

S21. Ans.(c)

Sol. Nirmala Sitharaman is an Indian politician currently serving as the Defence Minister of India. She is

also a member of the Rajya Sabha for Karnataka. Sitharaman has formerly served as the Minister of State

for Finance and Corporate Affairs under the Ministry of Finance and the Minister for Commerce and

Industry with independent charge.

Q22. Periyar Wild Life Sanctuary is situated in which of the following Indian state?

‘परेरयार राष्ट्रीय उद्यान’, मनम्नमलमखि िें स ेकौन स ेभारिीय शहर िें है?

(a) Assam / असि

(b) Kerala / केरल

(c) West Bengal / पमिि बंगाल

(d) Uttar Pradesh / उत्तर प्रदशे

S22. Ans.(b)

Sol. Located by the Periyar River in Kerala, Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary was established in 1928 and is

spread across 305 square Kilometers. Being located between the mountain ridges the protected area is

famous for its population of the Indian Tiger and the Asiatic Elephants. The rare species found here are

the Tiger, Elephant, Travancore flying squirrel, Fruit bat, Giant squirrel, Wild pig and lion-tailed macaque

etc.

Q23. Which city is served by Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport?

छत्रपमि मशवाजी अिंराषष्ट्रीय हवाई अड्डा ककस शहर है?

(a) Banglore / बैंगलौर

(b) Mumbai / िंुबई

(c) Nagpur / नागपुर

(d) Pune / पुणे

S23. Ans.(b)

Sol. Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, formerly Sahar International Airport, is the primary

international airport serving the Mumbai Metropolitan Area, India. It is the second busiest airport in the

country in terms of passenger traffic and international traffic after Delhi and was the 35th busiest airport

in the world by passenger traffic in 2015 according to Airports Council International.

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Q24. Name of the parliament of Maldives is......

िालदीव की ससंद का नाि...... ह।ै

(a) Monarchy / िोनार्च्यी

(b) Congress / कांग्रेस

(c) Eduskusta / एडूसकुस्िा

(d) Majlis / िजमलस

S24. Ans.(d) Sol. The People's Majlis is the unicameral legislative body of the Maldives. The Majlis has the authority to enact, amend and revise laws, except the constitution of the Maldives. Majlis is composed of 85 members. Each year on the last Thursday of February, the Majlis is opened by the president of the Maldives. Capital of Maldives is Male and currency is Rufiya. Q25. Which among the following bank is the first RRB?

मनम्नमलमखि िें स ेकौन सा बैंक पहला आरआरबी है?

(a) Vidharbha Konkan Gramin Bank / मवदभष कोकण ग्रािीण बैंक

(b) Sarva UP Gramin Bank / सवष यूपी ग्रािीण बैंक

(c) Prathama Bank / प्रथिा बैंक

(d) Purvanchal Bank / पूवाांचल बैंक

S25. Ans.(c) Sol. Prathama Bank is the first Regional Rural Bank of India, sponsored by Syndicate Bank established on 2nd October, 1975, with its Head Office at Moradabad in accordance with Regional Rural Bank Ordinance 1975 issued on 26th September, 1975 Q26. Kanha National Park is situated in which of the following Indian state?

‘कान्हा राष्ट्रीय उद्यान’, मनम्नमलमखि िें स ेकौन स ेभारिीय राज्य िें मस्थि है?

(a) Maharashtra / िहराष्ट्र

(b) Rajasthan / राजस्थान

(c) West Bengal / पमिि बंगाल

(d) Madhya Pradesh / िध्य प्रदशे

S26. Ans.(d) Sol. Spread across a massive 940 sq kilometers, Kanha National Park is the largest national park in Madhya Pradesh. The park is characterized by grassy meadows and open bamboo forests. The rare animal species found in the park are Tigers, Leopards, Wild dogs, Jackals and Sloth bear etc. Q27. Ujani Dam is in which of the following state?

‘उजनी डिै’, मनम्नमलमखि िें स ेकौन स ेराज्य िें है?

(a) Madhya Pradesh / िध्य प्रदशे

(b) Andhra Pradesh / आाँध्रप्रदशे

(c) Uttar Pradesh / उत्तर प्रदशे

(d) Maharashtra / िहाराष्ट्र

S27. Ans.(d) Sol. Ujjani Dam, also known as Bhima Dam or Bhima Irrigation Project, on the Bhima River, a tributary of the Krishna River, is an earth fill cum Masonry gravity dam located near Ujjani village of Madha Taluk in Solapur district of the state of Maharashtra in India.

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Q28. The credit of developing the polio vaccine goes to...?

पोमलयो वकै्सीन को मवकमसि करन ेका श्रये ...को जािा है?

(a) Jonas Salk / जोनास सॉल्क

(b) J.L. Baird / जे. एल. बेयडष

(c) J. Perkins / जे. पर्कष न्स

(d) None of the above / इनिें से कोई नहीं

S28. Ans.(a)

Sol. The first polio vaccine was the inactivated polio vaccine. It was developed by Jonas Salk and came

into use in 1955. The oral polio vaccine was developed by Albert Sabin and came into commercial use in

1961.

Q29. Mainly which type of soil found in Haryana?

हररयाणा िें िखु्य रूप स ेककस प्रकार की िदृा पाई जािी है?

(a) Red Soils / लाल िृदा

(b) Laterite Soils / लैटेराइट िृदा

(c) Alluvial soil / जलोढ़ िृदा

(d) Forest Soils / वन िृदा

S29. Ans.(c)

Sol. Soil in Haryana is formed almost entirely of alluvium.

Q30. The total number of Judges of the International Court of Justice is...?

अिंराषष्ट्रीय न्यायालय के न्यायािीशों की कुल सखं्या ...है?

(a) 15

(b) 10

(c) 8

(d) 12

S30. Ans.(a)

Sol. The International Court of Justice is composed of 15 judges elected to nine-year terms of office by the

United Nations General Assembly and the Security Council.

Q31. The Junagadh rock inscription of Rudradaman is in which language?

रुद्रदािन का जनूागढ़ मशलालखे ककस भार्ा िें है?

(a) Sanskrit / संस्कृि

(b) Pali / पाली

(c) Prakrit / प्राकृि

(d) None of these / इनिें से कोई नहीं

S31. Ans.(a)

Sol. The Junagadh rock inscription of Rudradaman, also known as the Girnar Rock inscription of

Rudradaman, is a Sanskrit prose inscribed on a rock by the Western Satraps ruler Rudradaman I.

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Q32. Which of the following ruler had organized Maha Moksha Parishad once in every 5 years at

Prayag during his reign?

मनम्नमलमखि िें स ेककस शासक न ेअपन ेशासनकाल िें प्रयाग िें हर 5 वर्ष िें एक बार िहा िोक्ष सभा का आयोजन करिा था?

(a) Ashoka / अशोक

(b) Harsha Vardhana / हर्षविषन

(c) Rajyavardhana / राज्यविषन

(d) Yashovarman / यशोविषन

S32. Ans.(b)

Sol. Harsha organised religious assemblies every fifth year of his reign at Prayag (Allahabad). He held six

such assemblies during his reign. These assemblies were known as Maha Moksha Parishad.

Q33. Who is known as the father of medicine in India?

भारि िें ककस ेमचककत्सा के मपिा के रूप िें जाना जािा है?

(a) Atreya / आते्रय

(b) Sushruta / सुशु्रि

(c) Vagbhata / वाग्भट्ट

(d) Charaka / चरक

S33. Ans.(d)

Sol. Acharya Charak has been crowned as the Father of Medicine. His renowned work, the “Charak

Samhita“, is considered as an encyclopedia of Ayurveda.

Q34. Who was the author of the Harshacharita?

हर्षचररि के लखेक कौन थे?

(a) Banabhatta / बाणभट्ट

(b) Harshavardhana / हर्षविषन

(c) Baskarvardhana / भास्करविषन

(d) Bindusara / मबन्दसुार

S34. Ans.(a)

Sol. Banabhatta is the author of Harshacharita, a biography of his patron king Harshavardhana.

Q35. Who was the last emperor of Maurya dynasty?

िौयष वंश का अमंिि सम्राट कौन था?

(a) Ashoka / अशोक

(b) Brihadratha / बृहद्रथ

(c) Bindusara / मबन्दसुार

(d) None of these / इनिें से कोई नहीं

S35. Ans.(b)

Sol. Brihadratha Maurya was the last ruler of the Maurya Empire. He

ruled from c. 187 – c. 180 BCE. He was killed by his general,

Pushyamitra Shunga, who went on to establish the Shunga Empire.

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Q36. ‘Charaka-samhita’ is related to?

'चरक-समंहिा ’ककसस ेसबंमंिि ह?ै

(a) Yoga / योग

(b) Magic / िैमजक

(c) Ayurveda / आयुवेद

(d) None of these / इनिें से कोई नहीं

S36. Ans.(c)

Sol. The Charaka Saṃhitā or Compendium of Charaka is a Sanskrit text on Ayurveda (Indian traditional

medicine).

Q37. Which of the following ruler has established main capital of his empire at Purusapura in

Gandhara?

मनम्नमलमखि िें स ेककस शासक न ेगािंार के परुुर्परु िें अपन ेसाम्राज्य की िखु्य राजिानी स्थामपि की थी?

(a) Kanishka / कमनष्क

(b) Chandra Gupta Maurya / चन्द्र गुप्त िौयष

(c) Samudra Gupta / सिुद्र गुप्ता

(d) Harshavardhana / हर्षविषन

S37. Ans.(a)

Sol. Kanishka I (कनिष्क), or Kanishka the Great, was the emperor of the Kushan dynasty in the second

century (c. 127–150 CE). He is famous for his military, political, and spiritual achievements. A descendant

of Kushan empire founder Kujula Kadphises, Kanishka came to rule an empire in Bactria extending from

Turfan in the Tarim Basin to Pataliputra on the Gangetic plain. The main capital of his empire was located

at Puruṣapura in Gandhara, with another major capital at Kapisa.

Q38. Which of the following ruler was the founder of the Satvahana Empire?

मनम्नमलमखि िें स ेकौन सािवाहन साम्राज्य का ससं्थापक था?

(a) Kanha / कान्हा

(b) Simuka / मसिुक

(c) Hala / हाल

(d) Gautamiputra / गौििीपुत्र

S38. Ans.(b)

Sol. Simuka was the founder of the Satavahana Dynasty and he is believed to have destroyed the Shunga

Power. He did so with the aid of the Rathikas and Bhojakas. He reigned for around 23 years and was

beheaded by his brother Kanha, who succeeded him.

Q39. ‘Puruspura’ is the other name for-

'पुरुर्परु' का दसूरा नाि ह-ै

(a) Peshawar / पेशावर

(b) Pataliputra / पाटमलपुत्र

(c) Patna / पटना

(d) Punjab / पंजाब

S39. Ans.(a)

Sol. The current name "Peshawar" is derived from the former Sanskrit name of the place, Purushapura.

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Q40. Which of the following emperor is not related to the Allahabad Pillar inscription?

मनम्नमलमखि िें स ेकौन सा सम्राट इलाहाबाद स्िभं के मशलालखे स ेसबंमंिि नहीं ह?ै

(a) Chandra Gupta Maurya / चन्द्र गुप्त िौयष

(b) Samudra Gupta / सिुद्रगुप्त

(c) Ashoka Maurya / अशोक िौयष

(d) Jahangir / जहााँगीर

S40. Ans.(a)

Sol. The Allahabad pillar is an Ashoka Stambha, one of the pillars of Ashoka, an emperor of the Maurya

dynasty who reigned in the 3rd century BCE. While it is one of the few extant pillars that carry his

edicts,it is particularly notable for containing later inscriptions attributed to the Gupta emperor,

Samudragupta (4th century CE). Also engraved on the stone are inscriptions by the Mughal emperor,

Jahangir, from the 17th century.

Q41. Banabhatta was the court poet of which emperor?

बाणभट्ट ककस सम्राट के दरबारी कमव थे?

(a) Vikramaditya / मवक्रिाकदत्य

(b) Kumaragupta / कुिारगुप्त

(c) Harshvardhana / हर्षविषन

(d) Kanishka / कमनष्क

S41. Ans.(c)

Sol. Banabhatta was a 7th-century Sanskrit prose writer and poet of India. He was the Asthana Kavi in the

court of King Harsha Vardhana, who reigned c. 606–647 CE in north India first from Sthanvishvara, and

later Kannauj.

Q42. Nalanda University was destroyed by?

नालदंा मवश्वमवद्यालय ककसके द्वारा नष्ट ककया गया था?

(a) Bakhtiyar Khilji / बमख्ियार मखलजी

(b) Jalaluddin Khilji / जलालुद्दीन मखलजी

(c) Alauddin Khilji / अलाउद्दीन मखलजी

(d) Jahangir / जहााँगीर

S42. Ans.(a)

Sol. The third and most destructive attack came when the ancient

Nalanda University was destroyed by the Muslim army led by the

Turkish leader Bakhtiyar Khilji in 1193.

Q43. Who was the first known Gupta ruler?

प्रथि ज्ञाि गपु्त शासक कौन था?

(a) Sri Gupta / श्री गुप्ता

(b) Chandragupta I / चंद्रगुप्त प्रथि

(c) Ghatotkacha / घटोत्कच

(d) Kumaragupta I / कुिारगुप्त प्रथि

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S43. Ans.(a)

Sol. The Gupta Empire was founded by the king Sri Gupta; the most notable rulers of the dynasty were

Chandragupta I, Samudragupta, and Chandragupta II.

Q44. First major invasion of India by the Hunas took place at the time of?

हणों द्वारा भारि पर पहला बडा आक्रिण ककसके सिय हुआ था?

(a) Vikramaditya / मवक्रिाकदत्य

(b) Kumaragupta / कुिारगुप्त

(c) Skandagupta / स्कन्दगुप्त

(d) Kanishka / कमनष्क

S44. Ans.(c)

Sol. The Hunas, under the leadership of Toramana, suffered a crushing defeat by the Gupta emperor

Skandagupta.

Q45. Chandragupta II who assumed the title of ‘Vikramaditya’ was son of –

चदं्रगपु्त मद्विीय मजसन े'मवक्रिाकदत्य' की उपामि िारण की थी, ककसके पतु्र थ?े

(a) Skandagupta / स्कंदगुप्त

(b) Samudragupta / सिुद्रगुप्त

(c) Chandragupta – I / चंद्रगुप्त - I

(d) Kumaragupta / कुिारगुप्त

S45. Ans.(b)

Sol. Chandragupta II, also called Vikramaditya, powerful emperor (reigned c. 380–c. 415 ce) of northern

India. He was the son of Samudra Gupta and grandson of Chandragupta I.

Q46. During eclipse the darkest part of the shadow is known as-

ग्रहण के दौरान छाया के सबस ेगहरे भाग को मनम्न िें स ेककस रूप िें जाना जािा ह?ै

(a) Halo / हलेो

(b) Black Hole / ब्लैक होल

(c) Penumbra / पेनम्ब्रा

(d) Umbra / अम्बरा

S46. Ans.(d)

Sol. The umbra (Latin for "shadow") is the innermost and darkest part of a shadow, where the light

source is completely blocked by the occluding body. An observer in the umbra experiences a total eclipse.

Q47. Natural phenomenon known as “Midnight Sun” is?

ककस प्राकृमिक घटना को "मिडनाइट सन" कहा जािा है?

(a) Evening light / सांध्य प्रकाश

(b) Rising Sun / उगिा हुआ सूयष

(c) Very bright Moon / बहुि चिकीला चंद्रिा

(d) Shining of Sun in Arctic and Antarctica circle / आकष रटक और अंटाकष रटका सकषल िें सूयष की चिक

S47. Ans.(d)

Sol. The midnight sun is a natural phenomenon that occurs in the summer months in places north of the

Arctic Circle or south of the Antarctic Circle, when the sun remains visible at the local midnight.

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Q48. Which of the following is not a satellite of Jupiter?

मनम्नमलमखि िें स ेकौन बहृस्पमि का उपग्रह नहीं है?

(a) Deimos / डीिोस

(b) Ganymede / गैनीिेड

(c) Callisto / कैमलस्टो

(d) Europa / यूरोपा

S48. Ans.(a)

Sol. Deimos is the smaller and outer of the two natural satellites of the planet Mars, the other being

Phobos.

Q49. The hottest planet in the solar system?

सौरिडंल का सबस ेगिष ग्रह?

(a) Jupiter / बृहस्पमि

(b) Saturn / शमन

(c) Venus / शुक्र

(d) Uranus / यूरेनस

S49. Ans.(c)

Sol. Venus is the hottest planet even though Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun. The reason that

Venus is hotter than Mercury is because it has an atmosphere made of carbon dioxide; it also has clouds

of acid inside its atmosphere. This is called greenhouse effect.

Q50. Which planet is known as big as Earth in our solar system?

कौन सा ग्रह हिारे सौर िडंल िें पथृ्वी सिान बडा िाना जािा है?

(a) Mercury / बुि

(b) Mars / िंगल

(c) Venus / शुक्र

(d) Pluto / प्लूटो

S50. Ans.(c)

Sol. In terms of size, average density, mass, and surface gravity,

Venus is very similar to Earth. It is also known as Earth’s twin or

‘sister planet’.