G.K. Practice Test: Question Set - 01
1. The Vijayanagara ruler, Kirshnadev Raya's work Amuktamalyada, was in
- (A) Telugu
- (B) Sanskrit
- (C) Tamil
- (D) Kannada
2. Vaikhanasa the five-fold conception of Vishnu consists of
I. Brahman
II. Purusha
III. Prakriti
IV. Satya
V. Achyuta
VI.
Aniruddha
- (A) I, II, III,
IV and V
- (B) II, III, IV,
V and VI
- (C) I, II, IV, V
and VI
- (D) I, III, IV,
V and VI
3. The title of 'Viceroy' was added to the office of the Governor-General of India for the first time in
- (A) 1848 AD
- (B) 1856 AD
- (C) 1858 AD
- (D) 1862 AD
4. The language of discourses of Gautama Buddha was
- (A) Bhojpuri
- (B) Magadhi
- (C) Pali
- (D) Sanskrit
5. The term 'Yavanapriya' mentioned in ancient Sanskrit texts denoted
- (A) Ivory
- (B) Pepper
- (C) A fine
variety of Indian muslin
- (D) Damsels sent
to the Greek court for dance performance
6. To which of the republic of Buddha belong?
- (A) Licchavis
- (B) Sakyas
- (C) Mallas
- (D) None
of the above
7. The term Khalisa in Mughal administration signified the
- (A) Entire
Imperial establishment
- (B) Land
owned b the emperor himself
- (C) Religious
land grants
- (D) Land
from where revenue was collected for the Imperial Treasury
8. 'The Vedas contain all the truth was interpreted by
- (A) Swami
Vivekananda
- (B) Swami
Dayananda
- (C) Raja
Rammohan Roy
- (D) None of the
above
9. The weekly Commonweal was founded by
- (A) Annie Besant
- (B) Bipan
Chandra Pal
- (C) Bal
Gangadhar Tilak
- (D) Sarojini
Naidu
10. The term Brahmadeya occurs for the first time in
- (A) Early
Vedic texts
- (B) Early
Buddhist texts
- (C) Pre-Gupta
inscriptions
- (D) Post-Gupta
inscriptions