General Awareness Questions for SSC & Railway Exam 2018: 12 October

October 12, 2018    


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Q1. Name of the university famous in the post-Gupta Era:
गुप्त युग के बाद प्रसिद्ध विश्वविद्यालय का नाम _______ था.
(a) Kanchi / कांची
(b) Taxila / तक्षशिला
(c) Nalanda / नालंदा
(d) Vallabhi / वल्लभी
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Ans.(c)
Sol. The university of Nalanda flourished in the sixth century. Saintly Sthiramati was its head in the middle of the sixth century. Dharmapala, who extended his patronage to the university in the latter half of the century was an eminent scholar. As a matter of fact, Nalanda witnessed its golden period in this period.

Q2. The title ‘Indian Napolean’ has been attached to 
'इंडियन नेपोलियन' शीर्षक ______से जुड़ा हुआ है.
(a) Chandra Gupta Maurya /चन्द्र गुप्त मौर्य
(b) Samudragupta  / समुद्रगुप्त
(c) Chandragupta-I / चन्द्रगुप्त -I
(d) Harshavardhana  / हर्षवर्धन
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Ans.(b)
Sol. Samudragupta (335-375 AD) of the Gupta dynasty is known as the Napoleon of India.

Q3.During which Gupta King’s reign did the Chinese traveller Fa-hien visit India?
किस गुप्त राजा के शासनकाल के दौरान चीनी यात्री फा-हियान ने भारत का दौरा किया था?
(a) Chandra Gupta I /चन्द्रगुप्त I
(b) Samudra Gupta/समुंद्र गुप्त
(c) Chandra Gupta II /चन्द्रगुप्त II
(d) Kumara Gupta/कुमार गुप्त
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Ans.(c)
Sol. Faxian's visit to India occurred during the reign of Chandragupta II. He is also renowned for his pilgrimage to Lumbini, the birthplace of Gautama Buddha (modern Nepal).


Q4. Who was the first known Gupta ruler? 
पहला ज्ञात गुप्ता शासक कौन था?
(a) Sri Gupta / श्री गुप्त
(b) Chandragupta I/ चन्द्रगुप्त I
(c) Ghatotkacha / घटोत्कच
(d) Kumaragupta I/कुमार गुप्त I
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Ans.(a)
Sol. The Gupta Empire was an ancient Indian empire centered in the kingdom of Magadh,founded by the king Sri Gupta.

Q5.Poet Kalidasa lived in the court of the ruler named ?
कवि कालिदास किस शासक के दरबार में रहते थे?
(a) Chandragupta Maurya/चन्द्रगुप्त मौर्या
(b) Samudragupta/समुन्द्रगुप्त
(c) Chandragupta Vikrmaditya/चन्द्रगुप्त विक्रमादित्य
(d) Harsha/हर्षा
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Ans.(c)
Sol. Several ancient and medieval books state that Kalidasa was a court poet of a king named Vikramaditya . A legendary king named Vikramāditya is said to have ruled from Ujjain around 1st century BCE.


Q6.Name the court poet of Harsha?
हर्षा के दरबार कवि का नाम क्या था?
(a) Bhani /भनी
(b) Ravi Kirti/रवि कीर्ति
(c) Banabhatta /बनाभात्ता
(d) Vishnu Sharma/विष्णु शर्मा
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Ans.(c)
Sol. Bāṇabhaṭṭa was a 7th-century Sanskrit prose writer and poet of India. He was the Asthana Kavi in the court of King Harsha Vardhana.

Q7.Who was the great astronomer and mathematician during the Gupta period?
गुप्त काल के दौरान महान खगोल-विज्ञानी और गणितज्ञ कौन थे?
(a) Bhanugupta /भानुगुप्त
(b) Vagabhatta/वाघबट्टा
(c) Aryabhatta /आर्यभट्ट
(d) Varahamihira/वरहमहिहिरा
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Ans.(c)
Sol. Aryabhatta the great scientist and mathematician
was the scholar at the court of Gupta ruler Chandragupta-
II.

Q8.Chinese pilgrim who visited India during Harsha Vardhan’s period was-
हर्ष वर्धन की अवधि के दौरान भारत आने वाले चीनी यात्री कौन थे?
(a) Fa-hien / फाह्यान
(b) I-tsang/आई त्सांग
(c) Nishka /निश्का
(d) Hiuen Tsang/ ‎ह्वेन त्सांग
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Ans.(d)
Sol. Hieun Tsang the Chinese pilgrim who visited India during the reign of Harsha gave a detailed account of Harsha’s administration.

Q9.Name the Gupta king who stopped the Huns from invading India?
गुप्त राजा का नाम दें जिन्होंने हुन को भारत पर हमला करने से रोका?
(a) Kumaragupta /कुमारगुप्त
(b) Samudragupta/समुन्द्रगुप्त
(c) Skandgupta / स्कन्दगुप्त
(d) Chandragupta/चन्द्रगुप्त
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Ans.(c)
Sol. Skandagupta was a Gupta Emperor of northern India. He is generally considered the last of the great Gupta Emperors.


Q10.The last Buddhist king who was a great Sanskrit scholar and a writer was-
आखिरी बौद्ध राजा जो एक महान संस्कृत विद्वान और लेखक थे
(a) Kanishka/ कनिष्क
(b) Ashoka/अशोका
(c) Bimbisara/ बिम्बिसार
(d) Harshavardhana/हर्श्वर्धना
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Ans.(d)
Sol. Harsha, also known as Harshavardhana, was an Indian emperor who ruled North India from 606 to 647 CE.


Q11. Which Indian region is the only place in the world where the Asiatic Wild Ass is found? 
कौन सा भारतीय क्षेत्र दुनिया का एकमात्र स्थान है जहां एशियाई जंगली गधा पाया जाता है?
(a) Sunderban/सुंदरबन
(b) Leh and Ladakh/लेह लदाख
(c) Coromandel/ कोरोमंडल
(d) Rann of Kachchh/ कच्छ का रण
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Ans.(d)
Sol. Indian Wild Ass Sanctuary also known as the Wild Ass Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Little Rann of Kutch in the Gujarat state of India. It is the largest wildlife sanctuary in India. The sanctuary is one of the last places on earth where the endangered wild ass sub-species Indian Wild Ass (Khur) belonging to Asiatic Wild Ass species Onager can be spotted.



Q12. Which Indian state is the largest producer in the world of the golden coloured 'Muga' silk? 
कौन सा भारतीय राज्य दुनिया में सुनहरा रंग 'मुगा' रेशम का सबसे बड़ा उत्पादक है?
(a) Assam/असम
(b) Orissa/उड़ीसा
(c) West Bengal/पश्चिम बंगाल
(d) Karnataka/कर्नाटक
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Ans.(a)
Sol. Muga silk is a variety of wild silk geographically tagged to the state of Assam in India. The silk is known for its extreme durability and has a natural yellowish-golden tint with a shimmering, glossy texture. It was previously reserved for the use of royalty.


Q13. Which city is served by Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport? 
लोकप्रिया गोपीनाथ बोर्डोली अंतरराष्ट्रीय हवाई अड्डे कौन से शहर में है?
(a) Ahmedabad/अहमदाबाद
(b) Kochi/कोची
(c) Kozhikode/ कोझिकोड
(d) Guwahati/गुवाहाटी
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Ans.(d)
Sol. Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, also known as Guwahati International Airport and formerly as Borjhar Airport, is the primary international airport of the North-Eastern States of India, situated at Borjhar in Guwahati, Assam, named after Gopinath Bordoloi, who was a freedom fighter and also the first Chief Minister of Assam after independence

Q14. Name of the parliament of Azerbaijan is......
अज़रबैजान की संसद का नाम ...... है
(a) Shora/शोरा
(b) Tsogdu/ त्सोगडु
(c) People’s Assembly/ पीपल्स असेंबली
(d) Melli Majlis/ मेली माजलिस
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Ans.(d)
Sol. The legislative power of the Republic of Azerbaijan is held by the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan has 125 deputies.


Q15. Tarapur Atomic Power Station is in which of the following Indian state ? 
तारापुर परमाणु ऊर्जा स्टेशन निम्नलिखित में से किस भारतीय राज्यों में है?
(a) Odisha/ओडिशा
(b) Rajasthan/राजस्थान
(c) Tamil Nadu/तमिल नाडू
(d) Maharashtra/महाराष्ट्र
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Ans.(d)
Sol. Tarapur Atomic Power Station (T.A.P.S.) is located in Tarapur, Maharashtra, India. With a total capacity of 1400 MW, Tarapur is the largest nuclear power station in India.


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