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1. The Vedas are the oldest literature of the Aryans. How many Vedas are there?

Answer: 4
A
3
B
4
C
5
D
6
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There are four Vedas: Rigveda, Samaveda, Yajurveda and Atharvaveda.

2. Chandragupta II was popularly known as

Answer: Vikramaditya
A
Ashoka
B
Samudragupta
C
Vikramaditya
D
None of them
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Gupta emperor Chandragupta II was popularly known as Vikramaditya.

3. Who was the last Mughal king?

Answer: Bahadur Shah Zafar II
A
Aurangzeb
B
Altamash
C
Ghiyas-ud-din Balban
D
Bahadur Shah Zafar II
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Bahadur Shah Zafar II was the last Mughal emperor; he was deposed after the Revolt of 1857.

4. The Cripps Mission led by Sir Stafford Cripps came to India in

Answer: 1942
A
1942
B
1944
C
1946
D
1947
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The Cripps Mission arrived in March 1942 during World War II.

5. Who was the first Speaker of the Lok Sabha of independent India?

Answer: G. V. Mavalankar
A
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
B
G. V. Mavalankar
C
Sarojini Naidu
D
Aruna Asaf Ali
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Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar was the first Speaker of the Lok Sabha.

6. Which celestial body is also known as the Morning Star?

Answer: Venus
A
Alpha Centauri
B
Proxima Centauri
C
Polestar
D
Venus
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Venus is commonly called the Morning Star when visible before sunrise; it is a planet, not a star.

7. Baikal Lake is situated in

Answer: Russia
A
Russia
B
Ethiopia
C
South Africa
D
Switzerland
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Lake Baikal is in Siberia, Russia; it is the world’s deepest freshwater lake.

8. What is the capital of Bhutan?

Answer: Thimphu
A
Thimphu
B
Sang Drup
C
Gangtok
D
Phuntsholing
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The capital of Bhutan is Thimphu.

9. Where is the world’s largest desert lake situated?

Answer: Africa
A
Asia
B
Europe
C
Africa
D
Australia
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The expected answer in this question is Africa; the wording is broad and does not identify a specific lake.

10. The city of Baghdad is situated on the bank of which river?

Answer: Tigris River
A
Tigris River
B
Danube River
C
Tagus River
D
Seine River
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Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, is situated on the Tigris River.

11. Which of the following rivers is known as the Sorrow of Bengal?

Answer: Damodar
A
Hooghly
B
Damodar
C
Teesta
D
Ganga
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The Damodar River was historically called the ‘Sorrow of Bengal’ because of its devastating floods.

12. The New York Stock Exchange is situated in

Answer: Wall Street
A
White House
B
Adam Bridge
C
Wall Street
D
Hollywood
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The New York Stock Exchange is located on Wall Street, New York City.

13. What is the national flower of India?

Answer: Lotus
A
Rose
B
Lily
C
Lotus
D
Marigold
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The national flower of India is the lotus (Nelumbo nucifera).

14. The Jagannath Temple is located in

Answer: Puri
A
Mathura
B
Vrindavan
C
Puri
D
Mount Abu
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The Jagannath Temple is located at Puri, Odisha.

15. Dachigam National Park is situated in

Answer: Jammu and Kashmir
A
Jammu and Kashmir
B
Karnataka
C
Uttarakhand
D
Tamil Nadu
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Dachigam National Park is near Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir; it is known for the Hangul.

16. Which of the following is not a Kharif crop?

Answer: Linseed
A
Rice
B
Linseed
C
Maize
D
Millet
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Linseed is generally a rabi crop; rice, maize and many millets are commonly grown as kharif crops.

17. Who among the following is not a recipient of Bharat Ratna?

Answer: Rabindranath Tagore
A
Rabindranath Tagore
B
Dr. Radhakrishnan
C
Pandit Ravi Shankar
D
C. V. Raman
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Rabindranath Tagore did not receive the Bharat Ratna; the award was instituted in 1954, decades after his death in 1941.

18. What is the capital of Lakshadweep?

Answer: Kavaratti
A
Silvassa
B
Kozhikode
C
Kavaratti
D
Puducherry
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The capital of the Union Territory of Lakshadweep is Kavaratti.

19. The headquarters of Central Railway is situated in

Answer: Mumbai
A
Mumbai
B
Bhopal
C
Bilaspur
D
Gorakhpur
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The headquarters of Central Railway is at Mumbai (Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus).

20. The Armed Forces Medical College is situated in

Answer: Pune
A
Dehradun
B
Ooty
C
Bengaluru
D
Pune
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The Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) is located in Pune, Maharashtra.

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