G.S Quiz 26 July 2016 (English)
By: D.K. Choudhary
Q.1 What inspired the paintings of Ajanta? (SSC 2001)
(1) Compassionate Buddha (2) Radha Krishan Leela
(3) Jain Thirthankaras (4) Mahabharata encounters
Ans. (1)
Q.2 Who among the following was the first to invade India? (SSC 2001)
(1) Xerxes (2) Alexander
(3) Darius-I (4) Seleucus
Ans. (3)
Q.3 Which among the following is the oldest dynasty? (SSC 2002)
(1) Maurya (2) Gupta
(3) Kushan (4) Kanva
Ans. (1)
Q.4 With which of the following is the classic “Jivaka Chintamani” in Tamil Associated?
(SSC 2002)
(1) Jainism (2) Buddhism
(3) Hinduism (4) Christianity
Ans. (1)
Q.5 The Chinese Nationalist party Kuomintang was found by? (SSC 2002)
(1) Pu—yi (2) Mao Tse—tung
(3) Chiang Kal—shek (4) Sun Yat—sen
Ans. (3)
Q.6 The world’s first drainage system was build by the people of? (SSC 2002)
(1) Egyptian civilization (2) Indus Valley civilization
(3) Chinese civilization (4) Mesopotamian civilization
Ans. (2)
Q.7 The capital of Pakistan till 1959 was? (SSC 2009)
(1) Islamabad (2) Karachi
(3) Lahore (4) Hyderabad
Ans. (2)
Q.8 Who was the chairperson of the Chinese communist party at the time of liberation of china? (SSC 2013)
(1) Zhou Enlai (2) Deng Xiaoping
(3) Mao Zedong (4) Liu Shaoqi
Ans. (3)
Q.9 Who amidst the following is renowned in the field of sculpture? (SSC 2000)
(1) Manjit Bawa (2) Saroja Vaidyanathan
(3) Ram Kinkar (4) Raja Ravi Verma
Ans. (3)
Q.10 Who amidst the following is a distinguished painter? (SSC 2000)
(1) Amrita Shergill (2) N. Rajam
(3) Kamala Dasgupta (4) U. Srinivas
Ans. (1)
