G.S Quiz 20 July 2016 (English)
By: D.K. Choudhary
Q.1 Yavanika or curtain was introduced in Indian theatre by which of the following? (SSC 2000)
(1) Shakas (2) Parthians
(3) Greeks (4) Kushans
Ans. (3)
Q.2 Who started the Saka Era which is still used by the government of India? (SSC 2000)
(1) Kanishka (2) Vikramaditya
(3) Samudra Gupta (4) Ashoka
Ans. (1)
Q.3 The wailing wall is situated in? (SSC 2002)
(1) Berlin (2) Beijing
(3) Jerusalem (4) Tel Aviv
Ans. (3)
Q.4 Which of the following is not a religion developed in ancient time (i.e in B.C)? (SSC 2002)
(1) Shintoism (2) Zorostrianism
(3) Islam (4) Taoism
Ans. (3)
Q.5 Who among the following is renowned in the field of painting? (SSC 2000)
(1) Praveen Sultana (2) Prof. T. N. Krishnan
(3) Tam Kinkar (4) Raja Ravi Varma
Ans. (4)
Q.6 Le Corbusier, the architect of Chandigarh was a national of? (SSC 2001)
(1) The Netherlands (2) Portugal
(3) U.K (4) France
Ans. (4)
Q.7 The four largest planets of the solar system in decreasing size are? (SSC 2008)
(1) Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn and Uranus
(2) Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune
(3) Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
(4) Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn and Neptune
Ans. (3)
Q.8 The number of staellites of the planet is Mercury is? (SSC 2008)
(1) 0 (2) 1
(3) 2 (4) 16
Ans. (1)
Q.9 Which of the following uplands is not a part of the Telangana Plateau? (SSC 2005)
(1) Aravalli (2) Western Ghat
(3) Eastern Ghat (4) Satpura
Ans. (1)
Q.10 Where are the Saltora Ranges located? (SSC 2005)
(1) Ladakh (2) Along the Vindhyas
(3) Part of the Karakoram Ranges (4) Part of the Western Ghats
Ans. (3)
