General awareness / studies questions and answers - Dec 10, 2014
1. Consider the following statements and identify the right ones.i. In the Rig Vedic period, land was offfered as the most common gift.
ii. The term ‘vis’ doesn’t find any mention in the Rig Veda.
a. i only
b. ii only
c. both
d. none
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d. none
The most common gifts were cows and women slaves. The term ‘ Vis’ is mentioned 170 times in Rig Veda. It was used to mean a tribe.
a. Kalibangan
b. Mohenjodaro
c. Surkotada
d. Lothal
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. Surkotada
Sorkotada has many horse remains, it also has citadel. The Harappan civilization is the period of 1st urbanisation in India.
a. Navdatoli
b. Daimabad
c. Imamgaon
d. Gilund
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d. Gilund
Gilund is also known forthe existence of stone- blade industry. Ahar Culture existed between 2100 and 1500 BC. There are evidences of mud built houses in Gilund.
a. Navdatoli
b. Daimabad
c. Imamgaon
d. Gilund
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b. Daimabad
Daimabad in Godavari Valley is the largest Jorwe site. It was fortified with a mud wall. A lot of bronze goods are recovered from this site.
a. Asteya
b. Aparigriha
c. Satya
d. All the above
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d. All the above
The 5 doctrines of Buddhism are Ahimsa(non-violence), asteya( not steal), aparigriha( not acquire property), satya(truth) and Brahmacharya.
a. Right knowledge
b. Right faith
c. Right action
d. Right determination
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d. Right determination
The concept of Triratnas is given in the Buddhist teachings. It includes right action, right faith and right knowledge.
a. Shravasti
b. Vaishali
c. Varanasi
d. Kaushambi
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a. Shravasti
There were 16 Mahajanapadas that existed in the ancient Indian sub-continent. Koshala was one of the powerful Mahajanapadas.
a. Mahishamati
b. Kaushambi
c. Kushinara
d. Piprahwa
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a. Mahishamati
The kingdom of Avanti had 2 capitals. Ujjain being the northern and the later capital and Mahishamati being the capital of South.
1. Anga - A. Champa
2. Koshala B. Shravasti
3. Mallas - C. Kushinara
4. Magadha D. Rajgir
a. 1A 2C 3D 4B
b. 1A 2B 3C 4D
c. 1D 2B 3C 4A
d. 1C 2B 3A 4D
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b. 1A 2B 3C 4D
There were 16 mahajanapadas in the ancient Indian sub-continent. The popular among them are Magadhas, Angas, Vajjis, Kashi, Koshala, Mallas, Vatsas and Avantis.
i. Kautilya writes that there was no existence of slaves in the Mauryan period.
ii. Megasthenes writes that there was employment of slaves in agriculture in the same period.
a. i only
b. ii only
c. both
d. none
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d. none
Kautilya in Arthashastra has written that there was existence of agricultural slaves whereas Megasthenes in his Indica says there were no slaves in India.
a. 14 States and 6 UTs
b. 16 States and 3 UTs.
c. 14 States and 3 UTs.
d. 16 States and 6 UTs.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b. 16 States and 3 UTs.
The Fazal Ali committee was set up in the year 1953 and it gave its report in the year 1955. It recommended for the creation of 14 States and 3 UTs.
a. Bangalore.
b. Hyderabad.
c. Noida.
d. Mumbai.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a. Bangalore.
Indian Currency Coins are minted only in four places and they are Mumbai, Kolkata, Noida and Hyderabad. One Rupee Currency note and all coins are not given by the RBI.
a. ROM.
b. RAM.
c. CD-ROM.
d. None of these.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a. ROM.
The Permanent memory built in the computer is called ROM. The information in this will not be deleted even after the computer is switched off. RAM is temporary memory.
i. Executive.
ii. Judiciary.
iii. Legislature.
a. Only (i).
b. Only (ii).
c. Only (iii).
d. (i) and (iii).
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d. (i) and (iii).
The Ministers in India are both the members of Executive and Legislature. They are members of executive because they can take important decision and only because they are members of legislature they are member of executive.
i. Ivory.
ii. Gold.
iii. Slaves.
a. Only (i).
b. Only (ii).
c. Only (iii).
d. (i) and (ii).
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d. (i) and (ii).
Europeans penetrated into Africa in 15th century. The items which attracted them initially were Ivory and Gold. Later the trade was converted to slave trade.
