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Basic GK Questions with Answers for Competitive Exams

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GK Questions

Q.61 In the Battle of Wandiwash, the English defeated

(A) the Dutch

(B) the French

(C) the Portuguese

(D) None of these

Ans .   B

Q.62 Indian Navy Act was passed on

(A) 1921

(B) 1925

(C) 1927

(D) 1930

Ans .   C

Q.63 The first president of the Republic of India was

(A) V.V.Giri

(B) Zakir Hussain

(C) Dr.Radhakrishnan

(D) Dr.Rajendra Prasad

Ans .   D

Q.64 The first ruler of the Pala dynasty was

(A) Gopala

(B) Dharmapala

(C) Bhaskaravarman

(D) None of these

Ans .   A

Q.65 The first to establish regular trade with India was

(A) Dutch

(B) Portuguese

(C) French

(D) English

Ans .   B

Q.66 The king of Kalinga in the Maurya period was

(A) Simuka

(B) Kharavela

(C) Kuvishka

(D) Kanishka

Ans .   B

Q.67 Sea route in India was discovered by

(A) Columbus

(B) Amundsen

(C) Vasco–da–Gama

(D) None of these

Ans .   C

Q.68 The treaty of Seringapatnam was between Cornwallis and

(A) Haider Ali

(B) Chand Bibi

(C) Tipu Sultan

(D) Nizam of Hyderabad

Ans .   C

Q.69 The Mauryan dynasty was overthrown by

(A) Kanishka

(B) Harsha

(C) Samudragupta

(D) Pushyamitra Sunga

Ans .   D

Q.70 Who among the following was not an exponent of the Bhakti movement?

(A) Shankaracharya

(B) Nanak

(C) Ramananda

(D) Kabir

Ans .   A

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