Basic GK Practice Question and Answer

Q:

Purushpur is another name of which of the following?

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    Pataliputra
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    Punjab
    Correct
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  • 3
    Peshawar
    Correct
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  • 4
    Patna
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Answer : 3. "Peshawar"

Q:

Who started the Surveillance of India Society in 1905?

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    Gopalakrishna Gokhale
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  • 2
    Mahatma Gandhi
    Correct
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  • 3
    Motilal Nehru
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  • 4
    Lokmanya Tilak
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Answer : 1. "Gopalakrishna Gokhale"

Q: A girl introduced a boy as the son of the daughter of the father of her uncle. The boy is girl's ? 1981 0

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    Son
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    Brother
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    Cousin
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    Nephew
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Answer : 2. "Brother"
Explanation :

Answer: B) Brother Explanation: Brother Justification: Daughter of uncle's father -- Uncle's sister -- Mother; Mother's son -- Brother.

Q:

The Rise and Growth of Economic Nationalism in India was written by -

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    Partha Sarthi Gupta
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  • 2
    S. Gopal
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  • 3
    B. R. Nanda
    Correct
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  • 4
    Bipin Chandra
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Answer : 4. "Bipin Chandra"

Q:

Which is the largest saltwater lake in the world?

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    Caspian Sea
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  • 2
    Vaughan Lake
    Correct
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  • 3
    Lake Michigan
    Correct
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  • 4
    Lake Baikal
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Answer : 1. "Caspian Sea"

Q:

Who is empowered to declare National Emergency?

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    Prime Minister of India
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    President of India
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    Governors of State
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  • 4
    Parliament
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Answer : 2. "President of India"

Q:

What was the name of Pabuji's father?

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    Surajmal
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    Dhandhal Ji
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  • 3
    Jaimal
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Tahadji
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Answer : 2. "Dhandhal Ji"
Explanation :

1. Pabuji was born in 1239 AD in Kolu (present-day Barmer, Rajasthan). His father's name was Dhandhalji Rathore. Dhandhalji Rathore had four children, out of which he had two sons and two daughters. His sons' names were Pabuji and Bura and his daughters' names were Sona and Pema.

2. According to historian Muhannaut Nainasi, great poet Modji Ashiya and regional people, Pabuji Rathod was born from the womb of an Apsara. According to him, Pabuji's birthplace was a village named Juna in Khari Khabar, 8 miles ahead of the present Barmer city.

3. Pabuji's place of worship is in Kolu (Phalodi). Their fair is also held here in Kolu every year. Because he got up in the middle of his marriage and went to save the cows, he is shown in the groom's clothes. His symbol is popular in the form of a horse rider with a spear in his hand.

4. The villagers consider Pabuji to be the incarnation of Lakshman ji and worship him as a folk deity. People also worship Pabuji as the god of camels.

Q:

When is International Wetland Day celebrated every year?

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    1 February
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  • 2
    2 February
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  • 3
    3 February
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    4 February
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Answer : 2. "2 February"

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