Indian History - The Earliest of the holy books of the Hindus is the

The Earliest of the holy books of the Hindus is the :

A) Gita

B) Ramayana

C) Mahabharata

D) Vedas

Answer : 

Indian Culture - TNPSC Questions 1

Most of the Odissi performance are based on famous 12th Century poem,Geet Govind,written by

A )  Jaidev

B )  Vidyapathi

C )  Chaitanya

D )  None of these

Answer :

Which Of the following States in India is land locked ?

Which Of the following States in India is land locked ?

A ) Orissa

B ) West Bengal

C ) Maharashtra

D )  Haryana

When a traveller crosses the International Date Line from west to east , he will

When a traveller crosses the International Date Line from west to east , he will

A )  lose one day

B ) lose twelve hours

C ) gain twelve hours

D ) gain one day

ANSWER : 

D ) gain one day

Name The largest island in the World ?

Name The largest island in the World ?

A. Greenland

B. Madagascar

C. Great Britain

D. New Guinea

Answer :  A. Greenland
 
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General Knowledge Questions 121 - 150

121.As a tribute to akbar’s organizing ability much remains even today of his:

(A) Civil administration                       (B)army organisation

(C) Religious organisation                              (D) organization of the department of education

122.In the field of religion, Akbar’s greatest contribution was in his:

(A) Founding of a new religion

(B) Expansion of his father’s religion

(C) The buildings of temples and mosques

(D) The religious toleration of his administration

123.in 1576 at the battle of haldighati akbar defeated:

(A) Uday Singh                                                          (B) man Singh

(C) Amar Singh                                                          (D)Pratap singh

124.rani durgawati,the queen of ________ commited sucied to escape disgrace at the hands of the

    moghul army.

(A) Gujarat                                                                  (B) jodhpur

(C) Mewar                                                                   (D) Gondowana

125.Chand sultana,the brave queen of __________ was killed an engagement with the moghul army.

(A) Golkunda                                                              (B) bijapur

(C) Khandesh                                                              (D) Ahmednagar

126.The empire of Akbar was divided into _________ subas.

(A) Seven                                                                    (B) Thirteen

(C) Fifteen                                                              (D) nineteen

127.The mausoleum of akbar at ____ is undoubtly a fine specimen of moghul art.

(A) Secundera                                                       (B)  delhi

(C) Fatehpur                                                                (D) Lahore

128.That akbar was a great builder is evident from his establishment of a new town at:

(A) Ahmednagar                                                         (B) ahmedbad

 (C) Fatehpur Sikri                                           (D) jahanpur

129.The name of the wife of salim,the eldest son of akbar,was:

(A) Banu begum                                                         (B) Meherunnisa

(C) Jahanara                                                                (D) gulbadan begum

130. Shahjahan rebelled against Jahangir because:

(A) Jahangir did not like him

(B) Jahangir wanted to send him away to the deccan

(C) Nurjahan wanted to place shahryar,  her own son-in-law, on the throne of

     delhi

(D) None of the above

131.Suja,the second son of Shajahan, was the ruler of the:

(A) Deccan                                                                  (B) kandhahar

(C) Bengal                                                                   (D) Ahmednagar

132.The eldest son of shajahan was:

(A) Suja                                                                                   (B)  Dara

(C) Murad                                                                               (D) Aurangzeb

133.Shajahan had to remain in captivity for ____  year.

(A) Eight                                                                             (B)  fourteen

(C) Sixteen                                                                              (D)  twenty

134.The name of the dearest wife of shajahan was:

(A)Rausenara                                                                  (B) jahanara

(C) Arjumand banu begum                                                     (D) lutufunnesa

135.The moti masjid was built during the reign of shajahan at:

(A) Shajahanabad                                                                   (B) delhi

 (C) Agrav                                                                               (D)  Lahore

136.The dewan-i-Am and the dewan-i-khas were bu ilt at:

(A) Lucknow                                                             (B) shajahanabad

(C) Jaunpur                                                                 (D) Lahore

137.The peacock throne was caused to be built during the reign of:

(A) Akbar                                                                    (B) the great Jahangir

(C)Shajahan                                                                (D) Aurangzeb

138.Mahabat khan, an afghan mansabdar, rose into rebellion against Jahangir and Nurjahan because:

(A) The emperor wanted to him lead an expedition into andahar

(B) Mahabat khan failed to quell rebellious Shajahan

(C) Mahabat khan got disgusted with the supremacy of queen Nurjahan

(D) He was called upon to lead an expedition into the Deccan

139.To the royal court of Jahangir, james In the king of England, sent an ambassador of the name of”

(A) John Hawkins                                                          (B) William todd

(C) Sir Thomas roe                                                                  (D) Sir walter raleigh

140.The eldest son of Jahangir was:

(A) Khusro                                                                              (B) khurram

(C) Parbhej                                                                        (D) shahryar

141.The reign of Jahangir spread over a period of:

(A) Twenty years                                                                    (B) twenty-two years

(C) Thirty years                                                                       (D) fourty years

142.The reign of shajahan lasted for:

(A) Twenty-nine years                                                            (B)  thirty-one years

(C) Thirty-seven years                                                   (D)  fourty years

143.alamgir was emperor at delhi for ________ years.

(A) Twenty-nine                                                                     (B) thirty-nine

(C) Forty-nine                                                                   (D) fifty-nine

144.aurangzeb re-established the jizya on the Hindus:

(A) Because the moghul exchequer was short of funds

(B) Because he did not like the nonconformists to his religion

(C) Because that was according to the tenets of the Muslim faith

(D) Because the Hindus were inimical to the moghul empire

145.aurangzeb sentenced to death the sikh guru:

(A) Arjun dev                                                                         (B) Hargovind singh

(C) Teg Bahadur                                                                      (D) Govind singh

146.shivaji defeated the moghul general:

(A) Afjal khan                                                                         (B) Dilir khan

(C) Shayesta khan                                                          (D) Murshidkuli khan

147.Shivaji was crowned as an independent king at:

(A) Surat                                                                                 (B) Poona

(C) Raigarh                                                                       (D) Singhagarh

148.Aurangzeb failed to defeat shivaji because the:

(A) Moghul army grew unmanageable

(B) Marathas were expert in guerrilla warfare

(C) Moghuls had no navy

(D) Moghul generals were treacherous

149.The last of the moghul emperor was:

(A)Jahandar shah                                                                    (B) shah alam11

(C) Alamgir11                                                                         (D) bahadur shah11

150.The founder of the dynasty of the peshwas was:

(A) Balaji Biswanath                                                    (B) baji rao

(C)  Balaji baji rao                                                                   (D) shambhaji

In a certain code, LABOUR is written K How is CANDID written in that code?

In a certain code, LABOUR is written K How is CANDID written in that code?

TNPSC GROUP II 2013 QUESTION

(A) DBOEJE

(B) BBMCHC

(C) BBMEHE

(D) DZOCJC

TNPSC GROUP II 2013 QUESTION

The Green Rural Housing Scheme of Tamil Nadu is powered by House

The Green Rural Housing Scheme of Tamil Nadu is powered by House

(A) Wind energy

(B) Solar energy

(C) Hydro-Thermal energy

(D) Nuclear energy