Common Entrance Exams : Test 9 : Most Repeated Important GK Questions
1. Who was the founder of the Maurya Dynasty ? āĻŽā§ā§°ā§āĻ¯ āĻŦāĻāĻļā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻĒāĻ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) Ashoka / āĻ āĻļā§āĻã B) Bindusara / āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻ¸āĻžā§°ã C) Chandragupta Maurya / āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ā§°āĻā§āĻĒā§āĻ¤ āĻŽā§ā§°ā§āĻ¯ã D) Vikramaditya / āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§ā§°āĻŽāĻžāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯
Ans: C) Chandragupta Maurya / āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ā§°āĻā§āĻĒā§āĻ¤ āĻŽā§ā§°ā§āĻ¯
Explanation: Chandragupta Maurya founded the Maurya Dynasty around 322 BCE. (āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ā§°āĻā§āĻĒā§āĻ¤ āĻŽā§ā§°ā§āĻ¯āĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ ā§Šā§¨ā§¨ āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŦāĻ¤ āĻŽā§ā§°ā§āĻ¯ āĻŦāĻāĻļ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻž āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤)
2. Who defeated Prithviraj Chauhan at the Second Battle of Tarain ? āĻ¤ā§°āĻžāĻāĻ¨ā§° āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¯ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻĨā§āĻŦā§ā§°āĻžāĻ āĻā§āĻšāĻžāĻ¨āĻ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻĒā§°āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) Mahmud of Ghazni / āĻāĻāĻ¨ā§ā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻšāĻŽā§āĻĻã B) Muhammad Ghori / āĻŽāĻšāĻŽā§āĻŽāĻĻ āĻā§ā§°ā§ã C) Genghis Khan / āĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ¨ã D) Timur Lang / āĻ¤āĨā¤Žā§ā§° āĻ˛āĻ
Ans: B) Muhammad Ghori / āĻŽāĻšāĻŽā§āĻŽāĻĻ āĻā§ā§°ā§
Explanation: Muhammad Ghori defeated Prithviraj Chauhan in the Second Battle of Tarain in 1192 CE. (ā§§ā§§ā§¯ā§¨ āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤ āĻ¤ā§°āĻžāĻāĻ¨ā§° āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¯ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻ¤ āĻŽāĻšāĻŽā§āĻŽāĻĻ āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĒā§āĻĨā§āĻŦā§ā§°āĻžāĻ āĻā§āĻšāĻžāĻ¨āĻ āĻĒā§°āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤)
3. Who built the famous Moti Masjid in Agra ? āĻāĻā§ā§°āĻžā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ āĻŽāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻŽāĻāĻāĻŋāĻĻ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻāĻ¨ āĻŽā§āĻāĻ˛ āĻ¸āĻŽā§ā§°āĻžāĻā§ āĻ¨āĻŋā§°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻā§°āĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) Humayun / āĻšā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ¨ã B) Jahangir / āĻāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻāĻā§ā§°ã C) Shah Jahan / āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¨ã D) Aurangzeb / āĻā§°āĻāĻā§ā§ą
Ans: C) Shah Jahan / āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¨
Explanation: The famous Moti Masjid inside Agra Fort was built by Shah Jahan. (āĻāĻā§ā§°āĻž āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻā§° āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§°āĻ¤ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ āĻŽāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻŽāĻāĻāĻŋāĻĻāĻā§ āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋā§°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻā§°āĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤)
4. The East India Company was founded by whom ? āĻāĻˇā§āĻ āĻāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻž āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) Merchants of London / āĻ˛āĻŖā§āĻĄāĻ¨ā§° āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻ¸āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ¸āĻāĻ˛ã B) British Government / āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻā§°āĻāĻžā§°ã C) British Army / āĻŦā§ā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¨ā§ã D) None of the above / āĻāĻĒā§°ā§° āĻāĻāĻžāĻ āĻ¨āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ
Ans: A) Merchants of London / āĻ˛āĻŖā§āĻĄāĻ¨ā§° āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻ¸āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ¸āĻāĻ˛
Explanation: The English East India Company was established in 1600 under a royal charter granted by Queen Elizabeth I. (āĻāĻā§°āĻžāĻ āĻāĻˇā§āĻ āĻāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§ ā§§ā§Ŧā§Ļā§Ļ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¤ ā§°āĻžāĻŖā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻāĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŦā§āĻĨā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻž ā§°āĻžāĻāĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻ¤āĻŋāĻĒāĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§° āĻā§°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻž āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤)
5. In which year did the Quit India Movement begin ? āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻā§°āĻŽā§āĻ āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) 1931ã B) 1938ã C) 1940ã D) 1942
Ans: D) 1942 / ā§§ā§¯ā§Ēā§¨ āĻāĻ¨
Explanation: Mahatma Gandhi launched the Quit India Movement on 8 August 1942. (āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻž āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ ā§§ā§¯ā§Ēā§¨ āĻāĻ¨ā§° ā§Ž āĻāĻāĻˇā§āĻāĻ¤ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻ˛āĻ¨ā§° āĻāĻšā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤)
6. What is the smallest planet in our Solar System ? āĻāĻŽāĻžā§° āĻ¸ā§ā§°āĻāĻāĻ¤ā§° āĻāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻā§ āĻ¸ā§°ā§ āĻā§ā§°āĻšāĻā§ āĻāĻŋ ?
A) Mercury / āĻŦā§āĻ§ã B) Pluto / āĻĒā§āĻ˛ā§āĻā§ã C) Venus / āĻļā§āĻā§ā§°ã D) Neptune / āĻ¨ā§āĻĒāĻā§āĻ¨
Ans: A) Mercury / āĻŦā§āĻ§
Explanation: Mercury is the smallest of the eight recognised planets. Pluto is classified as a dwarf planet. (āĻŦā§āĻ§ āĻ¸ā§ā§°āĻāĻāĻ¤ā§° āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ āĻāĻž āĻā§ā§°āĻšā§° āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§°āĻ¤ āĻāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻā§ āĻ¸ā§°ā§āĨ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ˛ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻā§ā§°āĻšāĨ¤)
7. What is the McMahon Line ? āĻŽā§āĻāĻŽā§āĻšāĻ¨ ā§°ā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻŋ ?
A) Line dividing the South China Sea and Pacific Ocean / āĻĻāĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻŖ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻžāĻā§° āĻā§°ā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻ¸āĻžāĻā§°āĻ āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻ āĻā§°āĻž ā§°ā§āĻāĻž
B) Line dividing Australia and New Zealand / āĻ āĻˇā§āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻā§°ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻŖā§āĻĄāĻ āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻ āĻā§°āĻž ā§°ā§āĻāĻž
C) Boundary line between India and China / āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ āĻā§°ā§ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻā§° āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋā§°ā§āĻ§āĻžā§°āĻŖāĻāĻžā§°ā§ ā§°ā§āĻāĻž
D) Boundary line between the USA and Canada / āĻāĻŽā§ā§°āĻŋāĻāĻž āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻĄāĻžā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻā§° āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻž
Ans: C) Boundary line between India and China / āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ āĻā§°ā§ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻā§° āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻž
Explanation: The McMahon Line marks the boundary between India and Tibet in the eastern sector of the India–China border. (āĻŽā§āĻāĻŽā§āĻšāĻ¨ ā§°ā§āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤-āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§° āĻĒā§āĻŦ āĻ āĻāĻļāĻ¤ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ āĻā§°ā§ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻŦāĻ¤ā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻā§° āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋā§°ā§āĻ§āĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤)
8. Which of the following rivers is the longest ? āĻ¤āĻ˛ā§° āĻā§āĻ¨āĻāĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻĻā§ āĻāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ˛ ?
A) Nile / āĻ¨ā§āĻ˛ āĻ¨āĻĻã B) Mississippi / āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻĒāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻĻã C) Amazon / āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻĻã D) Missouri / āĻŽāĻŋāĻā§ā§°ā§ āĻ¨āĻĻ
Ans: A) Nile / āĻ¨ā§āĻ˛ āĻ¨āĻĻ
Explanation: The Nile is traditionally recognised as the world's longest river, although some studies argue that the Amazon may be longer, depending on how river sources are measured. (āĻ¨ā§āĻ˛ āĻ¨āĻĻāĻ āĻĒā§°āĻŽā§āĻĒā§°āĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻāĻžā§ąā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦā§° āĻāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ˛ āĻ¨āĻĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻŖā§āĻ¯ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻ ā§ąāĻļā§āĻ¯ā§, āĻ¨āĻĻā§ā§° āĻā§āĻ¸ āĻ¨āĻŋā§°ā§āĻ§āĻžā§°āĻŖā§° āĻĒāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸ā§°āĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ āĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ˛ āĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤)
9. What is the capital of Austria ? āĻ āĻˇā§āĻā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžā§° ā§°āĻžāĻāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋ ?
(A) Algiers / āĻāĻ˛āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžā§°ā§āĻã (B) Brussels / āĻŦā§ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻ˛āĻã (C) Vienna / āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ¨āĻžã (D) Venice / āĻā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ
Ans: (C) Vienna / āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ¨āĻž
Explanation: Vienna is the capital of Austria. āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ¨āĻž āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻ āĻˇā§āĻā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžā§° ā§°āĻžāĻāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĨ¤
10. What is the largest creature in the world ? āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§ā§° āĻāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻā§ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻŖā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŋ ?
(A) Dinosaur / āĻĄāĻžāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻā§°ã (B) Blue whale / āĻ¨ā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻ¤āĻŋāĻŽāĻŋã (C) Mountain lion / āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŖā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ã (D) Grizzly bear / āĻā§ā§°āĻŋāĻāĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻ
Ans: (B) Blue whale / āĻ¨ā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻ¤āĻŋāĻŽāĻŋ
Explanation: The blue whale is the largest known animal on Earth. (āĻ¨ā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻ¤āĻŋāĻŽāĻŋ āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§ā§° āĻāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻā§ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§° āĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¤ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻŖā§āĨ¤)