Quiz 270 Miscellaneous for All Examinations

1.On which of the following the weight of a person will be minimum ?
(A)Venus
(B)Mars
(C)Moon
(D)Mercury
(E)Saturn

2.Who among the following is associated with a famous play Halla Bol ?
(A)Amrita pritam
(B)Jaspal Bhatti
(C)Safdar Hashmi
(D)Bhishm Sahni
(E)Uma Shankar Joshi

3.Which among the following is the science dealing with Colors?
(A)Optics
(B)Chromatics
(C)Ophthalmology
(D)Otology
(E)None of them

4.How Kumbh mela is organised in India?
(A)Every 4 years at 3 locations
(B)Every 12 years at 4 locations
(C)Every 3 years at 4 locations
(D)Every 4 years at 4 locations
(E)None of them

Kumbha (Kumbha means pot) Mela is a sacred Hindu pilgrimage that takes place at the following four locations of India
Prayag (near the city of Allahabad, in the state of Uttar Pradesh) at the confluence of three rivers Ganga (Ganges), Yamuna and Saraswati
Haridwar (in the state of Uttarakhand) where the river Ganga enters the plains from Himalayas
Ujjain (in Madhya Pradesh), on the banks of Ksipra river, and
Nasik (in Maharashtra) on the banks of Godavari river.
The pilgrimage occurs four times every twelve years, once at each of the four locations. Each twelve-year cycle includes the Maha (great) Kumbha Mela at Prayag, attended by millions of people, making it the largest pilgrimage gathering around the world.

5.During whose reign among the following the Mahayan emerged ?
(A)Asoka
(B)kanishka
(C)Samudra Gupta
(D)Harsha
(E)None of them

6.During tenure of which of the following all high Indian officials were dismissed and all posts worth more than £500 a year were reserved for Europeans?
(A)Lord Dalhousie
(B)Lord Curzon
(C)Lord Wellesley
(D)Lord Cornwallis
(E)None of them

7.Where was the fourth Buddhist Council held?
(A)Kapilvastu
(B)Kashmir
(C)Sarnath
(D)Bodhgaya
(E)None of them

8.Which among the following suspended the Non cooperation movement?
(A)Jallianwala Bagh Incident
(B)Chauri Chaura Incidence
(C)Peterloo massacre of 1819,
(D)All of them
(E)None of them

9.Which among the following kingdom in South India was known for an excellent Navy ?
(A)Pandyas
(B)Cholas
(C)Pallavas
(D)Chalukyas
(E)None of them

10.During whose reign Gandhāran style of art flourished?
(A)Gupta
(B)Huna
(C)Satvahana
(D)Kushana
(E)Rastrakuta

11.Along which of the following lines is located the Wagah Border?
(A)Durand Line
(B)McMohan line
(C)Sir Creek Line
(D)Radcliffe Line
(E)None of them

12.What is the maximum period a parliament may not meet for ?
(A)Six months
(B)One year
(C)Two Years
(D)4 Months
(E)None of them

13.Which among the following is correct regarding the alkaline battery ?
(A)Negative terminal made of Zinc Powder and Positive terminal made of Manganese dioxide & electrolyte is KOH
(B)Negative terminal made of Manganese dioxide and Positive terminal made of Zinc powder & electrolyte KOH
(C)Negative terminal made of Zinc Powder and Positive terminal made of Manganese dioxide & Electrolyte is Ammonium Chloride
(D)Negative terminal made of Manganese dioxide and Positive terminal made of Zinc powder & electrolyte Ammonium Chloride
(E)None of them

14.In which type of rocks the Fossil Fuel can be found?
(A)Igneous Rocks
(B)Sedimentary Rocks
(C)Metamorphic Rocks
(D)All of them
(E)None of them

15.Which among the following statements is incorrect regarding Ajanta Caves?
(A)Paintings of Padmapani and Vajrapani have been found in Ajanta
(B)These caves are part of UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 1983
(C)These paintings are Buddhist , Jain and Hinduism religious art
(D)They were rediscovered in 1819
(E)All are correct statements

16.Ayodhya temples are located on the banks of which of the following rivers ?
(A)Saryu
(B)Ganga
(C)Yamuna
(D)Gomti
(E)None of them

17.In which of the following direction we can find the evening star?
(A)East
(B)West
(C)North
(D)South
(E)North Pole

18.Which among the following is an impact of heavy rainfall on soil?
(A)It decreases acidity and decreases fertility
(B)It increases alkalinity and decreases fertility
(C)It decreases alkalinity and decreases fertility
(D)It reduces the fertility
(E)None of the above

19.Which among the following Urdu Poets / song writer was not from India?
(A)Sahir ludhianavi
(B)Yusuf Ali Kechery
(C)Faiz Ahmed Faiz
(D)Kaifi Azmi
(E)Mehboob

20.On which of the planets / satellites the weight of a person will be maximum?
(A)Moon
(B)Earth
(C)Jupiter
(D)Saturn
(E)Mars