Quiz 604: GK Questions for Civil Services Exams April 6, 2012 1. Rajarajesvaram temple, which was built exactly 1,000 years ago by emperor Rajaraja Chola I, the greatest monarch of the Chola dynasty in 1010 is devoted to which of the following deities?IndraVishnuShivaRama2. Who among the following were also known as Tocharians?KushanasHunasGreeksShakas3. Who among the following was the Russia born Buddhist Monk in Tibet was a study partner and close associate of the 13th Dalai Lama?Dashi-Dorzho ItigilovAgvan DorzhievAnton BatagovTingdzin Dokshit4. Some countries like Switzerland and Norway have opted out of the EU. Why these countries don’t join EU? Because these countries have closed economies Because the Government in these countries is socialistic and majority of the trade is controlled by Government Because people there don’t want to be a part of EU Because these countries have only bilateral treaties with all multinational organizations Choose the correct option:Only 1 & 2Only 2 & 3Only 3Only 3 & 45. Consider the following statements in context with New Start Treaty: Under the New Start treaty each side is allowed a maximum of 1,550 warheads. This is about 30% lower than the figure of 2,200 that each side was meant to reach by 2012 under the Start treaty (as revised in the 2002 Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty). Each country is allowed, in total, no more than 700 deployed intercontinental ballistic missiles, submarine-launched ballistic missiles, and heavy bombers equipped for nuclear arms. Which among the above are the provisions of the NewSTART Treaty?Only 1Only 1 & 2Only 2 & 31, 2 & 36. Which of the following bodies in India were established via a parliamentary act in India? Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Central Board of Film Certification Genetic Engineering Approval Authority Select the correct option from the codes given below:Only 1Only 2Both 1 & 2Neither 1 nor 27. Who among the following was the president of the British Indian Association that was founded in 1851?Radhakant DebDebendranath TagorePrasanna KumarDwarakanath Tagore8. Who among the following is called the father of Nationalism in India?Raja Rammohan RoyBal Gangadhar TilakMahatma GandhiDadabhai Naoroji9. Which among the following organizations published the journal called "The Indian Sociologist"?India HouseGhadar PartyBritish Indian AssociationBerlin Committee10. Who among the following was the founder of the Paris Indian Society?S R RanaBhikaji KamaTaraknathLala HardayalSubmit Test « Previous Next »