General knowledge for ssc cgl, bank po, upsc and other government exams

1. The earliest of the holy books of the Hindu is:

A.The Gita

B.The Ramayana

C.The Mahabharata

D.The Veds

Ans: D

2.The relics of the pre-Aryan civilisation have been unearthed at:

A.Taxila

B.Rajgir

C.Indraprashta

D.Mohenjodaro

Ans: D

3.The Aryans came to India from outside and first settled in the:

A.Samatata

B.Pragjyotishpure

C.Punjab

D.Panchala

Ans: C

4. The poetical portion of the Vedas is known as:

A.Brahmana

B.Samhita

C.Aranyaka

D.Upanishada

Ans: B

5.The Vedangas were _______ in number.

A.six

B.four

C.eight

D.ten

Ans: A

6.The earliest Hindus were divied into________Varnas.

A.two

B.four

C.six

D.eight

Ans: B

7.Lord Buddha was born at:

A.Pataliputra

B.Ujjain

C.Rajgriha

D.Lumbini

Ans: D

8.Siddhartha attained his "englightenment" at:

A.Banaras

B.Sarnath

C.Kushinagar

D.Gaya

Ans: D

9.Mahavira was born in a Kshatriya clan of the name of:

A.Shakya

B.Jnatrika

C.Mallas

D.Lichhavis

Ans: B

10.Lumbini the birth place of Lord Buddha is situated in:

A.Bihar

B.Uttar Pradesh

C.Sikkim

D.Nepal

Ans: D

11.The Indian king who opposed Alexander was:

A.Ambhi

B.Porus

C.Dhanananda

D.chandragupta II

Ans: B

12.Alexander conquered the:

A.Punjab

B.Panchala

c.Ayodhya

D.Magadha

Ans: A

13.The French Revolution began in the year

A.1789
B.1790

C.1796

D.1798

Ans: A

14.On his way home Alexander breathed his last at:

A.Taxila

B.Babylon

C.Persipolis

D.Alexander

Ans: B

15.Chandragupta was the scion of the ;

A.Nandas

B.Magadha, the Lichhavis of Vaishali

C.Mauryas of Pippalivana

D.Sakyas of Kapilvastu

Ans: C