Quiz on GK
1. Amitabh
Bachchan was recently conferred with the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke. Award .
Who among the following was the first recipient of the award?
a.
Prithviraj Kapoor
b. Devika
rani
c. Sohrab
Modi
d. Naushad
2. The
famous Mughal painting, depicting
Jahangir embracing the Safavid King Shah
Abbas, was painted by which one of the following Mughal painters?
a. Abd
al-samad
b. Abul
hasan
c. Dasavant
d. Bishan
Das
3. which of the following statements about
'Mughal Mansab' system are
correct?
1. 'Zat'
rank was indicator of a Mansabdar’s
position in the imperial
hierarchy and the salary of the Mansabdar .
2. ‘Sawar’
rank indicated the number of horsemen
the Mansabdar was required to maintain.
3. In the
seventeenth century, Mansabdars holding 1000 or above ‘Sawar’ rank were designated
as Noble (Umraa).
Select the
correct answer using the code given below.
a. 1 and 2
only
b. 1 and 3
only
c. 2 and 3
only
d. 1, 2 and
3
4. Which one
of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
a.
Kadapa-kar: rocky wasteland
b. Nankei:
wet fie;ds
c. Punkai:
Dry fields
d. Tottakal:
Garden lands
5. Which of
the following rulers were identified
through matronymics names derived
from that of the mother) ?
a. Mallas of Pava
b. Videhas
of Mithila
c. Yaudheyas
d.
Satavahanas
6. Which of
the following statements about the famous text of Panchatantra is correct?
a. It is a
philosophical text that reflecting the
debates of the time and refuting rival positions.
b. It is a
text ushering in linguistics as a formal science.
c. It is a
text considering developments in various spheres of natural sciences.
d. It
is a
text showing through
illustration of what should and should not be done
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