14) Basic General Knowledge Questions - Part 14

This Section  Consists of 15 basic general knowledge questions.

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1. Which among the following is the correct ratio of length and breadth of National Flag of India?

(A)3:2
(B)4:3
(C)16:9
(D)5:3




2. The 1896 session of Indian National Congress is best known for which among the following?

(A)India's national song was sung for the first time
(B)India's national anthem was sung for the first time
(C)India's tricolor flag was hoisted for the first time
(D)None of the above



3. Which among the following was the correct title of National Anthem of India, when it was originally penned by Rabindranath Tagore?

(A)Jana Gana Mana
(B)Bharat Bhagya
(C)Bharat Bhagya Vidhata
(D)Bharat Vidhata



4. In which year and at which place, India's national anthem was sung for the first time?

(A)1911, Kolkata
(B)1912, Lucknow
(C)1911, Ahmedabad
(D)1913, Delhi



5. Which among the following building built by Shah Jahan at Agra is similar in pattern of the Saint Basil's Cathedral in Moscow?

(A)Taj Mahal
(B)Agra Fort
(C)Pearl Mosque
(D)Shah Jahani Mahal




6. Plassey, which is famous for the Battle of Plassey, is located in which among the following current states of India?

(A)West Bengal
(B)Bihar
(C)Chhattisgarh
(D)Jharkhand



7. The infamous Third Battle of Panipat was fought between which among the following belligerents?

(A)British and Marathas
(B)Mughals and Marathas
(C)Afghans and British
(D)Marathas and Afghans



8. The year 1576, is famous for which among the following battles?

(A)Battle of Talikota
(B)Battle of Haldighati
(C)Battle of Gagron
(D)Battle of Khargaon



9. Huen Tsang, had visited the court of which among the following rulers?

(A)Harshavardhana
(B)Chandragupta Maurya
(C)Asoka
(D)Pulkesin II



10. The famous Vidyasagar Setu is located in which among the following cities?

(A)Patna
(B)Kolkata
(C)Bhagalpur
(D)Lucknow




11. Ranjit Sagar Dam (Thein dam) is a gigantic Multipurpose River valley Project on which among the following rivers?

(A)Ravi
(B)Sutlej
(C)Beas
(D)Ghagghar



12. Which among the following scientists is known for laws of planetary motion?

(A)Newton
(B)Galileo
(C)Johannes Kepler
(D)Faraday



13. The name of Robert Watson-Watt is associated with which among the following inventions?

(A)Steam Engine
(B)Electric Bulb
(C)Radar
(D)Microwaves



14. Which among the following is also known as Dog Star?

(A)Alpha Centauri
(B)Proxima centauri
(C)Sirius
(D)Aludra



15. Among the Old names of the countries, which of the following was known as Upper Volta?

(A)Malawi
(B)Tanzania
(C)Ghana
(D)Burkina Faso