Gpsc solved paper part-2
30. Which architect designed the city of Chandigarh ?
(A) Edwin Lutyens
(B) Le Corbusier
(C) Charles Correa
(D) Herbert Baker
Ans. (B) Le Corbusier
31. Peter Parker is the original name of which fictional superhero ?
(A) Phantom
(B) Batman
(C) Superman
(D) Spiderman
Ans. (D) Spiderman
32. Which planet is referred Morning Star as well as Evening Star ?
(A) Mars
(B) Venus
(C) Jupiter
(D) Mercury
Ans. (B) Venus
33. Lumbini, the birth place of Gautam Budhdha, is in which present country ?
(A) Bhutan
(B) Nepal
(C) India
(D) Bangladesh
Ans. (B) Nepal
34. Who was the first indian woman to scale the Mount Everest ?
(A) Bachendri Pal
(B) Santosh Yadav
(C) Kalpana Chawla
(D) Kiran Bedi
Ans. (A) Bachendri Pal
35. Which is not a part of our parliament ?
(A) President
(B) Lok Sabha
(C) Rajya Sabha
(D) Supreme Court
Ans. (D) Supreme Court
36. What is aquaphobia, also referred as hydrophobia, the fear of ?
(A) Water
(B) Height
(C) Darkness
(D) Thunder
Ans. (A) Water
37. Which freedom fighter authored the book Discovery of India ?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Bal Gangadhr Tilak
(C) Rabindra Nath Tagore
(D) Jawaharlal Nehru
Ans. (D) Jawaharlal Nehru
38. To commemorate his conquest of the Ranthambhor fort and Khandesh in Gujarat, which Mughal ruler built Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri ?
(A) Babur
(B) Akbar
(C) Jahangir
(D) Shahjahan
Ans. (B) Akbar
39. Which is the principal ore of Mercury ?
(A) Galena
(B) Bauxite
(C) Cinnabar
(D) Hematite
Ans. (C) Cinnabar
40. Where is the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) situated ?
(A) New Delhi
(B) Ahmedabad
(C) Bengaluru
(D) Bhubaneshwar
Ans. (C) Bengaluru
41. What is the motto of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) ?
(A) Veerta Aur Vivek
(B) Bharat Mata Ki Jai
(C) Vayam Rakshaamah
(D) Ekta Aur Anushasan
Ans. (D) Ekta Aur Anushasan
42. Nifty is the main share index of which stock exchange ?
(A) BSE
(B) NSE
(C) NYSE
(D) NASDAQ
Ans. (B) NSE
43. Which planet is nearest to Sun ?
(A) Venus
(B) Mercury
(C) Earth
(D) Mars
Ans. (B) Mercury
44. According to Mahabahrat, who was Abhimanyu’s mother ?
(A) Draupadi
(B) Ulupi
(C) Chitrangada
(D) Subhadra
Ans. (D) Subhadra
45. What is the boundary line demarcating India and Pakistan known as ?
(A) Radcliffe Line
(B) McMahon Line
(C) Durand Line
(D) Curzon Line
Ans. (A) Radcliffe Line
46. The name of which Indian classical dance style, originated in north India, literally means ‘Story Teller’ ?
(A) Odissi
(B) Kuchipudi
(C) Kathak
(D) Bharatanatyam
Ans. (C) Kathak
47. Jama Masjid at Delhi, the largest in India, was built by which Mughal emperor ?
(A) Akbar
(B) Jahangir
(C) Shahjahan
(D) Aurangzeb
Ans. (C) Shahjahan
48. Which renowned vocalist was awarded Bharat Ratna in 2008 ?
(A) Lata Mangeshkar
(B) Pt. Bhimsen Joshi
(C) Gangubai Hangal
(D) Pt. Ravi Shankar
Ans. (B) Pt. Bhimsen Joshi
49. The Althing, the oldest functioning legislative assembly in world, is the parliament of which country ?
(A) Iceland
(B) France
(C) Japan
(D) Israel
Ans. (A) Iceland
50. To measure hardness of minerals, which scale is used ?
(A) Kelvin
(B) Richter
(C) Mohs
(D) Mercalli
Ans. (C) Mohs
51. Out of four Hindu Dhams, three are dedicated to lord Vishnu & one to lord Shiva. Which one is dedicated to lord Shiva ?
(A) Puri
(B) Dwarka
(C) Badrinath
(D) Rameshwaram
Ans. (D) Rameshwaram
52. By mixing equal amount of Blue and Yellow colours, which colour will result ?
(A) Green
(B) Purple
(C) Orange
(D) Brown
Ans. (A) Green
53. Which freedom fighter is also known as Lokmanya ?
(A) Gopal Krishan Gokhle
(B) Jai Praksha Narain
(C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(D) Lala Lajpat Rai
Ans. (C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
54. By how many hours Indian Standard Time (IST) is ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) ?
(A) 4:00 Hours
(B) 4:30 Hours
(C) 5:00 Hours
(D) 5:30 Hours
Ans. (D) 5:30 Hours
55. Crescograph, a device for measuring growth in plants, was invented by which Indian scientist ?
(A) Jagadish Chandra Bose
(B) Satyendra Nath Bose
(C) Jayant Narlikar
(D) Meghnad Saha
Ans. (A) Jagadish C