Academic Year 2023-24

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General Awareness

1. Important Indian freedom fighters and their contributions:

A. Mahatma Gandhi - Father of the Nation, Civil activist in South Africa,
Salt Satyagraha, Nonviolence, Civil disobedience,
Quit India Movement.
Dr.B.R.Ambedkar - Father of Constitution, First Law Minister of India.
Dr.Rajendra Praasad - First President of the Republic of India, Leader
from Bihar.
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel - Actively participated in the Civil Disobedience
Movement and Quit India Movement, Unified
India.
Jawaharlal Nehru - First Prime Minister of India.
Bhagat Singh - Most influential revolutionary, threw a bomb in
the Central Legislative Assembly.
Pingali Venkayya - Designer of our National Flag.
Chandra Shekahar Azad - Reorganized the Hindustan Republican
Association under its new name of Hindustan
Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) after
The death of its founder.
Subhash Chandra Bose - Founder of the Indian National Army.
2. Who wrote the book Poverty and Un-British Rule in India.
A. Dadabhai Naoroji
3. Gandhiji was the staunch supporter of:
A. Cottage Industries.

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4. Which incident in the history of Indian Freedom Movement made Tagore angry and
made him renounce his knighthood?
A. Jallianwala Bhag Massacre.
5. Who granted the East Indian Company the sole right to trade with the East?
A. Queen Elizabeth 1
6. When was the first hunger strike to settle disputes between the mill owners of
Ahmedabad and the workers?
A. Ahmedabad Mill Strike 1918.
7. The Slave Dynasty was founded by.
A. Qutubuddin Aibak in 1206 AD.
8. The position of standing facing Mecca during Namaz is known as:
A. Qibla.
9. In olden days Kharaj was a type of tax on:
A. Cultivation.
10. Six great Mughal Emperors and their tenure:
A.
S.No Name of the Emperor Tenure
1. Babur 1526 – 1530
2. Humayun 1530-1540 & 1555-
1556
3. Akbar 1556-1605
4. Jahangir 1605-1627
5. Shah Jahan 1627-1658
6. Aurangzeb 1658-1707
11. Who introduced Persian style of architecture to India?
A. Babur.
12. The emperor who ascended the throne at 13 years of age was:
A. Akbar.
13. The name of the residence of Mughal Emperors in Delhi was:
A. The Red Fort.
14. Which ruler was insulted by Aurangzeb?

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A. Shivaji.
15. Religious biographies are called.
A. Hagiography.
16. New script introduced by Guru Gobind was termed as:
A. Gurmukhi.
17. Who was given the title of Viceroy?
A. Governor General.
18. Who wrote the book ‘First War of Independence’?
A. V.D.Savarkar.
19. Child Marriage Restrain Act was passed in the year.
A. 1829.
20. The Arya Samaj was founded by:
A. Swami Dayanand Saraswati.
21. The original name of Swami Dayanand Saraswati was.
A. Mula Shankar Tiwari.
22. Who wrote ‘The Invisible Man’?
A. H.G. Wells.
23. ‘Nothing Gold Can Stay’ is a Poem written by.
A. Robert Frost.
24. Who is known as “The Peasant Poet”?
A. John Clare.
25. Who is called the ‘Father of English Classical Comedy’?
A. Ben Jonson.
26. Who wrote the book “Autobiography of an unknown India”?
A. Nirad C. Chowdhury.

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27. Important badges of Navy, Army, Airforce, Marine corps and Coast guard:

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28. Famous logos of Airlines:

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29. Prestigious crowns:

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30. Important Inventions:

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31. Important flags:

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32. Nations and Nationalities:

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33. Prime Ministers of India :

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 34. Some interesting Logo’s.

35. Metallic and Non-Metallic Minerals in India.

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36. Who wrote the book “Unhappy India” which analyse the politics of the
Time?
A. Lala Lajpath Rai.
37. How many lines does a Sonnet have?
A. 14.
38. Wordsworth wrote a sonnet on:
A. Milton.
39. Who translated the entire Mahabharata into English?
A. P.Lal.
40. Who is the author of Glimpses of World History?
A. Jawaharlal Nehru.
41. Who wrote the book “Adventures of Sherlock Homes”?
A. Arthur Conan Doyle.
42. Who is the author of the Novel “Bachelor of Arts”?
A. R.K.Narayana.

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43. Important Inventions and Inventors.
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44. Souvenirs of different countries.
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45. Asian countries, their Capitals and Currency:
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46. 20 famous Airlines of the World as of 2015.
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47. Who found English a dialect and left it a language?

A. Chaucer.
48. What is ‘Rhyme-Royal’?
A. The ten-syllabic line arranged in seven-line stanza.

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49. Different AK Stock types.
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50. Recognise the countries with their shape:
A.

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