{"id":4705,"date":"2012-06-14T18:03:21","date_gmt":"2012-06-14T18:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.generalknowledgetoday.com\/?p=4705"},"modified":"2012-06-14T18:03:21","modified_gmt":"2012-06-14T18:03:21","slug":"gk-questions-and-answers-from-gk-today-www-generalknowledgetoday-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/generalknowledgetoday.com\/?p=4705","title":{"rendered":"GK Questions and answers from Gk today www.generalknowledgetoday.com"},"content":{"rendered":"
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1. Who was the first chief justice of the Supreme Court at Culcutta established under the Regulating Act of 1773 ?<\/div>\n
Ans. Elijah Impey<\/div>\n
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2. The Archaeological Survey of India was set up during the viceroyalty of:<\/div>\n
Ans. Lord Curzon<\/div>\n
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3. Which is the most ancient language of Indo-European language family ?<\/div>\n
Ans. Sanskrit<\/div>\n
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4. Who started the newspaper called \u2018Voice of India\u2019 ?<\/div>\n
Ans. Dadabhai Naoroji<\/div>\n
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5. The official language of the Satvahanas was:<\/div>\n
Ans. Prakrit<\/div>\n
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6. Under whose patronage was Sangam literature composed ?<\/div>\n
Ans. Pandyas<\/div>\n
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7. Who deciphered the Brahmi script?<\/div>\n
Ans. James Princep<\/div>\n
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8. Young India was founded by:<\/div>\n
Ans. Mahatma Gandhi<\/div>\n
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9. Who gave the call \u2018Back to the Vedas\u2019 ?<\/div>\n
Ans. Dayanand Saraswati<\/div>\n
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10. Who established the Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company ?<\/div>\n
Ans. V.O Chidambaram Pillai<\/div>\n
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11. At which place where the three Sangam Literacy Assemblies held?<\/div>\n
Ans. Madurai<\/div>\n
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12. The Sikh Kingdom of Punjab was annexed by the English East India Company in:<\/div>\n
Ans. 1849<\/div>\n
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13. Who wrote \u2018History of Dharam Sastra\u2019?<\/div>\n
Ans. P.V Kane<\/div>\n
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14. The first Indian Factories Act was passed in:<\/div>\n
Ans. 1881<\/div>\n
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15. The Greek king defeated by Chandragupta Maurya was ruling from:<\/div>\n
a)Macedonia<\/div>\n
b)Athens<\/div>\n
c)Syria<\/div>\n
d)Egypt<\/div>\n
Ans. Macedonia<\/div>\n
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16. Who was the Chola king under whose reign Brihadishwar Temple of Tanjore was constructed?<\/div>\n
Ans. Rajaraja I<\/div>\n
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17. Who was the President of Indian National Congress during the visit of Cabinet Mission in India?<\/div>\n
Ans. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad<\/div>\n
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18. Who was the writer of the book \u2018The Indian War of Independence, 1857\u2019?<\/div>\n
Ans. V.D Savarkar<\/div>\n
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19. Where is Babur\u2019s tomb situated ?<\/div>\n
Ans. Kabul<\/div>\n
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20. Which Mughal Emperor abolished the old custom of \u2018Sizda\u2019 ?<\/div>\n
Ans. Akbar<\/div>\n
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21. Who is known as the father of Renaissance?<\/div>\n
Ans. Petrarch<\/div>\n
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22. Which American President is related with \u201cGettysberg speech\u201d?<\/div>\n
Ans. Abraham Lincoln<\/div>\n
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23. Which is popularly called as the Bloodless Revolution in World History ?<\/div>\n
Ans. Glorious Revolution<\/div>\n
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24. The method which is used to determine the geological age of a fossil ?<\/div>\n
Ans. Carbon 14 dating<\/div>\n
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25. Who has given the name Pacific Ocean to it?<\/div>\n
Ans. Magallen<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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