Friday, July 15, 2016

Facts about India -Questions and Answers -14

284. The monument where the Prime Minister of India raises the flag of India  every year on Independence Day.:
(a) Taj Mahal                       (b) India Gate
(c) Gateway of India          (d) Red Fort
Answer: (d)

285. The ......... plays a key role in the Sherlock Holmes mystery The Sign of the Four, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
(a) Agra Fort                          (b) Red Fort
(c) India Gate                          (d) Taj Mahal
Answer: (a)

286. The  profound infleunce of which religion can be seen in Ajanta Caves?
(a) Jainism                                (b) Buddhism
(c) Zorashtrianism                  (d) Christianity
Answer: (b)

287. Which dynasty constructed Charminar?
(a) Barid Shahi                           (b) Qutub Shahi
(c) Imad Shahi                             (d) Adil Shahi
Answer: (b)

288. The height of Gateway of India:
(a) 54m                                       (b) 72.5m
(c) 26m                                       (d) 42m
Answer: (c)


289. In 1945, the courts-martial of three officers of the Indian National Army was held at:
(a) Agra Fort                               (b) Red Fort
(c) India Gate                              (d) Gateway of India
Answer: (b)

290.  Which Indian monument witnesses every year the Republic Day Parade?
(a) Agra Fort                                     (b) Gateway of India
(c) Taj Mahal                                     (d) India Gate
Answer: (d)

291.  In which century Juma Masjid of Delhi, the largest mosque in India, was built?
(a) 16                                                 (b) 17
(c) 18                                                 (d) 19
Answer: (b)

292. Which fort is famous for its gates- the "Delhi Gate" and the "Lahore Gate."
(a) Red Fort                                       (b) Agra Fort
(c) Gwallior Fort                              (d) St.George Fort
Answer: (a)

293. Lal Chand Usta was the chief architect of:
(a) Hawa Mahal                                   (b) Taj Mahal
(c) Red Fort                                          (d) Agra Fort
Answer: (a)

294. The only hill station in Rajastan:
(a) Mount Abu                                       (b) Pokhran
(c) Barmer                                              (d) Jaisalmer
Answer: (a)


295. Mussoorie is a hill station in........ where the Lal Bahadur Shastri Academy of Administration is situated:
(a) UP                                                      (b) Uttarakhand
(c) Rajastan                                          (d) Jammu Kashmir
Answer: (b)

296. Nainital is a hill station which is also the seat of High Court of:
(a) Uttarakhand                                   (b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Rajastan                                           (d) Haryana
Answer: (a)

297. Which hill station in Madhya Pradesh is known as ‘Queen of Satpuras’?
(a) Ranchi                                              (b) Pachmarhi
(c) Mahabaleswar                                (d) Madikeri
Answer: (b)

298. Ranikhet is a hill station in:
(a) West Bengal                                      (b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Uttarakhand                                      (d) Himachal Pradesh

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