1.Who was the pioneer of the ‘Bhoodan’ movement?
Thakkar Bapa
D.K.Karve
Vinoba Bhave
Jayprakash Narayan
2. In which language did Buddha preach his followers?
Hindi
Sanskrit
Prakrit
Magdhi
3. Which one of the following Indian states is not bisected by the Tropic of Cancer?
Orissa
Gujarat
Rajasthan
West Bengal
4. Who was the first recipient of Jnanpith Award?
G.Shankar Kurup
Ravindra Nath Taigor
Uma Shankar Jo
Premchand
5. Who signed the peace agreement ‘Shimla pact’?
Indira Gandhi- Zia Ul Haq
Indira Gandhi – Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Indira Gandhi – Benazir Bhutto
Rajeev Gandhi – Benazir Bhutto
6. On the bank of which river did Alexander and Porus fight?
Beas
Jhelum
Ganga
Sindh
7. Which of the following has been India’s highest foreign exchange earning crop?
Cotton
Jute
Coffee
Silk
8.Who was the first recipient of ‘Bharat Ratna’?
M. Vishveshwaraya
C.Rajgopalachari
Jawaher lal Nehru
Gandhi
9. In which city is the ‘August Kranti Maidan’ situated?
Kolkata
Delhi
Chennai
Mumbai
10. Who was the most learned scholar of Taxila who wrote the grammar of the Sanskrit language?
Chankya
Valmiki
Varahmihir
Panini
Correct Answers
1 Vinoba Bhave
2 Prakrit
3 Orissa
4 G Shankar Kurup
5 indira Gandhi-Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
6 Jhelum
7 Jute
8 C.Rajgopalachari
9 Mumbai
10 Panini