SSC CGL 2015 : G.K. QUIZ

1.The concept of Anuvrata was advocated by?

A) The Lokayata School

B) Mahayana Buddhism

C) Hinayana Buddhism

D) Jainism

2.Hughly was used as a base for piracy in the Bay of Bengal by?

A) The Portugese

B) The British

C) The French

D) The Danish

3.'Live well, as long as you live. Live well even by borrowings, for once cremated, there is no return'. The rejection of after life is an aphorism of the?

A) Ajivikas

B) Charvakas

C) Kapalika sect

D) Sunyavada of Nagarjun

4.The capital of the kingdom of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was at?

A) Delhi

B) Patiala

C) Lahore

D) Amritsar

5.The name of the poet Kalidas is mentioned in the?

A) Hanumakonda inscription

B) Alapadu grant

C) Aihole inscription

D) Allahabad pillar inscription

6.Which one of the following important trade centres of ancient India was on the trade route connecting Kalyana with Vengi?

A) Tamralipti

B) Tripuri

C) Sripura

D) Tagara

7.Vidushuka, a common character in Sanskrit drama is invariably a?

A) Shudra

B) Brahmana

C) Kshatriya

D) Vaishya

8.Who among the following is said to have witnessed the reigns of eight Delhi Sultans?

A) Abul Fazal

B) Amir Khusrau

C) Ziauddin Barani

D) Minhaj-us-siraj

9.Who among the following ladies wrote a historical account during the Mughal period?

A) Noorjahan Begum

B) Jahanara Begum

C) Gulbadan Begum

D) None of the above

10.The caves and rock-cut temples at Ellora are?

A) Hindu, Buddhist and Jain

B) Hindu and Jain

C) Buddhist

D) Buddhist and Jain

ANSWER KEY:
1 - (D)
2 - (A)
3 - (B)
4 - (C)
5 - (C)
6 - (D)
7 - (B)
8 - (B)
9 - (C)
10- (A)