General Knowledge MCQ For Railway

GK Quiz For Railway - Set 28

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Q1.Who was the writer of the book "Pride and Prejudice" ?

A]Leo Tolstoy
B]J K Rowling
C]Jane Austen
D]Pearl S Buck
E]None of them

Q2.Netravati river originates from which of the following places ?
A]Eastern Ghat Mountains
B]Western Ghat Mountains
C]Nilgiri Mountains
D]Himalaya Mountains
E]None of these

Q3.Which Indian city is known as the "City of Pearls" ?
A]Mumbai
B]New Delhi
C]Chennai
D]Hyderabad
E]Bengaluru

Q4.Which river is known as the "Twin River" of Narmada ?
A]Godavari
B]Krishna
C]Tapi
D]Cauvery
E]None of these

Q5.Which of the following planet is known as Red Planet ?
A]Mercury
B]Mars
C]Saturn
D]Venus
E]Neptune

Q6.Mohiniyattam Dance belongs to which of the following states ?
A]Andhra Pradesh
B]Tamilnadu
C]Karnataka
D]Keral
E]Orissa

Q7.In which state the Chandragiri Fort is located ?
A]Delhi
B]Andhra Pradesh
C]Maharashtra
D]Karnataka
E]Madhya Pradesh

Q8.What is the number of official languages in India ?
A]20
B]21
C]22
D]23
E]24

Q9.Which of the following rivers is not a tributary of river Yamuna ?
A]Chambal
B]Betwa
C]Ken
D]Sind
E]Gomati

Q10."Land of the Incas" is the nickname of which country ?
A]Egypt
B]Peru
C]Combodia
D]Ukraine
E]None of these

Q11.In which state of India the Ranthambor Fort is situated ?
A]Karnataka
B]Telengana
C]Maharashtra
D]Rajasthan
E]Madhya Pradesh

Q12.Who is the first Indian woman awarded with an Olympic medal ?
A]Saina Nehwal
B]Karnam Malleswari
C]Sakhshi Malik
D]Mary Kom
E]None of them

Q13.Who was the writer of the book "Hind Swaraj" ?
A]Jawaharlal Nehru
B]Motilal Nehru
C]Subhas Chandra Bose
D]Mahatma Gandhi
E]None of them

Q14.How many members in Rajyasabha can be appointed by the President of India ?
A]10
B]11
C]12
D]13
E]14

Q15.Which of the following rivers forms the boundary between Nepal and Kumaon ?
A]Dhansiri
B]Tista
C]Torsa
D]Kali Ganga
E]None of these

Explanation

Explanation 1. Jane Austen was the writer of the book "Pride and Prejudice". It was a romantic novel which was first published in the year of 1813.

Explanation 2. Netravati river originates from Western Ghat mountains in Karnataka State. The river mouth is Arabian Sea. The river drains an area of 1,353 square miles.

Explanation 3. Hyderabad is known as the "City of Pearls". It is the capital of Telangana state of India.

Explanation 4. River Tapi is known as the "Twin River" of Narmada. Both of them are west flowing rivers.

Explanation 5. Mars is known as Red Planet. The Iron Oxide which is prevalent on the surface gives it the reddish appearance.

Explanation 6. Mohiniyattam Dance belongs to state Keral. The dance gets the name from word "Mohini" which was an enchantress avatar of god Vishnu, who defeats the evil by deploying the feminine powers.

Explanation 7. The Chandragiri Fort is located at Chandragiri in Andhra Pradesh.The fort was built in 11th century .Generally it is believed that it was built by Vijayanagara Kings.

Explanation 8. The number of official languages in India is 22.These languages are Assamese, Kashmiri, Konkani, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Santali, Sindhi, Tamil, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Telugu, Urdu.

Explanation 9. Chambal, Betwa, Ken, Sind are the tributaries of river Yamuna. While Gomati is the tributary of River Ganga.

Explanation 10. "Land of the Incas" is the nickname of Peru. It is a South American country which is famous for great ancient Inca Empire which was the largest empire in early 16th century.

Explanation 11. The Ranthambor Fort is situated in Rajasthan. The fort lies within Ranthambore National Park which used to be the hunting grounds of the kings of Jaipur.

Explanation 12. Karnam Malleswari is the first Indian woman awarded with an Olympic medal. She is a retired weightlifter who won a bronze medal in 2000 Summer Olympics at Sydney.

Explanation 13. Mahatma Gandhi was the writer of the book "Hind Swaraj" in 1909. In this book he expresses his thinking on modern civilization, Swaraj, mechanisation etc.

Explanation 14. 12 members in the Rajyasabha can be appointed by the President of India.These members are chosen for their contributions to literature, science, arts and social services.

Explanation 15. River Kali Ganga (Kali) forms the boundary between Nepal and Kumaon . Kali Ganga in Uttarakhand demarcates the western border of Nepal with India.