State West Bengal

Q. Arati Shah became the first Asian woman to swim across the English Channel in the year

A
1961
B
1959
C
1960
D
1962

Correct Answer

1959

More Questions on State

  • Q. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan was implemented in which year in Haryana?
    A)2005
    B)2000
    C)2002
    D)2010
    Answer: 2002
  • Q. When did M. Visvesvaraya receive the Bharat Ratna Award?
    A)1945
    B)1955
    C)1950
    D)1967
    Answer: 1955
  • Q. The important mines of bauxite are located at
    A)Ranchi
    B)Bagru
    C)Ghatshila
    D)Gua
    Answer: Bagru
  • Q. Which of the following fairs belongs to Madhya Pradesh?
    A)Fair of Kaluji Maharaj
    B)Fair of Barman
    C)Fair of Jageshwari Devi
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. Sports School cum Sports College in the state is located at which of the following places in Punjab?
    A)Jalandhar
    B)Amritsar
    C)Ludhiana
    D)Mohali
    Answer: Jalandhar
  • Q. The original jurisdiction of the High Courts also extends to the matters of
    A)matrimonial
    B)admiralty
    C)contempt of court
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. Which of the following is responsible for the decrease in soil fertility?
    A)Both (A) and (B)
    B)Construction of dams
    C)Adoption of faulty methods of agriculture
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Adoption of faulty methods of agriculture
  • Q. Which among the following singers were trained under Ghulam Hussain Khan?
    A)Pt. Jasraj
    B)Baje Bhagat
    C)Zohrabai
    D)Lakshmichand
    Answer: Zohrabai
  • Q. Who among the following was the Chairman of the Odisha Boundary Committee?
    A)C. I. Phillip
    B)T. R. Phukan
    C)T. E. Ravenshaw
    D)Sir Samuel O' Donnel
    Answer: Sir Samuel O' Donnel
  • Q. Consider the following statements. 1. Kaimur series is formed from Vindhyan system in which sandstone, quartz and conglomerates are formed. 2. The red stone has been extensively used in the buildings made in Mughal period. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
    A)Both 1 and 2
    B)Only 1
    C)Only 2
    D)Neither 1 nor 2
    Answer: Both 1 and 2
  • Q. Which archeological site in Karnataka is known as South India’s earliest Iron Age site?
    A)Yadgir
    B)Hallur
    C)Piklihal
    D)Maski
    Answer: Hallur
  • Q. The Rajasthan Government announced in the budget 2012 to sep-up a hydrology and water management institute. In which of the following district, it is being established?
    A)Jaisalmer
    B)Bikaner
    C)Jodhpur
    D)Kota
    Answer: Bikaner
  • Q. Which Malayalam noelist used th pen name ‘Vilashini’?
    A)S. K. Pottekkat
    B)O. V. Vijayan
    C)M. K. Menon
    D)P. C. Kuttikrishnan
    Answer: M. K. Menon
  • Q. Such universities of Rajasthan which has no affiliated college outside the boundary of its city is –
    A)Jodhpur University, Jodhpur
    B)Agriculture University, Bikaner
    C)Rajasthan University, Jaipur
    D)Maharshi Dayanand University, Ajmer
    Answer: Jodhpur University, Jodhpur
  • Q. Who in Uttarakhand, was awarded ‘Shaurya Chakra’ in 2009 ?
    A)Captain Manoj
    B)Subedar Ram Singh
    C)Major Sunder Singh Bisht
    D)None of these
    Answer: Major Sunder Singh Bisht
  • Q. Ladakh came under which dynasty in 1839 onwards?
    A)Dogra dynasty
    B)Namgyal dynasty
    C)Sikh dynasty
    D)Lha-Chen dynasty
    Answer: Dogra dynasty
  • Q. Which one is recognized as the first modern Tamil novel
    A)Kalvaninn Kaadhali
    B)Magudapathi
    C)Prathapa Mudaliar Charithram
    D)Kamalaambaal Charithram
    Answer: Prathapa Mudaliar Charithram
  • Q. Fill in the blanks with a correct choice – The recorded forest area of U.P. in 2011 was approximately ……………… of its total area.
    A)7%
    B)3%
    C)5%
    D)9%
    Answer: 7%
  • Q. Which place in Haryana is known as Choti Kashi?
    A)Kaithal
    B)Hisar
    C)Bhiwani
    D)Nuh
    Answer: Kaithal
  • Q. The ‘Bodhi Vriksh’ in Bodhgaya belongs to which generation of its family?
    A)Fourth
    B)Fifth
    C)Third
    D)Sixth
    Answer: Fourth

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