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Q101
Poet Kalidasa lived in the court of
  • A Chandragupta Maurya
  • B Samudragupta
  • C Chandragupta Vikramaditya
  • D Harsha
Answer: Option C
Explanation: Kalidasa was associated with Chandragupta Vikramaditya’s court.
Q102
Who is called the Second Ashoka?
  • A Samudra Gupta
  • B Chandra Gupta Maurya
  • C Kanishka
  • D Harshavardhana
Answer: Option C
Explanation: Kanishka is often called the Second Ashoka due to his influence.
Q103
The famous Kailasnath Temple at Kanchi was built by
  • A Mahendra Varman
  • B Narasimha Varman
  • C Nandi Varman
  • D Danti Varman
Answer: Option B
Explanation: Narasimha Varman is credited with building this temple.
Q104
Where was tancho brocade developed?
  • A Varanasi
  • B Dhaka
  • C Surat
  • D Tanjavur
Answer: Option B
Explanation: Tancho silk brocade is renowned from Dhaka.
Q105
Who was the town planner of Chandigarh?
  • A Edward Lutyens
  • B Charles Correa
  • C Le Corbusier
  • D Christopher Wren
Answer: Option C
Explanation: Le Corbusier designed Chandigarh city plan.
Q106
The film Mangal Pandey released in August 2005 deals with
  • A Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
  • B Netaji Subash Bose’s fight against British occupation of India
  • C The first war of Indian Independence in 1857
  • D The partition of India and Pakistan
Answer: Option C
Explanation: It depicts the 1857 First War of Independence.
Q107
The first Defence Minister of India was
  • A K. M. Cariappa
  • B Gopalaswami Iyer
  • C Baldev Singh
  • D Sardar Patel
Answer: Option C
Explanation: Baldev Singh was India's first Defence Minister post-independence.
Q108
The first woman to become a Chief Minister of any State in India was
  • A Nandini Satpathy
  • B Dr. J. Jayalalitha
  • C Sucheta Kripalani
  • D Ms. Mayawati
Answer: Option C
Explanation: Sucheta Kripalani was the first female Chief Minister.
Q109
First Indian Commander in Chief was
  • A Gen. K. S. Thimayya
  • B Gen. K. M. Kariappa
  • C S. H. F. J. Manekshaw
  • D None of the above
Answer: Option B
Explanation: Gen. Kariappa was the first Indian Commander-in-Chief.
Q110
Who gave the concept of Total Revolution?
  • A Jayaprakash Narayan
  • B Mahatma Gandhi
  • C Karl Marx
  • D Lenin
Answer: Option A
Explanation: Jayaprakash Narayan is known for Total Revolution concept.
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