56TH - 59TH B.P.S.C. (PRE) EXAM - 2015

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21. Which one of the following  countries won the highest  number of Gold Medals at the  Winter Olympic Games held in  Sochi in February 2014?

  • A
  • Canada

  • B
  • Russia

  • C
  • Norway

  • D
  • USA

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Correct Answer : B [Russia]

22. Who among the following  cricket all-rounders cracked  the fastest century in one-day  international cricket history  in January 2014? 

  • A
  • Darren Bravo

  • B
  • James Faulkner

  • C
  • Glenn Maxwell

  • D
  • Corey Anderson

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Correct Answer : D [Corey Anderson]

23. Who was the winner of the  Champions League T -20,  2014?

  • A
  • Kolkata Knight Riders (India)

  • B
  • Rajasthan Royals (India)

  • C
  • Sydney Sixers (Australia)

  • D
  • Chennai Super Kings (India)

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Correct Answer : D [Chennai Super Kings (India)]

24. What was India’s position in  the 17th Asian Games in 2014?

  • A
  • 8th

  • B
  • 6th

  • C
  • 3rd

  • D
  • 4th

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Correct Answer : A [8th]

25. Who among the following was the Gold Medal winner in the 17th Asian Games Men’s Freestyle 65 kg wrestling?

  • A
  • Jittu Rai

  • B
  • Sandeep Kumar

  • C
  • Rajat Chauhan

  • D
  • Yogeshwar Dutt

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Correct Answer : D [Yogeshwar Dutt]

26. Which country achieved the fifth position in the 20th Commonwealth Games?

  • A
  • Sri Lanka

  • B
  • Nepal

  • C
  • England

  • D
  • India

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Correct Answer : D [India]

27. Who won her first Grand Slam Australian Open Tennis Competition, 2014 (Women’s Singles)?

  • A
  • Li Na

  • B
  • Dominika Cibulkova

  • C
  • Sara Errani

  • D
  • None of these

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Correct Answer : A [Li Na]

28. The winner of the SAFF Tournament, 2013 was

  • A
  • India

  • B
  • Maldives

  • C
  • Afghanistan

  • D
  • Nepal

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Correct Answer : C [Afghanistan]

29. Which award is given for excellence in sports?

  • A
  • Jamnalal Bajaj Award

  • B
  • Arjuna Award

  • C
  • Tagore Award

  • D
  • Moortidevi Award

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Correct Answer : B [Arjuna Award]

30. ‘Prince of Wales Cup’ is associated with the game of

  • A
  • hockey

  • B
  • cricket

  • C
  • football

  • D
  • golf

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Correct Answer : D [golf ]

31. Who among the following was  not associated with the excavation of Harappa and Mohenjo-daro?

  • A
  • R. D. Banerjee

  • B
  • K. N. Dikshit

  • C
  • M. S. Vats

  • D
  • V. A. Smith

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Correct Answer : D [V. A. Smith]

32. Gautama Buddha gave his first sermon at

  • A
  • Vaishali

  • B
  • Kaushambi

  • C
  • Sarnath

  • D
  • Pawapuri

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Correct Answer : C [Sarnath]

33. Who is called the Napoleon of Ancient India?

  • A
  • Chandragupta Maurya

  • B
  • Pushyamitra

  • C
  • Kanishka

  • D
  • Samudragupta

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Correct Answer : D [Samudragupta]

34. Which Chinese traveler visited India during Harshavardhana’s rules?

  • A
  • Fa-Hien

  • B
  • Hiuen-Tsang

  • C
  • I-tsing

  • D
  • Taranath

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Correct Answer : B [Hiuen-Tsang ]

35. What is ‘Dhai Din Ka Zhonpda’?

  • A
  • Mosque

  • B
  • Temple

  • C
  • Saint’s hut

  • D
  • Tower

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Correct Answer : A [Mosque]

36. In which language was ‘Tuzuki-Baburi’ written?

  • A
  • Persian

  • B
  • Arabic

  • C
  • Turkish

  • D
  • Urdu

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Correct Answer : C [Turkish]

37. Who was the commander of  Rana Pratap’s army in the Battle of Haldighat? 

  • A
  • Amar Singh

  • B
  • Man Singh

  • C
  • Hakim Khan

  • D
  • Shakti Singh

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Correct Answer : C [Hakim Khan]

38. Where was the capital of  Shivaji?

  • A
  • Raigarh

  • B
  • Sindhudurg

  • C
  • Poona

  • D
  • Kolhapur

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Correct Answer : A [Raigarh]

39. In which year was the Regulating Act passed?

  • A
  • AD 1757

  • B
  • AD 1765

  • C
  • AD 1773

  • D
  • AD 1793

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Correct Answer : C [ AD 1773]

40. Who was the Governor-General of India in 1857?

  • A
  • Wellesley

  • B
  • Dalhousie

  • C
  • Canning

  • D
  • Minto

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Correct Answer : C [Canning]
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