General Knowledge MCQs – Commonly Asked Questions for Exams – Must Know Topics and Concepts Part 9
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25. The song ‘Vande Mataram’ was originally composed in
(a) Asmese
(b) Bengali
(c) Hindi
(d) Sanskrit
Ans: (d)
26. ‘My Life’ is the autobiography of
(a) Dr APJ Kalam
(b) Dr Rajendra Prasad
(c) Bill Clinton
(d) Hillary Clinton
Ans: (c)
27. The author of ‘Through the Corridors of Power’ is
(a) Kiran Bedi
(b) PC Alexander
(c) JN Dixit
(d) TN Seshan
Ans: (b)
28. ‘My Music, My Life’ is the autobiography of
(a) Pt Shiv Kumar Sharma
(b) Ustad Amjad Ali Khan
(c) Pt bavi Shankar
(d) Ustad Zakir Hussain
Ans: (c)
29. Who was the author of the famous work ‘A Contributions to the Critic of Political Economy’ ?
(a) Adam Smith
(b) John Lock
(c) Karl Marx
(d) Thomas Penn
Ans: (c)
30. Match the following
List – I (Book) | List – II (Author) |
---|---|
A. Chitra | 1. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee |
B. Devadas | 2. Rabindra Nath Tagore |
C. Durgesh Nandini | 3. Sharath Chandra Chatterjee |
D. Ganadevata | 4. Tara Shankar Bandyopadhyay |
(a) 2 3 1 4
(b) 1 4 2 3
(c) 2 4 1 3
(d) 1 3 2 4
Ans: (a)
31. Which of the following correctly matched?
List – I Publication | List – II Group |
---|---|
A. Sport Star | 1. The Hindu Publication group |
B. Business World | 2. ABP Group |
C. The Week | 3. Malayala Manorama Publication Group |
D. Reader՚s Digest | 4. Indian Express Publication Group |
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) 1,2, 3 and 4
(b) 1,2 and 3
(c) 2 and 4
(d) 1 and 3
Ans: (b)
32. Match the following
List – I Author | List – II Work |
---|---|
A. Bankim Chandra | 1. Shatranj Ke Khilari |
B. Dinabandhu Mitra | 2. Debi Chaudhurani |
C. Premchand | 3. Nil-Darpan |
D. Reader՚s Digest | 4. Chandrakant |
(a) 2 4 1
(b) 3 4 2
(c) 2 3 1
(d) 3 1 4
Ans: (c)
33. Who among the following gave a systematic critique of the moderate politics of the Indian National Congress in a series of articles entitled ‘New Lamps for Old’ ?
(a) Aurobindo Ghosh
(b) RC Dutt
(c) Syed Ahmad Khan
(d) Viraraghavachari
Ans: (a)
34. Who among the following wrote the poem, ‘Subh-e-Azadi’ ?
(a) Sahir Ludhiyanvi
(b) Faiz Ahmed Faiz
(c) Muhammad Iqbal
(d) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Ans: (b)
35. Who among the following translated the Autobiography of Madam Curie in Hindi?
(a) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(b) Lal Bahadur Shastri
(c) Choudhary Charan Singh
(d) Gobind Vallabh Pant
Ans: (b)