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GK Planet Class 4 Objective for Students
Quick Quiz
Buddha has been described as ‘an ocean of wisdom and compassion’ in:
(a) Jataka tales
(b) Amarakosa
(c) Buddhacharita
(d) The Light of Asia
Option d – The Light of Asia
The crux of early Buddhism was:
(a) renunciation of desire
(b) rigorous penance
(c) belief in fatalism
(d) idol worship
Option a – renunciation of desire
Buddhism split up into the Hinayana and Mahayana sects at the Buddhist Council held during the reign of:
(a) Harsha
(b) Kanishka
(c) Ashoka
(d) Chandragupta Maurya
Option b – Kanishka
Ashoka was much influenced by a Buddhist monk called:
(a) Upagupta
(b) Vasubandhu
(c) Asvaghosha
(d) Ambhi
Option a – Upagupta
The first Buddhist Council was held in the reign of:
(a) Bimbisara
(b) Ajatashatru
(c) Ashoka
(d) Kanishka
Option b – Ajatashatru
Buddhism and Jainism both stress on:
(a) worship of God
(b) non-violence
(c) self-mortification
(d) None of these
Option b – non-violence
Which of the following rulers did not embrace Buddhism?
(a) Ashoka
(b) Harsha
(c) Kanishka
(d) Samudragupta
Option d – Samudragupta
Both Vardhaman Mahavira and Gautama Buddha preached their doctrines during the reign of:
(a) Ajatashatru
(b) Udayin
(c) Bimbisara
(d) Harshavardhana
Option c – Bimbisara
Buddha and Mahavira died during the reign of:
(a) Ajatashatru
(b) Udayan
(c) Bimbsara
(d) None of these
Option a – Ajatashatru
The triratnas were stressed by:
(a) Buddha
(b) Mahavira
(c) Manu
(d) Gaudapada
Option b – Mahavira
Who was the first king to have the image of Lord Buddha inscribed on his coins?
(a) Ashoka
(b) Kanishka
(c) Dharmpala
(d) Harshavardhana
Option b – Kanishka
Which of the following was not one of the reasons for the gradual decline of Jainism?
(a) With the passage of time many evils entered into Jaina’s faith
(b) The Jaina church was split again and again
(c) The revival of Hinduism
(d) The destruction of their temples by the foreign invaders
Option d – The destruction of their temples by the foreign invaders
Who among the following presided over the first Buddhist Council held at Rajgriha?
(a) Maha Kassapa
(b) Moggaliputta Tissa
(c) Sabbakami
(d) Buddhaghosa
Option a – Maha Kassapa
Jainism had the patronage of
(a) Pushyamitra Sunga
(b) Kanishka
(c) Samudragupta
(d) Kharavela
Option d – Kharavela
What is the maximum number of natural satellites?
(a) Saturn
(b) Uranus
(c) Jupiter
(d) Neptune
Option b – Uranus
Titan is one of the largest satellites in which of the following planets?
(a) Jupiter
(b) Saturn
(c) Uranus
(d) Neptune
Option c – Uranus
The time taken for the light to reach the Earth from the moon is
(a) one second
(b) less than one second
(c) More than two seconds
(d) less than two seconds
Option d – less than two seconds
Which planet is surrounded by the most gases?
(a) Jupiter
(b) Mercury
(c) Uranus
(d) Venus
Option c – Uranus
The planet that travels west is
(a) Yama
(b) Arun
(c) Varuna
(d) Saturn
Option b – Arun
Which planet emits green light?
(a) Jupiter
(b) Venus
(c) Uranus
(d) Varuna
Option d – Varuna
Which of the following planets of the solar family is the coldest planet?
(a) Neptune
(b) Earth
(c) Mars
(d) Mercury
Option a – Neptune
Who is the smallest planet in the solar system?
(a) Mercury
(b) Venus
(c) Mars
(d) Earth
Option a – Mercury
Which is the only satellite of Earth?
(a) Deimos
(b) Moon
(c) Titan
(d) Lapetus
Option d – Lapetus
Which one of the following is a vector quantity?
(A) Momentum
(B) Pressure
(C) Energy
(D) Work
Option a – Momentum
The working principle of a washing machine is
(A) Centrifugation
(B) Dialysis
(C) Reverse osmosis
(D) Diffusion
Option a – Centrifugation
Which of the following is not a vector quantity?
(A) Displacement
(B) Velocity
(C) Force
(D) Volume
Option d – Volume
A simple machine helps a person in doing
(A) Less work
(B) The same amount of work with lesser force
(C) The same amount of work slowly
(D) The same amount of work much faster
A man is standing on a sensitive balance. If he inhales deeply, the reading of the balance
(A) Increases
(B) Decreases
(C) Remains unaffected
(D) May increase or decrease depending on the atmospheric pressure
Option a – Increases
Which of the following is a vector quantity?
(A) Time
(B) Speed
(C) Displacement
(D) Distance
Option c – Displacement
Tulsidas composed his ‘Ramcharitamanas’ in the reign of
(a) Babur
(b) Akbar
(c) Aurangzeb
(d) Bahadur Shah ‘Zafar’
Option b – Akbar
Who among the following had composed Humayun Nama?
(a) Roshanara Begum
(b) Ruksana Sultan Begum
(c) Gulbadan Begum
(d) Gauhar Begum
Option c – Gulbadan Begum
Delhi’s education center which was known as Madarsa-e-Begum was established by
(a) Gulbadan Begam
(b) Maham Anga
(c) Zia-un-nisa
(d) Zinat-un-nisa
Option b – Maham Anga
Who among the following had translated ‘Hitopadesha’ into Persian?
(a) Dara Shukoh
(b) Faizi
(c) Abdul Qadir Badauni
(d) Tajul Mali
Option d – Tajul Mali
The first Indian Hindi scholar of the Mughal period was
(a) Malik Muhammad Jayasi
(b) Abdur Rahim
(c) Mulla Wajhi
(d) Chandbardai
Option b – Abdur Rahim
Which of the following Muslim Scholars has the most significant contribution to Hindi literature?
(a) Abul Fazl
(b) Faizi
(c) Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khanan
(d) Abdul Qadir Badauni
Option c – Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khanan
In Indian history, who was Abdul Hamid Lahori?
(a) An important Military Commander during Akbar’s reign.
(b) An official historian of the reign of Shah Jahan.
(c) An important noble and confident of Aurangzeb.
(d) A chronicler and poet during the reign of Muhammad Shah.
Option b – An official historian of the reign of Shah Jahan
Who is the author of Shah Jahan Nama?
(a) Gulbadan Begul
(b) Shah Jahan
(c) Abdul Hamid Lahori
(d) Inayat Khan
Option d – Inayat Khan
Prominent Crazy Game in India
A) Hockey
B) Kabaddi
C) Football
D) Throw ball
Option a – Hockey
Country with Upper Hand in 1980 International Hockey
A) Pakistan
B) India
C) England
D) Germany
Option b – India
Traditional Crazy Game in India
A) Hockey
B) Football
C) Volleyball
D) Kabaddi
Option d – Kabaddi
Kabaddi as an International Game
A) 8
B) 7
C) 10
D) 14
Option c – 10
Activity for Mental Health and Physical Development
A) Cinemas
B) Dramas
C) Games
D) Literature
Option c – Games
Activity to Develop International Understanding
A) Cinemas
B) Games
C) Libraries
D) Dramas
Option b – Games
First World Cup Successfully Staged Year
A) 1970
B) 1972
C) 1975
D) 1976
Option c – 1975
Two Great Advances in Bowling
A) Doosara
B) Reverse swing
C) Both A & B
D) None
Option c – Both A & B
Technique to Move the Ball on Dusty Wickets
A) Doosarah
B) Reverse swing
C) Finger spin
D) Norie
Option b – Reverse swing
Which one of the following scripts of ancient India was written from right to left, was prevalent from 300 BCE to 300 CE and most of Ashoka’s edicts in the westernmost area were executed in it?
(a) Brahmi
(b) Kharoshthi
(c) Sharada
(d) Nandnagri
Option b – Kharoshthi
When did Ashoka begin to issue edicts?
(a) Right at the start
(b) From the twelfth year of his reign
(c) From the seventeenth year of his reign
(d) From the middle of his reign.
Option b – From the twelfth year of his reign
The most important kingdom in Deccan and Central India after the Mauryas was that of
(a) Satavahanas
(b) Vakatakas
(c) Pallavas
(d) Cholas
Option a – Satavahanas
Which one of the following is not an important factor in the Mauryan decline?
(a) Increase in imperial expenditure
(b) Weakening of state control
(c) Inactivity of the army
(d) Invasion by foreign powers
Option c – Inactivity of the army
At which of the following places has a major Rock Edict of Ashoka been found?
(a) Girnar
(b) Barabar
(c) Allahabad
(d) Delhi
Option a – Girnar
Which of the following statements regarding Ashoka’s dhamma is not correct?
(a) Rock edict XIII is of paramount importance in the understanding of the Ashokan policy of dhamma.
(b) The fifth Rock edict introduces the institution of Dhamma mahamattas.
(c) Ashoka’s dhamma could not survive him.
(d) The policy of Dhamma was an attempt at founding a new religion.
Option d – The policy of Dhamma was an attempt at founding a new religion
Ashoka caused the erection of various dharmastambhas. Which of the following was not depicted on them?
(a) Buddha
(b) Mahapashus (bull, horse, lion, and elephant)
(c) Lotus
(d) Dharmachakra
Option a – Buddha
Which one of the following sculptures DOES NOT belong to the Mauryan period?
(a) Sarnath lion capital
(b) Dhauli elephant
(c) Standing Buddha from Mathura
(d) Rampurva bull
Option c – Standing Buddha from Mathura
Sudama Cave was dedicated to
(a) Jaina monks
(b) Buddhist monks
(c) Ajivaka saints
(d) Pasupata saints
Option c – Ajivaka saints
In Tamil poetry, the agam group of poems
(a) dealt with love
(b) was in praise of kings
(c) was in praise of nature
(d) was in praise of Lord Shiva
Option a – dealt with love
Which one of the following statements is not found in Megasthenes’ Indica?
(a) “India produces fruit and grain twice a year”
(b) “Indians neither invade other men nor do the other men invade the Indians”
(c) “The Indian tribe’s number in all 118”
(d) “The skins of gold-mining ants are like those of leopards”
Option c – “The Indian tribes number in all 118”
The Buddhist Sangha was an organization of monks:
(a) who became teachers of Dhamma
(b) that helped the spread of education
(c) to help the integration of the State
(d) to provide relief to the poor in times of distress
Option a – who became teachers of Dhamma
Mahavira preached in which language?
(a) Apbhransh
(b) Magadhi
(c) Ardha-Magadhi
(d) Suraseni
Option c – Ardha-Magadhi
Buddha can best be described as a/an:
(a) agnostic
(b) atheist
(c) theist
(d) materialist
Option a – agnostic
Buddha means:
(a) Great Conqueror
(b) Great Saint
(c) Wise One
(d) Enlightened One
Option d – Enlightened One
Which one of the following describes best the concept of Nirvana in Buddhism?
(a) The extinction of the flame of desire
(b) The complete annihilation of self
(c) A state of bliss and rest
(d) A mental state beyond all comprehension
Option a – The extinction of the flame of desire
With reference to the cultural history of India, which one of the following is the correct description of the term ‘paramitas?
(a) The earliest Dharmashastra texts written in aphoristic (sutra) style
(b) Philosophical schools that did not accept the authority of Vedas
(c) Perfections whose attainment led to the Bodhisattva path
(d) Powerful merchant guilds of early medieval South India
Option c – Perfections whose attainment led to the Bodhisattva path
The founder of Nyaya Philosophy was
(a) Kapil
(b) Kanad
(c) Gautam
(d) Jaimini
Option c – Gautam
The name ‘Aghanya’ mentioned in many passages of the Rig Veda refers to:
(a) Priest
(b) Women
(c) Cows
(d) Brahmanas
Option c – Cows
Who wrote ‘Nyaya Sutra’?
(a) Vyasa
(b) Gautam
(c) Kapila
(d) Charaka
Option b – Gautam
The earliest literary references to iron in the Indian Sub-Continent are found in the:
(a) Rigveda
(b) Samaveda
(c) Yajurveda
(d) Vinaya Pitaka
Option c – Yajurveda
In the Manusmriti, which form of marriage results from the “Voluntary union of a maiden and her lover”?
(a) Eighth form
(b) Fifth form
(c) Seventh form
(d) Sixth form
Option b – Fifth form
Which of the following is a samhita of Shukla Yajurveda?
(a) Vajasaneyi
(b) Maitrayani
(c) Taittiriya
(d) Kathak
Option a – Vajasaneyi
According to the Manusmriti, women can acquire wealth through which of the following means?
(a) Purchase
(b) Investment
(c) Token of affection
(d) Inheritance
Option c – Token of affection
In the 10th Mandala of the Rigveda, which one of the following hymns reflects upon the marriage ceremonies?
(a) Surya Sukta
(b) Purusha Sukta
(c) Dana Sutis
(d) Urna Sutra”
Option b – Purusha Sukta
What was the main difference between the Indus Valley civilization and the Vedic civilization?
(a) Indus Valley civilization was urban, whereas the Vedic civilization was rural
(b) The Peepal tree was worshipped in Indus Valley civilization whereas the Burgad tree was worshipped in Vedic civilization
(c) The main emphasis in Indus Valley civilization was on trade whereas in the Vedic age, it was on religion
(d) Indus Valley civilization believed in nonviolence whereas Vedic civilization had no hard and fast rules about it
Option a – Indus Valley civilization was urban, whereas the Vedic civilization was rural
Which one of the following contains the Gayatri Mantra?
(a) Rigveda
(b) Yajurveda
(c) Upanishad
(d) Samaveda
Option a – Rigveda
The Gayatri Mantra contained in the Rigveda is dedicated to which deity?
(a) Agni
(b) Marut
(c) Indra
(d) Savitri
Option d – Savitri
Which God lost his importance as the first deity during the Later Vedic period?
(a) Varuna
(b) Agni
(c) Indra
(d) Rudra
Option a – Varuna
Which of these is the most important divinity of Rigveda?
(a) Marut
(b) Agni
(c) Shakti
(d) Varuna
Option d – Varuna
Rakshasa type of marriage is:
(a) marriage by purchase
(b) marriage by capture
(c) marriage by giving dowry
(d) marriage by seduction
Option b – marriage by capture
Enumerate the Vedangas:
(a) Eleven
(b) Six
(c) Four
(d) Five
Option b – Six
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