Daily MCQs( 11th

June,2018)
Question:-
1) In Sanskrit plays written during the Gupta period women and sudras
spoke
a) Sanskrit
b) Prakrit
c) Pali
d) Sauraseni
c) Pokhran-I was code-named 'smiling buddha' whereas the second in series was named 'Shakti'.

Answer: b) It is true that Sanskrit became dominant during the Gupta period
but it was the language of the elite. As a result other languages like Prakrit
gained superiority during the Gupta era. However gradually it was believed
that Prakrit is the language of lower strata of the society and Sanskrit still be
used by those who were set in the powerful position of the society.
Question:-

2) Who among the following were famous jurists of medieval India?

1. Vijanesvara
2. Hemadri
3. Rajasekar
4. Jimutavahana

Select the correct statement using the code :

a) 1,2,3
b) 2,3,4
c) 1,2,4
d) 1,4
Answer: c) self explanatory.
Question:-
3) The radical wing of the Congress Party with Nehru as one of its main
leaders, found the 'independence of India league' in opposition to
a) the Gandhi-Irwin pact
b) the Home Rule Movement
c) the Nehru Report
d) the Mont-ford Reforms
Answer: c) Nehru Report,1928 was in favour of Dominion status. But Jawaharlal
Nehru was not happy with the Dominion Status. So, the radical wing of the
Congress under the leadership of J.Nehru founded 'Independence of India
League' to demand complete Independence.
Question:-
4) The word 'Hindu' a reference to the people of
Hind(India) was first used by
a) the Greeks
b) the Romans
c) the Chinese
d) the Arabs
Answer: d) The term 'Hindu' is derived from Sanskrit 'Sindu'. Arabs used the
term 'Hindu' for the first time to refer to the people of India. They pronounced
Sindhu as Hindu. The Persian name of the river Indus. The Greek refers as
Indus, ultimately English.
Question:-

5) Dinesh Goswami Committee war concerned with

a) de-nationalization of banks
b) electoral reforms
c) steps to put down insurgency in the North-East
d) the problem of Chakmas
Answer: b) electoral reforms. This committee favoured state
funding of elections.
Question:-

6) Willy Willy is
a) a type of tree grown in temperate regions
b) a wind that blows in a desert
c) a tropical cyclone of the North-West Australia
d) a mind of common fish found near lakshadweep.
Answer: c) Willy Willy is a tropical cyclone of the North-West
Australia, occur during the hottest period of the year and
provide heavy rainfall. It originates from Timor sea and hits
the coast.
Question:-
7) Which one of the following mountain ranges is spread
over only one state in India?
a) Aravalli
b) Satpura
c) Ajanta
d) Sahyadri
Answer: c) Ajanta ranges are the smallest age
spread within Maharashtra.
Aravalli mountain range spreads in Gujarat and
Rajasthan. Satpura range stats from the state of
Gujarat and extends to from Mharashtra to
Karnataka.