General Knowledge Quiz 783


General Knowledge
Evidence regarding Chola paintings has been found at
(a) Thanjavur
(b) Kanchipuram
(c) Uraiyur
(d) Puhar

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During the Sangam Age the Mahabharata in Tamil was composed by
(a) Kuttan
(b) Kamban
(c) Perundevanar
(d) Villiputhur Alvar

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Sudama cave was dedicated to
(a) Pasupata saints
(b) Ajivaka saints
(c) Jaina monks
(d) Buddhist monks

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According to tradition, the author of Silappadigaram is
(a) Tiruttakkadevar
(b) Ilango Adigal
(c) Sattan
(d) Kamban

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Most of the explosions in mines occur due to the mixing of
(a) Carbon dioxide with ethane
(b) Methane with air
(c) Oxygen with acetylene
(d) Hydrogen with oxygen

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Which one of the following is a membrane that protects the developing embryo from desiccation?
(a) Chorion
(b) Yolk sac
(c) Amnion
(d) Allantois

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Which one of the following hormones contains iodine?
(a) Insulin
(b) Thyroxine
(c) Testosterone
(d) Adrenaline

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The major component of honey is
(a) Fructose
(b) Maltose
(c) Glucose
(d) Sucrose

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As per Indian Protocol, who among the following ranks highest in the order of precedence?
(a) Speaker of Lok Sabha
(b) Governor of a State within his State
(c) Former President
(d) Deputy Prime Minister

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The Ninth Schedule to the Indian Constitution was added by
(a) Forty Second Amendment
(b) Ninth Amendment
(c) Eighth Amendment
(d) First Amendment

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