Railway Quiz - 1

Q.1 Which gas is not known as greenhouse gas?

a. Methane

b.Carbon dioxide

c. Nitrous oxide

d. Hydrogen

Ans - d

Q.2 Which of the following is not used as a moderator in nuclear reactor?

a. Graphite

b. Heavy water

c. Light water

d. Boron

Ans � d

Q.3 Which of the following is tropical grassland?

a. Taiga

b. Pampas

c. Savannah

d. Prairies

Ans � C

Q.4 The headquarters of the Commonwealth of independent states (CIS), formed out of the erstwhile USSR, is at

a. Kistiner in Maldovia

b. Kiev in Ukraine

c. Moscow in Russia

d. Minsk in Belarus

Ans � d

Q.5 Which of the following pairs of kings of ancient and medieval periods of history and the works authored  by them is correctly matched?

A. krishnadevacharya � Samaranganasutradhara

b. Mahendravarman � Mattavilasaprahasana

c. Bhojdeva � Monasollasa

d. Someswara � Amuktamalyada

Ans � b

Q.6 Ashokan inscriptions were first deciphered by

a. James princep

b. Buhler

c. Robert Sewell

d. Codrington

Ans � a

Q.7 The foundation of modern education system in india was laid by

a. The charter act of 1813

b. Macaulay�s Minutes of 1835

c. Wood�s dispatch of 1854

d. Hunter Commission of 1882

Ans � c

Q.8  Which of the following represens the fundamental difference between Mahayana Buddhism and Hinayana Buddhism?

a. Emphasis on non violence

b. Casteless Society

c. Worship of gods and goddesses

d. Worship of stupa

Ans � c

Q.9 The Asiatic society was established in Calcutta by

a. Warren hasting

b. Sir William Jones

c. Raja ram mohan roy

d. T.B.Macaulay

Ans � b

Q.10 During the Indian freedom struggle who of the following founded the Prarthana samaj?

a. Atmaram Pandurang

b. Gopal Hari Deshmukh

c. Iswar Chand Vidyasagar

d. Keshav Chandra Sen

Ans- a