UP P.S.C General Studies Model Test 2011 - Part 5

41. 41. The ancient monuments of Elephanta are mostly
1. Buddhist
2. Jain
3. Saivite
4. Vaishnavite
Select the correct answer from the code given below-
Code :
1  2  3  1 and 3 
 

42. Which of the following temples is considered as a wonder of rock-cut architecture ?
Brihadisvara Temple, Tanjavur  Lingaraja Temple, Bhubaneshwar  Kailash Temple, Ellora  Kandaria Mahadeva Temple, Khajuraho 
 

43. Ruins of which of the following represent the old capital of Vijayanagar ?
Ahmadnagar  Bijapur  Golconda  Hampi
 
 

44. Which one of the following is not correctly matched ?
Akbar’s Tomb -Sikandara  Jahangir’s Tomb -Sahdara  Tomb of Shaikh Salim Chishti -Fatehpur Sikri  Tomb of Shaikh Nizamuddin Aulia -Ajmer 
 

45. Which of the following was the birth place of Guru Nanak ?
Amritsar  Nabha  Nankana  Nander 
 

46. Where did Maharaja Jaisingh II built observatories ?
1. Delhi
2. Jaipur
3. Ujjain
4. Varanasi
Select the correct answer from the codes given below-
Codes :
1 and 2  1 and 3  2 and 3  1, 2, 3 and 4 
 

47. Who among the following transformed the traditional Ganapati festival of Maharashtra into a national festival and gave it a political character ?
Ramdas  Shivaji  Mahadev Govind Ranade  Bal Gangadhar Tilak 
 

48. Who among the following had founded the ‘Indian Society of Oriental Art’to revive ancient art traditions of India ?
Abanindra Nath Tagore  Nand Lal Bose  Asit Kumar Haldhar  Amrita Shergill 
 

49. Who among the following was offered Membership of the Royal Asiatic Society of Paris ?
Dadabhai Naoroji  Michael Madhusudan Dutta  Raja Rammohan Roy  Vivekanand 
 

50. The first University Chair of Sanskrit was founded in-
England  France  Germany  Russia 
 

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