Daily Quiz 12th Feb 2020 Welcome to your Daily Quiz 12th Feb 2020 Name 1. What is the other name of Sahyadri Range? Lesser Himalayas Shivaliks Western Ghats Eastern Ghats None 2. The National Highway- 1D connects Leh to Kashmir Valley through the_____ pass. Khyber Zoji la Nathula Karakoram None 3. The Patkai hills belong to which mountain ranges? Himachal Purvanchal Himgiri Hindu Kush None 4. The part of the Himalayas lying between Satluj and Kali rivers is known as _______. Punjab Himalaya Nepal Himalayas Kumaon Himalayas Assam Himalayas None 5. How many islands are there in Lakshadweep ? 17 27 36 47 None 6. Duncan passaga is locatad between South and Little Andaman North and South Andaman North and Middle Andaman Andaman and Nicobar None 7. Which of the following is the highest peak in undisputed Indian territory Mount Everest Kanchenjunga Nanada Devi Nanga parbat None 8. Himalayan mountain range falls under which type of mountains? Block Mountain Residual Mountain Accumulated Mountain Fold Mountain None 9. The region which is a water divide between the Ganga and Indus river systems is Hari dwar Namchobarva Alakananda Ambala None 10. Badland topography is characteristic of : Chambal valley Coastal area Sundarban delta Gulf of Kachchh None 11. Where do the Westernand Eastern Ghats meet? Nilgiri hills Cardamom hills Palani hills Annamalai hills None 12. The outer most range of Himalayas is called.____. Kali Shiwaliks Dehradun Kumaon None 13. Himalayan mountain range is an Example of– Volcanic Mountains Residual Mountains Block Mountains Fold Mountains None 14. Nag Tibba and Mahabharat Mountain Ranges are included in- Cross Himalayan Greater Himalayan Lesser Himalayan Down Ward Himalayan None 15. Palakkad gap connects which of the following states- Sikkim and West Bengal Maharashtra and Gujarat Kerala and Tamil Nadu Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim None 16. The area of India is_____times larger than the area of Pakistan- 3 4 6 7 None 17. Kullu valley is located among which of the following mountain ranges? Ladakh and Pir Panjal Lesser Himalaya and Shivalik Dhauladhar and Pir Panjal Ranjoti and Nanga Parvat None 18. Article 187 of the Indian constitution"Secretariat of State Legislature" deals with? The State Government The Directive Principles of State Policy The Union Government The fundamental rights of the Indian Citizen None 19. Which Article of the Indian constitution defines the duties of the Chief Minister? Article 166 Article 163 Article 167 Article 164 None 20. According to which article, state council can be formed or dissolved – Article167 Article168 Article170 Article169 None 21. How many members of the State Legislative Council are elected by the Assembly? 1/6 of the members 1/3 of the members 1/12 of the members 5/6 of the members None 22. Which of the following state has a legislative council- Madhya Pradesh Tamilnadu Kerala Andhra Pradesh None 23. Article- 211 of the Indian Constitution “Restriction on discussion in the Legislature” deals with? The Directive Principles of State Policy The Union Government The fundamental rights of the Indian Citizen The State Government None 24. The ordinance by Governor will be valid in case of non-approval in State Legislature for a period of – Six months Six weeks One year One week None 25. Name the first woman Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir? Sakina Itoo Mehbooba Mufti Asiya Naqash Hina Shafi Bhat None 26. Who served for the longest period of time as the Chief Minister of a state- Pratap Singh Kairon Bhairon Singh Shekhavat Jyoti Basu Devi Lal None 27. The discretionary powers of a Governor is limited in (A) Appointment of Chief Minister (B) Dismissal of the Ministry (C) Dissolution of the Legislative Assembly (D) Assent to Bills None 28. Which of the following state had never a Lady Chief Minister- Tamil nadu Rajasthan Uttar Pradesh Maharashtra None 29. Who uses the real Executionary Powers of State Chief Minister Council of Ministers Governor Chief Justice of High Court None 30. Who were the patrons of Sangama Literature? Nayakas Chandellas Pandyas Solankis None 31. Where is the Brihadeshwar temple, built during the Chola period, located? Mysore Mahabalipuram Thanjavur Kanyakumari None 32. The school of Indian art which is also known as the Greek-Roman-Buddhist art is the _____ school Mauryan Shunga Gandhar Gupta None 33. The capital of the Mauryan kingdom was located at- Pataliputra Vaishali Lumbini Gaya None 34. What is the Mehrauli Pillar in the complex of Qutub Minar Primarily famous for? Proverbial height Skilful stone cutting Excellent quality steel Statue of Buddha on top None 35. Which script was used in Ashoka’s inscriptions? Brahmi Devanagiri Gurmukhi Sanskrit None 36. Which of the following was the early capital of the Rashtrakutas? Sopara Ellora Vatapi Ajanta None 37. Ravikirti, a Jain, who composed the Aihole Prashast, was patronized by Pulakeshin I Harsha Pulakeshin II Kharavela None 38. During the reign of which Pallava ruler began the long drawn struggle between the Pallavas and the Chalukyas? Mahendravarman I Simhavishnu Narasimhavarman I Mahendravarman II None 39. Who was the Chola king who brought Ganga from North to South? Raja Raja Chola Mahendra Rajendra Chola Parantaka None 40. Mention the centre of the Roman trade during the Sangam Age- Madurai Arikamedu Poompuhar Musiri None Time's up
