General Knowledge MCQ — 33 Practice Questions with Answers

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Footloose industries can be located in many different places because they are not dependent on any specific raw material. Hence the statement that they are dependent on specific raw material is the incorrect one. Therefore, option B is correct.

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Ahmadnagar was finally brought into the Mughal Empire during Shah Jahan's reign. Akbar had annexed parts of Ahmadnagar earlier, but the final annexation is associated with Shah Jahan's Deccan campaigns. Therefore option C is correct.

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Rishabhnatha is regarded as the first of the twenty-four Jain Tirthankaras. Padmaprabha, Parshwanath and Mahaveer belong to later positions in the Jain Tirthankara tradition. Therefore, option C is correct.

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Archaeological evidence of the world's earliest ploughed field has been found at Kalibangan (Rajasthan), dating to the Early Harappan phase (~2800 BCE). The field showed furrows running at right angles, suggesting two crops were cultivated simultaneously. No such ploughed field evidence has been found at Banwali.

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Gautam Buddha delivered his first sermon at Sarnath after attaining enlightenment. Bodhgaya is associated with his enlightenment, while Sarnath is associated with the first turning of the wheel of Dharma. Therefore, option D is correct.