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Questions Related to general knowledge

Who is considered as the master of Greek Comedy?

  1. Aeschylus

  2. So Phocles

  3. Aristophanes

  4. Philip


Correct Option: C

Who was among the famous Roman poets?

  1. Tacitus

  2. Plinky

  3. Virgil

  4. Marcus


Correct Option: C

Who began the construction of a wall in ancient China to keep out invaders from the north known as the Great Wall of China?

  1. Chu Ruler

  2. Chi Ruler

  3. Chin Ruler

  4. Chou Ruler


Correct Option: C

Who was the last emperor of Rome?

  1. Nero

  2. Ceasen

  3. Romulus Augustulus

  4. Julius


Correct Option: C

Which mountain's volcano buried archaeological site Pompeii in 79 AD?

  1. Mount Pelee

  2. Mount Tambora

  3. Mount Etna

  4. Mount Vesuvius


Correct Option: D

Which of the following is true of both the Roman Empire and Han empire?

  1. Both empires were heavily dependent on slave labor

  2. Both empires were characterised by long periods of effective centralised government

  3. In both empires, extensive maritime trade was important

  4. Both empires were ruled by wealthy merchant cities


Correct Option: B

Who is the father of Athenian democracy?

  1. Cleisthenes

  2. Draco

  3. Hippias

  4. Preisistratos


Correct Option: A

The first recorded landfills were found in $3000 BC$ which comprised waste that was placed in a pit and covered with dirt at different levels. Name the country in which it was found.

  1. Pakistan

  2. Greece

  3. Italy

  4. Egypy


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • A landfill is an area that is used to dispose off solid waste material.
  • Archaeological evidence of first landfills dates back to 3000 BC at Crete in Greece where waste was deposited in pits that were subsequently covered up with earth when full.

Choose the correct option to complete the statement given.
The kingdom of Magadha was located __________.

  1. On the banks of the Indus

  2. In the south of the Vindhyas

  3. In the area along Ganga's tributaries south of Ganga

  4. In the Garo hills region


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Magadha. Magadha, ancient kingdom of India, situated in what is now west-central Bihar state, in northeastern India. It was the nucleus of several larger kingdoms or empires between the 6th-century BCE and the 8th century.

Which epic describes about the 'Indraprasth Nagar' ?

  1. Ramayan

  2. Mahabharata

  3. Rigveda

  4. Mudra Rakshasa


Correct Option: B