DSSSB Fire Operator Paper 2014 – General Awareness

Fire Operator Paper 2014 – General Awareness

Bimbisara and Ajanthasatru were the patrons of
(a) Shaivism
(b) Vaishnavism
(c) Jainism
(d) None of these

Shankaracharya brought forward the doctrine of
(a) Dwaitha
(b) Advaitha
(c) Vishistadwaitha
(d) Lingayatism

In the first invasion, in ______ Mahmud of Ghazni defeated Jaya Pala by attacking the Hindushahi Kingdom
(a) 1001 AD
(b) 1011 AD
(c) 1005 AD
(d) 1008 AD

Taj Mahal is a white marble mausoleum located in Agra was built by Mughal Emperor Shahjahain in memory of his _____wife Mumtaz Mahal.
(a) First
(b) Second
(c) Third
(d) Fourth

Kaniska the Great who was Turushka emperor of _____ dynasty, encouraged Gandhara School of Greco-Buddhist Art.
(a) Kosala
(b) Kushan
(c) Maurya
(d) None of these

First of the ten Sikh Gurus, _____ is the founder of Sikhism,
(a) Guru Nanak
(b) Siddharth
(c) Vishnuvardhan
(d) Jail Singh

Laughing gas is
(a) Nitrogen Peroxide
(b) Nitrogen Pentoxide
(c) Nitrous Oxide
(d) Nitric Oxide

One of the major causes of the outbreak of Second World War was
(a) French Revolution
(b) Industrial Revolution
(c) Treaty of Versailles
(d) Lisbon Treaty

Durand cup is associated with
(a) Badminton
(b) Cricket
(c) Tennis
(d) Football

United Nations Organization was born on
(a) Dec. 24, 1945
(b) Jan. 26, 1950
(c) Oct. 24, 1945
(d) Aug. 15, 1947

Soda water is an example for _____ type of solution
(a) Gas in Liquid
(b) Gas in Solid
(c) Liquid in Solid
(d) None of these

A device for detecting the presence of underwater objects such as submarines is called
(a) Radar
(b) Solar
(c) Polar
(d) Sonar

The famous Kailasnath temple at Ellora was built by
(a) Krishana-I
(b) Kalinga-I
(c) Keshva-I
(d) None of these

Telangana is the _____ state of India
(a) 27th
(b) 28th
(d) 29th
(d) None of these