Daily GK Challenge

More practice: Indian History & Polity

5 more Railways questions from the same chapter, with step-by-step solutions. Try each one, then reveal the answer.

1. Q1easy

   Who was the first woman ruler of the Delhi Sultanate?

   • ARazia Sultana
   • BRani Lakshmibai
   • CChand Bibi
   • DNoor Jahan
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   Correct answer: (A) Razia Sultana

   Razia Sultana (1236-1240) of the Mamluk (Slave) dynasty was the first and only woman to rule the Delhi Sultanate.

2. Q2hard

   Which Schedule of the Constitution contains the Union, State, and Concurrent Lists?

   • ASeventh Schedule
   • BEighth Schedule
   • CNinth Schedule
   • DTenth Schedule
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   Correct answer: (A) Seventh Schedule

   The Seventh Schedule distributes legislative powers between the Union and States through the Union List, State List, and Concurrent List.

3. Q3easy

   In which year was the Indian National Congress founded?

   • A1905
   • B1857
   • C1919
   • D1885
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   Correct answer: (D) 1885

   The Indian National Congress was founded in 1885 by Allan Octavian Hume in Bombay.

4. Q4medium

   Who wrote the ancient treatise 'Arthashastra'?

   • AKalidasa
   • BVishnu Sharma
   • CKautilya (Chanakya)
   • DBanabhatta
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   Correct answer: (C) Kautilya (Chanakya)

   Kautilya, also known as Chanakya, wrote the Arthashastra, an ancient work on statecraft, economics, and military strategy.

5. Q5medium

   The minimum age required to become a member of the Lok Sabha is?

   • A21 years
   • B25 years
   • C30 years
   • D35 years
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   Correct answer: (B) 25 years

   A person must be at least 25 years old to be eligible for election to the Lok Sabha.