71. Who was the first Judge against whom impeachment proceedings in the Parliament were initiated?
(a) V. Ramaswami
(b) Deepak Mishra
(c) K.N. Singh
(d) Y.N. chandrachud
Answer:
(a) V. Ramaswami
Explanation:
Justice V. Ramaswami of the Supreme Court was the first judge against whom impeachment proceedings were initiated in independent India in 1991 (though the motion ultimately failed).
72. Who was the founder of ‘Arya Samaj’?
(a) Vivekananda
(b) Radhkant Deb
(c) Dayanand Saraswati
(d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Answer:
(c) Dayanand Saraswati
Explanation:
Swami Dayanand Saraswati founded the Arya Samaj, a vigorous Hindu reform movement, in Bombay in 1875.
73. Who discovered the smallpox vaccine?
(a) John Ender
(b) Louis Pasteur
(c) Edward Jenner
(d) J.E. Salk
Answer:
(c) Edward Jenner
Explanation:
The English physician Edward Jenner developed the first successful smallpox vaccine in 1796.
74. The tomb of Sikandar Lodhi is in:
(a) Burhanpur
(b) Mandu
(c) Jaunpur
(d) New Delhi
Answer:
(d) New Delhi
Explanation:
The tomb of Sultan Sikandar Lodi is situated within the famous Lodi Gardens in New Delhi.
75. Who among the following built ‘Purana Qila’?
(a) Sher Shah
(b) Babur
(c) Akbar
(d) Humayun
Answer:
(a) Sher Shah
Explanation:
The Purana Qila (Old Fort) in Delhi was initially laid out by Humayun but was substantially built and fortified by Sher Shah Suri after he captured the city.
