Madhya Pradesh 2015 Previous Year GK Questions with Answers

The correct answer is D, Guru Angad. Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, chose his devoted follower Bhai Lehna as his successor and gave him the name Guru Angad, setting aside the claim of his own sons. Guru Angad became the second Sikh Guru in 1539 and is remembered for giving the Gurmukhi script its present form, the script in which the Sikh scriptures were later written, and for spreading the langar, the free community kitchen. A is wrong because Guru Ram Das was the fourth Guru and is known for founding the city of Amritsar. B is wrong because Guru Amar Das was the third Guru, who came after Guru Angad and not straight after Guru Nanak. C is wrong because Guru Har Rai was the seventh Guru, of a much later period. Exam tip: fix the first three in order - Nanak, Angad, Amar Das - and link Guru Angad with the Gurmukhi script.

The correct answer is C, Muhammad Shah. Muhammad Shah, who ruled from 1719 to 1748, was nicknamed Rangila for his love of music, painting and pleasure while the empire fell apart around him. His reign saw the Marathas press into north India and Nadir Shah of Persia win the Battle of Karnal in 1739 and sack Delhi, carrying away the Peacock Throne and the Koh-i-Noor. Option A is wrong because Farrukhsiyar, who ruled from 1713 to 1719, is remembered instead for the farman of 1717 that gave the English trading privileges in Bengal. Option B is wrong because Rafi-ud-Darajat held the throne for only a few months in 1719 and carries no such nickname. Option D is wrong for the same reason: Rafi-ud-Daula, also called Shah Jahan II, ruled briefly in 1719 under the control of the Sayyid brothers.

The correct answer is B, isohyet. An isohyet is a line drawn on a map through all the places that receive the same amount of rainfall in a given period. Rainfall maps of India are drawn with isohyets, and the crowding of these lines along the Western Ghats shows how sharply rainfall falls from the windward coast to the rain shadow of the plateau.

Option A, an isobar, joins places of equal atmospheric pressure and is used on weather charts to locate depressions and anticyclones. Option C, an isotherm, joins places of equal temperature and is used on temperature maps. Option D, an isohaline, joins places of equal salinity and belongs to the study of the oceans. All four terms carry the Greek prefix iso, meaning equal, and examiners rely on a candidate confusing them.