KSFES Fireman Exam GK Questions 2015 - Online Question Papers

KSFES Fireman Written Test GK Questions 2015/ Exam Pattern 

Question 1. The most important industry in Sangam Age was

A. production of cloth

B. raising of pepper

C. glass industry

D. None of the above

Question 2. Who authored the Tamil epic 'Silappadikaram' ?

A. Tiruvalluvar

B. llango

C. Saint Agattiyar

D. Sattanar

Question 3. The name Dharmasoka was found in the 

A. Maski edict 

B. Junagarh inscription

C. Sarnath inscription

D. Allanabad pillar inscription

Question 4. The historical source attributed to Megasthenese is

A. Indica

B. Naturalis historia 

C Geography

D. The periplus of the Erythrean sea

Question 5. Which one of the following edicts mentions the personal name of Ashoka ?

A. Kalsi

B. Maski

C. Special Kalinga Edict

D. Rummindei

Question 6. The highly polished monolithic Ashokan Pillars were carved out of single pieces of a buff-coloured sandstone, usually mined from the quarries of

A. Chunar near Mirzapur

B. Lauriya in Nandangarh

C. Sarnath near Varanasi

D. Udayagiri near Bhubhaneshwar

Question 7. During the Sangam Age which of the following dynasties was not in power ?

A. Pandyas 

B. Cheras

C. Cholas

D. Pallavas

Question 8. In Ashoka's administration, Rajukas looked after 

A. religious matters

B. collection of taxes

C. municipal administration

D. judicial and revenue administration

Question 9. During the Sangam Age, Uraiyur was the capital of which one of the following ?

A. Pandyas

B. Palavas

C. Chalukyas

D. Cholas

Question 10. The external trade of the Sangam people was carried on mainly with

A. Romans

B. Arabs

C. Chinese

D. South-East Asian Nations

Answer : 1.(a), 2.(b), 3.(c), 4.(a), 5.(b), 6.(a), 7.(d), 8.(d), 9.(d), 10.(a).