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Q1. The Basque separatist organization is active in .....
Q2. Which one of the following statements regarding Asokan stone pillars is incorrect?
Q3. Mr. C. Setalvad, B.N.Rao and Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer were distinguished members of the
Q4. The tribal population in Andaman and Nicobar islands belongs to the
Q5. Which one of the following dances involves solo performance?
Q6. Match the following authors (in alphabets) with the texts written by them (in numbers): (A) Varahamihira (B) Visakhadutta {C} Sudraka (D) Bilhana ..... (1) Prabandha Chintamani (2) Mrichchhakantika (3) Brhat Samhita (4) Devi Chandraguptam (5) Vikramankadevacharita
Q7. Match the following industries (in alphabets) with the area where they are concentrated (in numbers): (A) Glass (B) Brassware {C} Slate (D) Handmade Carpet ...... (1) Moradabad (2) Marakpur (3) Ferozabad (4) Mirzapur
Q8. About 50% of the world population is concentrated between the latitudes of ....
Q9. ".....They are people of yellow complextion, oblique eyes, high cheek bones, sparse hair and medium height." The reference here is to .....
Q10. Assertion (A): The sponsor and the most prominent figure of the Chisti order of Sufis in India is Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti. Reason {R}: The Chisti order takes its name from a village Chisht in Ajmer.
Q11. Match the following minerals (in alphabets) with their area of occurrence (in numbers): (A) Coal (B) Diamond (C} Mica (D) Manganese ..... (1) Bhandara (2) Karanpura (3) Panna (4) Nellore.
Q12. Who directed the film "The Making of the Mahatma"?
Q13. In 1996, a major health mission was carried out. Which one of the following?
Q14. Which of the following places are known for paper manufacturing industry? (1) Yamunanagar (2) Guwahati (3) Shahabad (4) Ballarpur
Q15. Which one of the following pairs of composers in different languages and their works on the Mahabharata theme is correctly matched?
Q16. Which one of the following is correctly matched?
Q17. Of the following, which one is a battle tank of India?
Q18. Which one of the following areas of India produces largest amount of cotton?
Q19. Which one of the following temples was in the news some years back, regarding the institution of the ' Devadasis '?
Q20. The river most mentioned in early Vedic literature is .....
Q21. According to the World Health Organisation, the disease which causes the death of the largest number of people to day is
Q22. Which one of the following is NOT a part of early Jaina literature?
Q23. In the context of ancient Indian society, which one of the following terms does NOT belong to the category of the other three?
Q24. " Nastaliq " was ....
Q25. Who among the following is known for his work on medicine during the Gupta period?
Q26. Mughal painting reached its zenith during the rule of .....
Q27. The Sufi saint who maintained that devotional music was one way of coming close to God was ......
Q28. Consider the following statements: (1) Afforestation and development of wastelands (2) Reforestation and replantation in existing forests. (3) Encouraging the wood substitutes and supplying other types of fuel (4) Promotion of wide use of insecticides and pesticides to restrict the loss of forest area from degradation caused by pests and insects. The National Forest Policy of 1988 includes ......
Q29. The term " apabhramsa " was used in medieval Sanskrit texts to denote .....
Q30. Consider the following statements: At the present level of technology available in India, solar energy can be conveniently used to ...(1) Supply hot water to residential buildings. (2) Supply water for minor irrigation projects. (3) Provide street lighting. (4) Electrify a cluster of villages and small towns. Of these statements .....
Q31. Which one of the following was a Saiva sect in ancient India?
Q32. " His principal forte was social and religious reform. He relied upon legislation to do away with social ills and worked unceasingly for the eradication of child marriage, the purdah system... To encourage consideration of social problems on a national scale, he inaugurated the Indian National Social Conference, which for many years met for its annual sessions alongside the Indian National Congress." The reference in this passage is to....
Q33. Who among the following leaders did not believe in the drain theory of Dadabhai Naoroji?
Q34. Which one of the following has legalised ' euthanasia '?
Q35. B.R. Ambedkar was elected to the Constituent Assembly from ....
Q36. Consider the following statements: A person in a spaceship located half way between the Earth and the Sun will notice that the .....(1) Sky is jet black. (2) Stars do not twinkle (3) Temperature outside the spaceship is much higher than that on the surface of the earth. Of these statements ......
Q37. " You might see a few curious Danes around, but that is because .... used to be Danish Outpost. The quaint town with its fort and a beautiful church, the New Jerusalem, empty streets and deserted beachfront is a quaint gem. " The place referred to in this quotation lies on the .....
Q38. Which one of the following ancient texts allows divorce to a wife deserted by her husband?
Q39. " They are fantastically diverse. They speak hundreds of languages and dialects. They comprise scores of ethnic groups. They include highly industrialised economies and up and coming economies. They span half the surface of the earth and are home to two fifths of the world's population." The group of countries referred to here belongs to ......
Q40. Which one of the following pairs - folk dances and states -- is correctly matched?
Q41. In medieval India, "Manasabdari" system was introduced mainly for .....
Q42. In which year on 7th August, the following advertisement appeared in The Times of India? " THE MARVEL OF THE CENTURY, THE WONDER OF THE WORLD, LIVING PHOTOGRAPHIC PICTURES IN LIFE SIZED REPRODUCTIONS BY MESSERS LUMIERE BROTHERS CINEMATOGRAPHIE. A FEW EXHIBITIONS WILL BE GIVEN AT WATSON'S HOTEL TONIGHT."
Q43. Consider the following rivers: (1) Kishenganga (2) Ganga (3) Wainganga (4) Penganga. The correct sequence of these rivers when arranged in the north-south direction is ......
Q44. Who among the following was the firt European to initiate the policy of taking part in the quarrels of Indian princes with a view to acquiring territories?
Q45. Arrange the following landmarks in Indian education in the chronological order of their happening: (1) Hindu College, Calcutta (2) University of Calcutta (3) Adam's report (4) Wood's Despatch.
Q46. Which one of the following works has been made into a full length feature film?
Q47. Match the following personalities (in alphabets) with their books (in numbers): (A) Surendranath Bannerjee (B) M K Gandhi {C} Subhas Chandra Bose (D) Lajpat Rai ........ (1) Hind Swaraj (2) The Indian Struggle (3) Autobiographical Writings (4) A Nation in Making.
Q48. Which one of the following is an important historical novel written during the latter half of the nineteenth century?
Q49. Who among the following suggested the winding up of the Indian National Congress after India attained independence?
Q50. Match the following organisations/parties (in alphabets) with the founders (in numbers): (A) Abhinav Bharat Society (B) Anushilan Samiti (C} Ghadar Party (D) Swaraj Party ..... (1) Sri Aurobindo Ghosh (2) Lala Hardayal (3) C.R.Das (4) V.D.Savarkar