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Q1. Who among the following is the pioneer of "White Revolution" in India?
Correct answer : 2
Q2. "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat". Whose quote is this?
Correct answer : 4
Q3. Which one of the following industries is NOT a raw material-localised industry?
Correct answer : 4
Q4. Which one of the following functions of the Reserve Bank of India is NOT performed by the other banks?
Correct answer : 4
Q5. The intensity of famine increased in India, under the British Rule because .....
Correct answer : 2
Q6. India is opposed to the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty because
Correct answer : 1
Q7. In which of the following states, the Jharkhand movement was active? (1) Bihar (2) Madhya Pradesh (3) Odisha (4) Uttar Pradesh.
Correct answer : 1
Q8. Match the following political parties/organisation (in alphabets) with the leading personalities of those parties (in numbers): (A) Communist Party of India (B) Socialist Party {C} Swaraj Party (D) The Hindu Maha Sabha ..... (1) C.R.Das (2) Ram Manohar Lohia (3) V.D.Savarkar (4) P.C.Joshi
Correct answer : 1
Q9. Match the following metals/minerals (in alphabets) with the locations of their mining (in numbers): (A) Copper (B) Uranium (C} Nickel (D) Lead ..... (1) Jaduguda (2) Jhawar (3) Malanjkhand (4) Sukhinda
Correct answer : 3
Q10. Match the following instruments (in alphabets) with their measurement purposes (in numbers): (A) Anemometer (B) Tachometer {C} Dynamometer (D) Barometer ........ (1) Motor Power (2) Wind Speed (3) Revolution per minute (4) Atmospheric Pressure (5) Current from a Dynamo.
Correct answer : 3
Q11. In his works, Kalidasa exhibits a particular leaning towards the worship of .....
Correct answer : 4
Q12. Match the following different forms of music (in alphabets) with the famous personalities associated with them: (A) Clasical Music (B) Light Classical Music {C} Light Music (D) Folk Music ..... (1) Lata Mangeshkar, Abhijit, Chitra (2) Bade Ghulam Ali Khan (3) Siddeswari Devi, Rasodan Bai, Girija Devi (4) Teejan Bai, Shiekh Ghulab, Poorna Das
Correct answer : 2
Q13. Painted greyware is attributed to ....
Correct answer : 1
Q14. Match the following branches (names) of sciences/studies (in alphabets) with their details of study (in numbers): (A) Taxonomy (B) Mycology {C} Morphology (D) Physiology ..... (1) Functional Movements (2) Classification (3) Shape and Structure (4) Fungus
Correct answer : 2
Q15. Match the following kings (in alphabets) with their contributions (in numbers): (A) Chandragupta Maurya (B) Samudragupta {C} Harsha Vardhan (D) Rajendra Chola ........ (1) The great Council at Prayag (2) Jainism (3) Gangaikondacholapuram (4) Allahabad Pillar
Correct answer : 4
Q16. Match the following temples/monuments (in alphabets) with the styles in which they were built (in numbers): (A) Khajuraho Temple (B) Brihadeshwar Temple (C} Hoysaleswara Temple (4) Seven Pagodas ..... (1) Hoysala Style (2) Pallava Style (3) Chandel (4) Chola (5) Chedi.
Correct answer : 3
Q17. Roman settlement in India is found at .....
Correct answer : 3
Q18. Who among the following was a revolutionary who later turned into a yogi and philosopher?
Correct answer : 2
Q19. Matriarchican system still prevalent among the ...........communities.
Correct answer : 4
Q20. "Stock farming" refers to .....
Correct answer : 3
Q21. The Indian National Army was orgnised by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose at .....
Correct answer : 2
Q22. Match the following modern time social reformers (in alphabets) with their contributions (in numbers): (A) Keshab Chandra Sen (B) Henry Vivian Derazio {C} Gopal Hari Deshmukh (4) Devendranath Tagore ..... (1) Young Bengal Movement (2) Param Hansa Mandali (3) Sadharan Brahma Samaj (4) Tatvabodhini Sabha
Correct answer : 4
Q23. The evidence for the rotation of starts comes mainly from the ....
Correct answer : 4
Q24. A sandy and saline area is the natural habitat of an Indian animal species. The animal has no predators in that area but its existence is threatened due to the destruction of its habitat. Which one of the following could be that animal?
Correct answer : 2
Q25. Consider the following pairs of persons and their activities: (1) Subramanian Bharati ... Literature (2) Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya ... Medicine (3) Jamsedji Nusserwanji Tata ... Engineering and Planning (4) Abanindra Nath Tagore ... Painting.. Of these
Correct answer : 2
Q26. The people of Hong Kong have come mostly from .....
Correct answer : 2
Q27. Match the following places (in alphabets) with their attached importance (in numbers): (A) Bhubaneshwar (B) Konark (C} Lepakshi (D) Halebid ..... (1) Vijayanagara architecture (2) Rajarani Temple (3) Vijayanagara Paintings (4) Hoysala monument (5) Sun Temple
Correct answer : 4
Q28. Match the following books (in alphabets) and their authors (in numbers) : (A) India Today (B) India Unrest (C} Geeta Rahasya (D) A Bunch of Old Letters ..... (1) Valentine Chirol (2) B.G.Tilak (3) Jawaharlal Nehru (4) Rajni Palme Dutt (5) Mahatma Gandhi
Correct answer : 1
Q29. Which of the following features are associated with the architecture of Tughlaq period? (1) Slopping Walls (2) Deliberate attempt to combine the principles of the arch, the lintel and the beam in the buildings. (3) Placing the buildings especially the tombs on a high platform.
Correct answer : 2
Q30. Which of the following is a cash crop?
Correct answer : 1
Q31. Consider the following Vaishnava Saints and their region of strong following: (1) Ramanujacharya ... South India; (2) Chaitanya ... Central India; (3) Vallabhacharya ... Gujarat and Braj area; (4) Ramanand ... North India. Of these pairs .....
Correct answer : 3
Q32. Who among the following was NOT a writer of legal texts?
Correct answer : 3
Q33. Arrange the following European Missions during the Mughal Period in the correct chronological order of their visit: (1) Thomas Roe (2) Tavernier (3) Rudolf Acquaviva
Correct answer : 4
Q34. Match the following religious personalities (in alphabets) with their contributions (in numbers): (A) Nagarjuna (B) Lakulisho {C} Sankara (D) Basava ..... (1) Founder of Kalmukha Sect (2) Founder of Vira Saivism (3) Founder of Advaita Philosophy (4) Founder of Madhyamika (5) Propagator of Pasupata Sect.
Correct answer : 1
Q35. Important oilfields of the Brahmaputra valley include .....
Correct answer : 4
Q36. Assertion (A): India is one of the leading fishing countries in the world. Reason {R}: India has a long coastline and a large fish eating population.
Correct answer : 4
Q37. Mohair (a silk like fabric) is obtained from ......
Correct answer : 1
Q38. The First Buddhist Council met at .......
Correct answer : 3
Q39. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
Correct answer : 4
Q40. In which one of the following periods were the rock-cut " Hindu " temples a characteristic feature of architecture?
Correct answer : 3
Q41. Who among the following, was known as a "Nirguna" reformer?
Correct answer : 2
Q42. The Indian caste system in its classical form is characterised by
Correct answer : 1
Q43. Water which contains soluble salts of calcium and magnesium is known as
Correct answer : 4
Q44. Which one of the following plants is effective in reducing water pollution and is also useful for producing biogas?
Correct answer : 2
Q45. Who is the first Indian to win the grandmaster's title in Chess?
Correct answer : 3
Q46. Who is the first Indian woman grandmaster in Chess?
Correct answer : 1
Q47. How many major ports are there in India (as of April 2013), including the private managed ports?
Correct answer : 3
Q48. Consider the following statements regarding Kautilya's Arthashastra: (1) It place morality higher than political expediency. (2) It argues the case for a fully centralised government for the empire. (3) It deals with problems of administration as well as laws of property and crime. (4) It includes section on government of the State and diplomatic relations with other States. Of these statements,
Correct answer : 2
Q49. The coal mining areas of the Damodar Valley region include....