1. The Rig Veda contains
- Hymns in honor of the gods
- Yajnas to be performed
- Rituals to be adopted by the people.
- History of the Vedic period
2. The chief deity of the Sangam age was
- Vishnu
- Murugan
- Shiva
- Indra
3. Huien tsang described the state of Kamboja as
- Nimar
- Pava rajgriha
- Rajgarh
- Rajpura
4. The trident- shaped symbol of Buddhism does not represent
- Dhamma
- Nirvana
- Sangha
- Buddha
5. Which of the following was not a sea port in Mauryan times?
- Tamralipti
- Bharukachcha
- Suparaka
- Paithan
6. Who is responsible for the development of the Indian theatre by introducing the use of the curtain:
- The Kushans
- The Shakas
- The Greeks
- The Romans
7. The Samkhya system was propounded by
- Patanjali
- Kapaila
- Charaka
- Lokayata
8. Harisena is the author of:
- Allahabad Prasasti
- Eran Prasasti
- Junagarh Prasasti
- Mehrauli Prasasti
9. The founder of Rashtrakuta Kingdom was
- Amoghavarsha
- Indra 3
- Govinda 3
- Dantidurga
10. The Suhrawardi order was established mainly in
- North India
- North-east India
- Western India
- North-west India
11. Who re-introduced the jagir system?
- Razia Sultan
- Firoz Tughlaq
- Alauddin Khalji
- Giasuddin Balban
12. Who defeated Humayun at the battle of Chausa in 1539?
- Sher Shah
- Bahadur Shah
- Rana Sanga
- None of these
13. In which year did the East India Company establish a factory in Bengal?
- 1650
- 1651
- 1652
- 1649
14. Who was the founder of the Kuka movement?
- Balak Singh
- Inayat Ali
- Bhagat Jawahar Mal
- Abdul Wahab
15. In 1908, Bal Gangadhar Tilak was imprisoned for six years and was sent to
- Naini Jail
- Yeravada jail
- Mandalay
- Singapore
16. At the northernmost point of India, the rays of the sun are always.
- Vertical
- Oblique
- Direct
- None of these
17. Patkai Bum and Dapha Bum are the important ranges of the
- Lesser Himalaya
- Aravalli
- Shiwalik
- Purvanchal
18. The Indo-Gangetic plains of Indian sub-continent are examples of
- Depositional plains
- Delta plains
- Erosional plains
- Structural plains
19. Which of the following rivers make an estuary?
- Krishna
- Mahanadi
- Godavari
- Bhagirathi-Hooghly
20. Winter rainfall in Tamilnadu is due to
- Retreating monsoons
- Temperate cyclones
- Trade winds
- North-South monsoons
21. Which of the following is the most important oil-bearing state of India?
- Rajasthan
- Assam
- Maharashtra
- Bihar
22. Kodarma in Jharkhand is famous for
- Cement factories
- Mica mining
- Leather works
- None of these
23. Most of India’s cultivated land is under
- Shifting cultivation
- Sedentary cultivation
- Tribal cultivation
- Dry zone cultivation
24. Which of the following ports is not situated on the Western Coast?
- Tuticorin
- Kochi
- New Mangalore
- Mumbai
25. Seaweeds are the important source of
- Iron
- Chlorine
- Bromine
- Iodine
26. The Jarawas are tribes living in
- Madhya Pradesh
- Sikkim
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Little Andaman
27. The prime meridian passes through
- Paris
- Greenwich
- New York
- Delhi
28. Which strait connects the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean?
- Bab-el-Mandeb
- Hormuz
- Malacca
- None of the above
29. The dry wind ‘Santa Ana’ blows in
- Siberia
- Argentina
- Switzerland
- California
30. The Federal system with the strong center’ has been borrowed by the Indian
- U S A
- Canada
- United Kingdom
- France
31. Procedure for creation of Legislative Council in states has been described in which Article of the Indian Constitution?
- 69
- 169
- 269
- 369
32. To whom is the Council of Ministers responsible?
- Parliament
- The President of India
- Speaker of Lok Sabha
- None of the these
33. Who decides whether a bill is a money bill or nor:
- Speaker of Lok Sabha
- The president
- The Prime Minister
- None of these
34. Which one of the following is not the main jurisdiction of the high court of a state?
- Advisory jurisdiction
- Original jurisdiction
- Supervisory jurisdiction
- Appellate Jurisdiction
35. The constitutional status has been given to panchayats under which Article of the Indian Constitution?
- 241
- 341
- 343
- 243
36. Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act was enacted in India in the year
- 2000
- 201
- 202
- 203
37. Which of the following Constitutional Amendment Acts was said to be a ‘Mini Constitution’?
- 42th
- 44th
- 52th
- 73th
38. English is the official language of which one of the following India states?
- Nagaland
- Tripura
- Assam
- Manipur
39. The weight of an object would be minimum when it is placed at
- North pole
- South pole
- Equator
- The center of the earth
40. Which of the following is preferred for manufacturing a spring?
- Brass
- Copper
- Steel
- Iron
41. A concave lens is also known as
- Converging lens
- Diverging lens
- Simple lens
- None of these
42. Which of the following is called ‘morning star’?
- Jupiter
- Mars
- Venus
- Mercury
43. The most abundant metal in the earth’s crust is
- Gold
- Silver
- Copper
- Aluminum
44. Glass is best described as a\an
- Solid
- Liquid
- Supercooled liquid
- Occlusion compound
45. Cellulose is a
- Protein
- Fat
- Hormone
- None of these
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