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TNPSC GROUP - IV (21.12.2014)

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE ANSWER KEY
101. From the fig, find the value of x Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYs 9th * Book, Pg.111
110. Unbreakable is an autobiography by whom?
A) M.C. Cherrian B) L.C. Kurrian

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C) M.C. Mary Kom
D) D.C. Shervani
111. Which country unveiled the World Longest Aircraft

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Airlander (HAV 302)?
A) 30 B) 60 A) Russia
C) 90 D) 45 B) Israel
102. Unequal distribution of the rate of growth of popu- C) Britain
lation due to two reasons D) United States of America
A) Nature of terrain and low infant mortality 112. Which authority conducts the Local Bodies Elec-
B) High infant mortality and climate tions?

103.
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C) Nature of terrain and climate
D) Employment opportunity, nutritious food
Which statement is correct?
A) State Election Commission
B) Central Election Commission
C) District Election Board
I. Eutrophication means natural nutrient enrich- D) Observers
ment of streams and lakes 113. During the period of which Indian Prime Minister
II. Water pollution mainly affects the water based was there hung Parliament?
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ecosystem. A) Jawaharlal Nehru B) Indira Gandhi
III. The unwanted sound cannot damage physi- C) I.K. Gujral D) Rajiv Gandhi
ological and psychological health 114. The radius of a wheel is 1.75. How many revolu-
A) I and III B) II and III tions will it make in travelling 11 km?
C) I and II D) III only A) 10 B) 100
104. Which country does Crimea belongs to? C) 1000 D) 10000
A) Georgia B) Belarus 115. Monthly expenditure of a person is shown in the
C) Russia D) Latvia figure. Find the amount has in his savings?
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105. National Sports for Indonesia is

A) Chess B) Hockey
C) Volley Ball D) Badminton
106. The word citizen is derived from
A) Greek B) Latin
C) Spanish D) Urdu
Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYs *.Question Bank
Pg.2 Q.67
107. The Multi-Functionary at the district level is
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A) District Health Officer A) Rs.800 B) Rs.900

B) District Labour Officer C) Rs.1,000 D) Rs.750
C) Tahsildar 116. Match the following:
D) District Collector a) David Wilkie 1. Dance
108. Registration of Partnership is b) Padma Subramaniyam 2. Music
A) Compulsory B) Optional c) Abdul Walid Khan 3. Sculpture
C) Not necessary D) Not compulsory d) August Rodin 4. Painting
109. The Hindustan Shipyard is located at abcd
A) Kochi B) Kolkatta A) 2 1 3 4
C) Mumbai D) Visakapatnam B) 2 1 4 3
C) 4 1 2 3
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 D) 4 2 3 1 124. Find the missing number in the place ?
117. Identify the incorrect pair:
I. Albumin Water balance
II. Globulin Immunity
III. Fibrinogen Blood clotting
IV. Plasma Solid component
A) I B) II A) 10 B) 11
C) III D) IV C) 13 D) 14
Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYs Blood Handwrit- 125. Simplify
ten Material Pg.2
118. Which among the following food chain is an example
for Grassland ecosystem?
A) Grass Deer Fox Tiger A) 15 B) 18

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B) Grass Grasshopper Frog Snake C) 25 D) 17
Eagle 126. The Poet known as the Parrot of India was
C) Grass Frog Snake Elephant A) Al Beruni B) Kaiqubad
D) Grass Cattle Lion

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C) Amirkhusrau D) Balban
119. The cost of a dining table is Rs.8,400. A wants to Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYs 6th-10th History
buy it in 10 instalments. His E.M.I is Rs.875. Find Question bank Pg.27 Q.86
the rate of interest? 127. Shivaji was born at
A) 3% B) 5% A) Satara B) Bijapur
C) 8% D) 10% C) Shivner D) Poona
120. If (x + m) (x + n) = x2 + 6x + 5 find m2 + n2 Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYs 6th-10th History
A) 25 AD B) 26 Pg.69
C) 27 D) 28 128. Language is the means of
121. Choose the best answer: A) Transport B) Irrigation
Two numbers differ by 5. If their product is 336, C) Communication D) Spirituality
then the sum of two number is 129. Match the following :
A) 21 B) 28 a) Force 1. Watt
C) 37 D) 51 b) Momentum 2. Joule
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122. Select False statement: c) Power 3. Kg.m.s1
I. English language played an important role in d) Energy 4. Newton
Indian National Movement. abcd
II. The Social Reformers had played no part in A) 4 1 2 3
arising the National Movement. B) 3 2 1 4
III. The Policy of Drain of Wealth by British leads C) 3 1 2 4
to National Movement D) 4 3 1 2
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IV. Lytons Delhi Darbar and Vernacular Press Act 130. Find the missing number in the place?
leads to national movement
A) I and II False B) III and IV False
C) II alone False D) I and III False
Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYs Histor Volume-2, A) 18 B) 19
Pg.76, 77 C) 20 D) 21
123. Match the following: 131. Number of prime numbers between 20 and 30
a) Potassium chlorate 1. Constipation A) 1 B) 2
b) Epsum salt 2. Match industry C) 3 D) 4
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c) Copper sulphate salt 3. Crackers 132. The last king of the Mauryan Dynasty was
d) Potassium nitrate 4. Fungicide A) Pushyamitra B) Brihadratha
abcd C) Ajathasatru D) Bimbisara
A) 3 4 2 1 Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYs Histor Volume-1,
B) 2 3 4 1 Pg.21
C) 2 1 4 3 133. Match the following:
D) 3 4 1 2 a) Mohenjadaro 1. Gujarat
Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYs Science Test .vg;gb b) Kalibangan 2. Punjab
jhd; kyr; r pf; f iyj; jP H g; g Nj c) Lothal 3. Rajasthan
d) Harappa 4. Sind
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B) 4 3 1 2 A) I only B) I and II only
C) 1 2 4 3 C) III only D) I and IV only
D) 2 4 3 1 141. Which article permits Separate Constitution for the
134. Match the international organisation and year of foun- State of Jammu-Kashmir?
dation and choose the correct answer from the codes A) Article 370 B) Article 390
given below: C) Article 161 D) Article 356
a) UNO 1. 1948 Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYs Indian Constitu-
b) UNESCO 2. 1995 tion, Pg.4
c) WHO 3. 1945 142. Arrange the Prime Ministers of India in chrono-
d) WTO 4. 1946 logical order of their term in office
abcd I. Thiru. Jawaharlal Nehru
A) 4 1 3 2 II. Tmt. Indira Gandhi
B) 3 4 1 2 III. Thiru. Morarji Desai

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C) 2 1 3 4 IV. Thiru. Lal Bahadur Shastri
D) 4 1 2 3 A) I, IV, II, III B) I, II, III, IV
Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYs India Tamilnadu C) IV, I, III, II D) II, III, IV, I

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GK- different pages Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYs Indian Constitution
135. In which part of the Constitution of India is dealt P.No.31
with Fundamental Rights? 143. Three numbers are in the ratio 3:4:5 and their L.C.M
A) Part II B) Part III is 2400. Their H.C.F is
C) Part I D) Part IV A) 40 B) 80
Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYs Indian Constitution C) 120 D) 200
Pg.7 AD 144. Match List I with List II correctly and select your
136. Glimpses of World History was written by answers using the codes given below:
A) Mahatma Gandhi List I List II
B) Indira Gandhi a) Rice production 1. Punjab and Haryana
C) Jawaharlal Nehru b) Wheat production 2. Coorg and Nilgiris
D) Rajiv Gandhi c) Jute production 3. Uttar Pradesh and
Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYs Book & Authors West Bengal
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Pg.2 Item No.63 d) Coffee plants 4. West Bengal and
137. Forty-Second Amendment Act came into force in Assam
the year abcd
A) 1947 B) 1976 A) 1 2 4 3
C) 1967 D) 1958 B) 2 1 4 3
Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYs tFg; g py; kpfkpf C) 1 3 4 2
jlit $wpaJ. D) 3 1 4 2
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138. Choose the correct answer: 145. Who is chosen of Avvaiyar of Tamil Nadu Govern-
I. Nimbus clouds are vertical clouds ment for the year 2014?
(fhH nrq; F j; j h epf; F J) A) Dr. K. Mathangi Rama Krishnan
II. Nimbus clouds are high clouds B) Kiran Bedi
(fP w ; i w caukh fw; W ) C) Arunthathi Roy
III. Nimbus clouds are low clouds D) Dr. Daisy Christina
(jho;thd Status) Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYs Current Events
IV. Nimbus clouds are cotton-like clouds Vol.A(12)
(gUj;jp - jpUld; jpud; Nkfq;fs;) 146. Match List I with List II and select the correct an-
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A) I only B) II only swer using the codes given below:

C) III only D) III and IV List I List II
Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYs Geography Vol- World AIDS day 1. Dec, 14
ume-4, Pg.7 World Day of Handicapped 2. Dec, 10
139. Highest Polling percentage of 16th Lok Sabha elec- Armed Forces Flag Day 3. Dec, 1
tion in Tamil Nadu constituency is National Energy
A) Madurai B) Tiruvallur Conservation Day 4. Dec, 03
C) Dharmpauri D) Arakkonam abcd
Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYs Current Events A) 2 1 3 4
Volume-15, Pg.38 B) 3 4 2 1
140. Doordarshan provides free-to-air DTH service as C) 4 2 1 3
I. Ku band II. DD direct +
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Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYs India & National
Important Days - different pages.
147. Point out the wrong statement/statements in the fol-
lowing:
i) Organisms which are able to synthesize their
own food are called autotrophs
ii) Organisms which are unable to synthesize their
own food are called heterotrophs A) 120 B) 52
iii) Organisms which are unable to synthesize their C) 78 D) 130
own food are called autotrophs 156. Find the point of intersection of the straight line 9x
iv) Organisms which are able to prepare their own y 2 = 0 and 2x + y 9 = 0.
food are called heterotrophs A) (1, 7) B) (7, 1)
C) (1, 7) D) (1, 7)

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A) (ii) and (iv) B) (i) and (ii)
C) (i) and (iii) D) (iii) and (iv) 157. Match the following List I with List II and choose
148. What is the genome of AIDS virus made up of? the correct answer from the codes given below:
A) DNA B) RNA List I List II

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C) Chromosome D) Gene Magna Carta of India 1. 1883
149. Using Identities x y = 6; xy =4, Find the value of Vernacular Press Act 2. 1885
x 3 y3 Ilbert Bill 3. 1878
A) 288 B) 388 Indian National Congress 4. 1858
C) 268 D) 278 abcd
150. Two taps can fill a tank in 30 minutes and 40 min- A) 3 4 1 2
utes. Another tap can empty it in 24 min. If the tank
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is empty and all the three taps are kept open, in how C) 2 3 1 4
much time the tank will be filled D) 1 4 3 2
A) 1 1/2 hours B) two hours Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYs Modern India - Dif-
C) one hour D) 21/2 hours ferent pages
151. Rabindranath Tagore renounced his Knighthood in 158. If power of a lens is 0.5 dioptre focal length and
protest against _______ incident. type of lens is
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A) The Jallian Walla Bagh Massacre A) 2 m, concave B) 2 m, convex
B) Rowlat Act C) 50 cm, concave D) 50 cm, convex
C) Chauri Chaura Incident Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYs 10th Science
D) Dandhi March Pg.300
152. Choose the incoorect pair: 159. Find the odd one out:
A) Bayern Munich Foot Ball Related with heat in one action.
B) Missy Franklin Swimming A) Conduction B) Convection
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C) Sebastian Vettel Tennis C) Absorption D) Radiation

D) Dale Steyn Hockey 160. Find the height of a parallelogram whose area is
Ref: Question wrong 300 cm2 and base 15 cm is
Sebastian vetel - motor car Race A) 10 cm B) 15 cm
Dale stegn - cricketer C) 20 cm D) 30 cm
153. Find out the calcium compound found on bones and 161. Ram is 7 times as old as his daughter Nanthini. Af-
teeth ter 5 years he will be 5 times as old as his daughter.
A) Calcium carbonate What are their present ages?
B) Calcium phosphate A) 5, 35 B) 6, 42
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C) Calcium chloride C) 9, 63 D) 10, 70

D) Calcium sulphate 162. If a/b = 4/3 then the value of 6a + 4b/6a 5b is
154. Among the following which one is not an Insecti- A) 1 B) 3
cide? C) 4 D) 5
A) DDT B) BHC 163. Choose the right answer:
C) Zinc phosphide D) Zinc sulphide Which of the four metropolitan cities connecting the
Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYs 9th Science Pg.4 six lanes super highways?
155. In the given figure, B; C = 2 : 3. Find B A) Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata and Nagpur
B) Chennai, Delhi, Nagpur and Kochi
C) Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai and Kochi
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164. Which lake is located in the eastern part of Great DNA
lakes? II. A physically modified process that converts
A) Lake superior B) Lake Michigan higher energy to lower energy
C) Lake Ontario D) Lake Huron III. Used as a biological clock
Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYs Important Maps IV. Used in anaesthesia
Short cut: Super man Helps everyone A) I only B) I and III only
165. Which one of the following is correctly matched? C) II only D) II and IV only
I. Kudavola System Cheras Most probably : Answer B
II. Variya perumakkal Pandyas 171. New Pope Jorge Mario Bergoglio belongs to which
III. Varipothagam Cholas country?
IV. Boomi Puthras Kalapiras A) Argentina B) Germany
A) I B) II C) Holland D) Australia
C) III D) IV Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYs Current Events
Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYs 6-10th History Volume -A(13) Shortcut: mH[d;l;lh Nghg;gh.

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Pg.35 172. The Period of Tenth Five Year plan is
166. Which one of the following is correctly matched? A) 2002-2007 B) 2007-2012
A) Ettayapuram Collector Ash C) 1997-2002 D) 1992-1997

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B) Jallian Walah Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYs Indian Economy
Bagh Tragedy Hunter Committee Handwritten Pg.No.10
C) Swaraj Party C.R. Das, 10th - 2002-2007
Motilal Nehru 11th - 2007-2012
D) Prohibition V.O.Chidambaranar 12th - 2012-2017
Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYs Modern India - dif- 173. Choose the answer:
ferent pages. Hunter Committee - Education
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167. Consider the following statements: state from arbitrarily arresting any person.
Assertion (A): Governor can promulgate ordinance A) Article 22 B) Article 23
when the state legislative is not in session under C) Article 24 D) Article 25
Article 213. Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYs Indian Constitution
Assertion (R): These ordinance must be approved Pg.No.10
by the legislative within six months. 174. When was the uniform pattern of education policy
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Select your answer according to the coding scheme introduced in our country?
given below: A) 1965 B) 1968
A) Both (A) and (R) are false C) 1970 D) 1971
B) (A) is false and (R) is true 175. FERA is ________ Exchange Regulation Act.
C) (A) is true and (R) is false A) Foreign B) Forest
D) Both (A) and (R) are true C) Fiscal D) Finance
Choice confusing (Actually 6 months and six Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYs Indian Economy
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weeks) 176. The first five year plan of India was launched in
168. Usually the population of a Corporation is A) 1947 B) 1951
A) 5 lakhs B) 7 lakhs C) 1956 D) 1961
C) 8 lakhs D) 10 lakhs Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYs Planning - Hand-
Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYs 6-10th Civics written
Material, Pg.10 177. Match the following:
169. Match: a) Afghanistan 1. National Congress
a) Primary activities 1. Pink collar workers b) Argentina 2. National Assembly
b) Secondary activities 2. Red collar workers c) Zimbabwe 3. Parliament
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c) Tertiary activities 3. White collar workers d) Singapore 4. House of Assembly

d) Quarternary 4. Blue collar workers abcd
abcd A) 2 1 3 4
A) 2 3 4 1 B) 4 1 3 2
B) 1 2 3 4 C) 4 3 2 1
C) 2 4 1 3 D) 2 1 4 3
D) 4 3 2 1 178. Which gas is release the refrigerator?
Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYs Geography Hand- A) CH 4 B) Cl
written Pg.9, Shortcut: RBPWG C) H 2 D) CFC
170. What is Methylation? Frequently Taught in class
I. A natural process that chemically modifies 179. The Governor is appointed by
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 A) Judge B) Prime Minister D) Dr. Ananda Mohan Chakraborty
C) Chief Minister D) President Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYs +2 Botany Pg.92
Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYs Governor Hand- 187. Divide Rs.700 among A, B, C so that A gets 2 times
written Pg.1 Very Easy Question more than to B and B gets 2 times to C
180. How long can a money bill be delayed by the Rajya A) Rs. 100, Rs. 200, Rs. 400
Sabha? B) Rs. 200, Rs. 300, Rs. 200
A) Two months B) Six weeks C) Rs. 300, Rs. 200, Rs. 200
C) 30 days D) 14 days D) Rs. 400, Rs. 200, Rs. 100
Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYs Indian Constitution 188. A cone, hemisphere, and cylinder have equal bases.
Pg.34 If the heights of the cone and a cylinder are equal
181. Find the missing number. and are same as the common radius then find the
ratio of their respective volumes
A) 2 : 3 : 4 B) 1 : 2 : 3

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C) 2 : 1 : 3 D) 3 : 2 : 5
189. Which British commander captured the place
Nerkkattum Seval?
A) Colonel Heron

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B) Colonel Campel
C) Jackson Durai D) Pulithdevar
Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYs History Volume-2,
Pg.50
190. The First Indian Governor General of Independent
India was
A) 136 B) 156 A) Lord Mountbatten B) Lord Rippon
C) 176 AD D) 189 C) RajagopalachariD) Lord Canning
182. Find the simple interest and the amount due on Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYs Modern India,
Rs.6,750 for 219 days at 10% per annum. Pg.53
A) 205 B) 305 191. Choose the correct one:
C) 405 D) 415 If kerosene, water and mercury is taken in a same
183. On which date India celebrates National Technol- glass tumbler, arrange the position of them from the
ogy Day? top to the bottom of the glass tumbler.
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A) 11th April B) 12th May A) Mercury, Kerosene, Water
C) 11th May D) 12th April B) Kerosene, Water, Mercury
Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYs Important Days C) Water, Mercury, Kerosene
Pg.3 D) Kerosene, Mercury, Water
184. Which RIA centers of BRIT conduct around 6000 192. The percentage of Gold in 22 Carat is
radioimmunoassays annually? A) 91.67% B) 75%
I Bengaluru C) 67.91% D) 96.17%
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II Calcutta Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYs Chemistry Volume-

III Mumbai 3 Pg.8
IV Dibrugarh 193. If the area of the ABC is 68 sq.units and the ver-
A) I and II B) II and III tices are A(6, 7), B(4, 1) and C(, 9) taken in
C) I only D) I and IV only order. Find the value of
Most probably : Answer D) A) 2 B) 3
185. Find the correct statement/s: C) 5 D) 2
I. After the release of the ovum the ruptured 194. If the mean of x, x+2, x+4, x+6, x+8 is 20 then find
graffian follicle is transformed into corpus the value of x
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luteum. A) 32 B) 16
II. Corpus luteum a transitory endocrine gland. C) 8 D) 4
A) I wrong II correct 195. By selling a car for Rs. 1,40,000 a man suffered a
B) I correct II wrong loss of 20%. What was the cost price of the car?
C) Both I and II wrong A) Rs.1,50,000 B) Rs.1,25,000
D) Both I and II are correct C) Rs.2,00,000 D) Rs.1,75,000
186. Pseudomonas putida a genetically engineered 196. Indira Gandhi prize for 2013 was awarded to
bacterium was invented by A) Alice Munro
A) Dr. Ian Wilmut B) C.N.R. Rao
B) Dr. Korana C) Sachin Tendulkar
C) Dr. Chandrasekar D) Angela Merkel
197. Which is the first state introduced E-GPF facility?
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B) Arunachal Pradesh
C) Karnataka
D) West Bengal
198. Which king introduced Chain of Justice in the field of justice?
A) Jahangir B) Akbar
C) Asokar D) Shahjahan
Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYs 8th History Pg.64
199. According to Quran Mamaluk means
I. The poor II. The slave
III. The rich IV. The king
A) I B) II
C) III D) IV
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200. The Vijayanagar Empire founded in the year
A) 1337 A.D. B) 1336 A.D.
C) 1338 A.D. D) 1335 A.D.

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