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Contents
UNIT NO. TOPIC PAGE NO.

UNIT - 1 Geography ...........................................................................................01 – 09

UNIT - 2 History..................................................................................................10 – 22

UNIT - 3 Political Science...................................................................................23 – 28

UNIT - 4 Economics ...........................................................................................29 – 35

Answers .............................................................................................................36 – 38
Unit 1 Geography
1. The Western Ghats are called ‘Sahyadri’ in 6. The Tropic of Cancer passes through states of
(1) Kerala and Maharashtra (1) Gujarat - Madhya Pradesh - Uttar Pradesh-
(2) Karnataka and Kerala Bihar-Jharkhand -West Bengal-Tripura-Mizoram
(3) Maharashtra and Karnataka (2) Gujarat - Rajasthan - Madhya Pradesh -
Chhattisgarh - Jharkhand-West Bengal-Tripura-
(4) Kerala and Goa
Mizoram
2. The Lakshadweep islands are also known as
(3) Gujarat - Rajasthan - Madhya Pradesh - Bihar
(1) The volcanic islands
-Jharkhand-West Bengal-Tripura-Meghalaya
(2) The coral islands
(4) Gujarat - Madhya Pradesh - Bihar -Chattisgarh
(3) Largest islands - Jharkhand - West Bengal-Meghalaya-Mizoram
(4) Natural islands 7. The hottest place in India is in ___ state.
3. Match the following (1) Gujarat (2) Uttar Pradesh
Column I Column II
(3) Rajasthan (4) Maharashtra
a. Pir Panjal (i) Hill station
8. The Kashmir Burzil, Zojila, Baralacha la, these are
b. Chakrata (ii) Mount valley known as
c. Burzil (iii) Mountain range (1) Plateaus (2) Mountain passes
d. Kangra (iv) Mountain pass (3) Hill stations (4) Peaks
(1) a(iv), b(iii), c(ii), d(i) (2) a(i), b(ii), c(iii), d(iv)
9. India occupies about ___ of the world’s total area.
(3) a(ii), b(iii), c(iv), d(i) (4) a(iii), b(i), c(iv), d(ii)
(1) 2.5% (2) 2.4%
4. East-coast of India comprises of the deltas of
(3) 2% (4) 3.4%
(1) Narmada, Krishna, Godavari, Cauvery
10. India has about ____% of the world’s population.
(2) Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Cauvery
(1) 17 (2) 17.5
(3) Ganga, Narmada, Krishna, Cauvery
(3) 18.5 (4) 19.5
(4) Mahanadi, Narmada, Godavari, Krishna
11. The highest peak of South India is
5. Indian Climate is called ‘Tropical Monsoon’
because (1) Annamalai (2) Anamudi
(1) It is situated in tropical zone and influence of (3) Arma konda (4) Mahendragiri
Monsoon winds 12. ____Islands are formed from the hard volcanic
(2) It is situated in temperate zone and exhibits rocks.
tropical climate (1) Andaman (2) Nicobar
(3) It is in tropical zone and 75% of rain fall occurs (3) Andaman Nicobar (4) Lakshadweep
by south-west Monsoon
13. ____ is used as an Indicator of development.
(4) It is situated both in tropical & temperate zone,
but the mansoon winds bring 88% of rainfall in (1) National income (2) Per capita income
a year (3) Economic growth (4) Agricultural growth

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14. Consider the following statements and select the 21. Match the following
correct alternatives: Column-I Column-II
Assertion (A) : Regionalism in Indian systems (Season) (Months)
reflects the cultural diversity of the country.
a. Summer (i) December to February
Reason (R) : Bringing uniformity in cultural
b. South-west (ii) October to November
practices can solve the problems of regionalism.
Monsoon Season
(1) (A) is true (R) is false
c. Retreating Monsoon (iii) June to September
(2) (A) is false, (R) is true Season
(3) Both (A) & (R) are true and (R) is correct d. Winter Season (iv) March to May
explanation of (A)
(1) a(i), b(ii), c(iii), d(iv) (2) a(iv), b(iii), c(ii), d(i)
(4) Both (A) & (R) are true and (R) is the not
(3) a(ii), b(iii), c(iv), d(i) (4) a(iii), b(iv), c(i), d(ii)
correct explanation of (A)
22. Anamudi : Western Ghats : : _______ : Eastern
15. Assertion (A) : Himalayan rivers are Perennial in
Ghats
nature
(1) Arma Konda
Reason (R) : They are fed by melting of snow
during summer (2) Mahendragiri

(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) explain (A) (3) Doddabetta

(2) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) does not (4) Both (1) & (2)
explain (A) 23. India has ____ kms of coastline excluding islands.
(3) (A) is true and (R) is false (1) 7516.6 (2) 6100
(4) (A) is false but (R) is true (3) 7500 (4) 6500.6
16. The Ladakh plateau lies in the _____ range of 24. McMahon Line divide ______ and _____ countries.
Himalaya. (1) India and Pakistan
(1) Karakoram Range (2) Kailash Range (2) India and Bangladesh
(3) Shiwalik Range (4) Himachal Range (3) India and China
17. The islands are formed from the hard volcanic (4) India and Afghanistan
rocks
25. Godwin Austen or K2 is the highest peak in India.
(1) Andaman (2) Nicobar The height of this peak is
(3) Andaman & Nicobar (4) Lakshadweep (1) 8848 metres
18. The western coast also known as Konkan coast in (2) 8611 metres
the states of (3) 8621 metres
(1) Maharashtra and Goa (4) 8852 metres
(2) Maharashtra and Kerala 26. India shares most of its Boundary line with
(3) Maharashtra and Karnataka (1) Pakistan (2) China
(4) Maharashtra (3) Sri Lanka (4) Bangladesh
19. The Rainfall during April and May is called ____ in 27. Ganganagar has recorded the maximum
Karnataka. temperature of ___________0C in summer.
(1) Kala Baisaki (2) Coffee Blossoms (1) 52 (2) 54
(3) Andhis (4) Mango Showers (3) 58 (4) 59
20. The area receiving least annual rainfall is 28. HDI was framed in the year ________.
(1) Ruyli (2) Nayakanahatti (1) 1990 (2) 1991
(3) Ganganagar (4) None of these (3) 1992 (4) 1993

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29. HDI is measured based on these indicators 38. The highway which connects ___ and ____ is,
(1) Life expectancy, knowledge and standard of considered the highest road in the world.
living (1) Kulu - Manali and Leh
(2) Longevity, Knowledge and Poverty (2) Kulu - Manali and Lahore
(3) Life expectancy, Health and Education (3) Lahore - Amritsar and Agra
(4) Longevity, Poverty and Literacy (4) Agra - Varanasi - Kanyakumari
30. Countries which have low human development will 39. The first Steel Industry of India was set up at
have HDI below
(1) Kulti (2) Nepanagar
(1) 0.2 (2) 0.3
(3) Bhadravathi (4) Bokaro
(3) 0.4 (4) 0.5
40. Identify the correct matching of iron ore deposit
31. The credit of framing HDI is goes to the
region with the state.
(1) Dr. Amartya Sen (2) Dr. Manmohan Singh
(A) Singhbhum - Jharkhand
(3) Mahbub - ul - Haq (4) Verghese Kurien
(B) Mayurbhanj - Chhattisgarh
32. Chipko movement happened in
(C) Keonjhar - Odisha
(1) Tehri Garhwal (2) Rohtak
(D) Kurnool - Andhra Pradesh
(3) Sariska (4) Mangalore
33. Match the following. (1) (A), (C) and (D) (2) (A), (B) and (D)

Column-I Column-II (3) (B), (C) and (D) (4) (A), (B) and (C)
a. Chipko (i) Gujarat 41. The largest windmill project area in the world is at
b. Narmada (ii) Uttarakhand (1) Muppandal - Perungudi
c. Silent valley (iii) Tamil Nadu (2) Kayathar
d. Appiko (iv) Kerala (3) Lamba
(v) Karnataka (4) Kattadi Malai
(1) a(iii), b(i), c(v), d(iv) (2) a(ii), b(i), c(iv), d(v) 42. The iron and steel industries established during
(3) a(iv), b(iii), c(i), d(ii) (4) a(v), b(iv), c(ii), d(iii) 1956-64 in India are
34. Medha Patkar and Baba Amte started___. (1) Bhilai, Jamshedpur, Rourkela, Bokaro
(1) Appiko movement (2) Rourkela, Bhilai, Bokaro, Durgapur
(2) Movement against MRPL (3) Bokaro, Rourkela, Salem, Visakhapatnam
(3) Narmada movement (4) Durgapur, Rourkela, Salem, Bhilai
(4) Silent valley movement 43. Match the following.
35. Who had started allegation against Kaiga? Column-I Column-II
(1) Dr. Shivaram Karanth a. Coal (i) Kage Bangara
(2) Dr. K. Manjunatha
b. Petroleum (ii) Baramar
(3) Ayappan
c. Mica (iii) Black Diamond
(4) P. Srinivasana
d. Solar electric station (iv) Liquid gold
36. India ranks _____ in the world with respect to the
extent of area under cultivation. (v) Muscovite

(1) 3rd (2) 4th (1) a(i), b(ii), c(iii), d(iv) (2) a(iii), b(iv), c(i), d(ii)
(3) 5th (4) 2nd (3) a(v), b(i), c(iii), d(iv) (4) a(v), b(iv), c(iii), d(ii)
37. The atomic mineral used as a catalyst in reactors 44. The metal which is also called 'The Wonder Metal',
producing nuclear energy is is
(1) Uranium (2) Berylium (1) Manganese (2) Bauxite ore
(3) Thorium (4) Lithium (3) Iron ore (4) Haematite

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45. The ambitious Project called "Terminal Market is 56. Match the following.
related to the Column-I Column-II
(1) Horticulture (2) Agriculture Int. Airports Places
(3) Sericulture (4) Beverage crops a. Santa Cruz (i) Bengaluru
46. The port which was called the 'Tea Port of India' is
b. Subhash Chandra Bose (ii) Mumbai
(1) Kolkata (2) Paradeep
c. Meenambakkam (iii) Kolkata
(3) Haldia (4) Kochi
d. Kempegowda (iv) Chennai
47. The longest highway of the country is
(v) Panaji
(1) NH - 7 (2) NH - 1
(1) a(ii), b(iii), c(iv), d(i) (2) a(iii), b(ii), c(v), d(i)
(3) NH - 14 (4) NH - 9
(3) a(iv), b(ii), c(iii), d(i) (4) a(i), b(ii), c(iii), d(iv)
48. ____ is the largest paddy producing state.
57. Muscovite, biotite, plugovite and lepidolite are the
(1) Punjab (2) West Bengal types of
(3) Uttar Pradesh (4) Tamil Nadu (1) Iron ore (2) Manganese
49. "The True Development of India is the development (3) Mica (4) Gold ore
of its villages". This was said by 58. India stands ___ place in the production of
(1) Sir M. Visvesvaraya (2) Mahatma Gandhi tobacco.
(3) Jawaharlal Nehru (4) M.S. Swaminathan (1) 1st (2) 2nd
50. The 'PURA' concept was introduced by (3) 3rd (4) 4th
(1) Atal Bihari Vajpayee (2) Pranab Mukherjee 59. The raising of crops and rearing catlle is called
(3) Dr. Amartya Sen (4) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (1) Commercial farming (2) Mixed farming
51. Triticum Aestivum, Triticum durum, Triticum dico- (3) Plantation farming (4) Intensive farming
cum these are the varieties of 60. Sliding down the slopes from mountain or hills are
(1) Sugarcane (2) Paddy called
(3) Wheat (4) Tobacco (1) Broken land (2) Apart land
52. The golden quadrilateral highway links the parts of (3) Landslide (4) None of these
India 61. The volume of water increases in the river leading
(1) From east to west to overflow. This is called
(2) From north to south (1) Floods (2) Running water
(3) From industries to ports (3) Waste water (4) None of these

(4) Through major metropolitan cities 62. The state having lowest population is

53. The factor mainly responsible for concentration of (1) Meghalaya (2) Assam
Aluminium industries in an area is (3) Sikkim (4) Goa
(1) Availability of Bauxite(2) Supply of capital 63. Total population of India as per 2011 census is
(3) Supply of electricity (4) All of these (1) 131 crore (2) 121 crore
54. Recently a solar electric station is proposed to be (3) 120 crore (4) 118 crore
set up in Karnataka at 64. People migrate in rest of the world mostly for
(1) Dharwad (2) Dharmasthala (1) Job (2) Marriage
(3) Raichur (4) Chikkaballapur (3) Education (4) Treatment
55. Airport Authority of India : 1955 :: Golden 65. The erosion of land by the waves in the coastal
quadrilateral project : ___ areas is called
(1) 1995 (2) 1997 (1) Soil erosion (2) Coastal erosion
(3) 1999 (4) 1998 (3) Land erosion (4) None of these

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66. Cyclones originate in 76. Consider the following statements.
(1) Bay of Bengal (2) Arabian Sea (A) Jowar is cultivated as a kharif crop only
(3) Pacific Ocean (4) None of these (B) Wheat is cultivated mainly as Rabi crop
67. Vibration or movement of the upper layers of the
Which of the statements given above is/are correct
earth due to the pressure created inside is
(1) Landslide (2) Earthquakes (1) (A) only (2) (B) only
(3) Volcano (4) None of these (3) Both (A) & (B) (4) Neither (A) nor (B)
68. Naturally occurring destructive incidents resulting in 77. According to 2011 census, highest density states
loss of human life and property are called of population in India are
(1) Natural Problem (2) National Problem (1) Bihar, Kerala, West Bengal, Maharashtra
(3) Natural Disasters (4) None of these (2) Bihar, West Bengal, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh
69. 1st Census of India was organized in
(3) West Bengal, Kerala, Bihar, Assam
(1) 1870 (2) 1872
(4) Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan
(3) 1873 (4) 1874
70. The state with highest population is found in 78. Identify the correct matching of the following.
(1) Bihar (2) West Bengal (A) Mumbai port - The largest port of India
(3) Uttar Pradesh (4) Punjab (B) Chennai port - The oldest port of India
71. Highest Density Zone/State of our country is (C) Vishakapatnam port - The deepest port of India
(1) West Bengal (2) Bihar
(D) Paradeep port - Substitute port of Kolkata
(3) Uttar Pradesh (4) Punjab
(1) (A), (B) and (C) (2) (B), (C) and (D)
72. The geographical area of India is _____sq. kms.
(3) (A), (C) and (D) (4) (A), (B) and (D)
(1) 32,87, 263 (2) 32,87, 264
(3) 32,87, 236 (4) 32,87, 266 79. The channel separates Cannanore islands and
Aminidivi islands is
73. Plants are deep rooted have thick and throny
leaves, it refers to (1) 10° channel (2) 11° channel
(1) Arid (Desert) forests (2) Deciduous forests (3) 12° channel (4) 14° channel
(3) Tropical grasslands (4) Mangrove vegetation 80. “Armaconda’ and ‘Mahendragiri’ are the highest
74. Very important system of irrigation practised in the peaks of the
Northern plain is
(1) Eastern Ghats (2) Shivalik
(1) Well irrigation
(3) Western Ghats (4) Central Plateau
(2) Perennial canal.
(3) Tubewell irrigation 81. East coast of India comprises of the deltas of
(4) Inundation (flood) canals (1) Narmada, Krishna, Godavari, Cauvery
75. Match the following (2) Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Cauvery
Column-I Column-II (3) Ganga, Narmada, Krishna, Cauvery
a. Damodar Valley (i) Gujarath and (4) Mahanadi, Narmada, Godavari, Krishna
Project Madhya Pradesh
82. Read the statements and identify the correct option
b. Narmada Valley (ii) India and Nepal
(a) Top layer is covered by ferrous oxide and
Project
aluminium
c. Bhakra - Nangal (iii) West Bengal & Bihar
(b) It underges leaching process
Project
(c) The colour is red
d. Kosi Project (iv) Punjab, Haryana,
Rajasthan (d) It lacks in nitrogen
(1) a(iii), b(iv), c(ii), d(i) (2) a(iii), b(i), c(iv), d(ii) (1) Alluvial soil (2) Laterite soil
(3) a(ii), b(i), c(iv), d(iii) (4) a(iii), b(ii), c(iv), d(i) (3) Mountain soil (4) Red soil

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83. Upper Krishna Project provides irrigation and 91. 'Black Cotton Soil' is found in
drinking water to (1) Northern India (2) Eastern India
(1) Raichur, Bellary, Bagalkote and Gulbarga (3) Deccan Trap (4) Western India
(2) Bellary, Bijapur, Gulbarga and Bagalkot
92. How many kilometers area is covered by
(3) Bijapur, Bagalkote, Gulbarga and Raichur 'Sunderbans?
(4) Davanagere, Bellary, Raichur and Bagalkot (1) 4.4 thousand sq.kms
84. 2011 census of India is (2) 5 thousand sq. kms
(1) 15th census (2) 14th census (3) 6 thousand sq. kms
(3) 12th census (4) 13th census (4) 6.5 thousand sq. kms
85. It is called the path finder 93. Which river is called 'Sorrow of Odisha'?
(1) GPS / Geographical Positioning System (1) Kosi (2) Mahanadi
(2) Geographical Information System (3) Bhakra (4) Narmada
(3) Remote Sensing Technology 94. The crops grown during the south-west monsoon
(4) GIOS season are called _______ crops.
86. Kerala, Karnataka and Goa states are severely (1) Kharif (2) Rabi
affected by the following natural disaster. (3) Zaid (4) None of these
(1) Cyclones (2) Floods 95. Which state of India is No. one in production of
(3) Landslides (4) Coastal Erosion gold ore?
87. Identify the fresh water lake (1) Bihar (2) Tamil Nadu
(1) Chilka (2) Kolleru (3) Karnataka (4) Rajasthan
(3) Pulicat (4) Vembanad 96. Mysore Iron and Steel Works at Bhadravathi was
88. Assertion (A) : Government of India established established in
software technology parks in 1991. (1) 1923 (2) 1924
Reason (R) : There is an increase of exports and (3) 1925 (4) 1926
it has enabled us to earn foreign exchange.
97. Which coast of India is very less affected by coast
Choose the correct option erosion?
(1) A is true but R is false (1) East Coast (2) West Coast
(2) A is false but R is true (3) South Coast (4) None of these
(3) Both A & R are correct and R is the correct 98. Average density of India is (According to census of
explanation of A 2011).
(4) Both A & R are true but R is not correct (1) 382 sq./km (2) 385 sq./km
explanation of A
(3) 401 sq./km (4) 405 sq./km
89. Which Himalaya is also called central or lesser
Himalaya? 99. Average expected length of life of a person at the
time of birth is called
(1) Sivalik
(1) Total life
(2) The Himachal
(2) Overall life
(3) Greater Himalayas
(3) Average age
(4) None of these
(4) Life expectancy at birth
90. India receives most of its annual rainfall from
monsoon 100. Highest peak of India is
(1) North-East (2) South-West (1) Mount Everest (2) Nanga Parvat
(3) South (4) West (3) Nanda Devi (4) Kangchenjunga

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101. India receives just about _______ of the annual 113. The Layer which have Ozone gas is
rainfall during the winter season. (1) Mesosphere (2) Erosphere
(1) 1% (2) 2% (3) Thermosphere (4) Stratosphere
(3) 3% (4) 4% 114. The deepest place in the Pacific ocean is
102. Red soil is spread in India (1) The Mariana trench (2) Kurile trench
(1) 5.18 lakh sq./kms (2) 2.48 lakh sq./kms (3) Tonga trench (4) Dogger bank
(3) 7.7 million sq./kms (4) 5.46 lakh sq./kms 115. The Biosphere is the _______ component of the
103. What is the rank of Karnataka in terms of area of Earth.
forests? (1) First (2) Second
(1) 10th rank (2) 12th rank (3) Third (4) Fourth
(3) 13th rank (4) 15th rank 116. Nitrogen forms _______% of air.
104. Kali (Supa Dam) Hydroelectric power projects is in (1) 65 (2) 78
(1) Andhra Pradesh (2) Odisha (3) 21 (4) 68
(3) Karnataka (4) Tamil Nadu 117. R.K. Pachouri is awarded the Nobel prize in the
year
105. India stand ______ in the world in the production
of wind power. (1) 2009 (2) 2008

(1) 3rd (2) 4th (3) 2007 (4) 2004

(3) 5th (4) 6th 118. The crude birth rate of india as per 2011 census is
(1) 22 (2) 24
106. The first paper industry was established in India in
(3) 42 (4) 31
(1) 1839 (2) 1840
119. As per 2011 census, density of india is
(3) 1841 (4) 1842
(1) 319 (2) 386
107. Power supply could be cut-off because of
(3) 364 (4) 382
(1) Earthquake (2) Landslide
120. In Japani Language 'TSUNAMI' means
(3) Flood (4) Cyclones
(1) Wild waves (2) Harbour waves
108. Highest populated union territory of India is
(3) Sea waves (4) Continuous waves
(1) Delhi (2) Chandigarh
121. India has about ______% of the world's population.
(3) Lakshadweep (4) Daman and Diu
(1) 18.5 (2) 19.5
109. India's per capita income according to the year (3) 17.5 (4) 21.5
2004 was
122. India shares land frontier with _______ nations.
(1) ` 2800 annually (2) ` 28000 annually
(1) 7 (2) 8
(3) ` 25000 annually (4) ` 27500 annually
(3) 9 (4) 6
110. Farming revolution begun with the Invention of
123. Kangra and Kulu are the famous,
(1) Plough (2) Fire
(1) Valleys (2) Hill Stations
(3) Wheels (4) Clothes
(3) Mountain Ranges (4) Mountain Passes
111. The polar diameter of the Earth is 124. The highest peak in South India is
(1) 12,714 kms (2) 15,714 kms (1) Sahyadri (2) Anaimudi
(3) 14,715 kms (4) 16,714 kms (3) Annamalai (4) Dodda Betta
112. Mt. Stromboli and Mt. Etna are the examples for 125. The average rainfall of India is _______ cms.
(1) Active volcanoes (2) Extinct volcanoes (1) 118 (2) 120
(3) Dormat volcanoes (4) Solid volcanoes (3) 121 (4) 122
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126. Match the following : 134. India's first solar energy production center was set
Column-I Column-II up at

a. Alluvial Soil (i) to grow ragi, oil seed (1) Baramar (2) Amritsar

b. Black soil (ii) soil of the western ghats (3) Surat (4) Tarapur

c. Red soil (iii) the gangetic plain 135. To overcome the problems of congestion at Kolkata
port _______ port was developed.
d. Laterite soil (iv) to grow cotton
(1) Paradeep (2) Haldia
(v) to grow coffee & tea
(3) Tuticorin (4) Kandla
(1) a(i), b(ii), c(iii), d(v) (2) a(iii), b(iv), c(i), d(v)
136. The _______ highway links the major metropolitan
(3) a(ii), b(iv), c(i), d(iii) (4) a(iii), b(iv), c(v), d(i)
cities in india.
127. The forest found in Assam and Meghalaya are
(1) NH-13 (2) NH-4
_______ type of forests.
(3) Golden quadrilateral (4) Golden triangle
(1) Evergreen forest (2) Mangrove forest
137. Geographical information system was first
(3) Deciduous forest (4) Desert forest
established in
128. The river which known as “Sorrow of Bengal”.
(1) USA (2) Russia
(1) Mahanadi (2) Damodar
(3) India (4) Canada
(3) Kosi (4) Brahmaputra
138. "I gather information about distance without
129. Match the following : physically touching the objects, who am I?"
Column-I Column-II (1) GPS
a. Bhakranangal project (i) Bihar (2) GIS
b. Tungabhadra project (ii) Himachal pradesh (3) Remote sensing technology
c. Hirakund dam (iii) Karnataka (4) Both (1) & (2)
d. Kosi project (iv) Odisha 139. Kerala, Karnataka and Goa states are severly
(v) Tamil nadu affected by the following natural disaster
(1) a(i), b(ii), c(iii), d(iv) (2) a(iv), b(v), c(i), d(ii) (1) Coastal Erosion (2) Floods
(3) a(ii), b(iii), c(iv), d(i) (4) a(iv), b(iii), c(ii), d(i) (3) Landslides (4) Cyclones
130. The most important commercial crop of India is 140. In the given outline map of India find the
(1) Tobacco (2) Cotton earthquake centers of india.

(3) Rubber (4) Sugarcane


131. Tobacco is a tropical crop, which requires a
temperature of
3
(1) 21°C to 27°C (2) 21°C to 26°C
(3) 27°C to 21°C (4) 26°C to 21°C 1
132. Berylium oxide is used as a catalyst or 2
"Moderator" in the production of _______ energy.
(1) Hydal (2) Solar
(3) Nuclear (4) None of these
(1) 1 - Lathore, 2 - Koyna, 3 - Kachar
133. Rourkela, Bhilai, Bokaro and Durgapur Iron and
Steel industries established during (2) 1 - Koyna, 2 - Lathore, 3 - Shillong
(1) 1956-64 (2) 1964-66 (3) 1 - Shillong, 2 - Lathore, 3 - Koyna
(3) 1950-56 (4) 1970-76 (4) 1 - Bhopal, 2 - Dubari, 3 - Dalpur

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141. The total number of states which came under the 146. Which rivers of India divides Vindhya range and
Empower Action Group / EAG are, Satpura range?
(1) 6 (2) 7 (1) Narmada (2) Tapi
(3) 8 (4) 10 (3) Damodar (4) Ganga
142. As per 2011 census, the density of india is 147. Which of the following factors affects India's
(1) 324 (2) 282 climate?

(3) 382 (4) 380 (i) Latitude

143. According to the 2011 census, the state with (ii) Altitude
lowest gender ratio is (iii) Pressure and wind
(1) Rajasthan (2) Bihar (1) Only (ii) (2) (ii) and (iii)
(3) Haryana (4) Arunachal pradesh (3) (i) and (iii) (4) All of these
144. The production of fruits and flowers reffers to the, 148. Black soils are also known as
(1) Silver revolution (2) Red revolution (1) Alluvial soils
(3) Golden revolution (4) Blue revolution (2) Regur soils
145. Arrange the given countries in ascending order of (3) Red soils
their area. (4) Laterite soils
(i) India 149. Mineral fuels such as petroleum and coal are
(ii) Australia particularly found in
(iii) Brazil (1) Igneous rocks (2) Sedimentary rocks
(1) India > Australia > Brazil (3) Metamorphic rocks (4) None of these
(2) Brazil > Australia > India 150. Which of the following is not a tributary of Krishna?
(3) Australia > India > Brazil (1) Bhima (2) Hemavati
(4) None of these (3) Great Prabha (4) Tungabhadra

  

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1. The Mughal Emperor who granted some villages to 7. Madras Karnataka includes the Region
the British near Calcutta? (1) Bellary and South Canara
(1) Jahangir (2) Aurangzeb
(2) Bellary and North Canara
(3) Farooq Siyar (4) Bahadur Shah Zafar
(3) Bellary and Dharwad
2. The British established their Warehouse at Madras
in the year (4) Raichur and Gulbarga
(1) 1602 (2) 1639 8. Belgaum was separated from Dharwad in
(3) 1664 (4) 1619 (1) 1836 (2) 1856
3. The Commander of British during the Battle of
(3) 1866 (4) 1827
Wandiwash was
(1) Bussy (2) Sir Eyre Coote 9. The Hyder Ali become the ruler of Mysore in the
year
(3) Lally (4) Robert Clive
4. The first Carnatic war was the echo of a war fought (1) 1767 (2) 1768
in Europe. Which was that war? (3) 1761 (4) 1779
(1) Seven years wars 10. The Halagali Bedas revolt against the British to
(2) War of Austrian Succession oppose
(3) Thirty years wars (1) A Law banning use of Arms
(4) Hundred years war
(2) A Law banning the entry of forest
5. Arrange the following events in chronological order :
(3) A Law banning the use of title
(A) Treaty of Srirangapatna
(B) Treaty of Mangalore (4) A Law banning the use of hereditary rights
(C) Treaty of Subsidiary alliance 11. The Last Ruler of Mysore state was
(D) Treaty of Madras (1) Dodda Devaraja Wodeyar
(1) DCBA (2) ABCD (2) Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar
(3) CABD (4) DBAC
(3) Krishnaraja Wodeyar
6. Match the followings :
(4) Jayachamaraja Wodeyar
Column-I (Wars) Column-II (Leaders)
12. Robert Clive was appointed as the company
a. First Anglo (i) Warren Hastings
governor in the year ________.
Mysore war
b. Second Anglo (ii) Lord wellesley (1) 1764 (2) 1757
Mysore war (3) 1765 (4) 1767
c. Third Anglo (iii) Col smith 13. Venkatappa Nayaka of Ikkeri shifted his capital to
Mysore war
(1) Keladi
d. Fourth Anglo (iv) Cornwallis
Mysore war (2) Bidanur

(1) a(iv), b(i), c(ii), d(iii) (2) a(iii), b(i), c(iv), d(ii) (3) South Canara
(3) a(iii), b(iv), c(i), d(ii) (4) a(iv), b(iii), c(ii), d(i) (4) Mangalore

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14. The first Anglo-Maratha war was ended with the 21. Mysore state came to be known as Ramarajya
treaty of under the rule of __________.
(1) Poona (2) Kanpur (1) Raja Wodeyar
(3) Salbai (4) Bassein (2) Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar
15. The Portuguese viceroy who follow the ‘Blue water (3) Krishnaraja Wodeyar III
policy’ was (4) Narasaraja Wodeyar
(1) Vasco da Gama 22. The following is the list of few important colonies
(2) Albuquerque of Europeans:
(3) Francisco de Almeida A. Mahe B. Karaikal
(4) Dupleix C. Bombay D. Chandranagar
16. Which of the following is correctly matched? E. Calcutta F. Pondicherry
(1) Raichur - Old Mysore region G. Madras H. Ahmadabad

(2) Chitradurga - Hyderabad Karnataka Which of the following represent British and French
colonies in sequential order?
(3) Bijapur - Madras Karnataka
(1) ABCD and EFGH (2) ACEG and BDFH
(4) Dharwad - Mumbai Karnataka
(3) BCDG and AEFH (4) CEGH and ABDF
17. Match the following:
23. The war which was responsible for the loss of the
Column-I Column-II power of French in India
(Wars) (Year) (1) Buxar (2) Soligarum
a. First Anglo - Mysore War (i) 1775 - 1782 (3) Wandiwash (4) Plassey
b. Battle of Buxar (ii) 1848 - 1849 24. First time Nehru explained the features of Indian
c. First Anglo - Maratha War (iii) 1767 - 1769 foreign policy on

d. Second Anglo - Sikh War (iv) 1764 (1) 7th September 1945 (2) 7th September 1946

(v) 1764 - 1765 (3) 19th July 1947 (4) 15th August 1947

(1) a(i), b(ii), c(iii), d(iv) 25. When was Nehru first time announce India's
freedom?
(2) a(iii), b(iv), c(i), d(ii)
(1) 7th September 1945 (2) 7th September 1946
(3) a(iv), b(i), c(iii), d(ii)
(3) 10th July 1947 (4) 15th August 1947
(4) a(v), b(ii), c(iv), d(i)
26. In which year Chou En-lai, Prime Minister of China
18. The Coorg was ruled for about eight centuries by and Jawahar Lal Nehru, Prime Minister of India
the agreed to adopt five principles?
(1) Haleri Rulers (2) Marathas (1) July 1955 (2) June 1954
(3) Changalwas (4) Hyder Ali (3) August 1956 (4) September 1957
19. To Modernise his Army, Tipu Sultan developed 27. The SAARC summon was held in 1986 in
friendly relationship with ___________ (1) Chennai (2) Mysore
(1) The Portuguese (2) The French (3) Mumbai (4) Bangalore
(3) The Dutch (4) The British 28. Third Indo-Pakistan war was happened in
20. As a consequence of Buxar War the English (1) 1970 (2) 1971
conquered the provinces of _______
(3) 1972 (4) 1973
(1) Bengal, Bihar and Orissa
29. Which Article of Indian Constitution directs to adopt
(2) Bengal, Gujarat and Orissa the foreign policy?
(3) Bengal, Gujarat and Culcutta (1) Article 50 (2) Article 51
(4) Gujarat, Calcutta and Mysore (3) Article 52 (4) Article 53

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30. Who was the first foreign minister of India? 40. Match the following.
(1) Mahatma Gandhi (2) Jawahar Lal Nehru Column-I Column-II
(3) Moti Lal Nehru (4) None of these a. FAO (i) Geneva
31. Kargil war happened in b. WHO (ii) New York
(1) 1998 (2) 1999 c. IMF (iii) Rome
(3) 2000 (4) 2001 d. UNESCO (iv) Washington
32. India was the first country to recognize Chinese (v) Paris
communist government, when recognized by India? (1) a(iii), b(iv), c(ii), d(i)
(1) September 1945 (2) a(iii), b(i), c(iv), d(v)
(2) October 1947 (3) a(v), b(iv), c(ii), d(iii)
(3) October 1949 (4) a(v), b(i), c(ii), d(iv)
(4) September 1950 41. At present, how many countries are the member of
33. What is the full form of NAM? UNO?
(1) Non-Alliance movement (1) 195 (2) 196
(2) Non-Aligned movement (3) 193 (4) 197
(3) National ample movement 42. Who is secretary General of U.N?
(4) None of these (1) Kurt Waldheim
34. Which country of the World supported India in (2) Kofi A. Annan
liberation of Goa? (3) Antonio Guterres
(1) USA (2) Soviet Russia (4) Boutros Boutros Ghali
(3) China (4) Bangladesh 43. F.A.O (Food and Agriculture Organization) was
35. Tashkent Agreement was signed by started in
(1) India and Pakistan (1) 1943 (2) 1944
(2) India and China (3) 1945 (4) 1946
(3) India and Bangladesh 44. WHO (World Health Organization) was established
(4) India and Nepal in

36. India to establish steel plants at Bhilai and Bokaro (1) 1945 (2) 1946
by the help of (3) 1948 (4) 1950
(1) USA (2) China 45. Where is head office of WHO situated?
(3) Russia (4) England (1) Geneva (2) New York
37. Buddhism has been spreaded by Indian monks in (3) London (4) Canada
______during colonial time. 46. Where is headquarter of UNESCO situated?
(1) Nepal (2) China (1) Geneva (2) Canada
(3) Japan (4) Sri Lanka (3) Paris (4) London
38. Who was fought against African Racial 47. Who provide favourable condition for the
Discrimination? development of women and children?
(1) J.L. Nehru (2) Nelson Mandela (1) UNESCO (2) UNICEF
(3) Mahatma Gandhi (4) Martin Luther (3) I.B.R.D (4) F.A.O
39. The league of nations was established 48. Which year UNICEF won the Nobel Prize?
(1) After 1st World War (2) After 1950s (1) 1960 (2) 1965
(3) After 2nd World War (4) After 1960s (3) 1966 (4) 1970

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49. The headquarter of I.M.F (International Monetary 59. The Governor general who laid foundation for
Fund) is in English education in India was
(1) Washington DC (2) Canada (1) Lord William Bentinck
(3) New York (4) Paris (2) Charles Wood
(3) Lord Curzon
50. India became the member of W.T.O (World Trade
Organization) in year (4) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

(1) 1992 (2) 1994 60. Which of the following alternative is correct?
(1) The first Indian newspaper the Bengal Gazette
(3) 1995 (4) 1996
was started in 1875
51. Commonwealth of nations started in _______.
(2) First Train link between Mumbai and Thane
(1) 1920 (2) 1924 started in 1853
(3) 1926 (4) 1930 (3) Separation of Belgaum from Dharwad in 1856
52. Where is the headquarter of SAARC situated? (4) Times of India started in 1864

(1) Kathmandu (2) Colombo 61. Match the following.


Column-I Column-II
(3) Delhi (4) Karachi
(Revolt) (Leaders)
53. How many countries are consist by SAARC?
a. Kanpur (i) Rani Lakshmi Bai
(1) 7 (2) 8
b. Lucknow (ii) Bahadur Shah Zafar
(3) 9 (4) 10 c. Gwalior (iii)Nana Saheb
54. Which movement was started by Chandi Prasad d. Delhi (iv) Begam Hazarat Mahal
Bhatt? (v) Tatya Tope
(1) Appiko movement (1) a(i), b(ii), c(iii), d(iv) (2) a(iv), b(iii), c(ii), d(i)
(2) Narmada movement (3) a(iii), b(iv), c(i), d(ii) (4) a(iii), b(i), c(iv), d(v)
(3) Chipko movement 62. Choose the correct alternatives.
(4) Silent valley movement (a) I do not permit to adopt a son.
55. When Appiko movement was started in Karnataka? (b) If any body adopts a son or heir I do not
recognize it.
(1) 1980 (2) 1983
(c) After the death of such rulers who do not have
(3) 1985 (4) 1990 natural heir, that kingdom/area belongs to me.
56. 'The Doctrine of Lapse' was introduced by (d) Lord Dalhousie is my father.
(1) Lord William Bentinck Then who am I?
(2) Lord Dalhousie (1) Dual Government (2) Subsidiary Alliance
(3) Robert Clive (3) Split and Rule Policy (4) Doctrine of Lapse
63. Consider the following statements and select the
(4) Lord Wellesley
correct alternative.
57. Jhansi Rani fought against the British and took
Assertion (A) : Religious education was limited to
under her control the region of
a small section as a result of traditional schools
(1) Jhansi (2) Kanpur and madrasas.
(3) Gwalior (4) Lucknow Reason (R) : The British to retain their identity had
58. Who did not participate in first war of Indian to impact Western education.
Independence? (1) A is true, R is false
(1) Tatya Tope (2) A is false, R is true
(3) Both A and R are true and R is correct
(2) Rani Lakshmi Bai
explanation of A
(3) Bahadur Shah Jafar (4) Both A and R are true but R is not correct
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64. An engineering college was started in 73. Lord Cornwallis introduced Zamindari system in
(1) Calcutta (2) Madras (1) Bengal, Bihar and Orissa
(3) Bombay (4) Roorkee (2) Bengal, Bihar and Gujarat
65. Alexander Reid Introduced ___system. (3) Orissa and Madras Presidency
(1) Zamindari (2) Jagirdari (4) None of these

(3) Ryotwari (4) Mahalwari 74. The foundation for English education in India was
recommended by
66. In India, Newspaper in various languages started
(1) Lord Ripon’s report
from the year
(2) Lord Irvin’s report
(1) 1814 (2) 1815
(3) Charles Wood report
(3) 1816 (4) 1818
(4) Lord Macaulay’s report
67. Russian Revolution : 1917 : : American Revolution
: _____ 75. Consider the following statements and select the
correct alternative.
(1) 1789 (2) 1774
Assertion (A) : The industrial revolution of England
(3) 1776 (4) 1778 in the 18th century had serious effect on industries
68. The Human Rights were declared by UNO on in India.
(1) 10th December 1948 (2) 10th January 1948 Reason (R) : This situation had a serious
repercussion on the Indian economy.
(3) 10th December 1945 (4) 24th October 1948
(1) A is true, R is false
69. Who called the Revolt of 1857 as ‘The First War
of Indian Independence’? (2) A is false, R is true

(1) Madan Mohan Malaviya (3) Both A and R are true and R is correct
explanation of A
(2) V D Savarkar
(4) Both A and R are true but R is not correct
(3) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel explanation of A
(4) Jayaprakash Narayan 76. The declaration which is also called as India's
70. Charles Wood Committee was appointed to ‘Magna Carta’
suggest improvements in (1) 1857 declaration (2) 1858 declaration
(1) Education field (2) Administration field (3) 1909 declaration (4) 1859 declaration
(3) Social conditions (4) Judicial field 77. The first Indian Newspaper ‘The Bengal’ was started
71. The Queen of England released her proclamation in by
the year (1) Buckingham (2) James August Haiki
(1) 1773 (2) 1858 (3) James Roy (4) James Francis
(3) 1859 (4) 1860 78. The first Newspaper started in India by Indian

72. Match the following. (1) Soma Prakash (2) The Bengali
(3) Samvad Kaumudi (4) Tehrik-e-Hind
Column-I Column-II
79. The first Kannada Newspaper is
Newspaper Places
(1) Mangaluru Samachar (2) Mysore Tribune
a. Times of India (i) Madras
(3) Kannada Prabha (4) Mangalore Vishaya
b. The Madras Mail (ii) Mumbai
80. Ryotwari system : Alexander Reid : _____: BM
c. The Statesman (iii) Calcutta Baird & Thomson
d. The Pioneer (iv) Allahabad (1) Zamindari System
(v) Lahore (2) Mahalwari System
(1) a(ii), b(i), c(iii), d(iv) (2) a(i), b(ii), c(iii), d(iv) (3) Permanent Settlement System
(3) a(v), b(ii), c(i), d(iv) (4) a(iv), b(iii), c(i), d(v) (4) None of these

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81. This world in arms is not spending money alone, 91. When did Mohammed Ali Jinnah join INC (Indian
it is spending the sweat of its labourers, the National Congress)?
genius of its scientist the hope of its children, it (1) 1905 (2) 1906
was said by
(3) 1907 (4) 1908
(1) F D Roosevelt
92. Who was the President of the 49th Convention of
(2) Barack Hussain Obama the Indian National Congress (INC)?
(3) Winston Churchill (1) Jawaharlal Nehru (2) Mahatma Gandhi
(4) Eisenhower (3) Bipin Chandra Pal (4) C.R. Das
82. Who brought 'Ilbert Bill' to bring in uniformity in the 93. Quit India Movement was started in
judicial system?
(1) 1940 (2) 1941
(1) Lord Ripon (2) Lord Dalhousie
(3) 1942 (4) 1943
(3) Lord Canning (4) Lord Lytton
94. Pondicherry was declared a union territory in
83. Traditionally, the first 20 years of the beginning of
(1) 1962 (2) 1963
congress are called
(3) 1973 (4) 1965
(1) Moderate Age (2) Modern Age
95. When was Japan defeated by Russia?
(3) Peaceful Age (4) New Era
(1) 1903 (2) 1904
84. Who was the first person of India explained about
the drain of Indian wealth to England? (3) 1905 (4) 1906
(1) Dadabhai Naoroji (2) Bipin Chandra Pal 96. The headquarters of UNO is in
(3) Lala Lajpat Rai (4) Aurobindo Ghosh (1) Geneva (2) New York
85. When did British Government withdraw the (3) London (4) Berlin
Declaration of Partition of Bengal? 97. Who brought, 'Domestic Papers Control Act'?
(1) 1909 (2) 1910 (1) Lord Lytton (2) Lord Canning
(3) 1911 (4) 1912 (3) Lord Dalhousie (4) None of these
86. When was Treaty of Versailles signed by Germany? 98. British government declared the supremacy of
(1) 1918 (2) 1919 queen in
(3) 1920 (4) 1921 (1) 1856 (2) 1857
87. When did Lenin die? (3) 1858 (4) 1860
(1) 1922 (2) 1923 99. Indian National Congress (INC) was formed in
(3) 1924 (4) 1925 (1) 1880 (2) 1885
88. When was communism started in China? (3) 1887 (4) 1900
(1) 1924 (2) 1925 100. Who established Indian National Congress (INC)?
(3) 1930 (4) 1935 (1) Dadabhai Naoroji (2) A.O. Hume
89. Cold War ended in (3) Lala Lajpat Rai (4) Bipin Chandra Pal
(1) 1991 (2) 1992 101. Bengal was divided in
(3) 1993 (4) 1994 (1) 1902 (2) 1904
90. On _______ the congress celebrated Independence (3) 1905 (4) 1906
day all over the country. 102. Who were Allied Power in 1st World War?
(1) 20th January 1929 (1) Germany, Australia, Hungary and Italy
(2) 26th January 1930 (2) Britain, France and Russia
(3) 30th January 1931 (3) Italy, Germany and Japan
(4) 31st January 1931 (4) None of these

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103. What is the age for contesting Lok Sabha 114. Child Labour Prohibition and Control Act was
elections? formed in
(1) 23 (2) 24 (1) 1985
(3) 26 (4) 25 (2) 1986
104. When was 2nd World War started? (3) 1989
(1) 1st Sept. 1939 (2) 15th Sept. 1939 (4) 1990

(3) 20th Sept. 1940 (4) 1st June 1939 115. Prohibition of Dowry Act started in

105. The First Round Table Conference was held in (1) 1960 (2) 1961

(1) 1928 (2) 1929 (3) 1965 (4) 1970


116. The Nawab of Bengal during the Battle of Buxar
(3) 1930 (4) 1931
was
106. Who was the iron-man of India?
(1) Siraj-ud-daulah (2) Mir Jafar
(1) Bhagat Singh
(3) Mir Qasim (4) Shuja-ud-Daulah
(2) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
117. He was the first native ruler who had got his foot
(3) Abdul Kalam Azad out of India?
(4) Chandra Shekhar Azad (1) Viraraja (2) Lingaraja
107. How many provinces were there at Independence (3) Chikkaviraraja (4) Rajaraja
time? 118. The third Anglo-Mysore War ended with the treaty
(1) 560 (2) 562 of
(3) 561 (4) 563 (1) Salbai
108. Junagadh was merged with India in (2) Madras
(1) 1947 (2) 1948 (3) Seringapatnam

(3) 1949 (4) 1950 (4) Mangalore

109. The League of Nations was established in 119. The first Kannada Newspaper ‘Mangaluru
Samachara’ started by _____ missionary.
(1) After 1st World War (2) After 1950s
(1) Moegling (2) St. Clare
(3) After 2nd World War (4) After 1960s
(3) St. Benedict (4) St. Theresa
110. At present, how many countries are the member of
120. Which one of the following is correctly matched?
UNO?
(1) Lord Wellesley - Doctrine of Lapse
(1) 195 (2) 196
(2) Lord Ripon - Subsidiary Alliance
(3) 193 (4) 197
(3) Lord William Bentinck - Abolition of Sati
111. Where is head office of WHO (World Health
Organization located? (4) Robert Clive - Partition of Bengal

(1) Geneva (2) New York 121. Consider the following statements and select the
correct option.
(3) London (4) Canada
Statement A: The history created by oral
112. The Headquarter of I.M.F (International Monetary discription is called Folk History.
Fund) is in
Statement B: In Indian Folk History, second year
(1) Washington (2) Canada events follows the first year events.
(3) New York (4) Paris (1) Statement A is true, but B is false
113. Common Wealth Games started in (2) Statement B is true, but A is false
(1) 1920 (2) 1924 (3) Both the statements A and B are correct
(3) 1928 (4) 1930 (4) Both the statements A and B are not correct

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122. Which of the following alternative is correctly 128. The first official responsible for the creation of a
matched? Bitish India was
(1) The first Indian Newspaper - Bengal Gazette - (1) Warren Hastings
1785 (2) Lord Dalhousie
(2) First train link between Mumbai and Thane - (3) Lord Wellesley
1853 (4) Robert Clive
(3) The Swadeshi Movement - 1907 129. During the Carnatic War Nawab of Carnatic was
(4) Pondicherry was declared UT - 1964 (1) Dost Ali Khan
123. Which of the following statements regarding the (2) Anwaruddin
Jalianwala Bagh tragedy is incorrect? (3) Mohammad Ali
(1) General Dyer had imposed military rule in (4) Siraj-ud-Daulah
Amritsar 130. Sangolli Rayanna revolt against the British in
(2) The people assembled there, were aware of the (1) Kittur (2) Mysore
martial law in force (3) Keladi (4) Bellary
(3) Dyer’s soldiers fired at unarmed people without 131. Read the following statements
any prior notice
Statement (A) : The idea of ‘Home Rule’ was
(4) Rabindranath Tagore surrendered the adopted in Ireland first.
‘Knighthood’ as a token of protest against the Statement (B) : Arabindo Ghosh was the leader of
English the Home Rule League in Maharashtra.
124. Match the following. Which one of the following options is correct?
Column-I Column-II (1) A is true B is false
a. Cultural Revolution (i) Lenin (2) B is true A is false
b. Great Economic (ii) Stalin (3) Both A and B are true
Depression (4) Both A and B are false
c. Russian Defeat (iii) 1929 132. Arrange the following in chronological order
d. Peace, Food & Land (iv) 1905 (a) Appointment of the Simon commission
(v) 1966 (b) Chauri-Chaura incident
(1) a(v), b(iii), c(iv), d(i) (2) a(iii), b(v), c(iv), d(i) (c) Partition of Bengal

(3) a(ii), b(iii), c(iv, d(i) (4) a(i), b(iii), c(v), d(ii) (d) The Rowlatt Act
(1) (a), (c), (d), (b) (2) (b), (d), (a), (c)
125. Who was the first Indian to be the President of UN
General Assembly? (3) (c), (d), (a), (b) (4) (c), (d), (b), (a)

(1) V.K. Krishna Menon 133. Match the following :


Column-I Column-II
(2) Natwar Singh
(Newspapers) (Persons)
(3) Jawaharlal Nehru
a. Soma Prakash (i) James August Hicky
(4) Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
b. The Tribune (ii) Raja Ram Mohan
126. The first country to recognise Chinese Communist Roy
Government in 1949 was
c. Samvad Kaumudi (iii) Surendranath
(1) India (2) Pakistan Banerjee
(3) Russia (4) USA d. The Bengal Gazette (iv) Motilal Nehru
127. India and China signed the Panchsheel Agreement (v) Eshwarchandra Vidya
on Sagar
(1) 1951 (2) 1952 (1) a(i), b(ii), c(iii), d(iv) (2) a(iv), b(ii), c(i), d(iii)
(3) 1953 (4) 1954 (3) a(v), b(iii), c(ii), d(i) (4) a(iii), b(v), c(i), d(ii)
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134. The Drain theory : Dadabhai Naoroji : : 142. Robert Clive who was appointed as the company
Mookanayak : _____________ governer in
(1) Raja Ram Mohan Roy (1) 1770 (2) 1765
(2) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (3) 1779 (4) 1780
(3) Sarojini Naidu 143. "The Madras Peace Treaty" was signed between
(4) Surendranath Vidyasagar (1) Hyder Ali and British
135. Assertion (A) : S.C. Bose established a separate (2) Hyder Ali and French
party called the Forward Block in 1939. (3) Tipu Sultan and British
Reason (R) : The Congress and Gandhi followed (4) Tipu Sultan and French
non-violent techniques to fight with the British.
144. Who was the last king of Mysore state?
(1) A is true but R is false
(1) Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar
(2) A is false but R is true
(2) Krishnaraj Wadiyar III
(3) Both A & R are correct and R is the correct
(3) Ramarajya
explanation of A
(4) Chikka Devaraja
(4) Both A & R are true but R is not correct
explanation of A 145. In India, the writing of history was deeply influenced
by the
136. The Long March is associated with one of the
following. Identify it. (1) British (2) Westerners
(3) Asian countries (4) America
(1) Nationalisation of private property
146. Who was also known as "The Lion of Punjab"?
(2) Privatisation of public-sector industries
(1) Ranjit Singh (2) Duleep Singh
(3) Mao Tse-tung and his troops marched against
Chiang-Kai-shek’s repressive policies (3) Guru Govind Singh (4) Guru Nanak
(4) Introduction of collective forming 147. Who started Home Rule in India?
137. The dual government system was abolished through (1) Annie Besant
the Act of (2) Swami Vivekananda
(1) 1773 Regulating Act (3) Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
(2) 1919 Government of India Act (4) Dayananda Saraswati
(3) 1784 Pitt’s India Act 148. Who cancelled the princely titles of the nawabs of
(4) 1861 Indian Council Act Tanjore?

138. The founder of the Theosophical Society is (1) Dalhousie (2) Canning

(1) Madame Blavatsky (2) Colonel H.S. Alcaret (3) Irwin (4) None of these

(3) Annie Besant (4) Both (1) & (2) 149. The Pioneer, English daily newspaper was started
in
139. Mysore state was renamed as “Karnataka” in the
year (1) Mumbai - 1861 (2) Allahabad - 1865

(1) 1972 (2) 1973 (3) Calcutta - 1875 (4) Lahore - 1876

(3) 1974 (4) 1975 150. Swaraj Party was established in

140. The charter of the UNO contains _______ articles. (1) 1920 (2) 1921

(1) 110 (2) 123 (3) 1922 (4) 1923

(3) 111 (4) 109 151. Who established Congress Socialist Party in 1934?

141. Vasco da Gama, first time came to India on the (1) Jawaharlal Nehru
western coast in (2) Subhash Chandra Bose
(1) Calicut (2) Bombay (3) C.R. Das
(3) Kerala (4) Visakhapatnam (4) Both (1) and (2)

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152. State Reorganisation Act came into force in 163. The Act which was an important step in shaping of
(1) 1955 (2) 1956 our present constitution is

(3) 1957 (4) 1958 (1) The Government of India Act of 1935

153. America has grown to be the most powerful (2) The Indian Council Act of 1861
nations in the world, after (3) Pitt's India Act of 1784
(1) 1945 (2) 1950 (4) None of these
(3) 1955 (4) 1960 164. Prarthana Samaj was established by
154. When was 'National Literacy Mission' established? (1) Mahatma Joytiba Phule
(1) 1986 (2) 1987 (2) Dayananda Saraswati
(3) 1988 (4) 1989 (3) Atmaram Panduranga
155. Who was called African Gandhi? (4) Raj Ram Mohan Roy
(1) Nelson Mandela (2) John Marshall 165. Who established Doctrine of Lapse?
(3) Karl Marx (4) None of these (1) Lord Canning (2) Lord Dalhousie
156. Who helped India in Chinese aggression in 1962? (3) Lord Ripon (4) None of these
(1) Nepal (2) Sri Lanka 166. The East India company had started the teaching
(3) USA (4) Bangladesh of western literature, humanities and science in

157. World Trade Centre (WTC) collapsed in (1) Madras and Mumbai universities

(1) 2000 (2) 2001 (2) Hindu College of Bengal

(3) 2002 (4) 2004 (3) Roorkee

158. When was the Portuguese navigator (4) None of these


Vasco de Gama first time came to India for the 167. Dandi March was started in
purpose of trade? (1) 1929 (2) 1930
(1) 1495 (2) 1498 (3) 1931 (4) 1932
(3) 1499 (4) 1500 168. The Labour Movement started in calcutta in the
159. Which year the British established their warehouse year
at Madras? (1) 1825 (2) 1826
(1) 1630 (2) 1635 (3) 1827 (4) 1828
(3) 1639 (4) 1640 169. Hyderabad was merged in India in Indian union in
160. The British attacked Hyder Ali of Mysore in (1) 1947 (2) 1948
(1) 1767 (2) 1768
(3) 1949 (4) 1950
(3) 1769 (4) 1770
170. Who gave the popular slogan 'Peace, Food and
161. The History created by oral descriptions is called Land' for workers and laboures.
(1) Oral History (1) Lenin (2) Carl Marx
(2) Rural History (3) Hitler (4) Mussolini
(3) Urban History 171. SAARC Summon was held in 1986 in
(4) Verbal History (1) Madras (2) Bombay
162. The Supreme Court of Calcutta was establish by (3) Bangalore (4) Mysore
(1) Regulating Act of 1773 172. Which year India and Soviet Russia entered in the
(2) Pitt's India Act of 1784 20 years of Treaty of Peace?
(3) The India Council Act of 1861 (1) 1970 (2) 1971
(4) Minto-Morley Reforms of 1909 (3) 1972 (4) 1973

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173. UNO declared the Human Rights on 183. The first Sanskrit inscription to be found in
(1) 10th Dec, 1948 (2) 10th Dec, 1950 Karnataka was,

(3) 15th Jan, 1952 (4) 15th Jan, 1954 (1) Talagunda (2) Halmidi

174. The 'Halmidi' inscription was written by (3) Malavalli (4) Chandravalli
(1) Mayura Varma (2) Kakusta Varma 184. The Prakrit work 'Vaddakatha' was written by
(3) Mayura Sharma (4) Kakusta Sharma (1) Gunadhya
175. The ancient civilization of 'Indus valley and Vedic (2) Sree Purusha
period' flourished in the plains of. (3) Durvinita
(1) Krishna (2) Indo-gangetic (4) Dadiga
(3) Godawari (4) Brahmaputra 185. The great city 'Mahabalipuram' was founded by
176. A Citadel was found in the site of
(1) Narasimhavarman-I (2) Pulakeshi-II
(1) Harappa (2) Mahenjodaro
(3) Mahendra Varma (4) Ashoka
(3) Rothal (4) Kalibangan
186. The famous book 'The Politics' was written by
177. The Alexander occupied Persia in the _______
(1) Aristotle (2) Galileo
century B.C.
(3) Socrates (4) Kautilya
(1) 3rd (2) 4th
(3) 5th (4) 6th 187. The Brihadeshwara Temple in Thanjavur was built
by
178. The one who laid the foundation for the study of
Medicine was (1) Rajendra Chola

(1) Sophocles (2) Hippocrates (2) Vijayalaya Chola

(3) Herodotus (4) Euclid (3) Rajendra Chola-I


179. One of these not belongs to the Triratnas (4) Karikala Chola
(1) Samyag gyan (2) Samyag satya 188. Dupleix was appointed governor general of the
French possessions in India in the year,
(3) Samyad darshan (4) Samyag charite
(1) 1742 (2) 1740
180. Chanakya was the minister of
(1) Bindusara (3) 1745 (4) 1748

(2) Ashoka 189. The Black hole Tragedy was happen in

(3) Chandragupta Mourya (1) 1756 (2) 1757

(4) Samudragupta (3) 1758 (4) 1764


181. Match the following : 190. The third Anglo-Mysore war was ended with the
treaty of
Column-I Column-II
(1) Madras treaty
a. Mudrarakshasa (i) Hala
b. Panchasiddhantika (ii) Varahamihira (2) Seringapatnam treaty

c. Meghadoota (iii) Vishakadatta (3) Mangalore treaty

d. Gathasaptashati (iv) Kalidasa (4) Mysore treaty

(v) Kalhana 191. Kodagu was ruled for eight centuries by


(1) a(i), b(ii), c(iii), d(iv) (2) a(iii), b(ii), c(iv), d(i) (1) Nayakas (2) Chengalvas
(3) a(iii), b(ii), c(i), d(iv) (4) a(v), b(ii), c(iv), d(iii) (3) Peasants (4) Hyder Ali
182. The Shalivahana saka is supposed to begun by 192. The complition of one cycle is called
(1) Simukha (2) Gautami putra (1) Yuga (2) Chakra
(3) Kanishka (4) Chandravalli (3) Kalachakra (4) Shaka

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193. Match the following : 201. The person who laid the foundation for English
Column-I Column-II education in India
a. 1773 (i) Government of india (1) Lord Macaulay
act (2) Lord Carnwallis
b. 1784 (ii) Minto-Morely (3) Lord William Bentinck
Reforms
(4) Lord Munro
c. 1861 (iii) Indian council Act
202. The weekly magazine "Kesari" was published in
d. 1909 (iv) Pitt's India Act _______ language.
(v) Regulating Act (1) English (2) Kannada
(1) a(i), b(ii), c(iii), d(v) (2) a(v), b(iv), c(iii), d(ii) (3) Punjabi (4) Marathi
(3) a(i), b(iii), c(ii), d(iv) (4) a(v), b(iv), c(iii), d(i)
203. _______ brought in "Domestic papers control Act"
194. The statement which was not related to Montague- in 1878.
Chelmsford reforms
(1) Lord Rippan (2) Lord Lytton
(1) A High commissioner to india was appointed
(3) Lord Curzon (4) None of these
(2) Bicameral government were brought into
practice in provinces too 204. Swaraj party was founded in the year

(3) India was promised that a responsible (1) 1920 (2) 1922
government would be given gradually (3) 1924 (4) 1927
(4) A separate electoral constituency was formed 205. Goa joined Indian union in the year
based on religion (1) 1954 (2) 1961
195. The second Anglo-Maratha war was ended with the (3) 1963 (4) 1987
treaty of
206. Communism started in China in the year
(1) Salbai (2) Purandar
(1) 1949 (2) 1925
(3) Bassein (4) Poona
(3) 1927 (4) 1924
196. The founder of Arya Samaj was
(1) Raja Ram Mohan Roy 207. The Long March movement was started by

(2) Atmaram Panduranga (1) Shiang-Ki-Shak (2) Sun-Yath-Sun


(3) Dayanand Saraswati (3) Mao-Tse-Tung (4) Gorbachev
(4) Mahatma Phule 208. Panchsheel principles was signed in the year
197. Annie Besant started the Home Rule movement in (1) 1952 (2) 1950
the year (3) 1964 (4) 1954
(1) 1914 (2) 1915 209. In the year 1971 India entered the 20 year treaty
(3) 1916 (4) 1917 of peace, friendship and cooperation with _______
198. "Doctrine of Lapse" was introduced by _______. country.
(1) Warren Hastings (2) Lord Wellasly (1) USA (2) USSR
(3) Lord Dalhousie (4) Lord Clive (3) Srilanka (4) Pakistan
199. Jhansi Rani fought against the British and took 210. The steel plants of Bhilal and Bokaro were
_______ under her control. assisted by
(1) Jhansi (2) Gwalior (1) Russia (2) America
(3) Lucknow (4) Meerut (3) China (4) Germany
200. The system wich was introduced in Madras, 211. "This world in arms is not spending money alone.
Mumbai, Sindh, Bihar and Assam was It is spending the swept of its labourers, genius of
(1) The Ryotwari system its scientists and the hopes of its children" it was
(2) Mahalwari system said by
(3) Zamindari system (1) George washington (2) Eisenhower
(4) Both (1) & (3) (3) George.W. bush (4) F.D Roosevelt

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212. The Agencie of UNO which won the Nobel prize in 220. “God is one, and he is the same for both Hindus
the year 1965 is and Muslims” who said this?
(1) UNESCO (2) UNICEF (1) Chaitanya (2) Guru Nanak
(3) IBRD (4) WHO (3) Kabir (4) Tulsidas
213. Mohammed Paigambar was born at 221. _______ is called the father of Renaissance.
(1) Madina (2) Mecca (1) Petrarch (2) Bocacchio
(3) Baghdad (4) Musol (3) Chaucer (4) Dante
214. The traditions called "Investiture" and "Homage" 222. The book “Social Contract” was written by
come under
(1) Montesque (2) Voltaire
(1) Aristocracy (2) Autocracy
(3) J.J. Rousseau (4) J. Thomus
(3) Feudalism (4) None of these
223. British planters of Indigo produced it in lands that
215. JIZIYA means they directly controlled. Which type of system of
(1) Land tax on non muslims Indigo cultivation was it called?
(2) Agriculture tax on muslims (1) Ryoti Cultivation
(3) Property tax on muslims subject (2) Shifting Cultivation
(4) Religious tax on Hindus (3) Nij Cultivation
216. "Brahma is the absolute truth, the rest of the world (4) Both (2) and (3)
is false. The world is maya an illusion" it was said
224. Mansabdari system was a system of collection of
by
land revenue and maintaining army staff during
(1) Ramanujacharya (2) Shankaracharya which of the following empire?
(3) Basaveshwara (4) Madhwacharya (1) Maurya Empire (2) Mughal Empire
217. Match the following. (3) British Empire (4) None of these
Column-I Column-II 225. Who was the first Muslim ruler (Women) in India?
a. Vidyaranya (i) Kitab-E-Navras (1) Noor Jahan (2) Zenat Mahal
b. Allasani Peddanna (ii) Madhuravijayam (3) Raziya Sultan (4) Aruna Asaf Ali
c. Gangadevi (iii) Shankaravijaya 226. In which of the following years Indian forest service
d. Ibrahim Adil shah-II (iv) Manucharitam was set up?
(v) Kitab-E-Qanha (1) 1862 (2) 1864
(1) a(i), b(ii), c(iii), d(iv) (2) a(iii), b(ii), c(iv), d(v) (3) 1865 (4) 1906
(3) a(iii), b(iv), c(ii), d(i) (4) a(ii), b(i), c(iii), d(v) 227. Poona pact of September 1932 was signed
218. Gol-Gumbaz was constructed by between
(1) Mohammed Adil shah (1) Mahatma Gandhiji and S.C. Boose
(2) Ibrahim Adil shah - II (2) J.L. Nehru and B.G. Tilak
(3) Ibrahim Adil shah (3) S.C. Bose and Motilal Nehru
(4) Mohammed shah (4) Mahatma Gandhiji and B.R. Ambedkar
219. "DIN-E-ILAHI" was founded by 228. Non-cooperation - Khilafat movement began in
(1) Babar (2) Sher Singh (1) January 1921 (2) March 1921
(3) Akbar (4) Jahangir (3) July 1921 (4) June 1921

  

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1. Article 371-J of Indian Constitution speak about the 9. The main factor Responsible for growth of
(1) Madras Karnataka communalism in India is __________
(1) Presence of many religions
(2) Hyderabad Karnataka
(2) Past record of communal conflicts
(3) Mumbai Karnataka
(3) Reservation facilities for particular communities
(4) Mysore state
(4) Some communal leaders want to promote it in
2. The separation of Telangana from Andhra Pradesh
the interest of their communities
in recent days reflects the problem of
10. Dr. D.M. Nanjundappa committee has been formed
(1) Naxalism (2) Communalism
to achieve the balance of
(3) Language problem (4) Regionalism (1) State (2) Region
3. Karnataka Lokayukta Act was introduced in the (3) Language (4) Water dispute
year
11. Match the followings
(1) 1985 (2) 1986
Column-I Column-II
(3) 1987 (4) 1988
a. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyana (i) 1988
4. The Panchsheel agreement was signed in the year
b. National Literacy Mission (ii) 2001
(1) 1951 (2) 1952
c. Karnataka Lokayukta Act (iii) 1986
(3) 1953 (4) 1954
d. COFEPOSA (iv) 1974
5. Karnataka provide ____% reservation for women in
(v) 1978
local level Governments.
(1) a(ii), b(i), c(iii), d(iv)
(1) 30 (2) 35
(2) a(ii), b(iii), c(i), d(iv)
(3) 33 (4) 40
(3) a(i), b(ii), c(iii), d(iv)
6. Article ___ of the Indian Constitution directs to
(4) a(iv), b(iii), c(i), d(ii)
adopt the foreign policy.
12. Article 51 of Indian Constitution talk about
(1) 51 (2) 49
(1) Indian defence
(3) 52 (4) 54
(2) Indian forest
7. The Untouchability Crime Act 1955 was amended
as ‘Citizens Rights Protection Act’ in the year (3) Indian foreign policy

(1) 1975 (2) 1976 (4) Indian citizenship policy


13. ‘The untouchability crime act’ was implemented in
(3) 1977 (4) 1978
(1) 1950 (2) 1952
8. Section ____ of the Indian Constitution guarantees
free entry to all people to social and religious (3) 1955 (4) 1976
places. 14. This is considered ‘a stigma’ on the Hindu Society
(1) 24 (2) 25 (1) Poverty (2) Untouchability
(3) 29 (4) 31 (3) Regionalism (4) Dowry

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15. What glorifies religious divisions of society resulting 24. Prime Minister Rojgar Yojana (PMRY) was started
in mutual distrust and threat? in
(1) Illiteracy (2) Regionalism (1) 1990 (2) 1991
(3) Communalism (4) Corruption (3) 1992 (4) 1993
16. In which year did constitution of India declared 25. Who told 'Truly the whole mankind is one'?
reorganization of India on linguistic basis? (1) Ayappa (2) Pampa
(1) 1955 (2) 1959 (3) Sriniwasa (4) Manjunatha
(3) 1956 (4) 1954 26. What is 'Stigma' for human society?
17. What is the literacy rate of India, according to (1) Untouchability (2) Dowry system
census 2011? (3) Child labour (4) All of these
(1) 70% (2) 72% 27. 'Citizen Rights Protection Act' was implemented in
(3) 73% (4) 74% (1) 1970 (2) 1975
18. When 'Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan' launched in India? (3) 1976 (4) 1980
(1) 2000 (2) 2001 28. Consider the following statements and select the
(3) 2002 (4) 2003 correct alternatives.
19. When did 'National Literacy Mission' established in Assertion (A) : Indian constitution makes a
India, to make illiterates literates? provision of fundamental rights to every citizens.

(1) 1985 (2) 1987 Reason (R) : India has faith in Human Rights.

(3) 1988 (4) 1990 (1) (A) is true, (R) is false

20. Karnataka Lokayukta Act was introduced in (2) (A) is false, R is true

(1) 1985 (2) 1986 (3) Both (A) & (R) are true and (R) is the correct
explanation of (A)
(3) 1990 (4) 1995
(4) Both (A) & (R) are true but (R) is not the
21. Which programme was launched in Karnataka for correct explanation of (A)
development of rural women?
29. Violent and destructive nature of misbehaviour is
(1) Women development programme called
(2) Stree Siksha (1) Soldiers (2) Riots
(3) Stree Shakti (3) Criminal mind (4) Fighter
(4) Women self employment 30. Communal clashes and group clashes are some
22. Match the followings. examples of

Column-I Column-II (1) Mobs (2) Riots

a. China (i) SAARC (3) Uncivilized behaviour (4) Criminal group

b. Nepal (ii) LTTE 31. When was the declaration of Human Rights
implemented in the World?
c. Sri Lanka (iii) Tashkent Agreement
(1) December 1946 (2) December 1948
d. Pakistan (iv) Apartheid
(3) March 1950 (4) February 1951
(v) Panchsheel
32. When was terrorist attack took place in many
(1) a(v), b(i), c(ii), d(iii) (2) a(v), b(iv), c(ii), d(iii) places like Taj Hotel and railway stations in
(3) a(iv), b(iii), c(ii), d(i) (4) a(iii), b(i), c(ii), d(v) Mumbai?
23. According to census 2011, the population of India (1) 15th November 2005
is (2) 20th December 2006
(1) 135 million (2) 130 million (3) 26th November 2007
(3) 125 million (4) 121 million (4) 30th December 2008

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33. What is the term of President and Vice President 41. ____programme is common in Karnataka for
of International Court of Justice? upliftment of women in various field.
(1) 4 years (2) 3 years (1) Women empowerment
(3) 5 years (4) 7 years (2) Women uplift
34. ______are very important in empowering the (3) Karnataka's powerful women
women socially as well as financially.
(4) Rural women development
(1) Equal wages
42. Panchayat institutions operate under the principles
(2) Women's self help groups
of
(3) Women empowerment society
(1) Democracy (2) Socialism
(4) None of these
(3) Communism (4) None of these
35. The central government has launched a programme
for fulfillment of basic needs of child like education, 43. The 73rd Amendment of Indian Constitution is
medical and fundamental needs. Name of the related to the
programme is (1) Co-operative societies
(1) Rehabilitation welfare fund of child labourers (2) Panchayat Raj Institutions
(2) Child development society (3) Urban Local Bodies
(3) Child protection (4) Economic Development
(4) Development society for child
44. The following are the examples of collective
36. Child Labour Prohibition and Regulation Act had behaviour. Which one of them is helpful for society?
been erected in
(1) Rumours (2) Mob
(1) 1985 (2) 1986
(3) Movement (4) Riots
(3) 1989 (4) 1990
45. Assembly of people around a common interest
37. The Right to Education Act was started in
without any expectation or planning is called
(1) 2005 (2) 2008
(1) Mob
(3) 2009 (4) 2010
(2) Riots
38. Prohibition of Dowry Act started in
(3) Movements
(1) 1960 (2) 1961
(4) None of these
(3) 1965 (4) 1970
39. To stop sex determination tests of Foetuses 46. Expand PURA.
through modern technology, the Prohibition of (1) Providing urban amenities in rural areas
Prenatal Gender Determination Test Act, was (2) Providing urban technologies in rural areas
enacted in
(3) Poverty in rural areas
(1) 1990 (2) 1992
(4) None of these
(3) 1994 (4) 1996
47. Uniform system the panchayat institutions were
40. Study the following statements.
brought into existence according to the_____
(a) Mutual trust and co-operations are the amendment.
guidelines
(1) 73rd (2) 74th
(b) Micro-finance helps the members in productive
activities (3) 83rd (4) 93rd

(c) Empowerment and social awareness are the 48. ‘Women Empowerment’ means
benefits (1) Reduction of post-natal mortality
(d) It promotes collective responsibility (2) Encouraging education of the girl child
Which one of the following represents the above (3) Encouraging women to take social economic
mentioned characteristics? and political decisions
(1) Self-help group (2) Cottage industry (4) Control evil practice effectively through
(3) Small-scale industry (4) A village fair legislation

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49. Consider the following statements and select the 58. Where is the headquarter of SAARC?
correct alternatives. (1) Kathmandu (2) Colombo
Statement (A) : Rural development occupies a very
(3) Delhi (4) Karachi
important place in the development of Indian
Economy 59. The Finances of the government is called

Statement (B) : The majority of the population lives (1) Public Finance
in the villages (2) Government Finance
(1) Statement A is correct, B is false (3) National Finance
(2) Statement A is false, B is correct (4) Private Finance
(3) Both the statements A and B are correct 60. Consider the following statements and select the
(4) Both the statements A and B are not correct correct option:
50. World Human Rights day is observed on Assertion (A): The Government of India Act of 1935
(1) 10th October (2) 10th December is a mile stone in the Constitutional Development.

(3) 24th October (4) 15th August Reason (R): Government of India Act of 1935
divided the administration topics into central, state
51. India is consistently championing _______ Human and concurrent list.
Rights.
(1) A is true, R is false
(1) Universal (2) Women's
(2) A is false, R is true
(3) Children's (4) Both (1) & (3)
(3) Both A and R are correct and R is correct
52. Who started coining the phrases “White Man's
explanation of A.
Burden” to civilize the world?
(4) Both A and R are correct but R is not correct
(1) Asians (2) Africans
explanation of A.
(3) Europeans (4) Arabians
61. The payment of Privy Purse was abolished in the
53. World Trade Centre : 2001 : : Tajmahal Hotel : __ year
(1) 2006 (2) 2007 (1) 1947 (2) 1950
(3) 2008 (4) 2010 (3) 1969 (4) 1971
54. Which one is not matched correctly? 62. Which main organ of the UNO has suspended its
(1) SALT : Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty operation since 1994?
(2) PTBT : Partial Test Ban Treaty (1) Trusteeship Council
(3) CTBT : The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (2) Economic and Social Council
(4) NPT : Nuclear Power Treaty (3) Secretariat
55. Name the leaders of Narmada Movement. (4) International Court of Justice
(1) Baba Amte and Sundarlal Bahuguna 63. Which of the following statements regarding
(2) Sundarlal Bahuguna and Chandi Prasad Bhatt “Apartheid” is correct?
(3) Medha Patkar and Baba Amte (A) Caste based discrimination system
(4) Dr. Shivaram Karanth and Chandi Prasad Bhatt (B) Inhuman practice existed in Africa, Asia and
56. F.A.O (Food and Agricultural Organization) was American continents.
started in (C) Principle of White Man’s Burden supported this
(1) 1943 (2) 1944 practice.

(3) 1945 (4) 1946 (1) (A) & (B)

57. Which year UNICEF won the Nobel prize? (2) (B) & (C)
(1) 1960 (2) 1965 (3) (A) & (C)
(3) 1966 (4) 1970 (4) (A), (B) & (C)

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64. Consider the following statements and select the 72. The central Education Department is now called
correct option. (1) The Ministry of Human Resource Development
Assertion (A) : Regionalism in Indian system (2) The Central Literacy Department
reflects the cultural diversity of the country. (3) The Central Ministry of Human Resource
Reason (R) : Bringing uniformity in cultural Development
practices can solve the problems of regionalism. (4) The Central Education Development Department
(1) A is true but R is false 73. The Citizenship Act was enacted by the parliament
(2) A is false but R is true of india is

(3) Both A & R are correct and R is the correct (1) 1956 (2) 1955
explanation of A (3) 1954 (4) 1953
(4) Both A & R are true but R is not correct 74. Before 1989, The minimum voting age in india was
explanation of A (1) 20 (2) 21
65. “Third World” includes one of the following (3) 22 (4) 23
characteristics. 75. Who was considered the 'Father of Sociology'?
(1) High per capita income countries (1) Emile Durkheim (2) G.S. Ghurye
(2) High armed countries (3) Auguste Comte (4) S.C. Dubey
(3) Developing countries 76. SAARC includes _______ countries.
(1) 5 (2) 9
(4) High national income countries
(3) 8 (4) 7
66. The separation of Telangana from Andhra Pradesh
recently reflects the problem of 77. Article _______ of the indian constitution directs to
adopt the foreign policy.
(1) Naxalism (2) Communalism
(1) 41 (2) 51
(3) Language (4) Regionalism
(3) 61 (4) 52
67. Which one of the following is not a factor causing 78. Which one of the following is associated with
social stratification? "Division of labour"?
(1) Caste system (2) Socialism (1) Specialisation
(3) Apartheid (4) Communalism (2) Unemployment
68. How many members in the Economic and Social (3) Poverty
Council? (4) Education standerd of workers
(1) 52 (2) 53 79. Silent Valley movement took place in
(3) 54 (4) 55 (1) Karnataka (2) Uttar Pradesh
69. The Regulation of _____________ confers special (3) Kerala (4) Tamil Nadu
responsibilities to the state government with regard 80. Dr. Shivaram Karanth agitated against the _______
to eradication of untouchability. Nuclear Power station.
(1) 1988 (2) 1989 (1) Kalpakkam (2) Kaiga
(3) 1990 (4) 1991 (3) Tarapur (4) Narora

70. Chipko Movement was started in 81. Article _______ of the Indian constitution prohibits
employing children for work.
(1) Uttar Pradesh (2) Uttarakhand
(1) 21 (2) 19
(3) Gujarat (4) Punjab
(3) 21(A) (4) 24
71. 'National Policy' was implemented in by government 82. The government of India enacted a "Prohibition of
for the welfare of child labourers Dowry Act" in the year
(1) 1986 (2) 1987 (1) 1986 (2) 1960
(3) 1988 (4) 1989 (3) 1961 (4) 1966

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83. The word "Secular" has been incorporated in the 91. The concept of Judicial Review is adopted from
constitution through the _______ Amendment in (1) US Constitution
1976.
(2) Irish Constitution
(1) 41st (2) 42nd
(3) Govt. of India Act 1935
(3) 44th (4) 45th
(4) Canadian Constitution
84. The total number of High Courts in India are
92. Article 17 of Indian Constitution is related to which
(1) 21 (2) 22
of the following subject?
(3) 19 (4) 24
(1) Poverty (2) Untouchability
85. The finance bill cannot be presented in the
legislative assembly without the permission of the (3) Racial discrimination (4) Juvenile Justice
(1) Chief minister 93. Match the following.
(2) Governor List-I List-II
(3) Chief finance secretary A. Communalist 1. A person who
(4) President believes in equal
rights and
86. The official language of India as per our constitution
opportunities for
are
women and men
(1) 20 (2) 22
B. Ferminist 2. A person who
(3) 24 (4) 21 believes that religion
87. Which of the following is/are minimum conditions is the principal basis
of a democratic election? of community
(1) Free and fair elections C. Secularist 3. A person who thinks
that caste is the
(2) Real choice to voters
principal basis of
(3) Choice offered at regular intervals community
(4) All of these D. Castiest 4. A person who does
88. All international treaties and agreements are made not discriminate
in the name of others on the basis of
religious beliefs
(1) External Affairs Ministers
(2) Foreign Minister A B C D

(3) President of India (1) 2 1 4 3


(4) Prime Minister (2) 2 1 3 4
89. A person who is arrested and detained shall be (3) 4 1 2 3
produced before the nearest magistrate within a (4) 3 4 1 2
period of
94. Which among the following statement is correct in
(1) 20 hours (2) 24 hours context of election commissioner of India?
(3) 48 hours (4) 72 hours
(1) Election commissioner holds the office until he
90. Joint sitting of the parliament conducted by attain the age of 65
(1) Prime Minister (2) He is appointed by Chief Justice of India
(2) Speaker of Lok Sabha (3) Salary and allowances charged upon
(3) Chairman of Rajya Sabha Consolidated Fund of India
(4) Vice-chairman of Rajya Sabha (4) Both (1) and (3)

  

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1. ‘DASTAK’ Means 7. What is major economical problem of our society?
(1) Tax free trade (2) No tax, No trade (1) Poverty
(2) Unemployment
(3) Tax with trade (4) Foreign trade
(3) Unequal distribution of wealth and income
2. The National Saving Certificate is issued by ____.
(4) All of these
(1) The Indian Postal Department
8. _____ is/are the major social evil of Indian society,
(2) SBI Indian are facing badly.
(3) RBI (1) Dowry (2) Caste system

(4) Postal Bank (3) Both (1) & (2) (4) Terrorism
9. The main factor responsible for growth of
3. The term ‘Bank’ derived from old Italian word ____
communalism in india is
(1) Banco (2) Banque (1) Presence of many religions
(3) Banchies (4) Papery (2) Past record of communal conflicts
4. The programme launched by Karnataka for the (3) Reservation facilities for particular communities
development of rural women is (4) To gain political benefits from religious
(1) Women development programme sentiments
10. What is an integral part of our economic life?
(2) Stree Shiksha
(1) Labour (2) Government
(3) Stree Shakti
(3) Market (4) Talent
(4) Self help group 11. _____leads to specialization in different marketing
5. Read the following : work.
(a) No interest is given on the deposit instead (1) Talent of labour (2) Division of labour
service charges are collected (3) Skill of labour (4) Ability of labour
(b) Amount can be withdrawn or deposited any 12. Without any definite purpose, but which gives
mental satisfaction are called
number of times a day
(1) Paid work (2) Unpaid work
(c) It’s preferred by businessmen
(3) Work satisfaction (4) None of these
Which one of the following represents the above
13. Central government has enacted equal wages Act
mentioned characteristics? for equal wages for men and women in
(1) Current Account (1) 1972 (2) 1976
(2) Fixed Deposit Account (3) 1977 (4) 1980
(3) Recurring Deposit Account 14. When the number of person employed in a work is
more than what is required, it is known as
(4) Saving Bank Account
(1) Seasonal unemployment
6. In India we have ______ nationalised banks.
(2) Frictional unemployment
(1) 20 (2) 22 (3) Disguised unemployment
(3) 23 (4) 19 (4) Secular unemployment
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15. The followings are examples of collective behaviour 24. The first Company of India, listed in the NASDAQ
which one of them is helpful for society? is
(1) Rumour (2) Mob (1) Wipro
(3) Movements (4) Riots (2) Reliance Industries Ltd.
16. Who told “This World in arms is not spending (3) Infosys Technologies Ltd.
money alone. It is spending the sweat of its
(4) Biocom Ltd.
labourers, genius of its scientists and the hopes of
its children?” 25. One of the following organisations is not an
outcome of Entrepreneurship. Identify it.
(1) Mahatma Gandhi (2) Nelson Mandela
(1) Cyber Cafe
(3) Eisenhower (4) Abraham Lincoln
(2) ISRO
17. India is the part of
(3) Cable and TV Network Shop
(1) 1st World (2) 2nd World
(4) Catering - Business Centre
(3) 3rd World (4) None of these
26. India's first hospital Group, "The Apollo Hospitals'
18. When was World Trade Centre collapsed?
is founded by
(1) 2000 (2) 2001
(1) Dr. Pratap Reddy (2) Naresh Goyal
(3) 2003 (4) 2004
(3) Narayan Murthy (4) Sudha Murthy
19. When NREGA was started?
27. The Indian government established software
(1) 2002 (2) 2004 technology park in
(3) 2005 (4) 2006 (1) 1990 (2) 1992
20. Which of the following statements regarding (3) 1993 (4) 1994
"Apartheid" is correct?
28. Chennai : Oldest park : : Kolkata : ____
(A) Caste based discrimination
(1) Tea park (2) New port
(B) Inhumane practice existed in Africa, Asia and
American continents (3) Natural port (4) Gateway of India

(C) Principle of White Man's Burden supported 29. Match the following.
this practice Column-I Column-II
(1) Statement A & B a. TISCO (i) Berhampur-
(2) Statement B & C West Bengal

(3) Statement A & C b. IISCO (ii) Bhadravathi-


Mysore
(4) Statement A, B & C
c. VISCO (iii) Jamshedpur-
21. The Term 'Gram Swaraj' is given by
Jharkhand
(1) Mahatma Gandhi (2) Jawaharlal Nehru
d. First cotton industry (iv) Mumbai and
(3) Smt. Indira Gandhi (4) Sundarlal Bahuguna Bharuh
22. As per 2011 census ________of the population (v) Salem-Tamil Nadu
lives in villages. (1) a(iii), b(ii), c(i), d(iv)
(1) 68.84% (2) 78% (2) a(iii), b(i), c(ii), d(iv)
(3) 91% (4) 66% (3) a(i), b(ii), c(i), d(iv)
23. Expand 'MAD'. (4) a(iv), b(iii), c(ii), d(iv)
(1) Mutual Assured Destruction
30. Mysore state established the Mysore iron and steel
(2) Mutual Development works in the year
(3) Man and Development (1) 1907 (2) 1917
(4) Manufacture and Development (3) 1923 (4) 1924

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31. Digboi : Assam : : Ankleshwar : ____ 41. Headquarter of WTO (World Trade Organization) is
(1) Maharashtra (2) Madhya Pradesh located in

(3) Karnataka (4) Gujarat (1) Geneva (2) New York

32. Naresh Goyal started Jet-Airways in the year (3) Canada (4) London

(1) 1991 (2) 1992 42. Globalization came in India After

(3) 1993 (4) 1994 (1) 1980s (2) 1990s

33. The Central Government has launched a (3) 1970s (4) 1960s
programme for fulfilment of basic needs of child like 43. Who brings the International Trade under legal
education, medical and fundamental needs. The framework?
name of the programme is (1) W.T.O (2) I.M.F
(1) Rehabilitation Welfare Fund of Child Labourers (3) National government (4) F.A.O
(2) Child Development Society 44. How many countries are the member of WTO
(3) Child Protection (World Trade Organization)?
(4) Development Society for Child (1) 145 (2) 149
34. The right to Education Act was started in (3) 150 (4) 155
(1) 2005 (2) 2008 45. ______ are very important in empowering the
(3) 2009 (4) 2010 women socially as well as financially.

35. When was NREGA started? (1) Equal wages

(1) 2002 (2) 2004 (2) Women's self help groups

(3) 2005 (4) 2006 (3) Women Empowerment Society

36. In which of the following place of India, BRICS (4) None of these
Trade fare and Exhibition has been organised 46. _______ programme is common in Karnataka for
recently? upliftment of women in various field.
(1) Indore (2) Delhi (1) Women Empowerment
(3) Kanpur (4) Mumbai (2) Women Uplift
37. ___________ starts from April 1st and ends on (3) Karnataka's Powerful Women
31st March of the successive year. (4) Rural Women Development
(1) Fiscal year (2) Budget Year 47. According to census of 2001, the ratio of women
(3) Financial year (4) Economic Year to men is
38. Financial and social services, nation-building (1) 933 : 1000 (2) 940 : 1000
exercise and developmental works are examples of (3) 1000 : 1002 (4) 950 : 100
(1) Public Expenditure 48. The National Child Labour Project (NCLP) was in
(2) Planned Expenditure formed
(3) Non-planned Expenditure (1) 1982 (2) 1986
(4) Government Expenditure (3) 1988 (4) 1990
39. Revenue earned by government through loans from 49. How many artificial satellites are launched and
internal and external sources is called managed by U.S.A for GPS system?
(1) Capital Revenue (2) Non-capital Revenue (1) 20 (2) 24
(3) Tax Revenue (4) Non-tax Revenue (3) 25 (4) 30
40. Personal Income Tax, Corporate Tax, Wealth Tax 50. The budget shows excess income as compared to
are example of expenditure, it is called
(1) Indirect Tax (2) Direct Tax (1) Surplus Budget (2) Balanced Budget
(3) Important Tax (4) None of these (3) Deficit Budget (4) None of these

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51. The money paid by the citizen without any 59. The concept of Rural Development is
expectation in returns is called (A) To provide various basic facilities to rural people
(1) Revenue (2) Tax (B) Agricultural sector can convert into profitable
(3) Non-tax Revenue (4) Public Revenue and attractive occupation
52. The Revenue generated by the coins and mints are (C) To encourage more rural people migration to
called cities for various jobs to increase their income.
(1) Non-tax Revenue (D) Sending the agricultural raw material from rural
(2) Tax Revenue to urban centres to get more profit.
(3) Other source of Revenue (1) (A), (B) & (D) (2) (A) & (B)
(4) Important Revenue (3) (B) & (D) (4) (B), (C) & (D)
53. When was WTO (World Trade Organization) 60. The chairman of NITI Aayog is
formed? (1) Arvind Panagariya (2) Narendra Modi
(1) 1993 (2) 1994 (3) Amitab Kant (4) Rajasekharan
(3) 1995 (4) 1996 61. Which one of the following is a remedy to the
54. India became the member of WTO (World Trade problem of social inequalities?
Organization) in (1) National Integration
(1) 1994 (2) 1995 (2) Understanding of human values at global level
(3) 2000 (4) 2002 (3) Regionalism
55. ________ increases the G.D.P of a country. (4) Global understanding of religions
(1) Globalization 62. A woman employee is denied maternity benefits
(2) Privatization but she cannot claim the same. Which one of the
following should have been her work spot?
(3) Economic interdependence
(1) A construction site
(4) None of these
(2) Educational centre
56. Modern planning was first conceived in India by
(3) Finance transaction centre
(1) Sir. M. Visvesvaraya (2) Manmohan Singh
(3) Jawaharlal Nehru (4) Dr. Amartya Sen (4) A software company

57. The primary objective of India’s Five Year Plan is 63. Assertion (A): Public sector industries are growing
stronger since the time of India’s entry into the
(1) To increase food production WTO.
(2) Extension of modern agricultural technology Reason (R): Public sector industries are protected
(3) Extension of industries and increase and maintained by the government.
employment (1) A is true but R is false
(4) Eradication of poverty and improving the
(2) A is false but R is true
standard of living
(3) Both A & R are correct and R is the correct
58. Match the following. explanation of A
Column I Column II (4) Both A & R are true but R is not correct
a. Rainbow Revolution (i) Production of eggs explanation of A
b. Silver Revolution (ii) Production of meat 64. Identify the factor that results in increase of funds
c. Round Revolution (iii) Production of in banks.
agriculture and agro- (1) Investment in the Reserve Bank
based activities (2) Lending money to industrialists only
d. Red Revolution (iv) Production of potato (3) Charging very high interest on long-term loans
(1) a(ii), b(iv), c(i), d(iii) (2) a(iii), b(iv), c(i), d(ii) (4) Investment in national and international
(3) a(iv), b(i), c(ii), d(iii) (4) a(iii), b(i), c(iv), d(ii) business

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65. Surplus Budget means 73. How much % of working population of India is
(1) Expenditure is more than the income working in Primary Sector?

(2) Both income and expenditure are the same (1) 55% (2) 60%

(3) Excess income as compared to expenditure (3) 65% (4) 70%


74. Money spent on irrigation projects is an example
(4) Export is more than the import
of
66. Planning Commission of India renamed as NITI-
(1) Non-planned expenditure
Aayog which is affected from
(2) Planned expenditure
(1) January 2014 (2) January 2015
(3) Capital expenditure
(3) January 2016 (4) January 2013
(4) Revenue expenditure
67. Which one of the following is the Indirect Tax?
75. Current account is opened by
(1) Income tax (2) Company tax
(1) Household
(3) Service tax (4) Wealth tax
(2) Businessman
68. The ‘Pura’ concept was introduced by
(3) Government employes
(1) Dr. Amartya Sen (2) Dr. A.P.J. Kalam
(4) Leaders
(3) Pranab Mukherjee (4) Dr. Manmohan Singh
76. Medical and health plan are examples of
69. Identify the set of Direct Taxes.
(1) General insurance (2) Life insurance
(1) Corporate tax, Service tax, Wealth tax, Excise
duty (3) Life cover (4) Medical insurance

(2) Income tax, Corporate tax, Wealth tax, Stamp 77. Who was founder of Infosys Technologies Ltd?
duty (1) Dr. Pratap Reddy (2) Narayan Murthy
(3) Import tax, Export tax, Service tax, Stamp duty (3) Azim Premji (4) Dhirubhai Ambani
(4) Import tax, Export tax, Wealth tax, Stamp duty 78. WTO and OPEC are the part of
70. The following is the list of insurance policies. (1) International Trade (2) Globalization
(a) Money back policy (b) Vehicle insurance (3) FDI (4) None of these
(c) Housing insurance (d) Annuity plan 79. World Bank was established in
(e) Children’s policies (f) Fire insurance (1) 1945 (2) 1946
(g) Travel Insurance (3) 1947 (4) 1948
(h) Unit Linked Insurance 80. Section _______ of the constitution declares and
guarantees educational facilities.
Which of the following represents the group of
general insurance? (1) 29 (2) 30
(1) (c), (d), (f) & (g) (2) (a), (c), (g) & (h) (3) 40 (4) 56
(3) (b), (d), (e) & (f) (4) (b), (c), (f) & (g) 81. Inequality at work and in wages is called
71. The first company of India listed in the NASDAQ (1) Labour discrimination
is (2) Labour at different level
(1) Wipro (3) Labour with inequality
(2) Reliance Industries Ltd. (4) None of these
(3) Infosys Technologies Ltd. 82. The book "Planned Economy for India" is written by
(4) BIOCON Ltd. (1) Sir MV Visvesvaraya
72. 10th Five Year Plan was started in (2) Jawaharlal Nehru
(1) 2001 (2) 2002 (3) C R Das
(3) 2003 (4) 2004 (4) V K Chaudhary

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83. Central budget is prepared by 94. Expand SEBI


(1) Prime Minister (1) Securities Exchange Board of India
(2) President (2) Securities Entrence Board of India
(3) Finance Minister (3) Stock Entrence Board of India
(4) Governor of RBI (4) Small Export Board of India
84. Postal Bank of India is planned by being 95. Dr. D.M. Nanjundappa committee related to the
(1) Central Govt. (1) Regional Imbalance (2) Economics Reforms
(2) The Indian Postal Department (3) Removal of Illiteracy (4) Both (1) & (3)
(3) Prime Minister 96. Government of Karnataka has implemented Stree
(4) RBI Shakti programme for the development of
85. _______ is a safe guard against uncertainties. (1) Rural woman
(1) Insurance (2) Sarving (2) Woman belongs to OBC
(3) Investment (4) None of these (3) Urban woman
86. _______ serve as the "Spark Plug" in the (4) Woman belongs to Dalits
economy's engine. 97. _______ project was given by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul
(1) Entrepreneurs (2) GDP rate Kalam for rural development in india.
(3) International Trade (4) FDI (1) SGY (2) SJSY
87. India became the member of W.T.O in (3) PURA (4) PUA-D
(1) 1992 (2) 1993 98. Income tax, corporate tax, wealth tax and stamp
(3) 1994 (4) 1995 duty came under the _______ taxes.

88. The word 'Economics' originates from the _______ (1) Direct taxes (2) Wealth taxes
word. (3) Indirect taxes (4) Both (1) & (2)
(1) Latin (2) Greek 99. Vehicle insurance, housing insurace, fire insurance
(3) French (4) English and travel insurance are came under
89. Dr. Amarthya Sen won the Nobel prize for (1) General insurance
economics in the year (2) Money back insurance
(1) 1997 (2) 1998 (3) Life insurance policy
(3) 1996 (4) 1999 (4) None of these
90. The full responsibility of paper Money vests with 100. In order to provide elementary education in the age
(1) SBI (2) RBI group of 6-14, government of India initiated Sarva
(3) ICICI (4) SBM Siksha Abhiyaan, who are beneficiaries under this
initiative?
91. The Bank example for the entrepot trade is
(1) Children from below poverty line
(1) Japan (2) China
(2) Children from schedule caste
(3) India (4) Singapore
(3) Children of every section
92. The Indian Partnership Act was passed in the year
(4) Both (1) and (2)
(1) 1932 (2) 1934
101. Minimum support price is announced by
(3) 1942 (4) 1939
(1) Government of India
93. The first share market was started in India in 1875
at (2) Parliament
(1) Bengaluru (2) Chennai (3) President
(3) Delhi (4) Mumbai (4) Agriculture co-operatives

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102. Which Industry suffered the most during colonial 104. Consider the following statements about Special
period? Economic Zones (SEZs).
(1) Jute I. SEZs are being setup to attract foreign
(2) Textile companies to invest in India.

(3) Indigo II. Flexibility in the labour laws given to attract


foreign investment.
(4) All of these
III. SEZs are provided with world class facilities
103. A ‘debt trap’ refers to i.e., electricity, transportation, roads, storage
(1) Inability to repay credit amount and recreational.
(2) Ability to pay credit amount Which of the above statement is/are correct?
(3) Overspending till no money is left (1) Only I (2) Only II
(4) None of these (3) II and III (4) All of these

  

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ANSWERS

Unit-1 : Geography

1. (3) 2. (2) 3. (3) 4. (2) 5. (4) 6. (2) 7. (3)


8. (2) 9. (2) 10. (2) 11. (2) 12. (3) 13. (1) 14. (1)
15. (1) 16. (1) 17. (3) 18. (1) 19. (2) 20. (1) 21. (2)
22. (4) 23. (2) 24. (3) 25. (2) 26. (4) 27. (1) 28. (1)
29. (1) 30. (4) 31. (3) 32. (1) 33. (2) 34. (3) 35. (1)
36. (4) 37. (2) 38. (1) 39. (1) 40. (1) 41. (1) 42. (2)
43. (2) 44. (2) 45. (1) 46. (1) 47. (1) 48. (2) 49. (2)
50. (4) 51. (3) 52. (4) 53. (4) 54. (4) 55. (3) 56. (1)
57. (3) 58. (3) 59. (2) 60. (3) 61. (1) 62. (3) 63. (2)
64. (2) 65. (2) 66. (1) 67. (2) 68. (3) 69. (2) 70. (3)
71. (2) 72. (1) 73. (1) 74. (4) 75. (2) 76. (3) 77. (2)
78. (1) 79. (2) 80. (1) 81. (2) 82. (2) 83. (3) 84. (1)
85. (1) 86. (4) 87. (2) 88. (3) 89. (2) 90. (2) 91. (3)
92. (1) 93. (2) 94. (1) 95. (3) 96. (1) 97. (1) 98. (1)
99. (4) 100. (4) 101. (2) 102. (1) 103. (3) 104. (3) 105. (3)
106. (2) 107. (1) 108. (1) 109. (2) 110. (3) 111. (1) 112. (1)
113. (4) 114. (1) 115. (4) 116. (2) 117. (3) 118. (1) 119. (4)
120. (2) 121. (3) 122. (1) 123. (1) 124. (2) 125. (1) 126. (2)
127. (1) 128. (2) 129. (3) 130. (4) 131. (1) 132. (3) 133. (1)
134. (1) 135. (2) 136. (3) 137. (4) 138. (3) 139. (1) 140. (1)
141. (3) 142. (3) 143. (3) 144. (3) 145. (1) 146. (1) 147. (4)
148. (2) 149. (2) 150. (2)

Unit-2 : History

1. (3) 2. (2) 3. (2) 4. (2) 5. (4) 6. (2) 7. (1)


8. (1) 9. (3) 10. (1) 11. (4) 12. (3) 13. (2) 14. (3)
15. (3) 16. (4) 17. (2) 18. (3) 19. (2) 20. (1) 21. (3)
22. (4) 23. (3) 24. (2) 25. (2) 26. (2) 27. (4) 28. (2)
29. (2) 30. (2) 31. (2) 32. (3) 33. (2) 34. (2) 35. (1)
36. (3) 37. (4) 38. (2) 39. (1) 40. (2) 41. (3) 42. (3)
43. (3) 44. (3) 45. (1) 46. (3) 47. (2) 48. (2) 49. (1)

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50. (3) 51. (3) 52. (1) 53. (2) 54. (3) 55. (2) 56. (2)
57. (3) 58. (4) 59. (1) 60. (2) 61. (3) 62. (4) 63. (3)
64. (4) 65. (3) 66. (4) 67. (3) 68. (1) 69. (2) 70. (1)
71. (2) 72. (1) 73. (1) 74. (4) 75. (3) 76. (2) 77. (2)
78. (3) 79. (1) 80. (2) 81. (4) 82. (1) 83. (1) 84. (1)
85. (3) 86. (2) 87. (3) 88. (2) 89. (1) 90. (2) 91. (2)
92. (1) 93. (3) 94. (3) 95. (3) 96. (2) 97. (1) 98. (3)
99. (2) 100. (2) 101. (3) 102. (2) 103. (4) 104. (1) 105. (3)
106. (2) 107. (2) 108. (3) 109. (1) 110. (3) 111. (1) 112. (1)
113. (4) 114. (2) 115. (2) 116. (2) 117. (3) 118. (3) 119. (1)
120. (3) 121. (1) 122. (2) 123. (2) 124. (3) 125. (4) 126. (1)
127. (4) 128. (4) 129. (2) 130. (1) 131. (1) 132. (4) 133. (3)
134. (2) 135. (4) 136. (3) 137. (1) 138. (4) 139. (2) 140. (4)
141. (1) 142. (2) 143. (1) 144. (1) 145. (2) 146. (1) 147. (1)
148. (1) 149. (2) 150. (3) 151. (4) 152. (2) 153. (1) 154. (3)
155. (1) 156. (3) 157. (2) 158. (2) 159. (3) 160. (1) 161. (1)
162. (1) 163. (1) 164. (3) 165. (2) 166. (2) 167. (2) 168. (3)
169. (2) 170. (1) 171. (3) 172. (2) 173. (1) 174. (2) 175. (2)
176. (2) 177. (2) 178. (2) 179. (2) 180. (3) 181. (2) 182. (1)
183. (1) 184. (1) 185. (1) 186. (1) 187. (3) 188. (1) 189. (1)
190. (2) 191. (2) 192. (1) 193. (2) 194. (4) 195. (3) 196. (3)
197. (3) 198. (3) 199. (2) 200. (1) 201. (3) 202. (4) 203. (2)
204. (2) 205. (2) 206. (2) 207. (3) 208. (4) 209. (2) 210. (1)
211. (2) 212. (2) 213. (2) 214. (3) 215. (4) 216. (2) 217. (3)
218. (1) 219. (3) 220. (3) 221. (1) 222. (3) 223. (3) 224. (2)
225. (3) 226. (2) 227. (4) 228. (1)

Unit-3 : Political Science

1. (2) 2. (4) 3. (2) 4. (4) 5. (3) 6. (1) 7. (2)


8. (2) 9. (4) 10. (2) 11. (1) 12. (3) 13. (3) 14. (2)
15. (3) 16. (3) 17. (4) 18. (2) 19. (3) 20. (2) 21. (3)
22. (1) 23. (4) 24. (4) 25. (2) 26. (4) 27. (3) 28. (3)
29. (3) 30. (2) 31. (2) 32. (3) 33. (2) 34. (2) 35. (1)
36. (2) 37. (3) 38. (2) 39. (3) 40. (1) 41. (1) 42. (1)
43. (2) 44. (3) 45. (1) 46. (1) 47. (1) 48. (3) 49. (3)
50. (2) 51. (1) 52. (3) 53. (2) 54. (4) 55. (3) 56. (4)

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57. (2) 58. (1) 59. (1) 60. (3) 61. (3) 62. (1) 63. (2)
64. (1) 65. (3) 66. (4) 67. (2) 68. (3) 69. (2) 70. (2)
71. (2) 72. (1) 73. (2) 74. (2) 75. (3) 76. (3) 77. (2)
78. (1) 79. (3) 80. (2) 81. (4) 82. (3) 83. (2) 84. (4)
85. (2) 86. (2) 87. (4) 88. (3) 89. (2) 90. (2) 91. (1)
92. (2) 93. (1) 94. (4)

Unit-4 : Economics

1. (1) 2. (1) 3. (1) 4. (3) 5. (1) 6. (1) 7. (4)


8. (3) 9. (4) 10. (1) 11. (2) 12. (3) 13. (2) 14. (3)
15. (3) 16. (3) 17. (3) 18. (2) 19. (3) 20. (2) 21. (1)
22. (1) 23. (1) 24. (3) 25. (2) 26. (1) 27. (2) 28. (1)
29. (2) 30. (3) 31. (4) 32. (1) 33. (1) 34. (3) 35. (3)
36. (2) 37. (3) 38. (2) 39. (1) 40. (2) 41. (1) 42. (2)
43. (1) 44. (2) 45. (2) 46. (1) 47. (1) 48. (3) 49. (2)
50. (1) 51. (2) 52. (1) 53. (3) 54. (2) 55. (1) 56. (1)
57. (4) 58. (4) 59. (2) 60. (2) 61. (2) 62. (1) 63. (4)
64. (4) 65. (3) 66. (2) 67. (3) 68. (2) 69. (2) 70. (4)
71. (3) 72. (2) 73. (2) 74. (3) 75. (2) 76. (2) 77. (2)
78. (2) 79. (3) 80. (1) 81. (1) 82. (1) 83. (3) 84. (2)
85. (1) 86. (1) 87. (4) 88. (2) 89. (2) 90. (2) 91. (4)
92. (1) 93. (4) 94. (1) 95. (1) 96. (1) 97. (3) 98. (1)
99. (1) 100. (3) 101. (1) 102. (1) 103. (1) 104. (4)

  

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