Which country was expelled from the League of Nations for attacking Finland?

(a)

Germany

(b)

Russia

(c)

Italy

(d)

France

In the eastern front, Russian troops repeatedly defeated the _____________

(a)

French

(b)

Indians

(c)

Austrians

(d)

Germans

In March 1918, the Treaty of__________ was signed.

(a)

Versailles

(b)

Sevres

(c)

Brest - Litovsk

(d)

London

In December 1939 Russia was expelled from the League of Nations for her attack on ___________

(a)

Germany

(b)

Italy

(c)

Austria

(d)

Finland

With whose conquest did the Mexican civilization collapse?

(a)

Hernan Cortes

(b)

Francisco Pizarro

(c)

Toussaint Louverture

(d)

Pedro I

After the I World war, the situation was made worse by the political complication caused by the ________

(a)

Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

(b)

Treaty of Bucharest

(c)

Treaty of Versailles

(d)

Treaty of London

_________ became the first Caribbean country to throw off slavery and French colonial control

(a)

Cuba

(b)

Jamaica

(c)

Guyana

(d)

Haiti

At the dawn of the 20^th Century__________ had occupied Cuba and Puerto Rico

(a)

The United Kingdom

(b)

The United States

(c)

Germany

(d)

Italy

Where was the Japanese Navy defeated by the US Navy?

(a)

Battle of Guadalcanal

(b)

Battle of Midway

(c)

Battle of Leningrad

(d)

Battle of El Alamein

_________ was not interested in playing global role or any role in European Politics.

(a)

Britain

(b)

The United States

(c)

France

(d)

Spain

In 1939, Hitler invaded ____________

(a)

Austria

(b)

France

(c)

India

(d)

Czechoslovakia

The Chinese army, under __________ retreated to the west to the hilly country from where they continued to fight the Japanese.

(a)

Su Yu

(b)

Chiang Kai-shek

(c)

Chen Yi

(d)

Lin Biao

NATO had _______________ members in 2017.

(a)

29

(b)

28

(c)

27

(d)

25

_______________ had no joint commands with standing forces.

(a)

NATO

(b)

SEATO

(c)

WARSAW Pact

(d)

CENTO

_______________ is an umbrella political organization representing the World's Palestinians.

(a)

PLO

(b)

UAE

(c)

Negev

(d)

Arab League

Who was the founder of Namdhari Movement?

(a)

Baba Dayal Das

(b)

Baba Ram Singh

(c)

Guru Nanak

(d)

Jyotiba Phule

______________ was a revivalist movement organised by the orthodox Muslim Ulama.

(a)

Aligarh movement

(b)

Satyashodhak Samaj

(c)

Arya Samaj

(d)

Deoband movement

____________ organised in campaign for legislation against the practice of child marriage in Mumbai.

(a)

Behramji Malabari

(b)

Furdunji Naoroji

(c)

Pherozeshah Mehta

(d)

Dinshaw Wacha

_____________ , socio-political activist was also a siddha medicine practitioner.

(a)

Vaikunda Swami

(b)

Iyothee Thassar

(c)

Ramalinga Adigal

(d)

John Rathinam

Pulicat Lake is located between the states of 

(a)

West Bengal and Odisha

(b)

Karnataka and Kerala

(c)

Odisha and Andhra Pradesh

(d)

Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh

Earth rotates from ___________ to ___________

(a)

South to north

(b)

East to west

(c)

West to east

(d)

North to south

Kayals ad Teris are found in _______ coast.

(a)

Konkan

(b)

Malabar

(c)

Coromandel

(d)

Northern Circars

The fresh water lake found in the deltaic region of Godavari is _________________

(a)

Kolleru

(b)

Chelak

(c)

Pulicat

(d)

Vembanad

The monsoon forests are otherwise called as  _______________.

(a)

Tropical evergreen forest

(b)

Deciduous forest

(c)

Mangrove forest

(d)

Mountain forest

Which crop is called as “Golden Fiber” in India?

(a)

Cotton

(b)

Wheat

(c)

Jute

(d)

Tobacco

The removal of soil along drainage lines by surface water run off forming large gullies is called ___________

(a)

Gully erosion

(b)

Rill erosion

(c)

Sheet erosion

(d)

Ravine erosion

The first Jute mill of India was established at ____________.

(a)

Kolkata

(b)

Mumbai

(c)

Ahmedabad

(d)

Baroda

The largest coal producing state in the country is______

(a)

Bihar

(b)

Jharkhand

(c)

Odisha

(d)

Madhya Pradesh

The first cotton textile mill was established at Gloster, near_________in 1818.

(a)

Mumbai

(b)

Madras

(c)

Delhi

(d)

Kolkata

The National Remote sensing Centre(NRSC) is located at___________.

(a)

Bengaluru

(b)

Chennai

(c)

Delhi

(d)

Hyderabad

Golden Quadrilateral is a__________ km long road and the project was launched in_______

(a)

5846, 1999

(b)

5845, 1998

(c)

5844, 1997

(d)

5843, 1996

East-west corridor connects______in Assam to_________in Gujarat.

(a)

Guwahati, Baroda

(b)

Silchar, Porbandar

(c)

Dispur, Ahemadabad

(d)

Digboi, Surat

Which one of the following rights was described by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar as the heart and soul of the Constitution?

(a)

Right to freedom of religion

(b)

Right to equality

(c)

Right to Constitutional remedies

(d)

Right to property

The procedure for the amendment of the Indian Constitution is given in

(a)

Article 352

(b)

Article 356

(c)

Article 360

(d)

Article 368

The drafted constitution came into force on_______

(a)

26^th January 1947

(b)

15^th August 1947

(c)

30^th January 1950

(d)

26^th January 1950

The National Commission to review the working of the constitution was headed by_______

(a)

Sarkaria

(b)

M.N. Venkatachaliah

(c)

Rajamannar

(d)

B.R.Ambedkar

If you are elected as the President of India, which of the following decision can you take on your own?

(a)

Nominate the leaders of your choice to the council of minister

(b)

Ask for reconsideration of a bill passed by both the Houses

(c)

Select the person you like as Prime Minister

(d)

Dismiss a Prime Minister who has a majority in the Lok Sabha

The__________ is the Ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha

(a)

President

(b)

Vice- President

(c)

Speaker·

(d)

Deputy Speaker

All Indian Citizens above________years of age are eligible to vote in elections

(a)

19

(b)

18

(c)

21

(d)

25

Which one of the following States does not possess a bicameral legislature?

(a)

Andhra Pradesh

(b)

Telangana

(c)

Tamil Nadu

(d)

Uttar Pradesh

The Governor of a state shall be appointed by the_________

(a)

Prime Minister

(b)

cheif Minister

(c)

High Court Judge

(d)

President

The lower house, _______ represents the people of the state in the state legislature

(a)

Legislative Council

(b)

Lok Sabha

(c)

Legislative Assembly

(d)

Rajya Sabha

Article ___________ deals with the creation or abolition of Legislative council in a state.

(a)

169

(b)

171

(c)

164

(d)

177

GNP equals

(a)

NNP adjusted for inflation

(b)

GDP adjusted for inflation

(c)

GDP plus net property income from abroad

(d)

NNP plus net property income or abroad

_______is the sixth largest economy of the world.

(a)

U.S.A

(b)

Japan

(c)

India

(d)

Pakistan

DPI=__________

(a)

GNP - Depreciation

(b)

GDP - Depreciation

(c)

PI - Direct taxes

(d)

National Income / Population

In India,___________ has the second rank in GDP among the states.

(a)

Kerala

(b)

Tamil Nadu

(c)

Maharashtra

(d)

Andhra Pradesh

Foreign Investment policy (FIP) announced in

(a)

June 1991

(b)

July 1991

(c)

July -Aug -1991

(d)

Aug 1991

FIP Stands for

(a)

Foreign Investment Policy

(b)

Foreign Institute Product

(c)

Former Institute Programme

(d)

None

An early form of globalized economics and culture, known as______ globalization.

(a)

Archaic

(b)

Proto

(c)

Modern

(d)

None

What was the role of Mustafa Kemal Pasha?

Why is 20^th century called 'the long twentieth century' by historians?

Why did America enter the first World war?

How did Great Depression impact on Indian agriculture?

What is Gold standard?

How was President Theodore Roosevelt's attitude to Latin American countries summed up?

Mention the important clauses of the Treaty of Versailles relating to Germany.

Give an account of the inspirational speech by Winston Churchill in June 1940.

Why was Germany army unable to resist the Soviet force completely?

Name the Satellite states of the United States.

What is Diaspora?

What led to the partition of the Palestine by the UN?

Highlight the work done by Jyotiba Phule for the welfare of the poor and the marginalized.

Write a note on Suddhi.

Brief Ramalinga Adigal's views on hunger and poverty.

State the west following rivers of India.

Write a note on Delta plains.

State the places of mangrove forests in India.

List the factors affecting climate of India.

Can you give solutions for the prevailing water disputes in South India?

What are the major pulse growing areas in India?

Name the states that lead in the production of Iron ore in India.

Write a note on bauxite

What is communication? What are its types?

What is meant by Dependency ratio?

What is population dynamics?

List out the three heads of the relations between the centre and the states.

What is national emergency?

Who is a Citizen?

Why did Dr. B.R. Ambedkar describe Directive ' principles as 'novel features' of the Indian Constitution?

Write a short note on Administrative-relations

How is President of India elected?

Can a person who is not a member of the Parliament be appointed as in Minister?

Prepare a flow chart to show the Central Governments Administrative set up

How does the state of Jammu and Kashmir differ from the other states of India?

What do you understand by the “Appellate Jurisdiction” of the High Court?

Give an account of the term of the Chief Minister

Write a short note on the High Court of Madras.

Name the writs that can be issued by the High Court.

Write the name of economic policies in India.

Write any three important economic policies

Write a short note on Personal Income (PI).

Write any two positive impact of Globalization.

Write a Short note on Proto Globalization?

Give an account of popular uprisings in Russia.

Give an account of Boer Wars.

What were the causes for the failure of the League of Nations?

Explain in detail about the Vietnam War.

Major issues faced by farmers in India.

Iron & Steel and Software industries.

Explain the importance of mass communications systems in India.

List out the functions of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.

Explain the limitations of GDP

Write the goals of World Trade Organisation

Causes of Russian Revolution
(a) When and where was Lenin born?
(b) How did he spend his time?
(c) Why were the labourers and workers aggrieved?
(d) With whom did the revolutionary forces join?

Stock market crash in the US.
(a) When did the American stock market crash?
(b) How did it impact the investors and customers?
(c) What was the effect of stoppage of loans to Germany by America?
(d) What did England decide to do after the crash?

Fall of Berlin Wall and End of Cold War Era.
(a) How did West Germany's economy become prosperous?
(b) Why did people in East Berlin try to move to West Berlin?
(c) Why did East Germany begin to construct a wall in 1961?
(d) What was the significance of the Berlin Wall?

Iyothee Thassar
(a) What languages was Iyothee Thassar fluent in?
(b) What were the movement and magazine started by Iyothee Thassar and John Rathinam called?
(c) What according to him would liberate the people?
(d) How did he consider the 'Untouchables'?

Mark the following countries on the world map.
1. Italy
2. Morocco
3. Turkey
4. Serbia
5. Bosnia
6. Greece
7. Austria-Hungary
8. Bulgaria
9. Rumania

Mark the following incidents 1920 - 1940