What is the Battle of Marne remembered for?

(a)

air warfare

(b)

trench warfare

(c)

submarine warfare

(d)

ship warfare

Which part of the world disliked dollar imperialism?

(a)

Europe

(b)

Latin America

(c)

India

(d)

China

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

When was the Charter of the UN signed?

(a)

June 26, 1942

(b)

June 26, 1945

(c)

January 1, 1942

(d)

January 1, 1945

A Major outcome of the Holocaust was the creation of the state of ______________ as a homeland for the Jews.

(a)

Rome

(b)

Israel

(c)

Britain

(d)

Turkey

_______________ was a self-governing Palestinian territory.

(a)

Gaza Strip

(b)

Hebron

(c)

Beit Jala

(d)

Jeniu

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

(a)

Aligarh movement

(b)

Satyashodhak Samaj

(c)

Arya Samaj

(d)

Deoband movement

The Palk Strait and Gulf of Mannar separates India from  ______.

(a)

Goa

(b)

West Bengal

(c)

Sri Lanka

(d)

Maldives

The ___________ channel separates Lakshadweep islands from the Maldives islands.

(a)

ten degree

(b)

nine degree

(c)

eight degree

(d)

seven degree

The longest dam in the world is ___________.

(a)

Mettur dam

(b)

Kosi dam

(c)

Hirakud dam

(d)

Bhakra-Nangal dam

__________stands first in the reserves of bauxite in India.

(a)

Bihar

(b)

Gujarat

(c)

Odisha

(d)

Rajasthan

The major import item of India is

(a)

Cement

(b)

Jewells

(c)

Tea

(d)

Petroleum

The world's highest road has been constructed by Border Roads Organisation joining________and Leh in Ladakh.

(a)

Chandigarh

(b)

Dehradun

(c)

Manali

(d)

Nainital

The preamble to the Indian Constitution is based on the________ drafted by Jawaharlal Nehru

(a)

Rights

(b)

Duties

(c)

Objective Resolution

(d)

Articles

The________ is the legislative organ of the cabinet.

(a)

Parliament

(b)

High Court

(c)

Supreme Court

(d)

Election Commission

Which among the following is not one of the powers of the Governor?

(a)

Legislative

(b)

Executive

(c)

Judicial

(d)

Diplomatic

_________States of India have a bicameral legislature.

(a)

5

(b)

6

(c)

8

(d)

7

India is the_________ largest by Purchasing Power Parity (PPP)

(a)

Fifth

(b)

Sixth

(c)

Third

(d)

Second

_________is first round held in Geneva.

(a)

WTO

(b)

IMF

(c)

GATT

(d)

None

Jackson was dismissed from service and a new collector _______was appointed.

(a)

S.R.Lushington

(b)

Edward Clive

(c)

Bannerman

(d)

William Brown

The Wahhabi rebellion originated in and around __________.

(a)

1830

(b)

1832

(c)

1827

(d)

1840

In which session of the Indian National Congress was Non-Cooperation approved?

(a)

Bombay

(b)

Madras

(c)

Calcutta

(d)

lucknow

Assertion: The Congress Ministries resigned in 1939.
Reason: The Colonial government of India entered the war without consulting the elected Congress ministries.
a) Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation
b) A is correct but R is wrong
c) Both A and R are wrong
d) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation

(a)

Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation

(b)

A is correct but R is wrong

(c)

Both A and R are wrong

(d)

Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation

_______brought with him a new impulse to Indian politics.

(a)

Mahatma Gandhi

(b)

Jawaharlal Nehru

(c)

Rajendra Prasad

(d)

Abdul Kalam Azad

Periyar wanted religion to be replaced by __________

(a)

Nationalism

(b)

Iconoclasm

(c)

Rationalism

(d)

Spiritualism

A major hydro-electric power project of Tamil Nadu is

(a)

Mettur

(b)

Papansam

(c)

Sathanur

(d)

Thungabahdra

Tamil Nadu accounts for  __________ % of country's lignite.

(a)

55.3

(b)

56.3

(c)

54.3

(d)

54.2

Panchsheel between India and China was signed on

(a)

28 April 1954

(b)

28 April 1964

(c)

28 December 1954

(d)

1^st April 1964

________is an important partner in our energy needs for petroleum and natural gas.

(a)

Nepal

(b)

Myanmar

(c)

Bhutan

(d)

China

________was launched by the united Nations Development Programme and the Oxford Poverty Human Development Initiative in 2010.

(a)

Multi-dimensional Poverty Index

(b)

Human Resource Index

(c)

Human Resource Management Programme

(d)

Cooperative Societies

In India, taxes are including

(a)

Direct taxes

(b)

Indirect taxes.

(c)

Both (a) and (b)

(d)

None of these

________has been the major contributor to black money.

(a)

Shortage of goods

(b)

Industrial sector

(c)

Tax structure

(d)

None of the above

________are the examples of basic goods industries

(a)

Steel and cement

(b)

textiles sector

(c)

Rubber products

(d)

Leather goods

MEPZ is a special Economic Zone in __________

(a)

Trichy

(b)

Namakkal

(c)

Chennai

(d)

Madurai

Indicator of nutrition deficiency among children is

(a)

anemic

(b)

Under weight

(c)

Weakness

(d)

all these