To which country did the first Secretary General of League of Nations belong?

(a)

Britain

(b)

France

(c)

Dutch

(d)

USA

Lenin was influenced by the ideas of __________

(a)

Confucius

(b)

Plato

(c)

Mao-Tse-Tung

(d)

Karl Marx

Which President of the USA pursued “Good Neighbour” policy towards Latin America?

(a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

(b)

Truman

(c)

Woodrow Wilson

(d)

Eisenhower

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

The United States and European allies formed _______________ to resist any Soviet aggression in Europe.

(a)

SEATO

(b)

NATO

(c)

SENTO

(d)

Warsaw Pact

Whose voice was Rast Goftar?

(a)

Parsi Movement

(b)

Aligarh Movement

(c)

Ramakrishna Mission

(d)

Dravida Mahajana Sabha

_______________ was a priest of Dakshineswar near Kolkata.

(a)

Ramakrishna

(b)

Vivekananda

(c)

Dayanand Saraswati

(d)

Shraddhananda

_________ River is known as ‘Sorrow of Bihar’.

(a)

Narmada

(b)

Godavari

(c)

Kosi

(d)

Damodar

The total length of the coastline in India including the islands is ____________ km.

(a)

7516.6 km

(b)

7625.6 km

(c)

7526.6 km

(d)

7626.6 km

______________ is a line joining the places of equal rainfall.

(a)

Isohyets

(b)

Isobar

(c)

Isotherm

(d)

Latitudes

Black soils are also called as:

(a)

Arid soils

(b)

Saline soils

(c)

Regur soils

(d)

Mountain soils

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 most abundant source of energy is ____________.

(a)

Bio mass

(b)

Sun

(c)

Coal

(d)

Oil

Which of the following is associated with helicopter service?

(a)

Air India

(b)

Indian Airlines

(c)

Vayudoot

(d)

Pavan Hans

North south corridor is a _________ km long road.

(a)

4075

(b)

4076

(c)

4074

(d)

4073

Under which Article financial emergency can be proclaimed?

(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

Under which Article the President is vested with the power to proclaim Financial Emergency

(a)

Article 352

(b)

Article 360

(c)

Article 356

(d)

Article 365

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

Article ________vests the executive power of the State in the Governor

(a)

154

(b)

157

(c)

158

(d)

36

__________is a good measures of value to know the economic status of a nation

(a)

GNP

(b)

GDP

(c)

NDP

(d)

PI

GATT’s first round held in

(a)

Tokyo

(b)

Uruguay

(c)

Torquay

(d)

Geneva

Foreign Investment policy (FIP) announced in

(a)

June 1991

(b)

July 1991

(c)

July -Aug -1991

(d)

Aug 1991

Which one of the following was launched by Haji Shariatullah in 1818 in East Bengal?

(a)

Wahhabi Rebellion

(b)

Farazi Movement

(c)

Tribal uprising

(d)

Kol Revolt

Sivasubramanianar was executed at________.

(a)

Kayathar

(b)

Nagalapuram

(c)

Ettayapuram

(d)

Kallarpatti

The Wahhabi rebellion originated in and around __________.

(a)

1830

(b)

1832

(c)

1827

(d)

1840

On 8 January 1933 which day was observed?

(a)

Temple Entry Day

(b)

Day of Deliverance

(c)

Direct Action Day

(d)

Independence Day

Mahatma Gandhi arrived in India in 1915 from ______.

(a)

England

(b)

South Africa

(c)

Japan

(d)

France

The Congress emerged victorious in _________provinces in the elections held in 1937.

(a)

eight

(b)

seven

(c)

eleven

(d)

five

The South Indian Liberal Federation was founded to promote the interests of the __________.

(a)

Hindus

(b)

Christians

(c)

Non-Brahmins

(d)

Muslims

The Madras united league was later renamed as _________.

(a)

Madras Non-Brahmin Association

(b)

South Indian Liberation Federation

(c)

Madras Dravidian Association

(d)

Justice Party

Which of the following district is affected by sand dunes to a large extent?

(a)

Theni

(b)

Madurai

(c)

Thanjavur

(d)

Ramanathapuram

Match the following and choose the correct answer form the codes given below.

i	Salma Dam	1.	Bangladesh
ii	Farakka accord	2.	Nepal
iii	Chukha hydroelectric project	3.	Afghanistan
iv	Sharda River project	4.	Bhutan

(a)

3 1 4 2

(b)

3 1 2 4

(c)

3 4 1 2

(d)

4 3 2 1

Which is the role of government and development policies?

(a)

Defence

(b)

Foreign policy

(c)

Regulate the economy

(d)

all of above

Tiruppur is known for

(a)

Leather tanning

(b)

Lock making

(c)

Knitwear

(d)

Agro-processing