Who said “imperialism is the highest stage of capitalism”?

(a)

Lenin

(b)

Marx

(c)

Sun Yat-sen

(d)

Mao Tsetung

In the eastern front, Russian troops repeatedly defeated the _____________

(a)

French

(b)

Indians

(c)

Austrians

(d)

Germans

Lenin was influenced by the ideas of __________

(a)

Confucius

(b)

Plato

(c)

Mao-Tse-Tung

(d)

Karl Marx

___________was the official newspaper of the communist party of the Soviet Union from 1918 - 1991.

(a)

Pravda

(b)

Moscow times

(c)

Trud

(d)

Vedomosti

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

(a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

(b)

Truman

(c)

Woodrow Wilson

(d)

Eisenhower

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

Ho Chi Minh was inspired by

(a)

Mao-Tse-Tung

(b)

Lenin

(c)

Mortague

(d)

Hitler

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

(a)

Cuba

(b)

Jamaica

(c)

Guyana

(d)

Haiti

When was the Charter of the UN signed?

(a)

June 26, 1942

(b)

June 26, 1945

(c)

January 1, 1942

(d)

January 1, 1945

In _____________, the Germany army invaded Russia.

(a)

July 1941

(b)

June 1940

(c)

July 1942

(d)

June 1941

German forces under General ___________were remarkably successful in occupying North Africa rapidly.

(a)

Montgomery

(b)

Rommel

(c)

Omar Bradley

(d)

Dwight

Shakespeare's play ___________ clearly depicts the dislike and distrust of Jews among the people.

(a)

The Tempest

(b)

King hear

(c)

The Merchant of Venice

(d)

Hamlet

In early 1927, Chiang Kai-shek successfully laid seize on ___________ and Nanking.

(a)

Rhine land

(b)

Canton

(c)

Shanghai and Nanking

(d)

Beijing

_______________ had no joint commands with standing forces.

(a)

NATO

(b)

SEATO

(c)

WARSAW Pact

(d)

CENTO

World Zionist organisation was founded in the year __________

(a)

1893

(b)

1895

(c)

1897

(d)

1898

Who was Swami Shradhananda?

(a)

a disciple of Swami Vivekananda

(b)

one who caused a split in the Brahmo Samaj of India

(c)

one who caused a split in the Arya Samaj

(d)

founder of Samathuva Samajam.

_______________ was a priest of Dakshineswar near Kolkata.

(a)

Ramakrishna

(b)

Vivekananda

(c)

Dayanand Saraswati

(d)

Shraddhananda

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

(a)

Aligarh movement

(b)

Satyashodhak Samaj

(c)

Arya Samaj

(d)

Deoband movement

The main objective of the Singh Sabha was to restore the purity of ____________

(a)

Hinduism

(b)

Sikhism

(c)

Christianity

(d)

Islam

The extent of Himalayas in the east-west is about

(a)

2,500 km

(b)

2,400 km

(c)

800 km

(d)

2,200 km

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

India has been politically divided into ___________ states and _____________ Union territories.

(a)

29, 6

(b)

28, 9

(c)

29, 7

(d)

30, 7

Dihang is a gorge in __________

(a)

Assam

(b)

Meghalaya

(c)

Nagaland

(d)

Arunachal Pradesh

Climate of India is labelled as _______________.

(a)

Tropical humid

(b)

Equatorial Climate

(c)

Tropical Monsoon Climate

(d)

Temperate Climate

Which of the following organization has divided the Indian soils into 8 major groups?

(a)

Indian Council of Agricultural Research

(b)

Indian Meteorological Department

(c)

Soil Survey of India

(d)

Indian Institute of Soil Science

The Indian Council of Agriculture Research was set up in India in __________________

(a)

1950

(b)

1952

(c)

1953

(d)

1951

The famous Sindri Fertilizer Plant is located in

(a)

Jharkhand

(b)

Bihar

(c)

Rajasthan

(d)

Assam

__________stands first in the reserves of bauxite in India.

(a)

Bihar

(b)

Gujarat

(c)

Odisha

(d)

Rajasthan

The first hydro electric power station in India was established at_______in 1897.

(a)

Darjeeling

(b)

Shillong

(c)

Mettur

(d)

Periyar

The scientific study of different aspects of population is called

(a)

Cartography

(b)

Demography

(c)

Anthropology

(d)

Epigraphy

National Highways Authority of India was established in________

(a)

1993

(b)

1994

(c)

1996

(d)

1995

For operations and management Indian Railways is organized into __________ zones.

(a)

16

(b)

14

(c)

12

(d)

10

The Indian Constitution gives to its citizens

(a)

Double Citizenship

(b)

Single Citizenship

(c)

Single Citizenship in some States and double in others

(d)

None of the above

A foreigner can acquire Indian citizenship through

(a)

Descent

(b)

Registration

(c)

Naturalisation

(d)

All of the above

_______Safeguards people from illegal assets

(a)

Habeas Corpus

(b)

Mandamus

(c)

Certiorari

(d)

Quo Warranto

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

The Chief Justice and other Judges of the Supreme court are appointed by:

(a)

The President

(b)

The Attorney General

(c)

The Governor

(d)

The Prime Minister

_________is designated as the first citizen of India.

(a)

Prime Minister

(b)

President

(c)

Vice-President

(d)

Supreme Court Justice

The Supreme Court has its permanent seat in___________

(a)

Chennai

(b)

Mumbai

(c)

Kolkata

(d)

New Delhi

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

(a)

Legislative

(b)

Executive

(c)

Judicial

(d)

Diplomatic

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

At present there are________High Courts for 28 States and 8 Union Territories.

(a)

25

(b)

22

(c)

26

(d)

29

Which one is a trade policy?

(a)

irrigation policy

(b)

import and export policy

(c)

land-reform policy

(d)

wage policy

__________Sector is largest sector.

(a)

Agriculture

(b)

Service

(c)

Industry

(d)

None.

_______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

Who is the head of the World Trade Organisation (WTO)

(a)

Ministerial conference

(b)

Director General

(c)

Deputy Director General

(d)

None of these

The Portuguese under the leadership of _________ landed at Calicut on 17^th May 1498

(a)

Vasco da Gama

(b)

Van der Hagen

(c)

Sultan of Golconda

(d)

Queen Elizabeth

The________ French factory in India was established in 1668

(a)

Fifth

(b)

First

(c)

Second

(d)

Third

What were the three militant forms of nationalism in Europe?

Write a note on
(a) Battle of Tannenberg
(b) Battle of Marne

Why did America enter the first World war?

What do you know of the White Terror in Indo-China?

What is Gold standard?

Write a note on Nazi policy towards Jews.

How did Hitler get the support from the people of Germany?

Write a note on Nuclear Proliferation.

What are soft loans?

How did North Vietnam resist to the US attack in 1965?

How did Vietnam emerge as a united and independent nation?

What galvanized the process of the breaking up of the communist world?

Assess the role of Ayyankali in fighting for the cause of “untouchables.”

Name the famous reformist movements of India in the 19^th century.

Give an account of the role of Theosophical movement in India society.

Give the importance of IST.

Write the longitudinal and latitudinal extent of India.

What is ‘burst of monsoon’?

How can Indian Natural vegetation be classified?

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

What are the uses of jute?

What is natural gas?

Name 5 centres of IT parts in India.

What is communication? What are its types?

Write about population in India

What is population dynamics?

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

What are the classical languages in India?

Write a note on 'Magna Carta'.

Why is the Supreme Court called the 'Guardian of the Constitution'?

Write a short note on the 86^th Amendment Act of 2002

Write a short note on Speaker of the Lok Sabha?

Definition of the privileges of the President.

What is the maximum number of Ministers that can be appointed as per our Constitution?

What is the original jurisdiction of the High Court?

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

What does Sarkaria Commission suggest on the appointment of the Governor?

Name the seven north eastern states which have a common high court at Guwahati

Write a short note on the High Court of Madras.

What are the factors supporting to develop the Indian economy?

Write a short note on Personal Income (PI).

Distinguish between NDP and NNP.

Short note: The Dutch in South India.

Write about European traders in South India

Write a note on the fall out of the First World War.

Write a note on the condition of Fascists under Mussolini?

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

Explain in detail about the Vietnam War.

Tank irrigation is popular in Peninsular India.

Describe the major challenges of Indian industries.

Explain the importance of mass communications systems in India.

What are the duties and functions of Prime Minister of India?

Write the classification of different sectors contribution in GDP.

Write the goals of World Trade Organisation

League of Nations.
(a) Where was the covenant of the league worked out?
(b) Name the bodies of the League?
(c) What was the executive of the League?
(d) Which countries were the permanent members of the council?

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