_______period was known as the period of devotional literature.

(a)

Chola

(b)

Pandya

(c)

Rajput

(d)

Vijayanagara

What was the most important cause of the invasion of Mahmud of Ghazni?

(a)

To destroy idolatry

(b)

To plunder the wealth of India

(c)

To spread Islam in India

(d)

To establish a Muslim state in India

_________ was prominent and had become the rallying point for all Rajput clans.

(a)

Kanauj

(b)

Ajmer

(c)

Chittor

(d)

Sind

Who was the last ruler Vijayalaya line of Chola dyanasty?

(a)

VeeraRajendra

(b)

Rajadhiraja

(c)

AthiRajendra

(d)

Rajaraja II

_______laid the foundation of the city Tughluqabad near Delhi.

(a)

Muhammad-bin -Tughluq

(b)

Firoz shah Tughluq

(c)

Jalal –ud-din

(d)

Ghiyas –ud-din

Iltutmish granted ___________ to members of his army.

(a)

iqtas

(b)

coins

(c)

gold

(d)

dirams

The narrow pipe through which magma flow out is called a _________.

(a)

Vent

(b)

Crater

(c)

Focus

(d)

Caldera

Steep rock faces formed due to dashing of sea waves are ______________

(a)

Sea caves

(b)

Sea Cliffs

(c)

Sea Arches

(d)

Stacks

_______ Race is Known as Asian - American Race

(a)

Caucasoid

(b)

Negroid

(c)

Mongoloid

(d)

Australoid

Which system of government does India have?

(a)

Single–party system

(b)

Bi-party system

(c)

Multi-party system

(d)

None of these

In earlier time, the ___________ was the supreme head of the Legislative, Executive and Judiciary branches.

(a)

Governor

(b)

Viceroy

(c)

King

(d)

Minister

Which was the most common animal depicted on the pillars of Vijayanagara style?

(a)

Elephant

(b)

Horse

(c)

Cow

(d)

Deer

How was the Prime Minister of Maratha kings known?

(a)

Deshmukh

(b)

Peshwa

(c)

Panditrao

(d)

Patil

In which state is the Kaziranga national park located.

(a)

Rajasthan

(b)

West Bengal

(c)

Assam

(d)

Gujarat

What are the three branches of the state government?

(a)

Mayor governor, MLA

(b)

Panchayat, municipality, corporation

(c)

Village, City, State

(d)

Legislative, executive and judiciary

Who is considered their first guru by the Sikhs?

(a)

Lehna

(b)

Guru Amir Singh

(c)

Guru Nanak

(d)

Guru Gobind Singh

Who is believed to have built the Kazhugumalai Rock-Cut Temple?

(a)

Mahendra Varman

(b)

Parantaka Nedunchadayan

(c)

Parantaka Veera Narayana Pandyan

(d)

Harihara II

Activities that reduce the effects of disaster ______.

(a)

Preparation

(b)

Response

(c)

Mitigation

(d)

Recovery

Consumers must be provided with adequate information about a product to make _______.

(a)

Investment in production

(b)

Decision in sale of goods

(c)

Credit purchase of goods

(d)

Decision in purchase of goods

This taxation is a very opposite of progressive taxation______.

(a)

degressive

(b)

proportional

(c)

regressive

(d)

none