_____ provides information about the first Sultan of Delhi.

(a)

Ain-i-Akbari

(b)

Taj-ul-Ma’asir

(c)

Tuzk-i-Jahangiri

(d)

Tarikh-i-Frishta

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

To which of the following, Marco Polo went in the last decade of 13th century in India?

(a)

Chola mandalam

(b)

Pandya country

(c)

Kongu region

(d)

Malainadu

_______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

The top of the cone of a volcanic mountain has a depression known as the _________.

(a)

crater

(b)

lopith

(c)

caldera

(d)

sill

________ are not associated with wave erosion

(a)

Cliff

(b)

Sea arch

(c)

Stack

(d)

Beaches

Rural settlements are located near _______.

(a)

Water bodies

(b)

Hilly areas

(c)

coastal areas

(d)

desert areas

In Switzerland, the right to vote is given to women in the year ________.

(a)

1981

(b)

1971

(c)

1991

(d)

1961

Single-party system is found in _______.

(a)

India

(b)

U.S.A

(c)

France

(d)

China

Primary factors are _______.

(a)

land, capital

(b)

capital, labour

(c)

land, labour

(d)

none of these

Who was the last ruler of the Sangama Dynasty?

(a)

Rama Raya

(b)

Tirumaladeva Raya

(c)

Devaraya II

(d)

Virupaksha Raya II

What was the backbone of Shivaji’s army in the beginning?

(a)

Artillery

(b)

Cavalry

(c)

Infantry

(d)

Elephantry

In which district courtallam waterfalls is located?

(a)

Dharmapuri

(b)

Tirunelveli

(c)

Namakkal

(d)

Theni

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 spread the Bhakthi ideology in northern India and made it a mass movement?

(a)

Vallabhacharya

(b)

Ramanujar

(c)

Ramananda

(d)

Surdas

Who built the Vaikuntha Perumal Temple?

(a)

Mahendravarman

(b)

Nandivarman II

(c)

Rajasimha

(d)

Rajaraja II

_______ is the longest mountain chain in the world.

(a)

The Andes

(b)

The Rockies

(c)

The Himalayas

(d)

The Alps

Activities that reduce the effects of disaster ______.

(a)

Preparation

(b)

Response

(c)

Mitigation

(d)

Recovery

Road accidents affect a country’s _______.

(a)

improvement

(b)

life

(c)

finance

(d)

all the above

This taxation is a very opposite of progressive taxation______.

(a)

degressive

(b)

proportional

(c)

regressive

(d)

none