Assertion (A): Assyrians of Mesopotamian civilisation were contemporaries of Indus civilisation.
Reason(R): The Documents of an Assyrian ruler refer to the ships from Meluha
(a) A and R are correct and A explains R
(b) A and R are correct but A doesn’t explain R
(c) A is incorrect but R is correct
(d) Both A and R are incorrect

(a)

A and R are correct and A explains R

(b)

A and R are correct but A doesn’t explain R

(c)

A is incorrect but R is correct

(d)

Both A and R are incorrect

Confucius was famous among the Chinese Philosophers.

(a)

Lao Tze

(b)

Confucius

(c)

Mencius

(d)

Sun Tzu

Diastrophism is connected to______

(a)

volcanism

(b)

earthquakes

(c)

tectonics

(d)

fold/fault

Which one of the following is a second order land form?

(a)

Asia

(b)

Deccan Plateau

(c)

Kulu valley

(d)

Marina Beach

The cylindrical holes drilled vertically in the river bed are_______

(a)

Pot holes

(b)

canyons

(c)

rapid

(d)

Gorge

_____  is called the eye of the storm/cyclone.

(a)

Pressure

(b)

wind

(c)

cyclones

(d)

snow.

The First general elections after independence in India were held in

(a)

1948-1949

(b)

1951-1952

(c)

1957-1958

(d)

1947-1948

Assertion (A): India has a parliamentary form of democracy.
Reason (R): The Indian Parliament comprises the elected representatives of people.
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) explains (A)
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true (A) explains (R)
(c) (A) is correct and (R) is false
(d) (A) is false and (R) is true

(a)

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) explains (A)

(b)

Both (A) and (R) are true (A) explains (R)

(c)

(A) is correct and (R) is false

(d)

(A) is false and (R) is true

________ is considered a true measure of national income

(a)

GNP

(b)

GDP

(c)

NNP

(d)

NDP

__________ continues to be the largest employer in Tamil Nadu

(a)

Agriculture

(b)

Manufacturing

(c)

Banking

(d)

Small Scale Industry

Alexander the Great, established a kingdom in_________

(a)

Athens

(b)

Sparta

(c)

Marathon

(d)

Macedonia

The establishment of __________ empire changed the administrative and institutional structures of South India.

(a)

Bahmani

(b)

Vijayanagar

(c)

Mughal

(d)

Nayak

Manuel Chrysoloras was a________scholar.

(a)

Roman

(b)

Italian

(c)

Greek

(d)

British

The temperature of the ocean waters generally_________ at greater depth.

(a)

increases

(b)

decreases

(c)

remains constant

(d)

none of the above

NCW was constituted to safeguard________

(a)

Children

(b)

Labourers

(c)

Students

(d)

Women

Candide was written by ______

(a)

Voltaire

(b)

Rousseau

(c)

Montesquieu

(d)

Danton

Siemens a well known company in __________.

(a)

France

(b)

Germany

(c)

U.S.A

(d)

England

__________was the first state adopted Balwan Rai Mehta Committee's recommendations.

(a)

Andhra Pradesh

(b)

Rajasthan

(c)

Bihar

(d)

Maharashtra

James Munroe was the Governor of _________ Presidency.

(a)

Calcutta

(b)

Bombay

(c)

Madras

(d)

None of the above