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1.
__________ is the process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth.
Health
Nutrition
Sanitation
Security
2.
__________ is the only state in India to adopt universal PDS.
Kerala
Andhra Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
Karnataka
3.
__________ extended assistance through its Public Law 480.
United States of America
India
Singapore
UK
4.
5.
Colonial advent in India
Portuguese, Dutch, English, Danish, French
Dutch, English, Danish , French
Portuguese, Danish, Dutch, French, English
Danish, Portuguese, French, English, Dutch
6.
Who is the head of the World Trade Organisation (WTO)
Ministerial conference
Director General
Deputy Director General
None of these
7.
India’s life expectancy at birth is ______ years.
65
60
70
55
8.
Gross value added at current prices for services sector is estimated at ______ lakh crore in 2018-19.
91.06
92.26
80.07
98.29
9.
National Income is a measure of
Total value of money
Total value of producer goods
Total value of consumption goods
Total value of goods and services
10.
Which of the following States have a common High Court?
Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh
Kerala and Telangana
Punjab and Haryana
Maharashtra and Gujarat
11.
The Governor does not appoint
Chief Minister
Chairman of the State Public Service Commission
Advocate General of the State
Judges of the High Court
12.
Who can nominate one representative of the Anglo-Indian Community to the State Legislative Assembly?
The President
The Governor
The Chief Minister
The Speaker of State legislature
13.
The Speaker of a State is a
Head of State
Head of government
President’s agent
None of these
14.
The Chief Justice and other Judges of the Supreme court are appointed by:
The President
The Attorney General
The Governor
The Prime Minister
15.
The authority to alter the boundaries of state in India rest with?
The President
The Prime Minister
State Government
Parliament
16.
The Constitutional Head of the Union is
The President
The Chief Justice
The Prime Minister
Council of Ministers
17.
Which of the following committees/commissions made recommendations about the Centre-State Relations?
1. Sarkaria Commission
2. Rajamannar Committee
3. M.N.Venkatachaliah Commission
Select the correct answer from the codes given below
1, 2 & 3
1 & 2
1 & 3
2 & 3
18.
One of the following is not an instance of an exercise of a fundamental right?
Workers from Karnataka go to Kerala to work on the farms
Christian missions set up a chain of missionary schools
Men and Women government employees got the same salary.
Parents property is inherited by their children
19.
A foreigner can acquire Indian citizenship through
Descent
Registration
Naturalisation
All of the above
20.
Which of the following sequences in right regarding the Preamble?
Republic, democratic, secular, socialist, sovereign
Sovereign, socialist, secular, republic, democratic
Sovereign, republic, secular, socialist, democratic
Sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic, republic
21.
The major import item of India is
Cement
Jewells
Tea
Petroleum
22.
The National Remote sensing Centre(NRSC) is located at___________.
Bengaluru
Chennai
Delhi
Hyderabad
23.
______________ transport provides door to door services.
Railways
Roadways
Airways
Waterways
24.
25.
The most abundant source of energy is ____________.
Bio mass
Sun
Coal
Oil
26.
The city which is called as the Manchester of South India is _____________.
Chennai
Salem
Madurai
Coimbatore
27.
The Anthracite coal has _____________.
80 to 90% Carbon
Above 70% Carbon
60 to 70% Carbon
Below 50% Carbon
28.
The longest dam in the world is ___________.
Mettur dam
Kosi dam
Hirakud dam
Bhakra-Nangal dam
29.
The soils formed by the rivers are:
Red soils
Black soils
Desert soils
Alluvial soils
30.
Which of the following organization has divided the Indian soils into 8 major groups?
Indian Council of Agricultural Research
Indian Meteorological Department
Soil Survey of India
Indian Institute of Soil Science
31.
The monsoon forests are otherwise called as _______________.
Tropical evergreen forest
Deciduous forest
Mangrove forest
Mountain forest
32.
______________ is a line joining the places of equal rainfall.
Isohyets
Isobar
Isotherm
Latitudes
33.
Western disturbances cause rainfall in _____.
Tamilnadu
Kerala
Punjab
Madhya Pradesh
34.
Pulicat Lake is located between the states of
West Bengal and Odisha
Karnataka and Kerala
Odisha and Andhra Pradesh
Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh
35.
The Palk Strait and Gulf of Mannar separates India from ______.
Goa
West Bengal
Sri Lanka
Maldives
36.
_________ River is known as ‘Sorrow of Bihar’.
Narmada
Godavari
Kosi
Damodar
37.
Who was the founder of Namdhari Movement?
Baba Dayal Das
Baba Ram Singh
Guru Nanak
Jyotiba Phule
38.
Whose campaign and work led to the enactment of Widow Remarriage Reform Act of 1856?
Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Annie Besant
Jyotiba Phule
39.
In which year was Sati abolished?
1827
1829
1826
1927
40.
When was the Warsaw Pact dissolved?
1979
1989
1990
1991
41.
Who became the Chairman of the PLO’s Executive Committee in 1969?
Hafez al-Assad
Yasser Arafat
Nasser
Saddam Hussein
42.
When was People’s Political Consultative Conference held in China?
September 1959
September 1948
September 1954
September 1949
43.
When was the Charter of the UN signed?
June 26, 1942
June 26, 1945
January 1, 1942
January 1, 1945
44.
Where did the US drop its first atomic bomb?
Kawasaki
Tokyo
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
45.
Where was the Japanese Navy defeated by the US Navy?
Battle of Guadalcanal
Battle of Midway
Battle of Leningrad
Battle of El Alamein
46.
Which part of the world disliked dollar imperialism?
Europe
Latin America
India
China
47.
Which President of the USA pursued “Good Neighbour” policy towards Latin America?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Truman
Woodrow Wilson
Eisenhower
48.
49.
Which country was expelled from the League of Nations for attacking Finland?
Germany
Russia
Italy
France
50.
Who said “imperialism is the highest stage of capitalism”?
Lenin
Marx
Sun Yat-sen
Mao Tsetung
51.
_________________ treaty signed on February 7, 1992 created the European Union.
52.
___________ play an important role in the supply of quality goods at responsible rates to common people.
53.
A better economy introduce rapid development of the ___________.
54.
The Chairman and Members of the State Public Service Commission can be removed only by the _______.
55.
Governor of the state government surrenders his resignation to _______.
56.
____________ is the Guardian of our Constitution.
57.
________ has the right to speak and to take part in the proceedings of both Houses of the Parliament.
58.
59.
The Constitution of India was adopted on________.
60.
________was elected as the temporary President of the Constituent Assembly.
61.
'Oru paisa Tamilan' was started by __________
62.
Ramakrishna Mission was established by __________
63.
__________ founded the Samarasa Vedha Sanmarga Sangam.
64.
The treaty of _____________ provided for mandates in Turkish - Arab Empire.
65.
After the death of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, the leader of the Kuomintang party was _________.
66.
Britain Prime Minister __________ resigned in 1940.
67.
The Union of South Africa came into being in May _____________.
68.
The Vietnam Nationalist Party was formed in _____________.
69.
The founder of the Social Democratic Party was _____________.
70.
_____________ as Prime Minister represented France in Paris Peace Conference.
71.
Japan entered into an alliance with England in the year _________
72.
Japan forced a war on China in the year _________
73.
i) The Chief Justice and other judges of the Supreme Court hold the office up to the age of 62 years.
ii) Judiciary is the third organ of the government.
iii) The cases involving Fundamental Rights come under the Appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.
iv) The law declared by Supreme Court is binding on all courts within the territory of India.
a) ii & iv are correct
b) iii & iv are correct
c) i & iv are correct
d) i & ii are correct
74.
i) Ramakrishna Mission was actively involved in social causes such as education, health care, relief in time of calamities.
ii) Ramakrishna emphasised the spiritual union with god through ecstatic practices.
iii) Ramakrishna established the Ramakrishna Mission.
a) i) is correct
b) i) and ii) are correct
c) iii) is correct
d) i) and iii) correct
75.
i) Raja Rammohan Roy preached monotheism.
ii) He encouraged idolatry.
iii) He published tracts condemning social evils.
a) i) is correct
b) i) and ii) are correct
c) i), ii) and iii) are correct
d) i) and iii) are correct
76.
i) The Turkish Empire contained many non-Turkish people in the Balkans.
ii) Turkey fought on the side of the central powers
iii) Turkey’s attempt to attack Suez Canal but were repulsed.
a) i) and ii) are correct
b) i) and iii) are correct
c) ii) and iii) are correct
d) i), ii) and iii) are correct
77.
Assertion(A): The Himalayas acts as a climatic barrier.
Reason(R): The Himalayas prevents cold winds from central Asia and keep the Indian Sub-continent warm. (Give option for this questions)
a) Both (A) and (R) are true: R explains A.
b) Both (A) and (R) are true: R does not explain A.
c) (A) is true (R) is false.
d) (A) is false (R) is true.
78.
Assertion: President Roosevelt realised that the United States had to change its policy of isolation.
Reason: He started a programme of Lend Lease in 1941.
a) Both A and R are correct
b) A is right but R is not the correct reason
c) Both A and R are wrong
d) R is right but it has no relevance to A
79.
Assertion: The first European attempts to carve out colonies in Africa resulted in bloody battles.
Reason: There was stiff resistance from the native population.
Codes
a) Both A and R are correct
b) A is right but R is not the correct reason
c) Both A and R are wrong
d) R is right but A is wrong.
80.
Tidal forests are found in and around ___________.
(a) Desert
(b) The deltas of Ganga and Brahmaputra
(c) The delta of Godavari
(d) The delta of Mahanadi
81.
a) Inundational canals
b) Perennial canals
c) Tanks
d) Canals
1.
(b)
Nutrition
2.
(c)
Tamil Nadu
3.
(a)
United States of America
4.
(d)
5.
(a)
Portuguese, Dutch, English, Danish, French
6.
(b)
Director General
7.
(a)
65
8.
(b)
92.26
9.
(d)
Total value of goods and services
10.
(c)
Punjab and Haryana
11.
(d)
Judges of the High Court
12.
(b)
The Governor
13.
(d)
None of these
14.
(a)
The President
15.
(d)
Parliament
16.
(a)
The President
17.
(b)
1 & 2
18.
(d)
Parents property is inherited by their children
19.
(c)
Naturalisation
20.
(d)
Sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic, republic
21.
(d)
Petroleum
22.
(d)
Hyderabad
23.
(b)
Roadways
24.
(b)
25.
(b)
Sun
26.
(d)
Coimbatore
27.
(a)
80 to 90% Carbon
28.
(c)
Hirakud dam
29.
(d)
Alluvial soils
30.
(a)
Indian Council of Agricultural Research
31.
(b)
Deciduous forest
32.
(a)
Isohyets
33.
(c)
Punjab
34.
(d)
Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh
35.
(c)
Sri Lanka
36.
(c)
Kosi
37.
(b)
Baba Ram Singh
38.
(a)
Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar
39.
(b)
1829
40.
(d)
1991
41.
(b)
Yasser Arafat
42.
(d)
September 1949
43.
(b)
June 26, 1945
44.
(c)
Hiroshima
45.
(b)
Battle of Midway
46.
(b)
Latin America
47.
(a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
48.
(c)
49.
(b)
Russia
50.
(a)
Lenin
51.
( )
Maastricht
52.
( )
Consumer Cooperatives
53.
( )
Capital Market
54.
( )
President
55.
( )
The President
56.
( )
The Supreme Court
57.
( )
Attorney General
58.
(a)
59.
( )
November 26, 1949
60.
( )
Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha
61.
( )
Pandithar Iyothee Thassar
62.
( )
Swami Vivekananda
63.
( )
Ramalinga Adigal
64.
( )
Versailles
65.
( )
Chiang-Kai-shek
66.
( )
Chamberlain
67.
( )
1910
68.
( )
1927
69.
( )
Ferdinand Lassalle
70.
( )
Clemenceau
71.
( )
1902
72.
( )
1894
73.
a) ii & iv are correct
74.
b) i) and ii) are correct
75.
d) i) and iii) are correct
76.
d) i), ii) and iii) are correct
77.
a) Both (A) and (R) are true: R explains A.
78.
(a) Both A and R are correct
79.
(a) Both A and R are correct
80.
(a) Desert
81.
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