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1. Which one of the following rulers of Magadha was the contemporary of Alexander, the great? (A)Mahapadmanada (B) Dhanananda (C) Sukalp (D)Chandragupta Maurya (E) None of these Ans.(B)

2. Kautilya s Arthashastra deals with the aspects of(A)Economic life (B) Political policies (C) Religious life (D)Social life (E) None of these Ans.(B)

3. Mahabalipuram was established by the (A)Pallavas (B) Pandyas (C) Cholas (D)Chalukyas (E) None of these Ans.(A)

4. Who was Francisco de Almeida? (A)Portuguese Viceroy in India

(B) English Viceroy in India (C) Dutch Viceroy in India (D)French Viceroy in India (E) None of these Ans.(A)

5. Under whose leadership was the Congress Socialist Party founded in 1934? (A)Jawahar Lal Nehru and Mahatma Gandhi (B) Acharya Narendra Dev and Jai Prakash Narayan (C) Subhas Chandra Bose and P.C. Joshi (D)Saifuddin Kitchlew and Rajendra Prasad (E) None of these Ans.(B)

6. The item Education belongs to the (A)Union list (B) State list (C) Concurrent list (D)Residuary subjects (E) None of these Ans.(C)

7. How many times the President of India can seek election to his post? (A)Once (B) 2 times (C) 3 times (D)Any number of times (E) None of these Ans.(D)

8. How are legislative excesses of Parliament and State Assemblies checked? (A)Intervention from President/Governor (B) No-Confidence motions (C) Judicial review (D)General elections (E) None of these Ans.(B)

9. Rajya Sabha can delay the Finance Bill sent for its consideration by the Lok Sabha for a maximum period of (A)One year (B) One month (C) Fourteen days (D)Seven days (E) None of these Ans.(C)

10.Money Bill can be introduced in the State Legislature with the prior consent of (A)The Speaker (B) The Governor (C) The President (D)The Chief Minister (E) None of these Ans.(B)

11.The Liberhan Commission is related to: (A)Fodder scan (B) Administrative Tribunals

(C) Babri Masjid demolition (D)Reservation of minorities (E) None of these Ans.(C)

12.Mid-Day Meal Scheme was launched in 1995 to promote: (A)Adult literacy (B) Secondary education (C) Universalization of primary education (D)All of these (E) None of these Ans.(C)

13.The base of Consumer Price Index (CPI) for industrial workers has been shifted from 1982 to: (A)National Income (B) Consumer Price Index (C) Standard for living (D)Per Capita Income (E) None of these Ans.(C)

14.Which of the following payment instrument introduced by the banks is known as Plastic Money? (A)Bearer Cheques (B) Credit Cards (C) Demand Drafts (D)Gift cheques (E) None of these

Ans.(B)

15.Which one of the following types of volcanic eruptions is not usually explosive? (A)Pelean (B) Hawaiian (C) Strombolian (D)Vulcanian (E) None of these Ans.(B)

16.Sedimentary rocks are also called as(A)Intrusive (B) Extrusive (C) Plutonic (D)Dyke rocks (E) None of these Ans.(B)

17.Tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the (A)Earth on the Moon (B) Earth on the Sun (C) Sun and Moon on the Earth (D)Moon on the Earth (E) None of these Ans.(C)

18.Evergreen Mediterranean forest occurs(A)On the eastern side of landmasses which have a warm temperate climate.

(B) In hot wet equatorial lowlands. (C) On the western margin of Europe where the climate is of cool temperate type. (D)Between 300 and 400 N and S on the western side of continents. (E) None of these Ans.(D)

19.What could be the main reasons for the formation of African and Eurasian desert belt? 1. It is located in the sub-tropical high pressure cells. 2. It is under the influence of warm ocean currents. Which of the statements given above is/are correct in this context? (A)1 only (B) 2 only (C) Both 1 and 2 (D)Neither 1 nor 2 (E) None of these Ans.(A)

20.Terrace farming is done(A)On the slope of hills (B) In dry regions (C) On roof tops (D)On mountain tops (E) None of these Ans.(A)

21.Hydrogen peroxide decomposes to give (A)H2 and O2

(B) H2 and H2O (C) O2 and H2O (D)H2, O2 and H2O (E) None of these Ans.(C)

22.Which one of following is a insectivorous plant (A)Fashion flower plant (B) Pitcher plant (C) Night queen (D)Flame of the forest (E) None of these Ans.(B)

23.Which of the following is a good source of Vitamin E? (A)Meat (B) Ghee (C) Yellow Yolk (D)Fresh vegetable (E) None of these Ans.(D)

24.Deficiency of which of the following causes xerophthelmia(A)Vitamin B3 (B) Vitamin B12 (C) Vitamin A (D)Vitamin C (E) None of these Ans.(C)

25.Which one of the peaks did Phu Dorjee, the first Indian woman, climb without oxyzen? (A)Mt. Everest (B) Mt. Kanchenjunga (C) Mt.Anna Purna (D)Mt. Makalu (E) None of these Ans.(A)