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Q1. Which of the following was used by the Mesolithic age people?
Correct answer : 4
Q2. The Indus Valley civilization type was found in .........
Correct answer : 2
Q3. What helped the transition from Paleolithic to the Neolithic age
Correct answer : 1
Q4. Paleolithic people were mainly engaged with
Correct answer : 1
Q5. What were the earliest cereals grown by man...
Correct answer : 4
Q6. Primitive man first learnt to make..........
Correct answer : 3
Q7. Jains produced their first icon in the form of the 'sarvatobhadrika'image (four standing Jinas back to back) and the 'ayagapatas' or votive tablets at.....
Correct answer : 1
Q8. Indian temple architecture has been classified into three orders as: Nagara, Dravida and Vesara, by the ancient texts. Identify the wrongly matched temple based on these three orders?
Correct answer : 3
Q9. The importance of Nagarjunakonda stupa is because of the beautiful panels which illustrate episodes from the life of the Buddha. Which of the following is not the most characteristic of the scenes depicted?
Correct answer : 3
Q10. Who was the guide during the excavation work of Kalibangan, Rajasthan in the 1960s?
Correct answer : 2
Q11. South of the Deccan Plateau in the Sangam Age, three kingdoms arose. Which is not the one to arise?
Correct answer : 3
Q12. Our information regarding Alexander's invasion is derived from the account left by three of the following. Pick the odd man out?
Correct answer : 1
Q13. Which of the following Kings were the first to issue coins bearing their names?
Correct answer : 2
Q14. Arrange the different Sanskrit drama writers in an ascending chronological order: A.Bhasa; B.Asvagosha; C.Bhavabhuti and D.Kalidasa
Correct answer : 4
Q15. "Goghna" in the Vedic period refers to....?
Correct answer : 4
Q16. Which of the following developments cannot be ascribed to the later vedic period?
Correct answer : 3
Q17. Export trade in the pre-Gupta age was mainly with......?
Correct answer : 3
Q18. At which of the following places, has a major Rock Edicts of Ashoka been found?
Correct answer : 2
Q19. Alexander the Great invaded India in the year.....?
Correct answer : 1
Q20. Elephanta rock cut temples are ascribed to.....?
Correct answer : 4
Q21. How does the National Rural Livelihood Mission seek to improve livelihood options of rural poor? (1) By setting up a large number of new manufacturing industries and agribusiness centres in rural areas (2) By strengthening "self-help groups" and providing skill development (3) By supplying seeds, fertilizers, diesel pump sets and micro irrigation equipment free of cost to farmers.
Correct answer : 2
Q22. From among the following, which one is not a statutory one?
Correct answer : 1
Q23. The High Court can issue a writ ……………..to direct a public official or the government not to enforce a law which is unconstitutional.
Correct answer : 2
Q24. The Emergency imposed in the year 1975 was for the reason……….
Correct answer : 2
Q25. The maximum permissible interval between two sessions of Parliament is ………
Correct answer : 4
Q26. The Right to Property, earlier a Fundamental Right, was converted into a legal right in the year …….
Correct answer : 1
Q27. Which of the following provisions of the Constitution of India have a bearing on Education? (1) Directive Principles of State Policy (2) Rural nd Urban Local Bodies (3) Fifth Schedule (4) Sixth Schedule (5) Seventh Schedule.
Correct answer : 4
Q28. The President is empowered to nominate………members to the Rajya Sabha.
Correct answer : 3
Q29. A person, not an elected member of either of the House, can be appointed as a Minister or even PM. But, he should get elected to either of the House within a period of ………….
Correct answer : 2
Q30. Pick the odd one out of the following.
Correct answer : 2
Q31. Of the following which one is not a Fundamental Right?
Correct answer : 4
Q32. The Gandhian Principles have been enumerated in the ……….
Correct answer : 3
Q33. The President of India is a ……..
Correct answer : 3
Q34. Arrange the following Presidents in the chronological order: 1.V V Giri, 2.Gyani Zail Singh, 3.Dr.Zakir Hussain, 4.Fakruddin Ali Ahmed.
Correct answer : 3
Q35. The "adjournment motion" is a weapon to ……
Correct answer : 4
Q36. Who among the following is legally empowered to declare a war?
Correct answer : 2
Q37. Census is conducted once in ….
Correct answer : 2
Q38. As per 2001 Census report, what was India's population?
Correct answer : 3
Q39. The current Five Year Plan (2007-2012) is the ………….. .
Correct answer : 2
Q40. Beginning 1991, what type of reforms were taken up in a big way?
Correct answer : 3
Q41. In the context of independent India's economy, which one of the following was the earliest event to take place?
Correct answer : 3
Q42. How is the United Nation's Monetary and Financial Conference wherein the agreements were signed to set up IBRD, GATT and IMF, commonly known?
Correct answer : 2
Q43. Which one of the following is the correct sequence in the decreasing order of contribution of different sectors to the Gross Domestic Product of India?
Correct answer : 1
Q44. Consider the following statements and pick the one/s is/are correct: (1) The repo rate is the rate at which other banks borrow from the Reserve Bank of India.(2) A value of 1 for Gini Coefficient in a country implies that there is perfectly equal income for everyone in its population.
Correct answer : 1
Q45. Tarapore Committee was associated with which one of the following?
Correct answer : 2
Q46. If 4 (A's Capital) = 6 (B's Capital) = 10 (C's Capital), then out of a profit of 4650, C will receive
Correct answer : 2
Q47. Calculate the compound interest on Rs.10000 in 1 year at 2% per annum, the interest being compound half-yearly.
Correct answer : 2
Q48. 5 Mangoes and 4 Oranges cost as much as 3 Mangoes and 7 Oranges.What is the ratio of the cost of one mango to that of one Orange?
Correct answer : 3
Q49. If 2A:3B:4C, the A:B:C is
Correct answer : 3
Q50. The ages of Ramya and Ramila are in the ratio of 7:3 respectively. After 6 years the ratio of their ages will be 5:3. What is the difference in their ages?
Correct answer : 2
Q51. The most common cause of shoulder pain in sportspersons is
Correct answer : 1
Q52. The most common cause of shoulder stiffness and pain in elders is..............
Correct answer : 4
Q53. The treatment for Periarthritis of shoulder is.......
Correct answer : 4
Q54. Treatment for rotator cuff tear is ...............
Correct answer : 4
Q55. Who have high incidence of periarthritis?
Correct answer : 3
Q56. Which is the most common joint dislocation?
Correct answer : 4
Q57. What work should people with previous shoulder dislocation avoid?
Correct answer : 4
Q58. What is the treatment of shoulder impingement?
Correct answer : 3
Q59. "Angina" is a manifestation of the blockages in the blood vessels of the ...............
Correct answer : 1
Q60. The oxygen is a product of photosynthesis and comes from
Correct answer : 1
Q61. Milk tastes sour when kept in the open for some time due to the formation of
Correct answer : 2
Q62. Prokaryotes are
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Q63. Honey has high concentration of sugar and does not decay because
Correct answer : 3
Q64. The chromosome number in a bacterium is
Correct answer : 3
Q65. A plant cell is distinguished from an animal cell by the presence of
Correct answer : 1
Q66. On chemical analysis, a bottle-cork is found to contain primarily
Correct answer : 4
Q67. Which of the following plant disease is caused by mineral deficiency?
Correct answer : 3
Q68. Which of the following organelles is termed the powerhouse of a cell?