Which country was expelled from the League of Nations for attacking Finland?

(a)

Germany

(b)

Russia

(c)

Italy

(d)

France

_________ Was the American President when USA declared war against Germany in 1917.

(a)

Wilson

(b)

Abraham Lincoln

(c)

F.D Roosevelt

(d)

John F. Kennedy

With whom of the following was the Lateran Treaty signed by Italy?

(a)

Germany

(b)

Russia

(c)

Pope

(d)

Spain

In England, the__________ party was defeated in the general elections of 1931.

(a)

Labour

(b)

Republican

(c)

Socialist

(d)

Communist

Where was the Japanese Navy defeated by the US Navy?

(a)

Battle of Guadalcanal

(b)

Battle of Midway

(c)

Battle of Leningrad

(d)

Battle of El Alamein

The U.N. adopted the historic charter on __________ which is globally observed as Human Rights Day.

(a)

10 December 1948

(b)

5 December 1948

(c)

10 October 1945

(d)

6 October 1945

When was People’s Political Consultative Conference held in China?

(a)

September 1959

(b)

September 1948

(c)

September 1954

(d)

September 1949

In 1985, _____________ took over as head of the USSR.

(a)

Helmut Kohl

(b)

Mikhail Gorbachev

(c)

Brezhnev

(d)

Nikita Khrushehev

Who was Swami Shradhananda?

(a)

a disciple of Swami Vivekananda

(b)

one who caused a split in the Brahmo Samaj of India

(c)

one who caused a split in the Arya Samaj

(d)

founder of Samathuva Samajam.

_____________ evolved into a poet and scholar in Malayalam, Tamil and Sanskrit.

(a)

Ayyankali

(b)

Raja Rammohan Roy

(c)

Narayana Guru

(d)

Sayyid Ahmed Khan

The highest peak in South India is 

(a)

Ooty

(b)

Kodaikanal

(c)

Anaimudi

(d)

Jindhagada

The fresh water lake found in the deltaic region of Godavari is _________________

(a)

Kolleru

(b)

Chelka

(c)

Pulicat

(d)

Vembanad

We wear cotton during _________.

(a)

Summer

(b)

Winter

(c)

Rainy

(d)

Northeast monsoon

The Indian Board for Wildlife (IBWL) was constituted in ______________ to suggest means of protection, conservation and management of wildLife to the government.

(a)

1950

(b)

1954

(c)

1952

(d)

1951

The soil which is rich in iron oxides is  _______________.

(a)

Alluvial

(b)

Black

(c)

Red

(d)

Alkaline

The removal of soil along drainage lines by surface water run off forming large gullies is called ___________

(a)

Gully erosion

(b)

Rill erosion

(c)

Sheet erosion

(d)

Ravine erosion

The nucleus for the development of the Chotanagpur plateau region is

(a)

Transport

(b)

Mineral Deposits

(c)

Large demand

(d)

Power Availability

One of the organisation associated with minerals in India is and Geological survey of India and its headquarters is at_______

(a)

Calcutta

(b)

Mumbai

(c)

Chennai

(d)

Delhi

______________ transport provides door to door services.

(a)

Railways

(b)

Roadways

(c)

Airways

(d)

Waterways

Golden Quadrilateral is a__________ km long road and the project was launched in_______

(a)

5846, 1999

(b)

5845, 1998

(c)

5844, 1997

(d)

5843, 1996

The Directive Principles can be classified into

(a)

Liberal and Communist principles

(b)

Socialist and Communist principles

(c)

Liberal, Gandhian and Communist principles

(d)

Socialist, Gandhian and Liberal principles

_______Safeguards people from illegal assets

(a)

Habeas Corpus

(b)

Mandamus

(c)

Certiorari

(d)

Quo Warranto

Dispute between States of India comes to the Supreme Court under:

(a)

Appellate Jurisdiction

(b)

Original Jurisdiction

(c)

Advisory Jurisdiction

(d)

None of these

The Lok Sabha as of today has_________elected members.

(a)

548

(b)

543

(c)

552

(d)

558

Which among the following is not one of the powers of the Governor?

(a)

Legislative

(b)

Executive

(c)

Judicial

(d)

Diplomatic

The term of the office of the Legislative Assembly is__________years.

(a)

5

(b)

6

(c)

7

(d)

3

______ approach is the value added by each intermediate good is summed to estimate the value of the final good.

(a)

Expenditure approach

(b)

Value added approach

(c)

Income approach

(d)

National Income

India is the_________largest by Purchasing Power Parity (PPP)

(a)

Fifth

(b)

Sixth

(c)

Third

(d)

Second

Who is the head of the World Trade Organisation (WTO)

(a)

Ministerial conference

(b)

Director General

(c)

Deputy Director General

(d)

None of these

The historical background of globalization can be discussed on________stages.

(a)

one

(b)

two

(c)

four

(d)

three

When did the Vellore Revolt breakout?

(a)

24 May 1805

(b)

10 July 1805

(c)

10 July 1806

(d)

10 September 1806

Find out the militant nationalist from the following.

(a)

Dadabhai Naoroji

(b)

Justice Govind Ranade

(c)

Bipin Chandra pal

(d)

Romesh Chandra

Which among the following was declared as ‘Independence Day’?

(a)

26^th January 1930

(b)

26^th December 1929

(c)

16^th June 1946

(d)

15^th January 1947

Which among the following was SILF’s official organ in English?

(a)

Dravidian

(b)

Andhra Prakasika

(c)

Justice

(d)

New India

__________ established a full-fledged printing press in 1709, at Tranquebar.

(a)

Caldwell

(b)

F.W. Ellis

(c)

Ziegenbalg

(d)

Meenakshisundaram

Retreating monsoon wind picks up moisture from

(a)

Arabian sea

(b)

Bay of Bengal

(c)

Indian Ocean

(d)

Timor sea

Second staple food of the people of Tamil Nadu is

(a)

Pulses

(b)

Millets

(c)

Oilseeds

(d)

Rice

The Panchaseel treaty has been signed between

(a)

India and Nepal

(b)

India and Pakistan

(c)

India and China

(d)

India and Sri Lanka

Match the following and choose the correct answer form the codes given below.

i	Salma Dam	1	Bangladesh
ii	Farakka accord	2	Nepal
iii	Chukha hydroelectric project	3	Afghanistan
iv	Sharda River project	4	Bhutan

(a)

3 1 4 2

(b)

3 1 2 4

(c)

3 4 1 2

(d)

4 3 2 1

__________ is the only state in India to adopt universal PDS.

(a)

Kerala

(b)

Andhra Pradesh

(c)

Tamil Nadu

(d)

Karnataka

What are identified as causes of black money?

(a)

Shortage of goods

(b)

High tax rate

(c)

Smuggling

(d)

All of above

IT means ___________.

(a)

Indian Technology

(b)

Information Technology

(c)

Institute of Technology

(d)

Initiative Technology

Rajiv Gandhi

(1)

Original Jurisdiction

M. Hidayutalla

(2)

1984 - 89

Dr. Radha krishnan

(3)

First Vice President

Mandamus

(4)

Judicial Review

The Supreme Court

(5)

Chief Justice and Vice President