_______ is genetically closest to humans

(a)

Gorilla

(b)

Chimpanzee

(c)

Orang-utan

(d)

Great Apes

The period called_______ marks the beginning of agriculture and animal domestication.

(a)

Palaeolithic

(b)

Mesolithic

(c)

Neolithic

(d)

Megalithic

Assertion (A): Many of the Mesolithic sites are found nearby rivers and tanks.
Reason (R): Irrigation management developed during Mesolithic period.
(a) A and R are correct and R explains A
(b) A and R are correct but R doesn’t explain A
(c) A is correct but R is incorrect
(d) A and R both are incorrect

(a)

A and R are correct and R explains A

(b)

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

(c)

A is correct but R is incorrect

(d)

A and R both are incorrect

The Sri Lankan chronicle composed in the Pali language mentioning about merchants and horse traders from Tamil Nadu

(a)

Deepa vamsa

(b)

Arthasastra

(c)

Mahavamsa

(d)

Indica

The notable Chola king credited with bringing forest lands under the plough and developing irrigational facilities

(a)

Karikalan

(b)

Rajarajan I

(c)

Kulothungan

(d)

Rajendran I

Inscription that mentions the Cheras

(a)

Pugalur

(b)

Girnar

(c)

Pulimankombai

(d)

Madurai

The northern India extended from the Kabul Valley in the north to the Godavari in the south witnessed the rise of Sixteen States

(a)

Mahajanapadas

(b)

Gana-sanghas

(c)

Dravida

(d)

Dakshinapatha

Tri-ratnas are the three priniciples taught by

(a)

Buddha

(b)

Mahavira

(c)

Lao-tze

(d)

Confucius

The account which throws light on Mauryan polity and society

(a)

Marco Polo

(b)

Fahien

(c)

Megasthanes

(d)

Seleucus

The process of the levelling up of land by means of natural agents.

(a)

aggradation

(b)

degradation

(c)

gradation

(d)

none

________ erosion is responsible for the formation of cirque

(a)

wind

(b)

glacial

(c)

river

(d)

underground water

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

(a)

Asia

(b)

Deccan Plateau

(c)

Kulu valley

(d)

Marina Beach

Dew in the form of ice crystals is called ____ 

(a)

frost

(b)

fog

(c)

mist

(d)

sleet.

_____  is called the eye of the storm/cyclone.

(a)

Pressure

(b)

wind

(c)

cyclones

(d)

snow.

A system of government in which one person reigns supreme, usually a king or queen, is called________

(a)

autocracy

(b)

monarchy

(c)

democracy

(d)

republic

Former Soviet Union is an example for _________.

(a)

aristocracy

(b)

theocracy

(c)

oligarchy

(d)

republic

Select the odd one

(a)

India

(b)

USA

(c)

France

(d)

Vatican

Kudavolai system was followed by

(a)

Cheras

(b)

Pandyas

(c)

Cholas

(d)

Kalabhras

The President of India can nominate

(a)

12 members to Lok Sabha

(b)

2 members of Rajya Sabha

(c)

12 members to Rajya Sabha

(d)

14 members of Rajya Sabha

The Human Development Index (HDI) does not take into account the following dimension in its calculation

(a)

Gender

(b)

Health

(c)

Education

(d)

Income

Sex-ratio means

(a)

the ratio between adult-male and adult female in a population

(b)

the ratio between female and male in a population

(c)

the relationship between male of female

(d)

the number of females per thousand males

Which is the correct sequence of various sectors in GDP of India in the descending order?

(a)

Primary sector, Secondary sector, Tertiary sector

(b)

Primary sector, Tertiary sector, Secondary sector

(c)

Tertiary sector, Secondary sector, Primary sector

(d)

Secondary sector, Tertiary sector, Primary sector

________ sector provides job security and higher wages.

(a)

Public sector

(b)

Organised sector

(c)

Unorganised sector

(d)

Private sector