______ inscriptions datable to third century BCE refer to the Cheras, Cholas and Pandyas in ancient Tamilagam.

(a)

Pulekesin

(b)

Ashoka

(c)

Chandragupta

(d)

Dhanananda

The Harappans did not have the knowledge of

(a)

Gold and Elephant

(b)

Horse and Iron

(c)

Sheep and Silver

(d)

Ox and Platinum

________ layer is made up of liquid iron

(a)

Inner core

(b)

Outer core

(c)

Mantle

(d)

Crust

The cylindrical holes drilled vertically in the river bed are_______

(a)

Pot holes

(b)

canyons

(c)

rapid

(d)

Gorge

The ________  is the chief energy source of the Earth.

(a)

Sun

(b)

Moon

(c)

Stars

(d)

Clouds.

Which Article of the Constitution provides for an Election Commission?

(a)

Article 280

(b)

Article 315

(c)

Article 324

(d)

Article 325

The ________ income is also called per capita income

(a)

average

(b)

total

(c)

people

(d)

monthly

This is also known as National Income.

(a)

NNP

(b)

GDP

(c)

PCI

(d)

PPP

________was the second stronghold of Ala-ud-din Khalji's expanding Kingdom

(a)

Dauladabad

(b)

Delhi

(c)

Madurai

(d)

Bidar

Vascodagama reached the west-coast of India in________

(a)

1490

(b)

1560

(c)

1498

(d)

1500

The name Cape of Good Hope was given by___________

(a)

Bartholomew Diaz

(b)

King John II

(c)

Henry the Navigator

(d)

Vasco da gama

Which of the following indicates the correct sequence of the topography beneath the surface of the sea?

(a)

Continental shelf-Continental slope-Sea plain-Sea trench

(b)

Continental slope-Continental shelf-Sea plain-Sea trench.

(c)

Sea plain-Continental slope-Continental shelf-Sea trench.

(d)

Continental slope-Sea plain-Continental shelf-Sea trench.

The life of people became meaningful through_________

(a)

Fundamental Rights

(b)

Civics Rights

(c)

Political Rights

(d)

Cultural Rights

One rupee and two rupee notes were first printed in India in the year_______

(a)

1917

(b)

1927

What was the invention that removed seeds from cotton?

(a)

Rolling Mill

(b)

Cotton Gin

(c)

Spinning Mule

(d)

Spinning Jenny

In India, Labour day was first celebrated in ___________

(a)

Delhi

(b)

Bombay

(c)

Chennai

(d)

Kolkata

In 1898, Philippines became the colony of_______

(a)

England

(b)

America

(c)

Portugal

(d)

France

International boundaries are marked in ______ colour codes.

(a)

Brown

(b)

Blue

(c)

Red

(d)

Pink

Krishi Karman award in related to

(a)

cotton textile

(b)

industrial growth

(c)

food grain production

(d)

educational growth

The poorer sections of the population migrate _____________

(a)

as a survival strategy

(b)

to improve their living standards

(c)

as a service

(d)

to get experience