_______ times were mostly egalitarian in nature.

(a)

Mesolithic

(b)

Neolithic

(c)

Palaeolithic

(d)

Iron Age

In the ancient period, Gondwana land moved towards _________ direction.

(a)

north

(b)

south

(c)

east

(d)

west

The cylindrical holes drilled vertically in the river bed are_______

(a)

Pot holes

(b)

canyons

(c)

rapid

(d)

Gorge

A system of government by one person with absolute power

(a)

Aristocracy

(b)

Theocracy

(c)

Democracy

(d)

Autocracy

________ is considered a true measure of national income

(a)

GNP

(b)

GDP

(c)

NNP

(d)

NDP

This is not a G8 country.

(a)

Russia

(b)

Canada

(c)

France

(d)

Nepal

The founder of Han dynasty was_______

(a)

Wu Ti

(b)

Hung Chao

(c)

Liu Pang

(d)

Mangu Khan

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

The amount of planktons to be found in the ocean is determined by
1. Depth of the water.
2. Ocean currents.
3. Temperature and Salinity.
4. Length of day and night.

(a)

1 and 2 are correct

(b)

1,2 and 3 are correct

(c)

1,3 and 4 are correct

(d)

All are correct

Assertion (A): Biosphere Reserves are established in India.
Reason (R): Today's loss of biodiversity is habitat alteration caused by human activities
a) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true; R explains A
b) Both assertion(A) and reason (R) are true; R does not explain A
c) A is true; R is false
d) Both A and R are false

(a)

Both assertion (A) and reasonrk) are true; R explains A

(b)

Both assertion(A) and reasontk) are true; R does not explain A

(c)

A is true; R is false

(d)

Both A and R are false

The book 'Social Contract' was written by ____________.

(a)

Rousseau

(b)

Montesquieu

(c)

Voltaire

(d)

Diderot

Which of the following is observed to commemorate the Hay Market Massacre?

(a)

Independence Day

(b)

Farmers Day

(c)

Labour Day

(d)

Martyrs Day

Samuel Slater was a citizen of ________

(a)

U.S.A

(b)

England

(c)

Sweden

(d)

Germany

At the Confluence of river this pattern is developed _____________

(a)

Star like

(b)

Triangular

(c)

Nebular

(d)

Circular

Which of the following statements is untrue?

(a)

'Stop, Drop, Roll’ is for fire.

(b)

‘Drop, Cover, Hold’ is for an earthquake

(c)

‘If sea water recedes back, run to higher places’ is for flood.

(d)

‘If gunshots are heard, drop to the ground and cover the head with hand’ is for riot.

Cholam cultivation takes place in TamilNadu is.

(a)

7% land area

(b)

1% land area

(c)

12% land area

(d)

9% land area

Krishi Karman award in related to

(a)

cotton textile

(b)

industrial growth

(c)

food grain production

(d)

educational growth

Pick out the odd man

(a)

Australia

(b)

USA

(c)

Gulf countries

(d)

Uganda