______ refers to the area covering Egypt, Israel-Palestine and Iraq.

(a)

Great Rift Valley

(b)

Fertile Crescent

(c)

Solo river

(d)

Neander Valley

The Bronze image suggestive of the use of lost-wax process known to the Indus people

(a)

Jar

(b)

Priest king

(c)

Dancing girl

(d)

Bird

(i) Egypt was called as the Gift of Nile
(ii) Egyptians practiced polytheism
(iii) Thoth is the·God of death
(iv) Cuneiform is Egyptian way of writing

(a)

(i) & (ii) are incorrect

(b)

(iii) & (iv) are correct

(c)

(iii) is correct

(d)

(i) & (ii) are correct

(i) Pathitrupathu speaks about the Pandya kings and their territory.
(ii) The Akanaanuru describes the trading activities at Kaveripoompattinum.
(iii) The Chola Emblem was the tiger and they issued square copper coins with images of a tiger.
(iv) Neythal is a sandy desert region.

(a)

(i) incorrect

(b)

(ii) incorrect

(c)

(iii) is correct

(d)

(iv) incorrect

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

(a)

north

(b)

south

(c)

east

(d)

west

_____________is a vent (or) and opening on the surface of the earth.

(a)

Volcano

(b)

Tsunami

(c)

Earthquake

(d)

None of the above

The average global surface temperature is ______ 

(a)

120°C

(b)

130°C

(c)

140°C

(d)

150°C

In democracy the final authority rests with

(a)

The Parliament

(b)

The People

(c)

The council of Ministers

(d)

The President

This is the dominant form of government in the contemporary world.

(a)

Oligarchy

(b)

Monarchy

(c)

Theocracy

(d)

Democracy

____________was the Roman Governor responsible for the crucifixion of Jesus.

(a)

Innocent I

(b)

Hildebrand

(c)

Leo I

(d)

Pontius Pilate

Trade and industry flourished during the reign of________dynasty.

(a)

Shogun

(b)

Yuan

(c)

Sung

(d)

Tang

The temperature of the ocean waters generally_________ at greater depth.

(a)

increases

(b)

decreases

(c)

remains constant

(d)

none of the above

Zebra and goat come under __________consumers.

(a)

Primary

(b)

Secondary

(c)

Tertiary

(d)

None of the above

According to tbe UNO, a cbild is, a person wbo bas not completed tbe age of_________ years

(a)

12

(b)

14

(c)

16

(d)

18

The first president of the American Republic was _______.

(a)

George Washington

(b)

Thomas Jefferson

(c)

Andrew Jackson

(d)

Mirabeau

Who produced the first batch of automobiles in France?

(a)

Louis Renault

(b)

Armand Peugeot

(c)

Thomas Alva Edison

(d)

McAdam

Which one of the following maps show us a very large area with less details?

(a)

Large scale

(b)

Thematic

(c)

Physical

(d)

Small scale

The Communlty Development Programme was introduced in the year_________.

(a)

1950

(b)

1952

(c)

1953

(d)

1954

The productivity of paddy during the year 2014-2015

(a)

3,039 kg

(b)

4,429 kg

(c)

2,775 kg

(d)

3,519 kg