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

(a)

Palaeolithic

(b)

Mesolithic

(c)

Neolithic

(d)

Megalithic

Assertion (A): Assyrians of Mesopotamian civilisation were contemporaries of Indus civilisation.
Reason(R): The Documents of an Assyrian ruler refer to the ships from Meluha
(a) A and R are correct and A explains R
(b) A and R are correct but A doesn’t explain R
(c) A is incorrect but R is correct
(d) Both A and R are incorrect

(a)

A and R are correct and A explains R

(b)

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

(c)

A is incorrect but R is correct

(d)

Both A and R are incorrect

(i) Coins as a medium of exchange were introduced for the first time in the Mesolithic Age.
(ii) Prakrit was the language used by the common people in Northern India during the Mauryan period.
(iii) Vienna Papyrus, a Roman document, mentions trade related to Muziri.
(iv) The concept of Thinai is presented in the Tamil grammar work of Pathupaattu.

(a)

(i) is correct

(b)

(ii) is correct

(c)

(ii) & (iii) is correct

(d)

(iv) incorrect

The account which throws light on Mauryan polity and society

(a)

Marco Polo

(b)

Fahien

(c)

Megasthanes

(d)

Seleucus

The movement of tectonic plates is induced by _____  energy.

(a)

hydel

(b)

thermal

(c)

wave

(d)

tidal

________ erosion is responsible for the formation of cirque

(a)

wind

(b)

glacial

(c)

river

(d)

underground water

The ______ pressure belt extends from 5°N and 5°S latitudes.

(a)

Equatorial low

(b)

Subtropical high

(c)

sub-polar low

(d)

polar high

From which language was the term “Democracy” derived?

(a)

Greek

(b)

Latin

(c)

Persian

(d)

Arabic

The term pressure groups originated in _____.

(a)

USA

(b)

UK

(c)

USSR

(d)

India

Inter-generational equality is ensured under the process of

(a)

Industrial progress

(b)

Economic development

(c)

Sustainable development

(d)

Economic growth

_________ sector is registered and follows government rules.

(a)

Agriculture

(b)

Organised

(c)

Unorganised

(d)

Private

The Arab General who conquered Spain was_______

(a)

Tariq

(b)

Alaric

(c)

Saladin

(d)

Mohammad the Conqueror

Krishnadeva Raya was a contemporary of _________.

(a)

Babur

(b)

Humayun

(c)

Akbar

(d)

Shershah

_______named the sea as Pacific Ocean as it was very calm.

(a)

Columbus

(b)

Amerigo Vespucci

(c)

Ferdinand Magellan

(d)

Vasco-da-gama

Why is the usage of rainforest biomes for large scale agriculture unsustainable?

(a)

because it is too wet

(b)

because the temperature is too warm.

(c)

because the soil is too thin

(d)

because the soil is poor

A 10 year old boy is working in a shop. Which right can you use to recover him?

(a)

Right to equality

(b)

Right to freedom

(c)

Right against child labour exploitation

(d)

Right to freedom of Religion

The forces of Austria and Prussia were defeated by the French Revolutionary forces at _________

(a)

Verna

(b)

Versailles

(c)

Pilnitz

(d)

Valmy

Who produced the first batch of automobiles in France?

(a)

Louis Renault

(b)

Armand Peugeot

(c)

Thomas Alva Edison

(d)

McAdam

The statistical study of human population is ___________.

(a)

Demography

(b)

Morphology

(c)

Etymology

(d)

Seismography