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

(a)

Great Rift Valley

(b)

Fertile Crescent

(c)

Solo river

(d)

Neander Valley

Tri-ratnas are the three priniciples taught by

(a)

Buddha

(b)

Mahavira

(c)

Lao-tze

(d)

Confucius

Deposits of fine silt blown by wind is called as

(a)

Loess

(b)

Barchans

(c)

Hamada

(d)

Ripples

The ________  is the chief energy source of the Earth.

(a)

Sun

(b)

Moon

(c)

Stars

(d)

Clouds.

Abraham Lincoln was the President of the ________.

(a)

USA

(b)

UK

(c)

USSR

(d)

India

The Election Commission of India is a / an

(a)

Independent body

(b)

Statutory body

(c)

Private body

(d)

Public corporation

Among the following states which state have the literacy rate (2011) higher than national average

(a)

Andhra Pradesh

(b)

Uttar Pradesh

(c)

Tamil Nadu

(d)

None of these

Tertiary Sector include/s

(a)

Transport

(b)

Insurance

(c)

Banking

(d)

All of these

The guild known as the "the five hundred" (ainnurruvar) had its headquarters in_______

(a)

Nagapattinam

(b)

Ajantha

(c)

Calicut

(d)

Aihole

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

The pioneer of French Revolution who fought on the side of Washington against the British was ________

(a)

Mirabeau

(b)

Lafayette

(c)

Napoleon

(d)

Danton

Candide was written by ______

(a)

Voltaire

(b)

Rousseau

(c)

Montesquieu

(d)

Danton

What was the invention that removed seeds from cotton?

(a)

Rolling Mill

(b)

Cotton Gin

(c)

Spinning Mule

(d)

Spinning Jenny

Indentured labour system was a form of_________.

(a)

contract labour system

(b)

slavery

(c)

debt bondage

(d)

serfdom

Gradual increase of the earth's temperature by the Green house gases in the atmosphere is called ________.

(a)

Acid rain

(b)

thermal pollution

(c)

Global warming

(d)

Deforestation

Standard symbols that are used in maps to convey a definite meaning are called ___________.

(a)

conventional signs and symbols

(b)

coordinates

(c)

grid references

(d)

directions

When you happen to see a fire break out you will make a call to

(a)

114

(b)

112

(c)

115

(d)

118

The 73^rd and 74^th constitutional Amendment Acts, was enacted during the year in __________.

(a)

1992

(b)

1995

(c)

1997

(d)

1990

Both agricultural productivity and food productivity has

(a)

decreased

(b)

not stable

(c)

remained stable

(d)

increased

According to the 2011 census, the total population of India was ___________

(a)

121 crore

(b)

221 crore

(c)

102 crore

(d)

100 crore