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141. To which dynasty did the famous ruler Amoghvarsha belong?
(A) Chola
(B) Chalukya
(C) Rashtrakuta
(D) Pratihara
142. Who were Nayanars and Alvars?
(A) Popular Saints of South India
(B) Religious Texts of Tantracism
(C) Forms of wall painting in Western India
(D) Educational institutions attached to temples
143. The style of temple architecture of North India in ancient/medieval period is called:
(A) Dravida style
(B) Vesara style
(C) Nagara style
(D) Hoysala style
144. Which one of the following Sufi saints did not belong to Chistisilsilah?
(A) Nizamuddin Auliya
(B) Baba Farid
(C) HamiduddinNagori
(D) Nasiruddin Chirag-i-Delhi
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145. Where is the tomb of the famous ruler Sher Shah Suri situated ?
(A) Sikandra
(B) Jaunpur
(C) Delhi
(D) Sasaram
146. Which one of the following rulers expounded the policy of Sulh-i-Kul?
(A) Mahmud Ghazni
(B) Akbar
(C) Feroz Shah Tughlak
(D) Aurangzeb
147. The ruler of which one of the following dynasties built Gol Gumbaz?
(A) Adil Shahi
(B) Nizam Shahi
(C) Qutub Shahi
(D) Imad Shahi
148. Which one of the following texts forms the basic tenets of Vedanta Philosophy?
(A) Brahmasutra of Badarayan
(B) Mahabhasya of Patanjali
(C) Bhagavati Sutra
(D) Mulamadhyamakarika of Nagarjuna
149. Who wrote the famous biographical account of Buddha called Buddhacharita?
(A) Nagasena
(B) Buddhaghosha
(C) Ashvaghosha
(D) Anand
150. Who translated Bhagvadgita from Sanskrit to English ?
(A) William Jones
(B) F. Max Mueller
(C) V.A. Smith
(D) Charles Wilkins
151. On which day in 1857 did the sepoys of British Indian army at Meerut revolt against their European officers at Meerut cantonment sparking the Revolt of 1857 ?
(A) 29 March
(B) 23 March
(C) 31 May
(D) 10 May
152. Which one of the following was also called the Viceroy of Indian since 1858?
(A) Governor General of India
(B) Secretary of State for India
(C) President, Board of Control, East India Company
(D) The Prime Minister of United Kingdom
153. Under the tenure of which of the following Governor Generals was the Widow Remarriage Act passed?
(A) Lord Ellenborough
(B) Lord Dalhousie
(C) Lord Canning
(D) Lord Lytton
154. Who established the Independent Labour Party in 1936?
(A) Subhas Chandra Bose
(B) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
(C) M.N. Roy
(D) S.A. Dange
155. In which year was the All India Trade Union Congress established?
(A) 1920
(B) 1921
(C) 1922
(D) 1923
156. In which year was the Vernacular Press Act passed?
(A) 1878
(B) 1879
(C) 1880
(D) 1881
157. Which of the following is known as the Magna Carta of the Indian Education under British India?
(A) Act of 1813
(B) Lord Macaulay’s Minutes (1835)
(C) Sir Charles Woods Dispatch (1854)
(D) Hunter Education Commission Report (1883)
158. When did the mutiny of the Royal India Navy ratings take place?
(A) 1943
(B) 1944
(C) 1945
(D) 1946
159. Which one of the following was not a member of the Cabinet Mission(1945)?
(A) Mortimer Wheeler
(B) Pethick Lawrence
(C) Stafford Cripps
(D) A.V. Alexander
160. Which one of the following Acts introduced dyarchy in provinces of British India?
(A) Indian Councils Act, 1892
(B) Indian Councils Act, 1909
(C) Government of India Act, 1919
(D) Government of India Act, 1935
161. Which one of the following criteria has the maximum allocation of revenue among the State as per the recommendations of the 14th Finance Commission ?
(A) Area
(B) Population
(C) Income distance
(D) Fiscal discipline
162. The Economic Survey 2017-18 mentioned low level equilibrium trap, this concept was given by:
(A) R.R. Nelson
(B) Ragnar Nurkse
(C) Gunnar Myrdal
(D) Oscar Lange
163. As of November 2018, India improved in World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business ranking by:
(A) 13 positions
(B) 23 positions
(C) 28 positions
(D) 5 positions
164. Arrange the following indices in the chronological order and answer from the codes given below it :
(i) Human Development Index
(ii) Multi-dimensional Poverty Index
(iii) Physical Quality of Life Index
(A) (ii), (i), (iii)
(B) (i), (ii), (iii)
(C) (iii), (i), (ii)
(D) (ii), (iii), (i)
165. Which of the following pairs is or are not matched correctly ?
(i) 13th Finance Commission – C. Rangarajan
(ii) 14th Finance Commission – Dr. Y.V. Reddy
(iii) 15th Finance Commission – N. K. Singh
(A) Only (i)
(B) Only (ii)
(C) (i) and (ii)
(D) (ii) and (iii)
166. “RISE” is related to :
(A) Higher Education
(B) Poverty
(C) Housing
(D) Health
167. Which of the following surveys are conducted by CSO?
(i) Wholesale Price Index
(ii) Consumer Price Index
(iii) Index Industrial Production
(iv) National Accounts
(A) (i), (ii), (iii)
(B) (ii), (iii), (iv)
(C) (i), (ii), (iv)
(D) All of the above
168. Identify the measures as listed by the National Population Policy 2000 to be correct:
(i) Reduction of Infant Mortality Rate below 30 per thousand live births
(ii) Reduction of Maternal Mortality Rate to below 100 per 1-lakh live births
(iii) Raising the age of Marriage of girls not earlier than 22 and preferably raising it to 24 years or more
(iv) Facilities for safe abortions to be increased
(A) (i), (ii), (iv)
(B) (i), (ii), (iii)
(C) All of the above
(D) None of the above
169. Consider the following regarding Foreign Trade Policy 2015-20:
(i) Aims to double India’s export to $700 Billions by 2020
(ii) Introduced two scheme Merchandise Export from India Scheme and Services Export from India Scheme
(A) Only (i)
(B) Only (ii)
(C) Both (i) and (ii)
(D) None of the above
170. Consider the following regarding recent amendment to MSMED Act 2006:
(1) Basis of classification has shifted to annual turnover
(ii) Medium Enterprises’ annual turnover is more than Rupees five crore, not exceeding Rupees Seventy Five Crore
(A) Only (i)
(B) Only (ii)
(C) Both (i) and (ii)
(D) None of the above
171. According to astronomers’ estimate, the total number of galaxies in the universe is about:
(A) 100 billion
(B) 110 billion
(C) 120 billion
(D) 130 billion
172. Which one of the following planets has the largest number of satellites?
(A) Jupiter
(B) Neptune
(C) Saturn
(D) Uranus
173. Asteroids are found between:
(A) Mars and Jupiter
(B) Jupiter and Saturn
(C) Saturn and Uranus
(D) Uranus and Neptune
174. Which one of the following is not correct?
(A) The meteoroids are termed as ‘shooting stars’.
(B) Meteoroids become luminous when they atmosphere. enter the
(C) All meteoroids fall on Earth in the form of ash.
(D) Meteoroids travel in the space at great speed.
175. Calculate the time of 45 degrees west, if it is 4 p.m. at 45 degrees east:
(A) 4 a.m.
(B) 6 a.m.
(C) 8 a.m.
(D) 10 a.m.
176. Who coined the sentence ‘Give me the matter and I will build a world out of it’?
(A) Chamberlin
(B) James and Jefferys
(C) Kant
(D) Laplace
177. The concept of Base Level was developed by:
(A) Dutton, C.E.
(B) Davis, W.M.
(C) Powell, J.W.
(D) Thornbury, W.D.
178. Which one of the following is not an igneous rock?
(A) Andesite
(B) Gabbro
(C) Dolomite
(D) Rhyolite
179. The Sea of Marmara joins the:
(A) Black Sea with the Sea of Azov
(B) Black Sea with the Aegean Sea
(C) Mediterranean Sea with the Adriatic Sea
(D) North Sea with the Baltic Sea
180. Folds in the mountains are the results of:
(A) Compressional Force
(B) Parallel Force
(C) Shear Force
(D) Tensional Force
181. A place, where an earthquake originates, is called:
(A) Epicentre
(B) Focus
(C) Fault Line
(D) Crust
182. National Institute of Disaster Management is at:
(A) Punjab
(B) Manipur
(C) New Delhi
(D) Hyderabad
183. The term disaster is derived from which of the following languages?
(A) Latin
(B) Greek
(C) Arabic
(D) French
184. As the magnitude of natural disaster whereas their frequencies of occurrence:
(A) Increases
(B) Decreases
(C) Remains same
(D) None of the above
185. The Disaster Management Act was made in :
(A) 2004
(B) 2005
(C) 2007
(D) 2008
186. Tsunamis are waves generated by:
(A) Underwater landslides
(B) Earthquakes
(C) Volcanic eruptions
(D) All of the above
187. Which of the following is natural hazard?
(A) Earthquake
(B) Cyclone
(C) Landslide
(D) All of the above
188. How much percentage of Indian land is prone to earthquakes?
(A) 52%
(B) 59%
(C) 60%
(D) 62%
189. Powerful Tsunami are produced by:
(A) Volcanic eruptions
(B) Cyclone
(C) Tornados
(D) Earthquake
190. Landslides occur due to :
(A) Intensity of rainfall
(B) Steep slopes
(C) Deforestation
(D) All of the above
191. The famous book that questioned use of DDT and led to the study of pesticides is titled :
(A) The Other Side of Midnight
(B) If Tomorrow Comes
(C) Beauty and The Beast
(D) The Silent Spring
192. Wetland Day is celebrated on :
(A) January 2
(B) February 2
(C) April 22
(D) May 14
193. The Wildlife Protection Act of India was given in the year:
(A) 1975
(B) 1973
(C) 1972
(D) 1970
194. GPS stands for :
(A) Geographical Positioning Satellite
(B) Global Positioning System
(C) Global Positioning Satellite
(D) Ground Postal Services
195. Wind blows because of differences in:
(A) Temperature
(B) Latitude
(C) Longitude
(D) Height
196. Which of the following generates maximum energy?
(A) Hurricane
(B) All the ocean waves
(C) A nuclear bomb
(D) A hydrogen bomb
197. NGT stands for:
(A) National Green Technology
(B) National Green Tribunal
(C) National Grid Tribunal
(D) National Groundwater Technology
198. Burning of plastics releases which of the following harmful gases in the atmosphere :
(A) Dioxins
(B) Helium
(C) Oxygen
(D) Hydrogen
199. Among several natural hazards which one is known as ‘silent killer’?
(A) Tsunami
(B) Noise
(C) Landslide
(D) Earthquake
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200. The number of major biospheres identified by Man and Biosphere (MAB) Committee in India are
(A) 11
(B) 12
(C) 13
(D) 14
