(1) Regulating Act, 1773
(2) Pitts India Act, 1784
(3) Charter Act, 1813
(4) Vernacular Press Act, 1878 *
Answer: (4) Vernacular Press Act, 1878 *
2. The Kaladan Multimodal Transport Project connects
(1) Tripura with Bangladesh
(2) Manipur with Myanmar
(3) Assam with Bangladesh
(4) Mizoram with Myanmar *
Answer: (4) Mizoram with Myanmar *
3. The argument for reduction in the rate of taxation to promote economic activity role on the following premises :
A. Lower taxes increases the amount of savings.
B. Moderate taxes lead to lower prices.
C. It promotes consumption.
D. It increases government’s revenue.
(1) A, B, C, D
(2) A only
(3) D only
(4) A and C *
Answer: (4) A and C *
4. Name the following Adil Shahi ruler became a Mughal prisoner and died in captivity on April 3rd
1700
(1) Muhammad Adil Shah
(2) Sikandar Adil Shah*
(3) Ibrahim Adil Shah I
(4) None of the above
Answer: (2) Sikandar Adil Shah*
5. Famous Jami-Masjid at Gulbarga built in 1367 by
(1) Muhmmad Shah I*
(2) Alla-ud-din Hassan
(3) Firoz Shah
(4) None of the above
Answer: (1) Muhmmad Shah I*
6. Following foreign Traveller said Vijayanagar people perhaps could not live without roses and it had necessary to them as food itself :
(1) Nikitin
(2) Abdul Razaak*
(3) Nuniz
(4) Barbose
Answer: (2) Abdul Razaak*
7. According to UNFPA projections,world population will touch 10 billion by
(1) 2100*
(2) 2050
(3) 2016
(4) 2085
Answer: (1) 2100*
8. What are the conditions favourable for tea cultivation ?
a. Warm temperature
b. High rainfall
c. High altitude
d. Sloping land
(1) a, b and c
(2) b, c and d
(3) a, b and d*
(4) All the above
Answer: (3) a, b and d*
9. First Iron and Steel industry in India was established ______.
(1) TISCO, Jamshedpur*
(2) IISCO, Burnpur
(3) Bengal Iron and Steel, Kulti
(4) Mysore Steel Works,Bhadravati
Answer: (1) TISCO, Jamshedpur*
10. Which of the following statement is not correct with respect toInternational Monetary Fund
(IMF) ?
A. India is a founder member of IMF
B. IMF conducts regular review of India’s status under Article IV
C. India’s quota in the IMF is more than 2
D. Finance Minister is ex-officio governor of the IMF
Choose the correct answer :
(1) A and D
(2) C only*
(3) A only
(4) B and D only
Answer: (2) C only*
11. Which of the following element is highly electro-negative ?
(1) Fluorine*
(2) Chlorine
(3) Bromine
(4) Iodine
Answer: (1) Fluorine*
12. The zig-zag movement of the colloidal particles present in a colloidal solution is called ____
(1) Brownian movement*
(2) Tyndal effect
(3) Coagulation
(4) None of these
Answer: (1) Brownian movement*