56. Tithe is
(1)
religious tax (2) implied
tax (3) taille tax (4) feudal tax
Ans. (1)
Sol. Tithe is religious tax which was one-tenth
part of agricutlure income.
57. Who was Rasputin?
(1)
King (2) Monk (3) Revolutionary (4) Rrime Minister
Ans. (2)
Sol. Rasputin was Monk
58. The railway line which was to be
constructed between Multan and Sukkur was
(1)
North Valley Railway (2)
Indus Valley Railway
(3)
Southern Valley Railway (4)
West Valley Railway
Ans. (2)
Sol. Indus Valley Railway constructed between
Multan and Sukkur.
59. Who adopted the ‘Scorched Earth Policy’?
(1)
Portuguese (2) French (3) Dutch (4) German
Ans. (3)
Sol. ‘Scorched Earth Policy’ was adopted by Dutch
in Indonesia.
60. Raikas belong to the state of
(1)
Rajasthan (2) Bihar (3) Uttar Pradesh (4) Karnataka
Ans. (1)
Sol. Raikas are the pastoralist of Rajasthan.
61. Young Italy, a secret society was formed by
(1)
Metternich (2) Giuseppe
Mazzini (3) Bismarck (4) Hitler
Ans. (2)
Sol. Young Italy, a secret society was formed by
Giuseppe Mazzini.
62. The thinker Confucius belonged to the
country
(1)
England (2) America (3) China (4) Japan
Ans. (3)
Sol. The thinker Confucius belonged to the country
China
63. Jallianwala Bag incident took place on
(1)
10th April, 1919 (2) 13th April,
1919
(3) 14th April, 1919 (4) 18th April, 1919
(3) 14th April, 1919 (4) 18th April, 1919
Ans. (2)
Sol. Jallianwala Bag incident took place on 13th
April, 1919
64. Dandi is located in
(1)
Gujarat (2)
Rajasthan (3)
Maharashtra (4) Punjab
Ans. (1)
Sol. Dandi is located in Gujarat
65. The Great Depression began in
(1)
1927 AD (2) 1929 AD (3) 1930 AD (4) 1931 AD
Ans. (2)
Sol. The Great Depression began in 1929 AD
66. Which island was known as Amindiv whose name
was changed in 1973?
(1)
Lakshadweep (2) Maldives
(3) New Moore island (4) Car - Nicobar
(3) New Moore island (4) Car - Nicobar
Ans. (1)
Sol. Amindiv was the name of Lakshadweep.
67. Match List - I with List - II correctly and
choose the correct code from the following :
List
- I List
- II
(A)
Kaveri (i)
Nasik
(B)
Godavari (ii)
Betul
(C)
Tapi (iii)
Brahmagiri
(D)
Krishna (iv)
Mahabaleshwar
Code
:
A B C D
(1) i ii iii iv
(2) iii i ii iv
(3) ii iii i iv
(4) iv iii ii i
Ans. (2)
Sol. Rivers Origin point
Kaveri Brahmagiri
Godavari Nasik
Tapi Betul
Krishna Mahabaleshwar
68. Stalagmite and
Stalactite caves are located in
(1)
Mawsynram (2)
Cherrapunji
(3)
Shimla (4)
Jammu and Kashmir
Ans. (1)
Sol Stalagmite
and Stalactite caves are located in Mawsynram
69. Which state(s) has/have the highest reserved
forest ratio?
(1)
Kerala (2) West
Bengal
(3) Jammu and Kashmir (4) Maharashtra
(3) Jammu and Kashmir (4) Maharashtra
Choose
the correct answer from the codes given below
(1)
Only (2) (2) (1) and
(4)
(3) (1) and (3) (4) all of these
(3) (1) and (3) (4) all of these
Ans. (4)
70. With refrence to water availability per
person per year India’s rank in the world is
(1)
131st (2) 133rd (3) 137th (4) 157th.
Ans. (2)
71. Roof water harvesting system is a compulsory
structure in which state?
(1)
Bihar (2)
Meghalaya
(3) Tamil Nadu (4) Karnataka
(3) Tamil Nadu (4) Karnataka
Ans. (3)
Sol. Roof water harvesting system is a compulsory
in Tamil Nadu.
72. Match List - I with List - II correctly and
choose the correct code from the following :
List
- I List
- II
(1)
Waler (i)
Jharkhand
(2)
Dahiya (ii)
Himalayan region
(3)
Khil (iii)
Madhya Pradesh
(4)
Kuruwa (iv)
S.E. Rajasthan
Code
:
A B C D
(1) i ii iii iv
(2) iv iii i ii
(3) ii i iii iv
(4) iv iii ii i
Ans. (4)
73. Rubber is related to which type of
vegetation?
(1)
Tundra (2)
Tropical rain forest
(3)
Mountain forest (4)
Tropical deciduous forest
Ans. (2)
Sol. Rubber is tropical vegetation.
74. Koderma mines located in Jharkhand is rich
in which minerals?
(1)
Bauxite (2) Mica (3) Iron ore (4) Copper
Ans. (2)
Sol. Koderma mines located in Jharkhand is rich in
Mica.
75. Which of the following states is not
connected with Hajira-Vijaypur-Jagdishpur pipeline?
(1)
Madhya Pradesh (2) Maharashtra
(3) Gujarat (4) Uttar Pradesh
(3) Gujarat (4) Uttar Pradesh
Ans. (2)
Sol. Maharashtra is not connected with H V J
pipeline.
76. Which among the following is not correctly
matched?
(1)
Popular unity — Salvador Alende
(2)
Solidarnosc or solidarity — Lech Pinochet
(3)
National League for Democracy — Augusto Pinochet
(4)
Bath party — Saddam Hussein
Ans. (3)
Sol. National League for Democracy belongs to Aung
Sang Suu Chi.
77. Identify the correct order regarding the
granting of universal adult franchise :
(1)
Argentina, India, Malaysia, Greece (2)
Malaysia, Greece, India, Argentina
(3)
India, Argentina, Greece, Malaysia (4)
Greece, Malaysia, India, Argentina
Ans. (3)
Sol. India-1950, Argentina-1951, Greece-1952,
Malaysia-1955.
78. Find
out the wrong explanation of functioning of United Nations :
(1) Who
lends money to governments when they need it ? International Monetary Fund
(I.M.F.) does so.
(2) What
happens when a country attacks another country in an unjust manner ? The U.N.
Security Council, an organ of U.N. is responsible for maintaining peace and
security among countries
(3) The
weightage of vote of every member of International Monetary Fund is equal.
(4) Each
permanent member of Security Council has veto power.
Ans. (3)
Sol. The
weightage of vote of every member of International Monetary Fund is not equal.
79. Find
out the correct explanation :
(1) Referendum
– Only used for a specific government policy.
(2) Coup
– A coup is legal system, in which system the government hands over all rights
and powers to the military.
(3) Martial law – A system of rules, that takes
effect when a military auuthority takes control of the normal administration of
justice.
(4) Communist
State – In communist state all political parties have complete liberty to
compete for power.
Ans. (3)
Sol. Martial
law – A system of rules, that takes effect when a military auuthority takes
control of the normal administration of justice.
80. Pay
attention on the following points :
(A) A
democratic government is a better government because it is a more accountable form
of government.
(B) Democracy
improves the quality of decision making.
(C) Democracy
provides a method to deal with the differences and conflicts.
(D) Democracy
enhances the dignity of citizens.
Which are the factors involved in
comprising Indian democracy ?
(1) A and B (2) A and C (3)
A, B and C (4) A, B, C and
D
Ans. (4)
Sol. All
are correct
81. Which
among the following statements is a moral reason regarding the desirability of
power sharing ?
(1) Power
sharing is good because it helps to reduce the possibility of conflict between
social groups
(2) Social
conflict often leads to violence and political instability. Hence power sharing
is a good way to ensure the stability of political order.
(3) Tyranny
of the majority is not just oppressive for the minority, it often brings ruin
to the majority as well.
(4) A
democratic rule involves sharing power with those affected by its exercise and
who have to live with its effects.
Ans. (4)
Sol. A
democratic rule involves sharing power with those affected by its exercise and
who have to live with its effects. This is moral reason.
82. Let
us look at some of the key features of federalism :
(A) There
are two or more levels (or tiers) of government.
(B) Different
tiers of government govern the same citizens, but each tier has its own
jurisdiction.
(C) The
existence and authority of each tier of government is constitutionally
guaranteed.
(D) All
states in the Indian Union have identical powers.
Which facts are correct regarding
Indian Federalism:
(1) B and C (2) A and D (3)
A, B and C (4) A, B, C and D
Ans. (3)
Sol. All
states in the Indian Union doesn’t have identical powers.
Jammu Kashmir has separate
constitution under Article 370.
83. Find
the correct sequence of languages in the ascending order according the
proportion of speakers as described in 8th Schedule of the Constitution of
India :
(1) Hindi,
Marathi, Telugu, Bangla (2) Hindi, Bangla, Telugu, Marathi
(3) Hindi,
Telugu, Bangla, Marathi (4)
Hindi, Bangla, Marathi, Telugu
Ans. (Bonus)
Sol. Hindi-41.03%, Bangla-8.11%, Telugu-7.19%,
Marathi-6.99%
In option (2) these are given in
descending order whereas question requires ascending order.
84. Match the following and choose the correct answer from the
List - I List-II
(A) Power
is shared among different organs (i) Community Government
of government such as the
legislature, executive
and judiciary
(B) Power
is shared among different social groups (ii) Horizontal distribution of power
(C) The
fundamental provisions of the constitution (iii) In 1992
cannot be unilaterally changed
by one level of
government
(D) The
constitutionalisation of 3rd tier of Indian (iv) Federalism
democratic system
Code:
A B C D
(1) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(2) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(3) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(4) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
Ans. (1)
Sol. Taken from Federalism.
85. Match the following and choose the correct answer from the
give
List I List-II
List I List-II
(A) Union
list (i) Computer software
(B) State
list (ii) Banking
(C) Concurrent
list (iii) Education
(D) Residuary
powers (iv) Police
Code:
A B C D
(1) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(2) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(3) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
(4) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
Ans. (4)
Sol. Taken from Federalism.
86. Which one of the following is an activity of
the tertiary sector?
(1)
Mining (2)
Tourism (3)
Dairy (4)
Agriculture
Ans. (2)
Sol. Service Industry always come in tertiary
sector.
87. In which state of India, is Amul Dairy situated?
(1)
Rajasthan (2) Bihar (3) Gujarat (4)
Karnataka
Ans. (3)
Sol. Amul is co-operative which operates from
Anand, Gujarat.
88. The ‘National Consumers’ Day’ is celebrated on
(1)
24th December (2) 24th November
(3) 24th September (4) 24th October
(3) 24th September (4) 24th October
Ans. (1)
Sol. 24th December is celebrated as the National
Consumer day as on this day the Indian parliament enacted Consumer Production
Right acts in India.
89. National income of any country is divided by its total
population, we get
(1)
personal income (2) gross domestic
product
(3)
private income (4) per capita
income
Ans. (4)
Sol. Per capita income = National income/total population.
90. Among the following which is the method to estimate the
poverty line?
(1)
Investment method (2) Income method (3) Capital method (4) All of these
Ans. (2)
Sol.
Income method (per capita income) is
used for analysing poverty line.
96. ‘Oriental Cricket Club’ the first Indian Cricket Club was
founded at
(1)
Madras (2) Bombay (3) Kanpur (4) Calcutta
Ans. (2)
Sol. ‘Oriental Cricket Club’ the first Indian
Cricket Club was founded at Bombay by Parsis.
97. Which of the following is not associated with Coriolis force?
(1)
Cyclones (2) Ocean
currents
(3) Prevailing winds (4) Jet streams
(3) Prevailing winds (4) Jet streams
Ans. None
of the options are appropriate.
98. The local government structure goes right up to the
..................level.
(1)
Village (2) Ward (3) State (4) District
Ans. (4)
Sol. District level ® Block level ®
Village level ® Ward level.
99. In which state of India maximum fair price shops are run by
the co-operatives?
(1)
Maharashtra (2) Delhi
(3) Tamil Nadu (4) Gujarat
(3) Tamil Nadu (4) Gujarat
Ans. (3)
Sol. Out of all fair price shops running in Tamil
Nadu, around 94% are being run by the co-operatives.
100. Informal sources of credit do not include
(1)
Moneylenders (2) Cooperatives
(3) Traders (4) Friends.
(3) Traders (4) Friends.
Ans. (2)
Sol. All the others except co-operative 