21. Which among the following was the wife of a Mughal Emperor ?
A. Rani Laxmibai
B. Razia Sultan
C. Nur Jahan
D. Sarojini Naidu
22. Who served as the President of India from 1950 to1962?
A. V.V. Giri
B. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
C. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
D. None of the above
23. Who defeated whom in the Second battle of Tarain?
A. Prithciraj defeated Mohammad Ghauri
B. Mahmud Ghazni defeated Prithviraj
C. Prithviraj defeated Mahmud Ghazni
D. Mohammed Ghauri defeated Prithviraj
24. Buddha’s preachings were mostly concerned with-
A. Devotionalism
B. Purity of thought and conduct
C. Ritualism
D. Belief in the same God
25. Alexanders’s success in India was due to-
1. There was no central power in India.
2. He had a superior army
3. He received help from the traitorous Indian rulers.
4. He was a good administrator.
Select your answer from the following-
A. 1 and 2
B. 1,2 and 3
C. 2,3 and 4
D. All of these
26. Amir Khusrau was the famous poet in the court of-
A. Akbar
B. Shahjahan
C. Ibrahim Lodhi
D. Alauddin Khilji
27. In which of the following cities is the Lingaraj temple located?
A. Bhubaneswar
B. Bijapur
C. Kolkata
D. Tirupati
28. The Megalithic culture (500 B.C. – 100 A.D.) brings us to the historical period in South India. The Megaliths used-
A. Weapons made of stone
B. Tools and implements made of stone
C. Graves encircled by big pieces of stone
D. Articles of daily use made of stone
29. Right to vote is mentioned in the part of the Constitution relating to-
A. Fundamental Rights
B. Union Legislature
C. State Legislature
D. Election
30. If the Speaker of the Lok Sabha intends to vacate his office before the expiry of his term, he sends his resignation to the-
A. Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
B. Leader of the House (Lok Sabha)
C. Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha
D. President of India
31. As an alternative to the partition of India, Gandhiji suggested to Mountbatten that he should-
A. Postpone granting of independence
B. Invite Jinnah to from the government
C. Invite Jinnah and Nehru to form the government together
D. Invite the army to take over for some time
32. The Congress is tottering to its fall and one of my great ambitions, while in India, is to assist it to a peaceful demise.
Who made this statement?
A. Cripps
B. Curzon
C. Dufferin
D. Irwin
33. Which one of the following persons called Irwin and Gandhiji ‘the two mahatmas’?
A. Mira benn
B. Sarijini Naidu
C. Madan Mohan Malviya
D. Jawaharlal Nehru
34. India leads the world in the export of-
A. Coffee
B. Cotton
C. Manganese
D. Mica
35. The Indian Naval Academy is located at-
A. Mumbai
B. Cochin
C. Goa
D. Vishakhapatnam
36. Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Odisha often face natural disasters due to-
A. Earthquakes
B. Landslides
C. Tornadoes
D. Cyclones
37. The production of onion is highest in-
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Maharashtra
D. Andhra Pradesh
38. The Bermuda Triangle lies in-
A. Western North Atlantic Ocean
B. Eastern South Atlantic Ocean
C. North Pacific Ocean
D. South Pacific Ocean
39. Consider the following statements made about sedimentary rocks-
1. Sedimentary rocks are formed at earth’s surface by the hydrological system
2. Formation of sedimentary rocks involves the weathering of pre-existing rocks
3. Sedimentary rocks contain fossils
4. Sedimentary rocks typically occur in layers
Which of these statements are correct?
A. 1 and 2
B. 1 and 4
C. 2,3, and 4
D. 1,2,3, and 4
40. Which of the following is known as Morning Star?
A. Saturn
B. Jupiter
C. Mars
D. Venus
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