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The Portuguese established their first business centre at
(a) Calicut
(b) Surat
(c) Goa
(d) Cochin
Ans: (a)
The Danish established a factory in 1620 at
(a) Pondicherry
(b) Calicut
(c) Tranquebar
(d) Goa
Ans: (c)
Which one of the following powers was the first to establish trade links with India?
(a) English
(b) Dutch
(c) Portuguese
(d) French
Ans: (c)
The first article in which the English started trading was
(a) Indigo
(b) Saltpetre
(c) Cotton
(d) Pepper
Ans: (a)
Who was the architect of Communal Award?
(a) Lord Linlithgow
(b) Lord Reading
(c) Lord Irwin
(d) Ramsay Macdonald
Ans: (d)
Which of the following is regarded as the Magna Carta of western education system in India?
(a) The report of the Committee of Public Instruction, 1823(b) The Charter Act of 1833.
(c) Despatch of Sir Charles Wood, Secretary of State, 1854
(d) Report of the Hunter Commission, 1862
Ans: (c)
Who among the following was the first Governor General of India?
(a) Lord Amherst
(b) Lord William Bentinck
(c) Sir Charles Metcalfe
(d) Robert Clive
Ans: (b)
(a) Lord Amherst
(b) Lord William Bentinck
(c) Sir Charles Metcalfe
(d) Robert Clive
Ans: (b)
The Treaty of Amritsar was concluded between Maharaja Ranjit Singh and who of the following?
(a) Lord Cornwallis
(b) Lord Dalhousie
(c) Lord Hastings
(d) Lord Minto
Ans: (d)
List I List II
A. Hindu widow’s remarriage 1. William Bentinck
B. Prohibition of Sati 2. Lansdowne
C. Age of Consent Act 3. Ellenborough
D. Abolition of slavery 4. Dalhousie
(a) A – 3; B – 4; C – 2; D – 1
(b) A – 4; B – 2; C – 1; D – 3
(c) A – 4; B – 1; C – 2; D – 3
(d) A – 2; B – 1; C – 3; D – 4
Ans: (c)
English was made the medium of instruction in India in the year of:
(a) 1844
(b) 1835
(c) 1833
(d) 1813
Ans: (b)
The climate of India is mainly tropical because:
(a) of the location of the Himalayas in its North
(b) major part of India lies within the tropics
(c) of the overpowering influence of India Ocean
(d) of the seasonal influence of jet streams
Ans: (a)
Ten Degree Channel is between:
(a) Dover and Calais
(b) Alaska and Russia
(c) Little Andaman and Car Nicobar
(d) North Korea and South Korea
Ans: (c)
(a) Dover and Calais
(b) Alaska and Russia
(c) Little Andaman and Car Nicobar
(d) North Korea and South Korea
Ans: (c)
‘Indian Standard Meridian’ passes through the states of UP, MP:
(a) AP and Karnataka
(b) AP and Tamil Nadu
(c) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
(d) Orissa and AP
Ans: (d)
(a) AP and Karnataka
(b) AP and Tamil Nadu
(c) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
(d) Orissa and AP
Ans: (d)
The Lakshadweep Islands are situated in :
(a) Indian Ocean
(b) Arabian Sea
(c) Bay of Bengal
(d) none of these
Ans: (b)
(a) Indian Ocean
(b) Arabian Sea
(c) Bay of Bengal
(d) none of these
Ans: (b)
The States of India having common border with Myanmar are:
(a) Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam
(c) Mizoram, Manipur, Tripura, Meghalaya
(d) Assam, Manipur, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh
Ans: (a)
(a) Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam
(c) Mizoram, Manipur, Tripura, Meghalaya
(d) Assam, Manipur, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh
Ans: (a)
The oldest mountains in India according to geographical history are :
(a) Satpuras
(b) Nilgiris
(c) Vindhyas
(d) Aravallis
Ans: (d)
(a) Satpuras
(b) Nilgiris
(c) Vindhyas
(d) Aravallis
Ans: (d)
The Vindhyas belong to which class of mountains?
(a) Block mountains
(b) Fold mountains
(c) Volcanic mountains
(d) Residual mountains
Ans: (a)
(a) Block mountains
(b) Fold mountains
(c) Volcanic mountains
(d) Residual mountains
Ans: (a)
The highest peak in South India is:
(a) Doda Betta
(b) Makurti
(c) Analmudi
(d) None of these
Ans: (c)
In which one of the following is the Himalayan pass Shipki La located?
(a) Chandra valley
(b) Hunza valley
(c) Nubra valley
(d) Sutlej valley
Ans: (d)
(a) Doda Betta
(b) Makurti
(c) Analmudi
(d) None of these
Ans: (c)
In which one of the following is the Himalayan pass Shipki La located?
(a) Chandra valley
(b) Hunza valley
(c) Nubra valley
(d) Sutlej valley
Ans: (d)
Consider the following mountain ranges:
1. Ladakh Range
2. Karakoram
3. Greater Himalayas
4. Zanskar Range
What is the correct sequence of these from south to north?
(a) 3, 4, 1, 2
(b) 3, 1, 4, 2
(c) 4, 2, 3, 1
(d) 4, 3, 2, 1
Ans: (a)
1. Ladakh Range
2. Karakoram
3. Greater Himalayas
4. Zanskar Range
What is the correct sequence of these from south to north?
(a) 3, 4, 1, 2
(b) 3, 1, 4, 2
(c) 4, 2, 3, 1
(d) 4, 3, 2, 1
Ans: (a)
The new alluvial deposits found in the Gangetic plain are known as:
(a) bhabar
(b) bhangar
(c) khadar
(d) terai
Ans: (c)
The Himalayas are generally divided into three ranges which do not include:
(a) Siwalik
(b) Greater Himalayas
(c) Karakoram
(d) Lesser Himalayas
Ans: (c)
(a) bhabar
(b) bhangar
(c) khadar
(d) terai
Ans: (c)
The Himalayas are generally divided into three ranges which do not include:
(a) Siwalik
(b) Greater Himalayas
(c) Karakoram
(d) Lesser Himalayas
Ans: (c)