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1 British Parliament passed Indian Independence Act on?

A) 14th August 1947 B) 15th August 1947 C) 18th July 1946 D) 18th July 1947 Answer is required

2 Broad money in India is :

A) M1 B) M2 C) M3 D) M4 Answer is required

3 Bromine is:

A) Colourless gas insoluble in water B) A highly inflammable gas C) A Black solid D) A red liquid Answer is required

4 Bronze is an alloy of

A) Copper and Zinc B) Tin and Zinc C) Copper and Tin D) Iron and Zinc Answer is required

5 Bryophytes are often called as amphibian plants because they

A) are found both in water and on land B) do not have habitat preference C) can eat insects D) appear like frog Answer is required

6 Buddha delivered his first sermon at:

A) Sanchi B) Sarnath C) Kapilvastu D) Vaisali Answer is required

7 Buddhism was divided into Mahayana and Hinayana during the reign of:

A) Asoka B) Kanishka C) Menander D) Harsha Answer is required

8 By a regulation in 1793, the District Collector was deprived of his judicial powers and made the collecting agent only. What was the reason for such regulation?

A) Lord Cornwallis felt that the District Collector's efficiency of revenue collection would enormously B) Lord Cornwallis was alarmed at the extent of power concentrated in the District Collector and felt t C) Lord Cornwallis felt that Judicial power should compulsorily be in the hands of Europeans while Indi D) The judicial work demanded a deep knowledge of India and a good training in law and Lord Cornwallis Answer is required

9 By defeating Harshavardhana on the banks of river Narmada, which Chalukya ruler stopped him from expanding into south ?

A) Vikramaditya B) Pulkesin II C) Pulkesin I D) Chandragupta Maurya Answer is required

10 By what name is Krishna Dvaipayana, author of the epic Mahabharat, better known ?

A) Ved Vyas B) Tulsidas C) Ramanujacharya D) Valmiki Answer is required

11 By what name is spiritual guru Narendra Nath Datta, founder of Belur Math near Kolkata, better known ?

A) Swami Vivekanand B) Ram Krishna Pramhansa C) Swami Prabhupad D) Swami Dayanand Saraswati Answer is required

12 By what name is the Ganga known in Bangladesh?

A) Padma B) Bhagirathi C) Rupnarayan D) Nubra Answer is required

13 By which Act the Bicameral Central Legislature was established during the British period for the first time?

A) Govt. of India Act 1919 B) Govt. of India Act 1935 C) Indian Council Act 1861 D) None of the these Answer is required

14 By which of the following Acts were the Commercial Rights of East India Company abolished?

A) Charter Act of 1813 B) Charter Act of 1853 C) Regulating Act of 1773 D) Charter Act of 1833 Answer is required

15 Can one person act as Governor for more than one State?

A) Yes B) No C) Only for six months D) Only for one year Answer is required

16 Can the qualifications of acquiring natural citizenship be waived? Under which conditions can these be waived?

A) Yes, if the applicant worked for human progress in general B) Yes, if the applicant has rendered service for world peace C) Yes, if a person has rendered distinguished service to the cause of science or art, philosophy or li D) All of these Answer is required

17 Canal irrigation is most important in the Northern Plains of India because:

A) the soil is porous B) the level of underground water is high C) the sources of canals are perennial rivers D) the region is densely populated Answer is required

18 Capital of Belgium is?

A) Paris B) Brussels C) Austria D) Ottawa Answer is required

19 Capital output ratio of a commodity measures

A) Its per unit cost of production B) The amount of capital invested per unit of output C) The ratio of capital depreciation to quantity of output D) The ratio of working capital employed to quantity of output Answer is required

20 Carbohydrates are the compounds of:

A) Carbon and hydrogen B) Carbon, oxygen and hydrogen C) Carbon, oxygen, hydrogen and nitrogen D) Carbon, nitrogen and hydrogen Answer is required

21 Carborandum is:

A) Silicon Dioxide B) Silicon Carbide C) Silicon Nitride D) Silicon Phosphide Answer is required

22 Caustic Soda is:

A) NaCl B) Na2CO3 C) NaOH D) NaHCO3 Answer is required

23 Cell theory was propounded by?

A) Robert Hooke B) William Harvey C) Schleiden and Schwann D) R.Virchow Answer is required

24 Cereal(s) grown by the people of the Harappan Civilisation was/were:

A) Wheat B) Rice C) Millet D) All of these Answer is required

25 Chandragupta Maurya built the first great empire in India with the help of?

A) Bindusara B) Kautilya C) Seleucus D) Mahapadmananda Answer is required

26 Chandragupta Maurya with the help of Chanakya decided to overthrow the Nandas because:

A) Chanakya had been humiliated by the Nandas B) the Nandas were low-born C) the Nandas had accumulated a great deal of wealth by extortion and oppression of the people D) Chanakya wanted to restore the ideal of Kshatriya rule Answer is required

27 Chankya was the chief advisor of which Mauryan ruler?

A) Kanishka B) Ashoka C) Harshvardhana D) Chandragupta Maurya Answer is required

28 Chemical formula of Water glass is:

A) Na2SiO3 B) Al2O3 C) NaAlO2 D) CaSiO3 Answer is required

29 Chilka Lake is located in

A) Bihar B) Rajasthan C) Maharashtra D) Odisha Answer is required

30 Cholera Bacillus was discovered by?

A) Robert Koch B) Joseph lister C) Ronald Ross D) Louis Pasteur Answer is required

31 Chromosomes are?

A) the biggest in number in human cells B) present only in the nucleus of a cell C) visible in all cells at every time D) made up of DNA as a main component Answer is required

32 Citizenship provisions are enshrined in the Constitution in :

A) Part II B) Part II, Articles 5-11 C) Part II, Articles 5-6 D) Part I, Articles 5-11 Answer is required

33 Citrus fruits are considered a rich source of which vitamin ?

A) Vitamin A B) Vitamin D C) Vitamin B D) Vitamin C Answer is required

34 Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Odisha often face natural disasters due to

A) Cyclones B) Earthquakes C) Landslides D) Tornadoes Answer is required

35 Collective farming is done in the grasslands of the

A) velds B) prairies C) pampas D) steppes Answer is required

36 Colorado in U.S.A. is famous for which of the following landforms?

A) Grand Canyon B) Grand Crators C) Great Valleys D) Great Basins Answer is required

37 Combustion is the process in which:

A) Heat is produced B) Light is produced C) Heat and Light is produced D) None of these Answer is required

38 Consequent upon the recommendations of the Working Group on Rural Banks, 5 Rural Regional Banks were initially set up in the year:

A) 1973 B) 1974 C) 1975 D) 1976 Answer is required

39 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 Answer is required

40 Consider the following places of Kashmir region : (1) Srinagar, (2) Gilgit, (3) Kargil, (4) Banihal. Arrange the above places from north to south.

A) 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 B) 4 � 3 � 2 - 1 C) 2 - 1 � 3 � 4 D) 2 - 1 � 3 � 4 Answer is required

41 Consider the following ports: (1) Karaikal, (2) Machilipatnam, (3) Paradeep, (4) Visakhapatnam. What is the correct sequence of the above ports from north to south?

A) 1-2-4-3 B) 1-4-2-3 C) 3-2-4-1 D) 3-4-2-1 Answer is required

42 Consider the following seaports: (1) Chennai, (2) Machilipattinam, (3) Nagapattinam, (4) Tuticorin. The correct sequence of these ports as one moves from north to south is :

A) 1, 2, 3, 4 B) 2, 1, 3, 4 C) 1, 3, 2, 4 D) 2, 1, 4, 3 Answer is required

43 Consider the following statements: 1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad persuaded Mahatma Gandhi to come in Champaran to investigate the problem of peasants. 2. Acharya J. B. Kriplani was one of the Mahatma Gandhi's colleagues in his Champaran investigation. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A) 1 only B) 2 only C) Both 1 and 2 D) Neither 1 nor 2 Answer is required

44 Consider the following statements: 1. Raja Rammohun Roy was an advocate of ethical social reform, and political liberalism in India 2. He was the founder of Banaras Hindu University 3. He attacked the practice of Sati Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A) 1 only B) 2 only C) only 1 and 3 D) 1, 2 and 3 Answer is required

45 Consider the following statements: The Cripps Proposals include the provision for 1. Full independence for India. 2. Creation of Constitution-making body. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A) 1 only B) 2 only C) Both 1 and 2 D) Neither 1 nor 2 Answer is required

46 Consider the following: (1) Chilika Lake, (2) Pulicat Lake, (3) Vembanad Lake. Which of these is/are lagoon(s)?

A) 1 and 2 B) 2 only C) 1 and 3 D) 1, 2 and 3 Answer is required

47 Consider the following: (1) Mahadeo Hills, (2) Sahyadri Parvat, (3) Satpura Range. What is the correct sequence from the north of the south ?

A) 1, 2, 3 B) 2, 1, 3 C) 1, 3, 2 D) 2, 3, 1 Answer is required

48 Consider the statements: 1. The first telegraph line in India was laid between Kolkata and Diamond Harbour. 2. The first Export processing zone in India was set up in Kandla. Which statements given above is/are correct?

A) 1 only B) 2 only C) Both 1 and 2 D) Neither 1 nor 2 Answer is required

49 Considering the location of mountains in India which one of the following is in right sequence from south to north?

A) Dodabetta, Kailash, Dhaulagiri, Vindhyachal B) Dodabetta, Vindhyachal, Dhaulagiri, Kailash C) Dhaulagiri, Kailash, Dodabetta, Vindhyachal D) Dhaulagiri, Vindhyachal, Dodabetta, Kailash Answer is required

50 Constitution of India came into effect on?

A) 20th January 1949 B) 26th January 1949 C) 29th January 1950 D) 26th January 1950 Answer is required

General Knowledge (GK) Objective Questions: Model Test Paper-5

1 British Parliament passed Indian Independence Act on?

2 Broad money in India is :

3 Bromine is:

4 Bronze is an alloy of

5 Bryophytes are often called as amphibian plants because they

6 Buddha delivered his first sermon at:

7 Buddhism was divided into Mahayana and Hinayana during the reign of:

8 By a regulation in 1793, the District Collector was deprived of his judicial powers and made the collecting agent only. What was the reason for such regulation?

9 By defeating Harshavardhana on the banks of river Narmada, which Chalukya ruler stopped him from expanding into south ?

10 By what name is Krishna Dvaipayana, author of the epic Mahabharat, better known ?

11 By what name is spiritual guru Narendra Nath Datta, founder of Belur Math near Kolkata, better known ?

12 By what name is the Ganga known in Bangladesh?

13 By which Act the Bicameral Central Legislature was established during the British period for the first time?

14 By which of the following Acts were the Commercial Rights of East India Company abolished?

15 Can one person act as Governor for more than one State?

16 Can the qualifications of acquiring natural citizenship be waived? Under which conditions can these be waived?

17 Canal irrigation is most important in the Northern Plains of India because:

18 Capital of Belgium is?

19 Capital output ratio of a commodity measures

20 Carbohydrates are the compounds of:

21 Carborandum is:

22 Caustic Soda is:

23 Cell theory was propounded by?

24 Cereal(s) grown by the people of the Harappan Civilisation was/were:

25 Chandragupta Maurya built the first great empire in India with the help of?

26 Chandragupta Maurya with the help of Chanakya decided to overthrow the Nandas because:

27 Chankya was the chief advisor of which Mauryan ruler?

28 Chemical formula of Water glass is:

29 Chilka Lake is located in

30 Cholera Bacillus was discovered by?

31 Chromosomes are?

32 Citizenship provisions are enshrined in the Constitution in :

33 Citrus fruits are considered a rich source of which vitamin ?

34 Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Odisha often face natural disasters due to

35 Collective farming is done in the grasslands of the

36 Colorado in U.S.A. is famous for which of the following landforms?

37 Combustion is the process in which:

38 Consequent upon the recommendations of the Working Group on Rural Banks, 5 Rural Regional Banks were initially set up in the year:

39 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?

40 Consider the following places of Kashmir region : (1) Srinagar, (2) Gilgit, (3) Kargil, (4) Banihal. Arrange the above places from north to south.

41 Consider the following ports: (1) Karaikal, (2) Machilipatnam, (3) Paradeep, (4) Visakhapatnam. What is the correct sequence of the above ports from north to south?

42 Consider the following seaports: (1) Chennai, (2) Machilipattinam, (3) Nagapattinam, (4) Tuticorin. The correct sequence of these ports as one moves from north to south is :

43 Consider the following statements: 1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad persuaded Mahatma Gandhi to come in Champaran to investigate the problem of peasants. 2. Acharya J. B. Kriplani was one of the Mahatma Gandhi's colleagues in his Champaran investigation. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

44 Consider the following statements: 1. Raja Rammohun Roy was an advocate of ethical social reform, and political liberalism in India 2. He was the founder of Banaras Hindu University 3. He attacked the practice of Sati Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

45 Consider the following statements: The Cripps Proposals include the provision for 1. Full independence for India. 2. Creation of Constitution-making body. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

46 Consider the following: (1) Chilika Lake, (2) Pulicat Lake, (3) Vembanad Lake. Which of these is/are lagoon(s)?

47 Consider the following: (1) Mahadeo Hills, (2) Sahyadri Parvat, (3) Satpura Range. What is the correct sequence from the north of the south ?

48 Consider the statements: 1. The first telegraph line in India was laid between Kolkata and Diamond Harbour. 2. The first Export processing zone in India was set up in Kandla. Which statements given above is/are correct?

49 Considering the location of mountains in India which one of the following is in right sequence from south to north?

50 Constitution of India came into effect on?

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