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INDIAN HISTORY and killed lieutenant Baugh—the adjutant of that infantry. Black Hole Tragedy, 1756 Queen’s Proclamation,  The Nawab of , Siraj-ud-Daula held European Prisoners in a small November 1, 1858 chamber wherein due to suffocation and  Through this declaration, was now wounds many died. to be governed by and in the name of the British  Holwell who was the Magistrate Crown Collector of Bengal gave the account of  System of Dual Government came to an the tragedy which was considered as end. Court of Directors and Board of evidence against the Nawab. Control were abolished and were substituted by Secretary of State for India,  was sent to India to retaliate a member of the British Cabinet. who defeated Sirajud- Daula at the fought in 1757  Secretary of State governed India through Governor-General. The  The Governor-General, representing the  The First Carnatic War, 1774–1748: crown, was given the title of Viceroy. The Fought between the French under Dupleix queen appointed Lord Canning to be the and the British at Carnatic. French were first Viceroy. victorious. Treaty of Axi-La Chapelle was signed.  Called as ‘Magna Carta of the people of India’  The Second Carnatic War, 1749–1754: The English consolidated themselves and Ilbert Bill Controversy, 1883 captured Bengal, and Orissa and  Introduced in 1883 by Sir C.P. Ilbert — defeated French under General Bussy. legal advisor of the Viceroy’s Council.  The Third Carnatic War, 1756–1763:  The Bill sought to give equal powers to English Armies led by Sir Eyre Coot Indian and European Judges. defeated the French and Treaty of Paris was signed in 1763 disallowing the  It was severely criticised by the European French to hold any power in India Revolt community. of 1857  Eventually, Lord Ripon, the then Viceroy  Started on 10th May in . of India was forced to modify the Bill defeating its original purpose.  Main Cause: Greased Cartridges were required to be bitten off before loading. It Formation of Indian National was feared that it was made of pig and Congress, 1885 cow fat which was repulsive to both  Indians wanted an All India Party which and Muslims. could unite them politically.  , a of the 34th  The foundation of INC was laid by (BNI) targeted in 1876 by the

Web: www.amiestudycircle.com Email: [email protected] Ph: +91 9412903929 1/27 AMIE(I) STUDY CIRCLE(REGD.) GENERAL KNOWLEDGE GENERAL KNOWLEDGE - I A FOCUSSED APPROACH formation of Indian Association at  At the Calcutta session, both the groups Calcutta. put forward their leader for President-ship  First President: Womesh Chandra but was accepted as a Bonnerjee. compromise.  In 1907, the Extremists wanted Lala Partition of Bengal under Lord Lajpat Rai to become the President and Curzon, 1905 the Moderates wanted .  Came into effect on 16th October, 1905. This lead to some clashes between the two groups. Ultimately, Rash Behari Bose  Reason: the British stated that the reason became the President. Further, the behind the partition was that Bengal was moderates were against the resolutions on too large a province to be administered boycott, Swadeshi and National properly and so it was necessary to divide Education it into Eastern Bengal, which later became East Pakistan and present day  The British cracked down on the Bangladesh and .However, Extremists and arrested their leaders. the actual reason behind the partition was Act, 1919 to divide the people on the basis of religion and to put the Muslims against (The Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms) the Hindus (Divide & Rule Policy).  It gave the other Indian communities also  Partition took place under Lord Curzon the right to separate electorates. Formation of Muslim League,  It divided the Central Legislature into two houses—the Council of the State 1906 (tenure:5 years) and the Legislative  The League was established by Aga Assembly (tenure:3years). Khan, Nawab Salimullah of Dhaka and  The Secretary of State for India was now Mohsin-ul-Mulk to be paid out of British Exchequer and  It consisted of Bureaucrats, Zamindars not out of the Indian revenues. and upper class Muslims.  Introduced Dyarchy in the Provinces.  Main aim of the league was to promote Under the system, provincial government faith among the Muslims towards the was divided into two subjects: Reserved British Government and remain loyal to and transferred. it; to protect the interests of Muslims in India. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre — 13th April, 1919 The , 1907  Also known as Massacre  Reason: Differences in ideologies of the  In Punjab, two popular leaders—Dr Moderates and the Extremists Satyapal and Dr. Saifuddin Kitchlu—  Extremists were led by Bal Gangadhar were arrested for propagating the Rowlatt Tilak and Aurobindo Ghosh and passed . This lead to a general strike resolutions on boycott, Swadeshi and in Amritsar. National Education which was opposed  On April 12th, Brigadier-General by Moderates but accepted in 1906 at the Reginald Edward Harry Dyer issued an Calcutta session. Web: www.amiestudycircle.com Email: [email protected] Ph: +91 9412903929 2/27 AMIE(I) STUDY CIRCLE(REGD.) GENERAL KNOWLEDGE GENERAL KNOWLEDGE - I A FOCUSSED APPROACH order prohibiting all meetings and  It was boycotted by all the political gatherings. leaders and was greeted with black flags  On 13th April, large number of people wherever it went. gathered in Jallianwala Bagh and  , while holding a peacefully passed a resolution, calling for procession in against the the repeal of the Rowlett Act. General commission got badly injured and died. Dyer ordered firing at the crowd which  A heavy blow inflicted on Govind continued for about 20 minutes, killing Ballabh Pant (who later become the first thousands of innocent people. Chief Minister of ) during  renounced the the protest against in British Knighthood in Protest. , which disabled him for life.  A committee was set up named ‘Hunter The Committee’ to enquire about the Movement, 1930–1934 massacre.  Launched by Gandhiji by breaking the  The Sikhs formed the All India Sikh Salt law. The British had monopoly over League as a representative body for the sale of salt and they levied heavy political action. taxes on it. Non-Cooperation Movement,  He started his Satyagraha from Sabarmati 1920–1922 Ashram to Dandi where he illegally made  Launched by Mahatma on August salt by picking it from the shore. 1st, 1920 following the policy of non-  In 1932, the British government arrested violent non-cooperation towards the Gandhi and declared Congress as an government. illegal organisation.  However, the movement was suspended  In 1933, Gandhiji suspended the in February, 1922 because of the violence movement, resigned his membership from at ChauriChaura in U.P. where a police the Congress and confined his work only station was burnt by the peasants, killing towards the upliftment of the Harijans. 22 officials. Gandhi–Irwin Pact, March 1931  Dissatisfied with Gandhiji’s Policies,  The Congress agreed to attend the Second C.R. Das and formed the Round Table Conference; called off the Party. Civil Disobedience Movement. Simon Commission, 1927  Irwin agreed to release all the political  The British Government under Stanley Prisoners, except those guilty of violence. Baldwin appointed this commission to  The British government also agreed to the review the working of the system of the right to peaceful picketing to make salt. government established under the GOI Government of India Act, 1935 Act, 1919 and to report as to what extent it is desirable to establish responsible  The Simon Commission, 1927 formed the government in India. basis of the Act.  It was an all-white commission,  The Act introduced Provincial Autonomy consisting of Europeans only. and abolished diarchy in the provinces. Web: www.amiestudycircle.com Email: [email protected] Ph: +91 9412903929 3/27 AMIE(I) STUDY CIRCLE(REGD.) GENERAL KNOWLEDGE GENERAL KNOWLEDGE - I A FOCUSSED APPROACH August Offer, 1940 strength to the public, making demand for Independence a priority.  The Viceroy, Lord Linlithgow, made a statement of behalf of the British  Many Indians were killed and wounded, Government that Governor General’s numerous acts of violence and destruction Executive Council would be expanded. to property took place.  An advisory war council was to be The Cabinet Mission Plan, 1946 established.  The Cabinet Mission consisting of Sir  New Indian Constitution should be , Lord Pethick–Lawrence framed and A. V. Alexander was sent by British  In return for all the above provisions Prime Minister Clement Atlee. Indians were required to help the British  The plan rejected the idea of a separate during the ongoing World War state of Pakistan. This greatly disturbed  Gandhi and Nehru opposed the proposal. Mr. Jinnah and he passed the ‘Direct The Muslim League however was happy Action’ resolution which condemned both and thus welcomed it the British government and the Congress.  August 16, 1946, was fixed as the ‘Direct The , 1942 Action Day’. This day witnessed great  Sir Stafford Cripps was sent to India by killings in Calcutta. the then British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill with the following draft The Indian Independence Act, proposals: 1947  A new Constitution for India with Indian  The Indian Independence Bill was States having participation in the introduced in Parliament on July 4, 1947. constitution making body  The Act provided for  The provinces were free to join or not and establishment of two Dominions join. (India and Pakistan).  Gandhiji called it ‘a post-dated cheque’ Partition of India, 1947  It was rejected by all the political parties.  India was partitioned from Pakistan and became an independent country on 15th , 1942–1945 August, 1947  Disappointed with the failure of the  Lord Mountbatten became the first Cripps Mission, the Congress now Governor-General of free India. demanded withdrawal of the British power from India.  C. Rajagopalachari became the only Indian Governor-General of India in  Gandhiji gave the slogan ‘Do or Die’ to 1948. his countrymen wanting to bring British rule to an end.  Sardar Vallabhai Patel dealt with the accession of the Princely States.  All the Congress leaders, including Gandhiji, were arrested. Gandhi went on a 21 day fast which gave immense

Web: www.amiestudycircle.com Email: [email protected] Ph: +91 9412903929 4/27 AMIE(I) STUDY CIRCLE(REGD.) GENERAL KNOWLEDGE GENERAL KNOWLEDGE - I A FOCUSSED APPROACH Warren Hasting  In 1579, a mazhar or declaration was issued that granted Akbar the authority to  Last Governor-General of Bengal. He interpret religious laws. This came to be also abolished dual system set up by known as ‘Infallibility Decree’. Robert Clive  In 1582, he established a new cult, the  Set up Diwani (for Civil Cases) and ‘Din-i-Ilahi’, the Divine faith. Faujdari Adalats (for Criminal Cases) at District Level. Alexander the Great  Started Quinquennial Settlement System:  Considered one of history’s most Five-year settlement system wherein the successful commanders. right to collect land revenue was given to  King of Macedonia, who conquered most the highest bidder. of Asia Minor and defeated King Porus (India) in 327 BC,  Regarded as the Father of Modern  A mutiny in his army prevented him from Western Education in India. He also advancing further into India and he died abolished Sati and suppressed thugi. in 323 BC.  Passed Charter Act of 1883 which Ashoka, the Great provided that ‘No Indian subject of the  Grandson of Chandragupta, Ashoka was company in India would be debarred from one of the greatest emperors that ever holding any office by reason of birth, ruled India. religion, descent and color’.  After the battle of Kalinga (modern day  Concluded treaty of Perpetual Injunction Odisha), he renounced violence and with Ranjit Singh and Commercial-cum- embraced Buddhism. Political treaty with Amirs of Sind Khan 7. Vijaylakshmi Pandit  Sister of Jawahar Lal Nehru. First Indian  Also called ‘Frontier Gandhi’ because he woman to hold a Cabinet post. organized the people of the North–West Frontier Province (NWFP) of undivided  Holds the distinction of being the first India (now merged with Pakistan) on woman to become President of the UN Gandhian principles. General Assembly.  He was a staunch Congress man who  First woman ambassador to Soviet Union. called himself a soldier of the freedom struggle.  A patriot and revolutionary, known as  His admirers called him Badshah Khan. Shahid-e-azam, who along with Sukhdev He was awarded the Bharat Ratna in and Raj Guru became a martyr on March 1987. 23, 1931. Akbar  Killed a British officer named Saunders  The greatest Mughal Emperor of India, he to avenge the death of Lala Lajpat Rai. reigned from 1556 until his death (1605)  Presided over the Banaras session in 1905 Web: www.amiestudycircle.com Email: [email protected] Ph: +91 9412903929 5/27 AMIE(I) STUDY CIRCLE(REGD.) GENERAL KNOWLEDGE GENERAL KNOWLEDGE - I A FOCUSSED APPROACH  Played an important role in the  Served on the working committee of the formulation of the Morley– Minto (INC) for 20 reforms of 1909. years Subhash Chandra Bose  He was popularly known as ‘Netaji’.  Indian statesman, who succeeded Pandit Nehru as the second Prime Minister of  Led an Indian National force against the India. Western powers during World War II.  He signed the Tashkent Agreement with  Alleged death due to third-degree burns Ayub Khan for a ceasefire between India on 18th August, 1945, after his Japanese and Pakistan. plane crashed in Formosa (now Taiwan).  Also known as ‘Man of Peace’, he died in Gautama Buddha Tashkent on January 1st, 1966, few hours  Founder of Buddhism, Buddha was born after he had signed the Indo–Pak accord. in Lumbini near Nepal.  He was the son of Suddhodana, king of  A prominent lawyer of Allahabad, he also Kapilvastu (Nepal) founded the Banaras Hindu University.  His first teaching was called the  He served as President of Indian National Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta, which Congress, and was an Indian delegate at means the Turning of the Wheel of Truth. the Round Table Conference. Sardar Vallabhai Patel Panini  Got involved in the satyagraha in Nagpur,  Well known Hindu sage and Sanskrit led peasant’s agitation at Bardoli grammarian, he belonged to the Vedic era  Served as independent India’s first and authored Ashtadhyayi. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of  Ashtadhyayi means ‘eight chapters’ and Home Affairs the text is the basis of the Vedanga’s  Dealt with the accession of states of the grammatical chapter. Indian Union Samudragupta Jayaprakash Narayan  Son and successor of Chandragupta I; and  Also known as ‘Loknayak’, he formed the a powerful and able Hindu King Janata Party and defeated the Congress  Also known as ‘India’s Napoleon’, as he party in 1977. waged many wars.  He was conferred the title of Rashtra Bhushan. Shah Jahan C. Rajgopalachari  Mughal emperor of India who brought the Mughal Empire to its golden age.  Only Indian Governor–General of  A great patron of art, architecture and independent India. literature, he built the Taj Mahal in  Became the founder and leader of the memory of his beloved Mumtaz Mahal. Swatantra Party in 1959

Web: www.amiestudycircle.com Email: [email protected] Ph: +91 9412903929 6/27 AMIE(I) STUDY CIRCLE(REGD.) GENERAL KNOWLEDGE GENERAL KNOWLEDGE - I A FOCUSSED APPROACH  He was deposed by his son Aurangzeb at a place called Lumbini, Bihar, now part and imprisoned in of Nepal.  His father was a king named Suddodana Tharu, the chief of the Shakya clan, and  Also known as ‘Veer Savarkar’ ; he was a his mother's name was Mahamaya. pro-independence revolutionary  Siddhartha left home to seek knowledge  Was imprisoned in the Andamans till and the true meaning of life. For six 1937 years, he wandered from place to place.  Coined the term Hindutva After many days of intense meditation, he discovered enlightenment under the Jainism Peepal tree in Gaya, Bihar at the age of  Rishabhadeve was the founder of Jainism 35. He thus, became the 'Buddha', the and the first Tirthankara. enlightened or the Awakened or the Wise  Mahavira was the last of the 24 one. tirthankaras, or great teachers. Their  He gave his first sermon at the Deer Park teachings constitute the core of the in Sarnath. It is known as the religion of Jainism. Dharmachkra Pravartana (setting in  Mahavira was born at Kundagrama (near motion the wheel of dharma). Vaishali), in Bihar around 2500 years  The Tiratana (Three Jewels) of Buddhism ago. His father was the head of the are Buddha (The Enlightened), Dhamma Jnatrika clan and his mother was a (The Teaching) and Sangha (The Lichchavi princess Community).  Five doctrines of Jainism: (i) Ahinsa  The Buddhism spread over worldwide (non-violence) (ii) Satya (do not speak a due to the missionaries activities of lie) (iii) Aehaurya (do not steal) (iv) Emperor Ashoka. Brahmacharya (celibacy) and (v) Aparigraha (nonpossessiveness). Timeline BC Timeline  Ratnatraya (three jewels) of Jainism - Samyagdarshan (right belief),  2350-1750 Indus Valley Civilization. Samyagyana (correct knowledge), and  540 Birth of Mahavir; Nirvana in 468. BC Samyak Charitra (correct behaviour). One of the three cannot exist exclusive of the  563 Birth of Gautam Buddha; Nirvana in others, and all are required for spiritual 483 BC liberation.  327-26 Alexander’s invasion of India and  The followers of Jainsism divided into the opening of land route between India Digambaras (skyclad or naked) and and Europe. Svetambaras (white-clad).  269-232 Ashoka’s reign. Buddhism  261 Battle of Kalinga.  Gautam Buddha was the founder of  57 Beginning of Vikrama era. Buddhism. His real name was Siddhartha. AD Timeline He was born as a royal prince in 624 BC  78 Beginning of Saka era.

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 1921 Moplah rebellion in Malabar; visit Example of Prince of Wales. 1. The monk who spread Buddhism in Tibet  1923 formed. and Far-East:  1927 Simon Commission appointed. (a) Ananda (b) Nagar una  1928 Visit of Simon Commission to (c) Padmasambava (d) Mahendra India, death of Lala Lajpat Rai. 2. The leader who led the country in atoning  1929 Congress demanded ‘Poorna for the past wrongs: Swaraj’ in Lahore session. (a) John Howard  1930 January 26 celebrated as (b) Desmond Tutu throughout India, Dandi Salt Satyagraha, First Round Table (c) Kevin Rudd Conference. (d) Jimmy Carter  1931 Gandhi-Irvin Pact, Second Round 3. Gandhiji expounded his economic ideas Table Conference. in  1932 Suppression of Congress (a) Hind Swaraj Movement, Third Round (b) My Experiments with Truth  Table Conference, Communal Award, (c) Unto the Last . (d) Economics of Permanence  1935 Government of India Act. 4. By signing which pact with Gandhiji did  1937 Inauguaration of Provincial Ambedkar give up his demand for Autonomy. Congress ministries formed in separate electorates: 9 (7 + 2 Coalition) out of 11 provinces. (a) Poona Pact (b) Aligarh Pact  1939 Beginning of World War II. (c) Deccan Pact (d) Delhi Pact Resignation of Congress ministries. 5. The Chipko movement is associated with  1942 Cripps Mission Plan, Quit India Movement, Formation of Indian National (a) preventing the felling of trees Army by SC Bose. (b) afforestation  1945 held and the (c) transparency in public life failure of Wavell Plan, INA trials at Red (d) sustainable development Fort, Delhi. 6. The first Great Indian Empire was  1946 Cabinet Mission Plan, Formation of Interim Government, Direct Action (a) Magadha Empire Resolution by Muslim League. (b) Kuru Empire  1947 Mountbatten Plan of June 3 in (c) Pandava Empire which partition of India resolution is (d) Gandhara Empire proposed, India divided, Pakistan created,

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(d) as a protest against communal politics 1. Ancient treatise on law? 10. Indian who played a very important role (a) Vedas (b) Upanishads in World Communist Movement? (c) Smritis (d) Shrutis (a) Jyoti Basu (b) M.N. Roy 2. The island of Bombay was acquired by (c) A.K. Gopalan (d) Prakash Karat the East India Company from Answer (a) Netherlands (b) France 1. (c) (c) Portugal (d) Spain 2. (c) 3. The outstanding achievement of Todar Mal was in the field of 3. (a) Hind Swaraj or Indian Home Rule is a book written by Mohandas K. Gandhi in (a) Military Conquests 1909. (b) Revenue Administration 4. (a) The Poona Pact refers to an agreement (c) Religious Reforms between Dr. B. R. Ambedkar and (d) Art and Architecture signed on 24 September 1932 at Yerwada Central Jail in , 4. The deity most praised in Rigveda is India. It was signed by Pandit Madan (a) Indra (b) Agni Mohan Malviya and B.R. Ambedkar and (c) Mitra (d) Varuna some other leaders to break the fast unto death undertaken by Gandhi in Yerwada 5. The Peacock throne of Shahjahan was prison to annul the Macdonald Award taken away by giving separate electorates to Dalits for (a) Changez Khan (b) Timur Web: www.amiestudycircle.com Email: [email protected] Ph: +91 9412903929 10/27 AMIE(I) STUDY CIRCLE(REGD.) GENERAL KNOWLEDGE GENERAL KNOWLEDGE - I A FOCUSSED APPROACH (c) Nadir Shah Empire to acquire Bombay from King (d) Ahmad Shah Abdali John IV of Portugal in 1659. The marriage treaty of Charles II of England 6. Shivaji’s Council of Ministers was called and Catherine of Portugal on 8 May 1661 (a) Nava Patnas placed Bombay in British possession as a (b) Ashta Pradhans part of Catherine's dowry to Charles. (c) Ashta Diggajas 3. (b) Raja Todar Mal, a Khatri Rajput had served his youth under the administration (d) Mantri Parishad of Sher Shah Suri and had gained 7. Charakha was the court physician of priceless experience in management of (a) Ashoka Land and revenues. He assisted Akbar's chancellor of exchequer Muzafar Khan (b) Kanishka first and then took part in suppression of (c) Chandragupta Maurya Ali Kuli in 1566. (d) Samudragupta 4. (a) Indra is the most referred to deity in 8. Which of the following reasons was the Rigveda. He is celebrated for his mainly responsible for the unpopularity of powers, and the one who kills the great -bin-Tughlaq? symbolic evil named Vritra who obstructs human prosperity and happiness. (a) Bad luck 5. (c) The Peacock Throne was a famous (b) Lack of resources jewelled throne that was the seat of the (c) Subordination of the theologians Mughal emperors of India. It was (d) Transfer of capital from Delhi to commissioned in the early 17th century Devagiri by Emperor Shah Jahan and was located in the Diwan-i- Khas in the Red Fort of 9. The empire of the ‘Satavahana kings’ is Delhi. The original throne was known by which of the following names subsequently captured and taken as a war at present? trophy in 1739 by the Persian king Nadir (a) (b) Punjab Shah. (c) Gujarat (d) Uttar Pradesh 6. (b) The Ashta Pradhan was a council of 10. The High Courts at Calcutta, Madras and eight ministers that administered the Bombay were established under the Maratha empire. The council was formed in 1674 by their king, Shivaji. The body (a) Indian High Courts Act, 1911 discharged the functions of a modern (b) Government of India Act, 1909 council of ministers; this is regarded as (c) Indian High Courts Act, 1861 one of the first successful instances of ministerial delegation in India. (d) Indian High Courts Act, 1865 7. (b) Charaka has been called the Court Answer Physician of Kanishka, though it is very much disputed. 1. (c) 8. (d) In 1327, Muhammad bin Tughluq 2. (c) The growing power of the Dutch by passed an order to shift the capital from the middle of the seventeenth century Delhi to Daulatabad (in presentday forced the Surat Council of the British

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The first venture of Mahatma Gandhi in was an act of the Parliament of the United all India politics was Kingdom to authorize the Crown to create High Courts in the Indian colony. Queen (a) Non-cooperation Movement. Victoria created the High Courts in (b) Dandi March. Calcutta, Madras, and Bombay by Letters (c) Movement. Patent in 1865. These High Courts would (d) Rowlatt Satyagrah. become the precursors to the High Courts in the modern day India, Pakistan, and 8. Which of the following statements are Bangladesh. correct with regard to the Indus Valley Civilisation? Example I. The people of this civilisation were the 1. Prophet Mohammed was born in earliest to make use of cotton. (a) 570 AD (b) 720 AD II. They did not cremate their dead. (c) 620 AD (d) 510 AD III. A grid system was followed in city planning. 2. When was the First World War declared? IV. Stone was the chief building material. (a) 1914 (b) 1915 (a) I and II (b) II and III (c) 1918 (d) 1913 3. Who destroyed the Somnath temple in (c) III and IV (d) I and III Gujarat ? 9. The famous queen Chand Bibi who fought gallantly against Akbar belonged (a) Mohammad Ghouri to (b) Mahmud Ghaznavi (a) Berar (b) Ahmadnagar. (c) Changhez Khan (c) Bijapur (d) Golconda. (d) Taimur Lang 10. Who among the following Indian rulers 4. In Cape Trafalgar, the famous battle of established embassies in foreign countries Trafalgar was fought in 1805. Where is on modern lines? Cape Trafalgar situated?[ (a) Haider Ali (b) (a) Italy (b) Greece (c) Shah Alam II (d) Tipu Sultan Web: www.amiestudycircle.com Email: [email protected] Ph: +91 9412903929 12/27 AMIE(I) STUDY CIRCLE(REGD.) GENERAL KNOWLEDGE GENERAL KNOWLEDGE - I A FOCUSSED APPROACH Answer Chand Bibi was the daughter of Hussain Nizam Shah I of Ahmednagar, and the 1. (a) sister of Burhan-ul-Mulk, the Sultan of 2. (a) World War I, also known as the First Ahmednagar. World War, or the Great War, was a 10. (d) global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November GEOGRAPHY 1918. The Solar System 3. (b) In 1024, during the reign of Bhima I, The Solar system consists of the sun, the eight the prominent Turkic ruler Mahmud of planets and various heavenly bodies like Ghazni raided Gujarat, plundering the asteroids, meteoroids, comets etc. Somnath temple and breaking its jyotirlinga. He took away booty of 20 Sun is at the centre of the solar system and all million dinars. the other planets revolve around it in elliptical orbit. Sun is constituted mainly by Hydrogen 4. (c) Cape Trafalgar is a headland in the and Helium. Nuclear fusion takes place in it Province of Cádiz in the south-west of which releases large amounts of heat and light Spain. The 1805 naval Battle of energy. Trafalgar, in which the Royal Navy decisively defeated Napoleon's combined Planets Spanish and French fleet, took place off  Mercury is the planet closest to the sun. the cape.  Venus—the ‘Veiled Planet’—is also 5. (a) On 12 December 1911, during the known as the Morning and the Evening Delhi Durbar, George V, then Emperor of star. It is the hottest planet of the solar India, along with Queen Mary, his system Consort, made the announcement that the capital of the Raj was to be shifted from  Earth is the only planet which can Calcutta to Delhi, while laying the sustain life and thus is known as foundation stone for the Viceroy's ‘Goldilock Planet’. Goldilock Zone is a residence in the Coronation Park, zone which is capable of sustaining life as Kingsway Camp. its surface is neither too hot and nor too cold. Earth’s only natural satellite is 6. (b) moon which has no atmosphere. 7. (c) The first Satyagraha movements inspired by Mahatma Gandhi occurred in  Mars is known as the Red Planet. It has Champaran district of Bihar and the iron rich red soil which gives it a red Kheda district of Gujarat on 1917 to colour. Mars is home to the largest 1918. was the volcano of the Solar System ‘Olympus first to be started, but the word Mons’. It has two small moons called Satyagraha was used for the first time in Phobos and Deimos. Anti Rowlatt Act agitation.  Jupiter is the largest planet of the solar 8. (d) system. It is also known as the winter planet due to its low temperature. Jupiter 9. (b) Chand Bibi is best known for has rings like Saturn but the rings are defending Ahmednagar against the much fainter and smaller. Mughal forces of Emperor Akbar in 1595.

Web: www.amiestudycircle.com Email: [email protected] Ph: +91 9412903929 13/27 AMIE(I) STUDY CIRCLE(REGD.) GENERAL KNOWLEDGE GENERAL KNOWLEDGE - I A FOCUSSED APPROACH  Saturn is the second largest planet of the  Mantle: Just beneath the crust is the solar system. Its largest moon ‘Titan’ is mantle which extends up to a depth of the only moon in the Solar System to 2900 km below the crust. Mantle is made have atmosphere. It is the least dense up of silica and magnesium and is called planet in the solar system. sima. The discontinuity between the crust and the mantle is known as Mohorovicic  Uranus was the first planet to be discontinuity. discovered after the discovery of the Telescope. It was earlier believed to be a  Core is the innermost layer having a constellation until Sir William Herschel radius of about 3500 km. It is mainly discovered it as a planet. made up of nickel and iron and is called nife (ni – nickel and fe – ferrous i.e.,  Neptune is the coldest planet in the Solar iron). The central core has very high system. temperature and pressure. The core- Spheres of the Earth mantle boundary is known as Gutenberg  Lithosphere is the solid crust of the discontinuity. earth. It comprises of rocks, minerals and Earth’s Atmosphere soil. It has various landforms like Our atmosphere is divided into five layers mountains, plateaus, plains, valleys, etc starting from the earth’s surface. These are which are found over the continents as Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, well as the ocean floors. It provides us Thermosphere and Exosphere. forests, grasslands, land and is a rich source of mineral wealth.  Troposphere is the most important layer of the atmosphere. Its average height is  Hydrosphere covers about three-fourth 13 km. The various weather phenomena of the earth’s surface. It comprises of like rainfall, fog and hailstorm take place various sources of water and various in this layer. water bodies like rivers, lakes, seas, oceans, etc.  Stratosphere lies above the troposphere. It extends up to a height of 50 km.  Atmosphere is the thin layer of air that Weather phenomenon and cloud surrounds the earth. The gravitational formation does not take place in this layer force of the earth holds the atmosphere making conditions most ideal for flying around it. aeroplanes. This layer contains ozone gas  Biosphere comprises of plant and animal and protects the earth from the harmful kingdom together. effect of the sun rays. Interior of the Earth  Mesosphere: This is the third layer of the atmosphere which lies above the  Crust is the uppermost layer over the stratosphere. It extends up to the height of earth’s surface. It is the thinnest of all the 80 km. Meteorites burn up in this layer on layers. It is about 35 km on the entering from the space. continental masses and only 5 km on the ocean floors. The main mineral  Thermosphere: Here temperature rises constituents of this layer are silica and very rapidly. This layer helps in radio alumina and therefore called sial (sisilica transmission. Radio waves transmitted and al-alumina). from the earth are reflected back to the

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The entire group of islands is consists of two broad divisions, namely, divided into two broad categories—The the Central Highlands and the Deccan Andaman in the north and the Nicobar in the Plateau. south. These islands lie close to equator and  The part of the plateau covering a major experience equatorial climate and have thick area of the Malwa plateau is known as the forest cover. Central Highlands. Minerals found in India  The Deccan Plateau is a triangular  Iron: India has deposits of high grade landmass that makes up the central and iron ore. This mineral is found mainly in southern India. The Western Ghats and Jharkhand, Orissa, Chhattisgarh, Madhya the Eastern Ghats lie in the Deccan Pradesh, Goa, Maharashtra and Plateau. Karnataka.  The Western Ghats are higher than the  Bauxite: Major bauxite producing states Eastern Ghats being discontinuous and are Jharkhand, Orissa, Chhattisgarh, irregular. Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra The Indian desert/Thar Desert and Tamil Nadu. This lies towards the western part of India  Mica: Mica deposits mainly occur in stretching from Rann of Kutch in Gujarat to Jharkhand, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan. Luni is the only large river in this Rajasthan. India is the largest producer region. and exporter of mica in the world. The Coastal Plains  Copper: It is mainly produced in The Eastern Coastal Plains are located Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, between Eastern Ghats and Bay of Bengal. Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. This region experiences humidity and heavy  Manganese: India’s manganese deposits rainfall. The western coastal plains are located lie in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Karnataka and Sea. The Western Coastal Plains are divided Andhra Pradesh. into three sections: the Malabar Coast of Kerala, the Konkan Coast and the Kanara  Limestone: Major limestone producing Coast. states in India are Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, The Islands Rajasthan, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu. The Islands comprise of the Lakshadweep Islands and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Web: www.amiestudycircle.com Email: [email protected] Ph: +91 9412903929 16/27 AMIE(I) STUDY CIRCLE(REGD.) GENERAL KNOWLEDGE GENERAL KNOWLEDGE - I A FOCUSSED APPROACH  Gold: Karnataka has large deposits of The Continents gold in India. These mines are among the Africa : It is second as far as population and deepest in the world. size among the Earth's continents. About 1  Salt: It is obtained from seas, lakes and billion people live in the 54 countries in rocks. India is one of the world’s leading Africa. This is about 15 percent of the world's producers and exporters of salt. population living on 20 percent of the total land area. The equator passes through the  Coal: The coal producing areas of India center of the continent with largely tropical are Raniganj, Jharia, Dhanbad and climates. Bokaro in Jharkhand. Antarctica : The continent is the most  Petroleum: The leading producers in southern of the seven continents and includes India are Digboi in Assam, Bombay High the South Pole. It is also the least populated in and the deltas of Krishna and with less than 5,000 residents. Antarctica is Godavari rivers. known as the coldest landmass.  Natural Gas: In India, Jaisalmer, Krishna Asia : Asia covers nearly 9 percent of the Godavari delta, Tripura and some areas earth's surface making it the largest of the off shore in Mumbai have natural gas continents. It is also the home to the most resources. people with an estimated population of 4.3 Major Food Crops of India billion.  Rice (Kharif) West Bengal, UP, Andhra Australia : The continent of Australia Pradesh, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, includes the mainland of the country Australia Orissa, Assam, Karnataka, Haryana, and the island nations of New Guinea, Maharashtra, Gujarat Tasmania and Seram.  Wheat (Rabi) UP, Punjab, Haryana, Europe : The western portion of the Eurasian Rajasthan, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, West continent is known as Europe. It is noted as Bengal, Maharashtra, Uttaranchal, one of the smallest of the continents, with 7 Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, percent of the world's landmass. However, Jammu & Kashmir Europe is home to about 11% of Earth's population, and is the second most densely  Millets Jowar Maharashtra, Karnataka, populated continent, with 134 people per Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Madhya square mile, behind Asia's 203 people per Pradesh, UP, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Haryana square mile. Europe, by definition, includes  Bajra Rajasthan, UP, Gujarat, the continental mainland ending in the east at Maharashtra, Haryana, Karnataka, Tamil the Ural Mountains in Russia. The British Isles Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh consist of the large island that is home to England, Scotland, and Wales, and is called  Ragi Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Great Britain. Uttaranchal, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, Jharkhand North America : The North American continent includes the Latin American regions  Pulses UP, Madhya Pradesh, that serve as a connection between North and Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, South America. North America makes up Rajasthan, Bihar about 17 percent of the world's landmass and is home to about 8 percent of the people.

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It can take millions and millions of Pacific Ocean The largest coral reef in the years for mountains to form. world is located off the Australian coast and is Fold mountains Fold mountains are formed called the Great Barrier Reef. The ring of fire when two plates run into each other or collide. is also located in the Pacific Ocean. The force of the two plates running into each Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic is the second other causes the Earth's crust to crumple and biggest ocean in the world and is between the fold. Many of the world's great mountain continents of America and Europe and Africa. ranges are fold mountains including the The Atlantic Ocean is about half the size of the Andes, Himalayas, and the Rockies. Pacific Ocean and covers roughly 20% of the Fault-block mountains Fault-block Earth's surface. mountains are formed along faults where some Indian Ocean The Indian Ocean is located large blocks of rock are forced upwards while between Africa and Austral-Asia. The waters others are forced down. of the Indian Ocean provide the largest Volcanic mountains Mountains that are breeding grounds of the world for humpback caused by volcanic activity are called volcanic whales. The Northern Indian Ocean also is the mountains. There are two main types of most important transport route for oil as it volcanic mountains: volcanoes and dome connects the oil-rich countries of the Middle mountains. Volcanoes are formed when East Each with Asia. magma erupts all the way to the surface of the Arctic Ocean The Arctic Ocean is located Earth. The magma will harden on the Earth's around the North Pole across the Arctic circle. surface, forming a mountain. Dome mountains There are many polar bears living on the are formed when a large amount of magma Arctic ice. The Arctic Ocean's ice covers are builds up below the Earth's surface. This shrinking by 8% every ten years. forces the rock above the magma to bulge out, forming a mountain. Examples of volcanic Southern Ocean The Southern Ocean is mountains include Mount Fuji in Japan and located around the South Pole across the Mount Mauna Loa in Hawaii. Antarctic circle in the Southern Hemisphere off Antarctica. The Southern Ocean is the Nick Name of Indian Places home of Emperor Penguins and Wandering Golden City Amritsar Albatrosses. Manchester of India Mountains City of festivals Mudurai A mountain is a geological landform that rises Deccan Queen Pune above the surrounding land. Typically a Web: www.amiestudycircle.com Email: [email protected] Ph: +91 9412903929 18/27 AMIE(I) STUDY CIRCLE(REGD.) GENERAL KNOWLEDGE GENERAL KNOWLEDGE - I A FOCUSSED APPROACH City of Buildings Longest, Largest, Biggest, Dakshin Ganga Godavari Smallest, Tallest and Highest Old Ganga Godavari  Longest river (India) - Ganges Egg bowls of Asia Andhra Pradesh  Longest river (World) - Nile Soya region Madhya Pradesh  The longest tributary river of India - Manchester of South Coimbatore Yamuna City of Nawabs Lucknow  The longest river of the south - Godavari Venice of the East Kochi  Highest mountain peak - Godwin Austin (K2) Queen of the Mountains Mussoorie  Largest lake (Fresh water) - Wular lake Sacred river Ganga (Kashmir) Hollywood of India Mumbai  Highest Dam - Tehri Dam on Bhagirathi City of Castles Kolkata River State of Five Rivers Punjab  Largest Mosque - Jama Masjid, Delhi City of weavers Panipat  Longest Road - Grand Trunk Road City of lakes Srinagar  State with longest coastline - Gujarat Steel city of India Jamshedpur  Largest railway route - Dibrugarh in City of Temples Varanasi Assam to Kannyakumari in Tamil Nadu Manchester of North Kanpur  Longest Tunnel - Jawahar tunnel (Jammu City of Rallies & Kashmir) Heaven of India Jammu & Kashmir  Longest National Highway - NH-7 which runs from Varanasi to Boston of India Ahmedabad Garden of spices of India Kerala  Longest Dam - Hirakod Dam (Orissa) Switzerland of India Kashmir  Longest River Bridge - Mahatma Gandhi Setu, Patna Abode of the God Prayag (Allahabad)  Longest Populated City - Mumbai (1.60 Pittsburgh of India Jamshedpur crore) City of seven islands Mumbai  Largest Museum - National Museum, Blue Mountains Nilgiri Kolkata Queen of Arabian Sea Kochi  Largest Delta - Sunderban Delta, W. Space City Bengaluru Bengal Garden City of India Bengaluru  Largest Dome - Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur (Karnataka) Silicon valley of India Bengaluru Electronic City of India Bengaluru  Largest Zoo - Zoological Gardens, Alipur, Kolkata Pink City Jaipur  Largest man-made Lake - Govind Gateway of India Mumbai Vallabh Pant Sagar (Rihand Dam)

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1. Which type of mango from Andhra 1. Which of the following seas of Antarctica Pradesh received a Geographical has been declared as world's largest Indication (GI) Tag in 2017? marine protected area? (a) Alphonso (b) Banganapalle (a) Amundsen Sea (c) Totapuri (d) Himsagar (b) Bellingshausen Sea 2. Where is the temple of Angkor Wat (c) Weddell Sea located? (d) Ross Sea (a) Singapore (b) Cambodia 2. Ms. ______from ______has (c) Thailand (d) Indonesia been crowned Miss International 2016. (a) Kylie Verzosa, Venezuela Answer (b) Kylie Verzosa, Philippines

1. (b) 2. (d) (c) Edymar Martinez, Venezuela (d) Edymar Martinez, Australia Example 3. ______has developed the concept of 1. Which one of the following has been Human Development Index in ______described as a ‘Frozen Moment in (a) Mahbub-ul-Haq, 1990 History’ ? (b) Avinash Dixit, 1999 (a) Fatehpur Sikri (c) Jagdish Bhagwati, 1980 (b) Jallianwala Bagh (d) Amartya Sen, 1970 (c) Gol Gumbas Bijapur 4. The position of the Earth in its orbit, (d) Kutub Minar when it is at its greatest distance from the 2. In a coastal city, a high tide occurs every Sun causing summer in the Northern (a) 24 hours Hemisphere is (b) 12 hours and 25 minutes (a) Apogee (b) Perigee (c) 12 hours (c) Aphelion (d) Perihelion (d) 24 hours and 25 minutes 5. India won ______medals in 2017 Special Olympics World Winter Games Answer held in Austria. Web: www.amiestudycircle.com Email: [email protected] Ph: +91 9412903929 22/27 AMIE(I) STUDY CIRCLE(REGD.) GENERAL KNOWLEDGE GENERAL KNOWLEDGE - I A FOCUSSED APPROACH (a) 73 (b) 10 6. (b) The Bay of Bengal hosts a 'dead zone' (c) 12 (d) 63 of an estimated 60,000 square kilometres - an area that contains little or no oxygen 6. Recently a huge Dead Zone is discovered and supports microbial processes that in remove vast amount of nitrogen from the (a) Gulf of Mexico ocean. (b) Bay of Bengal Example (c) Coasts of Namibia 1. The 'Friends for Life'–an elephant (d) Baltic Sea conservation project has been launched Answer by World Wide Fund for Nature India and (a) Aditya Birla Group 1. (d) Antarctica's Ross Sea has recently been declared the world's largest marine (b) Muthoot Group protected area (MPA). In a bid to (c) Manapuram Group conserve Ross Sea and the marine life it (d) Reliance Limited supports from most human activities that would destroy its eco system, the 2. Greece and Turkey are working to resolve international community has decided to their dispute over sovereignty and related protect the area for future generations. rights in the area of which see? 2. (b) Edymar Martínez from Venezuela (a) Black see crowned her successor Kylie Fausto (b) Sea of Marma Alonte Verzosa from the Philippines as (c) Aegean sea Miss International 2016 at the 56th Miss International pageant, held on October 27, (d) Mediterranean sea 2016 at the Tokyo Dome City Hall in 3. Which of the following is incorrect Tokyo, Japan. option? 3. (a) Pakistani economist Mahbub ul Haq (a) Within the Arctic and Antarctic created HDI in 1990 which was further circles, there is at least one day in the used to measure the country's year during which the Sun does not set development by the United Nations and at least one day on which it never Development Program (UNDP). rises 4. (c) The Earth is closest to the Sun, or at (b) At the North pole, there is darkness the perihelion, about 2 weeks after the for half the year. December Solstice, when it is winter in (c) At summer solstice, the Sun shines the Northern Hemisphere. Conversely, vertically over the Tropic of Capricorn. the Earth is farthest away from the Sun, at the aphelion point, 2 weeks after the June (d) The Sun shines vertically over the Solstice, when the Northern Hemisphere equator twice in the year. is enjoying warm summer months. 4. Project Varsha, India's new naval base 5. (a) India won 73 medals in 2017 Special under construction, is near which of the Olympics World Winter Games including following cities? 37 gold, 10 silver and 26 bronze (a) Kochi (b) Karwar medals. Web: www.amiestudycircle.com Email: [email protected] Ph: +91 9412903929 23/27 AMIE(I) STUDY CIRCLE(REGD.) GENERAL KNOWLEDGE GENERAL KNOWLEDGE - I A FOCUSSED APPROACH (c) Visakhapatnam (d) Chennai 2. The difference in the duration of day and night increases as one move from Answer (a) West to East 1. (b) The Muthoot Group, one of India's (b) East and West of the prime meridian leading business conglomerates and World Wide Fund for Nature- India (c) Poles to equator (WWF-India) has launched 'Friends for (d) Equator to poles Life', an elephant conservation project 3. When can one record the lowest dedicated towards effective management temperature of air? of human-elephant conflict (HEC) and protecting the habitats of Asian elephants (a) Just before sunrise (b) At midnight across six states in India. The project is (c) At 3 a.m. (d) At sunrise part of the Muthoot Haathi Mera Saathi 4. What is the difference between a geyser CSR initiative. and a hot spring? 2. (c) The Aegean dispute is a set of (a) Water is ejected explosively in a interrelated controversial issues between geyser Greece and Turkey over sovereignty and related rights in the area of the Aegean (b) Water from a geyser may be cold Sea. (c) Geysers are formed on volcanic 3. (c) In the northern hemisphere, summer mountains solstice takes place between June 20 and (d) Geysers are more common in cold 22. The June solstice happens when the countries tilt of Earth's axis is most inclined 5. The 9th Postal Zone of India covers towards the sun, directly over the Tropic of Cancer, so that's why we get the most (a) Andhra Pradesh daylight of the year. (b) Army Post Office 4. (c) INS Varsha is a new naval base being (c) Goa developed under Project Varsha for the (d) Andaman and Nicobar Islands Indian Navy. This base will be the home of the navy's new fleet of nuclear Answer submarines and ships. It was planned to 1. (b) For an observer on the North Pole, the be located within a radius of sun reaches the highest position in the sky approximately 200 kilometres (124.27 once a year in June. The day this occurs is statute miles) from Visakhapatnam, the called the June solstice day. Similarly, for headquarters of the navy's Eastern Naval an observer on the South Pole, the sun Command. reaches the highest position on December Example solstice day. When it is the summer solstice at one Pole, it is the winter 1. The sun reaches its maximum angular solstice on the other. The sun's westerly distance from the equator at the motion never ceases as the Earth is (a) zenith (b) solstice continually in rotation. However, the sun's motion in declination comes to a (c) equinox (d) noon time stop at the moment of solstice. In that sense, solstice means "sun-standing". Web: www.amiestudycircle.com Email: [email protected] Ph: +91 9412903929 24/27 AMIE(I) STUDY CIRCLE(REGD.) GENERAL KNOWLEDGE GENERAL KNOWLEDGE - I A FOCUSSED APPROACH 2. (d) (a) Geology (b) Geomorphology 3. (a) (c) Ecology (d) Geography 4. (a) A geyser is a spring characterized by 7. The country known, as the Land of intermittent discharge of water ejected Midnight Sun turbulently and accompanied by steam. A (a) Sweden (b) Norway hot spring is a spring produced by the emergence of geothermally heated (c) Finland (d) Denmark groundwater that rises from the Earth's 8. The World's largest river is crust. (a) Brahmaputra (b) Amazon 5. (b) (c) Nile (d) Mississippi Example 9. Tsunami is caused by

1. The contentious Baglihar damb is built on (a) plate tectonics the river (b) underwater ridges (a) Indus (b) Jheelum (c) underwater volcanic activity (c) Chenab (d) Satlez (d) pressure from Earth's core 2. How many minutes for each degree of 10. The Indian Territory which fell under the longitude does the local time of any place states on the eve of Independence was: vary from the Greenwich time? (a) Only 20 Percent (a) Four minutes (b) Two minutes (b) Over 80 percent (c) Eight minutes (d) Ten minutes (c) 54 percent 3. Which of the following is the largest (d) 46 percent peninsula in the world? Answer (a) Indian Peninsula (b) Arabian Peninsula 1. (c) Baglihar Dam also known as Baglihar Hydroelectric Power Project, is a run-of- (c) Malay Peninsula the-river power project on the Chenab (d) Chinese Peninsula River in the southern Doda district of the 4. Social Forestry aims at Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. (a) Ensuring fuel and forest produces to 2. (a) weaker sections 3. (b) The Arabian Peninsula is a peninsula (b) Medicinal and fruit plantation of Western Asia situated northeast of Africa on the Arabian plate. It is the (c) Large scale afforestation largest peninsula in the world, at (d) Scientific forestry 3,237,500 km2 (1,250,000 sq mi). The 5. A nautical mile is equal to Arabian Peninsula consists of the countries Yemen, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, (a) 1852 metres (b) 2000 metres Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the United (c) 1575 metres (d) 2050 metres Arab Emirates as well as parts of southern 6. Which of the following is concerned with Iraq and Jordan. land forms? Web: www.amiestudycircle.com Email: [email protected] Ph: +91 9412903929 25/27 AMIE(I) STUDY CIRCLE(REGD.) GENERAL KNOWLEDGE GENERAL KNOWLEDGE - I A FOCUSSED APPROACH 4. (c) Social forestry means the management (b) Slate, Schist, Shale and protection of forests and afforestation (c) Shale, State, Schist on barren lands with the purpose of helping in the environmental, social and (d) Shale, Schist, State rural development. 3. Exfoliation in granite is regarded as a 5. (a) A nautical mile is a unit of process of measurement defined as exactly 1852 (a) Chemical weathering meters. (b) Mechanical weathering 6. (b) (c) Faulting 7. (b) From late May to late July, the sun (d) Folding never completely descends beneath the horizon in areas north of the Arctic Circle 4. The tree species most commonly used in (hence Norway's description as the "Land social forestry is of the Midnight Sun"), and the rest of the (a) Gulmohar (b) Mango country experiences up to 20 hours of (c) Pipal (d) Eucalyptus daylight per day. 5. The Aswan Dam is constructed at a point 8. (b) The Amazon River in South America where is the largest river by discharge of water (a) There are several waterfalls in the world. (b) There are several cataracts 9. (c) Tsunami are waves caused by sudden movement of the ocean due to (c) There are several pigeon towers to earthquakes, landslides on the sea floor, facilitate the collection of droppings land slumping into the ocean, large needed to keep the land productive volcanic eruptions or meteorite impact in (d) The old traditional basic irrigation the ocean. facility exists 10. (c) 6. The difference in time per degree longitude between any two places on Example globe is 1. High sea is (a) 4 minutes (b) 5 minutes (a) Sea lying more than 5 km beyond the (c) 15 minutes (d) 30 minutes coast of a country 7. From which river would the National (b) Sea lying beyond a distance of 3 miles River Project be started? from the coast of any country (a) Yamuna (b) Gomti (c) Sea beyond 200 km of a cost of any (c) Ganga (d) Krishna country 8. The territorial waters of India extend up (d) Both (a) & (b) to? 2. If the original clay sediments are (a) 12 Nautical Miles subjected to high temperature and pressure, they successfully change into (b) 6 Km rocks, the correct order of which is (c) 10 Nautical Miles (a) Slate, Shale, Schist (d) 15 Nautical Miles Web: www.amiestudycircle.com Email: [email protected] Ph: +91 9412903929 26/27 AMIE(I) STUDY CIRCLE(REGD.) GENERAL KNOWLEDGE GENERAL KNOWLEDGE - I A FOCUSSED APPROACH 9. Savannah grasslands are found in (a) North America (b) Africa (c) Australia (d) East Asia 10. Suez Canal connects (a) Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea (b) Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea (c) Baltic Sea and Red Sea (d) Baltic Sea and Black Sea

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1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (a) Exfoliation of granite is an example of chemical weathering. 4. (d) The principal species used in afforestation is a eucalyptus hybrid, Eucalyptus tereticornis, though E.globulus has also been employed. 5. (d) 6. (a) 7. (c) The National River Linking Project (NRLP) is designed to ease water shortages in western and southern India while mitigating the impacts of recurrent floods in the eastern parts of the Ganga basin. 8. (a) 9. (b) 10. (a) The Suez Canal is an artificial sea- level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez.

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