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Code No. : C-453/2019/Series-A 2 QUESTION BOOKLET
This question paper contains 170 questions. / 170 All questions are compulsory. One question carries half mark only. Maximum Marks : 85 85
Time : 2 Hours 2
1. In which year was the English East India Company founded ? ? (A) 1590 (B) 1596 (C) 1600 (D) 1613
2. What treaty was signed in the year 1665 ? (A) Treaty of Bijapur (B) Treaty of Purandar (C) Treaty of Mewar (D) Treaty of Malwa 1665 ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
3. Which was the first English ship that came to India ? (A) Bengal (B) Elizabeth (C) May Flower (D) Red Dragon ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
4. The subject-matter of Hamza Namah is (A) painting (B) music (C) philosophy (D) architecture - (A) (B) (C) (D)
5. Which ruler regarded painting as Un-Islamic ? (A) Dara Shikoh (B) Jahangir (C) Shah Jahan (D) Aurangzeb - ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
6. Who was known as the ‘Plato of the Jat tribe’ ? (A) Chandgi Ram (B) Suraj Mal (C) Chandrabhan (D) Churaman ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
7. In which year was the famous Infallibility Decree issued ? ? (A) 1564 (B) 1591 (C) 1579 (D) 1605
8. When did Nadir Shah conquer Kandhar ? ? (A) 1737 (B) 1738 (C) 1739 (D) 1740 3 Code No. : C-453/2019/Series-A 9. The Vesara style of architecture is also known as the (A) Chola style (B) Chalukyan style (C) Pallava style (D) Pandya style (A) (B) (C) (D)
10. The threat of which power made Robert Clive not keen on annexing Awadh ? (A) French (B) Jats (C) Dutch (D) Marathas ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
11. Which of the regions was not among those hit by the famines of 1876-78 ? (A) Punjab (B) Bengal (C) Maharashtra (D) Hyderabad 1876-78 ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
12. The industry which affected most adversely the Indian economy was (A) ivory (B) silk cloth (C) glass-ware (D) cotton cloth (A) (B) (C) (D)
13. When did Annie Besant lay the foundation of a college, where Hindu religion and Western scientific subjects were taught ? ? (A) 1898 (B) 1907 (C) 1916 (D) 1882
14. When was the Singh Sabha founded ? ? (A) 1869 (B) 1871 (C) 1873 (D) 1877
15. The first newspaper to be published in India was (A) Bengal Gazette (B) Bengal Chronicle (C) Calcutta Gazette (D) Calcutta Chronicle - (A) (B) (C) (D)
16. The first Malayalam book in India was the translation of the Holy Bible in the year (A) 1801 (B) 1809 (C) 1811 (D) 1861
17. The renaissance in modern Kannada was started in which year ? ? (A) 1817 (B) 1824 (C) 1881 (D) 1885
18. V.D. Savarkar is a prominent writer of (A) Gujarati literature (B) Oriya literature (C) Punjabi literature (D) Marathi literature .. (A) (B) (C) (D) Code No. : C-453/2019/Series-A 4 19. The disbanding of the Gadkaris led to the (A) Kolhapur Revolt (B) Ramosi Rising (C) Waghera Rising (D) Cutch Revolt (A) (B) (C) (D)
20. To which area did the Farazi peasant movement belong ? (A) Punjab (B) Assam (C) Bengal (D) Gujarat ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
21. Who was the leader of the 1857 Revolt in Assam ? (A) Piali Barua (B) Kandarpesvar Singh (C) Diwan Maniram Dutta (D) Purandar Singh 1857 ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
22. In which year did the Vellore mutiny by the sepoys took place ? - ? (A) 1806 (B) 1824 (C) 1856 (D) 1857
23. Which of the following public associations is the oldest of all ? (A) Poona Sarvajanik Sabha (B) Scientific Society (C) Landholders Society (D) East India Society ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
24. Boycott of British goods was adopted as a National Policy in the year ? (A) 1899 (B) 1905 (C) 1903 (D) 1907
25. Which of the following was not associated with Madras extremism after 1905 ? (A) T. Prakasam (B) Krishna Rao (C) V.B. Iyengar (D) None of these 1905 ? (A) . (B) (C) .. (D)
26. Who was the Indian officer from the British army to be termed as ‘traitor’ ? (A) General Gurdial Singh Dhillon (B) General Mohan Singh (C) General Chand Singh (D) None of these ‘’ ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
27. Motilal Nehru entered into politics in which year ? ? (A) 1917 (B) 1918 (C) 1919 (D) 1920 5 Code No. : C-453/2019/Series-A 28. The annexation of which province by the British brought them to the outer fringes of Afghanistan ? (A) Punjab (B) Uttar Pradesh (C) Lahore (D) Baluchistan ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
29. The Scheduled Caste Federation was founded by B.R. Ambedkar in which year ? .. ? (A) 1939 (B) 1942 (C) 1945 (D) 1947
30. The Enquiry Committee, appointed by the Government to go into the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre was headed by (A) Lord Munro (B) Lord Lytton (C) Lord Hunter (D) Lord Reading ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
31. Through which Act were the powers of the Secretary of State for India curtailed to a large extent and transferred to the crown ? (A) Act of 1909 (B) Act of 1919 (C) Act of 1935 (D) Act of 1892 ? (A) 1909 (B) 1919 (C) 1935 (D) 1892
32. Which of the following local disputes made Gandhiji an influential political leader ? (A) Disputes in Champaran (B) Disputes in Khera (C) Disputes in Ahmedabad (D) All of these ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
33. In which Congress Session did Jawaharlal Nehru urge the Congress to accept socialism as its goal ? (A) Bombay, 1936 (B) Lucknow, 1936 (C) Calcutta, 1938 (D) Lahore, 1929 ? (A) , 1936 (B) , 1936 (C) , 1938 (D) , 1929
34. In 1937 elections, only Bengal & Punjab was ruled by the non-Congress Ministries. Punjab was ruled by (A) Krashak Praja Party (B) Rashtriya Kisan Party (C) Unionist Party (D) Muslim League 1937 - , (A) (B) (C) (D) Code No. : C-453/2019/Series-A 6 35. The Muslim League observed the Direct Action Day in support of their demand for Pakistan on the (A) August 14, 1947 (B) May16, 1946 (C) August 14, 1945 (D) August 16, 1946 ‘ ’ (A) 14, 1947 (B) 16, 1946 (C) 14, 1945 (D) 16, 1946
36. Which proved a unifying factor of the Hindus and Muslims ? (A) Satyagraha in Champaran (B) The Division of Bengal (C) Support to the Khilafat Movement (D) None of these ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
37. When did Premier Attlee declare that the British would Quit India by June 1948 ? (A) January 26, 1947 (B) August 15, 1947 (C) March 3, 1947 (D) February 20, 1947 , 1948 ? (A) 26, 1947 (B) 15, 1947 (C) 3, 1947 (D) 20, 1947
38. The new state of Pakistan was formed out of (A) The North-West Frontier Province (B) Sindh and parts of Punjab (C) Parts of Bengal in the east (D) All of these (A) - (B) (C) (D)
39. In which year did Lord Mountbatten assume office of Governor-Generalship ? - ? (A) 1943 (B) 1945 (C) 1946 (D) 1947
40. The Indian Independence Act, 1947 came into force on (A) February 20, 1947 (B) June 3, 1947 (C) July 18, 1947 (D) August 15, 1947 , 1947 (A) 20, 1947 (B) 3, 1947 (C) 18, 1947 (D) 15, 1947
41. What was the number of the princely states in India at the time of partition ? ? (A) 560 (B) 562 (C) 564 (D) 566 7 Code No. : C-453/2019/Series-A 42. How many Viceroys ruled over India between 1858 to 1947 ? 1858 1947 ? (A) 20 (B) 21 (C) 22 (D) 24
43. How many committees were appointed by the Constituent Assembly to consider various aspects of the Constitution ? (A) Five (B) Nine (C) Eleven (D) Thirteen ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
44. Which Act gave a separate representation to the Muslim community during the British rule ? (A) Indian Councils Act, 1909 (B) Government of India Act, 1919 (C) Indian Councils Act, 1892 (D) Government of India Act, 1935 ? (A) , 1909 (B) , 1919 (C) , 1892 (D) , 1935
45. How many seats did Muslim League win in the elections to Constituent Assembly ? ? (A) 3 (B) 43 (C) 73 (D) 173
46. Under whose leadership was the All-India Red Trade Union Congress formed ? (A) N.M. Joshi (B) M.G. Ranade (C) Raj Narain (D) Lala Lajpat Rai - ? (A) .. (B) .. (C) (D)
47. The first cotton mill in India was setup in which year ? ? (A) 1910 (B) 1918 (C) 1853 (D) 1858
48. By what name did the Marathas call the Central area of Maharashtra ? (A) Marathwada (B) Maharashtra (C) Maratha Desh (D) Swarajya ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
49. Which of the following misls did Ranjit Singh belong ? (A) Ahluwalia (B) Nihang (C) Sukerchakia (D) Karora Singhia ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
50. The Sayyid brothers were leaders of (A) Iranis (B) Turanis (C) Afghans (D) Hindustanis (A) (B) (C) (D)
Code No. : C-453/2019/Series-A 8 51. The English Company acquired the Nizamat from the Nawab of Bengal and the Diwani from (A) Robert Clive (B) Mughal Emperor (C) Board of Company’s Directors (D) The company took it by coercion (A) (B) (C) (D) -
52. The moving spirit behind the organization of the Ghadar Party was (A) Madan Lal Dhingra (B) V.D. Savarkar (C) Lala Hardayal (D) Lala Lajpat Rai (A) (B) .. (C) (D)
53. Komagatamaru case related to (A) trial of Revolutionaries (B) the Muzaffarpur Muder (C) the Alipore Conspiracy (D) refusal of the Canadian authorities to certain Indians to enter Canada. (A) (B) (C) (D)
54. In the succession conflict after Ranjit Singh’s demise, power was usurped by (A) Dhian Singh (B) Nao Nihal Singh (C) Sher Singh (D) Kharag Singh ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
55. Lord Macaulay was associated with (A) reforms in the army (B) abolition of Sati (C) codification of laws (D) permanent settlement (A) (B) (C) (D)
56. Modernization of Muslims in India was initiated by (A) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan (B) Abdul Latif (C) Badruddin Tyabji (D) Syed Amir Ali ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
9 Code No. : C-453/2019/Series-A 57. The President of the Indian National Congress at the time of Indian independence was (A) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (B) J.L. Nehru (C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (D) J.B. Kripalani (A) (B) .. (C) . (D) ..
58. Raushan Akhtar ascended the throne with which title ? (A) Jahandar Shah (B) Shah Jahan II (C) Muhammad Shah (D) Alamgir II ? (A) (B) II (C) (D) II
59. Under the Permanent Settlement, the Zamindar’s share in the collected land revenue was - 1rd 1th 1th 1 th (A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 11
60. The Widow Remarriage Act was passed during the Governor-Generalship of (A) Lord William Bentinck (B) Lord Dalhousie (C) Lord Canning (D) None of these - ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
61. The cultural background of revolutionary terrorism in Bengal had been strengthened by the writings of (A) Michael Madhusudan Dutt (B) Sakharam Ganesh Deuskar (C) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay (D) Rabindranath Tagore ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
62. Who declared that his ultimate aim was to wipe ‘every tear from every eye’ ? (A) Jayaprakash Narayan (B) Vallabhbhai Patel (C) Jawaharlal Nehru (D) Mahatma Gandhi ‘ ’ ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
63. The Maratha kingdom in Aurangzeb’s time was not led by (A) Tarabai (B) Shivaji (C) Sambhuji (D) Shahji (A) (B) (C) (D)
Code No. : C-453/2019/Series-A 10 64. The Nawab Wazir of Awadh was defeated in 1764 in the battle of (A) Panipat (B) Buxar (C) Plassey (D) None of these 1764 ______ (A) (B) (C) (D)
65. In whose Viceroyalty was the Rowlatt Act passed ? (A) Lord Hardinge II (B) Lord Reading (C) Lord Chelmsford (D) Lord Minto II ? (A) II (B) (C) (D) II
66. In which year did the British Government announce for the first time ‘Dominion status’ as the goal of Indian political developments ? ‘ ’ ? (A) 1922 (B) 1929 (C) 1932 (D) 1935
67. Who coined the slogan ‘Inquilab Zindabad’ ? (A) Subhas Chandra Bose (B) Hem Chandra Bose (C) Hasrat Mohani (D) Chandra Shekhar Azad ‘ ’ ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
68. Shivaji’s naval enterprises were directed against the (A) Portuguese (B) English (C) Sidis of Janjira (D) All of these - ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
69. The independent kingdom of Awadh was founded by (A) Shuja-ud-Daula (B) Saadat Khan (C) Safdar Jang (D) Chin Qilich Khan (A) -- (B) (C) (D)
70. The Home Rule Society was founded by (A) Lala Hardayal (B) V.D. Savarkar (C) Shyamji Krishna Varma (D) Madan Lal Dhingra ? (A) (B) .. (C) (D)
71. The seven year rule of ‘missions, omissions and commissions’ was associated with (A) Lord Wellesley (B) Lord Curzon (C) Lord Lytton (D) Lord Ripon ‘, ’ ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
11 Code No. : C-453/2019/Series-A 72. The conquest of which centre of the Portuguese marked the ruin of the latter ? (A) Goa (B) Malacca (C) Colombo (D) Cochin ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
73. Hyder Ali consolidated his position after being appointed the faujdar of (A) Arcot (B) Budikota (C) Dindigul (D) Devanhalli (A) (B) (C) (D)
74. The Whitley Commission was concerned with (A) labour (B) education (C) public health (D) reorganization of civil services (A) (B) (C) (D)
75. The British Government introduced Portfolio system for the first time in which year ? ? (A) 1853 (B) 1858 (C) 1861 (D) 1892
76. The Moplah Rebellion (1921) took place in (A) Telengana (B) Malabar (C) Marathwada (D) Vidarbha (1921) (A) (B) (C) (D)
77. The first national news agency of India was the (A) Indian Review (B) Free Press of India (C) Hindustan Review (D) Associated Press of India (A) (B) (C) (D)
78. The third battle of Panipat took place during the reign of (A) Muhammad Shah (B) Alamgir II (C) Shah Alam II (D) Jahandar Shah ? (A) (B) II (C) II (D)
79. The immediate cause which led to the launching of the Non-Cooperation Movement was the (A) Khilafat wrong (B) Rowlatt Act (C) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (D) None of these (A) (B) (C) (D) Code No. : C-453/2019/Series-A 12 80. Which one of the following European trading groups first established its factory at Surat ? (A) The Portuguese (B) The Dutch (C) The English (D) The French ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
81. In which region was the Prarthana Samaj established by Keshav ? (A) Bombay (B) Baroda (C) Navsari (D) Ahmedabad ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
82. The earliest figure in the awekening of modern India was (A) Dadabhai Naoroji (B) Raja Rammohan Roy (C) Swami Vivekanand (D) Aurobindo Ghosh (A) (B) (C) (D)
83. Slavery was abolished by the Charter Act of ______ (A) 1813 (B) 1843 (C) 1853 (D) 1872
84. The first woman President of the Indian National Congress was (A) Kamala Nehru (B) Sucheta Kripalani (C) Sarojini Naidu (D) Annie Besant (A) (B) (C) (D)
85. The leader of the Kuka Movement against the British was (A) Dhir Singh (B) Dalip Singh (C) Ram Singh (D) Lal Singh (A) (B) (C) (D)
86. The English language was officially introduced as medium of higher instruction in India in which year ? ? (A) 1819 (B) 1821 (C) 1833 (D) 1839
87. Which Peshwa aimed at the establishment of the ‘Hindu-pad-padshahi’ ? (A) Baji Rao I (B) Sawai Madhav Rao (C) Balaji Baji Rao (D) Balaji Viswanath ‘--’ ? (A) I (B) (C) (D)
13 Code No. : C-453/2019/Series-A 88. The first official legislature in India was created by the (A) Charter Act, 1853 (B) Regulating Act, 1773 (C) Indian Councils Act, 1861 (D) Charter Act, 1833 (A) , 1853 (B) , 1773 (C) , 1861 (D) , 1833
89. Which of the following policies of the British was based on the Downward Filtration theory till 1854 ? (A) Agrarian policy (B) Industrial policy (C) Education policy (D) Economic policy 1854 ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
90. The process of de-industrialization of India took place between (A) 1785-1813 (B) 1813-1860 (C) 1861-1871 (D) 1871-1935
91. The Mazhabi Sikhs were originally (A) artisans (B) menials (C) peasants (D) landed magnetes (A) (B) (C) (D) -
92. The foundations of the Maratha confederacy was laid by (A) Balaji Vishwanath (B) Sambhaji (C) Sahuji (D) Baji Rao I ? (A) (B) (C) (D) I
93. The Deoband Movement originated in (A) Aligarh (B) Saharnpur (C) Kanpur (D) Peshawar (A) (B) (C) (D)
94. Kalibangan is situated in (A) Uttar Pradesh (B) Sindh (C) Rajasthan (D) Gujarat (A) (B) (C) (D)
95. The word ‘Veda’ means (A) Knowledge (B) Wisdom (C) Skill (D) Power ‘’ (A) (B) (C) (D)
Code No. : C-453/2019/Series-A 14 96. Ashoka called the Third Buddhist Council at (A) Pataliputra (B) Magadha (C) Kalinga (D) Sarnath (A) (B) (C) (D)
97. Which of the following is the oldest dynasty ? (A) Maurya (B) Gupta (C) Kushan (D) Kanva ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
98. Who were the first kings to issue gold coins in India ? (A) Mauryas (B) Indo-Greeks (C) Guptas (D) Kushans ? (A) (B) - (C) (D)
99. The Hoyasala’s capital was (A) Warangal (B) Devagiri (C) Dwarasamundra (D) Krishnagiri (A) (B) (C) (D)
100. The Virupaksha temple was built by the (A) Chalukyas (B) Pallavas (C) Kakatiyas (D) Satavahanas ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
101. The first Muslim woman who ruled Northern India was (A) Razia Sultan (B) Mumtaz (C) Nurjahan (D) None of these (A) (B) (C) (D)
102. The Market Regulation System was introduce by (A) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq (B) Iltutmish (C) Alauddin Khilji (D) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq ? (A) -- (B) (C) (D)
103. Famous battle of Talikota was fought in ? (A) 1565 A.D. (B) 1575 A.D. (C) 1585 A.D. (D) 1570 A.D.
104. The first Mughal emperor of India was (A) Shah Jahan (B) Humayun (C) Babar (D) Akbar (A) (B) (C) (D) 15 Code No. : C-453/2019/Series-A 105. Who built the Red Fort ? (A) Humayun (B) Akbar (C) Shah Jahan (D) Aurangzeb ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
106. The founder of the Independent Sikh state was (A) Guru Nanak (B) Guru Govind Singh (C) Dalip Singh (D) Maharaja Ranjit Singh (A) (B) (C) (D)
107. Who was the Guru of Kabir ? (A) Ramanuja (B) Ramananda (C) Vallabhacharya (D) Namadeva ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
108. Who was the leader of the Bardoli Satyagraha ? (A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (B) Jawaharlal Nehru (C) Vallabh Bhai Patel (D) J.B. Kriplani ? (A) . (B) (C) (D) ..
109. When was first telegraph line started in India ? ? (A) 1851 (B) 1875 (C) 1884 (D) 1890
110. Who is called the ‘Father of the Indian National Congress’ ? (A) Mahatma Gandhi (B) A.O. Hume (C) Lokmanya Tilak (D) S.N. Banerjee ? (A) (B) .. (C) (D) ..
111. Who was in favour of a partyless democracy ? (A) Jai Prakash Narayan (B) M.N. Roy (C) Bhupendra Nath Dutta (D) Jawaharlal Nehru ? (A) (B) .. (C) (D)
112. The first to come and last to leave India were the (A) Portuguese (B) French (C) English (D) Dutch (A) (B) (C) (D) Code No. : C-453/2019/Series-A 16 113. Mahatma Gandhi was profoundly influenced by the writings of (A) Bernard Shaw (B) Karl Marx (C) Lenin (D) Leo Tolstoy ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
114. The hero of the ‘Kakori Dacoity’ case was (A) Ramprasad Bismil (B) Bhagat Singh (C) Batukeshwar Dutt (D) Barkatulla ‘’ (A) (B) (C) (D)
115. When was the Gandhi Irwin Pact made ? - ? (A) 1929 (B) 1930 (C) 1931 (D) 1932
116. In which year did the Indian National Congress split between moderates and extremists ? ? (A) 1907 (B) 1908 (C) 1909 (D) 1910
117. Siraj-ud-Daulah renamed which city as Alinagar ? (A) Calcutta (B) Agra (C) Ferozpur (D) Fatehpur ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
118. Where was the ‘Azad Hind Fauj’ founded ? (A) Singapore (B) Thailand (C) Britain (D) Italy ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
119. Who was the founder of ‘Gadhar Party’ ? (A) Sachindranath Sanyal (B) Lala Hardayal (C) Batukeshwar Dutt (D) None of these ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
120. Who was the Viceroy when Delhi became the capital of British India ? (A) Lord Curzon (B) Lord Minto (C) Lord Hardinge (D) Lord Wavell , ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
121. The original Constitution of India published in (A) Delhi (B) Dehradun (C) Bengaluru (D) Nasik (A) (B) (C) (D) 17 Code No. : C-453/2019/Series-A 122. Sovereign Parliament is a contribution of (A) England (B) USA (C) Ireland (D) Canada (A) (B) ... (C) (D)
123. Which of the following item is in ‘Concurrent List’ of Indian Constitution ? (A) Inter-state rivers (B) Labour Union (C) Citizenship (D) Local Governance ? (A) - (B) (C) (D)
124. Who admits a new state to the Union of India ? (A) President (B) Supreme Court (C) Prime Minister (D) Parliament ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
125. Who is the custodian of the implementation of Fundamental Rights ? (A) High Courts (B) Supreme Court (C) All Courts (D) Both (A) and (B) ? (A) (B) (C) (D) (A) (B)
126. Who is the constitutional head of the Indian Government ? (A) President (B) Prime Minister (C) Chief Justice of India (D) None of these ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
127. How many members of the Rajya Sabha are elected every two years ? (A) All (B) one-fourth (C) one-third (D) half ? (A) (B) - (C) - (D)
128. Who works as the Chairman of State Planning Board ? (A) Governor (B) Chief Minister (C) Leader of opposition (D) Speaker ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
Code No. : C-453/2019/Series-A 18 129. Which is the hottest planet in the solar system ? (A) Jupiter (B) Saturn (C) Venus (D) Uranus - ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
130. The smallest island country in the Indian Ocean is (A) Maldives (B) Sri Lanka (C) Mauritius (D) Madagascar (A) (B) (C) (D)
131. The temperate grasslands of North America are known as (A) Pampas (B) Downs (C) Steppe (D) Prairie (A) (B) (C) (D)
132. The Ozone hole over Antarctica was discovered in (A) 1975 (B) 1985 (C) 1978 (D) 1987
133. Where is Sunda Trench ? (A) Indian Ocean (B) Pacific Ocean (C) Atlantic Ocean (D) None of these ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
134. ‘Sun Temple’ is situated in the state of (A) Rajasthan (B) Andhra Pradesh (C) Odisha (D) Tamil Nadu (A) (B) (C) (D)
135. Indian Subcontinent was mainly a part of (A) Jurassic land (B) Angara land (C) Gondwana land (D) None of these (A) (B) (C) (D)
136. The Patkai hills belong to which mountain ranges ? (A) Himachal (B) Purvanchal (C) Himgiri (D) Hindu Kush ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
19 Code No. : C-453/2019/Series-A 137. Which river is known as ‘Open Sewer’ in India ? (A) Yamuna (B) Ganga (C) Narmada (D) Godavari ‘ ’ ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
138. The Mangrove forests of Ganga delta are known as (A) Monsoon forest (B) Sundarban (C) Tropical forest (D) Swamp forest (A) (B) (C) (D)
139. The state which tops in production of mustard seed is (A) Gujarat (B) Maharashtra (C) Uttar Pradesh (D) Rajasthan (A) (B) (C) (D)
140. Raniganj in West Bengal is concerned with (A) Coal (B) Iron ore (C) Manganese (D) Copper (A) (B) (C) (D)
141. Which of the following is the cleanest source of energy ? (A) Biofuel (B) Fossil fuel (C) Nuclear power (D) Wind energy ? (A) - (B) - (C) (D)
142. Demand of commodity mainly depends upon (A) Purchasing will (B) Purchasing power (C) Tax policy (D) Advertisement (A) (B) (C) (D)
143. The expenses on advertising is called (A) Implicit cost (B) Surplus cost (C) Fixed cost (D) Selling cost (A) (B) (C) (D)
144. The main feature of a capitalist economy is (A) Administered prices (B) Public ownership (C) Economic planning (D) Private ownership (A) (B) (C) (D) Code No. : C-453/2019/Series-A 20 145. Which of the following groups suffer the most from inflation ? (A) Debtors (B) Creditors (C) Business class (D) Holders of Real Assets ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
146. Which of the following is a better measurement of economic development ? (A) GNP (B) Disposable income (C) NNP (D) Per capita income ? (A) GNP (B) (C) NNP (D)
147. Dengue is spread by (A) Housefly (B) Fruitfly (C) Mosquito (D) Butterfly (A) - (B) - (C) (D)
148. Ginger is a modified (A) Root (B) Leaf (C) Tendril (D) Stem (A) (B) (C) (D)
149. Pulses are a good source of (A) Carbohydrates (B) Vitamins (C) Proteins (D) Fats (A) (B) (C) (D)
150. ‘Insectivorous plant’ trap insects for (A) Nitrogen (B) Fats (C) Vitamins (D) Carbohydrates ‘ ’ (A) (B) (C) (D)
151. Chewing gum is made from (A) Resin (B) Tannin (C) Latex (D) Gum (A) (B) (C) (D)
152. Which of the following is a biodegradable waste ? (A) Wool (B) Polythene bags (C) Plastics (D) Nylon - ? (A) (B) (C) (D) 21 Code No. : C-453/2019/Series-A 153. The largest cell in the human body is (A) Nerve cell (B) Muscle cell (C) Liver cell (D) Kidney cell (A) (B) (C) (D)
154. Which vitamin is not found in any animal food ? (A) Vitamin B12 (B) Vitamin C (C) Vitamin D (D) Vitamin K ? (A) B12 (B) C (C) D (D) K
155. Which will replace question mark ( ?) in CEGI : RTVX : : IKMO : ? CEGI : RTVX : : IKMO : ? , (?) ?
(A) JKNP (B) MNQP (C) LNPR (D) DFHI
156. Which of the following letters is 14th to the right of 6th letter from the left in the English alphabet ? 14 ?
(A) R (B) P (C) W (D) T
157. First Lt. Governor of H.P. was (A) N.C. Mehta (B) S. Chakravarti (C) Major General Himmat Singh (D) K.L. Mehta . ? (A) .. (B) . (C) (D) ..
158. State flower of H.P. is (A) Rose (B) Lotus (C) Pink Rhododendron (D) Tulip (A) (B) (C) (D)
159. Famous Baba Balak Nath temple in H.P. is located in which district of H.P. ? (A) Bilaspur (B) Hamirpur (C) Una (D) Kangra ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
160. Shilli Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which district of H.P. ? (A) Sirmaur (B) Shimla (C) Kinnaur (D) Solan ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
Code No. : C-453/2019/Series-A 22 161. Which of the following trains has been recently named as Vande Bharat Express ? (A) Deccan Odyssey (B) Golden Chariot (C) Lifeline Express (D) Train 18 ? (A) (B) (C) (D) 18
162. Which neighbouring country of India has recently declared sugarcane juice as ‘national drink’ ? (A) Bangladesh (B) Bhutan (C) Pakistan (D) Nepal ‘ ’ ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
163. Who has won the men’s singles 2019 Australian Open Tennis Tournament ? (A) Marin Cilic (B) Novak Djokovic (C) Rafael Nadal (D) Andy Murray 2019 ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
164. Who has been named as new king of Malaysia recently ? (A) Ahmad Shah (B) Abdul Rahim (C) Sultan Abdullah (D) Sirajuddin ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
165. I would willingly part ____ my goat. (A) from (B) with
(C) of (D) no preposition is needed
166. Antonym of the word ‘Impious’ is
(A) holy (B) mischievous (C) shrewd (D) diplomatic
167. Meaning of the idiom ‘Mad as a March hare’ is (A) sane (B) intoxicated
(C) as mad as a hare in spring (D) slightly touched in the brain
168. (A) (B) (C) (D)
169. ‘’ (A) (B) (C) (D)
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