Q1. The main land of India extends between latitudes ____ and ____.

A. 3°7’N and 10°1’N

B. 6°8’N and 17°1’N

C. 6°4’N and 28°6’N

D. 8°4’N and 37°6’N

Q2. What are the longitudes in which India is located?

A. 108°8’E and 139°9’E

B. 108°8’W and 108°8’W

C. 68°7’E and 97°25’E

D. 68°7’W and 97°25’W

Q3. . In which state can one find the largest saltwater lake of India?

A. Maharashtra

B. Odisha

C. West Bengal

D. Punjab

Q4. Which of the following describes drainage patterns resembling branches of a tree?

(a) Radial

(b) Centrifugal

(c) Dendritic

(d) Trellis

Q5. Which of the following rivers is known as the ‘Dakshin Ganga’?

(a) The Godavari

(b) The Narmada

(c) The Krishna

(d) The Kaveri

Q6. Which is the coldest place in India?

(a) Drass

(b) Srinagar
(c) Shillong

(d) Bikaner

Q6. Which term is used to denote plants of a particular region or period?

A. Flora

B. Fauna

C. Indigenous species

D. Vegetation

Q7. What is the pivotal element in social studies?

A. Population

B. Education

C. Health

D. Culture and Heritage

Q8. Which of the following components has been a major component of growth of population in India?

A. Increase in death rates

B. Decrease in birth rates

C. Both A and B

D. None of these

Q9. What is the other name for the Voters’ List?

A. Electoral List

B. Election List

C. Electoral Roll

D. Election vote list

Q10. By how many days can the Rajya Sabha delay a money bill?

A. 10 days

B. 14 days

C. 21 days

D. 30 day
Q11. The head of the government in Nepal is the :

(a) President

(b) Prime Minister

(c) King

(d) Vice President

Q12. Investment in human capital is expenditure on

(a) education

(b) training

(c) medical care

(d) all of the above

Q13.Infant mortality rate refers to the death of a child under the age of

(a) 1 year

(b) 2 years

(c) 3 years

(d) 4 years

Q14. Tendu leaves are used in making…..?

A. Bidis

B. Plates

C. Baskets

D. Umbrellas

Q15.The railway network expanded rapidly in India from…..?

A. 1820s

B. 1830s

C. 1850s

D. 1860s

Q16. MSP refers to :

(a) Minimum Support Price

(b) Maximum Support Price

(d) None of the above

Q17. Green Revolution in the 1960s was associated with :

(a) use of HYV seeds

(b) tree plantation programme

(c) fisheries development

(d) none of the above

Q18. If anyone violates our Fundamental Rights we can directly approach the:

A . Prime Minister

B. Supreme Court

C. President

D. Vice Presiden

Q19. When South Africa become a democratic country

(a) 26 April 1992

(b) 26 April 1994

(c) 26 April 1996

(d) 26 April 1998

Q20. When constituent assembly adopt the constitution?

(a) 29 Nov 1946

(b) 26 Nov 1948

(c) 26 Nov 1949

(d) 26 Jan 1950

Q21. When did Hitler become the Chancellor of Germany?

A. January 30, 1923

B. January 30, 1929

C. January 30, 1933

D. March 3, 1933
Q22 Why was the Weimar Republic called ‘November Criminals’?

A. Because they signed armistice agreement and conceded Germany to Allies

B. Because they crushed Spartacists with the help of free Corps

C. Because they misused Article 48

D. They secured loans from USA

Q23 In South East Asia Shifting agriculture is known as ……..?

A. Chitemene

B. Tavy

C. Lading

D. Milpa

Q24 The Maru Raikas herded…..?

A. Camels

B. Sheep

C. Goats

D. All

Q25 Pastorals were found in the ……?

A. Plateaus

B. Plains

C. Deserts

D. All

Q26 In which state of India do the ‘Gaddi’ shepherds live?

(a) Jammu and Kashmir

(b) Himachal Pradesh

(c) Maharashtra

(d) Karnataka

Q27 Which of the following systems was adopted by the British to convince the unwilling Indian
cultivators to produce opium?
(a) Cheap loans

(b) Advances

(c) Collective farming

(d) Scientific farming methods

Q28 Which of the following became the Bread Basket of the world during 20th century?

(a) Japan

(b) France

(c) Russia

(d) America

Q29 The ICC headquarters shifted from London to

(a) Sydney

(b) India

(c) Dubai

(d) Singapore

Q30. When was the first World Cup successfully staged?

(a) 1972

(b) 1973

(c) 1974

(d) 1975

Q31. In which country was cricket played for the first time?

(a) England

(b) Rome

(c) Spain

(d) India

Q32. In reaction to which measure of the British did the Swadeshi Movement begin?

(a) Partition of Bengal in 1905

(c) Starting of World War I in 1914

(d) Montague-Chelmsford Reforms of 1919

Q33. In which year did Gandhiji adopt dhoti?

(a) 1913

(b) 1915

(c) 1921

(d) 1928

Q34. French women demanded the right to…..?

A. Vote

B. To be elected in the assembly

C. To hold political office

D. All

Q35. In the year ________ Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo.

(a) 1814

(b) 1813

(c) 1815

(d) 1816

Q36. What were the demands made by the workers in St. Petersburg who went on a strike?

(a) Reduction of working time to eight hours

(b) Increase in wages

(c) Improvement in working conditions

(d) All the above

Q37. Saudi Arabia is ruled by ….?

A. Democracy

B. Dictatorship

C. Federal Government

D. Monarchy
Q38 . Who called the right to constitutional remedies as the heart and soul of the constitution?

A. J.L. Nehru

B. B. R. Ambedkar

C. Mahatma Gandhi

D. Rajendra Prasad

Q39. How many types of vegetation are there in India?

A. 5

B. 8

C. 3

D. 4

Q40. All countries that have constitutions….

A. Are not necessarily democratic

B. Are necessarily democratic

C. They can only have a condition if they are democratic

D. None