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1. What were the three major empires shattered by the end of First World War?
a) Germany, Austria Hungary, and the Ottomans
b) Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Russia
c) Spain, Portugal and Italy
d) Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy
2. Which country emerged as the strongest in East Asia towards the close of nineteenth century?
a) China b) Japan c) Korea d) Mongolia
3. Who said “imperialism is the highest stage of capitalism”?
a) Lenin b) Marx c) Sun Yat-sen d) Mao Tsetung
4. What is the Battle of Marne remembered for?
a) air warfare b) trench warfare c) submarine warfare d) ship warfare
5. To which country did the first Secretary General of League of Nations belong?
a) Britain b) France c) Dutch d) USA
6. Which country was expelled from the League of Nations for attacking Finland?
a) Germany b) Russia c) Italy d) France
7. With whom of the following was the Lateran Treaty signed by Italy?
a) Germany b) Russia c) Pope d) Spain
8. With whose conquest did the Mexican civilization collapse?
a) Hernan Cortes b) Francisco Pizarro c) Toussaint Louverture d) Pedro I
9. Who made Peru as part of their dominions?
a) English b) Spaniards c) Russians d) French
10. Which President of the USA pursued “Good Neighbour” policy towards Latin America?
a) Roosevelt b) Truman c) Woodrow Wilson d) Eisenhower
11. Which part of the world disliked dollar imperialism?
a) Europe b) Latin America c) India d) China
12. When did the Japanese formally sign of their surrender?
a) 2 September, 1945 b) 2 October, 1945 c) 15 August, 1945 d) 12 October, 1945
13. Who initiated the formation of League of Nations?
a) Roosevelt b) Chamberlain c) Woodrow Wilson d) Baldwin
14. Where was the Japanese Navy defeated by the US Navy?
a) Battle of Guadalcanal b) Battle of Midway c) Battle of Leningrad d) Battle of El Alamein
15. Where did the US drop its first atomic bomb?
a) Kavashaki b) Innoshima c) Hiroshima d) Nagasaki

16. Who were mainly persecuted by Hitler?

a) Russians b) Arabs c) Turks d) Jews
17. Which Prime Minister of England who signed the Munich Pact with Germany ?
a) Chamberlain b) Winston Churchill c) Lloyd George d) Stanley Baldwin
18. When was the Charter of the UN signed?
a) June 26, 1942 b) June 26, 1945 c) January 1, 1942 d) January 1, 1945
19. Which American President followed the policy of containment of Communism?.
a) Woodrow Wilson b) Truman c) Theodore Roosevelt d) Franklin Roosevelt
20. When was People‟s Political Consultative Conference held in China?
a) September 1959 b) September 1948 c) September 1954 d) September 1949

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21. The United States and European allies formed ___ to resist any Soviet aggression in Europe
a) SEATO b) NATO c) SENTO d) Warsaw Pact
22. Who became the Chairman of the PLO‟s Executive Committee in 1969?
a) Hafez al-Assad b) Yasser Arafat c) Nasser d) Saddam Hussein
23. When was North and South Vietnam united?
a) 1975 b) 1976 c) 1973 d) 1974
24. When was the Warsaw Pact dissolved?
a) 1979 b) 1989 c) 1990 d) 1991
25. In which year was Sati abolished?
a) 1827 b) 1829 c) 1826 d) 1927
26. What was the name of the Samaj founded by Dayanand Saraswati?
a) Arya Samaj b) Brahmo Samaj c) Prarthana Samaj d) Adi Brahmo Samaj
27. Whose campaign and work led to the enactment of Widow Remarriage Reform Act of 1856?
a) Iswarchandra Vidyasagar b) Raja Rammohan Roy c) Annie Besant d) Jyotiba Phule
28. Whose voice was Rast Goftar?
a) Parsi Movement b) Aligarh Movement c) Ramakrishna Missiond) Dravida Mahajana Sabha
29. Who was the founder of Namdhari Movement?
a) Baba Dayal Das b) Baba Ramsingh c) Gurunanak d) Jyotiba Phule
30. Who was the founder of Widow Remarriage Association?
a) M.G. Ranade b) Devendranath Tagore c ) Jyotiba Phule d) Ayyankali
31. Who was the author of the book Satyarthaprakash ?
a) Dayananda Saraswathi b) Iyothee Thassar c) Annie Besant d) Swami Shradanatha
32. Who was the first Palayakkarars to resist the East India Company‟s policy of territorial aggrandizement?
a) Marudhu brothers b) Puli Thevar c) Velunachiyar d) Veerapandya Kattabomman
33. Who had established close relationship with the three agents of Chanda Sahib?
a) Velunachiyar b) Kattabomman c) Puli Thevar d) Oomai thurai
34. Where was Sivasubramanianar executed?
a) Kayathar b) Nagalapuram c) Virupachi d) Panchalamkurichi
35. Who issued the Tiruchirappalli proclamation of Independence?
a) Marudhu brothers b) Puli Thevar c) Veerapandya Kattabomman d) Gopala Nayak
36. When did the Vellore Revolt breakout?
a) 24 May 1805 b) 10 July 1805 c) 10 July 1806 d) 10 September 1806
37. Who was the Commander-in-Chief responsible for the new military regulations in Vellore fort?
a) Col. Fancourt b) Major Armstrong c) Sir John Cradock d) Colonel Agnew
38. Where were the sons of Tipu Sultan sent after the Vellore Revolt?
a) Calcutta b) Mumbai c) Delhi d) Mysore
39. Which one of the following was launched by Haji Shariatullah in 1818 in East Bengal?
a) Wahhabi Rebellion b) Farazi Movement c) Tribal uprising d) Kol Revolt
40. Who declared that “Land belongs to God” and collecting rent or tax on it was against divine law?
a) Titu Mir b) Sidhu c) Dudu Mian d) Shariatullah
41. Who were driven out of their homeland during the process of creation of Zamins under
Permanent Settlement?
a) Santhals b) Titu Mir c) Munda d) Kol
42. Find out the militant nationalist from the following.
a) Dadabhai Naoroji b) Justice Govind Ranade c) Bipin Chandra pal d) Romesh Chandra
43. When did the Partition of Bengal come into effect?
a) 19 June 1905 b) 18 July 1906 c) 19 August 1907 d) 16 October 1905
44. What was the context in which the Chotanagpur Tenancy Act was passed?
a) Kol Revolt b) Indigo Revolt c) Munda Rebellion d) Deccan Riots

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45. Who set up the first Home Rule League in April 1916?
a) Annie Basant b) Bipin Chandra Pal c) Lala Lajpat Rai d) Tilak
46. Who drew the attention of the British to the suffering of Indigo cultivation through his play Nil darpan?
a) Dina Bandhu Mitra b) Romesh Chandra Dutt c) Dadabhai Naoroji d) Birsa Munda
47. Who was arrested during the anti-Rowlatt protests in Amritsar?
a) Motilal Nehru b) Saifuddin Kitchlew c) Mohamed Ali d) Raj Kumar Shukla
48. In which session of the Indian National Congress was Non-Cooperation approved?
a) Bombay b) Madras c) Calcutta d) Nagpur
49. Which among the following was declared as „Independence Day‟?
a) 26th January 1930 b) 26th December 1929 c) 16th June 1946 d) 15th January 1947

50. When was the first Forest Act enacted?

a) 1858 b) 1911 c) 1865 d) 1936
51. On 8 January 1933 which day was observed ______
a) Temple Entry Day b) Day of Deliverance c) Direct Action Day d) Independence Day
52. Which Act introduced Provincial Autonomy?
a) 1858 Act b) Indian Councils Act, 1909 c) Government of India Act, 1919
d) Government of India Act, 1935
53. Who was the first President of the Madras Mahajana Sabha?
a) T.M. Nair b) P. Rangaiah c) G. Subramaniam d) G.A. Natesan
54. Where was the third session of the Indian National Congress held?
a) Marina b) Mylapore c) Fort St. George d) Thousand Lights
55. Who said “Better bullock carts and freedom than a train de luxe with subjection”?
a) Annie Besant b) M. Veeraraghavachari c) B.P. Wadia d) G.S. Arundale
56. Who among the following were Swarajists?
a) S. Satyamurti b) Kasturirangar c) P. Subbarayan d) Periyar EVR
57. Who set up the satyagraha camp in Udyavanam near Madras?
a) K. Kamaraj b) C. Rajaji c) K. Santhanam d) T. Prakasam
58. Where was the anti-Hindi Conference held?
a) Erode b) Madras c) Salem d) Madurai
59. ________ established a full-fledged printing press in 1709, at Tranquebar.
a) Caldwell b) F.W. Ellis c) Ziegenbalg d) Meenakshisundaram

60. ________ founded Adi Dravida Mahajana Sabha in 1893.

a) Rettaimalai Srinivasan b) B. R. Ambedkar c) Rajaji d) M. C. Rajah
61. India‟s first organised trade union, the Madras Labour Union was formed in _____ .
a) 1918 b) 1917 c) 1916 d) 1914
62. ____ was established by the Justice Party Government for the selection of Government officials.
a) Staff Selection Board b) Public Service Commission
c) Provincial Staff Recruitment Board d) Staff Selection Commission
63.___ was the first elected Legislative Council Member from the depressed class in Madras Province.
a) M. C. Rajah b) Rettaimalai Srinivasan c) T.M. Nair d) P. Varadarajulu
64. The north-south extent of India is
a) 2,500 km b) 2,933 km c) 3,214 km d) 2,814 km
65. _________ River is known as „Sorrow of Bihar‟.
a) Narmada b) Godavari c) Kosi d) Damodar
66. A landmass bounded by sea on three sides is referred to as _________.
a) Coast b) Island c) Peninsula d) Strait
67. The Palk Strait and Gulf of Mannar separates India from _______
a) Goa b) West Bengal c) Sri Lanka d) Maldives
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68. The highest peak in South India is
a) Ooty b) Kodaikanal c) Anaimudi d) Jindhagada
69. _____________ Plains are formed by the older alluviums.
a) Bhabar b) Tarai c) Bhangar d) Khadar
70. Pulicat Lake is located between the states of
a) West Bengal and Odisha b) Karnataka and Kerala
c) Odisha and Andhra Pradesh d) Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh
71. Western disturbances cause rainfall in _________.
a) Tamilnadu b) Kerala c) Punjab d) Madhya Pradesh
72. _________ helps in quick ripening of mangoes along the coast of Kerala and Karnataka.
a) Loo b) Norwester c) Mango showers d) Jet stream
73. _________ is a line joining the places of equal rainfall.
a) Isohyets b) Isobar c) Isotherm d) Latitudes
74. Climate of India is labelled as _________.
a) Tropical humid b) Equatorial Climate
c) Tropical Monsoon Climate d) Temperate Climate
75. The monsoon forests are otherwise called as _________.
a) Tropical evergreen forest b) Deciduous forest c) Mangrove forestd) Mountain forest
76. Sesahachalam hills, a Biosphere reserve is situated in _________.
a) Tamil Nadu b) Andhra Pradesh c) Madhya Pradesh d) Karnataka

77. _________ is a part of the world network biosphere reserves of UNESCO

a) Nilgiri b) Agasthiyamalai c) Great Nicobar d) Kachch
78. The soil which is rich in iron oxides is __________.
a) Alluvial b) Black c) Red d) Alkaline
79. Which of the following organization has divided the Indian soils into 8 major groups?
a) Indian Council of Agricultural Research b) Indian Meteorological Department
c) Soil Survey of India d) Indian Institute of Soil Science
80. The soils formed by the rivers are:
a) Red soils b) Black soils c) Desert soils d) Alluvial soils
81. _________ dam is the highest gravity dam in India.
a) Hirakud dam b) Bhakra Nangal dam c) Mettur dam d) Nagarjuna Sagar dam
82. __________ is a cash crop.
a) Cotton b) Wheat c) Rice d) Maize
83. Black soils are also called as:
a) Arid soils b) Saline soils c) Regur soils d) Mountain soils
84. The longest dam in the world is ___________.
a) Mettur dam b) Kosi dam c) Hirakud dam d) Bhakra-Nangal dam
85. Which crop is called as “Golden Fibre” in India?
a) Cotton b) Wheat c) Jute d) Tobacco
86. Manganese is used in______.
a) Storage batteries b) Steel Making c) Copper smelting d) Petroleum Refining
87. The Anthracite coal has ___________.
a) 80 to 95% Carbon b) Above 70% Carbon c) 60 to 70% Carbon d) Below 50% Carbon
88. The most important constituents of petroleum are hydrogen and
a) Oxygen b) Water c) Carbon d) Nitrogen
89. The city which is called as the Manchester of South India is
a) Chennai b) Salem c) Madurai d) Coimbatore

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90. The first Nuclear Power station was commissioned in
a) Gujarat b) Rajasthan c) Maharashtra d) Tamil nadu
91. The most abundant source of energy is
a) Bio mass b) Sun c) Coal d) Oil
92. The famous Sindri Fertilizer Plant is located in
a) Jharkhand b) Bihar c) Rajasthan d) Assam
93. The nucleus for the development of the chotanagpur plateau region is
a) Transport b) Mineral Deposits c) Large demand d) Power Availability
94. The scientific study of different aspects of population is called
a) Cartography b) Demography c) Anthropology d) Epigraphy
95. _______ transport provides door to door services.
a) Railways b) Roadways c) Airways d) Waterways.
96. The length of Golden Quadrilateral superhighways in India is
a) 5846 km b) 5942 km c) 5630 km d) 5800 km
97. The National Remote sensing Centre(NRSC) is located at
a) Bengaluru b) Chennai c) Delhi d) Hyderabad
98. The transport useful in the inaccessible areas is
a) Roadways b) Railways c) Airways d) Waterways
99. Which of the following is associated with helicopter service?
a) Air India b) Indian Airlines c) Vayudoot d) Pavan Hans

100. The major import item of India is

a) Cement b) Jewells c) Tea d) Petroleum
101. The latitudinal extent of Tamil Nadu is
a) 8°5′N to 13°35′N b) 8°5′S to 13°35′S c) 8°0′N to 13°5′N d) 8°0′S to 13°05′S
102. The longitudinal extent of Tamil Nadu is
a) 76°18′ E to 80°20′E b) 76°18′ W to 80°20′W c) 86°18′ E to 10°20′E d) 86°18′ W to 10°20′W
103. The highest peak in Tamil Nadu is
a) Anaimudi b) Doddabetta c) Mahendragiri d) Servarayan
104. Which of the following passes is not located in the Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu?
a) Palghat b) Shencottah c) Bhorghat d) Achankoil
105. Which one of the following rivers is flow into the Arabian Sea?
a) Periyar b) Cauvery c) Chittar d) Bhavani
106. The district with largest mangrove forest cover in Tamil Nadu is
a) Ramanathapuram b) Nagapattinam c) Cuddalore d) Theni
107. Retreating monsoon wind picks up moisture from
a) Arabian sea b) Bay of Bengal c) Indian Ocean d) Timor sea
108. Which of the following district is affected by sand dunes to a large extent?
a) Theni b) Madurai c) Thanjavur d) Ramanathapuram
109. The district which has the largest forest cover in Tamil Nadu is
a) Dharmapuri b) Vellore c) Dindigul d) Erode
110. The delta which is known as Granary of South India is
a) Cauvery delta b) Mahanadi delta c) Godavari delta d) Krishna delta
111. Second staple food of the people of Tamil Nadu is
a) Pulses b) Millets c) Oilseeds d) Rice
112. A major hydro-electric power project of Tamil Nadu is
a) Mettur b) Papansam c) Sathanur d) Thungabahdra
113. Number of major and minor ports in Tamil Nadu are
a) 3 and 15 b) 4 and15 c) 3 and16 d) 4 and15

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114. Which of the following sequences in right regarding the Preamble?
(a) Republic, democratic, secular, socialist, sovereign
(b) Sovereign, socialist, secular, republic, democratic
(c) Sovereign, republic, secular, socialist, democratic
(d) Sovereign, nsocialist, secular, democratic, republic
115. How many times has the Preamble to the Constitution of India amended?
(a) Once (b) Twice (c) Thrice (d) Never
116. A foreigner can acquire Indian citizenship through
(a) Descent (b) Registration (c) Naturalisation (d) All of the above
117. Find the odd one out.
(a) Right to Equality (b) Right against Exploitation
(c) Right to Property (d) Cultural and Educational Rights
118. One of the following is not an instance of an exercise of a fundamental right?
(a) Workers from Karnataka go to Kerala to work on the farms
(b) Christian missions set up a chain of missionary schools
(c) Men and Women government employees got the same salary.
(d) Parents property is inherited by their children
119. Which one of the following rights was described by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar as the heart and soul of the Constitution ?
(a) Right to freedom of religion (b) Right to equality
(c) Right to Constitutional remedies (d) Right to property
120. How can the Fundamental Rights be suspended?
(a) If the Supreme Court so desires (b) If the Prime Minister orders to this effect
(c) If the President orders it during the national emergency (d) All of the above
121. We borrowed the Fundamental Duties from the
(a) American Constitution (b) Canadian Constitution
(c) Russian Constitution (d) Irish Constitution
122. Under which Article financial emergency can be proclaimed?
(a) Article 352 (b) Article 356 (c) Article 360 (d) Article 368
123. Which of the following committees/ commissions made recommendations about the Centre-State Relations?
. 1.Sarkaria Commission 2. Rajamannar Committee3 M.N.Venkatachaliah Commission Select
the correct answer from the codes given below
(a) 1, 2 & 3 (b) 1 & 2 (c) 1 & 3 (d) 2 & 3
124. The Constitutional Head of the Union is
a) The President b) The Chief Justice c) The Prime Minister d) Council of Ministers
125. Who among the following decides whether a Bill is a Money Bill or not?
a) The President b) Attorney General
c) Parliamentary Affairs Minister d) Speaker of Lok Sabha
126. The Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to the:
a) The President b) Lok Sabha c) The Prime Minister d) Rajya Sabha

127. What is minimum age laid down for a candidate to seek election to the Lok Sabha?
a) 18 years b) 21 years c) 25 years d) 30 years
128. The authority to alter the boundaries of state in India rest with?
a) The President b) The Prime Minister c) State Government d) Parliament
129. Under which Article the President is vested with the power to proclaim Financial Emergency
a) Article 352 b) Article 360 c) Article 356 d) Article 365
130. The Chief Justice and other Judges of the Supreme court are appointed by:
a) The President b) TheAttorney General c) The Governor d) The Prime Minister

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 131. The Governor of the State is appointed by the
(a) Prime Minister (b) Chief Minister (c) President (d) Chief Justice
132. The Speaker of a State is a
(a) Head of State (b) Head of government (c) President‟s agent (d) None of these
133. Which among the following is not one of the powers of the Governor?
(a) Legislative (b) Executive (c) Judicial (d) Diplomatic
134. Who can nominate one representative of the Anglo-Indian Community to the State Legislative
Assembly?
(a) The President (b) The Governor (c) The Chief Minister (d) The Speaker of State legislature
135. The Governor does not appoint
(a) Chief Minister (b) Chairman of the State Public Service Commission
(c) Advocate General of the State (d) Judges of the High Court
136. The State Council of Ministers is headed by
(a) The Chief Minster (b) The Governor (c) The Speaker (d) The Prime Minister
137. The minimum age for the membership of the Legislative Council is
(a) 25 years (b) 21 years (c) 30 years (d) 35 years
138. Which one of the following States does not possess a bicameral legislature?
(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Telangana (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Uttar Pradesh
139. The High Courts in India were first started at
(a) Calcutta, Bombay, Madras (b) Delhi and Calcutta
(c) Delhi, Calcutta, Madras (d) Calcutta, Madras, Delhi
140. Which of the following States have a common High Court?
(a) Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh (b) Kerala and Telangana
(c) Punjab and Haryana (d) Maharashtra and Gujarat
141. Which Minister plays a vital role in molding foreign policy of our country?
(a) Defense Minister (b) Prime Minister (c) External Affairs Minister (d) Home Minister
142. The Panchaseel treaty has been signed between
(a) India and Nepal (b) India and Pakistan (c) India and China (d) India and Sri Lanka
143. Which article of Indian constitution directs to adopt foreign policy?
(a) Article 50 (b) Article 51 (c) Article 52 (d) Article 53
144. Apartheid is
(a) An international association (b) Energy diplomacy
(c) A policy of racial discrimination (d) None of these
145. The Agreement signed by India and China in 1954 related to
(a) Trade and Commerce (b) Restoration of normal relations
(c) Cultural exchange programmes (d) The Five Principles of Co existence
146. Which is not related to our foreign policy
(a) World co operation (b) World peace (c) Racial equality (d) Colonialism
147. Which of the following country is not the founder member of NAM?
(a) Yugoslavia (b) Indonesia (c) Egypt (d) Pakistan
148. Find the odd one
(a) Social welfare (b) Health care (c) Diplomacy (d) Domestic affairs
149. Non-Alliance means
(a) being neutral (b) freedom to decide on issues independently
(c) demilitarization d) none of the above
150. Non – military issues are
(a) Energy security (b) Water security (c) Pandemics (d) All the above.
151. Mc Mahon Line is a border between
a) Burma and India b) India and Nepal c) India and China d) India and Bhutan

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152. India is not a member of which of the following
1) G20 2) ASEAN 3) SAARC 4) BRICS
a) 2 only b) 2 and 4 c) 2, 4 and d) 1, 2 and 3
153. OPEC is
a) An international insurance Co. b) An international sports club
c) An Organisation of Oil Exporting Countries d) An international company
154. With which country does India share its longest land border?
a) Bangladesh b) Myanmar c) Afghanistan d) China
155. Match the following and choose the correct answer form the codes given below.
i) Salma Dam - 1. Bangladesh ii) Farakka accord - 2. Nepal
iii) Chukha hydroelectric project - 3. Afghanistan iv) Sharda River project - 4. Bhutan
a) 3 1 4 2 b) 3 1 2 4 c) 3 4 1 2 d) 4 3 2 1
156. How many countries share its border with India?
a) 5 b) 6 c) 7 d) 8
157. Which two island countries are India‟s neighbours?
a) Sri Lanka and Andaman island b) Maldieves and Lakshadweep island
c) Maldieves and Nicobar island d) Sri Lanka and Maldieves
158. Which Indian state is surrounded by three countries?
a) Arunachal Pradesh b) Meghalaya c) Mizoram d) Sikkim
159. How many Indian states have their boundary with Nepal?
a) Five b) Four c) Three d) Two
160. Who drew up the borders for independent Pakistan?
a) Lord Mountbatten b) Sir Cyril Radcliffe c) Clement Atlee d) None of the above.
161. GNP equals
a) NNP adjusted for inflation b) GDP adjusted for inflation
c) GDP plus net property income from abroad d) NNP plus net property income or abroad
162. National Income is a measure of
a) Total value of money b) Total value of producer goods
c) Total value of consumption goods d) Total value of goods and services
163. Primary sector consist of
a) Agriculture b) Automobiles c) Trade d) Banking
164. ___ approach is the value added by each intermediate good is summed to estimate the value of the final good .
a) Expenditure approach b) Value added approach c) income approach d) National Income
165. Which one sector is highest employment in the GDP.
a) Agricultural sector b) Industrial sector c) Service sector d) None of the above.
166. Gross value added at current prices for services sector is estimated at ___ lakh crore in 2018-19.
a) 91.06 b) 92.26 c) 80.07 d) 98.29
167. India is ______ larger producer in agricultural product.
a) 1st b) 3rd c) 4th d) 2nd
168. India‟s life expectancy at birth is ______ years.
a) 65 b) 60 c) 70 d) 55
169. Which one is a trade policy?.
a) irrigation policy b) import and export policy c) land-reform policy d) wage policy
170. Indian economy is
a) Developing Economy b) Emerging Economy c) Dual Economy d) All the above
17 1. Who is the head of the World Trade Organisation (WTO)
a) Ministerial conference b) Director General c) Deputy Director General d) None of these

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172. Colonial advent in India
a) Portuguese, Dutch, English, Danish, French b) Dutch, English, Danish , French
c) Portuguese , Danish, Dutch, French, English d) Danish, Portuguese, French, English, Dutch
173. GATT‟s first round held in
a) Tokyo b) Uruguay c) Torquay d) Geneva
174. India signed the Dunket proposal in
a) 1984 b) 1976 c) 1950 d) 1994
175. who granted the English “golden Fireman” in 1632
a) Jahangir b) Sultan of Golconda c) Akbar d) Aurangzeb
176. Foreign Investment policy (FIP) announced in
a) June 1991 b) July 1991 c) July- Aug-1991 d) Aug 1991
177. Indian government was introduced ___________ in 1991
a) Globalization b) World Trade Organisation c) New Economic Policy d) none
178. ___________ of food is physical availability of food stocks in desired quantities, which is a
function of domestic production, changes in stocks and imports.
a) Availability of food b) Access to food c) Absorption of food d) none
179. Buffer stock is the stock of food grains, namely wheat and rice, procured by the government
through the ___________
a) FCI b) Consumer Cooperatives c) ICICI d) IFCI
180. Which is correct?
i) HYV–High Yielding Varieties ii) MSP–Minimum Support Price
iii) PDS–Public Distribution System iv) FCI–Food Corporation of India
a) i and ii are correct b) iii and iv are correct c) ii and iii are correct d) all are correct
181. __________ extended assistance through its Public Law 480.
a) United States of America b) India c) Singapore d) UK
182. ________ revolution was born in India paving way for self sufficiency in food grain production.
a) Blue Revolution b) White Revolution c) Green Revolution d) Grey Revolution
183. ________ is the only state in India to adopt universal PDS.
a) Kerala b) Andhra Pradesh c) Tamil Nadu d) Karnataka
184. _______ is the process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth.
a) Health b) Nutrition c) Sanitation d) Security
185. The three levels of governments in India are
a) Union, state and local b) Central, state and village
c) Union, municipality and panchayat d) None of the above
186. In India, taxes are including
a) Direct taxes b) Indirect taxes. c) Both (a) and (b) d) None of these
187. Which is the role of government and development policies?
a) Defence b) Foreign policy c) Regulate the economy d) all of above
188. The most common and important tax levied on an individual in India is
a) Service tax b) Excise duty. c) Income tax d) Central sales tax
189. Under which tax one nation, one uniform tax is ensured
a) Value added tax (VAT) b) Income tax
c) Goods and service tax d) Sales tax
190. Income tax was introduced in india for the first time in the year __________ .
a) 1860 b) 1870 c) 1880 d) 1850
191. __________ tax is charged on the benefits derived from property ownership.
a) Income tax b) Wealth tax c) Corporate tax d) Excise duty
192. What are identified as causes of black money?
a) Shortage of goods b) High tax rate c) Smuggling d) All of above

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 193.„The Detroit of Asia‟ is ___________
a) Tuticorin b) Coimbatore c) Chennai d) Madurai
194. Pumpsets and motors are produced mostly in
a) Salem b) Coimbatore c) Chennai d) Dharampuri
195.___________ are an essential aspect of a nation‟s development.
a) agriculture b) industry c) railway d) none of these
196.Tiruppur is known for
a) Leather tanning b) Lock making c) Knitwear d) Agro-processing
197. A successful industrial cluster entirely created by the Tamil Nadu is
a) Hosur b) Dindigul c) Kovilpatti d) Tirunelveli

Pick out odd one

1. Which one of the following is not having leather factories?
a) Ranipet b) Dharmapuri c) Ambur d) Vaniyambadi

2. Which one of the following is not a industrial developing agency?

a) TIDCO b) SIDCO c) MEPZ d) SIPCOT

Choose the inappropriate answer

1. Tidal forests are found in and around____.

(a) Desert (b) The deltas of Ganga and Brahmaputra

(c) The delta of Godavari (d) The delta of Mahanadhi

2. Climate of India is affected by__________.

(a) Latitudinal extent (b) Altitude (c) Distance from the sea (d) Soil

Pick the odd one out

1. a) Wheat b) Rice c) Millets d) Coffee

2. a) Khadar b) Bhangar c) Alluvial soil d) Black soil

3. a) Inundational canals b) Perennial canals c) Tanks d) Canals

தெய்வத்ொன் ஆகா தெனினும் முயற்சிென்

தெய்வருத்ெக் கூலி ெரும்.
வத்தான் ஆகா ததனினும் முயற்சிதன்
தெய்வருத்தக் ட்ட்ட்ட்டாஅகூலி தரும்

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