1. Where is the SAARC Secretariat situated ? (A) Islamabad (B) Colombo (C) New Delhi (D) Kathmandu Ans : (D) 2. What is the world rank of India in terms of milk production ? (A) Second (B) Third (C) First (D) Fourth Ans : (C) 3. Who among the following non-Indians was conferred India’s highest national award ‘Bharat Ratna’ ? (A) Sam Nujoma (B) Martin Luther King (C) Zubin Mehta (D) Nelson Mandela Ans : (D) 4. Which one of the following contains the ‘Gayatri Mantra’ ? (A) Rig Veda (B) Yajur Veda (C) Upanishad (D) Aranyakas Ans : (A) 5. Mahayan sect of Buddhism emerged during the reign of : (A) Ashoka (B) Kanishka (C) Samudra Gupta (D) Harsh Ans : (B) 6. Alexander defeated Porus in 326 B.C. at the battle of : (A) Thaneshwar (B) Tarain (C) Peshawar (D) Hydaspes Ans : (D) 7. Harsha wrote : (A) Meghasunderam (B) Raghuvansa (C) Kadambari (D) Ratnavali Ans : (D) 8. The port city of the Indus Valley people was : (A) Kalibangan (B) Harappa (C) Mohenjo-daro (D) Lothal Ans : (D) 9. Mumbai was taken by the English East India Company from : (A) The Portuguese (B) The Dutch (C) Charles I (D) Charles II Ans : (D) 10. The Ashtapradhan was the Council of Ministers during the reign of : (A) Krishandev Raya (B) Tipu Sultan (C) Shivaji (D) Akbar Ans : (C) 11. Changhez Khan invaded outskirts of India during the reign of : (A) Qutub-ud-Din Aibak (B) Iltutmish (C) Balban (D) Alauddin Khilji Ans : (B) 12. The first Muslim invader of India was : (A) Babar (B) Mahmud of Ghazni (C) Mohammed-bin Kasim (D) Mohammed of Ghor Ans : (C) 13. The Mughal emperor who wrote his autobio- graphy was : (A) Akbar (B) Shahjahan (C) Humayun (D) Babur Ans : (D) 14. The Muslim League demanded a separate state for the Muslims in the year : (A) 1920 (B) 1930 (C) 1940 (D) 1946 Ans : (C) 15. Artificial immunity can be acquired from : (A) Serious illness (B) Repeated exposure to the same microbe (C) Vaccination (D) All the above Ans : (C) 16. The earth revolves round the sun. This causes : (A) Formation of days and nights (B) Deflection of winds and currents (C) Change of seasons (D) Differences in longitude and time Ans : (C) 17. The study of fossils is known as : (A) Palaeontology (B) Petrology (C) Seismology (D) Bathymetry Ans : (A) 18. The planets on either side of the earth are : (A) Mercury and Venus (B) Mars and Jupiter (C) Mars and Venus (D) Venus and Saturn Ans : (C) 19. The Indian Constitution is : (A) Rigid (B) Flexible (C) Rigid and flexible (D) None of the above Ans : (C) 20. In refrigerator, the refrigerent liquid is : (A) Carbon dioxide (B) Nitrogen (C) Ammonia (D) Liquid helium Ans : (C)
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