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INDIAN POLITY ECONOMICS AND BANKING GEOGRAPHY, SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT INDIAN CULTURE INDIAN HISTORY

INDIAN POLITY 1. The first to come up with the idea of Constituent Assembly for India was a.)Jawaharlal Nehru b.)Ambedkar c.)S.A.Dange d.)M.N.Roy

2. The Constitution Assembly was constituted in November 1946 under the scheme formulated by a.)August Offer b.)Cripps Proposals c.)Cabinet Mission Plan d.)Mountbatten Plan

3. The Constituent Assembly held its first meeting on a.)November 6, 1946 b.)November 9, 1946 c.)December 6, 1946 d.)December 9, 1946

4. Who was elected as the temporary President of Constituent Assembly? a.)Sachchidanand Sinha b.)HC Mukherjee c.)Rajendra Prasad d.)SA Dange

5. Who was appointed as the Constitutional advisor to the Constituent Assembly ? a.)Ambedkar b.)BN Rau c.)HC Mukherjee d.)N Gopalaswamy Ayyangar

ECONOMICS AND BANKING 1)Gadgil formula is related to a) allocation of central assistance for state plans b) sharing of tax proceeds between states and centre c) market borrowings d) capital expenditure

2)Index of Industrial Production is released by a) Ministry of Commerce b) Ministry of Finance c) Central Statistical Organisation d) Labour Bureau

3)The rate at which RBI borrows from commercial banks is a) Repo Rate b) Reverse Repo Rate c) Bank Rate d) Base Rate

4)Who was the Chairman of the National Income Committee (1949)? a) KV Rao b) PC Mahalanobis c) C Subramanium d) K Shanmugam

5) Global Competitiveness Report is released by a) World Economic Forum b) World Bank c) International Monetary Fund d) OECD

GEOGRAPHY, SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT 1. Which of the following are the characteristic features of Himalayas ? 1.high altitude 2.snow capped mountains 3.youthful drainage a.)1 and 2 only c.)1 and 3 only d.)1,2 and 3 b.)2 and 3 only

2. Which Soil group is also called ‘Regur’ ? a.)Laterite soil b.)Black soil c.)Red soil d.)Desert soil

3. Which one of the following is not a tributary of river Krishna ? a.)Koyna b.)Bhima c.)Tungabhadra d.)Pranhita

4. Bailadila is 1.famous for iron ore reserves 2.located in the state of Chhattisgarh a.)1 only c.)both 1 and 2 b.)2 only d.)neither 1 nor 2

5. Jammu and Kashmir shares border with 1.Punjab 2.Himachal Pradesh 3.Uttarakhand a.)2 only c.)2 and 3 only b.)1 and 2 only d.)1,2 and 3

INDIAN CULTURE 1. The main crops grown during Harappan period were a.)Wheat and Rice b.)Cotton and Mustard c.)Rice and Millets d.)Wheat and Barley

2. The figure of dancing girl was found at a.)Mohenjodaro b.)Harappa c.)Lothal d.)Rupar

3. The port city of Harappan culture a.)Kalibangan b.)Lothal c.)Banawali d.) Rupar

4. The Metal not known to Indus Valley people a.)Gold b.)Silver c.)Iron d.)Copper

5. The Indus Valley people lived in houses made of a.)burnt bricks b.)wood c.)dried bricks d.)stone

INDIAN HISTORY 1.Which of the following pairs are correctly matched ? Mahajanapadas Capital 1.Magadha - Rajgir 2.Koshala - Shravasti 3.Vatsa - Vaishali 4.Avanti - Mathura a.)1 and 2 b.)1 and 3 c.)2,3 and 4 d.)1,2 and 3

2. During the period of Mahajanapadas, Magadha’s most serious rival was a.)Koshala b.)Avanti c.)Gandhara d.)Anga

3. Which of the following served as capitals of Magadha, the most powerful Mahajanapada? 1.Rajgir 2.Pataliputra 3.Taxila 4.Ujjain a.)1 and 2 b.)2 and 3 c.)1 and 3 d.)1 and 4

4. Which one of the Mahajanapada was divided into two, with Ujjain as the capital for northern part and Mahishamati as the capital of southern part ? a.)Vatsa b.)Avanti c.)Kuru d.)Panchala

5. Ayodhya, an important city associated with Ramayana was located in which one of the Mahajanapadas ? a.)Koshala b.)Panchala c.)Malla d.)Chedi

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