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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Which one of the following is a Taiga Biome? |
| A. | Sub-Tropical Biome |
| B. | Sub-Arctic Biome |
| C. | Savanna Biome |
| D. | Sub-Sahara Biome |
| Answer» C. Savanna Biome | |
| 2. |
Read out the following conditions:1. Cloudy sky2. Cold dry air3. Strong winds4. Long winter nightsWhich of the above conditions promote inversion of temperature? |
| A. | 1, 2 and 4 |
| B. | 2, 3 and 4 |
| C. | 1 and 4 |
| D. | 2 and 4 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (AS) and other labelled as Reason (R). Select your answer from codes given below:Assertion (AS): The salinity in Dead Sea is very low.Reason (R): Dead Sea is located in tropical dry climatic region, where evaporation is high, precipitation is low and here drainage is internal.Codes: |
| A. | Both (AS) and (R) are right. |
| B. | Both (AS) and (R) are wrong. |
| C. | (AS) is wrong, but (R) is right. |
| D. | (AS) is right, but (R) is wrong. |
| Answer» D. (AS) is right, but (R) is wrong. | |
| 4. |
Salinity in water bodies increases with |
| A. | increase in evaporation and decrease in admixture of fresh water. |
| B. | decrease in evaporation and increase in admixture of fresh water. |
| C. | Decrease in evaporation and no change in admixture of fresh water. |
| D. | Increase in evaporation and increase in admixture of fresh water. |
| Answer» B. decrease in evaporation and increase in admixture of fresh water. | |
| 5. |
Match List – I with the List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:List – I (National Park) a. Eraviculam b. Bandipur c. Hemis d. Sironi List – II (State)i. Karnataka ii. Kerala iii. ManipurCodes: iv. Jammu u0026 Kashmir a b c d |
| A. | iiiiviii |
| B. | iiiiviii |
| C. | iiiiviii |
| D. | iiviiiii |
| Answer» B. iiiiviii | |
| 6. |
When the wind is deflected due to the rotation of earth it is known as |
| A. | Planetary wind |
| B. | Geostrophic wind |
| C. | Accidental wind |
| D. | Forced wind |
| Answer» C. Accidental wind | |
| 7. |
The climate of Southern Ganga plain in the Thornthwait classification is denoted by |
| A. | BA' W |
| B. | CA' W |
| C. | AA' W |
| D. | CW' W |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. |
Which one of these glacial features is believed to have formed in the bed of a sub-glacial stream? |
| A. | An Esker |
| B. | A Morraine |
| C. | Drumlin |
| D. | Kame |
| Answer» B. A Morraine | |
| 9. |
Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given:List – I (Authors) a. Woolridge and Morgan b. Thornbury c. Van Ricthofen d. SteersList – II (Books) i. Principles of Geomorphology ii. Geomorphology iii. Spirit and purpose of Geography iv. Unstable Earth Codes: a b c d |
| A. | iiiiiiiv |
| B. | iiiiiiiv |
| C. | iiiiiiiv |
| D. | iviiiiii |
| Answer» D. iviiiiii | |
| 10. |
Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has divided India into how many seismic zones? |
| A. | 4 |
| B. | 5 |
| C. | 6 |
| D. | 7 |
| Answer» C. 6 | |
| 11. |
Bad-land Topography is the product of the combined action of |
| A. | Wind and Glacier |
| B. | Wind and Water |
| C. | Water and Glacier |
| D. | Water and Temperature |
| Answer» C. Water and Glacier | |
| 12. |
Which of the following processes is responsible for weathering of rocks in the Karst region? |
| A. | Scree formation |
| B. | Carbonation |
| C. | Oxidation |
| D. | Hydrolysis |
| Answer» C. Oxidation | |
| 13. |
Identify the correct sequence of the given processes regarding rainfall: |
| A. | Unsaturated air, condensation, dew point, precipitation |
| B. | Dew point, condensation, unsaturated air, precipitation |
| C. | Unsaturated air, dew point, condensation, precipitation |
| D. | Dew point, precipitation, condensation, unsaturated air |
| Answer» D. Dew point, precipitation, condensation, unsaturated air | |
| 14. |
Increase in temperature with increase in height is known as |
| A. | Lapse rate |
| B. | Adiabatic lapse rate |
| C. | Inversion of temperature |
| D. | Normal rate |
| Answer» D. Normal rate | |
| 15. |
From the genesis of Indian National Congress to India's independence (1885-1947) which leader amongst the following held the post of its President for the longest period? |
| A. | Maulana Abul Kalam Azad |
| B. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| C. | Gopal Krishna Gokhale |
| D. | W.C. Bannerjee |
| Answer» B. Jawaharlal Nehru | |
| 16. |
The words 'Satyameva Jayate' in the State emblem has been taken from |
| A. | Mundaka Upanishad |
| B. | Svetasvatara Upanishad |
| C. | Isa Upanishad |
| D. | Chandogya Upanishad |
| Answer» B. Svetasvatara Upanishad | |
| 17. |
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.Assertion A: Colonial government considered Gandhi as a spent force politically after 1924.Reason R: After 1924 Gandhi remained aloof from direct politics and concentrated on constructive programme and congress itself got divided between 'no changers' and 'pro-changers'.Read the above statements and select the correct answers from the codes given below:Codes: |
| A. | A is correct, but R is false. |
| B. | A is incorrect, but R is correct. |
| C. | Both are correct and R is the correct explanation of A. |
| D. | Both are correct and R is not the correct explanation of A. |
| Answer» D. Both are correct and R is not the correct explanation of A. | |
| 18. |
Match the List - I (Regions) with List - II (Annexations) and select the correct answer from the codes given below:List - I a. Punjab b. Satara c. Ceded districts d. Awadh List - IIi. 1848ii. 1801iii. 1856iv. 1849Codes:a b c d |
| A. | iv-i-ii-iii |
| B. | i-iii -iv-ii |
| C. | ii-iv-iii-i |
| D. | iii-ii-i-iv |
| Answer» B. i-iii -iv-ii | |
| 19. |
Match the List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:List - I a. Kandukuri Veeresalingam b. Madapati Hanumantha Rao c. Kasinathuni Nageswar Rao d. Pattabhi Seetaramaiah List - IIi. History of Indian National Congressii. Andhra Patrikaiii. Vivekavardhaniiv. Telanganaloo AndhrodyamamCodes:a b c d |
| A. | iii-iv-ii-i |
| B. | ii-iii-i-iv |
| C. | iv-i-ii-iii |
| D. | i-ii-iii-iv |
| Answer» B. ii-iii-i-iv | |
| 20. |
Match the List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:List - I a. Kuka Revolt in the Punjab b. Deposition of the Gaikwad of Baroda c. Opening of Suez Canal d. Indian High Courts Act List - IIi. 1861ii. 1869iii. 1872iv. 1875Codes:a b c d |
| A. | ii-iii-i-iv |
| B. | iii-iv-ii-i |
| C. | iii-ii-i-iv |
| D. | iv-i-iii-ii |
| Answer» C. iii-ii-i-iv | |
| 21. |
In 1834, one of the following remarked on the famine that 'the bones of the cotton weavers are bleaching the plains of India': |
| A. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| B. | R.C. Dutt |
| C. | William Bentinck |
| D. | Palme Dutt |
| Answer» D. Palme Dutt | |
| 22. |
Match the List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:List - I a. Indian States Commission b. Communal Award c. Gandhi-Irwin Pact d. Lahore Session of the Congress List - II i. 1932 ii. 1929 iii. 1928 iv. 1931Codes:a b c d |
| A. | iii-i-iv-ii |
| B. | ii-iii-iv-i |
| C. | iii-ii-i-iv |
| D. | iv-i-iii-ii |
| Answer» B. ii-iii-iv-i | |
| 23. |
Match the List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:List - I List - IIa. Introduction of the system of direct recruitment to the I.C.S. through a competitive examination i. 1853b. Introduction of the portfolio system c. Establishment of Federal Court d. Introduction of Dyarchy in the Provinces. List – II i. 1853 ii. 1861iii. 1919iv. 1937Codes:a b c d |
| A. | i-ii-iv-iii |
| B. | ii-i-iii-iv |
| C. | iii-ii-i-iv |
| D. | iv i-ii-ii-i |
| Answer» B. ii-i-iii-iv | |
| 24. |
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.Assertion A: Francis Buchanan's tours of Mysore and Eastern India and Colin Mackenze's tours of Southern India, can be said to have inaugurated the era of 'scientific' understanding of India based on detailed local knowledge.Reason R: Both Buchanan and Mackenzie paid attention to India's distinctiveness, the caste system but both men are haphazard and unsystematic.Read the above statements and select the correct answers from the codes given below:Codes: |
| A. | A is correct, but R is false. |
| B. | A is incorrect, but R is correct. |
| C. | Both are correct and R is the correct explanation of A. |
| D. | Both are correct and R is not the correct explanation of A. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. |
Who among the following said 'patriotism is religion and religion is love for India'? |
| A. | Dayananda Saraswati |
| B. | Rabindranath Tagore |
| C. | Swami Vivekananda |
| D. | Bankim Chandra Chatterjee |
| Answer» E. | |
| 26. |
Match the List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:List - I (Monument) a. Tomb of Rabia Daurani b. Tomb of Safdar Jung c. Tomb of Akbar d. Tomb of Fatehpuri Begum List - II(Place)i. Agraii. Sikandraiii. Delhiiv. AurangabadCodes: a b c d |
| A. | i-ii-iii-iv |
| B. | ii-iii-iv-i |
| C. | iv-iii-ii-i |
| D. | iii-iv-i-ii |
| Answer» D. iii-iv-i-ii | |
| 27. |
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion A and the other labelled as Reason R.Assertion A: The focal points in the Maratha political system was the institution of hereditary Peshwas.Reason R: Baji Rao changed the character of Maratha movement from struggle for national survival to empire building.In the context of the above statements, which one of the following codes is correct?Codes: |
| A. | Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. |
| B. | Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A. |
| C. | A is true, but R is false. |
| D. | A is false, but R is true. |
| Answer» C. A is true, but R is false. | |
| 28. |
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion A and the other labelled as Reason R. Select the correct answer from the codes given below:Assertion A: Rajputs enrolled in large numbers in Akbar's Tauhid-i-Ilahi.Reason R: Akbar's alliance with the Rajputs began as a political condition, but later it developed into closer relations between Hindus and Muslims.Codes: |
| A. | Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. |
| B. | Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A. |
| C. | A is true, but R is false. |
| D. | A is false, but R is true. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
Which of the Mughal emperors disapproved the practice of polygamy by saying that 'polygamy brings ruin to (the man's) health and woes to his home'? |
| A. | Babur |
| B. | Akbar |
| C. | Shah Jahan |
| D. | Aurangzeb |
| Answer» C. Shah Jahan | |
| 30. |
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.Assertion A: Concerning progress of education Akbar was not satisfied with mere multiplication of maktabs and madrasas.Reason R: Akbar revised the syllabus of educational institutions thoroughly.Read the above statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below:Codes: |
| A. | Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. |
| B. | Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A. |
| C. | A is true, but R is false. |
| D. | A is false, but R is true. |
| Answer» B. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A. | |
| 31. |
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion A and the other labelled as Reason R.Assertion A: Alauddin Khilji revoked most of the small iqtas granted by the previous sultans.Reason R: State's share was increased to one half of the produce.In the context of the above statements, which one of the following is correct?Codes: |
| A. | Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. |
| B. | Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A. |
| C. | A is true, but R is false. |
| D. | A is false, but R is true. |
| Answer» C. A is true, but R is false. | |
| 32. |
Match the List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:List - I (Author) a. Mammata b. Sandhyakara Nandi c. Hemachandra d. Bhatti List - II(Work)i. Kumarapalacharitaii. Ramacharitaiii. Kavyaprakashaiv. RavanavadhaCodes:a b c d |
| A. | i-ii-iv-iii |
| B. | ii-iv-iii-i |
| C. | iii-ii-i-iv |
| D. | iv-iii-ii-i |
| Answer» D. iv-iii-ii-i | |
| 33. |
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.Assertion A: Subinfeudation gave rise to a hierarchy of landlords, different from the actual tillers of the soil.Reason R: From 8th century onwards, hierarchical control over land was created by large scale sub infeudation.Read the above statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below:Codes: |
| A. | Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. |
| B. | Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A. |
| C. | A is true, but R is false. |
| D. | A is false, but R is true. |
| Answer» B. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A. | |
| 34. |
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion A and thelabelled as Reason R.Assertion A: The defeat of Bhoja-I of the Paramara dynasty of Malwa by Karna of the Kalachuri dynasty of Tripuri was followed by the latter to abdicate his throne.Reason R: Bhoja-I and Karna were eternal enemies of each other.Read the above statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below:Codes: |
| A. | Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. |
| B. | Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A. |
| C. | A is true, but R is false. |
| D. | A is false, but R is true. |
| Answer» C. A is true, but R is false. | |
| 35. |
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion A and the other labelled as Reason R.Assertion A: Ashoka's consecration was postponed for four years even after his actual accession.Reason R: The royal astrologer warned him that the coming four years are not auspicious for this occasion.In the context of the above statements, which one of the following is correct?Codes: |
| A. | Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. |
| B. | Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A. |
| C. | A is true, but R is false. |
| D. | A is false, but R is true. |
| Answer» D. A is false, but R is true. | |
| 36. |
Match the List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:List - I (Form of marriage) a. Arsha b. Paishacha c. Asura d. Rakshasa List - II(Meaning)i. stealing a girl who is sleeping, intoxicated or disordered in intellect.ii. the purchase of brideiii. the father gives the daughter after receiving a cow and a bull or two pairs from bridegroom.iv. the forcible abduction of the maiden from her house.Codes:a b c d |
| A. | i-iii-ii-iv |
| B. | ii-iv-i-iii |
| C. | iii-i-ii-iv |
| D. | iv-ii-iii-i |
| Answer» D. iv-ii-iii-i | |
| 37. |
Match the List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:List - I (Find-spots of Inscriptions) a. Rabtak b. Shar-i-Kuna c. Angul d. Basim List - II(Kings)i. Dharmamahadeviii. Vindhyashaktiiii. Kanishkaiv. AshokaCodes:a b c d |
| A. | ii-iii-iv-i |
| B. | iii-iv-i-ii |
| C. | i-ii-iii-iv |
| D. | iv-i-ii-iii |
| Answer» C. i-ii-iii-iv | |
| 38. |
Match the List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:List - I (Archaeological sites) a. Chandraketugarh b. Korkai c. Karur d. Vasavasamudram List - II(River Valley)i. Amaravatiii. Gangaiii. Palariv. Vaigai Codes:a b c d |
| A. | i-iii-iv-ii |
| B. | iii-i-ii-iv |
| C. | ii-iv-i-iii |
| D. | iv-ii-iii-i |
| Answer» D. iv-ii-iii-i | |
| 39. |
Which of the following characteristics of commonwealth is not correct? |
| A. | The commonwealth is neither a federation nor a confederation. |
| B. | The voluntary character of the commonwealth is proved by the right of the nations to secede. |
| C. | It has a recognised constitutional organisation. |
| D. | There is no central authority and division of power among the members. |
| Answer» D. There is no central authority and division of power among the members. | |
| 40. |
Who among the following does not belong to the school of subaltern historiography? |
| A. | Ranjit Guha |
| B. | David Arnold |
| C. | Bipin Chandra |
| D. | Gyan Pandey |
| Answer» D. Gyan Pandey | |
| 41. |
Who among the following observed that 'the subject matter of history is not a general fact, such as revolution, custom or a culture, nor is it a particular fact such as a war or a great personality, but it is thought.'? |
| A. | E.H. Carr |
| B. | R.G. Collingwood |
| C. | Lord Acton |
| D. | Ernest Bernheim |
| Answer» C. Lord Acton | |
| 42. |
The only country which welcomed India's status as a member of nuclear club in 1974 was: |
| A. | Germany |
| B. | France |
| C. | Canada |
| D. | UK |
| Answer» C. Canada | |
| 43. |
Who among the following stated that 'Bad history is not harmless history? It is dangerous. The sentences typed on apparently innocuous keyboards may be sentences of death'? |
| A. | E.H. Carr |
| B. | Eric Hobsbawm |
| C. | R.G. Collingwood |
| D. | Marc Bloch |
| Answer» C. R.G. Collingwood | |
| 44. |
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion A and the other labelled as Reason R.Assertion A: Montagu-Chelmsford reforms in 1919 totally disregarded the Lucknow pact.Reason R: The defeat of Turkey created the spectre of 'Islam in danger' and started Khilafat movement to mobilise mass support for muslim leadership.Read the above statements and select the correct answers from the codes given below:Codes: |
| A. | A is correct, but R is false. |
| B. | A is incorrect, but R is correct. |
| C. | Both are correct and R is the correct explanation of A. |
| D. | Both are correct and R is not the correct explanation of A. |
| Answer» B. A is incorrect, but R is correct. | |
| 45. |
In which year Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru were hanged? |
| A. | 1929 |
| B. | 1930 |
| C. | 1931 |
| D. | 1935 |
| Answer» D. 1935 | |
| 46. |
Feeling of bias is increasing in the historians of the present day because of |
| A. | Increasing communalism in writing |
| B. | Narrow interpretations of datas |
| C. | Regionalism and prejudices in writing |
| D. | All the above are correct |
| Answer» E. | |
| 47. |
Who became the trend-setter of Modern Telugu literature? |
| A. | Rao Bahadur Veeresa Lingam Pentulu |
| B. | Nanduri Venkata Subbarao |
| C. | Kokkanda Venkataratnam Pentulu |
| D. | Garimella Satyanarayana |
| Answer» B. Nanduri Venkata Subbarao | |
| 48. |
Mrs. Annie Besant leader of the Theosophical Society of India was |
| A. | An English Lady |
| B. | An American Lady |
| C. | A European Lady |
| D. | An Irish Lady |
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. |
On which post Dadabhai Naoroji was appointed in the Baroda State? |
| A. | Treasurer |
| B. | Minister |
| C. | Dewan |
| D. | Collector |
| Answer» D. Collector | |
| 50. |
The Preservation of Ancient Monuments Act was passed during the time of |
| A. | Lord Curzon |
| B. | Elgin II |
| C. | Lord Lytton |
| D. | Lord Ripon |
| Answer» B. Elgin II | |