1. Offloading of government shares to private companies is known as _____.
(a) Investment
(b) Disinvestment
(c) Centralization
(d) Decentralization
2. Which of the states was earlier known as North East Frontier Agency?
(a) West Bengal
(b) Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Assam
(d) Orissa
3. Highest peak of West Bengal belongs to which of the following mountain ranges?
(a) Darjeeling range
(b) Singalila range
(c) Jayanti Hill
(d) None of the above
4. Who was popularly known as the “Indian parrot”?
(a) Amir Khusru
(b) Khwaja Alen Nasir
(c) Parthasarathi Mishra
(d) Chand Bardai
5. Who appoints the Chief Minister of any of the state in India?
(a) President of India
(b) Governor of the state
(c) Judge of High Court
(d) Attorney General of India
6. Kailasa temple at Ellora was built by ____.
(a) Dhruva
(b) Krishna- III
(c) Krishna- I
(d) Amoghavarsha – I
7. The eighth-century tripartite power struggle was among which of the following?
(a) Cholas, Rastrakutas and Yadavas
(b) Chalukyas, Pallavas and Pandyas
(c) Cholas, Pandyas and Chalukyas
(d) Chalukyas, Pallavas and Yadavas
8. Lord Macaulay was generally associated with bringing ________ in India.
(a) Unity in Army
(b) Economic reforms
(c) English Education
(d) Modern Technologies
9. What is an isthmus?
(a) A water body separating two land masses
(b) A narrow strip of land separating two water bodies
(c) Deep penetration of a water body in the land
(d) None of these
10. Who among the following suggested the ‘Rolling Plan’?
(a) John W. Miller
(b) D. T. Lakdawala
(c) Gunnar Myrdal
(d) Sukhmay Chakarborty
11. Magical charms and spells are given in which of the following Vedas?
(a) Rig Veda
(b) Sama Veda
(c) Yajurveda Veda
(d) Atharva Veda
12. Which of the sea is known for the highest salinity?
(a) Red Sea
(b) Dead Sea
(c) Caspian Sea
(d) Sargasso Sea
13. Where is Bhashan Char Island located?
(a) Bay of bengal
(b) Indian Ocean
(c) Arabian Sea
(d) Pacific ocean
14. Lotus Temple is related to which religion?
(a) Judaism
(b) Buddhism
(c) Bahai
(d) Taoism
15. Katchatheevu Island was ceded by India to which country in 1974?
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) Maldives
(c) Indonesia
(d) Myanmar
16. Real estate comes under which sector?
(a) Primary
(b) Tertiary
(c) Secondary
(d) Both Secondary and Tertiary
17. Who among the following did not rule the Delhi Sultanate?
(a) Slave dynasty
(b) Syed dynasty
(c) Khilji dynasty
(d) Ghori dynasty
18. Which river of India has an Inland drainage?
(a) Tapi
(b) Ganga
(c) Godavari
(d) Luni
19. Who is considered as “The father of Biology”?
(a) Leeuwenhoek
(b) Carolus Linnaeus
(c) Lankester
(d) Aristotle
20. Rock Salt contains which mineral?
(a) Gypsum
(b) Sodium
(c) Potassium
(d) Magnesium