1. Mahatma Gandhi began his first Satyagraha at which of the following places?
(a) Kheda
(b) Bardoli
(c) Champaran
(d) Sabarmati
2. In which State is ‘Silent Valley located?
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Kerala
(c) Asom
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
3. Which is the part of Parliament of India?
(a) Lok Sabha
(b) Rajya Sabha
(c) President of India
(d) All of the above
4. The main crops of Harappan civilization were
(a) wheat and barley
(b) wheat and maize
(c) maize and barley
(d) rice and wheat
5. Nasik is situated on the bank of the river
(a) Mahanadi
(b) Tapti
(c) Krishna
(d) Godavari
6. The largest producer of saffron in India is
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Jammu and Kashmir
(d) Haryana
7. The main occupation of the Vedic people was
(a) industry
(b) cattle breeding
(c) trade and commerce
(d) agriculture
8. Which of the following the highest town (from sea level) of India is:
(a) Srinagar
(b) Lahaul and Spiti
(c) Shimla
(d) Jammu
9. Which of the following is not considered a Democracy?
(a) USA
(b) Norway
(c) India
(d) China
10. In area-wise, which of the following country is the biggest in the world?
(a) Russia
(b) Canada
(c) China
(d) USA
11. What name is given to the soil brought down by the rivers?
(a) Alluvial soil
(b) Black soil
(c) Laterite soil
(d) Red soil
12. Which of the following Valley is known as ‘Paradise on Earth’?
(a) Kashmir Valley
(b) Kangra Valley
(c) Kullu Valley
(d) Doon Valley
13. In which of the following state first time Panchayati Raj was instituted?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Gujarat
(c) UP
(d) Bihar
14. The main reserves of phosphorus in the biosphere is in the
(A) Hydrosphere
(B) Troposphere
(C) Lithosphere
(D) Atmosphere
15. The energy stored in a dry cell is:
(A) Electrical
(B) Chemical energy
(C) Electro-chemical
(D) None of these
16. State with maximum production of Tea in India is:
(A) Karnataka
(B) Kerala
(C) Assam
(D) Tamil Nadu
17. On which country bull fighting is a national game?
(A) Poland
(B) Hungary
(C) Portugal
(D) Spain
18. Which movement was called off following the violence at “Chauri-Chaura” incident?
(a) Khilafat movement
(b) Quit India Movement
(c) Non Co-operation Movement
(d) Home Rule Movement
19. Name the planet that has a moon called “Ganymede”?
(a) Jupiter
(b) Venus
(c) Mars
(d) Saturn
20. What is called the process of converging gas into liquid?
(a) Radiation
(b) Condensation
(c) Rescission
(d) Evaporation