At which one of the following places is the maximum sunlight
received ?
(a) Allahabad
(b) Kolkata
(c) Leh
(d) Pune
Who among the following gave the town masulipatam to the French ? (a) Asaf Jah (b) Nasir Jang (c) Muzaffar Jang (d) Salabat Jang
The Tropic of Cancer passes through (a) Bihar (b) Gujarat (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Orissa
Which one of the following conditions is not necessary for precipitation to occur? (a) The air must be warm (b) The air must be saturated (c) The air must be cooled below its dew point (d) The air must contain hygroscopic particles
Who among the following Delhi Sultans is known for introducing market control mechanism ? (a) Iltutmish (b) Balban (c) Alauddin Khalji (d) Firoze Tughlaq
Compared to England and France, Industrial Revolution started late in Russia because (a) Russia was not rich in mineral resources (b) Government did not support industrialization (c) Russia did not have capital and free labour (d) Russian peasants were opposed to industrialization
Consider the following dynasties : 1. Satavahana 2. Gupta 3. Sunga 4. Chola What is the correct chronological sequence of these dynasties? (a) 1 ? 2 ? 3 ? 4 (b) 3 ? 4 ? 1 ? 2 (c) 2 ? 1 ? 4 ? 3 (d) 3 ? 1 ? 2 ? 4
In which one of the following types of clouds, does the ?halo? of moon occur? (a) Cirrus (b) Cumulus (c) Nimbus (d) Stratus
Which one of the following mountain peaks of the Himalayas is NOT in India? (a) Annapurna (b) Nanda Devi (c) Mt. Kamet (d) Kanchenjunga
Consider the following statements : Dadabhai Naoroji 1. was elected as the President of the Indian National Congress thrice. 2. wrote the book ?Poverty and Un-British Rule in India?. 3. founded the ?National Social Conference?. Which of these statements is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 (c) 2 and 3 (d) 3 only
With reference to the Indian freedom struggle, consider the following statements : The Simon Commission recommended that 1. A federal government representing both British India and the Princely States was to be set up 2. The communal representation was to be abandoned Which of the statements is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
The number of major tectonic plates in the earth are (a) 5 (b) 7 (c) 10 (d) 12
Beirut time is tow hours ahead and Lima time is five hours behind GMT. The longitudes of Beirut and Lima are respectively. (a) 750 West and 300 East (b) 700 East and 350 West (c) 300 West and 750 East (d) 350 West and 700 East