Consider the following statements regarding the
International Date Line:
1. The days and nights are of equal length along this line.
2. A traveler from Japan to America gains one day.
3. It follows almost 1800 longitude.
4. Two different dates are observed on either side of this line.
Which of these statements are correct ?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Which one among the following is a high cloud? (a) Cirrus (b) Cumulonimbus (c) Nimbostratus (d) stratus
Which one among the following places receives the lowest rainfall? (a) Bikaner (b) Jaisalmer (c) Jodhpur (d) Leh
The Moti Masjid in Agra was built during the reign of (a) Humayun (b) Shahjahan (c) Aurongzeb (d) Shah Alam II
Which one of the following travelers is NOT associated with the description fo the glories of Vijayanagar kingdom? (a) Abdur Razzaq (b) Paes (c) Ibn Batuta (d) Nuniz
Which one of the following cities is NOT connected by NH3? (a) Agra (b) Bhopal (c) Dhule (d) Gwalior
In which one of the following countries Fabian Socialism was advocated? (a) United States of America (b) Soviet Union (c) Poland (d) United Kingdom
Which of the following States is least developed in rail routes? (a) Chhattisgarh (b) Jharkhand (c) Manipur (d) Uttaranchal
The Tropic of Cancer does NOT pass through (a) Egypt (b) Mexico (c) Oman (d) Yemen
The objectives of the United nations are 1. To maintain international peace and security 2. To develop friendly relations among nations 3. To defend the sovereignty of nations 4. To promote economic freedom among nations Which of these statements are correct ? (a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 3 (c) 1 and 4 (d) 2 and 4
Identify the correct sequence of the establishment of steel plants in India from the earliest to the latest: (a) Bokaro, Jamshedpur, Visakhapatnam, Bilai (b) Jamshedpur, Bilai, Bokaro, Visakhapatnam (c) Bhilai, Jamshedpur, Visakhapatnam, Bokaro (d) Jamshedpur, Bokaro, Bhilai, Visakhapatnam
With reference to the Indian freedom struggle, consider the following events: 1 Champaran Satyagraha 2 Dandi March 3 Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy 4 Partition of Bengal The correct chronological order of these events is (a) 1, 4, 3, 2 (b) 4, 1, 2, 3 (c) 1, 4, 2, 3 (d) 4, 1, 3, 2
Vasco da Gama discovered the sea route to India in (a) AD 1498 (b) AD 1493 (c) AD 1494 (d) AD 1453