The period between the years 1858 to 1885 is regarded as the
(a) The era of broken pledges
(b) Era of prosperity and peace
(c) The era of unprecedented improvement
(d) All the above
. The Chola empire came to be extinguished finally with the invasion of (1) Akbar (2) Babar (3) Ala-ud-din (4) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
. India is claimed to be home land of (1) Sugar cane (2) Wheat (3) Maize (4) Paddy
What is ‘cheap’ money? (1) When money loses its value (2) Unearned money (3) When money loses its value because of inflation (4) When credit becomes easily available from banks
The western education was introduced in India by (a) Lord Bentinick (b) Lord Curzan (c) Lord Wellesly (d) Lord Hastings
. What percentage of total population in India is rural population ? (1) 55% (2) 65% (3) 75% (4) 85%
. Shivaji visited Hyderabad during the period of (1) Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah (2) Abdulla Qutb Shah (3) Abdul Hasan (4) Ibrahim
. India’s policy of non-alignment means (1) Neutrality (2) Non-violence (3) Non friendship (4) Non-participation in military alliances and power blocks
. Black soil is most suitable for the cultivation of (1) Paddy (2) Maize (3) Cotton (4) None
. Mixed economy envisages : (1) Private and Public sectors (2) Co-existence of capitalists and labourers (3) Integrated economic development (4) Development of agriculture and industry simultaneously
The famous contemporary poet of Hala was: (a) Gautamiputra Satakarni (b) Satakarni II (c) Simukha (d) Hala
The CEAT International Batsman of the year Award, 2002 has been presented to (1) S. Tendulkar (2) S. Jayasurya (3) S. Fleming (4) S. Ganguly
When did Rekapalli rebellion take place? (a) 1866 (b) 1879 (c) 1874 (d) 1878