. The coming of Islam in India saw the rise of
(1) The Sufi movement
(2) The Bhakti movement
(3) Both of the above
(4) None
A gradual rise in barometer height indicates (1) Approach of fair weather (2) Approach of an immediate storm (3) Likelihood of rainfall (4) Nothing significant
. The President of the Constituent Assembly was (1) Dr. K.M. Munshi (2) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (3) Dr. Ambedkar (4) Jawaharlal Nehru
The Sultan who made a successful attempt free himself from the control of the ulem was (1) Balban (2) Allauddin (3) Firoz Shah (4) Jalaluddin
Expenditure on defence is an item of (1) Public investment (2) Private investment (3) Private consumption (4) Public consumption
. The Reserve Bank of India was established in the year (1) 1935 (2) 1952 (3) 1951 (4) 1949
Who is the authoress of ‘Madura Vijayam’? (a) Gangadevi (b) Tirumalamba (c) Chinnamadevi (d) Nagamma
. The revolt of 1857 was led by Nan Saheb at (1) Kanpur (2) Allahabad (3) Calcutta (4) Meerut
. Nasik is situated on the bank of (1) Krishna (2) Godavari (3) Narmada (4) Ganga
What is ‘Kalaripayattu’? (1) A traditional dance form of Kerala (2) An old and traditional form of martial arts in Kerala (3) A traditional folk dance of Tamil Nadu (4) The snake-boat of Kerala
Painting in the Mughal period was at its peak during the reign of (1) Jahangir (2) Akbar (3) Shahjahan (4) Aurangzeb
. Which Article deals with the special status given to Jammu & Kashmir? (1) 356 (2) 368 (3) 372 (4) 370
A well-known Indian diplomat and statesman, Mr. B.K. Nehru died recently. Which of the following is not true about him? (1) He wrote a book titled “Nice Guys Finish Second” (2) He served as the Indian Ambassador to the USA (3) He was an ICS cadre officer and not in the foreign service cadre (4) He was the younger brother of Motilal Nehru