1. The Kharif crops are harvested in

June-July
October-November
May-June
March-April

2. Which of the following cost curve is never shaped?

(a)Average cost curve
(b)Marginal cost curve
(c)Average variable cost curve
(d)Average fixed cost curve

3. Hydro-electric power is

(a)renewable natural resource
(b)on-renewable natural resource
mixture of renewable and non-renewable natural resource
(d)neither renewable nor non-renewable resource

4. National Income is also called as:

(a)NNP at Market Price
(b)GNP at Factor Cost
(c)GNP at Market Price
(d)NNP at Factor Cost

5. The Members and Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission, are appointed by the:

(a)Prime Minister of India
(b)President of India
(c)Chief Justice of India
(d)Parliament of India

6. At the time of enactment of the Constitution, which one of the following ideals was not included in the Preamble?

(a)Equality
(b)Justice
(c)Socialist
(d)Liberty

7. Money can be spent out of the Consolidated Fund of India with the approval of:

(a)The President
(b)The Parliament
(c)The Speaker of Lok Sabha
(d)The Comptroller and Auditor General

8. Which of the following is not a Union Territory?

(a)Lakshadweep
(b)Pondicherry
(c)Nagaland
(d)Daman and Diu

9. India was granted freedom during the British Prime Minister:

(a)William Pitt
(b)Clement Attlee
(c)Winston Churchill
(d)Ramsay MacDonald

10. In which of the following list does the subject 'planning' figure?

(a)Union List
(b)State List
(c)Concurrent List
(d)Residuary List

11. The doctrine of Lapse was introduced by:

(a)Dalhousie
(b)Canning
(c)Rippon
(d)Lytton

12. The famous tourist centre Mahabalipuram is located near:

(a)Calcutta
(b)Bombay
(c)Delhi
(d)Chennai

13. Who was the first Indian Governor General after Lord Mount Batten?

(a)Pattabi Sitaramayya
(b)Jawaharlal Nehru
Rajagopalachari
(d)Rajendra Prasad

14. Babur was succeeded to the Mughal throne by:

(a)Bahadur Shah
(b)Sher Shah
(c)Akbar
(d)Humayun

15. The Chinese pilgrim visited India during the reign of Harshavardhana was

(a)Fahien
(b)Hieun Tsang
(c)Itsing
(d)Wang Hiuen Tse



16. The Temperate grasslands of North America are known as:

(a)Prairies
(b)Pampas
(c)Downs
(d)Steppes

17. The river which has a greater flow of water than any other river in the world is:

(a)River Nile
(b)River Hwang-ho
(c)River Amazon
(d)River Zaire

18. The rapid sliding of large masses of bed rocks is called:

(a)Mass wasting
(b)Landslide
(c)Earthquake
(d)Weathering

19. Which place is located on the water divide between the Indus and the Ganges river systems?

(a)Allahabad
(b)Varanasi
(c)Gaya
(d)Ambala

20. Zojila pass connects

(a)Kashmir and Tibet
(b)Nepal and Tibet
(c)Leh and Kargil
(d)Leh and Srinagar

21. Jaws are absent in:

(a)Reptiles
(b)Birds
(c)Fishes
(d)Ptotochordates

22. Among the following sets of salient features, which set does not exclusively characterize mammals?

(a)Presence of mammary glands, hairs on skin and diaphragm
(b)Presence of sweat glands, hairs on skin and diphyondonts
(c)Presence of mammary glands, sweat glands and diaphragm
(d)Warm blooded, 4 chambered heart and foetal membrane

23. An ant can see the objects all around it due to the presence of:

(a)Simple eyes
(b)Eyes over the head
(c)Well developed eyes
(d)Compound eyes

24. A man suffering from diabetes mellitus drinks water more frequently as he has to eliminate from the blood extra:

(a)salt
(b)glucose
(c)insulin
(d)glucagon

25. The word Biosphere refers to:

(a)Zone of water on earth which can support life.
(b)Zone of soil, water and air around earth capable of supporting the flora and fauna.
(c)Part of earth surface which can support the flora
(d)Parts of air around earth where life can exist.