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1. When did ‘The treaty of Bhairowal’ take place?

(a) 24 Dec. 1846 A.D. (b) 25 Dec. 1846 A.D.

(c) 26 Dec. 1846 A.D. (d) 27 Dec. 1846 A.D.

2. When did Vietnam become a United Country

(a) 15th April 1974 A.D. (b) 30th April 1975 A.D.

(c) 30th April 1973 A.D. (d) 15th April 1976 A.D.

3. Karl Marx was against:

(a) Democracy (b) Capitalism (c) Communism (d) Socialism

4. Who was ‘Giuseppe Mazzini’?

(a) An Italian Economist (b) A German Nationalist

(c) A German Professor (d) An Italian Nationalist

5. Which among the following cities is hub of the new print culture?

(a) Hong Kong (b) Tokyo (c) Shanghai (d) Chicago

6. Which is the best literary work of Prem Chand?

(a) Do Bigha Zameen (b) Godan (c) Anand Math (d) Sewa Sadan

7. Who formed ‘Young Italy’ a secret society?

(a) Bismarck (b) Wilhelm Wolff (c) Mazzini (d) Matternich

8. Which of the following is the Presidency city-

(a) Lucknow (b) Delhi (c) Bombay (d) Ahmedabad

9. What was the period Guru Arjun Singh as Sikh Guru?

(a) 1578 – 1599 A.D (b) 1581 – 1606 A.D (c) 1601 – 1621 A.D (d) 1603 – 1632 A.D

10. The Sikh Guru who got Amritsar from Akbar?

(a) Guru Agand (b) Guru Amardas (c) Guru Ramdas (d) Guru

11. Which of the following Sikh Guru compiled the Sikh scripture called the Adi Granth?

(a) Guru Arjun Singh (b) Guru Hara Goving Singh

(c) Guru Tej Bahadur (d) Guru Govind Singh

12. Guru Arjun Singh was put to death in 1606 by

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

13. Who composed the Ratnawali?

(a) Bhai Veer Singh (b) Meharban Ji (c) Bhai Mani Singh (d) Bhai Bala

14. Which of the ‘Sakhies’ is considered as to be the not reliable?

(a) Ancient Janam Sakhi (b) Sakhi, by Meharban

(c) The Janam Sakhi by Bhai Bala (d) Bhai Mani Singh’s Janam Sakhi

15. When did Babur attack Punjab for the first time?

(a) 1519 (b) 1516 (c) 1529 (d) 1539

16. Which of the following Gurus composed the “Japuji Sahib”?

(a) Guru Nanak (b) Guru Tez bahadur (c) Guru Amardass (d) Guru Ramdass

17. Who was the composer of the “Asa Di Vaar”?

(a) Guru Nanak (b) Guru Angad (c) Guru Ramdass (d) Guru Arjan

18. Which had been the distinguished industry in Punjab during the 16th century?

(a) Agriculture (b) Textile Induxtry (c) Animal Husbandry (d) None of these

19. Which Guru Sahib’s birth place is Talwandi Saabo, which is now in Pakistan?

(a) Guru Nanak (b) Guru Angad (c) Guru Ramdass (d) Guru Amardass

20. What is the other name of Panja Sahib?

(a) Chak Sri Ram Dass (b) Hasan Abdal (c) Chuna Mandi (d) None of these

21. Which place is that, where Guru Nanak Dev ji acquired the celestial knowledge?

(a) Amritsar (b) Sultanpur lodhi (c) Nanaksar (d) Muktsar

22. Guru nanak devji was born in

(a) 1459 A.D (b) 1469 A.D (c) 1479 A.D (d) 1500 A.D

23. The religious class of Muslim was divided into

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(a) Sayyids (b) Ulemas (c) Quazis (d) Both a and b

24. Who among the following codify the composition of the Gurus into an authorized version i.e. Adi Granth?

(a) Guru Gobind Singh (b) Guru Amardas (c) Guru Arjan Dev (d) Guru Nanak

25. Which Gurus of Sikh transformed the pacifist Sikh sect into a martial community?

(a) Guru Gobind Singh (b) Guru Har Gobind

(c) Guru Tegh Bahadur (d) Guru Nanak

26. Who introduced rites of initiation into well-organized Sikh army known as the Khalsa?

(a) Guru Har Rai (b) Guru Har Gobind

(c) Guru Tegh Bahadur (d) Guru Gobind Singh

27. Who was the sixth Guru of Sikh?

(a) Guru Har Rai (b) Guru Har Gobind (c) Guru Tegh Bahadur (d) Guru Gobind Singh

28. Who among the following Sikh Guru terminated the succession of Gurus?

(a) Guru Har Rai (b) Guru Har Gobind (c) Guru Tegh Bahadur (d) Guru Gobind Singh

29. Who created the Khalsa panth, by giving amrit to sikhs?

(a) Guru Har Rai (b) Guru Gobind Singh

(c) Guru Arjun (d) Guru Har Gobind

30. Which Sikh Guru strengthened the tradition of 'Guru ka Langar' and made it compulsory for the visitor to the

Guru to eat first, saying that 'Pehle Pangat Phir Sangat' (first visit the Langar then go to the Guru)?

(a) Guru Ram Das (b) Guru Tegh Bahadur (c) Guru Amar Das (d) Guru Arjun

31. Who invented and introduced the Gurmukhi (written form of Punjabi) script and made it known to all Sikhs?

(a) Guru Ram Das (b) Guru Angad Dev (c) Guru Amar Das (d) Guru Gobind Singh

32. Who was the founder the city of Amritsar and started the construction of the famous Golden Temple at

Amritsar, the holy city of the Sikhs?

(a) Guru Ram Das (b) Guru Angad Dev (c) Guru Amar Das (d) Guru Gobind Singh

33. The kingdom of Sikh was divided into

(a) 3 Provinces (b) 4 Provinces (c) 5 Provinces (d) 6 Provinces

34. The Sikh Guru is known as “Hind di Chadar”

(a) Shri Guru Teg Bahadur ji (b) Shri Guru Nanak Dev ji

(c) Shri Guru Ram Das ji (d) Shri Guru Arjan Ji

35. The first Punjabi film was made in

(a) 1936 (b) 1935 (c) 1934 (d) 1932

36. Punjab annexation with the British Rule

(a) 21 February 1849 (b) 21 February 1848 (c) 21 February 1844 (d) 21 February 1842

37. Punjab seats in Lok Sabha

(a) 12 (b) 14 (c) 13 (d) 15

38. What is father name of maharaja Ranjit singh ?

(a) Charat Singh (b) Kharak Singh (c) Maha Singh (d) Sher Singh

39. Which Guru is the Dasam Granth related to?

(a) Guru Nanak Dev Ji (b) Guru Goving Singh Ji

(c) Guru Arjan Dev Ji (d) Guru Teg Bahadur Ji

40. Which languages is the ‘Jafarnama’ available in?

(a) Punjabi and Persian (b) Person and Hindi

(c) Punjabi and English (d) All of these

41. The head of the province was called as

(a) Nazim (b) Patwar (c) Misala (d) Dalmisa

42. The provinces were divided into

(a) Nadus (b) Vishayas (c) Parganas (d) Stalas

43. Parganas were again divided into

(a) Taluqs (b) Mandals (c) Valandus (d) Villages

44. In the Vedic age, the land of Punjab was called as

(a) Land of seven rivers (b) Land of five rivers

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(c) Braham vrata (d) all of these

45. The Greek historians named Punjab as

(a) Land of rivers (b) Pentapotamia (c) Braham Vrata (d) all of these

46. After THE REVOLT OF 1857, British extend Punjab boundaries upto

(a) Delhi (b) Lahore (c) Khyber pass (d) Afghanistan

47. Why the Vietnam was was called the first television war?

(a) Brought home stories from soldiers

(b) Led to increase sale of television sets

(c) Battle scenes were shown on daily news

(d) Television was invented.

48. Who said these lines “whether I am a Hindu, a Mohammedan, a Parsi, a Christian or of any other creed, I am

above all an Indian. Our country is India. Our nationality is Indian.”

(a) Dada Bhai Naoroji (b) Surenderanath Banerjee

(c) Gopal Krishan Gokhale (d) Pherozeshah Mehta

49. Under which rules the sculpture of four lions was built on Sarnath’s Pillar?

(a) Samudragupta (b) Ashoka

(c) Chandragupta (d) Harsharvardhana

50. Who was the first Viceroy of India?

(a) Lord Clive (b) Warren Hastings

(c) Lord William Bentinck (d) Lord Canning

51. To whom, Guru Gobind Singh Ji had written Zafarnama?

(a) Babur (b) Aurangzeb (c) Humayun (d) Jahangir

52. During India’s freedom struggle which one of the following led to the first ‘All India Hartal’?

(a) Protest against Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

(b) Protest against Row Latt Act

(c) Trial of Mahatm Gandhi

(d) Arrival of Simon Commission

53. In 1878 the Vernacular Press Act was modelled on the

(a) French Press Laws (b) British Press Laws (c) Irish Press Laws (d) Scottish Press Laws

54. Who was the famous Sultan of Lodhi Dynasty?

(a) Sikander Lodhi (b) Ibrahim Lodhi (c) Dilawar Khan Lodhi (d) Daulat Khan Lodhi

55. When was Nazi Party founded?

(a) 1917 (b) 1918 (c) 1920 (d) 1909

56. Who had started Masand system?

(a) Guru Har Rai Ji (b) Guru Angad Dev Ji (c) Guru Nanak Dev Ji (d) Guru Ramdas Ji

57. “Who said these words, ‘Tremble, therefore, tyrants of the world”?

(a) Robert Darnton (b) James Lackington

(c) Louise/Sebastien Mercier (d) Thomas Paine

58. The act of Union between England and resulted in the formation of the United Kingdom of the Great Britain.

(a) Ireland (b) Wales (c) Scotland (d) Jersey

59. Who led the Scholar’s Revolt?

(a) Pham Boi Chau (b) Phan Chu Trinh

(c) The official at the imperial court (d) The people of Mekong Delta

60. The Poona Pact was signed between & .

(a) Mahatma Gandhi Motilal Nehru

(b) Mahatma Gandhi Lord Irwin

(c) Mahatma Gandhi B.R. Ambedkar

(d) Mahatma Gandhi Mount batten

61. The oldest Japanese book Diamod Sutra was printed in

(a) AD 686 (b) AD 868 (c) AD 668 (d) AD 866

62. How many years did it take to form Republic of Vietnam?

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(a) 30 (b) 29 (c) 19 (d) 25

63. Consider the following events of 1919 A.D.

1. Rowlatt Act

2. Hunter Report

3. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

4. Return of Knighthood by Rabindranath Tagore Their correct sequence is

(a) A, B, C, D (b) A, C, D, B (c) B, A, C, D (d) C, A, B, D

64. What was the aim of temperature movement?

(a) Decrease unemployment (b) Introduce Rent control

(c) To stop criminal activities (d) To reduce the consumption of alcoholic drinks

65. Which French artist prepared a series of four prints visualizing his dream of a world made up of ‘Democratic and

Social Republics’?

(a) Frederic Sorrieu (b) Andreas Rebmann

(c) Karl Kaspar Fritz (d) Giuseppe Mazzini

66. By the 18th century, which of the following commodities were produced on large plantations in America by slave

labour and exported to other countries?

(a) Grains such as wheat and barley

(b) Tropical fruits such as bananas and oranges.

(c) Animal products such as wool and beef.

(d) Cash crops such as sugar and cotton.

67. By which treaty Clive secured and Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa?

(a) Treaty of Plassey (b) Treaty of Allahabad

(c) Treaty of Bengal (d) Treaty of Baskar

68. Who is the author of Jane Eyre?

(a) Jane Austen (b) Charlotte Bronte (c) William Hogarta (d) Samuel Richardson

69. In IMF and World Bank, the decisions are taken by-

(a) Developing nations

(b) A joint council of developed and developing countries

(c) Western industrial powers

(d) Least developed nations

70. What led to town planning of the city of Bombay in 1880?

(a) The social tension (b) Poverty (c) Fear of plague epidemics (d) Riots

71. Which of the following novel deals with caste oppression?

(a) Sultana’s Dream (b) Indulekha (c) Saraswati Vijayam (d) Padmarag

72. Who described Mazzini as the most dangerous enemy of our social order?

(a) Victor Emmanuel II (b) Duke Metterinich (c) Johann Gottfried (d) Lord Byron

73. Why was the Vietnam war called the first television war?

(a) Brought home, stories from soldiers

(b) Led to increased sale of television sets

(c) Battle scenes were shown on daily news

(d) Television was invented

74. Who said, “printing is the ultimate gift of God and the greatest one?

(a) Charles Dickens (b) J.V. Schely (c) Mahatma Gandhi (d) Martin Luther

75. Which of the following combination correctly indicates the three flows of international economic exchange:-

(a) Capital goods, raw material (b) Goods, metal, labour

(c) Goods, labour, capital (d) Labour, capital, food grains

76. The slogan ‘Jai Hind’ was given by

(a) Lal Bahadur Shastri (b) Subhash Chandra Bose (c) Jawahar Lal Nehru (d) Ras Behari Bose

77. What was the relationship of Guru Amardas Ji with Guru Ramdas Ji?

(a) Father (b) Son (c) Brother (d) Father-in-law

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78. Name the treaty signed on 26th December, 1846 after First Anglo Sikh War?

(a) Treaty of Paris (b) Treaty of Lahore (c) Treaty of Bhayrowal (d) Tripartite Treaty

79. Who established Dal khalsa?

(a) Nawab Kapoor Singh (b) Banda Bahadur (c) Ranjit Singh (d) Guru Gobind Singh Ji

GEOGRAPHY

80. The hills of run across rohtang pass to chamba are known as

(a) Mid himalyas (b) kirthar hills (c) pangi hills (d) none of these

81. The western hills of Himalayas are known as

(a) Suleiman hills (b)Kirthar hills (c) pangi hills (d) Both a and b

82. The ranges of shivalik and kasauli form a congested part which was known as the

(a) Suleiman hills (b)Kirthar hills (c) pangi hills (d) Sub mountainous region

83. The region between river Chenab and Jhelum is called a

(a) Chaj doab (b) Doab rachna (c) Doab bari (d) All of these

84. Doab bist jalandhar is famous as

(a) Chaj doab (b) Doab rachna (c) Doab bari (d) Doaba

85. Which among the following does not belong to the list of leading sugarcane producing states?

(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Maharashtra

86. In which union Territory maximum area is under forest?

(a) Dadra and Nagar Haveli (b) Andaman and Nicobar Islands

(c) Delhi (d) Puducherry

87. Which agent causes the formation of V-shaped valley?

(a) Snow (b) Wind (c) Birds and animals (d) Water

88. What type of soil is also known as ‘Tea soil’.

(a) Mountain soil (b) Marshy soil (c) Desert soil (d) Saline and alkaline soil

89. Which of the following state has the highest density of roads?

(a) Goa (b) Jammu and Kashmir (c) Kerala (d) Haryana

90. What is the extent of ‘Tropical Heat Zone’?

(a) o1

232

North to o1

232

South (b) o1

232

North to o1

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North

(c) o1

232

South to o1

662

South (d) o1

662

North to o1

662

South

91. For which of the following industry, ‘Dhariwal’ is famous as an important centre/place.

(a) Cotton Textile Industry (b) Woolen Industry

(c) Jute industry (d) Silk Industry

92. Which of the major port of India is located in Sundarbans Delta?

(a) Kandla (b) Mumbai (c) Chennai (d) Haldia

93. Which of the following place is influenced by retreating or eastern monsoon?

(a) Amritsar (b) Chennai (c) Mumbai (d) Shimla

94. Which of the following states are the major products of copper?

(a) Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh (b) Odisha and Rajasthan

(c) Maharashtra and Gujarat (d) Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat

95. Hyderabad is the capital of which state?

(a) Telangana (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) Karnataka (d) Tamil Nadu

96. Which of the following is correct about the Konkan coastal plain?

(a) Stretches from Mumbai to Goa. (b) Stretches from Daman to Goa.

(c) Stretches from Goa to Mangalore

(d) Stretches from Mangalore to Kanya Kumari

97. Ravi, Jehlum and Chenab are the distributaries of which river?

(a) Ganga (b) Brahamputra (c) Indus (d) Godavari

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98. Which state of India has more percentage of area under forest?

(a) Haryana (b) Punjab (c) West Bengal (d) Tripura

99. Which of the following is not a part of SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation)

(a) India (b) Nepal (c) Bangladesh (d) China

100. In which category does the Kailash mountain range fall in?

(a) Block Mountain (b) Folded Mountain (c) Doem Mountain (d) Relict Mountain

101. What is the other name of Mangroves?

(a) Mountainous Vegetation (b) Dry Vegetation

(c) Monsoonal Vegetation (d) Littoral Vegetation

102. Sindri is famous for

(a) Fertilizer Industry (b) Paper Industry (c) Silk Industry (d) Cement Industry

103. Which soil is formed differently from the other three soils?

(a) Bhabar (b) Bangar (c) Regur (d) Khadar

104. Parkland, Steppes, Pampas, Campos and Veld are kept in which of the following categories?

(a) Mountains (b) Plateaus (c) Deserts (d) Grassland

105. Which of the following fact is correct for straight line drawn between Arunchal Pradesh and Rann of Kachchh?

(a) 3293 kilometers (b) 2933 kilometers (c) 2393 kilometers (d) 2923 kilometers

106. Which region normally experiences the convectional type of rainfall?

(a) Equatorial Region (b) North Polar Region (c) South Polar Region (d) Glaciated Region

107. ‘Relief’, ‘Cyclonic’ and Convectional’ are types of which of the following?

(a) Soil (b) Water (c) Rainfall (d) Forests

108. To which of the following, the study of ‘Seismology’ is related?

(a) Atmosphere (b) Floods (c) Tides (d) Earthquakes

109. What is the area of Chandigarh?

(a) 114 sq. kilometre (b) 1014 sq. kilometer (c) 10140 sq. kilometre (d) 50362 sq. kilometre

110. Which latitude passes approximately through the middle of India?

(a) Equator (b) Tropic of Cancer (c) Tropic of Capricorn (d) Prime Meridian

111. With which agent the features like “Stalactite” and “Stalagmite” are related?

(a) Air (b) Sea (c) Underground water (d) Glacier (River of Ice)

112. In which state of India the “Kandla Port” is situated?

(a) Punjab (b) West Bengal (c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Gujarat

113. Which of the following states has the least “population density”?

(a) Bihar (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Himachal Pradesh (d) Arunachal Pradesh

114. Which state of India has the maximum area under forests?

(a) Haryana (b) Tripura (c) Rajasthan (d) Karnataka

115. From which language the word “Monsoon” has been derived?

(a) Hindi (b) Arabic (c) German (d) English

116. For what mineral, the mining region of “Kolar” and “Ramgiri” in Indian are famous for?

(a) Gold (b) Silver (c) Copper (d) Bauxite

117. Which state of India is connected to China (Tibet Region) through Nathula pass?

(a) Meghalaya (b) Assam (c) Sikkim (d) Arunachal Pradesh

118. Aus, Aman and Boro, grown thrice in a year are the types of ______ crop.

(a) Maize (b) Rice (c) Millets (d) Wheat

119. Which type of soil is also known as ‘Regur Soil’?

(a) Black Soil (b) Red Soil (c) Sandy Soil (D) Yellow Soil

120. The first cement plant of India was established at:

(a) Mumbai (b) Ahmadabad (c) Madurai (d) Chennai

121. In which state the ‘Kaziranga Sanctuary’ is situated?

(a) Jammu & Kashmir (b) Assam (c) Haryana (d) Kerala

122. What is the population density of India as per the census 2011?

(a) 382 person per sq. kilometer (b) 482 person per sq. kilometer

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(c) 582 person per sq. kilometer (d) 682 person per sq. kilometer

123. ‘Konkan Railways’ stretches along the

(a) Northern plains (b) East coast (c) West Coast (d) Great India desert

124. Which sea existed at the place of the present Himalayas?

(a) Arctic (b) Tethys (c) Alps (d) Andes

125. Which of the following is the main tree of Tropical Evergreen vegetation?

(a) Coconut (b) Accecia (c) Silver Fur (d) Mahogany

126. Which river is called ‘sorrow’ of West Bengal?

(a) Narmada river (b) Tapi river (c) Damodar river (d) Indus river

127. On which tree the Silk worms are reared?

(a) Tahli (b) Accecia (c) Mulberry (d) Mango

128. Which place is known as ‘Silicon valley’ of India?

(a) Bangaluru (b) Mumbai (c) Ahmadabad (d) Nagpur

129. Who made the law for the security of forests in 1855 A.D.?

(a) Lord Dalhousie (b) Lord Cornwallis (c) Lord Ripen (d) Lord Wellesley

CIVICS

130. ‘Suffrage Movement’ was related to which category of the society?C

(a) Children (b) Woman (c) Men (d) Old people

131. Under which Article ‘Untouchability’ is abolished and its practice is punishable?

(a) Article – 15 (b) Article – 17 (c) Article – 16 (d) Article – 19

132. An individual, who is not a member of either house of parliament, can be appointed a member of council of

Ministers, but he has to become a member of either house within a period of……….

(a) One month (b) 3 month (c) 1 year (d) 6 months

133. Who is regarded as the supreme commander of the defence forces in India?

(a) President (b) Prime Minister (c) Defiance Minister (d) Chief of defence forces.

134. Which of the following institutions is not a part of the ‘Rural’ local self Government?

(a) Nagar Panchayat (b) Panchayat (c) Panchayat (d) Zila Parishad

135. How many members are elected from Punjab in Lok Sabha?

(a) 7 (b) 13 (c) 21 (d) 17

136. Under which Fundamental Right in India Constitution ‘Right to free and compulsory Constitution ‘Right to

free and compulsory Education’ has been given?

(a) Under – Right to equality

(b) Under – Right against exploitation

(c) Under – Right to Religious Freedom

(d) Under – Right to Freedom

137. When was the charter of United Nation organization accepted by 51 countries?

(a) 24th October 1945 (b) 26th June 1945 (c) 10th August 1939 (d) 24th April 1954

138. Who was the President of constituent Assembly of India?

(a) Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru (b) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

(c) Sardar Vallabha bhai Patel (d) Dr. Rajendra Prasad.

139. Who has said these words regarding the ‘Panchsheel’ principles, “By Implementing these Principles, there

will be permanent world peace”.

(a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

(c) Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri (d) Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru

140. Which of the following features in not a federal feature of Indian constitution?

(a) Supremacy of the constitution

(b) Distribution of powers between centre and states.

(c) Appointment of Governors by president of India.

(d) Independent Judiciary.

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141. Which of the following is the correct equation

(a) Savings = Income + Consumption (b) Savings = Consumption – Income

(c) Income – Savings + Consumption (d) Consumption = Income + Savings

142. Which group belongs to all direct taxes?

(a) Income tax, Gift tax, Sale tax (b) Income tax, Wealth tax, Sale tax

(c) Gift tax, Wealth tax, Sale tax (d) Income tax, Gift tax, Wealth tax

143. The number of members in Rajya Sabha from states and union territories is

(a) 212 (b) 238 (c) 200 (d) 220

144. The election of members to Rajya Sabha and constitution Amendments are adopted from

(a) Germany Constitution (b) Japan Constitution

(c) South African constitution (d) U.K constitution

145. Who did introduce the coins of the Sikhs?

(a) Maharaja Ranjit Singh (b) Banda Singh Bahadur

(c) Ahmed Shah Abdali (d) None of these

146. Which of the following Article is dealt with the composition are Council of States (Rajya Sabha) and the

manner of election of its members?

(a) Article 80 (b) Article 82 (c) Article 81 (d) Article 90

147. The representatives from states in Rajya Sabha shall be elected by the

(a) Chief Minister of the State

(b) Elected members of the State Legislative Assembly

(c) Governor of the State

(d) President

148. Who give the idea to establish the ‘Lok Adalat’?

(a) Sh. P.N. Bhagwati (b) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

(c) Sh. Lal bahadur Shastri (d) Dr. T.N. Sheshan

149. Which words were included in preamble in of Indian constitution by 42nd amendment in 1976 -

(a) Directive Principles (b) Democratic and Republic

(c) We the people of India (d) Socialist, secular and unity of country

150. Which fundamental right is considered as the ‘Pillar of Democracy’.

(a) Right to equality (b) Right to religious freedom

(c) Right to freedom (d) Right to constitutional remedies

151. How many members does Punjab send for Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha -

(a) Lok Sabha -13 Rajya Sabha – 7

(b) Lok Sabha - 7 Rajya Sabha – 13

(c) Lok Sabha - 117 Rajya Sabha – 245

(d) Lok Sabha - 545 Rajya Sabha – 12

152. Which rights are not given to foreigners?

(a) Economic Rights (b) Social Rights (c) Political Rights (d) Civil Rights

153. Who is the chairman of the Rajya Sabha?

(a) Speaker (b) Vice-President (c) President (d) Prime-minister

154. Who can transfer a Governor from one state to another?

(a) Prime-minister (b) Parliament (c) President (d) Supreme Court

155. Which Indian Leader gave the idea of two nations (partition) before independence?

(a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Jawahar Lal Nehru (c) Liakat Ali (d) Mohd. Ali Jinah

156. How many countries are the member of U.N.O. (United Nations) at present?

(a) 193 (b) 150 (c) 51 (d) 182

157. India opposes strongly –

(a) United Nations (b) World peace

(c) Racialism and Apartheid policy (d) Common Wealth of Nations

158. The President cannot proclaim General Emergency without directive from…………..

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(a) The Attorney General (b) The Cabinet

(c) The Chief Justice of Supreme Court. (d) The Chief Election Commissioner.

159. Provision of President’s Emergency powers is taken from the constitution of …………

(a) South Africa (b) Ireland (c) Germany (d) Australia

160. Who decides whether a particular Bill is Money Bill or an Ordinary one

(a) The President (b) The Finance Minister

(c) The Speaker of Lok Sabha (d) The Prime Minister

161. Amendment Act of 2003 limits the size of the ministry to …………….

(a) 15% of the length of the legislative Assembly.

(b) 16% of the length of the legislative Assembly.

(c) 17% of the length of the legislative Assembly.

(d) 18% of the length of the legislative Assembly.

162. Which statement is True: -

(a) Union list has 47 subjects, State list has 97 subjects, concurrent list has 66 subjects.

(b) Union list has 66 subjects, State list has 47 subjects, concurrent list has 97 subjects.

(c) Union list has 97 subjects, State list has 66 subjects, concurrent list has 47 subjects.

(d) Union list has 47 subjects, State list has 66 subjects, concurrent list has 97 subjects.

163. Who cannot participate in the electoral process of Vice President?

(a) Elected members of Lok Sabha.

(b) Elected members of Rajya Sabha.

(c) Elected members of Legislative Assembly.

(d) Nominated members of Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha.

164. There are members elected for Parliament from Punjab.

(a) 13 (b) 14 (c) 10 (d) 15

165. Who was the Chairman of Drafting Committee of Indian Constitution :

(a) Moti Lal Nehru (b) Jawahar Lal Nehru (c) B.R. Ambedkar (d) Rajender Prasad

166. Which of the following is a big challenge to democracy?

(a) Leaders (b) Political Parties (c) Elections (d) Illiterate Citizens

167. Which of the following is not the quality of ideal citizens :

(a) Good health (b) Patriotism (c) Tolerance (d) Illiteracy

168. Seats are reserved for women in :

(a) Parliament (b) Panchayati Raj Institutions

(c) State Legislature (d) Rajya Sabha

169. Which type of government is a federal governments :

(a) Centre and State Government (b) Govt. of two States

(c) Centre and two State Government (d) Centre and three State Government

170. How many state governments are functioning in India :

(a) 7 (b) 28 (c) 13 (d) 29

171. An ordinary bill is represented in

(a) Rajya Sabha (b) Lok Sabha (c) Any house of Parliament (d) Rajya Vidhan Sabha

172. Who is the constitutional head of India?

(a) King (b) Queen (c) Prime Minister (d) President

173. Which of the following is not the National Flag:

(a) Shiromany Akali Dal (b) Bhartiya Janta Party (c) Indian National Congress (d) Bahujan Samaj Party

174. India is a federal state because:

(a) Dual judiciary (b) Written constitution

(c) Dual citizenship (d) Share of power between centre and state

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175. Which equation is true?

(a) PriceIndex

RealWages 100Moneywages

(b)Moneywages

RealWages 100PriceIndex

(c) Moneywages PriceIndex

RealWages100

(d)

MoneywagesRealWages

PriceIndex

176. Economic activities are not related to: -

(a) Production, consumption and work of House wife.

(b) Production, consumption and exchange.

(c) Production, exchange and distribution.

(d) Consumption, exchange and distribution.

177. Socialist Economy has features: -

(A) Govt. Control (B) Collective ownership

(C) Competition (D) Freedom of market forces

(E) Social welfare

(a) A, B and C (b) A, B and D (c) A, B, and E (d) B, C and D

178. On the basis of ownership types of Economics are: -

(a) Developed, mixed & capitalistic. (b) Capitalistic, developed and socialistic

(c) Mixed, developed and under developed. (d) Socialistic, capitalistic and mixed.

179. In India which one is not indicator of level of economic development: -

(a) Per capita income (b) Expectation of life (c) Population (d) Literacy rate

180. How many banks were nationalized by Govt. of India in 1980?

(a) 12 (b) 14 (c) 7 (d) 8

181. Which of the following organizations looks after the credit needs of Agriculture and Rural Development in

India?

(a) FCI (B) IDBI (c) NABARD (d) ICAR

182. When there is investment made in the form of education, training and medical care the population becomes: -

(a) Working capital (b) Human capital (c) Fixed capital (d) Capital growth

183. What is marginal propensity to save (M.P.S.)

(a) Y

C

(b)

S

Y

(c)

Y

S

(d)

C

Y

184. Workers in the ……… sector do not produce physical goods.

(a) Primary Sector (b) Secondary sector (c) Tertiary Sector (d) Final Sector

185. To grow more than one crop on a piece of land during a year is known as

(a) Kharif crop (b) Multiple Cropping (c) Rabi Crop (d) Good Crop

186. Who is the chairman of the Planning Commission

(a) N.S.S.O (b) Chief-Minister (c) President (d) Prime Minister

187. Factors of production and their Price is given below

I. Land ……… Wages

II. Capital ……… Rent

III. Labour ……… Interest

IV. Entrepreneur ……… Profit. Which matching is wrong?

(a) I, II, IV (b) II, III, IV (c) I, II, III (d) II, III, IV

188. From the following groups which has all the economics activities

(a) Production, Consumption, Social Service, Distribution.

(b) Production, Consumption, Exchange, Distribution.

(c) Production, Consumption, Exchange, Social Service.

(d) Consumption, Exchange, Distribution, Social Service.

189. On the basis of ownership types if economy are

(a) Capitalistic, Socialistic, Developed-Economy.

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(b) Socialistic, Mixed, Developed-Economy.

(c) Capitalistic, Socialistic, Mixed-Economy.

(d) Mixed, Developed, Developing-Economy

190. In India who directly controls the “Monetary Policy”?

(a) Finance Department of India (b) Reserve Bank of India

(c) State Bank of India (d) Prime Minister of India

191. GDP can be written as ……………………………

(a) General Domestic Product (b) Gross Domestic Product

(c) Gross Development Product (d) General Development Product

192. Foreign Trade …………………………………..

(a) Increases choice of goods (b) Decreases price of goods

(c) Increases competition in the market (d) Decreases earnings.

193. COPRA full form is

(a) Co-ordination Protection Act (b) Co-education Protection Act

(c) Co-operative Protection Act (d) Consumer Protection Act

194. Which of these notes are issued by finance department of Govt. of India.

(a) Rs.500 (b) Rs.1000 (c) Rs.2000 (d) Rs.1

195. What is the impact of Green Revolution.

(a) Forest area increased (b) Air Pollution decreased

(c) Wheat Production Increased (d) Milk Production Increased

196. Globalisation was stimulated by

(a) Money (b) Transportation (c) Population (d) Computers

197. A consumer …………………………………..

(a) Sells goods and services (b) Buy goods and services

(c) Produces goods and services (d) Delivers goods and services

198. What is the time-period of 12th five year plan?

(a) 2002-07 (b) 2007-12 (c) 2012-17 (d) 2017-22

199. Which is the Central Bank of India?

(a) SBI (b) RBI (c) HDFC (d) ICICI

200. In which sector, natural sources are used for production?

(a) Service Sector (b) Secondary Sector (c) Primary Sector (d) Financial Sector

201. Monetary Policy has one component of policy

(a) Bank Rate (Interest) (b) Public Income (c) Public Works (d) Deficit Financing

202. MGNREGA 2005 was initiated with the aim to provide

(a) Employment (b) Health Facilities (c) Education Facilities (d) Irrigation Facilities

203. Which service is not related to the basic information.

(a) Communication (b) Education (c) Irrigation (d) Banking

204. What is the effect of unfavourable balance of trade on Foreign Exchange Reserves?

(a) It reduces (b) It increases (c) No effect (d) It remains same

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ANSWER KEY

HISTORY GEOGRPAHY CIVICS ECONOMICS

1 C 26 D 51 B 76 B 80 C 105 B 130 B 155 D 175 B 200 C

2 D 28 B 52 B 77 D 81 D 106 A 131 B 156 A 176 A 201 A

3 B 28 D 53 C 78 C 82 D 107 C 132 D 157 C 177 C 202 A

4 D 29 B 54 A 79 A 83 A 108 D 133 A 158 B 178 D 203 D

5 C 30 C 55 B 84 D 109 A 134 A 159 C 179 C 204 A

6 B 31 B 56 D 85 C 110 B 135 B 160 C 180 C

7 C 32 A 57 C 86 B 111 C 136 D 161 A 181 C

8 C 33 B 58 C 87 D 112 D 137 A 162 C 182 B

9 B 34 A 59 C 88 A 113 D 138 D 163 C 183 B

10 C 35 B 60 C 89 C 114 A 139 D 164 C 184 C

11 A 36 A 61 B 90 A 115 B 140 C 165 C 185 B

12 D 37 C 62 A 91 B 116 A 141 C 166 D 186 D

13 C 38 C 63 B 92 D 117 C 142 D 167 D 187 C

14 A 39 B 64 D 93 B 118 B 143 B 168 B 188 C

15 C 40 A 65 A 94 A 119 A 144 C 169 A 189 C

16 A 41 A 66 D 95 A 120 D 145 B 170 D 190 B

17 A 42 C 67 B 96 A 121 B 146 A 171 C 191 B

18 B 43 A 68 B 97 C 122 A 147 B 172 D 192 A

19 A 44 A 69 B 98 D 123 C 148 A 173 A 193 B

20 B 45 B 70 C 99 D 124 B 149 D 174 D 194 D

21 B 46 A 71 B 100 B 125 D 150 C 195 C

22 B 47 C 72 B 101 D 126 C 151 A 196 B

23 D 48 A 73 C 102 A 127 C 152 C 197 B

24 C 49 B 74 D 103 C 128 A 153 B 198 C

25 A 50 D 75 C 104 D 129 A 154 C 199 B