Questions

1.Match the following:

Revolt Led byPlace

A.Gen. Bakht Khan1.Delhi

B.Nana Sahib2.Kanpur

C.Hazrat Mahal3.Lucknow

D.Kunwar Singh4.Jagdishpur

Code:

ABCD

(a)4321

(b)3412

(c)2143

(d)1234

2.Choose the correct code:

(a)Arya Samaj - Raja Rammohan Roy - Bombay

(b)Ramakrishna Mission- Ramakrishna Paramhans - Midnapur

(c)Theosophical Society-Blowatskey and Olcott- U.S.

(d)Muhammadan Literary Society- Sayyad Ahmed Khan - Allahabad

3.Consider the following statements:

1.Lord Curzon in 1905 issued an order of partitioning the province of Bengal in 3 parts.

2.Massive protest under leadership of Surendera Nath Benerjee and Krishna Kumar Mitra was organized in Town Hall, Calcutta.

3.'Amar Sonar Bangla' was composed by R.N. Tagore on the eve of partition.

4.National Boycott, Education, Swaraj were the Components of Swadeshi Movement.

Choose the correct answer:

(a)All

(b)None

(c)1, 3 and 4

(d)2, 3 and 4

(e)1 and 2 only

4.In context of Mahatma Gandhi consider the following statements:

1.1st -Non cooperation Movement - Kheda

2.1st-Civil Disobedience Movement- Champaran

3.1st-Hunger Strike - Ahmedabad

4.1st-All India Satyagraha- Rowlatt Act

Choose the correct codes:

(a)All(b)None

(c)1, 2 and 3(d)1, 3 and 4

(e)1 and 4

5.Consider the following statement:

1.Committee on Agricultural Cost and Prices was set up in 1965 and is presently under ministry of food Processing Industries.

2.CACP's functions includes advising on price policy, recommending measures for making price policy effective, examining prevailing method and costs of marketing, suggest measures to reduce costs of marketing and recommend fair price margins.

3.MSP-maximum support price is the price at which govt. is ready to purchase the production of crop from the farmer.

4.CIP-Central Issue Price is the price at which the state Govt. has to sell the agriculture produce to the BPL at the ration shops.

Which of the following codes are correct:

(a)All(b)1, 2 and 3

(c)1, 3 and 4(d)2, 3 and 4

(e)1, 2 and 4

6.Consider the following statement regarding India and South Korea and Choose the correct option.

1.India-Rok Joint Commission (JCM) is co- chaired by Foreign Minister and External Affairs Minister of the two countries.

2.Bilateral trade had increased by around 70% since January 1, 2009, when CEPA between two countries was implemented.

3.The bilateral trade between these two countries crossed US$20 billion in 2011 and new bilateral trade target is of $50 billion by 2015.

4.An Indian Cultural centre was opened in Seoul in July 2011.

Code:

(a)1, 2 and 3(b)2, 3 and 4

(c)1, 2 and 4(d)1 and 4

7.Woori Bank has recently opened its first Indian Branch in Chennai. To which of the following countries this bank belongs:

(a)Japan(b)Singapore

(c)South Korea(d)Taiwan

8.Who, of the following Indians, is/are includes in the Time Magazine's 100 most influential people 2012 list:

1.Sonia Gandhi2.ArvindKejriwal

3.MamtaBanerjee4.AnjaliGopalan

Code:

(a)1, 2 and 3(b)2 and 4

(c)3 and 4 (d)1, 2, 3 and 4

9.Consider the following statement regarding Kerala and choose the correct answer:

1.Kerala borders with the state of Tamil Nadu on the South and west, Karnataka on the north and Arabian coast line on the south west.

2.There is high temperature throughout the year coupled with heavy rainfall during the winter months and relatively dry summer months.

3.Kerala's share in national production of coffee is 91% and rubber is 22%.

4.Sasthamkotta, Vembanad, Ashtamudi are important lakes of Kerala.

Code:

(a)1 and 4(b)2 and 4

(c)Only 4(d)2, 3 and 4

10.Regarding Tamil Nadu, which of the following statements are correct:

1.Vellore, Tiruvalur and Nilgiri districts form boundaries with Andhra Pradesh.

2.Thanjavur is called the granary of Tamil Nadu

3.There are two atomic Power plants in Tamil Nadu at Kalapakkam and Koodankulam.

4.Mudumalai, Pakhal and Pulicat wildlife sanctuaries are located in Tamil Nadu.

Code:

(a)1, 2 and 3(b)2, 3 and 4

(c)2 and 3  (d)1, 3 and 4