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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
The water pollution in a river is determined by measuring the dissolved amount of- |
| A. | Chlorine |
| B. | Nitrogen |
| C. | Ozone |
| D. | Oxygen |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from code given below: Assertion(A): There is marked expansion in urban areas of towns and cities following rapid growth in their population. Reason (R): In rural areas agricultural land is shrinking due to development of infrastructural facilities. |
| A. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) |
| B. | Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) |
| C. | (A) is True, but (R) is false |
| D. | (A) is false but (R) is true. |
| Answer» C. (A) is True, but (R) is false | |
| 3. |
The savannah are most widespread in - |
| A. | Africa |
| B. | Asia |
| C. | North America |
| D. | South America |
| Answer» B. Asia | |
| 4. |
Match list -I with List -II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists: List-I: A. Chanderpur B. Hassan C. Khamman D. Khetri List -II: 1. Maharashtra 2. Andhra Pradesh 3.Rajasthan 4. Karnataka |
| A. | A1, B4, C2, D3 |
| B. | A2, B3, C4, D1 |
| C. | A4, B2, C3, D1 |
| D. | A3, B1, C2, D4 |
| Answer» B. A2, B3, C4, D1 | |
| 5. |
Which one of the following pairs of kings of ancient and medieval periods of Indian history and the works authored by them is correctly matched ? |
| A. | Krishnadevaraya : Samaranganasutradhra |
| B. | Mehendravarman : Mattavilasaprahasana |
| C. | Bhojadeva : Manasollasa |
| D. | Somesvara |
| Answer» C. Bhojadeva : Manasollasa | |
| 6. |
Depreciation is equal to: |
| A. | Gross National Product-Net National Product |
| B. | Net National Product minus Gross Nation Product |
| C. | Gross Nation Product minus Personal Income |
| D. | Personal Income minus Personal Taxes |
| Answer» B. Net National Product minus Gross Nation Product | |
| 7. |
Hughly was used as a base for piracy in the Bay of Bengal by— |
| A. | The Portuguese |
| B. | The French |
| C. | The Danish |
| D. | The British |
| Answer» B. The French | |
| 8. |
A lot of details regarding the village administration under the Cholas is provided by the inscriptions at— |
| A. | Thanjavur |
| B. | Uraiyur |
| C. | Kanchipuram |
| D. | Uttaramerur |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
By whom the first republic of the world was established in Vaishali? |
| A. | Maurya |
| B. | Nand |
| C. | Gupta |
| D. | Lichhavi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
Gross Domestic Product is defined as the value of all: |
| A. | Goods produced in an economy in a year |
| B. | goods and services in an economy ina year |
| C. | final goods produced in an economy in a year |
| D. | Final goods and services produced in an economy in a year |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. |
The concept of Anuvrata was advocated by— |
| A. | Mahayana Buddhism |
| B. | Hinayana Buddhism |
| C. | Jainism |
| D. | The Lokayata School |
| Answer» D. The Lokayata School | |
| 12. |
Ashtapradhan was a Council of Ministers— |
| A. | In the Gupta administration |
| B. | In the Chola administration |
| C. | In the Vijaynagar administration |
| D. | In the Maratha administration |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
The word ‘Hindu’ as reference to the people of Hind (India) was first used by— |
| A. | The Greeks |
| B. | The Romans |
| C. | The Chinese |
| D. | The Arabs |
| Answer» B. The Romans | |
| 14. |
Who among the following is said to have witnessed the reigns of eight Delhi Sultans ? |
| A. | Ziauddin Barani |
| B. | Shams-i-siraj Afif |
| C. | Minhaj-us-siraj |
| D. | Amir Khusrau |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
The Mansabdari system introduced by Akbar was borrowed from the system followed in— |
| A. | Afghanistan |
| B. | Turkey |
| C. | Mongolia |
| D. | Persia |
| Answer» D. Persia | |
| 16. |
The first to start a joint stock company to trade with India were the— |
| A. | Portuguese |
| B. | Dutch |
| C. | French |
| D. | Danish |
| Answer» C. French | |
| 17. |
The caves and rock-cut temples at Ellora are— |
| A. | Buddhist |
| B. | Buddhist and Jain |
| C. | Hindu and Jain |
| D. | Hindu, Buddhist and Jain |
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. |
The significance of the Bengal Regulation of 1793 lies in the fact that— |
| A. | It provided for the establishment of the Supreme court |
| B. | It restricted the application of English law to Englishmen only |
| C. | It accommodated the personal laws of Hindus and Muslims |
| D. | It provided for the appointment of the Indian Law Commission |
| Answer» D. It provided for the appointment of the Indian Law Commission | |
| 19. |
The first Indian ruler to organize Haj pilgrimage at the expense of the state was— |
| A. | Alauddin Khilji |
| B. | Feroz Tughlaq |
| C. | Akbar |
| D. | Aurangzeb |
| Answer» D. Aurangzeb | |
| 20. |
Who among the following ladies wrote a historical account during the Mughal period ? |
| A. | Gulbadan Begum |
| B. | Noorjahan Begum |
| C. | Jahanara Begum |
| D. | Zebun-nissah Begum |
| Answer» B. Noorjahan Begum | |
| 21. |
Toramana belonged to the ethnic horde of the— |
| A. | Scythians |
| B. | Hunas |
| C. | Yue-chis |
| D. | Sakas |
| Answer» C. Yue-chis | |
| 22. |
Which one of the following is a development expenditure ? |
| A. | Irrigation expenditure |
| B. | Civil administration |
| C. | Debt services |
| D. | Grant in Aid |
| Answer» B. Civil administration | |
| 23. |
The name of the poet Kalidas is mentioned in the— |
| A. | Allahabad pillar inscription |
| B. | Aihole inscription |
| C. | Alapadu grant |
| D. | Hanumakonda inscription |
| Answer» C. Alapadu grant | |
| 24. |
The first Indian ruler who joined the subsidiary Alliance was— |
| A. | The Nawab of Oudh |
| B. | The Nizam of Hyderabad |
| C. | Peshwa Baji Rao II |
| D. | The king of Travancore |
| Answer» C. Peshwa Baji Rao II | |
| 25. |
Vidhushaka, a common character in Sanskrit drama is invariably a— |
| A. | Brahmana |
| B. | Kshatriya |
| C. | Vaishya |
| D. | Shudra |
| Answer» B. Kshatriya | |
| 26. |
Zero was invented by— |
| A. | Aryabhatta |
| B. | Varahamihira |
| C. | Bhaskara I |
| D. | An unknown Indian |
| Answer» E. | |
| 27. |
Which one of the following naturally occurring green house gases causes the highest percentage of Green house effect ? |
| A. | Carbon Dioxide |
| B. | Methane |
| C. | Ozone |
| D. | Water vapour |
| Answer» B. Methane | |
| 28. |
In the Gandhara sculptures the preaching mudra associated with the Buddha's first Sermon at Sarnath is— |
| A. | Abhaya |
| B. | Dhyana |
| C. | Dharmachakra |
| D. | Bhumisparsa |
| Answer» D. Bhumisparsa | |
| 29. |
Which one of the following important trade centres of ancient India was on the trade route connecting Kalyana with Vengi ? |
| A. | Tagara |
| B. | Sripura |
| C. | Tripuri |
| D. | Tamralipti |
| Answer» B. Sripura | |
| 30. |
The Largest tiger Habitat in India is in= |
| A. | Andhra Pradesh |
| B. | Karnataka |
| C. | Madhya Pradesh |
| D. | Uttar Pradesh |
| Answer» B. Karnataka | |
| 31. |
A Biotechnology Park has been set up at- |
| A. | Agra |
| B. | Allahabad |
| C. | Lucknow |
| D. | Varanasi |
| Answer» D. Varanasi | |
| 32. |
Per Capita Income is obtained by dividing National Income by: |
| A. | Total population of the Country |
| B. | Total working population |
| C. | Area of the country |
| D. | Volume of the capital used |
| Answer» B. Total working population | |
| 33. |
The concept of Green House Gases was postulated by- |
| A. | C.C.Park |
| B. | J.N.N.Jaffers |
| C. | Joseph Fourier |
| D. | L.Zobler |
| Answer» D. L.Zobler | |
| 34. |
Which of the following trees is not eco-friendly? |
| A. | Babul |
| B. | Eqcalyptus |
| C. | Neem |
| D. | Pipal |
| Answer» C. Neem | |
| 35. |
Which of the following is not a water pollutant ? |
| A. | Zinc |
| B. | Copper |
| C. | Nickel |
| D. | Sulphur Dioxide |
| Answer» C. Nickel | |
| 36. |
Which one of the following usages was a post-Vedic development ? |
| A. | Dharma-Artha-Kama-Moksha |
| B. | Brahmana-Kshatriya-Vaishya-Shudra |
| C. | Brahmacharya-Grihasthashrama-Vanaprastha-Sanyasa |
| D. | Indra-Surya-Rudra-Marut |
| Answer» D. Indra-Surya-Rudra-Marut | |
| 37. |
GDP at factor cost is: |
| A. | GDP minus indirect taxes plus subsidies |
| B. | GNP minus depreciation allowances |
| C. | NNP plus depreciation allowances |
| D. | GDP minus subsidies plus indirect taxes |
| Answer» B. GNP minus depreciation allowances | |
| 38. |
what is the antonym of 'appearance' ? |
| A. | relieve |
| B. | mildly |
| C. | remain |
| D. | absence |
| Answer» E. | |
| 39. |
The capital of the kingdom of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was— |
| A. | Amritsar |
| B. | Patiala |
| C. | Lahore |
| D. | Kapurthala |
| Answer» D. Kapurthala | |
| 40. |
‘Live well, as long as you live. Live well even by borrowings, for once cremated,there is no return’. The rejection of after life is an aphorism of the— |
| A. | Kapalika sect |
| B. | Sunyavada of Nagarjun |
| C. | Ajivikas |
| D. | Charvakas |
| Answer» E. | |
| 41. |
what is the antonym of 'ominous' ? |
| A. | agreement |
| B. | conceal |
| C. | few |
| D. | auspicious |
| Answer» E. | |
| 42. |
The statue of Gomateshwara at Sravanabelagola was built by— |
| A. | Chandragupta Maurya |
| B. | Kharvela |
| C. | Amoghavarsha |
| D. | Chamundaraya |
| Answer» E. | |
| 43. |
what is the antonym of 'lure' ? |
| A. | after |
| B. | repulse |
| C. | plain |
| D. | hide |
| Answer» C. plain | |
| 44. |
what is the antonym of 'perceive' ? |
| A. | observe |
| B. | release |
| C. | overlook |
| D. | unsuccessful |
| Answer» D. unsuccessful | |
| 45. |
what is the antonym of 'savory' ? |
| A. | differ |
| B. | restore |
| C. | displeasing |
| D. | release |
| Answer» D. release | |
| 46. |
what is the antonym of 'essential' ? |
| A. | unimportant |
| B. | accumulate |
| C. | decline |
| D. | similar |
| Answer» B. accumulate | |
| 47. |
what is the antonym of 'upright' ? |
| A. | remain |
| B. | productive |
| C. | prone |
| D. | halt |
| Answer» D. halt | |
| 48. |
what is the antonym of 'fragment' ? |
| A. | hold |
| B. | praised |
| C. | increase |
| D. | whole |
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. |
what is the antonym of 'grip ' ? |
| A. | raze |
| B. | keep |
| C. | abort |
| D. | release |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
what is the antonym of 'navigate' ? |
| A. | mislead |
| B. | dispearse |
| C. | conceal |
| D. | clear |
| Answer» B. dispearse | |