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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 pennines (Europe), Appalachians (America) and the Aravallis (India) are examples of ____________ |
| A. | old mountains |
| B. | block mountains |
| C. | young mountains |
| D. | fold mountains |
| Answer» B. block mountains | |
| 2. |
The percentage of irrigated land in India is about ____________ |
| A. | 25 |
| B. | 65 |
| C. | 45 |
| D. | 35 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
The mica belt of the Himalayas, the major part of it is situated in ____________ |
| A. | West Bengal |
| B. | Bihar |
| C. | Andhra Pradesh |
| D. | Rajasthan |
| Answer» C. Andhra Pradesh | |
| 4. |
Kaziranga Sanctuary is in ____________ |
| A. | Karnataka |
| B. | Rajasthan |
| C. | Asom |
| D. | Gujarat |
| Answer» D. Gujarat | |
| 5. |
The term Operation Flood is associated with ____________ |
| A. | Blue Revolution |
| B. | Yellow Revolution |
| C. | Golden Revolution |
| D. | White Revolution |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
Which of the following are true regarding Jhum cultivation in India? It is largely practiced in AssamIt is referred to as 'slash and burn' technique in it, the fertility is exhausted in a few years |
| A. | I, II and III |
| B. | I and III |
| C. | II and III |
| D. | I and II |
| Answer» B. I and III | |
| 7. |
Mangrove vegetation in India is most extensively found in ____________ |
| A. | The Rann of Kachchh |
| B. | Sunderbans |
| C. | Malabar Coast |
| D. | Both 'a' and 'b' |
| Answer» C. Malabar Coast | |
| 8. |
The most ideal region for the cultivation of cotton in India is ____________ |
| A. | the Rann of Kutch |
| B. | the Indo-Gangetic valley |
| C. | the Brahmaputra valley |
| D. | the Deccan plateau |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
The Salal Project is on the river ____________ |
| A. | Chenab |
| B. | Sutlej |
| C. | Jhelum |
| D. | Ravi |
| Answer» B. Sutlej | |
| 10. |
Which region that has a typical dispersed rural settlement pattern ? |
| A. | Kerala coastal plain |
| B. | Telengana plateau |
| C. | western Ganga plain |
| D. | eastern Rajasthan |
| Answer» B. Telengana plateau | |
| 11. |
The Littoral and Swamp forests are found mainly in ____________ |
| A. | Paschim Banga and Odisha |
| B. | Bihar and Sikkim |
| C. | Jammu and Kashmir |
| D. | Asom |
| Answer» B. Bihar and Sikkim | |
| 12. |
The typical area of sal forest in the Indian peninsular upland occurs ____________ |
| A. | on the Malwa plateau |
| B. | between the Tapti and the Narmada |
| C. | on the western ghats |
| D. | to the north-east of the Godavari |
| Answer» B. between the Tapti and the Narmada | |
| 13. |
The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through ____________ |
| A. | Odisha |
| B. | Rajasthan |
| C. | Tripura |
| D. | Chhattisgarh |
| Answer» B. Rajasthan | |
| 14. |
Chapchar Kut is a festival celebrated in the State of ____________ |
| A. | Arunachal Pradesh |
| B. | Sikkim |
| C. | Asom |
| D. | Mizoram |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
From which one of the following regions the earliest evidence of the rice cultivations come? |
| A. | Belan Valley |
| B. | Central Ganga Valley |
| C. | Gomal Valley |
| D. | Bolan Valley |
| Answer» B. Central Ganga Valley | |
| 16. |
Who among the following Mughal Emperors had the longest reign? |
| A. | Farrukhsiyar |
| B. | Bahadur Shah |
| C. | Jahandar Shah |
| D. | Muhammad Shah |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17. |
Rows of distinctive fire altars with the provision of ritual bathing have been found at |
| A. | Kalibangan |
| B. | Mohenjodaro |
| C. | Harappa |
| D. | Lothal |
| Answer» B. Mohenjodaro | |
| 18. |
The two states of India, most richly endowed with iron ore, are ____________ |
| A. | Bihar and Orissa |
| B. | Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal |
| C. | Madhya Pradesh and Orissa |
| D. | Bihar and West Bengal |
| Answer» B. Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal | |
| 19. |
Which Mughal Emperor was first a prisoner of the British and later a pensioner of the Marathas till his death? |
| A. | Shah Alam II |
| B. | Bahadur Shah II |
| C. | Alamgir II |
| D. | Akbar Shah II |
| Answer» B. Bahadur Shah II | |
| 20. |
The destruction of the Mayuran Empire was followed by a series of invasions, and the first to invade India were the ______________ |
| A. | Shakas |
| B. | Bactrian-Greeks |
| C. | Parthians |
| D. | Kushanas |
| Answer» C. Parthians | |
| 21. |
India's Defence Minister, who was made to resign after the Chinese aggression, was ______________ |
| A. | Govind Vallabh Pant |
| B. | VK Krishna Menon |
| C. | YB Chavan |
| D. | Sardar Swarn Singh |
| Answer» C. YB Chavan | |
| 22. |
The Chief Dutch export from coromandel ports was ______________ |
| A. | Salt petre |
| B. | Textiles |
| C. | Indigo |
| D. | Spices |
| Answer» C. Indigo | |
| 23. |
Which one of the following temples was not built b Narasimha Varman II? |
| A. | Varaha temple at Mamallapuram |
| B. | Shore temple at Mamllapuram |
| C. | Airavateshvara temple at Kanchipuram |
| D. | Shiva temple at Panamalai |
| Answer» B. Shore temple at Mamllapuram | |
| 24. |
Who among the following was a founder of Swaraj party? |
| A. | Narendra Deb |
| B. | Vallabhabhai Patel |
| C. | Rajendra Prasad |
| D. | CR Das |
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. |
With which one of the following did the civil Disobedience Movement in India Commerce? |
| A. | The unfuling of the National Flag by Nehru |
| B. | The Dandi March |
| C. | No Tax campaign by Sardar Patel |
| D. | Mahatma Gandhi's going on fast |
| Answer» C. No Tax campaign by Sardar Patel | |
| 26. |
With which one of the following movements is the sloganDo or Dieassociated? |
| A. | Civil Disobedience Movement |
| B. | Swadeshi Movement |
| C. | Non-Cooperation Movement |
| D. | Quit India Movement |
| Answer» E. | |
| 27. |
Tipu sultan was the ruler of ______________ |
| A. | Vijayanagar |
| B. | Hyderabad |
| C. | Madurai |
| D. | Mysore |
| Answer» E. | |
| 28. |
The treaty of Srirangapatna was signed between Tipu Sultan and ________________ |
| A. | Robert Clive |
| B. | Cornwallis |
| C. | Dalhousie |
| D. | Warren Hastings |
| Answer» C. Dalhousie | |
| 29. |
26th October, 1947 is an important date in the Indian history, because of |
| A. | declaration of war over India by Pakistan |
| B. | ceasefire with Pakistan |
| C. | Maharaja Hari Singh's singning of instrument of accession |
| D. | merger of Sindh |
| Answer» D. merger of Sindh | |
| 30. |
The Arab traveler to India whose work is called theMirror of the eleventh century Indiawas ______________ |
| A. | Al Hajjaj |
| B. | Al Mashar |
| C. | Al Beruni |
| D. | Al Mansur |
| Answer» D. Al Mansur | |
| 31. |
In which one of the following provinces was a Congress ministry not formed under the Act of 1935? |
| A. | Odisa |
| B. | Bihar |
| C. | Madras |
| D. | Punjab |
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. |
Who stabbed Guru Gobind Singh death? |
| A. | Zulfikar Khan |
| B. | Gul Khan |
| C. | Mahesh Das |
| D. | Mir Jafar |
| Answer» C. Mahesh Das | |
| 33. |
Under the Government of India, Provincial Legislatures consisted of two chambers, except in the case of ______________ |
| A. | Punjab |
| B. | Bihar |
| C. | Assam |
| D. | Madras |
| Answer» B. Bihar | |
| 34. |
The site of Harappa is located on the bank of river ______________ |
| A. | Beas |
| B. | Saraswati |
| C. | Indus |
| D. | Ravi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 35. |
Who of the following is the author of a collection of poems called 'Golden Threshold'? |
| A. | Sarojini Naidu |
| B. | Aruna Asaf Ali |
| C. | Annie Besant |
| D. | Vijayalakshmi Pandit |
| Answer» B. Aruna Asaf Ali | |
| 36. |
The rock-cut temples of Mahabalipuram were built under the patronage of the ______________ |
| A. | Chola Kings |
| B. | Pandya Kings |
| C. | Pallava Kings |
| D. | Satavahana Kings |
| Answer» D. Satavahana Kings | |
| 37. |
In India, among the following locations, the Dutch established their earliest factory at ______________ |
| A. | Cochin |
| B. | Surat |
| C. | Pulicat |
| D. | Cassimbazar |
| Answer» D. Cassimbazar | |
| 38. |
What was the occasion for Rana Kumbha's construction of the 'Tower of Victory' at Chittor? |
| A. | His victory against Ahmad Shah of Gujarat |
| B. | His victory against Mahmud Khilji of Malwa |
| C. | His victory against the Khan of Nagaur |
| D. | His victory against Rao Jodha of Marwar |
| Answer» C. His victory against the Khan of Nagaur | |
| 39. |
Which of the following was not built by Alauddin Khilji? |
| A. | Hauz-i-Alai |
| B. | City of Siri |
| C. | Tomb of Jalauddin |
| D. | Jamaat Khana Masjid |
| Answer» D. Jamaat Khana Masjid | |
| 40. |
Nastaliq was _________________ |
| A. | a cess levied by the Mughal rulers |
| B. | a persian script used in medieval India |
| C. | a raga composed by Tansen |
| D. | a manual of Code of Conduct for the Ulemas |
| Answer» C. a raga composed by Tansen | |
| 41. |
The first among the Indian Princess to ban untouchability in his state and lead the anti Brahmin Movement was ______________ |
| A. | Raja Mahendra Pratap |
| B. | Chhatrapati SHahu |
| C. | Fateh Singh Gaekwad |
| D. | Malhar Rao Holkar |
| Answer» C. Fateh Singh Gaekwad | |
| 42. |
The Hindu shahi ruler who burnt himself on a funeral pyre after being defeated by Mahmud Ghazni was _______________ |
| A. | Bhima |
| B. | Jayapala |
| C. | Anandapala |
| D. | Trilochanapala |
| Answer» C. Anandapala | |
| 43. |
The Modi script' was employed in the documents of the ______________ |
| A. | Hoysalas |
| B. | Wodeyars |
| C. | Zamorins |
| D. | Marathas |
| Answer» E. | |
| 44. |
The Ranl Jhansi Regiment, the Women's Regiment of Azad Hind Fauj, was under whose command? |
| A. | Aruna Asaf Ali |
| B. | Usha Mehta |
| C. | Anne Mascarene |
| D. | Lakshmi Sehgal |
| Answer» E. | |
| 45. |
Which among the following was the first English newspaper in India in the year 1780? |
| A. | The Bengal Journal |
| B. | The Calcutta Gazette |
| C. | The Bengal Gazette |
| D. | The Bombay Herald |
| Answer» D. The Bombay Herald | |
| 46. |
Which of the following was not one of the foreign travelers to visit India during the period of Krshnadeva Raya? |
| A. | Duarte Barbosa |
| B. | Nicolo Conti |
| C. | Fernao Nuniz |
| D. | Domingo Paes |
| Answer» C. Fernao Nuniz | |
| 47. |
The term 'Yavanapriya' mentioned ancient Sanskrit text denoted ______________ |
| A. | damsels sent to the Greek court for dance performance |
| B. | a fine variety of Indian Muslim |
| C. | ivory |
| D. | pepper |
| Answer» E. | |
| 48. |
Who among the following immediately succeeded Rammohan Roy as the head of the Brahmo Samaj? |
| A. | Sibnath Shastri |
| B. | Devendranath Tagore |
| C. | Akshay Kumar Datta |
| D. | Keshab Chandra Sen |
| Answer» C. Akshay Kumar Datta | |
| 49. |
The educated middle class in India ______________ |
| A. | fought against native rulers |
| B. | opposed the Revolt of 1857 |
| C. | supported the Revolt of 1857 |
| D. | remained neutral to the Revolt of 1857 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
Which of these Neolithic people were cattle herders? |
| A. | Mahagara |
| B. | Burzahom |
| C. | Piklihal |
| D. | Kili-Gul-Muhammad |
| Answer» D. Kili-Gul-Muhammad | |