. Railways were started in India by
(1) Dalhousie
(2) Cornwallis
(3) Bentinck
(4) Ripon
. Finance Commission is constituted every : (1) Three years (2) Six years (3) Four years (4) Five years
. The major producer of coconut oil in India is (1) A.P. (2) Tamilnadu (3) Kerala (4) Karnataka
‘Subsidies’ means (1) Payment by Government for purchase of goods and services (2) Payment by the business sector to factors of production (3) Payment by shareholders (4) Payment by Government to the business sector
Who of the following was the foreign minister of the Taliban and was increasingly in the news recently? (1) Ahmad Shah Masood (2) Wakil Ahmed Muttawakil (3) Mohammad Hassan Akhund (4) Mullah Mohammad Omar
Who of the following is the Captain of the English cricket team that visited India during November – December 2001? (1) Mike Atherton (2) Alec Stewart (3) Nasser Hussain (4) Andrew Caddick
. Which of the following statements is not true of the Indus Valley Civilization? (1) The people enjoyed the amenities of a developed city life (2) Their chief deities appear to have been Mother Goddess and the prototype of Siva (3) They knew of iron and defensive armour (4) The worship of images was prevalent
The Political suffers in Andhra during the ‘Vande Mataram’ movement: (a) D. Harisarvothama Rao and Bodi Narayana Rao (b) G. Harisarvotham Rao and K. Laxhmana Rao (c) Gurajda Appa Rao and Veeresalingam (d) None
. The ruins of the capital of the Vijayanagar Kingdom have been found at (1) Amaravathi (2) Chittoor (3) Hampti (4) Halebid
. Kabir was a (1) Weaver (2) Spinner (3) Plumber (4) Carpenter
. What percentage of total population in India is rural population ? (1) 55% (2) 65% (3) 75% (4) 85%
Which of the following countries banned child labour recently? (1) France (2) China (3) Japan (4) USA
. Grass lands of South Brazil are known as (1) Champas (2) Pampas (3) Downs (4) Veld