. Which of the following were the main objectives of the Khilafat Movement? 1. To rouse Anti-British feelings among the Muslims of India 2. To reform the Muslim Society 3. To demand separate electorates and preserve the Khilafat. 4. To save the Ottoman empire and preserve the Khilafat. Choose the correct answer from the codes given below: Codes: (a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3 (c) 3 and 4 (d) 1 and 4

. The earnings of India from diamond export is quite high. Which one of the following factors has contributed to it? (a) Pre-independence stock-piling of diamonds in the country which are now exported (b) Large production of industrial diamonds in the country (c) Expertise available for cutting and polishing of imported diamonds which are then exported (d) As in the past, India produces huge quantity of gem diamonds which are exported

. When the Couple Protection Rate is going up (a) Birth rate must necessarily fall (b) Birth rate will fall only if couples are of younger age (c) Death rate must necessarily fall (d) Infant mortality rate must be falling

. The Swaran Singh Committee considered the question of (a) More autonomy to Punjab on the model of Jammu and Kashmir (b) The suitability of the Presidential form of government of India (c) The precedence of the Directive Principles over Fundamental Rights (d) Administrative reforms

. Chanakya, was also known as (a) Bhattasvamin (b) Rajasekhara (c) Vishnugupta (d) Visakhadatta

. Which one of the following is the underground army of the African National Congress? (a) Umkhonto (b) KwaZula (c) Xhosa (d) Ulundi

. Poison glands of snakes are homologous to (a) Electric organs of fishes (b) Stings of rays (c) Sebaceous glands of mammals (d) Salivary glands of vertebrates

. Which one of the following is not an astronomical object? (a) Pulsar (b) Brittle Star (c) Black Hole (d) Quasar

Ignou,

. Match list I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List I List II A. Grand Slam 1. Chess B. Grand Prix 2. Polo C. Grand Master 3. Bridge 4. International race Codes: A B C (a) 1 2 3 (b) 2 4 3 (c) 3 4 1 (d) 4 2 1

. A zero rate of inflation obtains necessarily in a year where the annual rate of inflation (a) In every week of the year is zero (b) Is falling in every week of the year (c) Is both falling and rising in a year (d) Is constant in every week of the year

. 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

TCS,

. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List I List II (Characteristic) (Animal) A. Wingless insect 1. Kiwi B. Flishtless Bird 2. Silver fish C. Limbless reptile 3. Turtle D. Lungless Animal 4. Snake 5. Fish A B C D (a) 1 3 2 5 (b) 2 1 4 5 (c) 2 1 3 4 (d) 3 1 4 2

. In Jainism ‘perfect knowledge’ is referred as to (a) Jina (b) Ratna (c) Kaivalya (d) Nirvana

ACC,

. Three communicable diseases prevalent in developing countries caused by unsafe drinking water and bad sanitation are (a) Acute diarrhoea, cancer and gout (b) Malaria, acute diarrhoea and schistosomiasis (c) Onchocerciasis, leukaemia and arthritis (d) Rheumatism, malaria and AIDS

. The Employment Guarantee Scheme, a rural work programme, was first started in (a) West Bengal (b) Punjab (c) Kerala (d) Maharashtra