. The first to start a joint stock company to trade with India were the (a) Portuguese (b) Dutch (c) French (d) Danish

ABC, CDS, Commercial Taxes Department,

. The acceleration due to gravity of a catastrophic earthquake will be (a) > 550 cm/sec2 (b) > 750 cm/sec2 (c) > 950 cm/sec2 (d) > 980 cm/sec2

ACIO, NTSE,

. Which of the following electoral systems have been adopted for various elections in India? 1. System of direct election on the basis of adult suffrage 2. System of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote 3. List system of proportional representation 4. Cumulative system of indirect elections. Select the correct answer from the codes given below: Codes: (a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 3 (c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 2, 3 and 4

. Which one of the following upheavals took place in Bengal immediately after the revolt in 1857? (a) Sanyasi Rebellion (b) Santal Rebellion (c) Indigo Disturbances (d) Pabna Disturbances

HPSC Haryana Public Service Commission,

. Which of the following taxes is/are levied by the Union and collected and appropriated by the States? (a) Stamp Duties (b) Passenger and goods tax (c) Estate Duty (d) Taxes on Newspaper

BPSC,

. The caves and rock-cut temples at Ellora are (a) Buddhist (b) Buddhist and Jain (c) Hindu and Jain (d) Hindu, Buddhist and Jain

SSC,

. The first bird is believed to have appeared on the surface of the earth (a) 300 million years ago (b) 200 million years ago (c) 150 million years ago (d) 100 million years ago

. Which one of the following determines that the Indian Constitution is federal? (a) A written and rigid Constitution (b) An independent Judiciary (c) Vesting of residuary powers with the Centre (d) Distribution of powers between the Centre and the States

INTSO,

. 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

UPSC,

. The Manasabdari System introduced by Akbar was borrowed from the system followed by (a) Afghanistan (b) Turkey (c) Mongolia (d) Persia

. The colour of a star is an indication of its (a) Distance from the sun (b) Luminosity (c) Distance from the earth (d) Temperature

Fore School of Management, India Post, JSSC, Postal Assistant Exam, PSTET, ptet, SSC,

. Which of the following are correctly matched? A B C Establishment of Manufacturing Year Place 1. Setting up of the first cotton mill 1854 Bombay 2. Manufacture of the first machine-made paper 1870 Near Calcutta 3. Setting up of the first cement factory 1904 Madras Choose the correct answer from the codes given below: Codes: (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 1 and 3 only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3

. Even though the Railways are the most pervasive mode of transport of India, it is the road transport which received the maximum impetus in most of the post-independence period. Which of the following are the reasons for this? 1. Railways are cheap to operate but the associated capital costs are very high. 2. Given the geographic spread of the human settlements, it is unrealistic that the railways alone can serve the needs of transport. 3. The per unit (tonne/km) cost of transport is cheaper in road compared to rail transport. 4. Given the indivisible nature of the Railways, it is not always convenient for the population to avail of it with the same ease as private cars, buses or two-wheelers. Select the correct answer from the codes given below: Codes: (a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1, 2 and 4 (c) 1, 3 and 4 (d) 2, 3 and 4

. What is common among Madam Bhikaji Cama, M. Barkatulla, V.V.S Iyer and M.N. Roy? (a) All of them were leading members of the International Communist movement (b) M. Barkatulla was the Prime Minister and the rest were ministers in the Provisional Government of Free India established by a group of revolutionaries at Kabul. (c) All of them were among the prominent revolutionaries outside India operating in different countries during the Freedom Movement. (d) All of them were accused in the case relating to the throwing of a bomb on Lord Hardinge

. The greatest diversity of animal and plant species occurs in (a) Temperate deciduous forests (b) Tropical moist forests (c) Heavily polluted rivers (d) Deserts and savannas

RRC Railway Recruitment Cell,