Consider the following statements :
1. Satavahana rules persecuted the Buddhists
2. Pushyamitra Sunga patronised the Buddhists
3. Shashanka cut off the Bodhi tree at Bodha Gaya
Which of these statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 3 only
Congress rejected the Cripp?s proposals because (a) They did not concede the demand of complete independence to India (b) They did not offer any concrete proposal and virtually repeated the August offer of 1940 (c) They supported the partition of India (d) They failed to offer adequate proposals to solve the communal problem of India
National Defence Academy and Naval Academy GENERAL KNOWLEDGE GEOGRAPHY Questions Asked in Previous year?s Exams
Which one of the following is NOT a type of relationship specified by the Indian Constitution between the Centre and the States? (a) Legislative (b) Financial (c) Judicial (d) Administrative
With reference to the Indian freedom struggle, consider the following statements : 1. C.R. Das and Motilal Nehru formed the Congress Khilafat Swarajya Party. 2. In 1919, Gandhiji was elected President of the Khilafat Conference. 3. The Communist Party of India was banned by the Government in 1934. Which of the statements is/are correct ? (a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 only (c) 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
Consider the following climatic characteristics : 1. Temperatures range from 210C in the summer to 100C or below in the winter 2. Off-shore trade winds blow during the summer 3. The summers are hot and dry while winters are cool and moist 4. The annual rainfall ranges from 500mm to 760mm Out of the following climatic types, select the one which possesses the above characteristics : (a) Tropical Monsoon (b) Mediterranean (c) China type (d) West European type
With reference to Sultan Alauddin Khilji, consider the following statements : 1 Alauddin Khilji fixed the prices of foodgrains. 2 Alauddin paid his soldiers in cash. 3 During Alauddin?s rule, the share of the land revenue to be paid by the peasant was raised to half of the produce. Which of these statements are correct ? (a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 3 (c) 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
Match List-I (Battles) with List-II (Rulers) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List-I (Battles) List-II (Rulers) A. Battle of Khanwa 1. Hamayun B. Battle of Talikota 2. Shershah C. Battle of Kanauj 3. Babur D. Battle of Dauhria 4. Akbar A B C D (a) 2 4 1 3 (b) 2 1 4 3 (c) 3 4 2 1 (d) 3 1 4 2
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ? (a) Rourkela : Orissa (b) Durgapur : West Bengal (c) Bokaro : Jharkhand (d) Bhilai : Madhya Pradesh
Consider the following statements: 1. As a rock, graphite is formed from coal by thermal metamorphism. 2. Gypsum is an example of sedimentary rock. which of the statements is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
The correct sequence of the earth?s location on its orbit around the sun is (a) Autumnal equinox, vernal equinox, summer solstice, winter solstice (b) Vernal equinox, summer solstice, autumnal equinox, winter solstice (c) Summer solstice, vernal equinox, winter solstice, autumnal equinox (d) Winter solstice, summer solstice, autumnal equinox, vernal equinox
When a sheet of magma lies along the bedding plane, it is called (a) Batholith (b) Dyke (c) Phacolith (d) Sill
Which of the following statements is correct? Chemical weathering includes (a) Oxidation, reduction and exfoliation (b) Carbonation, oxidation and exfoliation (c) Exfoliation, solution and reduction (d) Solution, oxidation and reduction