Duration of the ‘Epic Age’
(a) 2000 – 1000 B.C.
(b) 1500 – 1000 B.C.
(c) 1000 – 500 B.C.
(d) 500 – 300 B.C.
. The President of India is elected by (1) Lok Sabha only (2) Rajya Sabha only (3) State Legislatures only (4) Elected members of state legislatures and the parliament
The hindu ruler who defeated Mohammad of Ghori was (1) Thiviraj (2) Jayachandra (3) Lalitaditya (4) Vidyadhara
India’s first Gramin Cyber Centre was launched in (1) Tamil Nadu (2) Andhra Pradesh (3) Madhya Pradesh (4) Karnataka
. Inflation means (1) Falling prices (2) Rising prices (3) Low prices (4) Very high prices
. The main objectives of the V Five Year Plan were: (1) Self-reliance and repayment of all external loans (2) Expansion of exports and provision of minimum needs to all the poor (3) Removal of poverty and stability of economy (4) Removal of poverty and full employment
. The Emergency can be proclaimed by (1) The president (2) Parliament (3) The Prime Minister (4) The Law Minister
. In the first Battle of Panipat, Babar had defeated (1) Rana Sanga (2) Daulat Khan Lodhi (3) Ibrahim Lodhi (4) Taimur
Who of the following leaders appealed to the Muslims in India to join the Indian National Congress? (1) Sir Saiyyid Ahmed Khan (2) Syed Ameer Ali (3) Sir Agha Khan (4) Badruddin Tayyabji
The dominating religion of the Reddi period was (a) Virasaivism (b) Vaishnavism (c) Pasupata Saivism (d) Saivism
Which of the following is the best strategy for environment-friendly and sustainable development of Indian agriculture? (1) Expansion of cultivable land, increased use of chemical fertilizers and effective biocides (2) Expansion of area under high yielding varieties of crops, irrigation and increased use of inorganic fertilizers (3) Mixed cropping with nitrogen fixing plants, organic manures and pest-resistant crop varieties (4) Improved mechanization, use of potent insecticides to minimize post-harvest grain losses and monoculture cropping practices
. Who among the following is famous for introducing price control? (1) Ala-ud-din Khilji (2) Babur (3) Jalal-ud-din Khilji (4) Muhammad-bin Tughluq
The western education was introduced in India by (a) Lord Bentinick (b) Lord Curzan (c) Lord Wellesly (d) Lord Hastings