WorksheetsGK1250-9
Total questions: 142
Worksheet time: 1hrs 11mins
Which of the following was not one of the popular methods of irrigation in the Vijayanagar empire?
Canals
Tanks
Wells
Dams
The systems of assignment of the chauth and sardeshmukhi to Maratha sardars was started by
Balaji Vishwanath
Shahu
Shivaji
Shivaji II
Which of the angas, drawn at the First Council, was lost by the time of second Jain Council?
Ninth
Tenth
Eleventh
Twelfth
The history of the Gupta empire is very obscure after
Chandra Gupta II
Samudra Gupta’s invasions
The death of Skanda Gupta
The Huna War
Cherrapunjee receives more rainfall than Shillong because
the former is nearer to the sea
the air of different densities and temperature tends to converge towards Cherrapunjee areas from different directions during the rainy season
Cherrapunjee is located on the windward side of the mountain range while Shillong is on its leeward side
convective precipitation brings more rain at Cherrapunjee
Match the following — Damodar Valley: Choose the correct region from the list.
West Bengal
West Bengal and Bihar
Andhra Pradesh
Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan
Match the following — Nagarjunasagar: Choose the correct region from the list.
West Bengal
West Bengal and Bihar
Andhra Pradesh
Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan
Match the following — Bhakra Nangal: Choose the correct region from the list.
West Bengal
West Bengal and Bihar
Andhra Pradesh
Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan
Match the following — Jaldhaka: Choose the correct region from the list.
West Bengal
West Bengal and Bihar
Andhra Pradesh
Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan
What is the time in Allahabad when it is noon according to GMT?
3.30 A.M.
5.30 A.M.
3.30 P.M.
5.30 P.M.
The controversial Enron Project is (to be) located at
Nanded
Amravati
Bombay
Dabhol
How many times can the president of India return a non-money Bill, passed by Parliament?
Twice
Once
Thrice
Never
The 42nd Constitution Amendment Bill was passed in the year
1976
1977
1979
1980
A candidate to become a member of the Rajya Sabha should not be less than
21 year
25 year
30 year
35 year
On the path of disinvestment, the Government has decided to give management control of the petrochemical major IPCL to which of the following companies?
IOC
ESSAR Group
IBP
Reliance Group
The first organisms on earth were
autotrophs
heterotrophs
saprotrophs
None of these
Match the following — Rods: Choose the correct description from the list.
Nervous coat of eye
Photo receptor cells
Regulate amount of light entering the eye
Receive stimulus of light
Match the following — Cones: Choose the correct description from the list.
Nervous coat of eye
Photo receptor cells
Regulate amount of light entering the eye
Receive stimulus of light
Match the following — Iris: Choose the correct description from the list.
Nervous coat of eye
Photo receptor cells
Regulate amount of light entering the eye
Receive stimulus of light
Match the following — Retina: Choose the correct description from the list.
Nervous coat of eye
Photo receptor cells
Regulate amount of light entering the eye
Receive stimulus of light
Match the following teeth with their use: A. Incisor, B. Canine, C. Molar. Choose the correct use for Incisor.
Cutting
Grinding
Match the following teeth with their use: A. Incisor, B. Canine, C. Molar. Choose the correct use for Canine.
Cutting
Grinding
Match the following teeth with their use: A. Incisor, B. Canine, C. Molar. Choose the correct use for Molar.
Cutting
Grinding
Which of the following is not an ore of aluminium?
Feldspar
Bauxite
Cryolite
Azurite
The petrol engine was invented by
James Watt
Nikolaus Otto
Rudolph Diesel
None of these
Anti-freeze is a mixture of
acetic acid and water
formic acid & water
methyl alcohol and water
ethyl alcohol and water
Who is the author of 'Freedom at Midnight'?
J.L. Nehru
Acharya J.B. Kripalani
M.K. Gandhi
Dominique Lapierre & Larry Collins
Nuclear Science Centre has been established at which of the following universities?
Goa University
Bombay University
Madras University
Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi
Which of the following was separated from British India in 1937?
Nepal
Sikkim
Burma
Tibet
National integration Day is celebrated on
Nov. 19
Oct. 4
Oct. 31
Nov. 14
Name the third ship (guided missile destroyer) under Project 15B launched by Indian Navy.
Vishakhapatnam
Imphal
Ima
Vishnu
'Sirsi Supari' which has obtained the GI tag is a cultivation of which State in India?
Goa
Jammu & Kashmir
Sikkim
Karnataka
Which company was announced as official sponsor for the upcoming Men's Cricket World Cup 2019?
DLF
Vivo
PepsiCo
GoDaddy
The complaint that lakhs had been collected under Jaziya but hardly anything reached the imperial treasury was made by which one of the following historians of Aurangzeb’s reign?
Muhammad Kazim
Isardar Nagar
Khafi Khan
Bim Sen
Which of the following was one of Bentinck’s reforms?
He reduced the Bhatta of the military personnel
He abolished the provincial courts of Appeal set by Cornwallis
He enacted that change of religion would lead to denial of share in the ancestral property
An important financial reform of Bentinck was resumption of the rent free lands
In 1717 the East India Company secured valuable privileges under a royal farman granted by the Mughal emperor. Which one of the following is not one of them?
The Company was granted the freedom to export and import
The Company’s officials were given the right to issue dastaks
The Company’s officials were barred from trade
The farman was a perpetual source of conflict between the Company and the Nawabs of Bengal
Bhavabhuti, the nightingale of Sanskrit literature, lived in the court of
Sasanka
Yasovarman
Yasodharman
Samudra Gupta
Match the following. List A: Anemometer, Tachometer, Barometer, Dynamometer. List 1: Pressure of atmosphere, Power of machine, Rotation speed, Velocity of fluid. Which item from List 1 correctly matches with Anemometer?
Pressure of atmosphere
Power of machine
Rotation speed
Velocity of fluid
Match the following. List A: Anemometer, Tachometer, Barometer, Dynamometer. List 1: Pressure of atmosphere, Power of machine, Rotation speed, Velocity of fluid. Which item from List 1 correctly matches with Tachometer?
Pressure of atmosphere
Power of machine
Rotation speed
Velocity of fluid
Match the following. List A: Anemometer, Tachometer, Barometer, Dynamometer. List 1: Pressure of atmosphere, Power of machine, Rotation speed, Velocity of fluid. Which item from List 1 correctly matches with Barometer?
Pressure of atmosphere
Power of machine
Rotation speed
Velocity of fluid
Match the following. List A: Anemometer, Tachometer, Barometer, Dynamometer. List 1: Pressure of atmosphere, Power of machine, Rotation speed, Velocity of fluid. Which item from List 1 correctly matches with Dynamometer?
Pressure of atmosphere
Power of machine
Rotation speed
Velocity of fluid
Latitudes include 180 lines while longitudes are 360 lines because
Longitude is divided from prime meridian while latitude is from equator
Longitude is divided from equator while latitude is from prime meridian
Longitude is a line that connects North Pole to South Pole and latitude is divided from East to West
None of these
The dispute regarding the Telugu Ganga Project is between
Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra
Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra
Which of the following states produces non-mulberry silk?
Karnataka
West Bengal
Orissa
Jammu and Kashmir
The largest number of cattle are found in
Uttar Pradesh
Bihar
Madhya Pradesh
Rajasthan
The lowest court of revenue is that of a
Naib Tehsildar
Third Class Magistrate
Munsif
Sub-Judge
Which of the following is the second largest spoken languages in India?
Bengali
Telugu
Marathi
Punjabi
Which of the following countries has the briefest Constitution in the world?
France
U.S.A.
U.K.
Canada
Planning in India derives its objectives from
Fundamental Rights
Directive Principles of State Policy
Fundamental Duties
Preamble
The “Slack Season” in the Indian Economy is
Mar-Apr
Sep-Dec
Jan-Jun
Feb-Apr
Honey has the largest percentage of
water
starch
glucose
sucrose
Allergy is treated by
allergen
analgesic
antihistamine
antipyretic
Which of the following is the correct sequence of evolution? 1. Birds 2. Fish 3. Mammals 4. Frogs 5. Reptiles Codes
4, 1, 5, 2, 3
2, 5, 4, 3, 1
2, 4, 5, 1, 3
1, 4, 5, 3, 2
Cirrhosis is a disease that affects
heart
liver
brain
lungs
The National Institute of Communicable Diseases is located at which of the following places?
Lucknow
Delhi
Bangalore
Chandigarh
The world’s highest hydel power project ‘Rongtong’ is located in
Kathmandu
Himachal Pradesh
Beijing
Rangoon
Who among the following translated the poem ‘Khooni Vaisakhi’ in English?
Jashwant Singh
Alamjit Singh Suri
Navdeep Singh Suri
Mohan Bhandari
India ranked ……. out of 180 countries in the World Press Freedom Index 2019, released by Reporters Without Borders.
97th
131st
140th
177th
Who was honoured with ‘Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant Award’ for his book titled ‘Samvidhan Kavya’?
Vikram Nath
Gargi Kaul
Kaushik Shaparia
Sunil Kumar Gautam
Which country secured 1st position in Startup Ecosystem Ranking 2019 released by StartupBlink?
United States
Canada
United Kingdom
France
Which country topped the World Press Freedom Index 2019, released by Reporters Without Borders?
Norway
South Korea
North Korea
Sweden
The earliest free-standing religious building of which traces remain is
a Buddhist Stupa at Bairat near Jaipur
the Temple of the Sun at Martand in Kashmir
the Jandial Temple near the ancient city of Taksasila
the Kailashanatha Temple at Ellora
Kampili in South Karnataka was annexed by Allauddin Khilji in
1324
1328
1320
1340
Which of the following was the first landing stage of the ancient Indian traders and colonists in Malay Peninsula?
Suvarnadipa
Sumatra
Takkola
Java
Which of the following is called ‘the story that centres round an anklet’?
Silappadikaram
Manimekhalai
Tirukkural
Devi Chandraguptam
India’s and Asia’s first Wind Farm is located in
Maharashtra
Rajasthan
Orissa
Gujarat
Which of the following has a Sudan type of climate?
Italy, Spain, Portugal
Columbia, Venezuela, Burma
China, Argentina, Uruguay
Arabia, Iran, Mexico
The Sardar Sarovar Project affects the states of
Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka
Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra
Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh
What name has been given to India’s second permanent research station in Antarctica?
Ekta
Shanti
Maitree
Himgiri
Which of the following states leads in the production of marine fisheries?
West Bengal
Karnataka
Tamil Nadu
Kerala
The Cabinet Mission to India was headed by
Stafford Cripps
A. V. Alexander
Lord Pethick Lawrence
Hugh Gaitskell
44th amendment deals with
abolition of Right to Property as a Fundamental Right
curbing the Fundamental Rights
curbing the jurisdiction of high Courts
extension of reservation of seats in Parliament
The Constituent Assembly which framed the Constitution for Independent India was set up in
1945
1953
1962
1949
The first attempt to initiate economic planning in India was made by
Balwantrai Mehta
Vallabhbhai Patel
M. Visvesvaraya
Jawaharlal Nehru
Which of the following is the key factor in economic development?
Efficient transport
Efficient marketing
Efficient payments
Efficient banking
Malati Chendur is a renowned writer in which of the following languages?
Kannada
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Match the following: Khajuraho — 1. Andhra Pradesh, 2. Karnataka, 3. Orissa, 4. Madhya Pradesh, 5. West Bengal
Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka
Orissa
Madhya Pradesh
West Bengal
Match the following: Ramagundam — 1. Andhra Pradesh, 2. Karnataka, 3. Orissa, 4. Madhya Pradesh, 5. West Bengal
Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka
Orissa
Madhya Pradesh
West Bengal
Match the following: Konark — 1. Andhra Pradesh, 2. Karnataka, 3. Orissa, 4. Madhya Pradesh, 5. West Bengal
Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka
Orissa
Madhya Pradesh
West Bengal
Match the following: Falta — 1. Andhra Pradesh, 2. Karnataka, 3. Orissa, 4. Madhya Pradesh, 5. West Bengal
Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka
Orissa
Madhya Pradesh
West Bengal
The National Physical Laboratory is located in
New Delhi
Calcutta
Hyderabad
Bangalore
The first step in photosynthetic process is the
release of oxygen from water
excitation of chlorophyll by sunlight
fixation of CO2
formation of carbohydrates
Directions: Given below are two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). In the context of the two statements, which of the following is correct? (A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. (B) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A. (C) A is true but R is false. (D) A is true but R is true. Assertion (A): Kanishka convened the Fourth Buddhist Council in Kashmir to discuss theology and doctrine. Reason (R): Parsva had advised Kanishka to convene such a council.
A
B
C
D
Directions: Given below are two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). In the context of the two statements, which of the following is correct? (A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. (B) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A. (C) A is true but R is false. (D) A is true but R is true. Assertion (A): The Equatorial region is sparsely populated. Reason (R): the Equatorial region receives heavy rainfall.
A
B
C
D
Directions: Given below are two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). In the context of the two statements, which of the following is correct? (A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. (B) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A. (C) A is true but R is false. (D) A is true but R is true. Assertion (A): Ozone layer in the upper part of stratosphere is of vital importance for living beings on earth. Reason (R): Ozone layer absorbs the ultraviolet rays coming from the sun which affect the living beings adversely.
A
B
C
D
The greatest value bees to mankind is in
Storing honey for man’s use
Supplying of food for birds
ensuring pollination of certain crop plants
furnishing bees wax needed in certain specialised industries
Sri Lanka’s first satellite …………. was launched into space from NASA’s Flight Facility on Virginia’s East shore.
Meghanada-1
Surya-1
Kumbha-1A
Ravana-1
Who has won a landslide victory in Ukraine’s presidential election recently?
Petro Poroshenko
Volodymyr Zelensky
Yelena Zelenskaya
Yulia Tymoshenko
The Intellectual Property Rights Cell (IPR Cell) of …… Agricultural University has been selected for the National Intellectual Property Award 2019.
Gujarat
Andhra Pradesh
Telangana
Kerala
Which of the following is not among Akbar’s political and military reforms?
Abolition of Sunni practices
Branding of horses
Reduction in the commanders’ allowances
Grants to the ulema
The do-aspah din-aspah system introduced by Jahangir stood for
Mansabdar paid double the amount for maintaining the troops indicated by his sawar rank
Mansabdar paid half of the amount for maintaining the troops indicated by his sawar rank
Mansabdar paid triple of the amount for maintaining the troops indicated by his sawar rank
None of these
Which of the following is not true about the three Carnatic wars between the English and the French in the middle of the 18th century?
The First Carnatic war proved British superiority over the French.
Rivalry among Indian ruling dynasties provided the context for the outbreak of the Second Carnatic War.
The beginning of the Third Carnatic War coincided with the outbreak of the Seven Year War between the English and the French in Europe.
Though the Treaty of Paris concluded after the Third Carnatic War restored some of their factories to the French Company, the French East India Company ended its career in 1769.
In the Malabar region, the Moplahs had to face a tragedy equivalent to ‘Black Hole’ of Calcutta. This tragedy took place in
Travancore
Podanur
Walluvanad
Tirurangadi
The Atlantic Ocean routes are busier than the Pacific Ocean routes because Atlantic Ocean
routes are shorter
routes are not so dangerous
is surrounded on both sides by industrialised nations
has better shipping facilities
The world population crossed the five billion mark in
1960
1973
1987
1993
Although the equatorial regions have the highest annual average temperatures, the salinity in the oceans is highest near the tropics because 1. Equatorial areas receive heavy rainfall. 2. Salinity is not affected by temperature. 3. Equatorial oceans experience a lot of turbulence. 4. High relative humidity in equatorial areas checks evaporation. Codes
1, 2 and 3
1 and 3
1, 3 and 4
1 and 4
Baily’s beads seen during a total solar eclipse are
Asteroids moving in the vicinity of the Moon becoming visible owing to darkening of sky.
An optical illusion caused by the sudden darkening of the sky.
Caused by the sun’s rays passing between peaks on the surface of the Moon.
Caused by the Sun’s rays reflected from the craters on the Moon.
The planet having five moons is
Venus
Mars
Uranus
Neptune
Which train covers the longest distance?
Jammu Tawi Express
Tamil Nadu Express
Shatabdi Express
Himsagar Express
Which of the following products is imported by India from Sri Lanka?
Rice
Tea
Rubber
Clove oil
Who can initiate impeachment proceedings against the President of India?
Only Lok Sabha
Rajya Sabha
Any Vidhan Sabha
Either House of Parliament
Proportional representation with single transferable vote is used for the election of
Village Panchayats
State Assemblies
Rajya Sabha
Civic bodies
The members of the State Legislative Assembly are elected for what period?
2 year
6 year
4 year
5 year
Match the following: A. Back wardness of Indian agriculture — choose the correct match from 1. Crop rotation, 2. Uncertainty in rainfall, 3. Canals, 4. South India
Crop rotation
Uncertainty in rainfall
Canals
South India
Match the following: B. Gamble on rains — choose the correct match from 1. Crop rotation, 2. Uncertainty in rainfall, 3. Canals, 4. South India
Crop rotation
Uncertainty in rainfall
Canals
South India
Match the following: C. Deficiency of manure — choose the correct match from 1. Crop rotation, 2. Uncertainty in rainfall, 3. Canals, 4. South India
Crop rotation
Uncertainty in rainfall
Canals
South India
Match the following: D. Periyar system — choose the correct match from 1. Crop rotation, 2. Uncertainty in rainfall, 3. Canals, 4. South India
Crop rotation
Uncertainty in rainfall
Canals
South India
The Marxian theory of the State holds that the
State in the outcome of war
State originated in human wants
State is the result of mutual agreement to exploit the poor
State is the instrument of Class exploitation
The main function of the Exim Bank is
to help RBI in the regulation of foreign exchange
to prevent unlicensed transaction
to promote exports and curtail imports
to conserve foreign exchange
Superphosphat fertilizer is prepared by the reaction between
calcium phosphate and sulphuric hydroxide
sodium phosphate and sodium nitrate
magnesium phosphate and sodium nitrate
sodium sulphate and phosphoric acid
Cork cells are impervious to water because of the presence of
cellulose
lignin
suberin
cutin
Which of the following is a universal blood donor?
A
B
AB
O
Which of the following games originated in England?
Hockey
Baseball
Cricket
Archery
Which of the following country has successfully launched its first satellite from Virginia in the United States?
Indonesia
Malaysia
Nepal
Egypt
Kaja Kallas appointed as the first female Prime Minister of which of the following country?
Ukraine
Spain
Estonia
Iraq
The United Nations selected which city of India to participate in its Global Sustainable Cities 2025 initiative?
Lucknow
Gurugram
Delhi
Noida
India’s largest app for financial services has integrated with Unified Payment Interface (UPI) as a payment method recently. Name the app.
Moneycontrol
Etmoney
Stock Watch
Investar
The first national conservation Congress of the World Wide Fund for Nature was held at
Bombay
New Delhi
Bangalore
Madras
The Bahamani kingdom was divided into principalities by the end of the 15th century.
3
4
5
6
Gandhi used hunger-strike for the first time during the
Ahmedabad mill strike
Nation‑wide strike during Rowlatt satyagraha
Non‑cooperation movement
Civil disobedience movement
The fixation of land revenue on the basis of measurement of land and estimation of yield per biswa was done first under
Alauddin Khilji
Muhammad Tughlaq
Firuz Shah Tughlaq
Sikandar Lodi
Infant Mortality rate is
number of deaths of children below one year of age per 1,000 of the population
number of deaths of children below five years of age per 1,000 of the population
number of deaths of children below one year of age per 100 of the population
number of deaths of children below five years of age per 100 of the population
Which planet is known as the ‘Watery Planet’?
Mercury
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Narmada river originates from Amarkantak in
Gujarat
Maharashtra
Madhya Pradesh
Bihar
Where are electric locomotives manufactured?
Varanasi
Jamshedpur
Bhopal
Chittaranjan
The average annual temperature is 19°C. An average annual rainfall of about 120 cm is distributed throughout the year. Late summer and autumn are the dreaded seasons of hurricanes and typhoons. These are the climatic conditions of
China type
Sudan type
Tropical desert type
Taiga type
Which country is the largest producer of platinum?
Canada
USA
China
USSR
The only Union Territory which has a High Court of its own
Delhi
Lakshadweep
Chandigarh
Daman & Diu
The members of the Constituent Assembly were
elected by Provincial Assemblies
elected directly by people
nominated by the government
only representatives of the princely states
How many days’ time is given for the candidates to file their nominations from the date of notification of the election?
2 days
4 days
6 days
8 days
Which of the following goods, emphasis has been laid in our plans?
Consumer’s goods
Producer’s goods
Substitute for foreign goods
None of these
The All India Khadi and Village Industries Board was set up during
First Five Year Plan
Second Five Year Plan
Third Five Year Plan
Fourth Five Year Plan
Which of the following is an indirect tax?
Corporation Tax
Excise Duty
Wealth Tax
Capital Gains Tax
In a bee-hive, there is a division of labour. Workers which collect honey from flowers are
males
females
sterile
intersexes
Ants are always seen moving in a line one after another. They trace the path because of the secretion of chemicals called
detectors
sex hormones
pheromones
None of these
A person’s blood group will not have any antibodies if it is
A
B
O
AB
Which of the following are thermosetting plastics? 1. Melamine 2. PVC 3. Bakelite Codes
1 and 2
2 and 3
1 and 3
1, 2 and 3
V. Shantaram was associated with
Journalism
Western Music
Classical Music
Motion Pictures
‘Mahogany’ is the name of the tree found in the
Tropical monsoon forests
Mediterranean forests
Coniferous forests
Tropical evergreen forests
Petra Kvitova has won the Stuttgart’s Porsche Grand Prix 2019. She represents which country?
Russia
Czech Republic
Germany
Romania
Which of the following country joined as the 124th member of the International Criminal Court (ICC)?
Singapore
Belarus
Turkey
Malaysia
Who has been appointed as the Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the office of Lokpal?
PK Sinha
Yogesh Narayan
Dilip Kumar
Amit Singhal
