1. Which one of the following is the coral group of islands of India?

A. Andaman B. Nicobar C. Minicoy D. Lakshdweep

2. Consider the following surface winds: 1. Doldrums 2. Trade Winds 3. Westerliers 4. Polar Winds Which one of the following is the idealized global pattern of these winds from the Equator to the Pole?

A. 1-2-3-4 B. 1-3-2-4 C. 2-1-4-3 D. 3-1-2-4

3. Taungup Pass is a mountain corridor connecting India with

A. Afghanistan B. China C. Pakistan D. Myanmar

4. Lapland is a cultural region largely within the Arctic Circle in the north of the Scandinavian peninsula. Who inhabited the Lapland?

A. Sami people B. Padaung people C. Hamar people D. Himba people

5. Considering the locations of mountains in India, which one among the following is in right sequence from south to north?

A. Doddabetta, Kailash, Dhaulagiri, Vindhyachal B. Doddabetta, Vindhyachal, Dhaulagiri, Kailash C. Dhaulagiri, Kailash, Doddabetta, Vindhyachal D. Dhaulagiri, Kailash, Doddabetta, Vindhyachal

Answers
1. Answer - Option D
2. Answer - Option A
3. Answer - Option D
4. Answer - Option A
5. Answer - Option B

1. Which of the following statements relating to the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India is/are correct? 1. The CAG can attend the sitting of the Committee on Public Accounts. 2. The CAG can attend the sitting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. 3. The jurisdiction of CAG is co-extensive with powers of the Union Government. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

A. 1 only B. 2 and 3 only C. 1 and 2 only D. 1, 2 and 3

2. Which of the following statements relating to election as the President of India is/are correct? 1. A person above the age of thirty-five years is eligible for election as the President of India. 2. The President of India is eligible for re-election for more than one term. 3. A person is not eligible for election as the President of India if the person holds and office of profit. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

A. 1 and 2 only B. 2 only C. 1, 2 and 3 D. 3 only

3. The citizens of India do not have which one of the following Fundamental Rights?

A. Right to reside and settle in any part of India B. Right to acquire, hold and dispose of property C. Right to practice any profession D. Right to form co-operative societies

4. The Prime Minister must be a member of which of the following houses?

A. Lok Sabha B. Rajya Sabha C. Either of the houses D. Either of the houses E. Not a necessary condition being a member of either house

5. In which of the following cases the Council of Ministers gets dissolved?

A. Resignation of Prime Minister B. Death of Prime Minister C. In either of the above cases D. None of the above

Answers
1. Answer - Option A
2. Answer - Option C
3. Answer - Option B
4. Answer - Option C
5. Answer - Option C

1. Which one of the following characteristics does NOT describe the Khilafat movement?

A. Mahatma Gandhi sought to link it to the Non-Cooperation movement B. It was not supported by the Congress C. It demanded that the Turkish Sultan must retain control over Muslim sacred spaces in the erstwhile Ottoman empire D. It was led by Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali

2. Which one of the following was NOT a feature of railways in colonial India?

A. The main purpose of the setting up of railways in India was to serve the interest of the empire B. British capital investments were invited with 15% guaranteed interest to be paid if necessary from Indian revenues C. The construction work disturbed ecology D. The construction of the railways was planned in such a way that it connected the internal markets with the ports, but provided no interconnection between internal market cities

3. Which colonial administrator made the following declaration about the partition of Bengal in 1904? “Bengal united is a power. Bengal divided will pull in different ways. That is perfectly true and one of the merits of the scheme”

A. Lord Curzon B. H. H. Risley C. Lord Minto D. Sir Lancelot Hare

4. Who launched the Bardoli Satyagraha on 4th February, 1928?

A. Mahatma Gandhi B. Vallabhbhai Patel C. Rajendra Prasad D. Kalyanji Mehta

5. Which one of the following is a feature of thought and philosophy of the Kandukuri Viresalingam?

A. He believed that science and morality were unconnected to truth B. He believed in universal education C. He believed that language had no role in inculcating morality in students D. He did not attempt to build a national consciousness on a cultural base

Answers
1. Answer - Option B
2. Answer - Option C
3. Answer - Option A
4. Answer - Option B
5. Answer - Option B