Practice

Question 101

Who became the first ‘Naib-i-Mamlikat’ in the history of the Delhi Sultanate?

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Correct answer: (C) Ikhtiyaruddin Aitigin

1 marks · 2024 · Set E

Question 102

What was the original name of Ghiyasuddin Balban?

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Correct answer: (B) Bahauddin

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Question 103

By whom was Balban replaced in the post of ‘Naib-i-Mamlikat’?

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Correct answer: (B) Imaduddin Raihan

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Question 104

What did Balban inscribe on his coins to make co-religionists obedient?

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Correct answer: (A) Nasir-Amir-ul-Momenin

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Question 105

Who was the last ruler of the Mamluk (Slave) dynasty?

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Correct answer: (A) Kaimurs

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Question 106

At the court of which Rajput ruler was Akbar born?

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Correct answer: (B) Rana Virsal

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Question 107

At which place was Akbar crowned?

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Correct answer: (C) Kalanaur

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Question 108

Which was Akbar’s last conquest?

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Correct answer: (C) Asirgarh

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Question 109

In which year did Akbar declare the ‘Mahzar’?

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Correct answer: (C) 1579

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Question 110

Where did Akbar build ‘Buland Darwaza’?

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Correct answer: (E) None of the above

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Question 111

What percentage of the land hemisphere’s area does India occupy?

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Correct answer: (B) 2.4 percent

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Question 112

What is the length of the coastline along the mainland of India?

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Correct answer: (A) 6100 km

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Question 113

Indira Point is characterised by which of the following?

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Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above

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Question 114

In which of the following states are the Garo, Khasi and Jaintia Hills situated?

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Correct answer: (C) Meghalaya

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Question 115

Which of the following rivers flow through antecedent valleys?

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Correct answer: (A) Sutlej and Indus

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Question 116

According to the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Nagpur, how much of the water available in India is polluted?

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Correct answer: (C) 70 percent

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Question 117

Which sequence of rivers in descending order of their respective basin areas in India is correct?

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Correct answer: (A) Ganga, Indus, Godavari, Krishna

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Question 118

Who proposed in 1951 that the monsoon is only the seasonal migration of planetary winds and pressure belts?

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Correct answer: (B) Flohn

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Question 119

Which of the following pairs of states and the percentage of their respective geographical area covered with forest is correctly matched (2021)?

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Correct answer: (E) None of the above

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Question 120

Which national park came into the news because 20 cheetahs were translocated there from Africa?

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Correct answer: (A) Kuno

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Question 121

Which sequence of states in descending order of population density (2011) is correct?

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Correct answer: (B) Bihar, West Bengal, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh

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Question 122

According to the 2011 census, what was India’s sex ratio (number of females per thousand males)?

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Correct answer: (C) 943

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Question 123

Sagarmatha is the regional name of which mountain peak?

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Correct answer: (C) Everest

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Question 124

In Bhutan, how much land area is covered with glaciers?

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Correct answer: (A) About 3 percent

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Question 125

Which is the main food crop produced in Bhutan?

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Correct answer: (B) Rice

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Question 126

Sri Lanka is well endowed with:

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Correct answer: (A) Iron ore

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Question 127

What is the capital of Myanmar?

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Correct answer: (C) Naypyidaw

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Question 128

What was the birth rate (per 1,000 people) in Bangladesh in 2022?

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Correct answer: (A) 17.067

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Question 129

How many parallels of latitude and meridians of longitude are there on the globe?

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Correct answer: (C) Infinite

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Question 130

A comparative scale is characterised by which of the following?

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Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above

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Question 131

In which of the following districts of Bihar is bauxite found in abundance?

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Correct answer: (B) Jamui

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Question 132

Black cotton soils have developed:

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Correct answer: (A) By weathering of Deccan lava

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Question 133

Which of the following regions of India are badly affected by erosion?

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Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above

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Question 134

Which of the following areas are known for coffee production?

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Correct answer: (B) Nilgiris

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Question 135

Which of the following projects is situated on the Krishna River?

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Correct answer: (C) Nagarjuna Sagar

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Question 136

Which was the leading fish-producing state in India in 2023?

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Correct answer: (C) Andhra Pradesh

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Question 137

Which was the largest producer of wheat in India (January 2024)?

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Correct answer: (B) Uttar Pradesh

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Question 138

Which was the largest producer of manganese ore in India in 2023?

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Correct answer: (C) Odisha

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Question 139

Which of the following groups consists of non-conventional energy resources?

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Correct answer: (C) Solar energy, wind energy, geothermal energy

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Question 140

Which of the following pairs of petroleum fields and their states is correct?

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Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above

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Question 141

Which of the following pairs of places and industries located there are correct?

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Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above

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Question 142

How long is the Atal Tunnel?

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Correct answer: (C) 9.02 km

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Question 143

Which of the following characterises sustainable development?

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Correct answer: (B) Maintaining a balance between economic development and environmental quality

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Question 144

Which nation was India’s largest trading partner in 2023?

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Correct answer: (A) United States of America

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Question 145

Which of the following pairs of coalfields and their states is correct?

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Correct answer: (A) Talcher — Odisha

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Question 146

Where is the Sundari tree found?

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Correct answer: (B) Sundarban Delta

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Question 147

Which sequence of states/Union Territories in descending order of literacy rate according to the 2011 census is correct?

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Correct answer: (A) Kerala, Lakshadweep, Mizoram, Goa

1 marks · 2024 · Set E

Question 148

Which is the leading producer of lead in India?

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Correct answer: (B) Rajasthan

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Question 149

The Palghat Gap connects:

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Correct answer: (C) Kerala and Tamil Nadu

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Question 150

Which is the longest National Highway in India?

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Correct answer: (A) NH 44

1 marks · 2024 · Set E

TRE3 — Language General Studies And Social Science