Whom did Iltutmish appoint as his first Governor in Bihar?
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above
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Question 52
Where was the field area of Birsa Munda?
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Correct answer: (B) Ranchi
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Question 53
Who was the leader of the Revolt of 1857 from Bihar?
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above
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Question 54
Name the first capital of Magadha.
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Correct answer: (C) Girivraja (Rajagriha)
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Question 55
Which source mentions the administration of Pataliputra?
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Correct answer: (C) Indica
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Question 56
In Mughal administration, ‘Madad-i-Maash’ was related to
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Correct answer: (B) revenue-free land to intellectuals
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Question 57
What was the objective of the Poona Agreement?
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Correct answer: (B) Representation of the Dalit class
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Question 58
Who constructed ‘Jantar Mantar’?
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above
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Question 59
Who wrote Vande Mataram?
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Correct answer: (A) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
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Question 60
Christopher Columbus, the great explorer who discovered America in 1492, was financed by which country?
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Correct answer: (C) Spain
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Question 61
The ‘Boston Tea Party’, an important historical event, is associated with
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Correct answer: (A) American War of Independence
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Question 62
Why is 4 July 1776 considered important in the history of the USA?
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Correct answer: (C) Declaration of American Independence
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Question 63
Who was the ruler of France at the time of the French Revolution?
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Correct answer: (A) Louis XVI
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Question 64
Who invented the ‘Spinning Jenny’, which revolutionized the cotton textile sector during the Industrial Revolution?
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Correct answer: (C) James Hargreaves
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Question 65
Who started the ‘Young Italy Movement’ in 1831, which aimed to establish a republic?
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above
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Question 66
Who was the architect of German unification who believed in the policy of ‘blood and iron’?
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Correct answer: (B) Otto von Bismarck
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Question 67
What was the main reason for the US entry into the Second World War in November 1941?
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above
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Question 68
Who ruled China when Marco Polo visited that country?
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Correct answer: (B) Kublai Khan
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Question 69
Which was the first English settlement in the USA?
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Correct answer: (A) Jamestown
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Question 70
‘The Oath of the Tennis Court’ is connected with which revolution?
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Correct answer: (C) French Revolution
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Question 71
With which country did the Allied Powers conclude the Treaty of Sèvres?
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Correct answer: (B) Turkey
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Question 72
Who invented the flying shuttle machine in 1733?
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Correct answer: (B) John Kay
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Question 73
By which treaty was the Thirty Years’ War ended?
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Correct answer: (B) Treaty of Westphalia
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Question 74
Who represented Italy at the Paris Peace Conference?
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Correct answer: (B) Orlando
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Question 75
Who rented the Komagata Maru ship to sail to Vancouver?
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above
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Question 76
Who was not associated with the foundation of the Shore Committee?
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above
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Question 77
Which incident did Mahatma Gandhi call a ‘Himalayan Blunder’?
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Correct answer: (B) Chauri-Chaura incident
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Question 78
Which woman revolutionist died while conducting a raid on the armoury at Chittagong?
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Correct answer: (A) Pritilata Waddedar
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Question 79
Which revolutionary was not associated with the Kakori Train Case?
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Correct answer: (C) Prafulla Chaki
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Question 80
In which language was the first issue of Ghadar published on 1 November 1913?
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Correct answer: (B) Urdu
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Question 81
Which is a vulnerable species in India?
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Correct answer: (A) Asiatic elephant
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Question 82
What is the major factor for depletion of forest resources in India?
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Correct answer: (A) Expansion of agriculture
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Question 83
Who promotes developing new methods of ecological farming through traditional methods?
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Correct answer: (A) Beej Bachao Andolan
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Question 84
Which of the following states does Sardar Sarovar Dam cover?
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Correct answer: (A) Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh
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Question 85
Why did most river-valley projects built to control floods fail and instead trigger floods?
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Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above
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Question 86
Which was the first state in India to make rooftop rainwater harvesting compulsory through legal norms?
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Correct answer: (A) Tamil Nadu
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Question 87
According to the Agriculture Report, 2017, India was the world’s second-largest producer of which?
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Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above
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Question 88
Which was an institutional reform for the benefit of farmers?
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Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above
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Question 89
Koderma in Jharkhand is a leading producer of which mineral?
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Correct answer: (B) Mica
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Question 90
Which is the only industry in India that is self-reliant and complete in the value chain?
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Correct answer: (B) Textile industry
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Question 91
Which is an example of a Kharif crop?
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Correct answer: (A) Maize
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Question 92
Which crop takes almost a year to grow?
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Correct answer: (C) Cotton
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Question 93
By whom are National Highways laid and maintained?
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Correct answer: (B) National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)
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Question 94
According to the 2016–2017 Annual Report, what was India’s rank in the world in international tourism?
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above
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Question 95
What is the name given to new alluvial soil classified on the basis of age?
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Correct answer: (A) Khadar
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Question 96
Which soil is ideal for growing cotton?
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Correct answer: (C) Black soil
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Question 97
Which place in India receives the highest rainfall?
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Correct answer: (B) Mawsynram
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Question 98
Select the correct code matching countries and names for slash-and-burn agriculture: a. Mexico; b. Brazil; c. Vietnam; d. Indonesia. 1. Roca; 2. Milpa; 3. Ladang; 4. Ray.
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Correct answer: (C) a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3
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Question 99
Who initiated the Bhoodan-Gramdan Movement, also known as the Bloodless Revolution?