Practice

Question 51

When is Human Rights Day celebrated annually?

See answer

Correct answer: (B) 10th December
Human Rights Day is kept on 10 December, the day the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948.

1 marks · 2023 · Set A

Question 52

Who was the founder of the Indian National Army (INA)?

See answer

Correct answer: (B) Mohan Singh
The Indian National Army was founded in 1942 by Captain Mohan Singh. Subhash Chandra Bose took over its leadership in 1943 and gave it a new shape.

1 marks · 2023 · Set A

Question 53

‘Tana Bhagat Movement’ was related to

See answer

Correct answer: (B) Tribal Movement
The Tana Bhagat movement was carried on in 1914 by the Oraon tribe under Jatra Bhagat, so it is a tribal movement.

1 marks · 2023 · Set A

Question 54

In which State is ‘Raksha Bandhan’ celebrated as ‘Tree Safety Day’?

See answer

Correct answer: (C) Bihar
In Bihar Raksha Bandhan is kept as Tree Safety Day, on which people tie a thread round trees and take a vow to protect them.

1 marks · 2023 · Set A

Question 55

In which of the following states is black soil found?

See answer

Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above
Black soil was formed from the lava of the Deccan Trap and is spread over Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka. Uttarakhand is a Himalayan state where it is not found, so two options are correct.

1 marks · 2023 · Set A

Question 56

How many species of flora and fauna are there in India?

See answer

Correct answer: (A) 81,000 species of fauna and 47,000 species of flora
India holds about 47,000 species of flora and 81,000 species of fauna, which makes it a country rich in biodiversity.

1 marks · 2023 · Set A

Question 57

In which of the following rocks are minerals deposited and accumulated in strata?

See answer

Correct answer: (A) Sedimentary rocks
Sedimentary rocks are formed layer upon layer, so minerals collect in their strata. Coal and petroleum are found in them too.

1 marks · 2023 · Set A

Question 58

Which one of the following is a leguminous crop?

See answer

Correct answer: (A) Pulse
Pulses belong to the Leguminosae family, whose root nodules hold Rhizobium bacteria that fix nitrogen. Jowar and bajra are coarse cereals, not pulses.

1 marks · 2023 · Set A

Question 59

Which two of the following extreme locations are connected by the East-West Corridor?

See answer

Correct answer: (C) Silchar and Porbandar
The East-West Corridor joins Silchar in Assam to Porbandar in Gujarat, while the North-South Corridor runs from Srinagar to Kanyakumari.

1 marks · 2023 · Set A

Question 60

Stalactite and stalagmite structures are formed by

See answer

Correct answer: (B) underground water
In limestone caves underground water dissolves calcium carbonate and drips; the form hanging from the roof is a stalactite and the one rising from the floor a stalagmite.

1 marks · 2023 · Set A

Question 61

April 22 is celebrated as

See answer

Correct answer: (A) World Earth Day
22 April is kept as World Earth Day. World Health Day falls on 7 April and World Ozone Day on 16 September.

1 marks · 2023 · Set A

Question 62

Topographical map of India is prepared by which organization?

See answer

Correct answer: (B) The Survey of India
The topographical map of India is prepared by the Survey of India, founded in 1767. The Geological Survey studies rocks and minerals and the Zoological Survey the animals.

1 marks · 2023 · Set A

Question 63

Who first described the Revolt of 1857 as the ‘First Indian War of Independence’?

See answer

Correct answer: (A) V. D. Savarkar
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, in his book ‘The Indian War of Independence, 1857’, called the revolt India's first war of independence. R. C. Majumdar disagreed with that view.

1 marks · 2023 · Set A

Question 64

Which of the following events happened first?

See answer

Correct answer: (A) Santhal Rebellion
The Santhal rebellion was in 1855–56, Birsa Munda's Ulgulan in 1899–1900 and the Tana Bhagat movement in 1914. So the Santhal rebellion came first.

1 marks · 2023 · Set A

Question 65

Which revolt is mentioned in Bankim Chandra Chatterjee’s novel Anandamath?

See answer

Correct answer: (A) Sannyasi
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's novel ‘Anandamath’ is set against the Sannyasi revolt, which took place in Bengal in the latter half of the eighteenth century. The song ‘Vande Mataram’ comes from this novel.

1 marks · 2023 · Set A

Question 66

When were ‘Swadeshi’ and ‘Boycott’ first adopted as forms of struggle in India?

See answer

Correct answer: (A) Partition of Bengal
Swadeshi and boycott were first made forms of struggle in protest against the partition of Bengal in 1905—giving up foreign goods and using Indian ones.

1 marks · 2023 · Set A

Question 67

Who was the President of the Indian National Congress at the Gaya Session of 1922?

See answer

Correct answer: (A) Chittaranjan Das
The Gaya session of 1922 was presided over by Chittaranjan Das. It was after this session that the Swaraj Party was formed over the question of entering the councils.

1 marks · 2023 · Set A

Question 68

Who led the peasants of Bihar during the Non-Cooperation Movement?

See answer

Correct answer: (B) Swami Vidyanand
During the Non-Cooperation Movement the peasants of Bihar were led by Swami Vidyanand. Raj Kumar Shukla belonged to the Champaran Satyagraha.

1 marks · 2023 · Set A

Question 69

Who founded Hindu College at Calcutta in 1817?

See answer

Correct answer: (B) David Hare
Hindu College at Calcutta was founded in 1817 by David Hare, with the help of Raja Ram Mohan Roy and others. Derozio joined later as a teacher.

1 marks · 2023 · Set A

Question 70

Who among the following said that “Congress is tottering to its fall and one of my great ambitions while in India is to assist it to a peaceful demise”?

See answer

Correct answer: (C) Curzon
The remark is Lord Curzon's; he called the Congress a tottering body and spoke of helping it to a peaceful end. The partition of Bengal did the very opposite.

1 marks · 2023 · Set A

Question 71

माहेश्वराणि सूत्राणि कति प्रकाराणि सन्ति?

See answer

Correct answer: (C) 14

1 marks · 2023 · Set A

Question 72

‘ह य व र ट्’ इत्यत्र हकारादिषु अकारग्रहणं किमर्थम्?

See answer

Correct answer: (B) उच्चारणार्थः

1 marks · 2023 · Set A

Question 73

सूत्राणि कति प्रकाराणि?

See answer

Correct answer: (C) षट्

1 marks · 2023 · Set A

Question 74

लोपसंज्ञाविधायकं सूत्रं किम्?

See answer

Correct answer: (B) अदर्शनं लोपः

1 marks · 2023 · Set A

Question 75

‘श’कारस्य उच्चारणस्थानं किम्?

See answer

Correct answer: (C) तालुः

1 marks · 2023 · Set A

Question 76

‘इ’कारस्य कति भेदाः?

See answer

Correct answer: (C) अष्टादश

1 marks · 2023 · Set A

Question 77

ऊष्मवर्णानाम् आभ्यन्तरप्रयत्नः किम्?

See answer

Correct answer: (B) ईषद्विवृतम्

1 marks · 2023 · Set A

Question 78

खरवर्णानां बाह्यप्रयत्नाः के?

See answer

Correct answer: (C) विवाराः श्वासा अघोषाश्च

1 marks · 2023 · Set A

Question 79

बाह्यप्रयत्नाः कतिविधाः?

See answer

Correct answer: (C) एकादश

1 marks · 2023 · Set A

Question 80

‘गत्युतिः’ इत्यत्र सन्धिः केन?

See answer

Correct answer: (C) अध्वपरिमाणे च

1 marks · 2023 · Set A

Question 81

‘गङ्गोदकम्’ इत्यत्र सन्धिः केन सूत्रेण?

See answer

Correct answer: (B) आद् गुणः

1 marks · 2023 · Set A

Question 82

‘पित्राज्ञा’ इति शब्दस्य सन्धिविच्छेदं कुरुत—

See answer

Correct answer: (A) पितृ + आज्ञा

1 marks · 2023 · Set A

Question 83

‘कामिनी + उदयः’ इत्यत्र का सन्धिः भविष्यति?

See answer

Correct answer: (B) यण्सन्धिः

1 marks · 2023 · Set A

Question 84

‘वागर्थौ + इव’ इत्यत्र सन्धिपदं चिनुत—

See answer

Correct answer: (B) वागर्थौविव

1 marks · 2023 · Set A

Question 85

‘वसन्तुः’ इत्यत्र सन्धिविच्छेदः कः?

See answer

Correct answer: (B) वसन्त + ऋतुः

1 marks · 2023 · Set A

Question 86

‘अक्षौहिणी’ इत्यत्र का सन्धिः?

See answer

Correct answer: (A) वृद्धिसन्धिः

1 marks · 2023 · Set A

Question 87

‘उपैति’ इत्यत्र केन सूत्रेण वृद्धिसन्धिः?

See answer

Correct answer: (B) एत्येधत्यूठ्सु

1 marks · 2023 · Set A

Question 88

‘गवेन्द्रः’ इति शब्दस्य सन्धिविच्छेदं किम्?

See answer

Correct answer: (A) गो + इन्द्रः

1 marks · 2023 · Set A

Question 89

‘वागीशः’ इत्यत्र सन्धिः केन सूत्रेण?

See answer

Correct answer: (A) झलां जशोऽन्ते

1 marks · 2023 · Set A

Question 90

‘हरी रसः’ इत्यत्र सन्धिविच्छेदं किम्?

See answer

Correct answer: (B) हरिः + रसः

1 marks · 2023 · Set A

Question 91

आचार्यवरराजानुशासने समासः कतिप्रकारकः?

See answer

Correct answer: (B) पञ्च

1 marks · 2023 · Set A

Question 92

तत्पुरुषः कीदृशः समासः?

See answer

Correct answer: (B) प्रायेण उत्तरपदार्थप्रधानः

1 marks · 2023 · Set A

Question 93

कति वृत्तयः सन्ति?

See answer

Correct answer: (B) पञ्च

1 marks · 2023 · Set A

Question 94

‘भूतपूर्वः’ इत्यत्र समासविधायकं सूत्रं किम्?

See answer

Correct answer: (A) सह सुपा

1 marks · 2023 · Set A

Question 95

‘यथाशक्तम्’ इत्यत्र कः समासः?

See answer

Correct answer: (A) अव्ययीभावः

1 marks · 2023 · Set A

Question 96

‘पञ्चगवम्’ इति पदे कः समासः?

See answer

Correct answer: (B) तत्पुरुषः

1 marks · 2023 · Set A

Question 97

“शाकप्रियः पार्थिवः” अस्य वाक्यस्य समस्तपदं किम्?

See answer

Correct answer: (B) शाकपार्थिवः

1 marks · 2023 · Set A

Question 98

‘अघुणः’ इत्यत्र कः समासः?

See answer

Correct answer: (C) बहुव्रीहिः

1 marks · 2023 · Set A

Question 99

चतुर्थाः कतिविधाः?

See answer

Correct answer: (C) चत्वारि

1 marks · 2023 · Set A

Question 100

“दन्तानां राजानः” अस्य वाक्यस्य समस्तपदं किम्?

See answer

Correct answer: (C) राजदन्ताः

1 marks · 2023 · Set A

TRE2 — Language General Studies And Sanskrit