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Recent MCQs

Consider the following statements:

1. Scientific investigation depends on commitment to practical ideals.
2 Honesty is particularly important in science.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

  1. Both statements 1 and 2 are correct
  2. Both statements 1 and 2 are incorrect
  3. Statement 1 is correct, 2 is not correct
  4. Statement 1 is correct, 2 is unpredictable
General science

Which of the following is the correct order of plant species from higher to lower order?

  1. Class — Phylum — Order — Plant Kingdom
  2. Order — Class — Phylum — Plant Kingdom
  3. Class — Plant Kingdom — Phylum — Order
  4. Plant Kingdom—Phylum — Class — Order
General science

Consider the following statements with reference to the Justice Party:

1. The Justice Party opposed Congress by calling it a Brahmin dominated organisation.
2. It claimed the same communal representation for non-Brabmins as the Morley-Minto reforms had given to Muslims.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

  1. Both 1 and 2
  2. Neither 1 nor 2
  3. Only 1
  4. Only 2
Modern Indian History

Consider the following statements with reference to the Workers and Peasants Party:

1. The Workers and Peasants Party was formed in 1927 and was given the form of an All India Organisation.
2. The objective of this party was to work within the Congress so that it could be made a more revolution inclined party and an organisation of the common people.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

  1. Both 1 and 2
  2. Neither 1 nor 2
  3. Only 1
  4. Only2
Modern Indian History

Consider the following events and arrange them in chronological order:

1. East India Association
2. National Indian Association
3. Indian Society
4. Indian Association

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

  1. 1,2,4,3
  2. 1,3,2,4
  3. 2,1,4,3
  4. 1,2,3,4
Modern Indian History

Consider the following events and arrange them in correct chronological order starting from the earliest to the last activity:

1. Royal Indian Navy Revolt
2. Announcement of Cabinet Mission
3. Formation of Interim Government
4. Arrival of a UK Parliamentary Delegation in Delhi

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

  1. 4,3,2,1
  2. 4,1,2,3
  3. 4,2,1,3
  4. 2,4,1,3
Modern Indian History

With reference to the Age of Consent Act, 1891 consider the following statements:

1. It was Behramji Malabari, a Parsi reformer from Bombay, who advocated for this legislation.
2. The Act was supported by the extremist wing led by Bal Gangadhar Tilak.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

  1. Only 2
  2. Neither 1 nor 2
  3. Only 1
  4. Both 1 and 2
Modern Indian History

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): Shivaji had to face opposition from the big Deshmukhs.
Reason (R): These Deshmjikhs were not in favour of an independent Maratha State and wanted to remain as feudal lords of Bijapur.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

  1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
  2. (A) is false, but (R) is true
  3. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  4. (A) is true, but (R) is false
Medieval History

Which of the following reasons caused catastrophic coral bleaching and mass coral deaths in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands?

  1. Increased industrial activities in the coastal regions
  2. Increase of 2° C temperature in the Indian Ocean
  3. Heavy marine pollution
  4. Decrease of temperature by 4° C in the Indian Ocean
Environment & Ecology

Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

  1. Article 153 — Office of the Governor
  2. Article 154 — Executive Authority of the Governor
  3. Article 155 — Removal of the Governor
  4. Article 156 — Term of the Governor
Indian Polity

Consider the following statements:
An Amendment to the Constitution of India can be initiated by the:

1. LokSabha 2. RajyaSabha
3. State Legislatures 4. President of India

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

  1. 1,2 and 3
  2. 1 and 2
  3. Only 1
  4. 2, 3 and 4
Indian Polity

Which of the following are the functions of the Election Commissioner of India?

1. Conduct of elections for the posts of the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha and Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.
2. Conduct of elections of the Municipal Corporations and Municipalities.
3. Deciding on all doubts and disputes arising out of the above elections.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

  1. 2 and 3
  2. 1 and 2
  3. 1 and 3
  4. None of the above
Indian Polity

Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

  1. G.V.K. Rao — Planning at the Committee Block Level
  2. Dantwala Committee — Rural Credit
  3. Santhanam Committee — Panchayati Raj Finances
  4. Ashok Mehta Committee — Panchayati Raj Institutions
Indian Polity

Which of the following is the correct sequence of phases of Biotic succession?

  1. Ecesis - Migration - Reaction - Stabilisation
  2. Ecesis - Migration - Stabilisation - Reaction
  3. Migration - Reaction - Stabilisation - Ecesis
  4. Migration - Ecesis - Reaction- Stabilisat
Environment & Ecology

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R)

Assertion (A) : Relative humidity decreases with increasing air temperature.
Reason (R) : Absolute humidity increases with increasing evaporation.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

  1. Both(A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of(A).
  2. (A) is false, but (R) is true
  3. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
  4. (A) is true, but (R)is false.
General science

Which one of the following pairs (Aluminium Plant - State) is not correctly matched

  1. Alupuram (Alwaye) - Kerala
  2. Belagavi - Karnataka
  3. Muri - Chhattisgard
  4. Hirakud- Odisha
Indian Geography

Which of the following pairs (National Park - State/Union Territory) is not correctly matched?

  1. Rajaji- Uttarakhand
  2. Pin Valley - Jammu Kashimir
  3. Bandipur- Karnataka
  4. Simlipal- Odisha
Indian Geography

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): The Himalayas are still rising.
Reason (R) : The Indian tectonic plate is colliding with the Eurasian plate.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

  1. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
  2. (A) is false, but (R) is true.
  3. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
  4. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
Indian Geography

Which one of the following pairs (Crop - Peculiarity) is not correctly matched?

  1. State where rice is grown three times a year — West Bengal
  2. Bihar's contribution to rice producion — 15.7%
  3. State with largest area under rice production — Uttar Pradesh
  4. Isohyets that decides western limit of rice production — 100 cm
Indian Geography

Consider the following statements with reference to cotton crops:

1. Cotton is mostly a Kharif crop.
2. Cotton crop requires moderate amounts of rainfall varying between 50-75 cm annually.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

  1. Both 1 and 2
  2. Neither 1 nor 2
  3. Only 1
  4. Only 2
Indian Geography

Given below ie two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): Red soil denotes the second largest soil group of India.
Reason (R) : Red soil surrounds the black soil in the south, east and north directions.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

  1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the
  2. (A) is false, but (R) is true
  3. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of(A)
  4. (A) is true but (R) is false
Indian Geography

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).

Assertion (A) : Jute is an indigenous plant of India.
Reason (R) : Jute is a Kharif crop sown from February to June and harvested from July to October.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

  1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of(A)
  2. (A) is false, but (R) is trues
  3. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  4. (A) is true, but (R) is false
Indian Geography

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).

Assertion (A) : Turkish invasion on India was successful.
Reason (R) : There was no political unity in North India.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

  1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
  2. (A) is false, but (R) is true.
  3. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
  4. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
Medieval History

Consider the following statements with respect to Ashoka:

1. The definition of Dhamma given by Ashoka is taken from "Rahulovada-sutta".
2 In the 14th year of his coronation, Ashoka appointed a new type of staff, called Dhamma-mahamatras.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

  1. Both 1 and 2
  2. Neither 1 nor 2
  3. Only 1
  4. Only 2
Ancient Indian History