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Harappa

1.The most distinguishing future of Chalcolithic Kalibangan

culture is their distinct
Lothal
Agriculture
All the above
Trade
Urbanisation

7.'Dockyard' structure found at

Painted Pottery

Rakhigarhi
Kalibangan

2.The earliest neolithic settlement in the Indian Alamgirpur

subcontinent was first developed in the region of
Lothal
North of the ganga
8.The Harappan Civilization belongs to
South of the narmatha
Gold Age
West of the Indus
Iron Age
East of the bramaputra
Bronze Age
3.The painted pottery was made fired in kiln. It
was fired at a temperature between

Copper Age

100-200 Degree Celcius

9.The Harappan script was written from

200-300 Degree Celcius

Right to left

400-500 Degree Celcius

Only Left

500-700 Degree Celcius

Left to right
None of the above

4.The Harappan Civilization was discovered in

1964-65
1920-21

10.A remarkable seal representing a deity ,

standing between two branches of a pipal tree has
been found at

1853-54
1894-95

Desalpur
Mohanjodara

5.The doors, windows of harappan building were Harappa

made of
Sukotata
Iron and wood
11. On December 13, 1946, the historic
Alabaster and mats
'Objective Resolution' was moved in the
Wood and alabaster
constituent assembly by
Wood and mats

Dr.Ambedkar
M.N.Roy

6.The granaries which used for storing grains

have been found at

Dr. Sachithanantha Sinha

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Jawaharlal Nehru

after the entire constitution was enacted

before the entire contitution was enacted

12.When did India ratified its membership of the borrowed from another country
Commonwealth after Independence
none of the above
1947
1948
1949

18. Initiallay there were 395 artiicles divided into

22 parts now?

1950

About 400 articles, 22 parts

About 430 articles, 25 parts

13. Which of the following is wrong

About 450 articles , 24 parts

National flag wa adopted on July 22, 1947

About 543 articles, 45 parts

National Song was adopted on January 24, 1950

Rajendra Prasad was elected as the first
president of India on January 26, 1950

19.Who referred Indian Constitution as 'CoOperative Federalism'

None of the above is wrong

Granville Austin
KC Wheare

14 Who was the chairman of 'Rules of Procedure Ivory Jennings

Committee' of Constituent Assembly
Morris Jones
Jawaharlal Nehru
JB Kripalini
Rajendra Prasad

20 The term ' secular' was added to the preamble

of our constitution in the

Dr.Ambedkar

22nd amendment
32nd amendment

15. Which of the following pair is wrong

Natiional Flag Committee Rajendra Prasad
House Committee B,Pattabhi Sitaramayya
Order of Bussinees Committee Dr.KM.Munshi
Credentials Committee Jawaharlal Nehru

40th amendment
42nd amendment
21. Which amendment reduced the voting age
was reduced from 21 years to 18 years
12th amendment 1957

16. Who is refered as the Modern Manu ?

Dr.Rajendra Prasad
Dr.Ambedkar
KM.Munshi
JB Kripalini
17. Preamble of the constitution was enacted

17th amendment 1961

59th amendment 1988
61st amendment 1988
22.Which of the following word was later added
in the preamble of the constitution
Sovereign

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Democratic

Aristotil

Republic
Socialist

28.The brighest among the planet is

Mars

23. In which of the following case Supreme Court Venus

said preamble is not a part of constitution (note : Uranus
now its a part of the constitution)
Neptune
Berubari Union case
29.Which caus the day and night in earth
Kesavanda Bharti case
Anual rovolution of earth
LIC of India case
Daily rotation of earth
None of the above
Both revolution and rotation
24.How many times preamble was amended till
date ?

None of the above

30.The summer solstice occurs on

April 21

May 21

June 21
July 21

25.Who propounded 'Gaseous Hypothesis' of

earth formation ?
Kant

31.The person travelling westwards of the prime

meridian upto 180 degree West will

Laplace

Loss 12 hrs back

Jeans and Jeffreys

Gain 12 hrs forward

None of the above

Loss 24 hrs back

Gain 24 hrs forward

26.Which of the following planet rotates their

from east to west

32.Which of the following is not a leap year ?

Uranus

800 BC

Mars

1200 BC

Jupiter

1600 AD

Neptune

1900 AD
33. Which among the following facts is wrong

27.Who said the earth is the centre of universe ? Only 59 % of the total surface of the moon is
visible from earth
Ptolemy
Copernicus
Calilio

Ancient Egyptians, Babylonians had adopted

calendars based on lunar months

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Popularly used calander now is Gregorian
Calander

economical development of India

A solar eclipse lasts nearly one full day

Dadavai Naoroji

M.N.Roy
Jawaharlal Nehru

34.How many lunar eclipses can be occur in a Sriman Narayan

year
No such limit
Only one

39.Planning in India derives its objectives and

social premises from

maximum three times

Preamble of the constitution

maximum five times

Directive Principles of the Constitution

Articles about Fincial Provisions

35.Arrange the atmospheric layers in order from None of the above

lower to upper
Troposphere Stratophere Mesosphere
-Ionosphere

40.Planning commission of India was set up by

Stratosphere Troposphere Ionosphere

Mesospere

Constitutioinal Amendment

Troposphere -Mesospere- Sroposphere

Ionospher

Government Resolution

Troposphere -Sroposphere IonosphereMesospere

Enactment of an Act
None of the above
41.Industrial policy resolution was unvailed in the
year

36. The book ' poverty and unbritish rule in india'

1947
was written by
1948
Motilal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru

1950

M.N.Roy

1951

Dadabai Naoroji
42.The uttermost important was given in Second
Five Year Plan for

37. Before Independance , in 1938 Indian

National Congress constituted a Naional Planning Agricultural production
Committee . Who was the chairman of the
Industries development
committee
Removal of poverty
M.N.Roy
Sustaibable development
Dadavai Naoroji
43. Mercury Thermometer was invented by
Jawaharlal Nehru
Torri Selli
Sriman Narayan
Galilio Galilie
38.Who constituted 'Gandhinal Plan' for

Fahrenheit

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Celcius

Khan Bahadur Khan

Bahadur Shah II

44.Which of the following is wrongly mathced ?

Elevators - Elisha G Otis

48. Rao Sahib led the 1857 revolt from

Gas Stove James Sharp

Kanpur

Gramophone -Edison

Lucknow

Battery Benjamin Franclin

Jhansi
Delhi

45.The political aim of Wahabi movement started

in the year 1820 was
49. 'Revolt of Ramosis' was one of the early
To remove corruption in the British government uprising against British government during 182229 , where it happened ?
To restore muslim rule in India
To protect cultural heritage of India

Karnataka

To protect history of India

Assam

46.The popular 'kuka movement' a religiopolitical movement was started in the state of

Poona
Lucknow

Hariyana
Punjab
Maharashtra

50.Virapandiya Kattapommab was hanged to

death by British in the year

West Bengal

1789
1792

47.During the Revolt of 1857 who played a vital 1791

role in Bareilly ?
1799
Begam of Awath
Nana Saheb