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Exam Year: 1995

  • In the map given below four areas are differently shaded, three of which indicate cereal crops production areas and one indicates non-cereal crop production area. As per the index given, the non-cereal crop production area is

    (a)

    1

    (b)

    2

    (c)

    3

    (d)

    4

    Correct Answer:

  • In the map given below, three out of the four places marked indicate places where a thermal power station is located : The place where there is no thermal power station is marked

    (a)

    1,4

    (b)

    2

    (c)

    3

    (d)

    All have thermal power stations

    Correct Answer:

  • The Nagara, the Dravida and the Vesara are

    (a)

    the three main racial groups of the Indian subcontinent

    (b)

    the three main linguistic divisions into which the languages of India can be classified

    (c)

    the three main styles of Indian temple architecture

    (d)

    the three main musical gharanas prevalent in India

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

  • Who among the following have the right to vote in the elections to both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha ?

    (a)

    Elected members of the Lower House of the Parliament

    (b)

    Elected members of the Upper House of the Parliament

    (c)

    Elected members of the Upper House of the State Legislature

    (d)

    Elected members of the Lower House of the State Legislature

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

  • Consider the map given below : The divisions along India’s coastal region indicate

    (a)

    coastal pollution zones

    (b)

    salinity density isopleths

    (c)

    the areas upto which sovereignty extends

    (d)

    underwater relief contours

    Correct Answer:

  • Consider the table given below : Which one of the following will fit in the place marked ‘X’ ?

    (a)

    Ministers who are not Members of Parliament but who have to get themselves elected to either House of Parliament within six months after assuming office

    (b)

    Not more than 20 nominated members

    (c)

    Not more than 20 representatives of Union Territories

    (d)

    The Attorney-General who has the right to speak and take part in the proceedings of either House of Parliament

    Correct Answer:

  • The name by which Asoka is generally referred to in his inscriptions is

    (a)

    Chakravarti

    (b)

    Dharmadeva

    (c)

    Dharmakirti

    (d)

    Priyadarsi

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

  • In Sanskrit plays written during the Gupta Period women and sudras speak

    (a)

    Sanskrit

    (b)

    Prakrit

    (c)

    Pali

    (d)

    Sauraseni

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

  • The graph given below shows the mean average monthly temperatures (in °C) and mean monthly rainfall (in cms) of a place : This graph is indicative of which one of the climatic zones of the world ?

    (a)

    Wet and dry tropical

    (b)

    Rainy tropical

    (c)

    Semi-arid tropical

    (d)

    Temperate marine

    Correct Answer:

  • Which of the following are matters on which a constitutional amendment is possible only with the ratification of the legislatures of not less than one-half of the States ? I. Election of the President II. Representation of States in Parliament III. Any of the Lists in the 7th Schedule IV. Abolition of the Legislative Council of a State Choose the correct answer from the codes given below : Codes :

    (a)

    I, II and III

    (b)

    I, II and IV

    (c)

    I, III and IV

    (d)

    II, III and IV

    Correct Answer:

    (a)