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Exam Year: 1998

  • Match rivers labelled A, B, C and D on the given map with their names given in the list and select the correct answer using the codes given below the list: List :1. St. Lawrence 2. Orinoco 3. Mackenzie 4. Amazon 5. Yukon

    (a)

    A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1

    (b)

    A-5, B-3, C-1, D-2

    (c)

    A-5, B-4, C-1, D-3

    (d)

    A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2

    Correct Answer:

  • At the time of India’s Independence, Mahatma Gandhi was

    (a)

    a member of Congress Working Committee

    (b)

    not a member of the Congress

    (c)

    the President of the Congress

    (d)

    the General Secretary of the Congress

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

  • The Indian National Congress agreed in 1947 to the partition of the country mainly because

    (a)

    the principle of two-Nation theory was then acceptable to them

    (b)

    it was imposed by the British Government and the Congress was helpless in this regard

    (c)

    they wanted to avoid large-scale communal riots

    (d)

    India would have otherwise lost the opportunity to attain freedom

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

  • Which of the following pairs are correctly matched ? I. Dow Jones : New York II. Hang Seng : Seoul III. FTSE – 100 : London Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

    (a)

    I, II and III

    (b)

    II and III

    (c)

    I and II

    (d)

    I and III

    Correct Answer:

  • Consider the following : I. Tughlaquabad Fort. II. Lodi Garden. III. Qutub Minar. IV. Fatehpur Sikri. The correct chronological order in which they were built is :

    (a)

    III, I, IV, II

    (b)

    III, I, II, IV

    (c)

    I, III, II, IV

    (d)

    I, III, IV, II

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

  • The concept of Eight-fold path forms the theme of

    (a)

    Dipavamsa

    (b)

    Divyavadana

    (c)

    Mahaparinibban Sutta

    (d)

    Dharma Chakara Pravartana Sutta

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

  • The recent Land Mines Conference to sign the historic treaty was held in the Capital city of

    (a)

    Canada

    (b)

    Japan

    (c)

    Sweden

    (d)

    Zimbabwe

    Correct Answer:

  • Human Poverty Index was introduced in the Human Development Report of the year

    (a)

    1994

    (b)

    1995

    (c)

    1996

    (d)

    1997

    Correct Answer:

  • According to Meadows (1972), if the present trends in world population, industrialisation, pollution, food production and resource depletion continue unchanged, the “Limits to Growth” on our planet will be reached in the next

    (a)

    50 years

    (b)

    100 years

    (c)

    150 years

    (d)

    200 years

    Correct Answer:

  • When the Indian Muslim League was inducted into the interim government in 1946, Liyaqat Ali Khan was assigned the portfolio of

    (a)

    Foreign affairs

    (b)

    Home

    (c)

    Finance

    (d)

    Defence

    Correct Answer:

    (c)