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Exam Year: 1998

  • Assertion (A): The Khilafat movement did bring the urban Muslims into the fold of the National Movement. Reason (R): There was a predominant element of anti-imperialism in both the National and Khilafat Movements.

    (a)

    Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A

    (b)

    Both A and R are true, but R is NOT a correct explanation of A

    (c)

    A is true, but R is false

    (d)

    A is false, but R is true

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

  • Assertion (A): The Gandhara School of art bears the mark of Hellenistic influence. Reason (R): Hinayana form was influenced by that art.

    (a)

    Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A

    (b)

    Both A and R are true, but R is NOT a correct explanation of A

    (c)

    A is true, but R is false

    (d)

    A is false, but R is true

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

  • Assertion (A): At first the Turkish administration in India was essentially military. Reason (R): The country was parcelled out as ‘Iqtas’ among leading military leaders.

    (a)

    Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A

    (b)

    Both A and R are true, but R is NOT a correct explanation of A

    (c)

    A is true, but R is false

    (d)

    A is false, but R is true

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

  • Assertion (A): According to Asoka’s edicts social harmony among the people was more important than religious devotion. Reason (R): He spread ideas of equity instead of promotion of religion.

    (a)

    Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A

    (b)

    Both A and R are true, but R is NOT a correct explanation of A

    (c)

    A is true, but R is false

    (d)

    A is false, but R is true

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

  • Match the following research institutes A, B, C and D with their respective location labelled as 1 to 6 in the given rough outline map A. Central Drug Research Institute B. National Atlas and Thematic Mapping Organisation C. National Institute of Ocean Technology D. Temperate Forest Research Centre Select the correct answer using the codes given below

    (a)

    A-4, B-3, C-2, D-6

    (b)

    A-4, B-5, C-1, D-6

    (c)

    A-2, B-3, C-4, D-5

    (d)

    A-1, B-6, C-2, D-3

    Correct Answer:

  • Bharat Ratna was awarded in 1997 to

    (a)

    Dr. Homi Bhabha (Posthumous)

    (b)

    Former President R. Venkataraman

    (c)

    Satyajit Ray (Posthumous)

    (d)

    Dr. Abdul Kalam

    Correct Answer:

  • Which of the following statements are true about the Indian-born woman astronaut Kalpana Chawla ? I. She was born in Kamal. II. She flew on board the shuttle flight STS-87. III. She was trained at the Kennedy Space Centre. IV. She did a space-walk to retrieve the Spartan Satellite. Select the correct answer using the codes given below : Codes :

    (a)

    I and II

    (b)

    II and III

    (c)

    I, II and III

    (d)

    I, II and IV

    Correct Answer:

  • Indonesian forest fire in 1997 was caused by

    (a)

    greenhouse effect

    (b)

    depletion of ozone layer

    (c)

    El Nino effect

    (d)

    None of the above

    Correct Answer:

  • Which one of the following languages belongs to the Austric group ?

    (a)

    Marathi

    (b)

    Ladakhi

    (c)

    Khasi

    (d)

    Tamil

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

  • Which one of the following sets of states stands to benefit the most from the Konkan Railway ?

    (a)

    Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala

    (b)

    Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Kerala

    (c)

    Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Goa, Maharashtra

    (d)

    Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Tamil Nadu

    Correct Answer: