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Exam Year: 1999

  • The first marine sanctuary in India, having within its bounds coral reefs, mollusca, dolphins, tortoises and various kinds of sea birds, has been established in

    (a)

    Sundarbans

    (b)

    Chilka Lake

    (c)

    Gulf of Kachch

    (d)

    Lakshadweep

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

  • Which one of the following pairs of folk dance forms and states is not correctly matched ?

    (a)

    Korku : Maharashtra

    (b)

    Jhummar : Haryana

    (c)

    Thali : Himachal Pradesh

    (d)

    Mukna : Manipur

    Correct Answer:

  • The language spoken by the largest number of people in the world is

    (a)

    Hindi

    (b)

    English

    (c)

    Mandarin

    (d)

    Spanish

    Correct Answer:

  • “It made its proposals in May. It still wanted a united India. There was to be a Federal Union composed of British provinces.” The above quotation is related to

    (a)

    Simon Commission

    (b)

    Gandhi-Irwin Pact

    (c)

    Cripps Mission

    (d)

    Cabinet Mission

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

  • The most short-lived of all of Britain’s constitutional experiments in India was the

    (a)

    Indian Councils Act of 1861

    (b)

    Indian Councils Act of 1892

    (c)

    Indian Councils Act of 1909

    (d)

    Government of India Act of 1919

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

  • In which one of the following areas in the given map was there a recent discovery of copper deposits by the Atomic Minerals Division of Department of Atomic Energy ?

    (a)

    1

    (b)

    2

    (c)

    3

    (d)

    4

    Correct Answer:

  • Which one of the following statements is not correct ? Dinar/New dinar is the currency of

    (a)

    Sudan

    (b)

    Yugoslavia

    (c)

    UAE

    (d)

    Tunisia

    Correct Answer:

  • In the given figure, the site of the Tehri dam has been labelled as

    (a)

    A

    (b)

    B

    (c)

    C

    (d)

    D

    Correct Answer:

  • Which one of the following was initially the most powerful city state of India in the 6th century B.C. ?

    (a)

    Gandhar

    (b)

    Kamboj

    (c)

    Kashi

    (d)

    Magadh

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

  • Consider the following statements about the European Union : I. The European Union was known earlier as the European Community. II. The Single European Act (1986) and the Maastricht Treaty were milestones in its formation. III. Citizens of European Union countries enjoy dual citizenship. IV. Switzerland is a member of the European Union. Which of the above statements are correct ?

    (a)

    II and IV

    (b)

    I and III

    (c)

    III and IV

    (d)

    I, II and III

    Correct Answer:

    (d)