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Exam Year: 2003

  • The battle of Dharmat was fought between:

    (a)

    Muhammad Ghori and Jai Chand

    (b)

    Babur and the Afghans

    (c)

    Aurangzeb and Dara Shikoh

    (d)

    Ahmad Shah Durrani and the Marathas

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

  • Which one among the following has the largest shipyard in India?

    (a)

    Kolkata

    (b)

    Kochi

    (c)

    Mumbai

    (d)

    Visakhapatnam

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

  • Alam Khan, one of those who invited Babur to invade India, was:

    (a)

    An uncle of Ibrahim Lodi and a pretender to the throne of Delhi

    (b)

    A cousin of Ibrahim Lodi who was ill-treated and expelled from the country

    (c)

    The father of Dilawar Khan to whom cruel treatment was meted out by Ibrahim Lodi

    (d)

    A high official in Punjab province who was very much discontented with Ibrahim Lodi’s treatment to his tribe

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

  • ,

    With reference to Government of India’s decisions regarding Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) during the year 2001-02, consider the following statements:
    1. Out of the 100% FDI allowed by India in a tea sector, the foreign firm would have to disinvest 33% of the equity in favour of an Indian Partner within four years.
    2. Regarding the FDI in print media in India, the single largest Indian shareholder should have a holding higher than 26%.
    Which of these statements is/are correct?

    (a)

    Only 1

    (b)

    Only 2

    (c)

    Both 1 and 2

    (d)

    Neither 1 nor 2

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

  • If the radius of the Earth were to shrink by one percent, its mass remaining the same, the value of ‘g’ on the Earth’s surface would:

    (a)

    Increase by 0.5%

    (b)

    Increase by 2%

    (c)

    Decrease by 0.5%

    (d)

    Decrease by 2%

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

  • With reference to the entry of European powers into India, which one of the following statements is NOT correct?

    (a)

    The Portuguese captured Goa in 1499

    (b)

    The English opened their first factory in South India at Masulipatam

    (c)

    In Eastern India, the English Company opened its first factory in Orissa in 1633

    (d)

    Under the leadership of Dupleix, the French occupied Madras in 1746

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

  • With reference to Indian freedom struggle, which one of the following statements is NOT correct?

    (a)

    The Rowlatt Act aroused a wave of popular indignation and led to the Jallianwala Bagh massacre

    (b)

    Subhas Chandra Bose formed the Forward Bloc

    (c)

    Bhagat Singh was one of the founders of Hindustan Republican Socialist Association

    (d)

    In 1931, the Congress Session at Karachi opposed Gandhi-Irwin Pact

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

  • What is the correct sequence of the rivers – Godavari, Mahanadi, Narmada, and Tapi in the descending order of their lengths?

    (a)

    Godavari-Mahanadi-Narmada-Tapi

    (b)

    Godavari-Narmada-Mahanadi-Tapi

    (c)

    Narmada-Godavari-Tapi-Mahanadi

    (d)

    Narmada-Tapi-Godavari-Mahanadi

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

  • Israel has common borders with:

    (a)

    Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Egypt

    (b)

    Lebanon, Syria, Turkey and Jordan

    (c)

    Cyprus, Turkey, Jordan and Egypt

    (d)

    Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Yemen

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

  • Which one among the following States has the highest female literacy rate as per the Census 2001?

    (a)

    Chattisgarh

    (b)

    Madhya Pradesh

    (c)

    Orissa

    (d)

    Rajasthan

    Correct Answer:

    (c)