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GK of J&K PART 2
Question 100 to 800
Q The resort known for its golf course, the QThe 73rd Amendment Act emanates from the:
highest in the world?
Ans Gulmarg Article 38
Article 40
Q) Which is the most expensive crop,
Article 44
grown in J&K also known as Golden
Article 52
Harvest?
Ans Saffron Ans .Article 40

Q The main cause of global climatic

change is Q. Which from the following can cause a
a. Increase in the content of carbon tsunami?
dioxide in the atmosphere a. Volcano
b. Avalanche
b. Emissions of industrial gases
c. Tornado
c. Adding of dust
d. Earthquake
d. Changes in plant cover
Answer (d).
Answer (a)
Q The best preserved stone of Q The direction to which wind blows
ancient Kashmir are? is known as -
Ans Martand and Avantipur a. Windward
b. Leeward
c. Eleaving side
Q During whose rule Buddhism was
d. None of these
introduced in Kashmir? Answer (b)
Ans Ashoka
Q Which of the places or region of
Q To which Hindu God, is Martand the valley known for the cultivation
Sun Temple attributed? of saffron crop?
Ans Lord Surya Ans Pampore
Name the continent where ‘Tundra’ type of Name the continent where ‘Tundra’ type of climate is
climate is not found not found
a. Europe a. Europe
b. Asia b. Asia
c. Africa c. Africa
d. North America
d. North America
Answer (c
Answer ©.

Q Who was the first and Last Sadr-i-Riyasat Q Threat of global warming is increasing due to
of J&K was? increasing concentration of
Ans Dr Karan Singh a. Nitrous oxide
b. Ozone
Q Article 370 of Indian Union Constitution c. Sulphur dioxide
was adopted on? d. Carbon dioxide
Ans 17 october 1950 Answer (d).
 The Constituent Assembly of India comprised of:

a) 292 members from British provinces, 4 from Chief Commissionaires and 93

from Princely

States

b) 294 members from British provinces, 4 from Chief Commissionaires and 91 from princely

States

c) 291 members from British provinces, 3 from Chief Commissionaires and 95 from princely States

The constituent Assembly took almost three years (two years, eleven months and
seventeen days to be precise) to complete its historic task .
During this period, it held eleven sessions covering a total of 165 days. Of
these, 114 days were spent on the consideration of the Draft Constitution.
Q. The members of a Panchayat Samiti
are:
1 Directly elected by the people
2 Indirectly elected by the members of the
Village Panchayat
3 Nominated by the Block Development
Officer
4 Nominated by the president / chairman of
the Panchayat Samiti
Ans . Directly elected by the people
Q) Martand Sun Temple was built by ?
Ans Lalitaditya Muktapida in 8th Century
BC
Q) Martand Sun Temple was built by ?
Ans Lalitaditya Muktapida in 8th Century BC
Q Which one of the following committees had
recommended people’s participation in
community development programmes?
Q Ashok Mehta Committee
Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
Rural-urban Relationship Committee
L.M. Singhvi Committee
Ans . Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
Q-Following is (are) the element(s) of Q Sustainable energy
sustainable agriculture
(A) is clean
(A) permaculture

(B) agroforestry
(B) can be used over a long period
of time
(C) mixed farming
(C) both (A) and (B)
(D) all of the above
(D) none of the above

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constituent assembly?
a) Dr. B.R.Ambedkar b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
c) Dr. Sacchidanand d) Sardar Patel
Ans C

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Q-The Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs) recognize that all countries must Q-Sustainable development can be
stimulate action in the following key areas. thought of in terms of three spheres i.e.

(A) people, planet, prosperity, peace and
partnership
(B) people, planet, prosperity, plants and
planning
(A) environment, economy and society
(B) environment, economy and equity
(C) environment, ecology and society

(C) people, planet, prosperity, plants and (D) environment, economy and ecology
partnership

(D) people, planet, prosperity, peace and

planning
Q When the consumption of natural Q A promising direction towards
resources are equal to nature’s ability to sustainable development is to design
replenish then sustainability is systems that are

(A) not sustainable

(A) flexible and irreversible

(B) steady state economy (B) flexible and reversible

(C) environmentally sustainable (C) inflexible and reversible

(D) none of the above (D) inflexible and irreversible

1. Judicial British Review, Fundamental Rights. i. British

2. Single Citizenship ii. Irish

3. Nomination of Members to Rajya Sabha. iii. Canadian

4. Residuary Powers. iv. American

1 IV 2 I. 3 II. 4 III
British :Parliamentary government, Rule of Law, Legislative procedure, Single
citizenship, cabinet system, prerogative writs.

US: Fundamental Rights, Independence of Judiciary, Judicial Review,

Impeachment of the President, Removal of Supreme Court and High Court judges
and post of Vice-President.

Irish: Directive Principles of State Policy, nomination of members to Rajya Sabha

and method of election of President, Federation with a strong centre, Vesting of
residuary powers in the Centre, appointment of State Governors by the Centre
and advisory jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.

Canadian: Federation with a strong centre, residuary powers with the centre,
appointment of state governors by the centre and advisory jurisdiction of the
Supreme Court.)
 Q . Which of the following is a component of
Q Which of the following atmospheric upper air circulation?
conditions govern the climate and associated (a) North-easterlies
weather conditions in India? (b) Jet stream
(a) Pressure and surface winds (c) South-west monsoon
(b) Upper air circulation (d) Kal Baishakhi
(c) Western cyclonic disturbances and
tropical cyclones Q From which of the following pressure belts
(d) All the above do the north-easterly trade winds originate?
(a) Equatorial low pressure belt
Q Which of the following winds brings (b) Subtropical high pressure belt of the
widespread rainfall over the mainland of Northern Hemisphere
India? (c) Subtropical high pressure belt of the
(a) Northeasterly Southern Hemisphere
(b) Westerlies (d) Temperate low pressure belt of the
(c) Southwest monsoon winds Northern Hemisphere
(d) Sea breeze
Q) Which cropping pattern is Q Which place is known as “Moon
followed in the state of Jammu Land”?
and Kashmir? Ans Ladakh
Ans Two crops a year

QIf the temperature of a place

increases suddenly the relative
Q Which sikh guru visited the humidity
gurudwara situated in the Hari a. Increases
Parbat fort? b. Decreases
Ans Guru Hargobind c. Remains constant
d. Fluctuates
Answer (b)
Q Which Pass connects the Valley of QWhich one of the following is the
Kashmir with Jammu? example of planetary winds?
Ans Banihal pass a. Monsoon
b. Trade wind
Q.In which part of the Indian Constitution,
c. Land and sea breezes
has the provision for panchayats been
made?
d. Chinook
Answer (b).
Part IX
Part IV
Part III Q Which place in known as “Land of
Part IX-A Lamas” ?
Ans Leh
Ans .Part IX
Q Which National highway links
Kashmir valley and Jammu with other
parts of India?
Ans NH 1A
Q The dew point is the temperature at
which -
a. water in the liquid state changes to
vapour
b. the dew begins to evaporate
c. water vapour condenses to a liquid
d. hailstones are formed
Answer ©.
Q Hemis Monastery in south east of leh was
established by?
Ans King Senge Nampar Gyalva
Q Which National Highway connects Katra with
Domel
Ans NH 1C (Distance is 8 Km only)
Q Which one of the following committees
recommended the separation of regulatory and
development functions at the district level?
Dantwallah Committee
Hanumantha Rao Committee
Kothari Committee
G.V.K. Rao Committee
Q Who was recently inducted Q Who is named as the new Ambassador
for the World Wide Fund (WWF) India's
as external advisor to IMF. Environment Education program?

Ranjan Ahluwalia A.Sachin Tendulkar

Raghuram Rajan B.Viswanathan Anand

C.Mahesh Bhupathi
Mahindra Parker
D.Virat Kohli

Q Which state govt decides to give ten thousand rupees every month for
corona patients?

A.Bihar. BB.Madhya Pradesh C.Andhra Pradesh. D.Himachal Pradesh

 Q: World Liver Day is Q Who participated in the 2nd G20
Finance Ministers and Central Bank
celebrated on Governors (FMCBG) meeting?

17 April A.Nirmala Sitharaman

B.V. Muraleedharan
19 April
C.Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
20 April D.Shaktikanta Das

Q Recently, who in collaboration with SBI had launched "Bharat Insta Pay"

BSNL. Airtel. Geo

QWho is the new CMD of MTNL Q According to the recent report, who is
the most digitally skilled nation in the
1 Ajay Mohan
world? -
2 P. K Purwar US
Satish Sinha UK
4 None
India

Q Which country approved India to give anti-ship missiles, torpedoes

France China America

Q In which of the following places are Q Latitude and altitude of a place
houses built on stilts? determine which of the following
(a) Assam climatic elements of a place?
(b) Rajasthan (a) Pressure and wind system
(c) Goa (b) Temperature
(d) Kerala (c) Rainfall pattern
(d) All the above
Q Which one of the following is not one
of the six major controls of the climate
Q Which of the following places have
of any place?
(a) Latitude
cooler climate even during summers?
(b) Temperature (a) Allahabad
(c) Pressure and wind system (b) Mumbai
(d) Distance from the sea (c) Mussoorie
(d) Amritsar
Q Recently in which state a new Q As per the latest report how much
species of green pit viper has been Darbar Move costs to exchequer of
discovered? - J&K UT every year?
1 UP 1 Rs 130 cr
2 ODISHA 2 Rs 200 cr
3 Arunachal Pradesh 3 Rs 500 cr

Q Who recently Launches ‘ Coach Education App ’

BCCI ICC Sri Lanka Cricket

 Q Recently Moon Jo Ein became Q Who has become the first in the
the President of which country? country to extend financial relief to
financially distressed, young
Japan Advocates?

North Korea The J&K Government

South Korea UP Govt

Gugrat Govt

Q Where was Indian Tricolour Projected by Switzerland's To Show COVID Solidarity Subscribe to
India

Jung frao Matterhorn. Eiger

 Q Recently which became became
QWhen is the Earth day
the first Arab country to legalize
celebrated?
marijuana cultivation.
A.2 April Morocco

B.5 April Lebanon

C.14 April Afghanistan

D.22 April .

Q On which River The Border Roads Organization recently completed the

construction of permanent bridge named as Kosawal Bridge

Beas Satluj Ravi river.

QWhich country ranked first in the Global Q Recently, Jammu and Kashmir
Press Freedom Index? became the first Corona free district
A Finland cone

B.Norway Jammu

C Denmark Pulwama
D India
Anantnag

Q Recently, Jammu and Kashmir became the first Corona free district cone

Jammu. Pulwama. Anantnag

Q Four domains of circles of . Which of the following places in India
sustainability, used by the United experiences a very high diurnal range of
Nations. temperature?
(a) Kolkata
(A) economic, ecological, political and (b) Jodhpur
cultural (c) Chennai
(d) Delhi
(B) economic, social, political and
cultural Q . In which of the following places of India there is
very little difference between day and night
(C) economic, ecological, social and temperatures?
cultural (a) Guwahati
(b) Nagpur
(D) economic, ecological, political (c) Thiruvananthapuram
and social (d) Delhi
Q Which of the following places of India Which of the following latitudes passes through
experiences extreme type of climate? the middle of our country, giving it the
(a) Shillong characteristics of tropical as well as subtropical
(b) Bengaluru climate?
(c) Chennai (a) Tropic of Capricorn
(d) Delhi (b) Tropic of Cancer
(c) Equator
Q . Due to which of the following factors does (d) 82°30'N
Pune receive much lesser rainfall as
compared to Mumbai? Q . The Indian subcontinent experiences
(a) It is located on the leeward side of comparatively milder winters as compared to
Western Ghats Central Asia due to which of the following
(b) It is located on windward side of Western factors?
Ghats (a) The Tropic of Cancer
(c) Continentality (b) The surrounding seas
(d) Distance from the sea (c) The Himalayas
(d) Ocean currents
GK of J&K PART 3
Question 200 to 280

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Q The side of mountain that faces the Q Which one of the following is a
ocean is known as - low cloud?
a. Windward a. Cirrocumulus
b. Leeward b. Cirrostratus
c. Eleaving side c. Altocumulus
d. None of these d. Nimbostratus
Answer (b)
Answer (d).

Q) Which of the places or region of

Q Which is the Staple food of
the valley known for the cultivation of
Kashmiris?
saffron crop?
Ans Pampore Ans Rice
Q Which region of the Earth’s surface is called
doldrums?
a. Equatorial low pressure belt
b. Sub-tropical high pressure belt
c. Between 10° to 23½° North and South
Latitudes
d. Sub-polar low pressure belt
Answer (a).
Q Which one of the following pairs of oceans
and currents is not correctly matched?
a. North Atlantic Ocean : Canaries current
b. Eastern Pacific Ocean : Kuroshio current
c. South Atlantic Ocean : Falkland current
d. Indian Ocean : Agulhas current
Answer (b)

Q Which place in popularly known as ‘Venice of Q ) Martand Temple of Kashmir is dedicated

East’ ? to which God?
Ans Srinagar Ans Sun God

Q Jammu and Kashmir is the leading producer

Q ) Mihirakula was the son of which king?
of which cash crop?
Ans Saffron
Ans Hepthalites
The technology which meets the Q -The criterion for corporate
sustainable development needs is sustainability
often referred to as
(A) eco-efficiency
(A) advanced technology
(B) socio-efficiency
(B) appropriate technology
(C) both (A) and (B)
(C) sustainable technology
(D) none of the above
(D) adaptive technology
2. Which of the following rights was described
by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar as 'The Heart and Soul of
the Constitution' ?
(a) Right of Freedom of Religion
(b) Right to Property
(c) Right to Equality
(d) Right to Constitutional Remedies
Ans: (d)
Which of the following Fundamental Rights is
also available to a foreigner on the soil of India?
(a) Equality of opportunity in the matter of public
employment
(b) Freedoms of movement, residence and
profession
(c) Protection from discrimination on grounds
only of religion, race, caste or sex
(d) Protection of life and personal liberty against
action without authority of law
Ans: (d)
On whom does the Constitution confer special
responsibility for the enforcement of Fundamental
Rights?
(a) Parliament
. According to Article 23, the following are
prohibited:
(a) traffic in human beings, beggary, slavery and
bonded labour

(b) Supreme Court (b) monopoly of trade

(c) President (c) sale of incenses

(d) State legislature (d) visit to terrorist infected areas

Ans: (b) Ans: (a)

. Articles 20-22 relate to the fundamental right to Which one of the following has been dropped
life and personal liberty. These rights are from the list of personal freedoms enshrined in
available to :s Article 19 of the Constitution?

(a) citizens and non-citizens (a) Freedom to assemble peacefully without

arms
(b) natural persons as well as artificial persons
(b) Freedom to acquire, hold and dispose of
(c) citizen only property

(d) all persons who have juristic personality (c) Freedom to reside and settle in any part of
the country
Ans: (a)
(d) Freedom to carry on any profession,
occupation; trade or business
Under Article 368, Parliament has no power to The enforcement of Directive Principles
repeal Fundamental Rights because they are: depends most on :

(a) enshrined in Part III of the Constitution (a) the Courts

(b) human rights (b) an effective opposition in Parliament

(c) transcendental rights resources available to the Government

(d) part of bask structure of essential framework (d) public cooperation

of the Constitution
Ans: (c)
Ans: (d)
Right to Information is] Which one among the following is not
guaranteed by the Constitution of India?
(a) fundamental right
(a) Freedom to move freely throughout the
(b) legal right country

(c) neither fundamental right nor legal right
(d) both fundamental right as well as legal Right
Ans: (a)
(b) Freedom to assemble peacefully without
arms
(c) Freedom to own, acquire and dispose of
property anywhere in the country

(d) Freedom to practice any trade or profession

Ans: (c)
The purpose of Directive Principles of State In which case did the Supreme Court restore the
Policy is to primacy of the Fundamental Rights

(a) lay down positive instructions which would
guide State Policy at all levels
(b) implement Gandhiji's idea for a decentralized
state
over the Directive Principles of State Policy?
(a) Golaknath Case
(b) Keshavananda Bharti Case

(c) check the use of arbitrary powers by the (c) Minerva Mills Case
government
(d) All the above cases
(d) promote welfare of the backward sections of
Ans: (a)
the society

Ans: (a)
Which of the following rights conferred by the Under the Constitution of India, which one of the
Constitution of India is also available to following is not a fundamental duty?
non-citizens?
(a) To vote in public elections
(a) Right to constitutional remedies
(b) To develop the scientific temper
(b) Freedom to speech
(c) To safeguard public property
(c) Freedom to move and settle in any part of
the country (d) To abide by the Constitution and respect its
ideals
(d) Freedom to acquire property
Ans: (a)
Ans: (b)
The right against exploitation prohibits
children:
(a) below 14 years of age from employment
in family businesses
Which of the following comes under Right to Equality?
1. Non-discrimination by State on grounds of religion or race.
2. Equal protection of the laws.

(b) below 14 years of age from being 3. Equal pay for equal work.
employed in hazardous occupations
4. Equality of opportunity in matters of employment under the
(c) below 14 years from working on family State.
farms
(a) I, II and III
(d) from doing all the above
(b) II, III and IV
Ans: (b)
(c) II and IV

(d) I, II and IV

Ans: (d)
Which of the following can impose reasonable The right to constitutional remedies in India is a
restrictions on the Fundamental Rights of the vailable to :
Indian citizens?
(a) citizens of India only
(a) Supreme Court
(b) all persons in case of infringement of any
(b) Parliament fundamental right

(c) President on the advice of the Council of (c) any person for enforcing any of the
Ministers fundamental rights conferred on all persons

(d) None of these; the restrictions have already (d) an aggrieved individual alone
been included in the Constitution
Ans: (b)
Ans: (b)
The Fundamental Right to ____ has been Which Article of the Constitution of India says, 'No child
deleted by the ___ Amendment Act. below the age of fourteen

(a) form associations; 44th years shall be employed to work in any factory or mine
or engaged in any other
(b) property; 44th
hazardous employment’? [IAS 2004]
(c) against exploitation; 42nd
(a) Article 24
(d) private property; 42nd
(b) Article 45
Ans: (b)
(c) Article 330

(d) Article 368

Ans: (a)
Separation of the Judiciary from the Executive is Which Article of the Constitution envisages free and
enjoined by : compulsory education for children

(a) Preamble upto the age of 14 years? [Railways 1993]

(b) Directive Principle (a) Article 45

(c) Seventh Schedule (b) Article 19

(d) Judicial Decision (c) Article 29

Ans: (b) (d) Article 32

Ans: (a)
Which part of the Constitution deals with the Which of the following is not a Directive Principle of
Directive Principles of State Policy? the State Policy?

(a) Part III (a) To raise the level of nutrition

(b) Part IV (b) To develop the scientific temper

(c) Part V (c) To promote economic interests of weaker

sections
(d) Part II
(d) To separate the Judiciary from the Executive
Ans: (b)
Ans: (b)
Which of the following Directive Principles is Which of the following cannot be termed
based on Gandhian ideology? 'Gandhian' among the Directive Principles?

(a) Equal pay for equal work for both men and (a) Prevention of cow slaughter
women
(b) Promotion of cottage industries
(b) Uniform civil code for all citizens
(c) Establishment of village panchayats
(c) Separation of Judiciary from Executive
(d) Uniform civil code for the country
(d) Promotion of cottage industries
Ans: (d)
Ans: (d)
Which of the following is/are listed among the Directive
Principles in Part IV?
In the Constitution of India, promotion of
international peace and security is
I. Equal pay for equal work.
mentioned in the:
II. Uniform civil code.
(a) Preamble to the Constitution
III. Small family norm
(b) Directive Principles of State Policy
IV. Education through mother tongue at primary level.
(c) Fundamental Duties
(a) I, II and III
(d) Ninth Schedule
(b) I and II
Ans: (b)
(c) II and III

(d) I, II, III and IV

Ans: (b)
Which of the following Articles of Indian which article under DPSP proposes for the
Constitution guarantees equal opportunities in separation of the Judiciary from executive ?
public employment to persons belonging to
SC/ST and the other minority communities?

(a) Article 15 (a) Art. 51

(b) Article 16 (b) Art. 50

(c) Article 22 (c) Art. 49

(d) Article 27 (d) Art. 48

Ans: (b)

Answer .b
1. Which of the following is not a fundamental Fundamental Rights have no value without?
right in the Constitution of India?
Right to Freedom
Right to work
Right to Freedom of Religion
Right to Equality
Right to Property
Right to Freedom
Right to Constitutional Remedies
Right to Freedom of Religion
Answer : Right to Constitutional Remedies
Answer : Right to work
1.Which of the following is NOT a correct Which among the following authorities decides ,
statement with respect to Freedom of speech how far the fundamental rights can apply to the
and expression in India? members of the armed forces in India?

[A] It is enshrined in Part III of the Constitution [A] President of India

[B] It is not an absolute right to express one’s [B] Parliament of India

thoughts freely
[C] Arms Forces themselves
[C] It can not be curtailed by legislation
[D] Arms Forces Tribunal
[D] It can be suspended in emergency
Correct Answer: B [ Parliament of India
Ans C [It can not be curtailed by legislation ]
Supreme Court has made Right to Free Which among the following articles of
Education as the part of which among the Constitution of India abolishes the
following rights? untouchablity?

[A] Right to life [A] Article 15

[B] Right against Exploitation [B] Article 16

[C] Right to freedom of speech and expression [C] Article 17

[D] Cultural and Educational Rights [D] Article 18

Correct Answer: A [Right to life] Correct Answer: C [Article 17]

How many freedoms are guaranteed by Article Which article of the Indian Constitution provides
19 (Right to Freedom)? the right to constitutional remedies, that allows
Indian citizens to stand up for their rights against
[A] 3 anybody – even the government of India?

[B] 4 [A] Article 31

[C] 5 [B] Article 32

[D] 6 [C] Article 33

[D] Article 34

Correct Answer: D [6] Correct Answer: B [Article 32]

Which among the following don’t come under Which among the following articles helped the
the purview of Right to Education? Madarsas in India to remain out of purview of
the Right to Education Act?
[A] Government Schools
[A] Article 26
[B] Private Schools
[B] Article 27
[C] Madrasas
[C] Article 28
[D] Government schools funded by Private
Funds [D] Article 30

Correct Answer: C [Madrasas] Correct Answer: D [Article 30]

he “Bill of Rights” and “Judicial Review” are 25.Which among the following best supported
features of which of the following countries the idea of inclusion of fundamental rights in our
constitution? constitution?

[A] USA [A] Simon Commission 1927

[B] UK [B] Nehru Committee Report 1928

[C] Germany [C] Swaraj Bill 1895

[D] Australia [D] Sapru Committee Report on Constitutional

proposals 1945
Answer: A [USA]
Answer: D [Sapru Committee Report on
Constitutional proposals 1945]
27.Which article of the Indian constitution gives Which among the following Fundamental rights
an extensive original jurisdiction to the Supreme has been most controversial ?
Court in regard to enforcement of Fundamental
Rights? [A] Right to Freedom

[A] Article 22 [B] Right to property

[B] Article 32 [C] Right to Freedom of religion

[C] Article 35 [D] Right to cultural & education Rights

[D] Article 37 Correct Answer: B [Right to property]

Answer: B [Article 32]

 31.Which among the following statement is correct ?
Bring Out the wrong statements:
[A] Right to property is a fundamental right and right to
[A] The fundamental rights were finalized by a privacy is a implied right
committee of the constituent assembly headed by
[B] Right to property is a legal right and right to privacy
Jawahar Lal Nehru
is a fundamental right
[B] Article 32 empowers an individual to approach
[C] Right to property is a implied right while right to
directly to supreme court for enforcement of his
privacy is a legal right
fundamental rights
[D] Right to property is a Legal right while right to
[C] Article 17 & 24 are called absolute rights
privacy is a implied right
[D] All are correct
Answer: D [Right to property is a Legal right while right
Answer: A [The fundamental rights were finalized to privacy is a implied right]
by a committee of the constituent assembly headed
by Jawahar Lal Nehru]
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Indian Geography Climate

GK of J&K PART 4 280 TO 380
1.The north-east trade winds cause
which of the following in India? 2.The concept of differential heating
was primarily given to explain which of
[A] Winter rains in northwestern India the following geographical phenomena
in India?
[B] Winter Rains in Chennai
[A] Monsoon
[C] Dust storm in the Thar Desert
[B] Jet streams
[D] Inclement conditions in the Indian
Himalayas [C] Cyclones
Correct Answer: B [ Winter Rains in
[D] Desert storms
Chennai
Correct Answer: A [ Monsoon ]
3.Which among following generally 4.Which among the following
brings rain fall to Bihar , UP and cities of India does not fall in
West Bengal?
Torrid Zone?
[A] Western Disturbances
[A] Chennai
[B] Eastern Disturbances
[B] Mumbai
[C] Westerly winds

[D] All the above

[C] Jodhpur

Correct Answer: A [Western [D] Jaipur

Disturbances]
Correct Answer: D [Jaipur]

5 Every year Bulk of the rainfall
received during the Monsoon
seasons in almost all parts of India.
Which among the following state is
an exception to this?
[A] Kerala
[B] Karnataka
[C] Andhra Pradesh
[D] Tamil Nadu
Correct Answer: D [Tamil Nadu]
6.In India the rainfall is mainly orographic. Which
among the following follows the word in bold?
[A] The rainfall occurs when the moist air becomes
saturate
[B] The rainfall occurs when the masses of air
pushed by wind are forced up by large mountains
[C] The rainfall occurs on only one side of the
mountains
[D] The rainfall is lesser in Rain shadow areas
Correct Answer: B [The rainfall occurs when the
masses of air pushed by wind are forced up by
large mountains]
7.Which of the following Monsoons 8.Which among the following are
account for most of the rainfall in the cause of winter rains in
India? Northern India?

[A] North East Monsoon [A] Western disturbances

[B] South West Monsoon [B] Receding monsoons

[C] South East Monsoon [C] Normal monsoons

[D] East Asia Monsoon [D] Trade winds

Correct Answer: B [South West Correct Answer: A [Western

Monsoon] disturbances]
9.In which of the following seasons, 10 Which of the following place
brief squalls and thunderstorms has never got the vertical rays of
known as Kalbaisakhi, or
the Sun?
Nor’westers, often occur in West
Bengal? A. Srinagar
[A] Early winter B. Mumbai
[B] Late winter
C. Chennai
[C] Early summer
D. Thiruvananthapuram
[D] Rainy Season
Ans: A
Correct Answer: C [Early summer]
11 Which of the following factor is responsible for low rainfall
in the eastern slopes of the Western Ghats?

A. The straight west coast

B. The lack of winter depressions

C. Their leeward location

D. The heights of the Ghats

Ans: C
12 . Consider the following statements. 13 Consider the following statements. Identify
Identify the right ones. the right ones.

I. Weather is the momentary state of the I. Monsoon refers the climate associated with
atmosphere. seasonal reversal in the direction of winds.

II. Climate refers to the average of the II. India has hot monsoonal climate.
weather conditions over a longer period of
time. a. I only

a. I only b. II only

b. II only c. Both

c. Both d. None
d. None
: c. Both
: c. Both
 15 Identify the important factors which
14 Consider the following statements. Identify the
influence the mechanism of Indian weather.
right ones.
I. The shifting in the position of ITCZ
I. The movement of Inter Tropical Convergence
Zone (ITCZ) plays an important role in the Indian
II. El-Nino
Monsoon.

II. The ITCZ is a zone of low pressure which III. Jet streams
attracts inflow of winds from different directions.
a. I only
a. I only
b. I and II only
b. II only
c. All
c. Both
d. None
d. None
: c. All
: c. Both
16 Identify the prominent characteristics of Monsoonal Rainfall in India.

I. Rainfall is seasonal in character.

II. Monsoonal Rainfall is largely governed by relief or topography.

III. It has a declining trend with increasing distance from the sea.

IV. The monsoon rains occur in wet spells of few days duration at a time.

a. I and II only

b. II and III only

c. I,II and IV only

d. All
17. Consider the following statements:

Assertion (A): Monsoons play a pivotal role in the agrarian economy of India.

Reason (R) : Seventy-five percent of the total rain in the country is received during
the south-west Monsoon season.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

a. Both A and R is true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

b. Both A and R is true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

c. A is true, but R is false.

d. A is false, but R is true.

18 Which are the important factors 19Which gases are not the green
responsible for weather formation in any
region? house gases?
I. Temperature a. Methane (CH4)
II. Latitude
b. ChlorFluro Carbons (CFC)
III. Pressure
c. Carbon dioxide (CO2)
IV. Rainfall

a. I and II only d. Hydrogen (H2)

b. I and IV only ANSWER: d. Hydrogen (H2)
c. I,II and III only

d. All
20 The main cause of global climatic
change is
Increase in the content of carbon
dioxide in the atmosphere
Emissions of industrial gases
Adding of dust
Changes in plant cover
Answer (a).
21 If there is no carbon dioxide in the
earth’s atmosphere, the temperature of
earth’s surface would be
Dependent on the amount of oxygen in
the atmosphere
Higher than the present
Less than the present
The same
Answer (c).
22 High pressure sub-tropical 23 Which from the following can
calm belts known as ‘Horse cause a tsunami?
Latitudes’ lie between
Volcano
0° and 10°
Avalanche
15° and 25°
Tornado
20° and 25°
Earthquake
30° and 35°

Answer (d). Answer (d).

24 Which one of the following is 25 Name the continent where
a low cloud? ‘Tundra’ type of climate is not
Cirrocumulus found

Cirrostratus Europe
Altocumulus Asia
Nimbostratus Africa
Answer (d). North America

Answer (c).
26 If the temperature of a place 27 Which one of the following is the
increases suddenly the relative example of planetary winds?
humidity
Monsoon
Increases Trade wind
Decreases Land and sea breezes
Remains constant Chinook
Fluctuates Answer (b)
Answer (b).
 29 Threat of global warming is
28 The dew point is the
temperature at which - increasing due to increasing
concentration of
water in the liquid state changes to
vapour Nitrous oxide
the dew begins to evaporate Ozone
water vapour condenses to a liquid Sulphur dioxide
hailstones are formed
Carbon dioxide
Answer (c).
Answer (d).
30 EI Nino is
31 The earth revolves round the
A sea storm sun. This causes :

A warm ocean current Formation of day and night

Deflection of winds and currents

A tropical disturbance
Change of seasons
Another name of typhoon
Differences in longitude and time
Answer (b)
Answer (c).
32 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the
code given below the Lists:

List-I (Instrument) List – II (Used to measure)

A. Udometer. 1. Atmospheric pressure

Code:
B. Barometer 2. Rainfall
A - 2; B - 3; C - 1; D - 4
C. Anemometer 3. Humidity
A - 2; B - 1; C - 4; D - 3
D. Hygrometer. 4. Wind speed A - 4; B - 1; C - 3; D - 2
A - 4; B - 3; C - 1; D - 2
Answer (b).
 34 The snow on the mountains does
33 Monsoon is caused by NOT melt all at once when it is
Impact of summer temperatures heated by the sun because
on the seas. It becomes very hard
Movement of clouds It reflects most of the heat from the
Seasonal reversal of winds sun

Rise in temperature It has a low specific heat capacity

Answer (c). It has a high latent heat of fusion

Answer (d).
35 Seasons occur because : 36 The standard sea level in
The rotation of earth millibars is

The earth’s revolution around the 1013 mb

sun
1060 mb
The earth’s axis is inclined by
66½° 960 mb
Combined effect of (b) and (c) 990 mb
above
Answer (a).
Answer (d).
37 A huge mass of snow moving
slowly down the valley and slopes of
mountains till it melts after passing
the snow line is called :
Iceberg
Glacier
38 Isotherms are :
contour lines showing equal amount
of sunshine
lines on a map joining places which
have the same mean temperature

Avalanche contour lines of equal rainfall

Typhoon contour lines of equal air pressure
Answer (c)
Answer (b
39 What is a ‘tornado’? 40 The fraction of solar energy
reflected from Earth into space is
A very high pressure centre known as

A very low pressure centre insolation

A very high ocean wave albedo

A planetary wind irradiation

heat loss
Answer (b).
Answer (b).
41 What kind of deserts are 42 .Sub tropical high-pressure
the Atacama desert and Gobi belt is called ………………
desert?
Doldrums
trade wind deserts
Horse latitudes
subtropical deserts
Coriolis force
rainshadow deserts
Belt of calm
monsoon deserts
ANSWER : Horse latitudes
Answer (c)
 44 The difference between
43.……………… is an instrument maximum and minimum
used to measure the atmospheric temperature of the day is called
pressure …………..

Thermometer Terrestrial radiation

Hygrometer Diurnal range of temperature

Barometer Annual range of temperature

Wind vane Isolation

ANSWER : Barometer ANSWER : Diurnal range of

temperature
45 . Besides landforms and 46 Why do we wear
drainage, which is the third
woollen clothes in winter?
basic element of the natural
environment? (a) To ward off cold
(a) Temperature
(b) To ward off heat
(b) Wind
(c) To remain calm
(c) Rainfall

(d) Climate
(d) To remain drenched
47 The sum total of weather
conditions and variations over
a large area for a long period
of time is called
48 The state of atmosphere
over an area at any point of
time is known as

(a) weather (a) weather

(b) climate (b) climate

(c) hot weather C hot weather
49 Why do coastal areas 50 Which of the following
experience less contrast in
climatic controls is the most
temperature conditions?
important?
(a) Due to moderating effect of
the seas (a) Latitude
(b) Due to land mass (b) Altitude
(c) Due to heat conditions (c) Pressure and wind
(d) Due to none of the above system
three
(d) Continentality
51 An apparent force caused 52 A broad trough of low
by the earth’s rotation is pressure in equatorial
called
latitudes is known as
(a) coriolis force
(a) coriolis force
(b) centrifugal force
(b) ITCZ
(c) centripetal force
(c) jet stream
(d) jet stream
(d) centripetal force
53 The state of normal rainfall 54 What is a mango shower?
increasing suddenly and
(а) Premonsoon rainfall in Karnataka
continuing constantly for
and Kerala
several days is named as
(b) Rainfall in June to September
(a) break
(c) Rainfall in winter days
(b) burst
(d) Rainfall caused by western
disturbances
(c) mango shower
Answers :
(d) kaal baishakhi 1. (d) 2. (a) 3. (b) 4. (a) 5. (a)
6. (a) 7. (a) 8. (b) 9. (b) 10. (a)
55 Rainfall in India is not associated with ________

A. Winds. B. Convection.

C. Cyclones. D. Anticyclones

Answer: Option D

Rainfall in India is not associated with anticyclones. An

'anticyclone' is opposite to a cyclone, in which winds move into
a low-pressure area. In an anticyclone, winds move out from a
high-pressure area with wind direction clockwise in the northern
hemisphere, anti-clockwise in the southern hemisphere.
56 Which part of India receives
rainfall from both the South-West and
North-West monsoons?
Answer & Solution Discuss in Board
Save for Later A. Tamilnadu
B. Odisha
C. Lakshadweep Islands
D. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Option D
Solution:
Andaman and Nicobar Islands receives rainfall from
both the South-West and North-West monsoons.
Southwest monsoon has covered the Nicobar
Islands and the entire south Andaman Sea.
57 Which region gets first mansoon in summer

Himalayas

B.Western Ghats

C.Eastern Ghats
Solution:

D.Gangetic Plain Western Ghats gets first monsoon in

summer. As the summer (wet) monsoons
: Option B approach the West Coast of India, they rise
up the western Ghats (mountains) and the air
cools.
58 The North Eastern Hill that block the south west
mansoon wind and cause heavy rain in Assam are?

A Arakan Yoma and Pegu Yoma

B.Garo, Khasi and Jaintia hills

C.Barail and Patkai hills Solution:

D.Khasi and Pegu Yoma The northeastern hills that block the
South West Monsoon winds and cause
Answer: Option B heavy rains in Assam are Garo, Khasi
and Jaintia hills.
Indian Polity
1 Article 25-28 of the Indian 2 .“Test of reasonableness ” is a very
Constitution deal with __? important consequence under the
following articles?
[A] Right to Freedom
[A] Article 13
[B] Right to Equality
[B] Article 14
[C] Freedom of religion
[C] Article15
[D] Constitutional Remedies [D] Article 16
Answer: C [Freedom of religion] Correct Answer: B [Article 14]
3 .Which of the following rights 4 .Freedom of Press is implicit under
deal with freedom of religion? which article of Constitution of India?

[A] Articles 12-19 [A] Article 19

[B] Article 20
[B] Articles 19-21
[C] Article 21
[C] Articles -22,23
[D] Article 22
[D] Articles 25-28
Answer: A [Article 19]
Answer: D [Articles 25-28]
5 Which of the following sections of the 6 Which among the following article
Right of Children to Free and Compulsory throws all public places to all citizens?
Education Act. prohibits the conducting of
admission test in schools? [A] Article 15 (2)

[A] Section 11 [B] Article 16 (2)

[B] Section 13 [C] Article 17
[C] Section 15
[D] Article 18
[D] Section 17
Answer: A [Article 15 (2)]
Correct Answer: B [Section 13]
7 .No citizen shall, on grounds only of 8 .which among the following articles
religion, race, caste, sex, descent, place of of Constitution of India deals with
birth, residence or any of them, be ineligible
“Prohibition of Traffic in Human
for, or discriminated against in respect of, any
employment or office under the State” Which beings”, ?
among the following article says this ?
[A] Article 21
[A] Article 15
[B] Article 22
[B] Article 16
[C] Article 23
[C] Article 17
[D] Article 24
[D] Article 18

Answer: A [Article 15]

Answer: C [Article 23]
9 .All Minority Educational Institutions
are entitled to exercise rights enshrined
in which among the following articles of
Constitution of India?
[A] 27
[B] 28
10 Supreme Court has declared Right
to Privacy as fundamental right under
which article of Constitution of India?
[A] Article 18
[B] Article 19

[C] 29
[C] Article 20

[D] 30 [D] Article 21

Answer: D [30] Answer: D [Article 21]

11 .“Right to service” is an important
part of which among the following bills /
act?
[A] Lokpal & Lokayukta Bill
[B] Citizen’s Charter and Grievance
Redressal Bill
[C] Right to Information Act
[D] None of them
Answer: C [Right to Information Act]
12.Which among the following parts of
constitution of India, includes the
concept of welfare states?
[A] Preamble
[B] Fundamental rights
[C] Directive principles
[D] Fourth Schedule
Answer: C [Directive principles]
13 .Article 36-51 of our 14 Who among the following said this? ”
constitution are related to which of Directive principles of State Policy are
like a cheque on a Bank payable at the
the following
convenience of the bank”?
[A] Fundamental Rights [A] Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru

[B] DPSP [B] Prof. K T Shah

[C] Fundamental duities [C] Dr. B R Ambedkar

[D] Union Executive [D] KM Munshi

Answer: B [Prof. K T Shah]

Answer: B [DPSP]
15 Which among the following is
correct regarding Directive
Principles?
[A] Positive Injunctions
[B] Negative Injunctions
[C] Justifiable Injunctions
[D] None of the above
Answer: A [Positive Injunctions]
16.The doctrine of harmonious construction was
propounded by Supreme Court in which of the
following cases?
[A] Kerala Education Bill (1957) Case
[B] Venkataraman v. State of Madras (1966)
Case
[C] Golaknath & Ors vs State Of Punjab (1967)
Case
[D] Kesavananda Bharati vs the State of Kerala
(1973) Case
Answer: A [Kerala Education Bill (1957) Case ]
17 Which among the following is a 18 Which of the following articles under
NOT valid reason for slow Part IV (Article 36-51) contain the
implementation of the directive directive principles of state policy that
principles of state policy ? include scope of Gandhian principles?

[A] Lack of Political will [A] Article 40, 43, 44

[B] Lack of Social will [B] Article 40, 47, 48

[C] Article 47 only

[C] Lack of resources
[D] Article 50 only
[D] Vast area of country
Answer: B [Article 40, 47, 48]
Correct Answer: B [Lack of Social
will]
19 Which article of the Indian
Constitution says that directive
principles are not enforceable by
any court?
[A] Article 36
[B] Article 37
20 Which among the following was the first
programme launched by Government of India
to implement the article 47 of the directive
principles of state policy ?
[A] Integrated rural development programme
[B] Community development programme
[C] National Rural employment programme

[C] Article 38 [D] Drought prone areas programme

[D] Article 39 Answer: B [Community development

programme]
Answer: B [Article 37]
21 Which of the following article was 22 .Which among the following
added to Indian Constitution by 25th
article allows special provisions to
amendment act , which gives the directive
principles in article 39 (b) and ( c) primacy be made by the State in favor of
over fundamental rights guaranteed under women and children ?
article 14 & 19 of the Indian Constitution?
[A] Article 15(1)
[A] Article 31-C
[B] Article 15(2)
[B] Article 51-A

[C] Article 42-C

[C] Article 15(3)

[D] Article 32-C [D] Article 16

Answer: A [Article 31-C] Answer: C [Article 15(3)]

23 Till the 42nd Amendment in
1976, the word secular was
nowhere in the constitution
except in Article _________?
24 The Directive Principles of State policy, though
attractive, are not enforceable by law. But there is
one among the given options, which has been so far
made enforceable by a Supreme Court fiat. Identify
that DPSP from the given options:

[A] 25 [A] Uniform Civil Code

[B] 26 [B] Free Education till the children complete age of 6

years (provision after 86th amendment act)
[C] 27
[C] Equal pay for equal work
[D] 28
[D] Prohibition of intoxicating drinks and of drugs
Answer: A [25] which are injurious to health

Answer: C [Equal pay for equal work]

27 Which among the following
28 “Right to vote” can be placed in
amendments of Constitution of
India had accorded precedence to
which among the following
Directive Principles over categories?
Fundamental Rights?
[A] Fundamental Right
[A] 25th
[B] Constitutional Obligation
[B] 42nd
[C] Fundamental Duty
[C] 59th
[D] Legal Right
[D] 44th
Correct Answer: D [Legal Right
Correct Answer: B [42nd]
29 .Right to property was made a Legal 30 .Which of the following provisions of the
right from a Fundamental Right by constitution did not come into force on
which among the following November 26, 1949?
amendments to Indian Constitution?
[A] Provisions relating to citizenship
[A] 42nd
[B] Provisions relating to elections
[B] 44th
[C] Fundamental rights
[C] 46th
[D] None of the above
[D] 48th
Correct Answer: C [Fundamental rights]
Ans : B [44th]
The Constituent Assembly was setup under the

a) Cripp Mission bb) Cabinet Mission Plan

c) Wavell Plan d) Nehru Report

Ans B

(The Cabinet Mission of 1946 to India aimed to discuss and plan for the transfer of
power from the British Government to Indian leadership, providing India with
independence.
MCQ'S on General Knowledge
of jammu and kashmir Part 5
380 to 460
1 Any member of the public or group of
people may approach the court , on
behalf of the aggrieved persons for
protection of his fundamental rights.
This is called ________?
[A] Doctrine of public interest litigation
[B] Doctrine of Severability
[C] Doctrine of Real effect
[D] None of the above
Correct Answer: A [Doctrine of public
interest litigation]
2 Which among the following provisions of
Indian Constitution have been taken from
the Weimar Constitution of Germany?
[A] Emergency & its effects on
Fundamental Rights
[B] The concurrent list
[C] Constitutional Amendments
[D] Preamble
Answer: A [Emergency & its effects on
Fundamental Rights]
3 Who among the following had favoured Panchayati Raj System by
giving the following statement in the Indian constituent Assembly?

“…in the interest of democracy, the villages may be trained in the art of
self-government… We must be able to reform the villages and introduce
democratic principles of government there…”

a) Ananthasayanam Ayyangar. b) Dr.B.R.Ambedkar

c) B.N. Rao d) Jawaharlal Nehru

Ans A
4 Who of the following constituted an oligarchy within the Constituent Assembly of India?
(group of people who ruke)

a) Nehru, Patel, Prasad, Azad b) Ambedkar, B.N. RAo, K.M.Mushi, Nehru

c) Patel, Azad, Munshi, Ambedkar d) Krishnamachari, Pannikar, Nehru, Patel

Ans A

(Nehru, Patel, Prasad and Azad constituted “an oligarchy within the Assembly”. In-fact, these
four leaders had rich practical experience, marked personal popularity, massive intellect and
unmatchable political power which enabled them to wield overwhelming influence on the
Constituent assembly’s deliberations. They enjoyed God like status. They were loved but not
feared. Hence the future of the Government as well as the nicety of the constitution rested in
those hands that were utterly incapable of doing any wrong to the peoples.
5 The Constitution of India, was drafted and enacted in which language—

a) Hindi b) English

c) Tamil d) Telugu

Ans B

6. In which language script, Constitution of India was signed by the members of

the Constitutent Assembly on 21st Jan.1950—

a) English b) Hindi c) a and b d) None of the above

Ans C
7 What was the total number of members in the Drafting Committee of Constitution?

a) 5 b) 6

c) 7 d) 8

Ans C

(On 29 August 1947, the Drafting Committee was appointed, with Dr.B.R. Ambedkar as
the Chairman along with six other members assisted by a constitutional advisor. These
members were Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant, Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi ), Alladi
Krishnasway Iyer ,N.Gopalaswami Ayengar (Ex-Prime Minister, J&K and later member
of Nehru Cabinet), B.L. Mitter,, Md. Saadullah (Ex-Chief Minister of Assam, Muslim
League member) and D.P. Khaitan.

The Constitutional advisor was Sir Benegal Narsing Rau (Who became Fist Indian
Judge in International Court of Justice, 1950-54).
8 Who was India’s Constitutional Advisor?
a) B.L. Mitter b) K.M. Munshi
c) B.N. Rao. d) A.K.IYER
Ans C
(B.N. Rao was also the first Indian judge at the
International Court of Justice.)
9 Who among the following can 10 The right to constitutional remedies in India
is available to whom of the following ?
suspend the fundamental
rights? [A] Only Citizens of India

[B] All persons incase of infringement of any

[A] Parliament
fundamental righ

[B] President [C] any person for enforcing any of the

fundamental rights conferred on all persons
[C] Prime minister
[D] none of the above
[D] Supreme court
Answer: C [any person for enforcing any of the
fundamental rights conferred on all persons]
Answer: B [President]
11 .Who decides the reasonableness of the 12 Which among the following fundamental
restrictions placed on Fundamental rights in rights was taken away by 44th amendment of
India? Indian Constitution?
[A] Parliament
[A] right to form associations
[B] Courts
[B] right to property
[C] President
[C] right against exploitation
[D] Prime minister
[D] right to freedom of speech and
Answer: B [Courts] expression

Correct Answer: B [right to property]

13 Who made the following statement in the Constituent Assembly in
connection with the Amendment Procedure of the Constitution of India?

‘That while we want this Constitution to be sold and as permanent as a

structure we can make it, nevertheless there is no permanence in
Constitutions. … If you make anything rigid and permanent, you stop the
Nations’s growth, the growth of a living, vital organic people’.

a) Dr.B.R. Ambedkar. b) Jawaharlal Nehru

c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. d) Dr. Rajendra Prasad.

Ans B
14 Which of the following Committees of the Constituent Assembly was chaired by
Jawarharlal Nehru?

a) Steering Committee.

b) Union Powers Committee

c) Committee on Fundamental Rights and Minorities

d) Provincial Constitution Committee

Ans B

(On the 14 August, 1947 meeting of the Assembly, a proposal for forming various
committees was presented. Such committees included a Committees included a
Committee on Fundamental Rights, the Union Powers Committee and Union
Constitution Committee.)
15 Who among the following was not a member of the Indian
Constituent Assembly?

a) Sir firoz Khan Nur. b) Sir Zafarullah Khan

c) Dr. Jay Shankar. d) Jai Prakash Narayan

Ans D
16 Which one of the following government documents first suggested for having
elections of Panchayati Raj Institutions on political party basis?
1 Report of the Administrative Reforms Commission
2 Ashok Mehta Committee Report
3 Balwant Rai Mehta Committee Report
4 Diwakar Committee Report
Ans . Ashok Mehta Committee Report

17 Savanna natural region is characterized by which one of the following?

a. A distinct wet and dry season with annual range of temperature between 3° C –
8° C.
b. Broad-leaf evergreen forests and grasses
c. Uniformly high temperature throughout the year
d. No spatial variation in mean annual rainfall
Answer (c).
18 Which of the regions has been called the “Paradise
of the Indies”?
Ans Kashmir Valley

19 Which of the lakes in the largest of the high altitude

lakes in the Trans Himalayan Region, entirely with in
India?
Ans Tsomoriri lake
20 The Drafting committee member of the Constituent Assembly said that
Governor nominated by the President will be the agent of the Central
Government. Identify

a) T.T. Krishnamachari b) B.R. Ambedkar

c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel d) Rajendra Prasad

Ans A

(T.T. Krishnamachari (1899-1974) was a member of drafting committees, an

entrepreneur and congress leader.)
21 Which congress President during
British Raj initiated the idea of a
Planning Commission?
a) Jawaharla Nehru b) Mahatma
Gandhi
c) Maulana Azad
d) Subhas Chandra Bose
Ans D
22 Which one of the following
Acts/Reports created the Federal
Court in India?
a) Government of India Act, 1909
b) Government of India Act, 1919
c) Montague-Chelmsford Report
d) Government of India Act, 1935.
Ans D
 24 Who said the following? ‘India’s
23 The Constituent Assembly Constitution was born more in fear
was setup under the and trepidation than in hope and
a) Cripp Mission inspiration?

a) Paul Brass
b) Cabinet Mission Plan
b) Myron Weiner
c) Wavell Plan
c) K.C. Wheare
d) Nehru Report
d) Jennings
Ans B
Ans A
25 Who of the following constituted an 26 The Constitution of India,
oligarchy within the Constituent was drafted and enacted in
Assembly of India?
which language—
a) Nehru, Patel, Prasad, Azad
a) Hindi b) English
b) Ambedkar, B.N. RAo, K.M.Mushi,
Nehru c) Tamil d) Telugu

c) Patel, Azad, Munshi, Ambedkar Ans B

d) Krishnamachari, Pannikar, Nehru,

Patel

Ans A
 28 Who was the first elected
27 In which language script,
chairman of the Constituent
Constitution of India was signed by
Assembly?
the members of the Constitutent
Assembly on 21st Jan.1950— a) B.R.Ambedkar

a) English. b) B.N.Rao

b) Hindi c) Dr.Rajendra Prasad

c) a and b d) Jawaharlal Nehru

d) None of the above Ans C

Ans C
29 The Indian Constituent
30 Elections to the Constituent
Assembly, after the partition, had
Assembly was held in the year,
the following number
a) 1945
a) 298
b) 1942
b) 299
c) 1941
c) 300
d) 1946
d) 301
Ans: D
Ans B
31 The objective resolution was moved 32 Who among the following was
in the Constituent Assembly on the Chairman of the State
a) December 13, 1946 Committee of the Constituent

b) January 26, 1950 Assembly?

c) November 26, 1946 a) B.R.Ambedkar
d) November 26,1950
b) B.N.Rao
Ans: A
c) Dr.Rajendra Prasad
(On 13 December, 1946, Pandit
Jawaharlal Nehru moved the objectives d) Jawaharlal Nehru
Resolution:
Ans D
33 Who was the de facto Prime 34 Who boicotted the Indian
Minister at the time of evolution of Constituent Assembly—
the Indian Constituent Assembly
a) Unionist Muslim
a) Moti Lal Nehru
b) Muslim League
b) Sardar Ballabh Bhai Patal
c) Unionist Scheduled Caste
c) Jawahar Lal Nehru
d) Krishak Poja
d) H.N. Kunzru

Ans C Ans B
35 In the Constituent Assembly, which 36 How many Articles and Schedules were in
parties were members— the First Draft Constitution presented by the
Drafting Committee to the Constituent
a) Congress, Muslim League, Unionist
Assembly—
Muslim
a) 318 Articles and 7 Schedules
b) Unionist Scheduled Caste, Krishak
Poja, Scheduled Castes Federation, b) 319 Articles and 10 Schedules
Sikh (Non Congress)
c) 315 Articles and 8 Schedules
c) Communists, Independents
d) 399 Articles and 5 Schedules
d) All the above
Ans C
Ans D
37 In the final form of the Constitution 38 On which date the ‘Objective
adopted by the Constituent Assembly, how resolution ‘was moved in the
many Articles and Schedules were Constituent assembly?
there---

a) 397 Articles and 9 Schedules

a) December 13, 1946

b) 395 Articles and 4 Schedules b) December 09, 1946

c) 396 Articles and 7 Schedules c) December 16, 1946

d) 395 Articles and 8 Schedules d) December 19, 1946
Ans D
Ans A
39 The idea of Rule of Law has 40 Constitution of India was adopted
been taken by the Indian by constituent assembly on?
Constitution from
a) 25 October, 1948
a) USA
b) 25 October, 1949
b) France
c) 26 November, 1948
c) South Africa
d) 26 November, 1949
d) Britain
Ans D
Ans D
41 How many readings were held 42 How many Princely States existed at
on the Constitution in the the time when the Constituent Assembly
Constituent Assembly--- was making the Constitution

a) First Reading a) 600

b) Third Reading b) 800

c) Second Reading c) 900

d) None of the d) 950

above Ans A

Ans B
 44 Who supported the views of the
43 Whom the Indian Constituent
Constituent Assembly for making the
Assembly represented—
Indian Constitution---
a) Fully representative of the Hindus
a) Sardar Padal
b) Fully representative of the State in
India b) Gandhiji

c) Fully representative of the Provinces c) Jinnah

in India
d) None of the
d) Fully representative of the States and
Provinces in India above

Ans D Ans B
45 Gandhiji wrote which article in the 46 When did Constituent Assembly
Harijan of 19th November 1939 to adopt a national Flag—
support the formation of Constituent
Assembly for making the Constitution of a) 22nd Aug.1947
India---
b) 22nd July 1947
a) The need of Constitution
c) 22nd Jan 1947
b) Formation of Constituent Assembly
d) 22nd Oct 1947
c) The only way
Ans B
d) The way

Ans C
47 What was the last session of 48 When was the last Twelfth session of
the Constituent Assembly--- the Constituent Assembly held—

a) Eleventh Session a) 24th Jan 1950

b) 24th Feb 1950

b) Twelfth Session
c) 24th April 1950
c) Sixteenth Session
d) 24th Dec 1950
d) Seventh Session
Ans A
49 Which song was sang in the
Constituent Assembly before its
adjournment sine die—
a) Jana Gana Man
b) Vande Matram
c) a and b
d) None of the above
Ans C
50 For how many years, months and days,
did the Constituent Assembly work on the
Constitution of India—
a) 2 years, 11 months and 19 Days
b) 3 Years, 12 months and 16 Days
c) 4 Years, 18 months and 6 Days
d) None of the above
Ans A
51 Constitution of India came into 52 After independence, who decided to
effect from? determine the Future Constitution of
India—
a) 15 January 1950
a) Jawahar Lal Nehru
b) 26 January 1950
b) Sardar Ballabh Bhaj Patel
c) 15 August 1950
c) Constituent Assembly
d) 15 January 1950
d) None of the above
Ans B
Ans C
53 Through which offer, the British 54 How much time it took for Constituent
Government authoritatively supported Assembly to finalize the Constitution?
a Constituent Assembly for making
a) 2 years 11 Months 18 Days
the Indian Constitution
b) 2 years 9 Months 8 days
a) August offer
c) 2 years 7 Months 18 Days
b) Viceroy offer
d) 2 Years 5 Months 20 Days
c) Sir Strafford Cripps offer
Ans A
d) None of the above

Ans A
 56 The Indian Constitution Consists of
55 Who was the Chairman of
a) Articles 298
Drafting Committee?
b) Articles 399
a) N. Gopalaswamy
c) Articles 388 Indian Constitution has 395
b) K.M.Munshi articles in 22 parts and 8
d) Articles 395 schedules at the time of
commencement.
c) N. Madhava Rao
Ans D
d) Dr.B.R. Ambedkar The constitution has a preamble and 470 articles,
which are grouped into 25 parts. With 12 schedules
Ans D
and five appendices, it has been amended 104 times;
the latest amendment became effective on 14 January
2019.
57 How many number of sessions were 58 How many total members were
held in the Constituent Assembly---
elected in the Constituent
a) Twenty Sessions Assembly—
b) Twelves Sessions a) 296
c) Twenty-five Sessions
b) 293
d) Twenty –eighty sessions
c) 291
Ans B
d) 292

Ans D
59 In the Constituent Assembly 60 In the Constituent Assembly which
who was the Head of the Union words were associated with the
Constitution Committee— Parliament—

a) Jawaharlal Nehru b) Sardar a) Parliament of the Legislature

Patel b) Parliament of the Union
c) Subhash Buse d) None of the c) Parliament of the Federation
Above
d) All the above
Ans A
Ans C
61. Which sector is the backbone of Indian 62 Which sector is the backbone of Indian
economy? economy?

a) Service Sector a) Service Sector

b) Financial Sector b) Financial Sector

c) Tourism Sector c) Tourism Sector

d) Agriculture Sector d) Agriculture Sector

ANSWER: d) Agriculture Sector ANSWER: d) Agriculture Sector

Employment in agriculture (% of total Agriculture is the pillar of the Indian

employment) in India was reported at 43.21 % economy because of its high share in
in 2019, in GDP share Agriculture Sector15.87 employment and livelihood creation.
%
63 Which among the following is not a cereal?

a) Rice

b) Wheat

c) Gram

d) Maize

ANSWER: c) Gram

Food grains consist of cereals and pulses. Rice, wheat, jowar, bajra, maize, etc.
are included among the cereals whereas gram, moong, masur, arhar, etc. are
included among the pulses
64 Who announced the introduction of National
Food Security Act?
a) Pranab Mukherjee
b) Manmohan Singh
c) P.Chidambaram
d) Arun Jaitley
ANSWER: a) Pranab Mukherjee
On July 6, 2009, Finance Minister Mr.Pranab
Mukherjee announced the introduction of
National Food Security Act under which BPL
families in rural and urban areas will be entitled
by law to 25 kg. of wheat or rice per month at
Rs. 3 per kg.
65 When was NFSM launched?
a) Mid of 9th Five-Year Plan
b) End of 10th Five-Year Plan
c) Mid of 11th Five-Year Plan
d) End of 11th Five-Year Plan
ANSWER: d) End of 11th Five-Year Plan
The Ministry of Agriculture has launched NFSM
by the end of 11th Five-Year Plan
(2007-08-2011-12) with an allocation of Rs.
4882.5 crore to increase the production of rice,
wheat and pulses by 10, 8 and 2 million tonnes,
respectively.
66 Which sector is the backbone of Indian 67 Which among the following does not belong to
economy? welfare schemes for the farmers?

a) Service Sector a) Kisan Credit Card Scheme

b) Financial Sector b) SHG Bank Linkage Programme

c) Tourism Sector c) National Agricultural Insurance Scheme

d) Agriculture Secto d) Employee Referral Scheme

ANSWER: d) Agriculture Sector ANSWER: d) Employee Referral Scheme

Agriculture is the pillar of the Indian economy To encourage employees to refer friends and
because of its high share in employment and relatives for employment in the organization,
livelihood creation. employee referral scheme is implemented in
several companies.
68 Which among the following is not a cereal? 69 Who announced the introduction of National
Food Security Act?
a) Rice
a) Pranab Mukherjee
b) Wheat
b) Manmohan Singh
c) Gram
c) P.Chidambaram
d) Maize
d) Arun Jaitley
ANSWER: c) Gram
ANSWER: a) Pranab Mukherjee
Food grains consist of cereals and pulses.
Rice, wheat, jowar, bajra, maize, etc. are On July 6, 2009, Finance Minister Mr.Pranab
included among the cereals whereas gram, Mukherjee announced the introduction of National
moong, masur, arhar, etc. are included among Food Security Act under which BPL families in rural
the pulses. and urban areas will be entitled by law to 25 kg. of
wheat or rice per month at Rs. 3 per kg.
70 . When was NFSM launched?
a) Mid of 9th Five-Year Plan
b) End of 10th Five-Year Plan
c) Mid of 11th Five-Year Plan
d) End of 11th Five-Year Plan
ANSWER: d) End of 11th Five-Year Plan
The Ministry of Agriculture has launched NFSM by
the end of 11th Five-Year Plan (2007-08-2011-12)
with an allocation of Rs. 4882.5 crore to increase
the production of rice, wheat and pulses by 10, 8
and 2 million tonnes, respectively.
71 Who announced the launch of Rashtriya
Krishi Vikas Yojana?
a) Narendra Modi
b) Dr. Manmohan Singh
c) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
d) I.K.Gujral
ANSWER: b) Dr. Manmohan Singh
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh announced
the launch of Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana at
the 53rd meeting of NDC with a Central
allocation of Rs. 25,000 crore to increase the
share of investment in agriculture in their state
plans so as to hike agriculture and allied
sector's growth from the existing 2% to 4%.
7,810.87 crore was the allocation under RKVY
for the year 2011-12.
72 When did the Government present Kisan Credit 73 Which sector is the backbone of Indian
Card Scheme? economy?

a) April 1853 a) Service Sector

b) August 1998 b) Financial Sector

c) July 1991 c) Tourism Sector

d) November 1995 d) Agriculture Sector

ANSWER: b) August 1998 ANSWER: d) Agriculture Sector

KCC scheme was introduced in the Banks in August Agriculture is the pillar of the Indian economy
1998. The aim of Kisan Credit Card Scheme (KCC) is because of its high share in employment and
to provide adequate and timely support from the livelihood creation.
banking system to the farmers for their short-term credit
needs during their cultivation for purchase of inputs
etc., during the cropping season.
74 When were Kisan Call Centres established? 75 When was Micro Irrigation launched?

a) July 2000 a) March 2002

b) March 2002 b) March 2004

c) March 2004 c) January 2004

d) January 2004 d) January 2006

ANSWER: d) January 2004 ANSWER: d) January 2006

On January 21, 2004 the Department of

Agriculture & Cooperation (DAC), Ministry of
Agriculture, Govt. of India established Kisan Call To alter heady use of water and available
Centers across the country to deliver extension resources, micro irrigation was launched in
services to the farming community. The aim is to January 2006.
respond in the local language to issues
embossed by farmers.
76 When was the new agricultural policy
established? 77 Which of the following is the largest fertiliser
producer in India?
a) July 2000
a) Coromande International Ltd.
b) March 2002
b) Indian Farmers Fertiliser Corporation Limited
c) March 2004
c) Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd.
d) January 2004
d) Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertlizers Ltd.
ANSWER: a) July 2000
ANSWER: b) Indian Farmers Fertiliser
The new agricultural policy favours private Corporation LimitedIndian Farmers Fertiliser
participation through contract farming and land Co-operative Limited (IFFCO) was registered on
leasing arrangements. The policy supports the November 3, 1967 as a Multi-unit Co-operative
development of genetically-modified food crop Society.
varieties.
78 Which of the following is the commercial crop 79 Which Indian state produces the largest
in India? quantity of pulses?

A. Mustard A. Maharashtra

B. tobacco

C. Jute B. Uttar Pradesh

D. All of the above C. Madhya Pradesh

D. Rajasthan

Ans: D Ans: C
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80 . What is the correct descending order of rice producing states in India?

A. Punjab, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh And Andhra Pradesh

B. Punjab, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh And Andhra Pradesh

C. Punjab, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh And Andhra Pradesh

D. West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, And Andhra Pradesh

Ans: D
Part 6
460 to 560
1 Which national highway entirely in J&K and connects Srinagar with
Leh also known as Srinagar-Leh Highway?
Ans NH-1D

2 The Ashok Mehta Committee (1977) was recommended for the

establishment of:
Mandal Panchayat
Nagar Panchayat
Panchayat Samiti
Gram Panchayat

Ans . Mandal Panchayat

3 EI Nino is
a. A sea storm
b. A warm ocean current
c. A tropical disturbance
d. Another name of typhoon
Answer (b)

4 ) Which fort is popularly known as “Reasi fort”?

Ans Bhimgarh fort

5 ) Which National Highway entirely within J&K connects Batote

with Khanabal ?
Ans NH-1C
6 Monsoon is caused by
a. Impact of summer temperatures on the seas.
b. Movement of clouds
c. Seasonal reversal of winds
d. Rise in temperature
Answer ©.

7 The Eleventh Schedule of the Constitution relating to the Panchayats contains:

18 items
28 items
19 items
29 items
Ans .29 items
8 The snow on the mountains does NOT melt all at once when it is heated by the
sun because
a. It becomes very hard
b. It reflects most of the heat from the sun
c. It has a low specific heat capacity
d. It has a high latent heat of fusion
Answer (d).

9) Jahangir built the Shalimar temple in Srinagar for ?

Ans Nur Jahan

10 . Which of the following is the earliest source of Kashmir ?

A. Shivadrishti B. Rajtarangini
C. Nilmatpuran D. Pratyabhijnasutra
Answer: B
11 Which one of the following provisions has been left to the will of the State
Governments in the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act?
Providing reservation to the Backward Classes
All posts at all levels to be filled by direct elections
Reservation of seats for SC/ST in proportion to their population
Reservation up to 1/3 seats for women in panchayats

Ans .Providing reservation to the Backward Classes

12 Extensive deserts occur in the western tropical regions of continents because -

a. of easterly trade winds
b. cold ocean currents flow along the western coasts
c. of the effect of both the off shore easterly trade winds and cold ocean currents
d. the rate of evaporation is greater along the western margin areas
Answer (b).
13 Which monastery has a statue of Shakyamuni Buddha?
Ans : Shey Monastery
14 Seasons occur because :
a. The rotation of earth. b. The earth’s revolution around the sun
c. The earth’s axis is inclined by 66½°. d. Combined effect of (b) and (c) above
Answer (d)

15 ) The Famous ruler of Kashmir who Constructed Shrine on Burial Site of Sheikh
Noor-ud-Din was?
Ans Zain-ul-abdin

16 The standard sea level in millibars is

a. 1013 mb. b. 1060 mb
c. 960 mb. d. 990 mb
Answer (a)
17 Panch Bakhtar Temple, one of the oldest temples of Jammu is
attributed to which Hindu deity?
Ans: Lord Shiva

18 Isotherms are :
a. contour lines showing equal amount of sunshine
b. lines on a map joining places which have the same mean
temperature
c. contour lines of equal rainfall
d. contour lines of equal air pressure
Answer (b)
19 ) Over which hills, shrine of Mata Vaishno devi is located?
Ans: Trikuta Hills

20 Which of the following system is established on the basis of direct election?

(a) Gram Panchayat. (b) Block Committee

(c) Zila Parishad. (d) Both b and c

Answer a

21 What is a ‘tornado’?
a. A very high pressure centre
b. A very low pressure centre
c. A very high ocean wave
d. A planetary wind
Answer (b
22. How many megalithic sites have existed in pre-historic times in Kashmir ?
A. One B. Three
C. Four D. Two
Answer: A

23 The fraction of solar energy reflected from Earth into space is known as
a. insolation
b. albedo
c. irradiation
d. heat loss
Answer (b).

24 The first Mir Waiz of Kashmir was?

Ans Mir Waiz Moulbi Gulam Ahmed
25 Who authored the Book “Cashmeer Misgovernment” ?
Ans Robert Thorpe

26 Which of the following Article is related to Panchayati Raj?

(a) Article 243. (b) Article 324

(c) Article 124. (d) Article 73

Answer a

27 What kind of deserts are the Atacama desert and Gobi desert?
a. trade wind deserts. b. subtropical deserts
c. rainshadow deserts. d. monsoon deserts
Answer (c)
28 Who started the Construction of Raghunath Mandir ?
Ans Maharaja Gulab Singh

29 Shahdra-Sharief in Rajouri has the shrine of ?

Ans Baba Ghulam shah

30 Which is the first archaeological site in the country which revealed

the existence of a Neolithic settlement in Kashmir region ?
A. Aihole B. Lothal
C. Konark D. Burzahom
Answer: D
31 What was the main purpose behind bringing Panchayati Raj system in India?

(a) To Prevent criminalization of politics. (b) Development of villages

(c) Decentralisation of the political power to the general peoples

(d) To reduce election expenses

Answer c

32) For which Hazratbal shrine is famous for?

Ans Moi-e-Muqaddas (Believed to be hair of Muhammad)

33) Under the rule of which king, construction of Raghunath temple completed?
Ans Ranbir Singh
34 which of the following are a few major invention of the Neolithic Era ?
A. Needles B. Harpons
C. Hunting tools D. All of these
Answer: D

35 Which schedule was added to the constitution by the 73rd Constitutional

Amendment?

(a) 6th. b) 7th.

(c) 9th. (d) 11th

Answer d

36 ) Maharaja Gulab Singh Died in?

Ans 1857
37 The treaty of Lahore takes place on?
Ans 09th March 1846

38 ) What was the full name of Lal Dead?

Ans Lalleshwari

39 How many posts are reserved for women at all levels in Panchayati raj system.

(a) 1/3 . (b) 1/2

(c) 2/3 . (d) 1/4

Answer a

40 ) Which temple is also known as Takht E-Suleman?

Ans Shankracharya temple
41 ) Who constructed the Hari Parbat fort in Srinagar?
Ans Afghan Governor Atta Mohammad Khan

42. When did the habilitation at Burzahom came to an end ?

A. AD 1300 B. 1300 Bc
C. Ad 1400 D. 1400 bC
Answer: D

43 Who built Chashma i Shahi ?

Ans Chashma i Shahi was built in 1632 by Ali Mardan Khan on the orders of Shah
Jahan as a gift for his elder son Dara Shikhon

45 Pandrethan, the old city of Srinagar was founded by

A. Ashoka B. Gautam
C. Gondana I D. Yudhistira
Answer: A
46 What is the meaning of Rajatarangini?
Ans Kings of Kashmir

47 ) During whose reign Raghunath temple was constructed?

Ans Maharaja Ranbir Singh

48 ) The First wooden bridge built at Srinagar is known as ?

Ans Zainakadal

49 During the reign of which hindu king Kalhana completed Rajatarangini?

Ans: Jaisimha
50 The First fortification of Hari Parbat was constructed by ?
Ans Akbar in 1590

51) Which period was known for one of the most peaceful and progressive periods
in the history of Kashmir valley?
Ans Dogra Period

52 Which of the following place, the fourth Buddhist council was held ?
A. Patliputra. B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Kashmir D. Kurukshetra
Answer: C
53 ) Who constructed the Shankaracharya temple ?
Ans Raja Gopaladitya .

54) Who established the Nagal Sahib gurudwara of Poonch ?

Ans Sant Bhai Mela singh

55) The Law regarding “State Subject” was passed by Maharaja Hari Singh on?
Ans 31 March 1927

56 ) When did Maharaja Hari Singh Became the King of J&K?

Ans 1925
57 Hari Parbhat has the Shrines of ?
Ans 1) Shrine of Sharika Mata

58 The Mughal Emperor who brought Sacred Hair of Prophet Mohammad to Kashmir was?
Ans Aurangzeb

59 The Instrument of accession of J&k was signed on?

Ans 26th October 1947

60 Who is known as the ‘Samudragupta of Kashmir’ ?

A. Gunavarman. B. Durlab vardhan
C. Lalitaditya D. Sanghbuti
Answer: C
61 Makhdoom Sahib, Shrine of Hamza Makhdoom
3) Gurudwara Chatti Patshahi

62 ) Which sikh guru is believed to occasionally visit the Hari Parbat?

Ans Guru Har Gobind

63 The Title “Sadr-e-Riyasat” for governor and Prime Minister for Chief Minister
was abolished in ?
Ans 1965

64 Karvan-e-Aman bus service was launched between?

Ans Srinagar and Muzaffarabad
65 In which year Rajatarangini was translated into English?
Ans 1900 A.D

66) Historic Sun Temple at mattan was build by?

Ans Raja Ram Dev

67 What are the other names for Hari Parbat?

Ans Durani fort Or Koh-e-Maran

68 ) Who was the founder of the Dharmarth Trust?

Ans Gulab Singh

69 Habba Khatoon was the queen of which Kashmiri King?

Ans Yousaf Shah
71 Which of the following king founded the Pravarsempura City of Srinagar ?
A. Parvasen I. B. Parvasena II
C. Ashoka D. None of these
Answer: B

72 Who built stone stairs at the Shankaracharya temple ?

Ans Raja Gulab Singh

73 Who built Shalimar Bagh ?

Ans Jahangir for his wife Noor Jahan in 1619
74 Kumarajiva was among the renowned Kashmiri Scholars who travelled to……
A. China B. AfghanC. Europe D. None of these
Answer: A

75 In which year, Kashmir, was made a part of Lahore Durbar by Ranjit Singh?
Ans 1819 AD

76 ) When was Kashmir handed over to Raja Gulab Singh by sir Lawrence?
Ans 9th Nov, 1846

77 Who built Nishat Bagh ?

Ans Built in 1633 by Asif Khan, Elder brother of Noor Jahan

78 Who built the Amar Mahal (Hari Palace)?

Ans It was built in 19th Century for Dogra King Raja Amar Singh by French Architect on
the lines of French Chateu
79 How many seats are there in the Constituent Assembly of J&K ?
Ans 89 (Elected: 87, Nominated:2)

80 ) What is the amount that Gulab Singh paid to acquire Kashmir from British ?
Ans 75 Lakh Rupees

81 ) Jammu was earlier Known as?

Ans Jambupura

82) The word Kashmir Comes from Two Sanskrit Words “Ka and Shimira” which
means?
Ans Water and Dry up
83 On the banks of which river, Hari Niwas is located?
Ans Tawi River

84 ) Who constructed the Famous Bahu fort ?

85 Who among the following wrote Shiva Sutras?

Ans Vasu Gupta

86 Kashmir Shaivism is also referred as ?

Ans Trika

87 ) Who constructed the Ranvishewar temple in Akhnoor?

Ans Ranbir Singh

88 ) Which place is known as “Meadow of Flowers?”

Ans Gulmarg
89 In J&K Martyrs Day is observed Every year on?
Ans 13th July

90 Gulab Singh Sent his Journal Zorawar Singh to Invade Ladakh?

Ans 1834

91 ) Which Place is known as Meadow of Gold?

Ans Sonamarg

92 Which reforms were advocated by Gulab Singh to gain actual possession of

Kashmir?
Ans (i) He reorganized the revenue and Police Administration of valley
(ii) He readdressed the grievances of Shawl traders who were heavily taxed
(iii) The most important reform was rationing of rice to the population of Srinagar
93 ) Which town in located in the Foot hill of Mata Vaishno Devi Temple?
Ans Katra

94 ) Who built Jama Masjid of Srinagar?

Ans Sultan Sikander in AD 1400 and enlarged by Zain-ul-Abidin

95 Who became the First Prime Minister of J&K ?

Ans Justice Mehar Chand Mahajan
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96) When did, Jammu and Kashmir acceded to India?

Ans 26th Oct, 1947
96 ) Which Place is J&K has tourism all-round the year?
Ans Vaishno Devi Temple

97 Who was the first Sikh Ruler who conquered Kashmir and defeated the Pathans in
1819 A.D?
Ans Maharaja Ranjit Singh

98 Who was the first Chief Minister of J&K?

Ans G M Sadak

99 The present fort located on Hari parbat was built under the reign of?
Ans Shuja Shah Durani in 1808

100 Who was the last ruling king of J&K ?

Ans Hari Singh
Part 7
Part 7 560 to 660
1 Where can we find the earliest source of Kashmir?
Ans Rajtrangini

2 Who constructed the famous Bhimgarh fort in Reasi?

Ans Maharaja Rishipal Rana

3) The famous Hill Resort Patnitop has its name derived from?
Ans Patan Da Talab meaning Pond of Princesses

4 ) On which date state of J&K Came into existence?

Ans 16th March 1846

5 According to traditions, Kashmir take its name from?

Ans Sage Kashyap
6 According to Historians, Kashmir valley was originally known by which of the names?
Ans Kashyapmar

7 ) Bahu fort has a nearby Shine of?

Ans Goddess Kali also known as Bawe wali mata

8 Who was the first women Sovereign of Kashmir who ruled for nearly 15 years?
Ans Yasovati

9 ) The Government of Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah was dismissed by Karan Singh in?
Ans 1953

10 Who were Chaks?

Ans Dards
11 Where is it mentioned that Kashmir was originally a Lake?
Ans Nila Mata Purana

12) Who is the writer of “Rajatarangini” ?

Ans Kalhana

13 In which year Prince of Whales College (now GGM Science College) was
established?
Ans 1905
14 ) The name of Afghan ruler who issued the coin in the name of Sheikh Noor-ud-din-
rishi was?
Ans Atta Mohammad Khan

15 ) The Treaty also known as Sale deed of Kashmir was?

Ans Treaty of Amritsar
16 ) Who imposed “Grahkrtya” and “Begar”?
Ans Shankara Varman

17 ) The famous tomb of Sheikh Noor-ud-din- Noorani is situated in which District?

Ans Budgam

18 Shah-I-Hamadan Shrine was constructed by Sultan Sikandar in the memory of?

Ans Mir Sayed Ali Hamdini

19 Who was the author of the book Raj darshani?

Ans Ganesh Das Wadhera

20 ) Who was the author of the book Gulab Nama?

Ans Dewan Kripa Ram
21 By Whom Jambu Lochan was succeeded?
Ans Puran Karam

22 ) During which period Mughals ruled Kashmir?

Ans 1586-1753

23 ) Shah-I-Hamadan is popularly known as?

Ans Khanqah-I-Moulla

24) Who was the first sufi entered in Kashmir?

Ans Sayyid Sharaf-ud-din

25 ) According to Kalhana, who was the First king of Kashmir?

Ans Gonanda
26 Where is Dhandidhar fort Located?
Ans Rajouri

27 When did Maharaja Ranjit Singh Invaded Kashmir ?

Ans 1814 or 1815 A.D

28 Who was the founder of jammu city?

Jambu Lochan

29 ) Which place is popularly known as “Venice of East”?

Ans Srinagar

30 Who was the founder of Karkota Dynasty?

Ans Durlabhavardhana

31 ) Which Kashmiri school of Shaivism was founded by Vishnugupta?

Ans Spandasastra

32 ) In which district Gulmarg in Located ?

Ans Baramulla .
33 ) What was the period of Dogra Rule in J&K?
Ans 1846-1947

34 Who was the last Hindu ruler of Kashmir?

Ans Udyan Dev

35 ) Who was the founder of Gupta Dynasty?

Ans Parva Gupta

36 Lalitaditya was the ruler of which dynasty?

Ans Karkota

37 ) Charar-e-sharif is popularly known as?

Ans Hazrat Shiekh. The shine is built to commemorate Shiekh Noor-ud-din Noorani, a sufi saint
also known as Nund Rishi

39 Who build the Panchavaktra Temple in the Kanak Mandi area of Jammu City?
Ans Maldev
40 ) Which is the First Mosque ever built in Srinagar?
Ans Khhanqah of Shah Hamadan

41) Kalhana, a famous historian of Kashmir lived during the reign of?
Ans Jayasimha

42) In which Century Chinese Traveller Huen Tsang visited Kashmir?

Ans 07th Century A.D

43 ) Timur Sent which gift to Sultan Sikander?

Ans Elephant

44 ) Which ruler introduced Dogri script?

Ans Raja Shakti karan
45 ) Phyang Monastery in Ladakh is also known as ?
Ans Gompa Monastery

46) Under whose reign, serious uprising took place in Gilgit?

Ans Maharaja Gulab singh

47 ) By which Chinese traveller Ladakh was first described?

Ans Fa-Hian

48 ) Shimla agreement was signed on?

Ans 03 July 1972
49 Which period was known as the Darkest period in the history of Kashmir?
Ans Pathan

50 ) Which king established Hemis Monastery of Leh?

Ans Senge Nampar Gyalva

51) which Place is known for Mural art?

Ans Zanskar

52) King Avanti Varman belong to which dynasty?

Ans Utpala Dynasty

53 ) When was Indus Water Treaty signed between India and Pakistan?

54 The name of first mosque built in Kashmir is?

Ans Bud Masheed
55 Which Section Deals for Rights of Women and Children

Ans Section 21 - Rights of Children

Section-22- Rights of Women

56 Which Part of Constitution deals with “Directive Principles of state

Policy” ?

Ans Part-IV

57 ) Which Part of Constitution deals with “Permanent Residents” ?

Ans Part-III
58 ) How many sections are there in Part -IV (Directive Principles) of

Constitution ?

Ans Section (11- 25) are covered in Part-IV

59 ) Which temple was early known as Gopadri?

Ans Shankaracharya Temple

60 The word Khanqah refers to ?

Ans A wooden Structure

61 Which ruler built an outer wall of the fort Hari Parbat and planned a new capital
called Nager Nagor to be built with in the wall?

62 What was the period of Sikh Rule in Kashmir?

Ans 1819-1846 (27 years)

63 Who was the first Afghan Governor of Kashmir?

Ans Abdulla Khan

64 During the reign of which King Sati was prohibited?

Ans Sultan Sikander
65 ) When was J&K Constituent Assembly was constituted ?

Ans: Sept, 1951

66) The constitution of J&K was adopted on ?

Ans: 17th Nov, 1956

67 When did constitution of J&K comes into force ?

Ans 26th Jan, 1957

68 Chairman of Drafting Committee of J&K Constituent Assembly ?

Ans Sh. Girdhari Lal Dogra

69 ) When did J&K Acceded with India ?

Ans 26th Oct, 1947

70 ) How many Parts are there in the constitution of J&K ?

Ans Part-XIIIth (13th)

71) Which Section of J&K constitution deals with Fundamental Rights?

Ans Section-10

72 ) Which Part of J&K’s constitution describes its Relationship with India ?

Ans Part-II

73 Which Section Deals with Right to compulsory and Free Education

Ans Section-20
74 Which ruler assumes the title of Sultan Shams-ud-din?
Ans Shah Mir

75 ) When did Mughal Rule ended in Kashmir?

Ans Before 1857

76 ) When did Maharaja Ranjit singh Died?

Ans 1839

77 . Due to which of the following reasons is the southwest monsoons rain bearing winds?
(a) They blow from low pressure area of north-eastern India towards the seas
(b) They are seasonal winds
(c) They blow over warm Indian Ocean and gather moisture
(d) They strike the Himalayas
Ans C
78 . Which of the following prevents the southwest monsoon winds from escaping from India?
(a) The surrounding seas
(b) The Himalayas
(c) Low pressure over Central Asia
(d) The Indian deserts
Ans B

79 The word monsoon is derived from a word which literally means which of the following?
(a) Seasons
(b) Wind pattern
(c) Change
(d) Mausumbi
Ans A
80 . In which month the transition season changes the hot rainy season to dry winter season?
(a) December to February
(b) February to March
(c) June to July
(d) October to November. Ans D

81 The term monsoon is originated from?

(a) German
(b) Hindi
(c) Latin
(d) Arabic. Ans D

82 . Kal Baisakhi is associated with

(a) Punjab
(b) Kashmir
(c) Karnataka
(d) Bengal. Ans D
83 The peninsular part of India experiences peak summers earlier than
northern India because:
(a) There is less rainfall in the peninsula during that time.
(b) Cold waves from Central Asia sweeps through the northern plains
during the time.
(c) Due to northward movement of the sun, the global heat belt shifts
northward
(d) Clouds do not form in those months.
Ans C
84 . Bengal, Orissa and Andhra Pradesh coasts are frequented by cyclones because
(a) The level coastline makes the cyclones penetrate these areas earlier
(b) These areas are close to a volcano
(c) Low pressure conditions in northwest India lead to the creation of depression over
Andaman Sea
(d) Heavy rainfall in these parts encourage strong wind conditions
Ans C

85 Mango showers occur in which one of the following group of two states?
(a) Bihar and West Bengal. (b) Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh
(c) Karnataka and Kerala. (d) Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh.
Ans C

86 . Which is the coldest place in India?

(a) Drass. (b) Srinagar
(c) Shillong. (d) Bikaner
Ans A
87 Which area is not an area of low precipitation?
(a) Western Rajasthan and Gujarat
(b) Leh in Jammu and Kashmir
(c) Deccan plateau
(d) Assam
Ans D
88In winter the western cyclonic disturbances originate from which sea?
(a) Mediterranean Sea
(b) Indian Ocean
(c) Caspian Sea
(d) Arabian Sea. Ans A

89 Which one of the following states suffers from loo?

(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Gujarat
(d) None of these. Ans C
90 Who was the First Prime Minister of Jammu and Kahsmir?

Ans: Mehar Chand1) Who is considered to be the First Kashmiri Historian?

Ans: Pt. Kalhana

91 Which famous personality made the Primary Education. Compulsory in J&K?

Ans: Raja Hari Singh

92 Who is considered to be the First Kashmiri Historian?

Ans: Pt. Kalhana

93 Which famous personality made the Primary Education. Compulsory in

J&K?

Ans: Raja Hari Singh

94 ) Who was known as the “Architect of Modern Kashmir” because of his

constructive work in the state?

Ans: Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad

95 Who was the First Sadr-e-Riyasat of Jammu and Kashmir?

Ans: Karan Singh

96 Which eminent personality for J&K was awarded Saraswati Samman

2015 for her autobiography “Chit-chete”?

Ans: Padma Sachdev

97 ) Who is the first Kashmiri writer awarded with Gyanipath. Award,

India’s highest literary award?

Ans: Rehman Rahi

98 Who is considered to be the Father of Dogri by bringing the. language on the
National Stage?

Ans: Ramnath Shastri

99 ) Who was the First Chief Minister of J&K ?

Ans: GM Sadiq
100 Who is the first Kashmiri writer awarded with Gyanipath. Award, India’s
highest literary award?

Ans: Rehman Rahi

101 Who is considered to be the Father of Dogri by bringing the. language on the
National Stage?

Ans: Ramnath Shastri

102 Who was awarded with Padma Shri and Sahitya Akademi’s. prestigious
award, 2011 for Dogri translation of famous Urdu Novel “Do Gaz Zameen?

Ans: Dr. Jitendera Udhampuri

103 ) Who was the First Kashmiri Poet to write in Blank verse?

Ans: Dinanath Nadim

104 ) Who was Known as Lal Sahib?

Ans: Swami Lakshman Joo

105 ) What is the Full form of JKSPDCL?

Ans: Jammu and Kashmir State Power Development Corporation

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1. Which of the following is the 2. Which Indian state produces
commercial crop in India? the largest quantity of pulses?
A. Mustard A. Maharashtra
B. tobacco B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Jute C. Madhya Pradesh
D. All of the above D. Rajasthan
Ans: D
Ans: C
3. What is the correct descending order of rice producing
states in India?

A. Punjab, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh And Andhra Pradesh

B. Punjab, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh And Andhra Pradesh

C. Punjab, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh And Andhra Pradesh

D. West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, And Andhra Pradesh

Ans: D
4. What is the correct descending order of food grain producing
states?

A. Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh And West Bengal

B. Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh And West Bengal

C. Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, West Bengal And Madhya Pradesh

D. Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab ,And West Bengal

Ans: A

5. Which of the following is not matched
correctly?
A. Rabi Crop………Mustard, Cucumber
B. Rabi Crop………Mustard, Barley
C. Zaid Crop………Moong, vegetables
D. Kharif Crop…..Cotton
Ans: A
6. Which of the following statement is not
correct?
A. India is the second largest producer of
fruits in the world.
B. India is the biggest producer of
vegetables in the world.
C. Production of fruits, vegetables and
spices called horticulture.
D. Uttar Pradesh is the largest producer
of the wheat in India.
Ans: B
7. Which agency is responsible for
procurement, distribution and storage 8. Who approves the Fair and
of food grain production in India? Remunerative Price (FRP) of sugarcane?

A. Ministry of Agriculture A. Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs

B. Food Corporation of India B. Commission for Agricultural Costs and

Prices
C. NAFED
C. Directorate of Marketing and Inspection,
D. TRIFED Ministry of Agriculture
Ans: B D. Agricultural Produce Market Committee

Ans: A

9. Who regulates the markets in
agricultural products in India?
A. Essential Commodities Act, 1955
B. Agricultural Produce Market
Committee Act enacted by States
C. Agricultural Produce (Grading and
Marking) Act, 1937
D. Food Products Order, 1956 and
Meat and Food Products Order, 1973
Ans: B
10. Which of the following statement is not
correct?
A. India is the second largest producer of
fruits in the world.
B. India is the biggest producer of vegetables
in the world.
C. Production of fruits, vegetables and spices
called horticulture.
D. Uttar Pradesh is the largest producer of
the wheat in India.
Ans: B
11 . Which sector is the backbone 12. Which among the following is not a
of Indian economy? cereal?

a) Rice
a) Service Sector
b) Wheat
b) Financial Sector
c) Gram
c) Tourism Sector
d) Maize
d) Agriculture Sector
ANSWER: c) Gram
ANSWER: d) Agriculture Sector
Food grains consist of cereals and pulses.
Rice, wheat, jowar, bajra, maize, etc. are
included among the cereals whereas gram,
moong, masur, arhar,
13. Who announced the introduction of National
Food Security Act? 14 . When was the new
a) Pranab Mukherjee
agricultural policy established?

b) Manmohan Singh a) July 2000

c) P.Chidambaram b) March 2002
d) Arun Jaitley
c) March 2004
ANSWER: a) Pranab Mukherjee
d) January 2004
On July 6, 2009, Finance Minister Mr.Pranab
Mukherjee announced the introduction of ANSWER: a) July 2000
National Food Security Act under which BPL
families in rural and urban areas will be entitled
by law to 25 kg. of wheat or rice per month at
Rs. 3 per kg.
15 Which of the following is the largest
fertiliser producer in India?
a) Coromande International Ltd.
b) Indian Farmers Fertiliser Corporation
Limited
c) Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd.
d) Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertlizers Ltd.
ANSWER: b) Indian Farmers Fertiliser
Corporation Limited
Indian Farmers Fertiliser Co-operative
Limited (IFFCO) was registered on
November 3, 1967 as a Multi-unit
Co-operative Society.
16 . Which is the highest food grain
producing Indian state, as per 2013-14?
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Punjab
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Maharashtra
ANSWER: c) Uttar Pradesh
The leading state in food grain production is
Uttar Pradesh with 19.09% share followed by
Punjab with 10.49% share and Madhya
Pradesh with 9.19% share.
17 . Which is the highest coarse cereal 18 . Which is the highest Pulses producing
producing Indian state, as per 2013-14? Indian state, as per 2013-14?

a) Karnataka a) Madhya Pradesh

b) Maharashtra b) Maharashtra

c) Rajasthan c) Uttar Pradesh

d) Rajasthan
d) Uttar Pradesh
ANSWER: a) Madhya Pradesh
ANSWER: c) Rajasthan
The leading state in pulses production is
The leading state in coarse cereal
Madhya Pradesh with 26.71% share followed by
production is Rajasthan with 16.06%
Maharashtra with 15.10% share and Uttar
share followed by Karnataka with 15.73%
Pradesh with 12.42% share.
share and Maharashtra with 14.02%
share.
19 Which is the highest Oilseeds 20 . Which is the highest food grain
producing Indian state, as per 2013-14? producing Indian state, as per 2013-14?

a) Gujarat a) Madhya Pradesh

b) Madhya Pradesh b) Punjab

c) Rajasthan c) Uttar Pradesh

d) Andhra Pradesh d) Maharashtra

ANSWER: b) Madhya Pradesh ANSWER: c) Uttar Pradesh

The leading state in oilseeds production is The leading state in food grain production
Madhya Pradesh with 20.54% share is Uttar Pradesh with 19.09% share
followed by Rajasthan with 20.22% share followed by Punjab with 10.49% share
and Gujarat with 18.81% share. and Madhya Pradesh with 9.19% share.
21 . Which is the highest coarse cereal 22 . Which is the highest Pulses producing
producing Indian state, as per 2013-14? Indian state, as per 2013-14?

a) Karnataka a) Madhya Pradesh

b) Maharashtra b) Maharashtra
c) Rajasthan c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Uttar Pradesh
d) Rajasthan
ANSWER: c) Rajasthan
ANSWER: a) Madhya Pradesh
The leading state in coarse cereal
The leading state in pulses production is
production is Rajasthan with 16.06%
Madhya Pradesh with 26.71% share followed
share followed by Karnataka with 15.73%
share and Maharashtra with 14.02% by Maharashtra with 15.10% share and Uttar
share. Pradesh with 12.42% share.
23 . Which is the highest Oilseeds producing
Indian state, as per 2013-14?
a) Gujarat
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Rajasthan
d) Andhra Pradesh
ANSWER: b) Madhya Pradesh
The leading state in oilseeds production is
Madhya Pradesh with 20.54% share followed by
Rajasthan with 20.22% share and Gujarat with
18.81% share.
24 . Which is the highest milk producing
Indian state, as per 2012-13?
Ans
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Punjab
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Rajasthan
ANSWER: c) Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh is the leading state in milk
production during 2012-13 followed by
Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab.
25 Which is the highest egg producing 26 . Which is the highest food grain
Indian state, as per 2011-12? producing Indian state, as per 2013-14?

a) Andhra Pradesh a) Madhya Pradesh

b) Haryana b) Punjab

c) Maharashtra c) Uttar Pradesh

d) Tamil Nadu d) Maharashtra

ANSWER: a) Andhra Pradesh ANSWER: c) Uttar Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh is the leading state in The leading state in food grain production is
egg production followed by Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh with 19.09% share followed by
Maharashtra, Haryana. Punjab with 10.49% share and Madhya
Pradesh with 9.19% share.
27 . Which is the highest coarse cereal
producing Indian state, as per 2013-14?
a) Karnataka
b) Maharashtra
c) Rajasthan
d) Uttar Pradesh
ANSWER: c) Rajasthan
The leading state in coarse cereal
production is Rajasthan with 16.06%
share followed by Karnataka with 15.73%
share and Maharashtra with 14.02%
share.
28 . Which is the highest Pulses producing
Indian state, as per 2013-14?
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Maharashtra
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Rajasthan
ANSWER: a) Madhya Pradesh
The leading state in pulses production is
Madhya Pradesh with 26.71% share followed
by Maharashtra with 15.10% share and Uttar
Pradesh with 12.42% share.
29 . Which is the highest Oilseeds producing 30 . Which is the highest milk producing
Indian state, as per 2013-14? Indian state, as per 2012-13?
a) Gujarat
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Madhya Pradesh
b) Punjab
c) Rajasthan
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Andhra Pradesh
d) Rajasthan
ANSWER: b) Madhya Pradesh

The leading state in oilseeds production is ANSWER: c) Uttar Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh with 20.54% share followed by
Rajasthan with 20.22% share and Gujarat with Uttar Pradesh is the leading state in milk
18.81% share. production during 2012-13 followed by
Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab.
31 . Which is the highest egg producing Indian
state, as per 2011-12? 32 Which is the highest wool producing Indian
state, as per 2009-10?
a) Andhra Pradesh
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Haryana
b) Jammu & Kashmir
c) Maharashtra

d) Tamil Nadu c) Karnataka

ANSWER: a) Andhra Pradesh d) Rajasthan

Andhra Pradesh is the leading state in egg ANSWER: d) Rajasthan

production followed by Tamil Nadu,
Maharashtra, Haryana. Rajasthan is the leading state in wool
production followed by Jammu & Kashmir,
Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh
33 . Which is the highest meat producing
Indian state, as per 2009-10? 34 Which Indian state has the largest irrigated
agricultural area, as per 2010 survey?
a) Andhra Pradesh
a) Gujarat
b) Maharashtra
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Uttar Pradesh
c) Rajasthan
d) Madhya Pradesh
d) Uttar Pradesh
ANSWER: a) Andhra Pradesh
ANSWER: d) Uttar Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh is the leading state in
meat production followed by Uttar Pradesh has the largest irrigated
Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh. agricultural area followed by Madhya Pradesh,
Rajasthan and Gujarat.
L 35 . Which Indian state has the 36 . Which is the Indian state with the largest
largest area irrigated by water tanks, as area irrigated by tube wells, as per 2010
per 2010? records?

a) Andhra Pradesh a) Bihar

b) Karnataka b) Punjab

c) Rajasthan
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Uttar Pradesh
d) Uttar Pradesh
ANSWER: d) Uttar Pradesh
ANSWER: c) Tamil Nadu
Uttar Pradesh has the largest area irrigated
Tamil Nadu is the largest state of tank
by tube wells followed by Punjab, Rajasthan
irrigation followed by Andhra Pradesh and Bihar.
and Karnataka.
37 . Which is the Indian state with the
largest area irrigated by canals, as per 38 . Which is the largest rice producing Indian
2009-10 records? state, as per 2013-14 records?

a) Andhra Pradesh a) Andhra Pradesh

b) Haryana b) Uttar Pradesh

c) Rajasthan c) West Bengal

d) Uttar Pradesh d) Punjab

ANSWER: d) Uttar Pradesh ANSWER: c) West Bengal

Uttar Pradesh has the largest area West Bengal is the largest rice producing state
irrigated by canals followed by Andhra with 14.32% share followed by Uttar Pradesh with
Pradesh, Rajasthan and Haryana 13.85% share and Andhra Pradesh with 12.69%
share.
39 . Which is the largest wheat producing Indian 40 . Which is the largest maize producing Indian
state, as per 2013-14 records? state, as per 2013-14 records?

a) Haryana a) Andhra Pradesh

b) Punjab b) Karnataka
c) Uttar Pradesh c) Maharashtra
d) Karnataka
d) Madhya Pradesh
ANSWER: c) Uttar Pradesh
ANSWER: b) Karnataka
Uttar Pradesh is the largest wheat producing
Karnataka with 20.02% share is the largest maize
state with 30.85% share followed by Punjab with
16.74% share and Haryana with 12.27% share. producing Indian state followed by Andhra Pradesh
with 17.19% share and Maharashtra with 13.32%
share.
41 Which is the largest jowar producing 42 . Which is the largest bajra producing
Indian state, as per 2011-12 records? Indian state, as per 2011-12 records?

a) Andhra Pradesh a) Gujarat

b) Karnataka b) Haryana
c) Madhya Pradesh c) Rajasthan
d) Maharashtra d) Uttar Pradesh
ANSWER: d) Maharashtra ANSWER: c) Rajasthan
Maharashtra is the leading jowar Rajasthan is the leading bajra producing
producing state followed by Karnataka, state followed by Uttar Pradesh, Haryana,
Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh.
Gujarat.
43 . Which is the highest gram 44 . Which is the leading Indian state in
producing state, as per 2013-14 cotton production, as per 2013-14 records?
records?
a) Andhra Pradesh
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Gujarat
b) Maharashtra
c) Maharashtra
c) Rajasthan d) Tamil Nadu
d) Gujarat ANSWER: b) Gujarat

ANSWER: a) Madhya Pradesh Gujarat with 30.48% share is the leading

Madhya Pradesh is the leading gram
producing state followed by Rajasthan
and Maharashtra.
state in cotton production followed by
Maharashtra with 23.73% share and Andhra
Pradesh with 20.06% share.
45 Which is the leading Indian state in
sugarcane production, as per 2013-14 45 . Which is the highest coconut producing
Indian state, as per 2013-14 records?
records?
a) Karnataka
a) Maharashtra
b) Kerala
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Tamil Nadu
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Maharashtra
d) Andhra Pradesh
ANSWER: b) Kerala
ANSWER: c) Uttar Pradesh
Kerala with 45.22% share is the highest coconut
Uttar Pradesh with 38.56% share is the producing state followed by Tamil Nadu with
leading state in sugarcane production 26.56% share and Karnataka with 10.85%
followed by Maharashtra with 21.79% share.
share and Tamil Nadu with 10.85% share.
46 Which state was the leading 47 What percentage of Indian
producer of fish in India during 2013-14 population is dependent on
records?
agriculture?
a) Andhra Pradesh
A. 65% of total population
b) Gujarat
B. 53% of total population
c) West Bengal
C. 40% of total population
d) Maharashtra
D. 65% of total population
ANSWER: a) Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh is the leading producer

Ans: B
of fish followed by West Bengal and
Gujarat.
Which Indian state uses biggest
quantity of fertilizer in India? Black revolution is related to
the…….
A. Punjab
A. Fish production
B. Karnataka
B. Coal production
C. U.P
C. Crude oil production
D. Maharashtra

Ans: A D. Mustard Production

Ans: C
 5. Which of the following sector does
4. What percentage of Indian GDP
not comes under the service sector in
is contributed by the service
sector?
India?

A. 25 % of GDP A. Real estate

B. 60 % of GDP B. Transport

C. 53% of GDP C. Restaurants & hotels

D. 49 % of GDP D. Formation of electronic television

Ans: B Ans: D
6. Which activity is termed as 7. Which of the following industry is
activity of tertiary sector? known as sun rising industry?

A. Wheat production A. Dairy industry

B. Mobile production B. Information Technology

C. Construction of a dam C. Health and clinic

D. Fishing D. None of these

Ans: C Ans: B
What is the current rate of
service tax in India currently?
A. 12.5%
How many services (till 2012) are
included in the service tax currently
in India?

B. 13.5% A. 119

B. 110
C. 14%
C. 98
D. 14.5%
D. 85
Ans: C
Ans: A
Since when the service tax is being Which among the following does not belong
imposed in India? to India's major large scale industries?

A. 1991 a) Cotton textile industry

B. 1999 b) Iron and steel industry

C. 1994 c) Jute industry

D. 2001 d) Khadi and village industry

Ans: C ANSWER: d) Khadi and village industry

Under the chairmanship of K.C. Pant, Deputy

Chairman of Planning Commission, a
committee was set up on strengthening the
khadi and village industries sector.
When did India globally become the 7th Which unit of the Hindustan Copper Ltd. is the
largest vehicle manufacturer? first copper smelting unit in India?

a) 2007 a) Malanjkhand Copper Project (MP)

b) 2008 b) Khetri Copper Complex (Rajasthan)

c) 2009 c) Indian Copper Complex (Jharkhand)
d) 2010
d) Tajola Copper Project (Maharashtra)
ANSWER: c) 2009
ANSWER: a) Malanjkhand Copper Project (MP)
The government claimed that India has
Malanjkhand Copper Project was established in
become the seventh largest vehicle
1982. Initial project has been set up by
producing nation in the world in 2009
which was six years ahead of the set Hindustan Copper Ltd to exploit the copper ore
target by auto mission plan. through an open pit mine.
Which is called as the heavy Who manufactures the largest quantity of jute
engineering industry? goods in the world?

a) Heavy Electricals a) India

b) Heavy Machinery b) Bangladesh

c) Glass c) Thailand

d) Iron and steel
ANSWER: b) Heavy Machinery
Heavy Machinery is also called the
heavy engineering industry. The major
plants are located at Ranchi,
Visakhapatnam and Durgapur.
d) Myanmar
ANSWER: a) India
India manufactures the largest quantity of jute
goods in the world. This industry is located
mainly in West Bengal, followed by Andhra
Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and
Madhya Pradesh.
 Which among the following does
. When was the first modern paper mill of the
not belong to the list of leading
country set up?
sugarcane-producing States?
a) 1827
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) 1832
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) 1846

d) 1854 c) Madhya Pradesh

ANSWER: b) 1832 d) Maharashtra

Paper and Paper Board is a forest-based ANSWER: c) Madhya Pradesh
industry. In 1832 the first modern paper mill
of the country was set up at Serampore in
West Bengal.
Which is the largest sponge iron Which is the most important
producer in the world? company in machine tools?
a) Algeria
a) HMT Machine Tools
b) India
b) PMT Machine Tools
c) Iran
c) Guindy Machine Tools
d) Saudi Arabia
d) Praga Tools
ANSWER: b) India
ANSWER: a) HMT Machine Tools
India has been the largest sponge iron
producer in the world since 2002. HMT was founded in 1953.
Which is the largest shipbuilding unit in When was the 'Policy Package for
India? Setting up Credit to Small and
a) Cochin shipyard Medium Enterprises' announced?

b) Hindustan shipyard a) August 2005

c) Goa shipyard b) February 2007

d) Garden Reach shipyard c) March 2009
ANSWER: a) Cochin shipyard
d) November 2010
Cochin Shipyard was incorporated in
1972.
ANSWER: a) August 2005
When was the “Package for When was cotton textile industry
established in Mumbai?
Promotion of Micro and Small
Enterprises” announced? a) 1854

a) August 2005 b) 1855

c) 1948
b) February 2007
d) 1956
c) March 2009
ANSWER: a) 1854
d) November 2010
The first successful modem cotton textile
ANSWER: b) February 2007 mill was established by an entrepreneur
C.N. Dewar.
When was the first Industrial Policy When was first modern cotton textile mill set
introduced? up?

a) 1855 a) 1818

b) 1948 b) 1854

c) 1956 c) 1855

d) 1961 d) 1948

ANSWER: b) 1948 ANSWER: a) 1818

The first Industrial Policy was introduced The first modern cotton textile mill was set up
by the Government of India. at Fort Glaster near Kolkata.
Which Indian state has the largest
production of cotton mill cloth, as per Which is the Manchester of Uttar
2010-11? Pradesh?
a) Gujarat
a) Agra
b) Maharashtra
b) Allahabad
c) Punjab
c) Kanpur
d) Tamil Nadu
d) Lucknow
ANSWER: a) Gujarat
ANSWER: c) Kanpur
Gujarat is the leading state with production
of cotton mill cloth with 33% share Kanpur is one of North India's main
followed by Punjab with 11.1% share and commercial and industrial centers.
Maharashtra with 9.9% share.
Which city is known as the Manchester of South Which is the Indian state with the highest
India? number of powerlooms?
a) Madurai
a) Gujarat
b) Coimbatore
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Erode
c) Maharashtra
d) Salem
d) Tamil Nadu
ANSWER: b) Coimbatore
ANSWER: c) Maharashtra
It is a heavily industrialized city with textile
factories, engineering firms, automobile parts Maharashtra is the leading Indian state with the
manufacturers, health care facilities and highest number of powerlooms followed by
technical educational institutions.
Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttar
Pradesh.
 When was the first iron and steel unit on
Which one of the following silk varieties stands modern lines was established?
first in total production of silk in India, as per
2012-13? a) 1830

b) 1907
a) Eri
c) 1919
b) Mulberry
d) 1923
c) Raw Silk
ANSWER: a) 1830
d) Tasar

ANSWER: b) Mulberry A foreigner named Joshua Marshall Heath set

up a small plant at Porto Novo on Madras
Mulberry with 79.1% share stands first in total Coast.
production of silk in India followed by eri with
13.5%, tasar with 5.7% and raw silk with 0.6%
share.
When was Tata Iron and Steel Company Which is the first shore based steel plant in
formed? the country?
a) 1907
a) The Salem steel plant
b) 1919
b) Vijayanagar steel plant
c) 1923
c) Vishakhapatnam steel plant
d) 1973
d) Daitari steel plant
ANSWER: a) 1907
ANSWER: c) Vishakhapatnam steel plant
TISCO was set up at Sakchi, Jamshedpur.
In 1972, the foundation stone of the plant
was laid.
When did Indian Aluminium Corporation 6. When was Hindustan Copper
Ltd start its production?
Ltd established?
a) 1886
a) 1924
b) 1937
b) 1967
c) 1938
c) 1972
d) 1965

ANSWER: c) 1938 d) 1965

In 1944, the Company changed its name ANSWER: b) 1967

from `Aluminium Production Company of
India Ltd.' to Indian Aluminium Co. Ltd.
10. When was Cochin Shipyard Ltd
incorporated? In Indian economy, the principal
a) 1965 means of transportation is

b) 1972 a) airways
c) 1964 b) railways
d) 1940
c) waterways
ANSWER: b) 1972
d) roadways
CSL Is the largest shipbuilding and
maintenance facility in India.
Which industry employs the Which of the following is not a cash
largest number of women in crop?
India?
a) Jute
a) tea
b) groundnut
b) textile
c) jowar
c) jute
d) sugarcane
d) coal
Ans Jawar
Ans tea
An economy is at the ‘take off’
1) In India, maximum number of
stage on its path to development
workers are employed in:
when it
[A] textile industry
a) becomes stagnant
[B] automobile industry
b) begins steady growth
[C] iron and steel industry
c) is liberalized
[D] tea industry
d) gets maximum foreign aid
Comment
Ans B
Answer: Option [A]
(2) India’s oldest iron and steel Which of the following industries
plant is was started first in India ?
[A] TISCO at Burnpur [A] Jute
[B] Durgapur Iron and Steel Plant
[B] Tea
[C] TISCO at Jamshedpur
[C] Cotton
[D] None of the above
[D] Textile

Answer: Option [B]

Answer: Option [C]
 Which of the following agencies has
In which of the following industries the power to declare any industrial
is the maximum number of woman unit as a potentially sick unit ?
employed in India ?
[A] IRBI
[A] Jute
[B] MRTPC
[B] Textile
[C] BIFR
[C] Coal
[D] All of the above
[D] Tea
Answer: Option [C]
Answer: Option [D]
Bokaro Steel Limited was The biggest Public Sector
established with the assistance undertaking in the country is .......
of :
[A] Railways
[A] China [B] Iron and Steel plants
[B] USA [C] Airways
[C] Germany [D] None of the above
[D] Soviet Union Answer: Option [A]
Answer: Option [D]
Which of the following was formed to
suggest means for eradicating black After textiles, India’s second
money ? important industry is:
[A] Sarkaria Commission
[A] Jute
[B] Chelliah Committee
[B] Iron and steel
[C] Finance Commission

[D] None of the above

[C] Coal

Answer: Option [B] [D] Tea

Answer: Option [B]

Which industry in India was worst
affected because of the partition ?
[A] Jute and Cement
[B] Cotton and sugar
Which of the following states ranks first in
terms of the maximum number of
agro-based industries ?
[A] West Bengal

[C] Paper and Iron [B] Gujarat

[D] Jute and Cotton [C] Punjab

Answer: Option [D] [D] Assam

Answer: Option [C]

The performance of which of the
The most important small-scale
following industries is considered industry in India is that of:
performance of the core industry ?
[A] jute
[A] Oil and Petroleum

[B] Leather
[B] textile

[C] Iron and Steel [C] handloom

[D] Garments [D] None of the above
Answer: Option [A]
Answer: Option [C]
 The difference between visible
The largest importer country of
exports and visible imports is
Indian textile is:
defined as
[A] Italy
[A] Balanced terms of trade
[B] Russia
[B] Balance of trade
[C] Germany
[C] Gains from trade
[D] USA
[D] Balance of payment
Answer: Option [A]
Answer: Option [B]
From which Indian Railways earn the The industry earns the second highest net
maximum revenue ? foreign exchange from the trade is:

[A] Traffic tax [A] Steel industry

[B] Passenger tax [B] Gems and ornaments

[C] Freight [C] Textile industry

[D] Passenger fare [D] Engineering goods industry

Answer: Option [C] Answer: Option [D]

 Identify the correct sequence of the
India earns maximum foreign establishment of steel plants in India from the
exchange from the export of: earliest to the latest:

[A] Tea [A] Bhilai, Jamshedpur, Vishakhapatnam,

Bokaro
[B] Jute
[B] Bokaro, Jamshedpur, Vishakhapatnam,
[C] Cotton Bhilai

[D] Garments [C] Jamshedpur, Bokaro, Bhilai,

Vishakhapatnam
Answer: Option [A]
[D] Jamshedpur, Bhilai, Bokaro,
Vishakhapatnam

Answer: Option [D]

One of the main factors that led to The aim of current Industrial policy of India
rapid expansion of Indian exports is: :

[A] Diversification of exports [A] Accelerating the performance of mixed

economy
[B] Recession in other countries
[B] Discourage the performance of the
[C] Liberalisation of the economy private sector

[D] Imposition of import duties [C] Increasing the production of public

sector units
Answer: Option [C]
[D] Promoting the private sector units

Answer: Option [A]

Why the area under the Special Export
Zones (SEZ) has been declared ‘foreign
territory’?
[A] SEZ goods are free of excise duty
Whose performance is highest
among the following core
industries ?

[B] SEZ goods cannot be sold in the [A] Automobile

domestic tariff area
[B] Petroleum
[C] Goods cannot be brought into the
domestic tariff area
[C] Mining
[D] Goods brought from the SEZ to the
domestic tariff area are to be treated as [D] Cement
‘imported’ goods

Answer: Option [D]

Answer: Option [C]
The Rabi crops sown in which months? Which of the following is a ‘Rabi Crops’?

A. March-April A. Cotton

B. June-July B. Maize

C. October-November C. Arhar

D. January-February D. Mustard

Ans: C Ans: D

Explanation: The Rabi crops are sown
around mid-November, after the
monsoon rains are over, and harvesting
begins in April/May. Hence, C is the
correct option.
Explanation: The major Rabi crop in India
is wheat, followed by barley, mustard,
sesame, Oats, Grams, Linseed and peas.
Hence, D is the correct option.
Which of the following is Kharif Crop?
Which one of the following sequence is correct in the
A. Groundnut context of three largest wheat producing states in
India?
B. Maize
A. Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana
C. Paddy
B. Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab

D. All of the above C. Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana

Ans: D D. Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh

Explanation: The kharif crops include Ans: C

rice, maize, sorghum, pearl millet/bajra,
: As per Annual Report 2016-17 of Ministry of
finger millet/ragi (cereals), arhar
Agriculture and Farmer Welfare - Uttar Pradesh,
(pulses), soyabean, groundnut
Punjab and Haryana is the top three largest producer
(oilseeds), and cotton. Hence D is the of Wheat in India. Hence, C is the correct option.
correct option.
The Kharif crops sown in which months?
A. March-April
B. July-October
C. October-November
D. January-February
Ans: B
: The Indian cropping season is classified
into two main seasons-(i) Kharif and (ii)
Rabi based on the monsoon. The Kharif
cropping season is from July –October
during the south-west monsoon. Hence, B
is the correct option.
Which of the following is not a Rabi Crop?
A. Carrot
B. Radish
C. Pea
D. Lady’s finger
Ans: D
Explanation: The Rabi crops include
wheat, barley, oats (cereals),
chickpea/gram (pulses), linseed, mustard
(oilseeds) etc. Lady’s finger is kharif crop.
Hence, D is the correct option.
Wheat is sown in mid-October-mid-November and harvested in March.

II. Wheat is grows well in cool, moist climate and ripens in a warm, dry
climate.

Which of the above statement (s) is/are correct about climatic conditions for
Growing Wheat?
Explanation: Wheat is a Rabi crop. It is sown in
A. Only I mid-October-mid-November and harvested in
March. It grows well in cool, moist climate and
B. Only II ripens in a warm, dry climate. The cool winters
and the hot summers are conducive to a good
C. Both I and II
crop. A cloudless sky having bright sunshine
D. Neither I nor II during ripening and harvesting periods will make
better quality wheat. Winter rainfall is ideal.
Ans: C Hence, C is the correct option.
Q Match the following
Set I Set II Code:

a. Largest litchi producing state in a b c d

1. West Bengal
India
A. 1 2 3 4
b. Cocoa producing state in India 2. Uttar Pradesh
B. 4 3 2 1
c. Largest wheat producing states
3. Kerala C. 3 1 4 2
in India

d. Largest rice producing state in 4. Bihar D. 1 4 3 2

India
Ans: B
Which of the following state is a not top Soyabean growing state in India

A. Madhya Pradesh

B. Maharashtra

C. Rajasthan

D. Chhattisgarh

Ans: D

: With 12 million tonnes of production; Soyabean is one of the fastest growing

crops in India. Soyabean is grown as a Kharif Crop in India. The top three
Soyabean growing states are Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan.
Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra have 45 and 40% share in production
respectively. Hence, D is the correct option.
What is the rank of India in the production of linseed in the world?

A. First

B. Second

C. Third

D. Fourth

Ans: D

Major Producing Countries: Canada is the largest producer of linseed followed by

China 2nd, Russia 3rd, India 4th and USA comes 5th in term of lineseed
Production. Canada as the world's largest linseed producer represents around
40% of the world production. Hence, D is the correct option
Which of the following state is the largest producer of tea in India?

A. Karnataka

B. Assam

C. West Bengal

D. Tamil Nadu

Ans: B

: India is one of the largest producers of tea in the world. Approximately

52% of the total tea produced in India comes from the state of Assam. West
Bengal comes at the second position in the list of tea producing states.
Tamil Nadu comes at the third place in the list of tea producing states.
Hence, B is the correct option.
Which of the following plantation crop produces in India more than its
need?

A. Tea

B. Food grains

C. Petroleum

D. Rubber

Ans: A

Explanation: India is the second largest producer of tea in the world

after China. India stands 4th position in term of export of tea. Hence, A
is the correct option.
The Barak Valley of Assam is Which of the following Indian State is the largest
producer of rubber?
famous for cultivation of which
crop: A. Tamil Nadu

A. Oil palm B. Andhra Pradesh

C. Karnataka
B. Tea
D. Kerala
C. Sugarcane
Ans: D
D. Coffee
Explanation: India is the one of the largest
Ans: C producer of rubber in the World. Kerala is the
largest producer of rubber in India. Hence, D is
the correct option.
Which of the following state is not Which of the following Indian
known for the production of cardamom?
state is popularly known as
A. Kerala 'Garden of Spices'?
B. Karnataka
A. Karnataka
C. Odisha
B. Kerala
D. Tamil Nadu
C. Andhra Pradesh
Ans: C

Explanation: The major producers of

D. Tamil Nadu
cardamom in India are Kerala,
Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Hence, C is
Ans: B
the correct option.
The Green Gold revolution is related to
the_______. The tea plantation is required
A. Coffee rainfall of______.
B. Gold A. 50-150 cm
C. Bamboo
B. 100- 200 cm
D. Tea
C. 100-150 cm
Ans: C

Explanation: The “green gold” D. 150-250 cm

revolution is the name given to the
promotion and trade of bamboo to bring Ans: D
about a quantum jump in the economic
growth of Northeast. Hence, C is the
correct option.
The Ganga delta region is suitable for Which of the following statement is correct
Jute cultivation due to the rich fertile about the cotton cultivation?
_______ and favourable temperature
A. The ideal climatic conditions for the
and rainfall.
production and growing of cotton are
A. alluvium soil required temperature of 21-30 degree
Celsius and 50-100cm rainfall.
B. black soil
B. Black soil is the ideal soil for the
C. loamy soil production and growing of Cotton.

D. laterite soil C. Both A and B

Ans: A D. Neither A nor B

Ans: C
Based on seasons, the crops in India are
divided into ___ types. Based on their usage, the crops in India
are divided into ___ types.
1. 2
2. 4 1. 4
3. 3 2. 6
4. 5. 3. 7
Solution. 3 4. 3

Answer: Based on seasons, the crops in Solution. 1

India are divided into three types; Rabi,
Kharif and Zaid. Kharif Crops are sown in Answer: Based on its usage crops are
June-July and harvested in divided into 4 types. They are Food Crops,
September-October. Rabi Crops are sown in Cash Crops, Plantation Crops and
October-November and harvested in Horticulture crops.
April-May and Zaid Crops are grown
between March-June.
Which state is the highest producer of In which state is the Indian Institute of
rice? Wheat and Barley Research located?

1. Punjab 1. Punjab
2. Tamil Nadu 2. Haryana
3. West Bengal 3. Uttar Pradesh
4. Haryana 4. Maharashtra
5. . Uttar Pradesh 5. Gujarat

Solution. 3 Solution

Answer: West Bengal is the highest Answer: The Indian Institute of Wheat
producer of rice and Barley Research is located in
Karnal, Haryana
India ranks ___ in the production of cotton
worldwide. Which state has the highest per hectare
yield for jute?
1. 4th
2. 2nd 1. Assam
3. 1st 2. Andhra Pradesh
4. 10th 3. Uttar Pradesh
5. 6th 4. Bihar
5. West Bengal
Ans 1st
Solution. 5
Answer: India ranks 1st in the production
of cotton worldwide while China ranks Answer: West Bengal has the highest per
2nd. Cotton is a tropical and subtropical hectare yield for jute.
Kharif crop. It is a fibre crop and is known
as ‘White gold’. It is a dry crop but roots
need timely supply of water at maturity.
Sugarcane requires ___ months to Tea requires ___ cm of rainfall to
mature. grow.
1. 3 1. 90
2. 4
2. 100
3. 7
3. 140
4. 12
5. 18 4. 127
5. 150
Solution. Sugarcane
Solution. 5
Answer: Sugarcane requires
around 12 months to mature. Answer: Tea requires 150 to 300
cm of rainfall to grow
Which is the highest producer of Spices in India require which type of soil to
coffee? grow?

1. Tamil Nadu 1. Alluvial

2. Kerala 2. Red
3. Telangana 3. Black
4. Karnataka 4. Laterite
5. Assam
5. Mountain
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Solution. 4
Answer: Karnataka is the highest
Answer: Spices require Loamy soil or
producer of coffee. It accounts for 53%
Lateritic soil to grow.
followed by Kerala 28% and Tamil Nadu
has 11% of production