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June 22, 2013

Quiz 3 - APPSC General Studies Quiz

Q) Which of the following is also grown as a 'Zaid' crop ? (A) Sugarcane(B) Cotton(C) Maize for fodder(D) Jute

Q) Which of the following is also known as ‘Eternal City’ ? (A) London(B) Rome(C) Athens(D) Berlin

Q) Which of the following is an effect of globalization on India ? (A) Increase in foreign trade(B) Increase in the number of foreign banks(C) Direct foreign investment(D) All of the above

Q) Which of the following is an example of volcanic mountains ? (A) Rockies(B) Fujiyoma(C) Salt range(D) Caucasus

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Q) Which of the following is called the 'Cottonopolis' of India ? (A) Kanpur(B) Agra(C) Mumbai(D) Ahmedabad

Q) Which of the following is correct ?(A) The ministers during the Sultanate period were appointed and dismissed by the Khalifa(B) The ministers during the Sultanate period were appointed and dismissed by the Ulema(C) The ministers during the Sultanate period were appointed and dismissed by the Qazi(D) The ministers during the Sultanate period were appointed and dismissed by the Sultan

Q) Which of the following is fish ? (A) Sea cucumber(B) Sea cow(C) Sea horse(D) Sea lion


Q) Which of the following is not a cyclone ? (A) Tornado(B) Hurricane(C) Typhoon(D) Sirocco

Q) Which of the following is not a merit of green revolution ? (A) Increase in agricultural production(B) Reduction in the import of food grains(C) Prosperity of the farmers(D) Regional imbalance

Q) Which of the following is not a process of river erosion ? (A) Hydraulic action(B) Deflation(C) Corrosion(D) Attrition

Q) Which of the following is not a rubber producing country ? (A) Thailand(B) India(C) Sri Lanka(D) None of these

Q) Which of the following is not a text of Buddhism ?(A) Jatakas(B) Acharangasutra(C) Dighnikaya(D) Sumangalavilasini

Q) Which of the following is not an area of the highest agricultural productivity ? (A) Punjab(B) Haryana(C) Madhya Pradesh(D) Western Uttar Pradesh

Q) Which of the following is secondary consumer ? (A) Goat(B) Lion(C) Reindeer(D) None of these

Q) Which of the following is the correct chronological order ? (a) Guptas - Kushans - Mauryas - Sungas(b) Sungas - Mauryas - Guptas - Kushans(c) Mauryas - Sungas - Kushans - Guptas(d) Kushans - Guptas - Sungas - Mauryas

Q) Which of the following is the current female judge of the Supreme Court of India a. Ruma Pal b. No one currently c. Leila Seth d. Fathima Beevi

Q) Which of the following is the highest mountain peak of Uttarakhand ? (A) Nandadevi(B) Chaukhambha(C) Kamet(D) Mount Everest

Q) Which of the following is the oldest dynasty ? (a) Pallavas(b) Cheras(c) Chalukyas(d) Satavahanas

Q) Which of the following is the richest source of Vitamin C ? (A) Carrot(B) Guava(C) Mango(D) Orange

Q) Which of the following is the smallest bone in the human body ? (A) Vomer(B) Stapes(C) Malleus(D) Incus

Q) Which of the following is used for earthquake related information ? (A) Geiger - Muller counter(B) Pyrometer(C) Aneroid barometer(D) Seismograph

Q) Which of the following is/are Court of record? a. Supreme Court of India only b. No court is a Court of record c. High Court of India only d. Both Supreme Court and High Courts of India

Q) Which of the following is/are treated as artificial currency ? (A) ADR(B) GDR(C) SDR(D) Both ADR and SDR

Q) Which of the following kingdoms od South India was well known for its naval power ? (a) Hoysala(b) Pandya(c) Chola(d) Chalukya

Q) Which of the following landforms is formed by glacier ? (A) Tarn(B) Lagoon(C) Lappies(D) Doline

Q) Which of the following landforms is not formed by weathering ? (A) Rift valley(B) Crevasses(C) Talus(D) Yardang

Q) Which of the following landforms is not found in Madhya Pradesh ? (A) Betul Plateau(B) Pulicat Lake(C) Bharner Mountain Range(D) Kaimur Hills

Q) Which of the following law givers of the post-Gupta period declared that Sudras were not slaves by nature ? (A) Medhatithi(B) Vigynaeshwar(C) Narad(D) Jimutwahan

Q) Which of the following list in the seventh schedule of the Constitution contains the residuaryentry? a. Unionb. State b. State c. Concurrent d. There is no such entry in the Constitution

Q) Which of the following mentions about the meeting of Sandrokottas (Chandragupta Maurya) with Alexander, the Great ? (A) Pliny(B) Justin(C) Strabo(D) Megasthenese

Q) " Which of the following newspapers advocated revolutionary terrorism during the period of Indian freedom struggle ? 1. Sandhya 2. Yugantar 3. Kaal Choose the correct answer from the code given below : (A) 1, 2(B) 1, 3(C) 2, 3(D) 1, 2, 3"

Q) " Which of the following pairs are correctly matched ? 1. Uttar Kashi — River Bhagirathi 2. Tehri — Confluence of rivers Bhagirathi and Bhilangana. 3. Rudraprayag— Confluence of rivers Alaknanda and Mandakini Select the correct answer using the code given below— (A) 1, 2 and 3(B) 1 and 2 only(C) 2 and 3 only(D) 1 and 3 only"

Q) " Which of the following pairs are correctly matched ? Rivers — Ocean/Sea1. Yangtze Kiang — East China Sea 2. Euphrates — Aral Sea 3. Lena — Arctic Ocean 4. Mekong — Japan Sea Select the correct answer using the codes given below— (A) 1 and 2(B) 2 and 3(C) 1 and 3(D) 3 and 4"

Q) Which of the following pairs does not match ? (A) Lower Sileru—Andhra Pradesh(B) Nagarjun Sagar—Karnataka(C) Koyna—Maharashtra(D) Pong—Punjab

Q) Which of the following pairs is correct ? (A) Alfred Wegener—Plate Tectonics(B) Archdeacon pratt—Continental Drift Theory(C) William Moris Davis—Geographical Cycle of Erosion(D) Walter Penck—Theory of Isostasy

Q) Which of the following pairs is correct ? (A) Jharia coalfield—Jharkhand(B) Girdih coalfield—West Bengal(C) Korba coalfield—Madhya Pradesh(D) Umaria coalfield—Chhattisgarh

Q) Which of the following pairs is correctly matched ? Minerals—Producing Areas (A) Copper—Arizona(B) Coal—Carajas(C) Iron Ore—Rastanura(D) Petroleum—Donbas

Q) Which of the following pairs is not correct ? (A) Assam—Magh Bihu(B) Haryana—Tea Festival(C) Punjab—Hola Mohalla(D) Madhya Pradesh—Fair of Nagaji

Q) Which of the following pairs is not correct ? (A) Jog—Waterfall(B) Ankleshwar—Mineral oilfield(C) Bokaro—Gold mine(D) Paradwip—Iron and steel plant

Q) Which of the following places has ‘Tiger Project’ ? (A) Kalyani(B) Buxa(C) Gir(D) Garumara

Q) Which of the following Rashtrakut kings defeated the Pratihar ruler Nagabhatta I ? (A) Indra II(B) Krishna III(C) Amoghvarsha I(D) Govind III

Q) Which of the following raw materials is needed for the manufacturing of cement ? (A) Limestone(B) Sea shells(C) Slag from steel plant(D) All of the above

Q) Which of the following regulates Banks in India a. Banking Regulation Act b. Securities and Exchange Board of India Act c. Hindu Marriage Act d. Shops and Establishments Act

Q) Which of the following rivers is an example of the superimposed drainage ? (A) Alaknanda(B) Kosi(C) Chambal(D) Godawari

Q) Which of the following sites has yielded skeleton of dog along with human skeleton in burial ? (A) Brahmagiri(B) Burzahom(C) Chirand(D) Maski

Q) Which of the following state-ment is false ?(A) The lease of Madras in 1639 was obtained by the English from the ruler of Chandr-agiri(B) Colbert founded the French East India Company(C) The ‘Blue Water Policy’ associated with Albuquer-que(D) The Portuguese power was not organised on commer-cial lines

Q) Which of the following state-ment is false with regard to the Dutch interest and activities in India ?I. They treated the local inhabi- tants cruelly and exploited themII. They did not get involved in the politicsIII. They became the carrier of trade between India and the Islands of the Far EastIV. Many attempts were made by them to monopolise the channels of trade between India and the west.(A) I, II, III(B) II, III, IV(C) I, III, IV(D) I, II, IV

Q) Which of the following statements about Krishnadevaraya is incorrect ? (a) He founded a new city, Nagalapur in honour of his mother Nagaladevi.(b) After his death, there were struggles for succession as successors were incompetent.(c) He fought the Battle of Talikota.(d) He was an accomplished writer and poet.

Q) Which of the following statements is correct in relation to cotton production ? (A) Cotton is grown in tropical areas(B) Sri Lanka is the largest exporter of cotton(C) Cotton is a dominant crop in areas of over 1000 cm annual rainfall(D) Cotton can also be grown in Tundra region

Q) Which of the following statem-ents is not correct about William Hawkins—' '(A) He could not speak Turkish Language(B) He reached Agra in the Court of Jahangir with a letter written by king James I to emperor Akbar(C) The name of his vessel was Hector(D) He had a considerable expe-rience in the Levant (U.P.P.C.S. Sub. 2001)

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