Monday, May 11, 2015

The first Marine Sanctuary in India , having within its bounds coral reefs, Mollusca, dolphins, tortoise and various kinds of sea birds, has been established in

(a) Sunderbans
(b) Chilka Lake
(c) Gulf of Kutch
(d) Lakshadweep

Match List I with List II and select the correct answers using the codes given below:

  List I                                                   List II
A. Europeans trans- continental Railways 1. Paris to Istanbul
B. Trans - Andean railway                         2. Leningrad to Vladivostok
C. Trans -Siberian railway                         3. Leningrad to volgograd
D. Orient Express                                       4. Buenos Aires to valparaiso
                                                                    5. Paris to Warsaw
CODES:  A     B      C    D
         (a)  5     4      2    1
          (b) 1     4      3   2
          (c) 5     1      2    3
          (d)1      2      3   4


Answer- A

Which one of the following is in the correct chronological order of the battle fought in India in the 18th century?

(a) Battle of Wandiwash -- Battle of Buxar -- Battle of Amber -- Battle of Plassey
(b) Battle of Ambur -- Battle of Plassey --- Battle of Wandiwash -- Battle of Buxar
(c) Battle of Wandiwash -- Battle of Plassey --- Battle of Ambur
(d) Battle of Ambur -- Battle of Buxar --- Battle of Wandiwash --Battle of Plassey





Answer- B

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched:

(a) Pitt's India Act - Warren Hastings
(b) Doctrine of Lapse - Dalhousie
(c) Vernacular - Curzon
(d) Ilbert Bill - Ripon



Answer - C

The "Strait of Dover" separates which of the following countries?

  1. United Kingdom and France
  2. Spain and Portugal
  3. Portugal and Italy
  4. Italy and Greece

Sunday, April 5, 2015

Empire tape is

(a) varnished cambric
(b) vulcanized rubber
(c) impregnated paper
(d) none of the above



















Ans: a