Time Allowed: 3 Hours
Maximum Marks: 150
Marks are indicated against each question
Q.1.Write full form of any five of the following and depict their significance in one sentence each.
[a] NATO
[b]GATT
[c] IRDP
[d] UNDP
[e] ITBP
[f] ASEAN
[g] D.Phil
Q.2. In which State are the following places situated and why are they known (any five).
(a) Amritsar
(b) Bijapur
(c) Kandla
(d) Haridwar
(e) Sriharikota
(f) Renukut
(g) Raniganj
Q.3. Write the names of the States which have the following as their capital (any five).
(a) Itanagar
(b) Gangtok
(c) Dehra Dun
(d) Shimla
(e) Chennai
(f) Bhubaneshwar
(g) Gandhinagar
Q.4. Write the name of the rivers along which the following towns are situated (any five).
(a) Badrinath
(b) Delhi
(c) Kota
(d) Guwahti
(e) Jabalpur
(f) Cuttak
(g) Ludhiana
Q.5. On which coast of India are the following located (any five)
(a) Tuticorin
(b) Kandla
(c) Ennore
(d) Cochin
(e) Marmugao
(f) Jawaharlal Nahru Port
(g) Vishakhapatnam
Q.6. In which State are the following located (any five).
(a) Pulicat
(b) Nakki
(c) Loktak
(d) Zozila
(e) Changula
(f) Makalu
(g) Guru Sikhar
Q.7. Mention the names of the following (any five).
(a) The founder of Ramakrishna Mission
(b) Theosophical Society
(c) Secretary General of UNO
(d) The last Indian Governor-General of free India
(e) Author of Akbarnama
(g) The first woman Chief Minister of an Indian State
Q.8. Name the authors of the following (any ten)
(a) As you like
(b) Beginning of the Beginning
(c) Chitra
(d) Das Kapital
(e) Devdas
(f) Geetgovinda
(g) Godan
(h) Glimpses of World History
(i) Kamasutra
(j) My Truth
(k) Saket
(l) Wings of Fire
(m) Asian Drama
(n) Malgudi Days
Q.9. Where are the following located (any ten)
(a) Corbett National Park
(b) Nagarjuna sagar Project
(c) Headquarter of Southern Railway
(d) City of Nawabs
(e) Largest Corridor
(f) Jawahar Tunnel
(g) Selem Steel Plant
(h) National Environmental Engineering Institute
(i) Tehri Dam
(j) Taj Mahal
(k) Ellora
(l) silent Valley
(m) Space application Centre
(n) Chushul
Q.10. Answer any four of the following in three sentences each.
(a) Nobel Prize for Peace in 2008 was awarded to whom?
(b) Who is Deep Joshi?
(c) What is VVIP?
(d) What do you mean by Harmattan?
(e) What do you mean by Rig Veda?
(f) Write on T-20 World cup Cricket-Men's and Women's
Q.11. Write on/Answer any four of the following in 20 words each.
(a) India's Vision,2020
(b) Yashpal Committee Report
(c) COC is Copenhagen
(d) Who invented Yoga?
(e) Ahsoka
(f) Gulf Stream
Q.12. Name the following (at present).
(a) The Governor of Uttarakhand
(b) The Chief Minister of J & K
(c) Lt. Governor of Lakshadweep
(d) chairman of Finance Commission(13th)
(e) UGC, Chairman
Q.13. Write briefly why the following are famous (any five)
(a) The Revolt of 1857
(b) Split in the Congress (1907)
(c) Satyagraha Movement
(d) Indian National Army
(e) Sardar patel
(f) Indus Velley
(g) The Lal Quila (Red Fort)
Q.14. Answer/Write short notes on any two of the following.
(a) what are the Monsoons? How are they relevant to India?
(b) Forests of India
(c) Indian Minerals
(d) The Himalaya Region
Q.15. Write briefly (in two sentences each) about any four of the following.
(a) Fossils
(b) Vitamins
(c) Proteins
(d) Nervous System
(e) Photosynthesis
(f) Soda Water
(g) Diabetes
Q.16. Write briefly on any four of the following (three sentences each)
(a) Recession
(b) Sectors of Economy
(c) Zero-base Budgeting
(d) Poverty line
(e) Gross National Product (GNP)
(f) Sustainable Development
Q.17. Answer the following.
(a) What is the term of Election Commissioners?
(b) Who can remove the Judges of Supreme Court?
(c) Who is real executive head of the Govt. at State level?
(d) What do you mean by Protocol?
(e) By whom the Vice-President of India is elected?
(f) If the President of India wants to resign, to whom should address his resignation letter?
(g) What is the 93rd Amendment, 2005?
(h) What is Sarkaria Commission?
(i) Who does appoint the Attorney-General of India?
(j) Within what period of time a Central Minister muist become a Member of Parliament?
Q.18. Name the Capital, Currency and Parliament of the following countries (any four)
(a) Afghanistan
(b) Nepal r)
(c) Malaysia
(d) Maldives
(e) Israel
(f) Bhutan
(g) Egypt
(h) Canada
Q.19. Write briefly on the following ( in 20 words each)
(a) Patna
(b) Bangar and Khader
(c) Population features of 2001 Census of Bihar
(d) Tendulkar Report about Bihar
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