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1. Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer
I. The period of military dictatorship under the leadership of Oliver Cromwell in England was known as Common
Wealth Period.
II. Oliver Cromwell was known as “The Lord protector ”
III. `Whigs’ and `Torys’ the political parties of England originated during the time of Charles II.
A.Only I and II is correct B. Only II and III is correct
C. Only I and III is correct D. I, II and III are correct
Answer: D

2 . Consider the following statements and choose the correct statement(s)
I. The term Industrial Revolution was coined by Arnold Toynbee
II. Chartist movement originated in England as a result of the industrial revolution. Its aim was to get voting right for labourers.
A. Only I B. Both I and II
C. Only II D. Neither I nor II
Answer: B

3. Consider the following statements
I. Adolf Hitler wrote his autobiography `Mein Kampf’ (My Struggle) while he was in Jail.
II. Secret Police Force of Hitler was known as `Gustapo’.
III. The supporters of Nazi party were known as Black shirts
A. Only I and II are true B. Only II and III are true
C. Only I and III are true D. I, II and III are true
Answer: A

4. Which of the following options is/ are true?
A. Red Shirts – Garibaldi
B. Black Shirts – Otto Von Bismarck
C. Brown Shirts – Adolf Hitler
D. All are true
Answer: D

5. The participants in the Second World War were grouped as Allied Powers and Axis Powers. Choose the correct
option regarding the participants in the Second World War.
List I List II
(Allied Powers) (Axis Powers)
A. Britain, Italy, France, Germany, Austria, Japan USA, China
B. Germany, China, Soviet Union, USA, Britain France, Russia, Japan
C. USA, Japan, France, Britain, China Germany, Italy, Russia
D. Britain, France, USA, Soviet Union, China Germany, Italy, Japan
Answer: D

6. The slogan `No taxation without representation’ and the `Boston Tea Party’ incidents are related to ?
A. American Revolution B. Russian Revolution
C. French Revolution D. Chinese Revolution
Answer: A

7. Name the ruler of France at the time of French Revolution ?
A. Louis XIV B. Louis XVI
C. Voltaire D. Monstesque
Answer: B

8. Who wrote the book `Social contract’ which states that `Man is born free but everywhere he is in chains’?
A. Rousseau B. Monstesque
C. Voltaire D. Napoleon
Answer: A

9. Which among the following Nations signed the Munich Agreement on September 30, 1938 to solve the
Sudetenland issue ?
A. China, USA, Italy, France
B. Germany, Britain, France, Italy
C. Russia, USA, Italy, China
D. Germany, USA, Britain, China
Answer: B

10. Match List I (persons) with List II (events) and select the correct answer using the codes given below.
List I List II
a. Premier Tojo 1. Ruler of Japan during IInd World War
b.Winston Churchill 2. Ruler of Italy during IInd World War
c.Mussolini 3. The US President during IInd World War
d. Franklin D Roosevelt 4. Prime Minister of Britain during IInd World War
e. Joseph Stalin 5. Ruler of Soviet Union during IInd World War
ab c de
A. 5 3 1 4 2
B. 4 3 2 1 5
C. 1 4 2 3 5
D. 1 3 2 4 5
Answer: C

11 . Match List 1 (important lines) with List II (countries that separate) and select the correct answer using the codes
given below.
List I List II
a. Mannerheim Line 1. Germany France
b. Sieg fried line 2. Poland – Germany
c. 49th Parallel 3. Russia Finland
d. Order – Neisse Line 4. USA – Canada
ab c d
A. 1 4 3 2
B. 3 2 4 1
C. 1 2 4 3
D. 3 1 4 2
Answer: D

12 . Match List 1 (Persons) with List II (inventions) and choose the correct answer using the codes given below.
List I List II
a. John kay 1. Power loom
b. James Hargreaves 2. Flying shuttle
c. Samuel Crompton 3. Crompton’s mule
d. Edmund Cartwright 4. Steamboat
e. Robert Fulton 5. Spinning Jenny
ab c de
A. 5 2 3 4 1
B. 4 2 5 1 3
C. 5 4 3 2 1
D. 2 5 3 1 4
Answer: D

13 . Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below.
List I List II
a. Mussolini 1. Iron man of Europe
b. Louis XIV 2. I am the state
c. Adolf Hitler 3. Black Shirt
d. Otto Von Bismarck 4. The Feuhrer
ab c d
A. 4 1 3 2
B. 3 2 1 4
C. 1 2 4 3
D. 3 2 4 1
Answer: D

14. Consider the following statements
i. The two groups that fought the first world war were Triple Alliance (Germany, Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria,Turkey) and
Triple Entente (Britain,France, Russia, USA)
ii. Clamanceau was the French President during the first world war
iii. Orlando was the Italian ruler during first World War Which of the following statements is/ are true?
A. Only I and III B. Only I and II
C. Only II and III D. I, II and III
Answer: D

15. Match List I (treaty) with List II (countries with allied powers that signed the Treaty) and select the correct answer
using the codes given below.
List I List II
a. Treaty of Versailles (1919) 1. Bulgaria
b. Treaty of St. Germain (1919) 2. Hungary
c. Treaty of Neuilly (1919) 3. Turkey
d. Treaty of Trianon (1920) 4. Germany
e. Treaty of Sevres (1920) 5. Austria
ab c de
A. 4 5 1 2 3
B. 2 5 3 1 2
C. 4 3 5 1 2
D. 2 5 1 4 3
Answer: A

16. What was the consequence of the Battle of Somme (1916) fought during first world war?
A. France defeated Germany
B. Germany defeated France
C. French British force defeated Germany
D. Difficult to assist the Victor
Answer: D

17. Acts passed by Britain to control the American Colonies are given below
Match List 1 (Acts) with List II (year) and select the correct answer using the codes given below.
List I List II
a. Navigation Act 1. 1765
b. Sugar Act 2. 1764
c. Stamp Act 3. 1766
d. Declaratory Act 4. 1651
e. Townshed Act 5. 1767
ab c de
A. 4 2 1 3 5
B. 4 3 2 1 5
C. 5 3 1 2 4
D. 3 2 1 4 5
Answer: A

18. Match List I (important wars) with List II (years) and select the correct answer using the codes given below.
List I List II
a. Opium War 1. 1939 -45
b. War of roses 2. 1899 – 1901
c. Boer war 3. 1839 – 42
d. Balkan war I and II 4. 1455 – 1485
e. Second World War 5.1912 -13
ab c de
A. 5 3 4 2 1
B. 4 5 2 3 1
C. 3 4 2 5 1
D. 2 5 4 3 1
Answer: C

19. Match List I (events) with List II (year) and select the correct answer using the codes given below.
List I List II
a. Thashkent Agreement 1.1972
b. Shimla Agreement 2. 1869
c. Opening of Panama Canal 3.1966
d. Opening of Suez Canal 4. 1914
ab c d
A. 4 2 1 3
B. 3 1 4 2
C. 2 1 3 4
D. 3 1 2 4
Answer: B

20 . Match List 1 (events) with List II (year) related to the major events of the Industrial Revolution in England
List I List II
a. Petition of Rights 1. 1688
b. Bill of Rights 2. 1689
c. Bloodless Revolution 3. 1640
d. Long Parliament 4. 1628
ab c d
A. 1 3 2 4
B. 4 2 1 3
C. 2 3 1 4
D. 4 3 2 1
Answer: B

21. No one is ready to go,……….?
A. aren’t they B. are they
C. do they D. is they
Answer: B

22. Munnar is more beautiful than any other place in Kerala The superlative degree form of this is
A. Munnar is the beautiful place in Kerala
B. No other place in Kerala is so beautiful as Munnar
C. Munnar is beautiful than any other place in Kerala
D. Munnar is the most beautiful place in Kerala
Answer: D

23. Match list I (Phrasal Verbs) with list II (their meanings) and select the correct answer using the codes given below
List 1 List 2
a. put by 1. save
b. take on 2. become popular
c. bring under 3. make progress
d. Pull up 4. rebuke
e. get on 5. defeat
Codes
a b c d e
A. 1 2 5 4 3
B. 1 3 4 5 2
C. 4 3 5 1 2
D. 2 1 5 3 4
Answer: A

24. Match list I (words) with list II (Antonyms) and select the correct answer using the codes given below.
List 1 List 2
a. KNAVE 1. heavenly
b. INCONGRUOUS 2. honest
c. PIFFLING 3. to be patient
d. MUNDANE 4. harmonious
e. CHAFE 5. vast amount
Codes
a b c d e
A. 5 3 2 1 4
B. 2 3 5 4 1
C. 4 2 5 1 3
D. 2 4 5 1 3
Answer: D

25 . By the end of next month we ……. here for seven years
A. will have lived B. would have lived
C. will be living D. will live
Answer: A

26. Ravi has a strong resemblance ………. his mother
A. with B. to
C. for D. about
Answer: A

27. Choose the correct reported speech form of the given sentence
The teacher said, “Maya, if you come late again, I will punish you”
A. The teacher said that if Maya comes late again, he will punish her.
B. The Teacher said if Maya come late again, he will punish her.
C. The teacher told Maya that if she came late again, he would punish her.
D. The teacher told Maya that if she come late again, he would punish her.
Answer: C

28. The passive form of ‘Did the noise frighten you’?
A. Is you frightened by the noise?
B. Are you frightened by the noise?
C. Were you frightened by the noise?
D. Do you frightened by the noise?
Answer: C

29. The active form of ‘He was surrounded by evil advisers’ is
A. Evil advisers surrounded him
B. Evil advisers surround him
C. Evil advisers are surrounded him
D. He is surrounded by evil advisers
Answer: A

30. Poor people hardly get loans from Nationalised banks,……..?
A. do they B. don’t they
C. did they D. didn’t they
Answer: A

31. Deforestation includes which of the following
1. Felling and removal of forest litter
2. Browsing
3. Grazing and trempling of seedlings
4, Repeated lopping
A. only 1 B. only 1 and 3
C. only 3 and 4 D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: D

32. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched Medicinal Extract Plants
1. Taxol Taxus Brevifolia
2. Quinine Cinchona tree
3. Digitalis Foxglove plant
A. only 1 B. only 1 and 2
C. only 2 and 3 D. 1, 2 and 3
Answer: D

33 . Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
Pollutant Disease
1. Arsenic Skin cancer
2. Lead Itai – Itai
3. Cadmium displexia
A. only 1 B. only 1 and 2
C. only 2 and 3 D. 1, 2 and 3
Answer: D

34. Which of the following environment released organisations are headed by the Prime Minister?
1. National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA)
2. National Board of wildlife
3. National Water Resources Council
A. only 1 and 2 B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1 and 3 only D. All of them
Answer: D

35. Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution is / are related to the protection of the environment
1. Article 48 – A 2. Article 51 A (g)
A. 1 only B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2 D. Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: C

36. Consider the following statements related to the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural resources (IUCN)
1. Both Govt and Civil Society organisations are members of the IUCN
2. It is one of the World’s largest and most diverse environmental network.
3. Its headquarters is located in Switzerland
A. 1 and 2 only B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1 and 3 only D. All of them
Answer: D

37. The Forest Act was enacted in which of the following year?
A. 1927 B. 1972
C. 1980 D. 1982
Answer: A

38 . With reference to Eutrophication, which of the following is/are true?
1. It is phenomenon of nutrient enrichment of a water body
2. It depletes the water of dissolved oxygen. (DO)
3. Human activities are mainly responsible for the eutrophication
A. only 1 B. only 1 and 2
C. only 2 and 3 D. 1, 2 and 3
Answer: D

39 . Which of the following is not correctly matched?
A. The water (prevention and control of pollution) Act 1977
B. The environment (Protection) Act 1984
C. The Wild Life (Protection) Act 1972
D. The Forest (conservation) Act 1980
Answer: B

40 . The Environment Protection Act of 1986 (EPA) came into force soon after which of the following disaster in India?
A. Bhopal gas tragedy B. Oleum gas leak
C. Maline Landslide in Pune D. None of the above
Answer: A

4 1. Consider the following statements regarding the national legislation to protect the environment in India and choose the correct one.
1. The 42nd Amendment clause (g) to Article 51 A of the Indian constitution made it a fundamental duty to protect and improve the natural environment
2. There is a directive, given to the state as one of the Directive Principles of State policy regarding the protection and improvement of the environment.
3. The Department of environment was established in India in 1980 to ensure a healthy environment for the Country.
A. 1 only B. 1 and 2
C. 2 and 3 D. 1, 2 and 3
Answer: D

42 . Biodiversity Hotspot are characterized on the basis of:
A. Endemic flowering plant and threat perception
B. Endemic flowering plant C. Species of flowering plants
D. None of above
Answer: A

43 . What is the Carbon Credit?
A. It is the difference between the carbon emission allowed and actually emitted carbon.
B. Amount of carbon in petrol
C. Amount of carbon present in atmosphere
D. None of these
Answer: A

44 . Which of the following is true about the Ecotone?
A. It is meeting place of two different eco systems
B. It is meeting place of two same eco systems
C. Density of species is very low here
D. All of the above
Answer: A

45 . What percent of area in the plain should be under forest?
A. 21% B. 25%
C. 17% D. 33%
Answer: D

46 . What does the high Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) indicates?
A. High level of microbial pollution
B. Low level of microbial pollution
C. absence of microbial pollution
D. water is fully pure
Answer: A

47 . Gas that is released during burning plastics is
A. Chlorofluro Carbon B. Phosgene (COC12)
C. Poly chlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
D. Methyl isocyanate
Answer: C

48 . Which of the following is/are true about blue baby diseases?
1. It causes methaemoglobinaemia particularly in bottle fed infants
2. Areas with ground water as the only source of drinking water is vulnerable to this disease
3. Large use of nitrogenous fertilizers and manures is major cause of this disease
A. only 1 B. only 1 and 2
C. only 2 and 3 D. 1, 2 and 3
Answer: D

49 . Which of the following heavy metals are often found in environment and have toxic effects on living organisms?
1. Lead 2. Mercury 3. Arsenic 4. Silicon
5. Benzene 6. Chromium
A. only 1, 2 and 3 B. only 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6
C. only 1, 2, 3 and 6 D. only 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
Answer: C

50 . The protocol which decided to completely phase out CFC is
A. Cartagena Protocol B. stockholm Convention
C. Montreal Protocol D. Kyoto Protocol
Answer: C

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