Q. The size of the Council of Ministers is limited to -
1) 15 per cent of the total strength of the Lower House
2) 10 per cent of the Lok Sabha strength
3) 15 per cent of the Rajya Sabha strength
4) 25 per cent of the Lok Sabha strength
Q. Consider the following Bhakti Saints -
1. Dadu Dayal
2. Guru Nanak
3. Tyagaraja
Who among the above was/ were preaching when the Lodi dynasty fell and Babur took over?
1) 1 and 3
2) Only 2
3) 2 and 3
4) Only 1
Q. Consider the following sentences regarding Centre for Marine Living Resources & Ecology (CMLRE).
1. CMLRE was established at Mumbai.
2. The Centre for Marine Living Resources & Ecology (CMLRE) is working under the Ministry of Earth Science.
3. The Centre for Marine Living Resources & Ecology (CMLRE) is coordinating and promoting ocean development activities in the country.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1) Only 2
2) Only 1
3) Only 2 and 3
4) Only 3
Q. Which of the following Kingdoms were associated with the life of the Buddha?
1. Avanti
2. Gandhara
3. Kosala
4. Magadha
Select the correct answer using the code given below -
1) 1, 2 and 3
2) 2 and 4
3) Only 3 and 4
4) 1, 3 and 4
Q. Recently a dedicated project for conservation of Asiatic Lion was launched. Consider the following statements regarding Asiatic Lion -
1. The Asiatic Lion endemic to Gir landscape of Gujarat, is one of the 21 critically endangered species identified by the Ministry for taking up recovery programmes.
2. Asiatic Lion, being listed in Schedule-I of Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
3. This project has Species Conservation over a large landscape approach.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1) Only 1 and 3
2) Only 1 and 2
3) Only 2 and 3
4) All 1, 2 and 3
Q. What was the main reason for the split in the Indian National Congress at Surat in 1907?
1) Introduction of communalism into Indian politics by Lord Minto
2) Extremists' lack of faith in the capacity of the moderates to negotiate with the British Government
3) Foundation of Muslim League
4) Aurobindo Ghosh's inability to be elected as the President of the Indian National Congress
Q. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has included the Panna Bio-sphere Reserve in its World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR). Consider the following statements regarding Panna National Park.
1. The Panna National Park got the status of Project Tiger Reserve as India's 22nd tiger reserve in 2004.
2. It was notified as a Biosphere Reserve by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) in 2011.
3. By 2018, it witnessed a remarkable turnaround in tiger population by increasing their numbers remarkably from zero estimated a decade ago.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1) Only 1 and 3
2) Only 1 and 2
3) Only 2 and 3
4) Only 1, 2 and 3
Q. With reference to Marine Plastic Pollution, consider the following statements -
1. Currently, India is considered the twelfth-largest source of marine litter.
2. It is projected to become the fifth-largest by 2025.
3. The Ganga has been documented as one of the top-five rivers dumping plastics into oceans.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1) Only 1 and 3
2) Only 1 and 2
3) Only 2 and 3
4) 1, 2 and 3
Q. Regarding the taxation system of Krishna Deva, the ruler of Vijayanagar, consider the following statements -
1. The tax rate on land was fixed depending on the quality of the land.
2. Private owners of workshops paid an industries tax.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1) Only 1
2) Only 2
3) Both 1 and 2
4) Neither 1 nor 2
Q. Who among the following had first deciphered the edicts of Emperor Ashoka?
1) Georg Buhler
2) James Prinsep
3) Max Muller
4) William Jones
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