● How can the quantity of water vapour the atmosphere hold increases?
Answer :- With increase of temperature,
● Which is a non-metal that remains liquid at room- temperature?
Answer :- Bromine,
● In which Aryans first settled?
Answer :- Punjab,
● With which religion is Kalvalya associated?
Answer :- Jainism,
● Where did Alexander die?
Answer :- Babylon,
● To whom was the title 'Devanam Priya' given?
Answer :- Ashoka,
● From when Vikrama era started?
Answer :- 57 B.C.,
● How was the Gupta administration?
Answer :- Monarchial,
● Which ruler died while playing Chaugan?
Answer :- Jalal-ud-din-Khilji,
● Tulsidas wrote Ramacharitamanas during the which reign?
Answer :- Akbar,
● By whom was Agra Fort built?
Answer :- Akbar,
● Of which treaty was the Third Carnatic War ended?
Answer :- Parts,
● Who was the pioneer social reformer?
Answer :- Raja Ram Mohan Roy,
● Who gave the slogan Inquilab Zindabad?
Answer :- Iqbal,
● Which animal had the Stone Age people first?
Answer :- sheep,
● Which war was ended by the Treaty of Madras?
Answer :- First Mysore war,
● Who gave the motto Go back to the Vedas?
Answer :- Swami Dayanand Saraswati,
● Who was the Mughal emperor at the time of Ahmed Shah Abdali’s invasion of
India?
Answer :- Shah Alam II,
● Which was a revolutionary who later turned into a yogi and a philosopher?
Answer :- Aurobindo Ghosh,
● The altitudes of heavenly bodies appear to be greater than they actually are.
Why is this?
Answer :- Atmospheric refraction,
● One degree of longitude on the equator is equal to how much distance?
Answer :- 50 miles,
● Which region of the world is called the bread basket of the world?
Answer :- Temperate grassland,
● What is a person of mixed European and Indian blood in Latin America is
called?
Answer :- Mestizo,
● The oldest inhabitants of India are considered by which name?
Answer :- Negritoes,
● The Tibetan river Tsangpo enters India through which State?
Answer :- Arunachal Pradesh,
● Why does north-western India receive substantial rainfall during winter
months?
Answer :- Westerly disturbances,
● Which would be most suited for an area which has only two months of scanty
rainfall in a year?
Answer :- Pulse,
● Which state has the highest amount of Nickel Ore resources?
Answer :- Odisha,
● In whom did the Government of India Act, 1935 veste the residuary power?
Answer :- Governor-General,
● Why is the constitution of India republican?
Answer :- Because it has no hereditary elements,
● How many times has National Emergency been declared?
Answer :- Three times,
● Who has the power to form a new State within the Union of India?
Answer :- President,
● Which was the first woman film star nominated/ elected to the Rajya Sabha?
Answer :- Nargis Dutt,
● How many High Courts in India have jurisdiction over more than one State
(Union Territories not included)?
Answer :- 3,