SELF EVALUATION ASSIGNMENT - 8

SAE: Self Evaluation Assignment - 8

Choose the correct answer:

1.     Consider the following Bhakti saints:

        I.    Kabir                        II.    Namdev

        III.   Ramanand                IV.  Nanak

        The correct chronological order of their appearance in Bhakti Movement is

        (1)  III, II, I, IV                  (2)  II, III, IV, I

        (3)  III, II, IV, I                  (4)  II, III, I, IV

2.     Bombay (Mumbai) was acquired by the English from the Portuguese in the year

        (1)  1662                         (2)  1612

        (3)  1600                         (4)  1595

3.     The headquarters of United Nations Industrial Development Organisation is at

        (1)  Washington DC        (2)  Vienna

        (3)  Rome                       (4)  Geneva

4.     The maximum strength of Lok Sabha envisaged by the Constitution is

        (1)  552                          (2)  548

        (3)  545                          (4)  542

5.     Match List I (Leaders) with List II (Areas under their operation) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists

              List I                              List II

        I.    Maulvi Ahmed Shah  A.   Barrackpore

        II.    Mangal Pande          B.   Faizabad

        III.   Bakht Khan               C.   Kanpur

        IV.  Nana Sahib               D.   Delhi

        Codes:

        (1)  I - B, II - D, III - A, IV - C

        (2)  I - C, II - D, III - A, IV - B

        (3)  I - B, II - A, III - D, IV - C

        (4)  I - C, II - A, III - D, IV - B

6.     Indian Factory Act was passed in

        (1)  1861                         (2)  1881

        (3)  1887                         (4)  1898

7.     Consider the following statements:

        I.    The Lahore Session of Congress in 1929 adopted the resolution on Purna Swaraj (Complete Independence).

        II.    The Karachi Session of the Congress in 1931 passed the resolution on the Fundamental Rights

        III.   The Congress Session of Lucknow in 1936 was held under the Presidentship of Subhas Chandra Bose

        IV.  The August 1942 resolution of the Congress Party adopted the slogan 'Do or Die'.

        Which of these statements is / are correct?

        (1)  I and III                     (2)  IV only

        (3)  II and III                    (4)  I, II and IV

8.     The Bandung Conference was a major milestone in the history of

        (1)  The Non-aligned movement

        (2)  Indo-Chinese relationship

        (3)  US-Vietnam War

        (4)  Creation of ASEAN

9.     The Socialistic slogan 'from each according to his capacity, to each according to his needs' was coined by

        (1)  Francois-Noel Babeuf

        (2)  Karl Marx

        (3)  Robert Owen

        (4)  Saint Simon

10.   Which one of the following is a pair of endangered species?

        (1)  Garden lizard and Mexican poppy

        (2)  Rhesus monkey and Sal tree

        (3)  Indian peacock and Carrot grass

        (4)  Hornbill and Indian aconite

11.   Who among the following was associated with Kakori Conspiracy case?

        (1)  Abul Kalam Azad

        (2)  Shahnawaz Khan

        (3)  Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

        (4)  Ashfaqulla

12.   Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

        (1)  Boston Tea Party            : France

        (2)  May 4 Movement            : China

        (3)  New Economic Policy     : Russia

        (4)  Boer War                        : Africa

13.   Consider the following statements

        I.    Igneous rocks are classified into soft and hard rocks

        II.    Sedimentary rocks are also called as Primary rocks

        III.   Marble is an example of metamorphic rock.

        IV.  Coal is not a sedimentary rock.

        Which of the above statements is / are correct?

        (1)  I only                        (2)  II and III

        (3)  I, III and IV                (4)  II and IV

14.   Identify the correct sequence of the establishment of steel plants in India from the earliest to the latest

        (1)  Bokaro, Jamshedpur, Visakhapatnam, Bhilai

        (2)  Jamshedpur, Bhilai, Bokaro, Visakhapatnam

        (3)  Bhilai, Jamshedpur, Visakhapatnam, Bokaro

        (4)  Jamshedpur, Bokaro, Bhilai, Visakhapatnam

15.   In which region of Pakistan, Shariat law was enforced on April 14, 2009?

        (1)  Sindh

        (2)  Swat Valley

        (3)  Balochistan

        (4)  POK

16.   The largest livestock population in the world is in

        (1)  China                       (2)  India

        (3)  Indonesia                 (4)  USA

17.   Most of the ozone in the atmosphere is concentrated in the

        (1)  Ionosphere

        (2)  Mesosphere

        (3)  Stratosphere

        (4)  Troposphere

18.   Which one of the following characteristics is not associated with tropical cyclones ?

        (1)  Before the cyclone arrives the air becomes very still; and temperature and humidity are high

        (2)  As the front of the vortex arrives, gusty winds develop and thick clouds appear

        (3)  As the cold front passes, the weather changes very rapidly

        (4)  Calm conditions return when the eye of the cyclone arrives

19.   Which one of the following conditions is not necessary for precipitation to occur?

        (1)  The air must be warm

        (2)  The air must be saturated

        (3)  The air must be cooled below its dew point

        (4)  The air must contain hygroscopic particles

20.   The Mahe region located on the western coast of India is politically a part of the Union Territory of

        (1)  Dadra and Nagar Haveli

        (2)  Daman and Diu

        (3)  Lakshadweep

        (4)  Pondicherry

21.   Match List I (Cities) with List II (Natural regions) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :

              List I                              List II

        I.    Darwin                  A.   China type

        II.    New Orleans         B.   Equatorial type

        III.   San Francisco       C.   Mediterranean type

        IV.  Vancouver            D.   Tropical Monsoon type

                                         E.   West European type

        Codes :

        (1)  I - D, II - A, III - C, IV - E

        (2)  I - C, II - E, III - B, IV - A

        (3)  I - D, II - E, III - C, IV - A

        (4)  I - C, II - A, III - B, IV - E

22.   Ankaleshwar in India is known for the production of

        (1)  Bauxite                     (2)  Coal

        (3)  Iron Ore                    (4)  Petroleum

23.   The year 2009 was observed as the year of Ox in which country?

        (1)  Japan

        (2)  South Korea

        (3)  China

        (4)  Vietnam

24.   pH of saline soil is

        (1)  5.0                           (2)  6.5 - 7.0

        (3)  8.5 - 10.0                  (4)  None of these

25.   Who, among the following persons, was awarded the country's highest honour in the world of cinema, Dadasaheb Phalke Award, for the year 2002?

        (1)  Hrishikesh Mukherjee

        (2)  B. R. Chopra

        (3)  Dev Anand

        (4)  Asha Bhonsle

Self Evaluation Assignment-8

1.   (1)       2.   (1)        3.    (2)        4.   (1)        5.   (3)

6.   (2)       7.   (4)        8.    (1)        9.   (2)        10.  (4)

11.  (4)       12.  (1)        13.  (2)        14.  (2)        15.  (2)

16.  (2)       17.  (3)        18.  (4)        19.  (3)        20.  (4)

21.  (1)       22.  (4)        23.  (3)        24.  (2)        25.  (3)