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1) Age of Sun is:a) 4 bn years. b) 5 bn years c) 6 bn years. d) 7 bn years.

2) The rotation of which planets is from east-westa)mercury & Jupiter b) Jupiter & Saturn c)Venus &Uranus d)Saturn & Neptune

3) During the process of revolution of earth around the sun., when the sun is at the

Farthest point from the earth this situation is known as-a) Aphelion b) Perihelion c) Equinox d) Perigee4) The ozone layer is located in which sphere

a) Troposphere b) Stratosphere c) Mesosphere d) Ionosphere5) The planet which revolved very slowly around the sun is

a) Venus b) Jupiter c) Uranus d) Neptune6) The oldest mountain ranges in India are

a) The Himalayas b) The Nilgris c)The Vindhyas d) The Aravalli hills7) For a time difference of one hour the longitudinal distance is equal to

a)15 degree b) 30degree c) 45degree d) 60degree8) Largest producer of Marino wool in the world is

a)USA B) India c) Australia d) Brtain9) Tirupati is ina) Andhra Pradesh b) Karnataka c) Tamil Nadu d) Kerala

10) Which state has the longest coastline in Indiaa) Gujarat b) Maharashtra c) Tamil Nadu d) Andhra Pradesh

11) What is the average time taken by sun rays to reach the eartha) 400sec b) 450sec c) 500sec d) 600sec

12) The biggest country of Africa isa) Sudan b) Botswana c) Chad d) Uganda

13) Konkan railways passes through which mountain rangea) Western Ghats b)Eastern Ghats c) Neelgiri Mountain d) Aravali hills

14) The best Sagyan of the world is found in which countrya) China b)Myanmar c) Thailand d) Mexico15) Swez canal was built in

a)1769 b)1669 c)1569 d)186916) Largest producer of chromium in the world is

a) South Africa b) USA c) Australia d) China17) Largest producer of soyabean in the world is

a) India b) USA c) Britian d) China18) Alps ,Ural and black forest mountains are located in

a) North America b) South America c) Asia d) Europe19) Danube river does not flow through the following city

a) Budapaste b) Veina c) Rome d)Balgrade20) Kalgoorlie and Koolgardi gold mines are in the which country

a) Australia b) South africa c) Mexico d) Brtian21) The highest lake of the world is

a) Huran lake b) Great slave lake c) Titi caca lake d) Chilka lake22) The local wind Mistral flows in

a) Siberia b) Southern Europe c) California d) France23) The main inhabitants of newziland are

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a) Pigmis b) Maoris c) Red Indian d) china24) National peoples congress is the parliament of

a) Bangaladesh b) Sri lanka c) Pakistan d) China25) Which city is known as city of magnificent distance

a) Washington b) Newyork c) Sanfrancisco d) Manhatton

HISTORY

1) The Indus valley civilization isa) about ten thousand years old b) about sven thousand oldc) about five thousand years old d)about three thousand years old

2) At which of the following places did Mahavirs death take placea) Khushi nagar b) Naishali c) Rajgeiha d) Pawapuri

3) Fa him- visited india during the reign of a)Chandra Gupta Vikarmaditya 2 b) Harshwardhanac) Kaniska d) Chandra Gupta Mourya

4) How did English transalation of Vedasa) Willam Johnes b) John Wilkins c) Thomas Row d) Max Mullar 5) The book natural history was written by

a) Plini b) Ptolmi c) Megesthene d) Herodotus6) The city Harappa was discovered by

a) B.B.Lal b) Daya Ram Sahni c) RD Banerjee d) Yagya Dutta Sharma7) The evidence horse bone have been found in which city

a) Lothal b) Kalibanga c) Harappa d) Sukatada8) Among the following Vedas which the oldes one

a) Yajurveda b) Rigveda c) Atheeva veda d) Samaveda9) The book Buddha Charitam was written by

a) Ashvaghosh b) Kanika c) Harshwardhan d) Banabhatta10) Match the column

a) nyaya kapilab) vaishiska gautamc) sankya kanadd) yoga patanjali

11) The Gayatri Matra has been elaborated from which vedaa) Sam veda b) Atherva veda c) Kushinagar d) Vaishali

12) Gautam Buddha gave his first cermon ata) Sarnath b) Gaya c) Chaoudra gupta d) Samendra gupta

13) who is the known nepoliana) Ashoka b) Ajatshatru c) Chandra gupta d) Samendra gupta

14) Second buddist council was held ata) Pathliputra b) Rajgirha c) Vaihali d) Kashmir

15) Alexander came to India ata) 326 b) 330 c) 323 d) 333

16) Kailashnath temple of Kanchi was built bya) Narsinghvarman Ist b) Narsingvarman IIndc) Pulkesian IInd d) Harshwardhan

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17) Kalidas and Amarsingh were the court poets of which kinga) Skandgupta b) Ashoka c) Samudragupta d) Chandraguta Vikramaditya IInd18) The founder of Haryanka Dynasty Was:a) Bindusara b) Ajatshatru c) Bimbisara d) Kalashoka

19) The battle of tewkings was bought on the bank of which river

a) Parusnic b) Askini c) Bimbisara d) Kalashoka20) who was the fouder of Nlanada universitya) Shrigupata b) Samudragupta c) Kumaragupta d) Skanda Gupta

21) Ashoka attack Kalinga in the ___ th year of his rule:a) 5 b) 6 c) 8 d) 722) The third Budhist Council was preceded by:a) Vasumitra b) Mahakashyap c) Tissa & Mugali Putra d) Sabakmeer 23) The Triratnas are related to which religion:a) Jainism b) Buddhism c) Hindu d) Islam24) Mahavir Swami was born in which year:a) 540 b) 541 c) 542 d) 543

25) Who was the founder of Satvahanas Dynasty:a) Vasudeva b) Kharvella c) Karikala d) Simuka26) Ratnawalli, Priyadarshika and Naagananda was written by-a) Banabhatta b) Harshwardhana c) Kalidas d) Tulsidas