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1. Whichofthefollowingwas notoccupiedbytheBritishortheFrenchandjustremainedasabuffer

state?

(a)Thailand (b)Malaysia

(c)ndonesia (d)!hina

". !onsiderthefollowingstatements#

. $ndertheTreatyof%an&ingin1'"!hinatoo&

o*er+ong,ongfromtheBritish.

.The-econdpiumWarwasfoughtbetween

!hinaand/apan.

Whichoftheabo*estatementsis0arecorrect?

(a) (b)

(c)and (d)%one

. BytheTreatyofBo2ue3madetheBritishitsmost

fa*ourednation.3is

(a)

-outh

4frica (b)

!hina

(c)-ri5an&a (d)ndonesia

. By

1''67ietnamwascompletelyunder

the

possessionof

(a)theFrench (b)the8utch

(c)theBritish (d)the9ortuguese

6. 3occupied:gyptfromttomanTur&eyin1''".3

is

(a)France (b)9ortugal

(c)Belgium (d)Britain

;. TheMughal:mpirereacheditsgreateste. Fatwai4lamgiriwascreatedduringthereignof

(a)+umayun (b)-hah/ahan

(c)4urang=eb (d)4&bar

'. Whowasthefirst%i=amof+yderabad?

(a)Mujaffar/ung (b)%asir/ung

(c)-alabat/ung (d)!hin@uilich,han

A. Who

too&

away

the

9eacoc&

Throne

from

ndia?(a)%adir-hah (b)4hmed-hah4bdali

(c)Mahmudofha=ni(d)Muhammadhori

1C. Whomdid!hhatrapati-hi*ajiconsideredhisguru?

(a)!ho&hamela (b)Damdas

(c)Tu&aram (d):&nath

11. TheTreatyofWarnadi*idedtheMaratha,ingdombetween

(a)-ahujiand-ambhaji

(b)Dajaramand-ambhaji

(c)Dajaramand-ambhaji

(d)

-ahuji

and

-ambhaji

1".

Whodefeatedthe%i=amulMul&andimposedthe

Treatyof8urai-araionhim?

(a)-ahuji (b)-ambhaji

(c)BajiDao (d)-hi*aji

1. !onsiderthefollowingstatements

. TheMarathasrestored-hah4lamonthe

throneof8elhiin1>>".

.BajiDaowasalso&nownas%ana-aheb.


(a)

(b)

(c)and (d)%one

1. Whomdid-hahujithe&ingoftheMaratha,ingdom

madethe9eshwain1>1?

(a)Madha*rao (b)Bajirao

(c)Balaji7ishwanath (d)%arayanrao

16. /i=iyaduringtheMughal:mpirewasata


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. TheFrenchunder/osephFrancois8uplei


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(c)DaghujiBhonsle (d)8amaji

6. Whointroducedthedualgo*ernmentinBengal?

(a)Warren+astings (b)5ord!ornwallis

(c)Dobert!li*e (d)5ord!anning

;. !onsiderthefollowingstatements

. Theo*ernoreneralofBengalwasmadethe

o*ernoreneral

of

ndia

through

the

Degulating4ctof1>>.

.The!harter4ctof1'declaredthatnondian

shallholdanygo*ernmentpositionunderthe

company.


(a) (b)

(c)and (d)%one

>. Which4ctmadetheo*ernoreneralofBengal

generalauthorityo*erothertwopresidencies?

(a)Degulating4ctof1>>

(b)

!harter

4ct

of

1'1

(c)!harter4ctof1'

(d)!harter4ctof1'6

'. -wami8ayanand-araswatisparentalnamewas

(a)Mula-an&ara (b)Mula,rishnacharya

(c)m-an&ara (d)%arayan-an&ara

A. Whicho*ernoreneralofndiaabolishedthesati

system?

(a)Warren+astings (b)5ord!ornwallis

(c)5ord8alhousie (d)5ordBentinc&

C. 4ftertheprematuredeathofDajaDammohunDoy

theBrahmoMo*ementwasgi*enanewlifeby

(a)8ebendranathTagore

(b)-han&ar-eth

(c)4tmaram9andurang

(d)Dama&rishnaopalBhandar&ar

1. Whoamongthefollowingwasnotamemberofthe

Brahmo-amaj?

(a),eshab!handra-en

(b)8ebendranathTagore

(c)Mahade*o*indDanade

(d)

8war&anath

Tagore

. Whowasnotamemberofthe9rarthana-amaj?

(a)Mahade*o*indDanade

(b)4tmaram9andurang

(c)opal,rishnao&hale

(d)/yotiba9hule

. The8eccan:ducation-ocietywasformedunder

thespiritualguidanceof

(a)

-wami

7i*e&ananda(b)Mahade*o*indDanade

(c)-wami8ayananda-araswati

(d)DajaDammohunDoy

6. Whofoundedthe-er*antsofndia-ociety?

(a)opal,rishnao&hale

(b)4nnieBesant

(c)-ayyid4hmad,han

(d)5ouis7i*ian8ero=io

;. +iscampaignfortheupliftmentofthewea&ac2uired

thecharacterofanantiBrahminmo*ement.+eis

(a)

-ayyid

4hmad

,han

(b)Mohammad4li/innah

(c)/yotiba9hule

(d)Mahade*o*indDanade

>. ThefamousFergusson!ollegeof9unewasfounded

under

(a)8eccan:ducation-ociety

(b)Theosophical-ocietyofndia

(c)Britishndian4ssociation

(d)%oneoftheabo*e

'.

The

!entral

+indu

!ollege

at

7aranasi

was

foundedin1'A'by

(a)4nnieBesant

(b)5ouis7i*ian8ero=io

(c)-wami7i*e&ananda

(d),eshab!handra-en

A.

Thefirst+ead2uartersofthe4rya-amajwereat

(a)!alcutta(b)%asi&

(c)5ahore

(d)Bomday

6C. The-huddhiMo*ementwasstartedby

(a)-wami8ayanand-araswati

(b)

-wami

7i*e&ananda(c)Dama&rishna9aramahamsa

(d)Baba,hara&-ingh

". +enry5ouis7i*ian8ero=iofoundedthe(a)8eccan:ducation-ociety

(b)-er*antsofndia-ociety

(c)GoungBengalMo*ement

(d)TheosophicalMo*ement

StaticGK 9age3

61. !onsider

the

following

statements


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. Thepartofthe+imalayaslyingbetween-atluj

and,aliri*ersis&nownas9unjab+imalayas.

.

Thepartof+imalayaslyingbetweenTistaand

8ihangri*ersis&nownas4ssam+imalayas.


(a) (b)

(c)and (d)%one

6". Thenorthernpartofthewesterncoastalplainsof

ndiaisalso&nownas

(a)%orthern!ircar (b)Malabarcoast

(c),annad9lain (d),on&an

6. Whichisthelargestdrainagebasinintheworld?

(a)%ilebasin (b)4ma=onbasin

(c)!ongobasin (d)Mississippibasin

6. Thepattern formedwhenari*er isjoinedby its

tributariesatappro. Which

of

the

following

is

the

highest

pea&

of

theWesternhats?

(a)8odaBetta (b)4namudi

(c)/a*adi+ills (d)-he*roy+ills

6'. !onsiderthefollowingstatements

. Thebhabharbeltofthenorthernplainsliessout

h

oftheteraibelt.

.Thestreamsandri*ersreemergeintheterai

beltofthenorthernplains.


(a)

(b)

(c)and (d)%one

6A. Whichofthefollowingisnotatributaryofthendus

ri*er?

(a)-hyo& (b)Has&ar

(c)%ubri (d)5ohit

9age4

;C. !onsiderthefollowingstatements

. 9lantsta&eincarbondio


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;;. Whichofthefollowingisadistributaryofri*er

anga?

(a)Teesta (b)+ooghly

(c)8amodar (d)-araswti

;>. Whichofthefollowingismasswasting?

(a)the*arious&indsofuphillmo*ementsoccurring

onearthduetotheplatecollisions.

(b)

the

*arious

&inds

of

uphill

mo*ements

occurringonearthduetothegra*itationalpullfrommoon.

(c)the*arious&indsofdownhillmo*ements

occurringunderthepullofgra*ity.

(d)meltingoficebergsduetoglobalwarming.

;'. TheMohodiscontinuityisthe

(a)boundarybetween

earthscrustandearths

mantle.

(b)boundarybetweenearthsmantleandearths

core.

(c)lowerlayeroftheearthsmantle

(d)upperlayeroftheearthscore.

;A. !onsiderthefollowingstatementsaboutthe:arth#

. Theoutercoreissolidwhiletheinnercoreisin

li2uidstate.

.

Being

composed

mainly

of

non

metals

li&e

carbonsulphurandhydrogentheearthscore

isalso&nownasthenonmetalliccore.


(a) (b)

(c)and (d)%one

>C. !onsiderthefollowingstatements

.

8ensity

of

roc&s

increases

as

we

do

down

from

thecrusttothecoreoftheearth.

.

Thecontinentalcrust

is

less

densethanthe

oceaniccrust.


(a) (b)

(c)and (d)%one

>1. Themostabundantelementoftheearthscrustis

(a)-ilicon (b)". Which

of

the

following

is

not

a

metamorphic

roc&?

(a)neiss (b)-late

(c)ranite (d)Marble

>. !onsiderthefollowingstatements

. Thecontinentalcrustoftheearthisthinnerthan

theoceaniccrust.


(a)

(b)

(c)and (d)%one

>.

!onsiderthefollowingstatements

. Metamorphicroc&sarealsocalledprimaryor

basicroc&s

.gneousroc&sareformedwhenmagmacools

and

solidifies.


(a)

(b)

(c)and (d)%one

>6. !onsiderthefollowingstatements

. -haleisaresultofmetamorphosisofigneous

roc&s.

.+imalayasareresultofcollisionofcontinental

plates.


(a)

(b)

(c)and (d)%one

>;. !onsiderthefollowingstatements

.

The-an4ndreas faultisaresultof

collision

betweenoceanicandcontinentalplates.

.

Theinnercoreoftheearthismademostlyof

copperand=inc.


(a) (b)

(c)and (d)%one

>>.

Whichof the following isthedeepest la&ein the

world?

(a)!aspiansea (b)7osto&la&e

(c)Bai&alla&e

(d)9inatubola&e

>'. !onsiderthefollowingstatements

.

The9amir,notisthemeetingplaceofmany

+imalayanri*ers.

.

The9amir,notislocatedtothesouthofMount

:*erest.


(a)

(b)

(c)and

(d)%one

>A. Whichofthefollowingisthesecondhighestpea&

intheworld?

(a),anchenjunga (b),"

(c)5hotse (d)%anga9arbat

.

Theasthenosphereisalayerfoundatthetopof

theuppermantle.

StaticGK 9age5

>C. Which

of

the

following

is

the

coldest

place

in

the northern

hemisphere?


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(a)-wit=erland

(b)4ustria

(c)France

(d)$nited-tatesof4merica

A>. Whichofthefollowingisnowonthe*ergeof

e


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in89sincethe1AAC.

(b)

Between1A61and"CCCtheshareofagriculture

in89fellfrom6'Ito"6I

(c)-hareof theser*icessector in89wasless

thanindustrialsectorbetween1A61and"CCC.

(d)ndiasser*icesshareof89ishigherthanthe

a*erageforotherlowincomecountries.

111. :conomic

ne2uality

leads

to#(a)

!lassconflicts

(b):


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".

+a*efreeaccesstoliberalrefinancefacilities

from%4B4D8.

.

4rere2uiredtolendonlytowea&ersections.

Whichofthestatementsgi*enabo*earecorrect?

(a)1andonly (b)"andonly

(c)1and"only (d)1"and

1"6.

ndian

financial

system

has

pro*ided

for

the

transferof

resources

from

the

centre

to

the

statesthe

importantmeansofresourcestransferis0are#

(a)Ta. Whichamong thefollowingports inndia isalso

&nownastheJchildofpartitionK?

(a)9aradip (b),ol&ata

(c),andla (d)+aldia

1"'. mportsintoacountrygenerateincomefor#

(a)Foreignproducers

(b)8omesticmanufacturing

(c)

Traders(d)

Thego*ernment

1"A. Whichofthefollowingcanbeusedtochec&nflatio

n

temporarily?

(a)8ecreaseinmoneysupply

(b)ncreaseinwages

(c)8ecreaseinta. JDedTapeKinaneconomyrefersto#(a)Digidconformitytoformalrulesor:


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andfinancialclaims.

(b)

%ationsnete


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(c)odine (d)ron

16. Which

of

the

f

ollowing

isa

product

of

photosynthesis?

(a)C. Whichofthefollowingmetalsisthemostreacti*e?

(a)Hinc (b)!alcium

(c)ron (d)!opper

1>1. WhichofthefollowingmetalsisfoundintheFree-tate?

(a)

4luminium

(b)

Magnesium(c)!alcium

(d)!opper

1>". !onsiderthefollowingstatements. ""caratgoldisanalloy.

."caratgoldis*eryhard.

Whichoftheabo*estatementsis0aretrue?

(a)

(b)(c)and (d)none

StaticGK 9age11

1>.

4malgam

is

an

alloy

that

contains (a)

Hinc (b)

Mercury


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(c)Tin (d)!opper

1>. -olderisanalloyof

(a)Tinand!opper (b)Hincand5ead

(c)Hincand!opper (d)Tinand5ead

1>6. !onsiderthefollowingstatements

. 4lgaearegreenincolourbecauseofchlorophyll

present

in

them..

:*eryplanthaschlorophyllinitslea*es.

(a) (b)

(c)and (d)none

1>;. !onsiderthefollowingstatements#

. 9itcherplantisahomotroph.

.9roteinisoneoftheproductsofphotosynthesis

inplants.

Whichoftheabo*estatementsis0aretrue?

(a) (b)

(c)and (d)none

1>>. 7illiarefingerli&eoutgrowthsin

(a)esophagus (b)9ancreas

(c)-mallintestine (d)allbladder

1>'. Whatis depositedon ironduring theprocessof

gal*anisation?

(a)Hinc (b)4luminium

(c)!opper (d)Tin

1>A. 5iontailedmaca2ueisnaturallyfoundinwhichof

thefollowingstates?

(a)

ujarat (b)

Madhya

9radesh(c),erala (d)/ammuand,ashmir

1'C. Whichofthefollowingdestroyso=one?

(a)!arbon (b)!hlorine

(c)-ilicon (d)-ulphur

1'1. Whichofthefollowinggasesreducestheo. !onsiderthefollowingstatements

. Melamineisane


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(b)cyclones

(c)endangeredspecies

(d)nuclearreactors

1A. !onsiderthefollowingstatements

. Thecellsha*ingnuclearmaterialwithoutnuclear

membraneare&nownaseu&aryoticcells.

.Bluegreenalgaearepro&aryoticorganisms.


(a) (b)

(c)and (d)none

1A6. Whichofthe followingdoesnote


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1.a Thailand

is

the

only

-outheast

4sian

country

ne*erto

ha*ebeenoccupiedbyany:uropeanorotherforeignpower

e"andbecamethe first%i=amof

+yderabad.

A.a %adir -hahof

ran in*aded8elhi in1>'1>Aandplundered

thecity.+ealso too&

away the9eacoc&Throneandthe,ohinoordiamond.

1C.b Bha&ti-aints li&e-amarthDamdassincethe16thcenturyhad

created

in

theminds

ofthe

Marathasthe

abiding

senseof

mutuallo*eandfaithinoneod.

Thesesaintstoohadaninfluencewhichemphasised

on

theprinciplesof

good

wor&

and

purity

of

heart.

11.d 4ccording

to

thetreatytheMaratha

,ingdomwasdi*ided

intotwohal*es.

Thesouthernhalfofthe&ingdomwentto-ambhaji

whilethe%orthern+alfwent

to-ahuji.

1".

c The

Treaty

made

the

%i=am

surrender

the

whole

ofMalwa.

Bythis

treatyBajiDaoalsoobtained from%i=am theterritory

lyingbetweenri*ers%armadaand!hambalotherthan6Cla&h

rupees

as

war

compensation.

1.

a

The

Maratha

power

re*i*ed

in

norther

ndia

after

almost

a

decadeunderMadha*Dao .Following

thedeathof

%ajibud

8aula theMarathas

restored thee>".

BalajiBajiDaowas&nownas%ana-aheb

not

BajiDao.

1.

c 8 ur in g

difficult

times

diwan

Balaji

7ishwanath

stood

steadfastlyby-ahuji(sonof-ambhaji).+ence-ahujiele*ated

himtothepostof9eshwa.

16.b /i=iyaisapollta;6withtheMughal:mperor-hah4lam.Bythistreatythe

:mperorwasta&enunderthe!ompanysprotectionandwas

assigned4llahabadand,ara.

Furtherthe!ompanyalso

granted

the

:mperoran

annual

pension

of

rupees

";

la&h

in

return

forafarmanwhich

granted

the!ompany

thediwani

ofBengal.

".

a

Warren

+astings

stopped

the

annual

grant

of

:mperor

-hah

4lam.+e

also

too&away

4llahabadand,ara

fromthe

:mperorandsoldtheseterritoriesbac&to

the%awabof

4wadh .

".

c

The%i=am

of

+yderabadwas

the first ndianpower toaccept

thesubsidiaryalliancewithpleasure.

"6.

a

By

the

Treaty

of

Bassein

9eshwa

Baji

Dao

entered

into

subsidiaryalliancewith theBritish. n facthehadbeen forced

tosee&British

protectionafter/aswant

Dao+ol&arcaptured

9une.

BytheTreatyof4mritsarsigned in1'CAri*er-utlejhadbeen

fi.b

TheFirst

4nglo-i&hWar

too&placein1'61';.5ord

+ardingewastheo*ernoreneral

ofndiafrom1'to

1''.

"'.

c

4lthoughDobert!li*ega*ebirthtothe!o*enanted!i*il

-er*icesinndia

it

was5ord!ornwalliswhowasregarded

as

the

father

of

modern

ci*il

ser*ices.

t

was

!ornwallis

who

separated

the

commercial

and

there*enue

branches

ofthe

administrationwhilesimultaneouslye


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C.b TheBritishtoo&away

thefamousdiamond,ohinoorfrom

Maharaja8alip-inghafterdefeatinghim inthe-econd4nglo

-i&hWar.

1.b The

+ol&ars

dynastywasfounded

by

Malhar

Dao

withhis

head2uartersat

ndore.

".b DaghunathDao was

defeatedat4rgaonandagreed tosign

a treaty.

By

thistreatysignedat8eogaonDaghujiBhonsle

surrendered

rissa

to

the

British.

.a MajorBroadfootwhowassent

to9unjabby5ord+arding

e

as

thepoliticalagentof

theBritishdide*erything todi*idethe

-i&hnoblesand inducethe-i&harmy tocross

ri*er-utlej.By

theTreatyof4mritsarsigned in1'CA theri*erhadbeen fi.

a

The

Degulating

4ct

of

1>>

ga*e

the

o*ernoreneral

of

Bengalgeneralauthorityo*erothertwopresidencies

Bombayand

Madras.

'.a

A.d n

1'"A5ord

William

Bentinc&abolished

thesystem

ofsati

and

made

it

punishable

by

law.

C.a

4ftertheprematuredeathofDajaDammohunDoytheBrahmo

Mo*ementwascarriedforwardby

8war&anathTagorefor

some

time.

Butit

was

hisson8ebendranath

Tagore

whoinfusednewlifeintotheorganisationandintroducedtheregular

system

ofworship

in

the

Brahmo

temples.

1.

c Mahade*

o*ind

Danade

was

the

founder

ofthe

9rarthana

-amaj.

".

c 5ouis

7i*ian

8ero=io

taught

:nglish

literature

and

+istory

in

the+indu!ollegeof

!alcutta.TheGoungBengalMo*ement

re*ol*edaroundhim.+isattractionasateacherlayinmoti*ating

thestudents

toli*ebytruthandshunall&inds

of

*ices.

.d /yotiba9hule

was

not

amember

of

the

9rarthana-amaj.

+e

founded

the

-atyashodha&

-amaj.

.c The8eccan:ducation-ocietywas

formed in1''under the

spiritualguidanceof

-wami8ayananda-araswati.

t

hasasmallschool

which

in

courseoftimegrewintothefamous

Fergusson!ollegeof

9une.

;.

c

/yotiba

9hule

wasanacti*e

social

reformer

who

too&

up

sincerelythecauseofwomenanddowntroddenpeoplein

Maharashtra.But

his

campaignfor

theupliftmentof

the

economicallywea&ersections

ofthesociety

andtheremo*al

ofuntouchability

ac2uiredthecharacterofanantiBramhan

mo*ement.

+ebelie*edthattheplightof

thewea&ersections

is

due

to the

Brahmins

and

there*edic

traditions.

>.a

The8eccan:ducation-ocietywas

formed in1''under the

spiritualguidanceof-wami8ayananda-araswati.thasa

small

school

which

in

course

of

time

grew

into

the

famousFergusson

!ollegeof

9une.

'.a The!entral+indu!ollegeat7aranasiwasfoundedin1'A'

by4nnie

Besantunder

theTheosophical-ocietyofndia.

A.d n1'>6

8ayanand-araswatiformallyestablishedthe4rya

-amajunitatBombay.

6C.

a

-wami8ayanand-araswatistartedthe-uddhiMo*ement

to

con*ertthenon+indusinto+induism

61.b

Thepart

of

the+imalayas

lyingbetween-atlujand,aliri*ers

is&nownas

,umaon+imalayas.

6".d

%orthern

!ircar

is

thenorthern

part

of

eastern

coastal

plains

of

ndia.

The

Malabar

coast

and

the

,annad

9lain

are

thesouthern

andcentralstretchesof

thewesterncoastalplains.

6.b

With

its

hundreds

of

tributaries

the4ma=on

drains

a territory

ofmorethan>millions2&mroughlyhalfofwhich is inBra=il.

6.a 4trellis

drainagepatternde*elopswherehardandsoftroc&s

e.b 4namudi

at

";A6metres

is

thehighest

pea&oftheWestern

hats.

6'.b

Thenorthernplains

start

withthebhabharbelt

while theterai

belt

lies

southofthebhabhar.

Thestreamswhichdisappear in thebhabhar reemerge in the

terai

belt.

6A.d 5ohit

isa tributary

of

ri*erBrahmaputra.

;C.b

9lantsta&eincarbondio


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only"CI

of

the total

water

carried

by the ndus

ri*er

system.

TheBrahmaputrata&esa$turnonreachingtheMount%amcha

Barwaandenters ndiain4runachal9radesh throughagorge.

;;.b The

ri*er

anga

bifurcates

in

West

Bengal.

The

subsidiary

branch

theBhagirathi

winds

southto form

the+ooghly ri*er.

;>.c Thegra*ityoftheearthpullsallmaterialsonitssurface

downwards.

These

downward

mo*ements

are

calledmass

mo*ement

ormass

wasting.

;'.

a

TheMohodiscontinuitynamedafterthegeologistMohoro*icic

is

the

boundary

between

earths

crust

and

earths

mantle.

;A.d Theoutercore isa li2uidregioncomposedmostlyof ironwith

smalleramountsofnic&elandsulphur in li2uid form.Theinner

core is

solid

and

is

composed

mostlyof

iron

and

nic&el.

4s

thecore ismadeupof

mainlymetals

it

is

also&nowna

s

themetalliccore.

>C.

c The

continental

crust

is

lessdensethan

theoceaniccrust

becausethecontinentalcrust

ismadeofami1.

b ".

c raniteis

anigneous

roc&

of*isiblecrystalline formationand

te.d Thea*eragethic&nessoftheoceanic

crust

isabout6&m

whilethea*eragethic&nessofthecontinentalcrustisabout

C&m.

Theasthenosphere isa1CC&m thic& layer foundat the topof

thelowermantle.

>.b gneous

roc&s

are formedby thesolidificationofmagmawhile

metamorphicroc&sandsedimentaryroc&sarecomposedof

pree6.b -haleisasedimentary

roc&formedby

theconsolidationof

beds

of

clayor

mud.

When

two

continentalplates

con*ergeneither

platecan

be

forcedundertheother.nsteadfoldsmay

becreated.

The

+imalayasha*ebeenformedinthisway.

>;.d The-an4ndreasfaultisariftcausednotbycollisionbetween

plates

but

by themo*ement

of

plates

away

from

eachother.

The innercoreoftheearthis

solidandmadeofiron

nic&el

and

sulphur.

>>.

c 5a&eBai&althedeepest

la&eintheworld

isafreshwater

la&e located in-iberia.tisthedeepestla&e in theworldwith

a

mam.

tisestimatedto

contain

appro'.d The9amir,not is

themeetingplaceofmanymountains.t is

located

in

the

eA.b ,"

at

';11m

isthesecondtallest

mountainintheworld.

nlyMount:*erestis

tallerthan,".

'C.b 7er&hoyans&

isthecoldest

placeinthenorthernhemisphere

withamean/anuary

temperatureofL6!.

9age16

'1.b 1nauticalmileN1.'6"&m

'".d 4ccordingtothewidely

accepted5awofthe-ea(Maritime

5aw)eachnationthatborderstheoceanmayclaiman

:.

a

Madhuca

nsignisa

wild*ariety

of

mahua

is

now

onthe

*ergeof

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A'.

c The-tateofForestDeport

includesplantationsinnatural

forests

and

therefore

failstodeli*eraccurate

information

about

actuallossof

naturalforests.

AA.

c ayal

also&nown

as

Mithun

is

a

massi*esemidomesticated

oCs

and1A'Csthe!hip&omo*ement in ndia fought

forpreser*ation

of

theforeststhat

pro*ided

li*elihoodtothe

people.

1C1.

b

1C".

a

1C.

c

1C.b

1C6.

d

1C;.d

1C>.

a

1C'.

b

4sias

first

:9H

was

set

up

in

,andla

in

1A;6.

1CA.

a

11C.a-hareof theser*icesectorhasbeen increasing in89since

the

1AAC.

111.a

11".

c Both

the

centraland

state

go*ernments

shared

the

responsibility

of

regulating

the98-.

Whilethecentral

go*ernment

is

responsible

for

procurement

storage

transportation

andbul&

allocationof

foodgrains

state

go*ernmentshold

theresponsibility

fordistributing

thesame

totheconsumersthroughtheestablishednetwor&ofFair

9rice

-hops

(F9-s).

-tatego*ernments

arealso

responsible

for

operational

responsibilities

including

allocation

andidentificationoffamiliesbelow

po*erty

lineissueofration

cardssuper*isionandmonitoringthefunctioningof

F9-.

11.

c 4llahabad

Ban&

beganoperations

in

1';6.

11.bB+:5wasaccordedtheMaharatnastatusonthFebruary

"C1.

116.

c

11;.d

11>.c

11'.b

11A.d

4fter

1AA1

Deser*e

ban&

of

ndiahas

becomemore

independentinframingmonetarypolicyasfiscalpolicyis

prerogati*eof theo*ernmentof

theday.9ublic-ectorBan&s

dominate>6Iofdepositsand>1Iofad*ances intheban&ing

industry.9ublic

-ectorBan&s

dominatecommercialban&ing in

ndia.

1"".

d

1".

c

%ational8e*elopment!ouncil (%8!)is

ane.c

1"'.

d

1"A.a

1C.

c

11.b

1".

a

1.

b

1.

c

16.

a

1;.

d

1>.

a

1'.

d

1A.

d

1C.

b

11.

a

1".

dThe

cotton

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1"C.

d

1"1.

a

StaticGK 9age171;.

dThe

tertiary

sector

ofthe

economy

is

theser*ice

industry.

This

sectorpro*ides

ser*ices

to thegeneralpopulationandto

businesses.

4cti*ities

associated

with

this

sector

include

retailand

wholesale

sales

transportation

and

distribution

entertainment(mo*ies

tele*ision

radio

music

theater

etc.)

restaurantsclericalser*icesmediatourisminsurance

ban&ing

healthcare

and

law.

The2uaternary

sectorof

theeconomy

consists

of

intellectual

acti*ities.

4cti*itie sassociatedwiththissector

include

go*ernment

culturelibraries

scientific

researcheducation

and

information

technology.

1>.

bTheopeningofthe-ue=!analfurtherintensifiedBritishcontrol

o*erndiasforeigntradeasitreducedthetimeoftra*el

between

:ngland

and

ndia

considerably.

1'.

c

Themostimportantcharacteristicofndiasforeigntrade

throughout

thecolonialperiodwasthegenerationofalarge

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1;1.

d4mlacontains

ascorbicacid

Tamarindcontains

tartaricacid

and

5emoncontains

citricacid.

1;".cFormicacidis

widely

usedinthechemicalindustriesandin

dyeingandtanning.nnatureformicacidoccurs inthepoisons

of

stingingantsandotherinsects

andin

stingingnettles.

1;.aThegreenpigment

inplant

lea*escalledchlorophyllhelps

plant

lea*esto

capture

the

energy

of

thesunlight

for

photosynthesis.

-oil

has

bacteria

that

con*ert

gaseous

nitrogen

into

a

usableformandreleaseitintothesoil.

Theseareabsorbedbythe

plants

along

with

water.

1;.brganicmatterreleasesacids.f thesoil istooacidicitcanbe

neutralisedbyaddingbasesli&e2uic&lime (calciumo.

bMercury

combineswith

all

thecommonmetals

e.

d-olderis

an

alloy

of

lead

and

tin

(9b

and

-n).

t

is

used

for

weldingelectricalwirestogetherduetoitslowmelting

point.

1>6.a%ote*eryplanthaschlorophyllinitslea*es.-omeplantsget

their

chlorophyll

from

otherhost

plants.

They

are

parasitic

in

nature.

1>;.d9itcherplant

isaninsecti*orousplant.

Thisiswhyit

isa

heterotroph(one

who

dependsonthefoodproducedby

others).

-tarch

is

produced

by

photosynthesis

not

protein.

1>>.cTheinnerwallsof thesmall intestineha*ethousandsof finger

li&e

outgrowths

called

*illi.

The*illi

increasetheabsorption

surfaceareafor

digestion

pro*idingefficient

absorption

ofnutrients.

StaticGK

1>'.

a

al*anisation

is

a

process

ofdepositing

a

layer

of

=inc

o

n

ironorsteeltopre*entrusting.

1>A.

c

Theliontailed

maca2ue(alsocalledBeardape)li*esinthe

rain

forests

of

Western

hats.

t

is

thought

to

be

the

rarest

old

world

mon&ey

and

is

in

serious

danger

of

e.dMelamineisane


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bThegreencoatingoncoppersurfaceis

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