CSS General Knowledge Online Entry Test With Answers

CSS General Knowledge Online Entry Test

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1 Knowledge about the existence of which of the following animals is doubtful in the Indus valley civilization? Dog Cat Bull Horse
2 The Indus valley people knew the use of: Gold, silver, copper, bronze but not iron Copper, iron, gold but not bronze Silver, lead, iron but not gold Gold, tin, bronze but not copper
3 The script of the Indus valley civilization was: Persian Dravidian Sanskrit Indecipherable
4 The greatest invention of man in the Palaeolithic Age was: Potter's wheel Metal implements Fire Spinning of clothes
5 Man passed from the food gathering stage to the food producing stage in the: Neolithic Age Palaeolithic Age Mesolithic Age Chalcolithic Age
6 The Indus valley civilization is known as pre-Aryan civilization because of the evidence of: Art Copper Pottery Script
7 The period when men used both stones and copper tools is known as the: Monolithic Age Chalcolithic Age Neolithic Age Metal Age
8 The earliest evidence of silver in India is found in the: Harrapan culture Vedic texts Marked coins None of these
9 Nomad man started settling in: Palaeolithic Age Neolithic Age Mesolithic Age None of these
10 Which of the following metals was not known to the Indus valley people?   Copper Bonze Iron None of these
11 Which of the following is not a characteristics of the religion practiced by Harappan people?  Nature worship Worship of Mother Goddess Faith in magic, charms and sacrifices Belief in life after death
12 The great bath of the Indus Valley civilization was discovered in:  Lothal Mohenjodaro Bopar Harappa
13 Which one of the following elements of Hinduism were practiced in the Indus valley civilization? Idol worship Wearing of sacred threads Cult of Shiva None of these 
14 Which one of the following archeologists initially discovered the Mohenjodaro site of the Indus Valley Civilization? Sir John Marshal Rakhal Das Banerjee Daya Ramshani   Sir Martimer Wheeler 
15 The main occupation of the people of the Indus valley was: Trade Agriculture Cattle rearing Hunting
16 The main characteristic of the Indus valley civilization is: Drainage System Town Planning Pucca houses Well laid-out roads
17 Who among the following is known as the Heroine of 1942 Quit India Movement? Dr. Annie Besant Sarojni Naido Aruna Kriplani
18 In which year did the Indian Naval Mutiny against the British take place? 1946 1900 1948 1940
19 The Muslim League started demanding separate homeland for the Muslims from: 1929 1935 1940 1925
20 The office of governor-general of India was created by: Charter Act, 1833 Charter Act, 1813 Government of India Act, 1935 Government of India Act, 1858
21 Minto-Morley Reforms aimed at: Grant of dominion status to India Separate electorates for the Muslims Special Powers to the Government to deal with anti-government elements Full development of Education. 
22 Swaraj Party was formed in: 1929 1930 1923 1940
23 The volcanic region "Ring of Fire" surrounds: Arabian Sea Pacific Ocean Indian Ocean Atlantic Ocean
24 The intensity of earthquake is measured on:  Beaufort scale Richter scale Mercalli scale Secant Scale
25 The phenomenon of an opening in the earth's surface through which a jet of hot water and steam is forced out regular intervals is called: Crater Geyser Volcano Hot spring
26 Earthquakes and volcanoes mostly occur in: Plateau region Folded and faulted region Deep sea planes Coastal areas
27 Earthquakes are caused by: Landslides Eruption of volcanoes Tectonic planets None of these
28 Which ocean has the world's largest number of active volcanoes and is called: Indian ocean pacific ocean Atlantic ocean Antarctic ocean
29 The instrument used for measuring earthquake is: Seismograph Pantograph Barometer Hydrograph
30 "Caldera" is a feature associatedwith Folding of rocks Volcanos Earthquakes Cyclones
31 Earthquakes rarely occur in: Brazil Alaska Mexico Russia
32 A semi fluid shell which includes both the crust and uppermost part of mantle is known as: Lithosphere Asthenosphere Mesophere Semisphere
33 Japan is called ' the land of rising sun' because: Japan,being the eastern most country in the world,it has the earliest sunrise Sun rises as soon there as it sets Sun always remains in the eastern part The rays of the sun get reflected from the waters of the sea and make the sun rise beautiful in Japan
34 The orbit along which the earth revolves is: Circular Elliptical Irregular None of these
35 Which of the following phenomenon gives an evidence for spherical shape of the earth? Solar eclipse Lunar eclipse Revolution Rotation of earth
36 The speed of rotation of earth is: 25 km/sec 30 km/sec 9.72 km/sec 29.8 km/sec
37 The distance of the equator for either of the poles is: 500 km 5001 km 10002 km 2800 km
38 Of the total volume of the earth,which layer forms the major part? Sial Sima Mantle Core
39 The amount of insolation received at a place on the surface of earth depends on: Its longitude Its climate Its latitude Its meridian 
40 The sun shines vertically on the Equator: Twice a year Once a year 6 months Throughout the year
41 Which part of the earth's surface receives the highest amount of insolation? Tropical desert Equatorial region Land masses Water bodies
42 The approximate surface temperature on the sunlight side of the earth is: 30&nbsp;<span style="line-height: 1.5;">°C</span> 25&nbsp;<span style="line-height: 1.5;">°C</span> 17&nbsp;<span style="line-height: 1.5;">°C</span> 10&nbsp;<span style="line-height: 1.5;">°C</span>
43 The incoming short-waves solar radiation is balanced by an equal amount of long wave radiation from earth going back to space.This is known as:  Heat balance of earth Wave balance of Earth Earth radiation None of these
44 Maximum altitude of polar star at place 28 °N and 78 °E is: January 3 June 2 March 10 August 15
45 The earth rotates around the axis pointing towards: The polar star The moon&nbsp; Sun Uranus
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