Which of the following were added to the Directive Principles by amendments to the
Constitution?
I. To protect and improve the environment and safeguard wild life.
II. Right of workers to participate in management of industries.
III. Right to work
IV. To protect and maintain places of historic interest.

During the pre-Gupta age the foreign trade was most extensive with

Which one of the following was not a characteristic of society in Mauryan times?

The ancient Chola kingdom existed in the delta of the river

What is said to be the original home of the Sungas?

The one most important feature of the Mauryan Administration was

The principles of Ashoka's Dharma (Dhamma) were taken from

Which of the following is the correct chronological sequence of the ruling dynasties of northern India, from the decline of the Mauryas to the rise of the imperial Guptas?

The Gupta king who is known in the Indian legends as Vikramaditya was

Which one among the following major Indian cities is most eastward located?

Out of the four southern States: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, which shares boundaries with the maximum number of Indian States?

Consider the following statements:
1. Assam shares a border with Bhutan and Bangladesh.
2. West Bengal shares a border with\ Bhutan and Nepal.
3. Mizoram shares a border with Bangladesh and Myanmar.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

Identify from the following states of India through which the Tropic of Cancer passes
and arrange them from east to west:
1. Gujarat
2. West Bengal
3. Uttar Pradesh
4. Jharkhand
5. Madhya Pradesh
6. Bihar
7. Chhattisgarh
Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Consider the following places of Kashmir region :
1. Srinagar
2. Gilgit
3. Kargil
4. Banihal
Arrange the above places from north to south using the code given below:

Consider the following statements regarding Andaman and Nicobar Islands:
1. It enjoys equatorial climate
2. This is the only place in India where a volcano is located
3. This is the only place in India where coral bed is found
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The latitudes that pass through Sikkim also pass through

If India adopts two time zones based on 75°E meridian for western India and 90°E meridian for eastern India, which one among the following states of eastern India will be benefitted most? 

The large States of India in the order of area are

Which of the following States has the largest number of people belonging to Scheduled Caste? 

Bhutan is surrounded by which of the following Indian States?

Which of the following gives the correct match of states and concentration of religious groups?
1. Maharashtra- Zaroastrians
2. Maharashtra and Arunachal Pradesh - Buddhists
3. Rajasthan and Gujarat - Jains
4. Sikkim - Christians

Arrange the following religious groups in increasing order of their population in India:
1. Muslims
2. Buddhists
3. Sikhs
4. Jains
5. Christians

Which one among the following States is smallest in area?

In which one of the following Union Territories, people of the Onge tribe live?

Consider the following statements:
Among the Indian States:
1. Andhra Pradesh has the longest coastline
2. Gujarat has the highest number of airports
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Amongst the following Indian States which one has the minimum total forest cover?

Why has the Green Revolution benefitted only a small section of India?

Harshacharita the biography of Harsha, was written by

In the early Vedic-period, Varna system was based on

Arrange the following Magadhan dynasties in chronological order:
1. Nandas
2. Sisunagas
3. Mauryas
4. Haryankas

Which of the following are beliefs of Buddhism?
(i) The world is full of sorrows.
(ii) People suffer on account of desire.
(iii) If desires are conquered, nirvana will be attained.
(iv) The existence of God and soul must be recognised.

The Greeks were driven out of India by

The Camoua ruler of ancient India who is said to have been converted to Jainism, towards the end of his life, is

Who, from among the following rulers, had ruled over the largest part of India?

The Upanishads are a series of books devoted to

Name the later Gupta ruler who had performed the Ashvaghosha Yajna (Horse Sacrifice) and assumed the Imperial title of Maharajadhiraj?

Consider the following statements in respect of financial emergency under Article 360 of the Constitution of India:

1. A proclamation of financial emergency issued shall cease to operate at the expiration of two months, unless before the expiration of that period it has been approved by the resolutions of both Houses of Parliament.
2. If any proclamation of financial emergency Is in operation. it is competent for the President of India to issue directions for the reduction of salaries and allowances of all or any class of persons serving in connection with the affairs of the Union but excluding the Judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India says that the executive power of every State shall be so exercised as not to impede or prejudice the exercise of the executive power of the Union?

The present demographic transition of India is indicative of:

Which one of the following pairs of states and tribes is not correctly matched?

Which of the following is/are correct about the Rann of Kachchh ?
1. It is a flat saline marsh land
2. It is in Rajasthan
3. It is the home of the Indian Wild Ass
4. It is a unique land formation supporting several singular species of fauna

Which of the following statements regarding literacy in India are correct ?
1. A person who can only read but cannot write is not defined literate
2. Children below 7 years of age are not taken into consideration even if they are able to
read and write
3. For the purpose of census, a person is deemed literate if he or she can read and write with understanding in any of the 22 languages mentioned in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution
4. The fact that a district has attained hundred percent literacy does not mean that the entire population in the district is literate

Which of the following tribes is not found in Central India ?

What separates Daman and Diu? 

Port Blair is situated in :

The 'Chilka lake region' lies in between the deltas of:

In the decreasing order of the length of the rivers, the correct sequence is 

To elect the President of India, which one of the following election procedures is used?

The resolution for removing the Vice-President of India can be moved in the:

What does the Yajur Veda contain?