The masterpiece of Chola sculpture is the famous Nataraja or the Dancing Shiva image at

After the decline of the Chalukya kingdom of Kalyani at the close of the 12th and of the Chola kingdom at the beginning of the 13th century, the new kingdoms which arose in South India were

Mansabdari System was founded by Akbar. The Mansabdars were

Deforestation results in :
1. flora destruction
2. fauna destruction
3. ecological disbalance

The Red soils develop a reddish colour due to:

The soil which is a mixture of sand, clay and silt is known as:

Which of the following characteristics is not true of alluvial soils?

Of the following statements about the major soil types, the incorrect one is :

On the basis of the process of their formation, which' of the following soils is formed differently from the other three?

Which of the following are true in respect of alluvial soil ?
1. Generally confined to river basins
2. It has been deposited by rivers
3. It is rich in phosphorus and poor in potash
4. It is the most fertile soil

Peaty soil is found in :

Which of the following is the most important factor in soil formation?

Which of the following is/are not the characteristics of red soils?
1. They are derived from weathering of old crystalline and metamorphic rocks
2. They contain iron oxides
3. They have high water retention capacity
4. They have high nitrogen content

The Mughal General, who decisively defeated Shivaji and forced him to conclude the Treaty of Purandar, was

Which of the following is/are methods of checking soil erosion?
1. Strip cropping
2. Contour ploughing
3. Use of irrigation and fertilisers
4. Terrace farming

In which of the following ways can soil be conserved?
1. Contour ploughing
2. Terracing
3. Shifting cultivation
4. Crop rotation

Consider the following statements:
1. Alluvial soil is rich in chemical properties and is capable of yielding Rabi and Kharif
crops.
2. Black soil is suitable for cotton, groundnut.
3. Rabi crops are reaped in autumn after sowing in June.
Which of these statements are correct ?

Which of the following characteristics are associated with the dry monsoon forest of India?
1. Annual rainfall is below 50 cm
2. The trees are short rooted
3. Thorny shrubs and grassland
4. Mango, Mahua, Sisam and Keeker are the prominent trees.

For short-term climatic predictions, which one of the following events, detected in the last decade, is associated with occasional weak monsoon rains in the Indian sub-continent?

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

With reference to India, which one of the following statements is not correct?

Put in descending order of area with the following soils in India:
1. Red soils
2. Black soils
3. Laterite soils
4. Alluvial soils

Which of the following provisions of the Constitution can be amended only if (a) they
are passed by a majority of total- membership of each House of Parliament and not less than two-thirds of the members present and voting in each House of Parliament, and (b) are ratified by the legislatures of one-half of the States?
1. Method of election of President.
2. Provisions regarding the High Court.
3. Abolition of Legislative Council in any State.
4. Qualifications for Indian citizenship
5. Representation of States in Parliament.

Consider the following statements about the soils of India : 
1. High temperature during most of the year retards formation of humus
2. Soils which have humus require regular application of chemical fertilizers to remove nitrogen deficiency
3. Titanium salts in basalt impart black, colour to the soils of the Indian plateau
4. Red soils are confined to the peripheral areas of the Indian plateau
Which of the statements given above are correct ?

Among the following places, the average annual rainfall is highest at 

Consider the following statements:
1. Tamil Nadu is the only area which receives about half of its rainfall from north-east monsoon winds.
2. Kerala is the only state receiving very heavy rainfall from the south-west monsoon winds.
3. In India, the south-west monsoon is stronger than the north-east monsoon.
Which of these are correct statements?

Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched? 

Which of the following are the main reasons for the origin of the south-west monsoon in India?
1. Development of a low pressure in north-west India
2. Deflection of trade winds
3. Arrival of cyclonic stream from the Pacific Ocean
4. Heating of the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal

Which of the following functions performed by a forest help most in controlling drought?

Which one of the following shows the correct sequence of places in descending order of the average summer rainfall ? 

In which season is the frequency of tropical cyclones in the Bay of Bengal maximum?

Arrange the following cities in decreasing order of the rainfall they receive from the south-west monsoons in summer months:
1. Allahabad
2. Kolkata
3. Delhi
4. Patna

The Battle of Haldighati (1576) was a fight between Rajput and Mughal forces. Who led the Mughal forces?

Name the Rajput General who bravely fought the Battle of Khanwa before losing to Babar.

Consider the following statements: In the reign of Jahangir, Kandahar could not be recaptured due to
1. Inefficiency of Mughal Army
2. Refusal of Khurram to proceed to that place
3. Difficulties in organising an expedition
4. Severe cold in Afghanistan
Which of these statements are correct?

During the Aurangzeb's reign, which of the following were not included in his government?

Which of the following is not a species of tropical moist deciduous forests?

Which one of the following is the characteristic vegetation of regions between the snow line and about 3000 meters above mean sea level of the Himalayan region?

Which one of the following places ranks second among the coldest places in the world?

Which of the following is incorrectly matched ?

Consider the following statements:
1. The south-west monsoon causes heavy rainfall in the Shillong plateau.
2. The north-east monsoon causes the rainfall over Orissa coast during winter.
Which of these statements is/are correct ?

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