All practice questions

Arrange the following major political events and dynastic milestones of ancient India in correct chronological sequence from the earliest to the latest:

Match the major mineral mining deposits in List-I with their corresponding primary mineral resource in List-II, based on the spatial distribution of mineral resources in India:

In the higher reaches of the Nilgiri, Palani, and Anaimalai hills of South India, temperate evergreen forests are locally known as 'Shola' forests. Which of the following natural vegetation categories do these unique forest patches belong to?

Consider the following geographical features of a major river system in Peninsular India:

1. It originates from the Western Ghats near Mahabaleshwar at an elevation of about $1,337\text{ m}$.
2. Its major right-bank tributaries include the Koyna, Ghataprabha, Malaprabha, and Tungabhadra.
3. The drainage basin is shared across the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh.

Which of the following river systems matches all the characteristics described above?

Match the major rivers of India listed in List I with their corresponding multipurpose dams/projects listed in List II.

Match the Constitutional Provisions listed in List-I with their corresponding Legal Classifications given in List-II:

Consider the following statements regarding the land classification and administrative machinery during the Gupta period:

1. In Gupta epigraphic records, *Kshetra* denoted land under active cultivation, while *Aprahata* referred to uncultivated virgin or forest land.
2. The tenure system known as *Nivi-dharma* referred to a perpetual land grant where the donee had the right to enjoy the revenue yields without the right to alienate the principal land.
3. The imperial official designated as *Sandhivigrahika* was primarily responsible for land measurement, survey, and agricultural tax collection.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Who among the following Gupta rulers earned the title 'Kaviraja' due to his patronage of art and his personal proficiency in playing the Veena?

Consider the following statements regarding planetary pressure belt shifts, global climate zones, and oceanographic interactions:

1. Mediterranean climate regions (Köppen Csa/Csb) experience their primary rainfall during winter because the Subtropical High-Pressure belt shifts equatorward during the high-sun (summer) season, allowing onshore Westerlies to dominate.
2. The coastal hyper-aridity of the Atacama and Namib deserts is driven by the dynamic interaction of stable, subsiding air from subtropical anticyclones and cold ocean currents offshore.
3. In Köppen's climate classification system, the boundary between B-type (Dry) climates and humid climates relies on a temperature-precipitation threshold that incorporates seasonal distribution of rainfall, rather than a fixed annual precipitation figure.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding the early local Satyagrahas led by Mahatma Gandhi in 1918:

1. The Ahmedabad Mill Strike marked the first instance where Mahatma Gandhi undertook a hunger strike as a political technique during the freedom struggle in India.
2. In the Kheda Satyagraha, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel played a major role alongside Gandhi in organizing peasants to withhold revenue payment due to crop failure.
3. During the Ahmedabad Mill Strike, Gandhi advised the workers to demand a 35% wage increase after analyzing the mill owners' profits and economic conditions.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

With reference to the evolution of judicial and police administration under British colonial rule in India, consider the following statements:

1. The Cornwallis Code of 1793 strictly separated judicial administration from revenue collection, divesting the District Collector of magisterial and judicial powers.
2. Lord William Bentinck established the four Provincial Courts of Appeal and Circuit at Calcutta, Murshidabad, Dacca, and Patna to expedite rural criminal justice.
3. The police reform introduced by Lord Cornwallis organized districts into circles (thanas), each headed by a native officer known as a Daroga under the supervision of the District Magistrate.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

With reference to the Ryotwari System of land revenue introduced during British colonial rule in India, consider the following statements:

1. The revenue settlement was made directly between the British government and the actual cultivators (ryots).
2. Land revenue demand was permanently fixed and could not be revised by the government in the future.
3. The revenue rates were determined after detailed survey and assessment of soil quality and field productivity.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the cultural and architectural developments during the Gupta Empire, consider the following statements:

1. The Dashavatara Temple at Deogarh is one of the earliest surviving Panchayatana-style stone temples in North India.
2. The iron pillar at Mehrauli, which displays remarkable resistance to corrosion, contains an inscription attributing it to the reign of Emperor Chandragupta II.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding the organizational restructuring and key resolutions of the Indian National Congress (INC) during the Non-Cooperation Movement phase (1920–1922):

1. The Nagpur Session of December 1920 reduced the annual Congress membership fee to four annas to transform the organization into a mass-based political party.
2. The Ahmedabad Session of December 1921 appointed Mahatma Gandhi as the sole executive authority of the Congress with full powers to initiate mass civil disobedience.
3. The Special Session of the INC held at Calcutta in September 1920, which approved the non-cooperation program, was presided over by Motilal Nehru.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Which political organization was established in London in 1866 by Dadabhai Naoroji to present Indian grievances before the British public and parliament?

With reference to the hydrological characteristics and drainage network of the Krishna River system in Peninsular India, consider the following statements:

1. The Koyna, Bhima, and Musi rivers are all major left-bank tributaries joining the Krishna mainstem in its upper and middle reaches.
2. The Tungabhadra River, formed by the confluence of the Tunga and Bhadra streams in the Western Ghats, constitutes the largest right-bank tributary of the Krishna River.
3. The Ghataprabha and Malaprabha rivers originate in the Sahyadri range and join the Krishna River from its right bank.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding the structural and organizational changes adopted by the Indian National Congress during its Nagpur Session in December 1920 under Mahatma Gandhi's leadership:

1. The official goal of the Congress was redefined as the attainment of Swaraj through peaceful and legitimate means.
2. A 15-member Congress Working Committee (CWC) was constituted for the first time to function as a permanent executive body directing day-to-day affairs.
3. Provincial Congress Committees were reorganized on a linguistic basis to facilitate mass participation.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

The ocean floor consists of distinct relief zones extending from the mainland coast into the deep ocean. Arrange the following major ocean floor relief features in sequence starting from the coast moving seaward toward the deep ocean basin. Which order represents the correct spatial sequence from land to deep ocean?

Match the British colonial policies and land revenue systems in List-I with the corresponding Governor-General or British official responsible for their introduction in List-II.

Match the major multipurpose water reservoir projects in List I with the corresponding rivers on which they are constructed in List II.