All practice questions
4581 questions
Among the following tributaries of the Godavari River, which one is a major right-bank tributary that originates in the Balaghat Range of Maharashtra?
With reference to global atmospheric pressure belts and prevailing planetary wind systems, consider the following statements:
1. The Trade Winds blow from the Subtropical High-Pressure Belts towards the Equatorial Low-Pressure Belt, deflecting westward in both hemispheres due to the Coriolis effect.
2. The Westerlies are generally stronger and more persistent in the Southern Hemisphere than in the Northern Hemisphere due to the vast expanse of ocean and minimal landmass friction.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Match the physical landforms listed in List-I with their corresponding primary geomorphic agents responsible for their formation in List-II:
Click a left item, then click its matching right item
Items
Matches
Arrange the following socio-religious reform organizations established in 19th-century India in correct chronological order of their foundation, from the earliest to the latest:
Drag items to arrange them in the correct order
With reference to the socio-religious reform movements of the 19th century in India, consider the following statements:
1. The Tattvabodhini Sabha was founded by Debendranath Tagore in 1839 to promote a rational study of the Upanishads and Indian tradition through its journal, Tattvabodhini Patrika.
2. The Prarthana Samaj, established in Bombay in 1867, emphasized social reforms such as caste abolition and women's education while remaining broadly within the fold of Hindu tradition.
3. The Deoband Movement, initiated in 1866 by Muhammad Qasim Nanautavi and Rashid Ahmad Gangohi, politically supported the Indian National Congress while religiously opposing the Westernizing doctrines of the Aligarh Movement.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
With reference to the constitutional and administrative developments under East India Company rule in India, which of the following provisions was explicitly enacted by the Charter Act of 1813?
Consider the following statements regarding major archaeological sites of the Harappan Civilization:
1. Lothal in Gujarat is known for the discovery of a rectangular baked-brick basin identified as a tidal dockyard.
2. Banawali in Haryana yielded the unique discovery of a ploughed field surface with grid furrows.
3. Dholavira in Gujarat is distinguished by its elaborate water management system featuring a series of stone-cut reservoirs.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
During the Civil Disobedience Movement, Mahatma Gandhi negotiated the Delhi Pact (Gandhi-Irwin Pact) in March 1931 with Viceroy Lord Irwin. Which of the following demands placed by Mahatma Gandhi was explicitly rejected by Lord Irwin during these talks?
With reference to the economic activities, settlement features, and long-distance trade networks of the Harappan Civilization, consider the following statements:
1. Shortugai, located in northern Afghanistan, was established as a Harappan trading colony primarily to exploit sources of lapis lazuli.
2. Chanhudaro was an urban center devoted almost exclusively to craft production—such as bead-making, shell-cutting, and seal-engraving—and lacked a fortified citadel.
3. Banawali in Haryana provided archaeological evidence of terracotta models of the plough as well as a radial pattern of town streets.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Arrange the following major mass movements and satyagrahas led by Mahatma Gandhi in chronological order, from earliest to latest:
Drag items to arrange them in the correct order
Which of the following statements regarding the major west-flowing rivers of Peninsular India, Narmada and Tapti (Tapi), are correct?
Select all that apply
Arrange the following key events and administrative policies of British colonial rule in India in correct chronological order, from earliest to latest:
Drag items to arrange them in the correct order
With reference to global human and economic geography, consider the following statements:
1. In the Demographic Transition Model, Stage 2 (Early Expanding) is marked by a rapid decline in mortality rates while birth rates remain high, resulting in a high rate of natural population increase.
2. The Ruhr region of Germany and the Pittsburgh-Appalachian belt of the United States developed into major heavy industrial centers primarily anchored on extensive coal deposits.
3. Mediterranean agriculture is characterized by heavy summer monsoon precipitation that supports large-scale plantation farming of rubber and sugarcane.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
With reference to the atmospheric driving forces and mechanisms of the Indian Southwest Monsoon, consider the following statements:
1. The seasonal northward movement of the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) over the Ganga Plain establishes the thermal monsoon trough essential for drawing cross-equatorial winds.
2. The Tropical Easterly Jet (TEJ), positioned over the Indian Peninsula near latitude during summer, facilitates upper-level divergence that reinforces the lower-level surface low-pressure system.
3. The intensification and position of the Mascarene High near the East African coast directly strengthen the cross-equatorial Somali Jet and the resultant moisture transport to the Indian subcontinent.
4. The Somali Jet is an upper-tropospheric westerly wind stream that impedes the inflow of moisture-laden Arabian Sea winds towards the Western Ghats.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Consider the following statements regarding the provisions and terms of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact (Delhi Pact) signed in March 1931:
1. The colonial administration agreed to release all political prisoners except those convicted of violent offences.
2. The British government explicitly conceded Mahatma Gandhi's demand for a public judicial inquiry into police atrocities committed during the Salt Satyagraha.
3. The right to peaceful and non-violent picketing of foreign cloth and liquor shops was accepted.
4. The government permitted coastal residents to manufacture salt for their own domestic consumption without paying tax.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Consider the following statements regarding the anti-untouchability campaign and constructive work undertaken by Mahatma Gandhi in the early 1930s:
1. Following the Poona Pact of 1932, Mahatma Gandhi founded the All India Anti-Untouchability League and launched the weekly publication *Harijan*.
2. Gandhi's 21-day fast in May 1933 was undertaken primarily to protest against the British Government's Communal Award.
3. In November 1933, Mahatma Gandhi embarked on a nationwide 'Harijan Tour' starting from Wardha to campaign against untouchability.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Consider the hydrological features, tributary orientations, and major water resource structures of the Cauvery River basin in Peninsular India. Which of the following statements regarding the Cauvery River system are correct?
Select all that apply
Which of the following statements regarding the tributaries and hydrological characteristics of the Cauvery River basin are correct?
Select all that apply
Match the key administrative officials of the Mauryan Empire listed in List-I with their corresponding administrative functions in List-II as outlined in Arthashastra and Mauryan governance records:
Click a left item, then click its matching right item
Items
Matches
Match the physical landforms in List-I with their corresponding primary geomorphic agent in List-II:
Click a left item, then click its matching right item
Items
Matches