(1) Torrid Zone
(2) North - Frigid Zone
(3) North - Tropical Zone
(4) North Temperate Zone


17. Which among the following is a cash crop ?
(1) Tea
(2) Sugarcane
(3) Wheat
(4) Cotton


18. Which of the following layer is absent under the oceanic part ?
(1) Sima
(2) Sial
(3) Mantle
(4) Outer core


19. The headquarters of WHO :
(1) Chicago
(2) Washington
(3) Geneva
(4) Paris

20. Which among the following is not a major industrial region of the world ?

(1)Eastern Europe
(2)Western and Central Europe
(3)Eastern Asia
(4)Eastern part of South America


21. A Secular State means ;
(1)State with no religion
(2)State with no official religion
(3)State with all religions
(4)State with official religion

22. In the Constitution of India the concept of 'zoeJfare is reflected in :
(1)Fundamental Rights
(2)Fundamental Duties
(3)Directive Principles of State Policy
(4)Preamble

23. The architect of India's Foreign Policy
(1)V.K. Krishna Menon
(2)Sardar Patel
(3)K.M. Munshi
(4)Jawaharlal Nehru


24. Which Article of the Constitution of India provides the Right to Education ?
(1)Article 20
(2)Article 20 A
(3)Article 21
(4)Article 21 A

25. The Article of Indian Constitution dealing with proclamation of National Emergency :
(1) Article 356
(2) Article 352
(3) Article 360
(4) Article 370



26. The retirement age for Judges of the Supreme Court of India is :

(1) 65 years
(2) 62 years
(3) 55 years
(4) 60 years


27. Name the country which is not a Republic

(1) U.S.A.
(2) India
(3) France
(4) United Kingdom


28. Who appointed the Chief Election Commissioner of India ?
(1) The Prime Minister
(2) The President
(3) The Union Cabinet
(4) The Union Public Service Commission

29. The total membership of SAARC at present is
(1)5
(2)6
(3)7
(4)8


30. The objectives of the Constitution of India are embodied in :
(1)Fundamental Rights
(2)Directive Principles
(3)Preamble
(4)Fundamental Duties


31. Out of the total land area available in India 328.8 million hectares. The percentage share of forest area is :
(1)13%
(2)47%
(3)22%
(4)32%

32. According to 2001 census, the population of India is :
(1) 1, 25, 75, 10, 427
(2) 1, 02, 70, 15, 247
(3) 95, 47, 92, 816
(4) 100, 15, 70, 518


33. An indicator of economic growth of a state IS :
(1)Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
(2)National Income (N1)
(3)Net National Product (NNP)
(4)Net State Domestic Product (NSDP)


34. Infant Mortality Rate is :
(1) Number of deaths of infants below one year in a year per 1000 live births.

(2) Number of deaths of infants below five year in a year per 1000 live births.

(3) Number of deaths of infants below one year in a year per 100 live births.