0% 0 votes, 0 avg 0 AMU Class-11 Arts PYQs- 2016 1 / 100 Who among the following is/are not appointed by the President of India? A) Governor of State B) Chief Justice & Judge of High Court C) Vice-President D) Chief Justice & Judges of Supreme Court 2 / 100 Which of the following committees are Committees of Parliament? (1) Public Accounts Committee (2) Estimates Committee (3) Committee on Public Undertaking Select the correct answer using the code given below: A) 1, 2 & 3 B) 1 & 2 only C) 1 & 3 only D) 2 & 3 only 3 / 100 The Chief Election Commissioner holds office for a period of: A) Five years or the age of 60 whichever is earlier. B) Six years or the age of 65 whichever is earlier. C) As per the pleasure of the President. D) Four years 4 / 100 Who is the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces in India? A) The Prime Minister B) The Commander in Chief C) The President of India D) Minister of Defence 5 / 100 The model code of conduct for political parties to be followed during election is: A) Laid down in the Constitution of India B) Specified in the Representation of Peoples Act, 1951 C) Enjoined by the Supreme Court D) Specified by the Cabinet 6 / 100 A federal structure of India was first put forward by the A) Act of 1909 B) Act of 1919 C) Act of 1935 D) Act of 1947 7 / 100 If the speaker of the Lok Sabha intends to vacate his office he sends his resignation to A) Chairman of Rajya Sabha B) Prime Minister of India C) Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha D) President of India 8 / 100 The first woman Judge to be appointed to Supreme Court was: A) Rani Jethmalani B) Anna G. Malhotra C) M. Fathima Beevi D) Leila Seth 9 / 100 Right to property according to the constitution of India is a A) Fundamental Right B) Legal Right C) Natural Right D) Civil Right 10 / 100 When did the Constituent Assembly adopt the national flag? A) 22ⁿᵈ August 1947 B) 22ⁿᵈ July 1947 C) 22ⁿᵈ January 1947 D) 22ⁿᵈ October 1947 11 / 100 Who is the Chief Law Officer of India? A) Secretary, Ministry of Law B) Attorney General C) Advocate General D) Solicitor General 12 / 100 The first State created on linguistic basis was: A) Andhra Pradesh B) Gujarat C) Kerala D) Karnataka 13 / 100 In the Union Government the Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to the: A) President B) Prime Minister C) Lok Sabha D) Parliament 14 / 100 Before Independence, Dadar and Nagar Haveli were under the administrative control of: A) British B) French C) Portuguese D) Spanish 15 / 100 For the members of Parliament who determines the salaries and allowances from time to time? A) Union Cabinet B) Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs C) Cabinet Secretariat D) Parliament by Law 16 / 100 The founders of the Swaraj Party were C.R. Das and: A) Jawaharlal Nehru B) B.G. Tilak C) M.R. Jayakar D) Motilal Nehru 17 / 100 Mahatma Gandhi withdrew the Non-Cooperation Movement in February 1922 due to a violent incident at: A) Kheda B) Chausa C) Chauri Chaura D) Jallianwala Bagh 18 / 100 The Hindustan Socialist Republican Army was founded in: A) Allahabad B) Amritsar C) Mumbai D) Delhi 19 / 100 Jallianwala Bagh incident took place during the protests against: A) Rowlatt Act B) Vernacular Press Act C) Indigo Planters D) B.G. Tilak’s arrest 20 / 100 Simon Commission arrived in India in: A) 1926 B) 1927 C) 1928 D) 1929 21 / 100 Gandhiji started his famous salt march from: A) Surat B) Sabarmati C) Porbandar D) Dandi 22 / 100 Ibn Khaldun was the greatest Arabian ………….. A) Astronomer B) Scientist C) Historian D) Statesman 23 / 100 In the Eighteenth Century, at the time of French Revolution French society was divided into how many estates? A) Three Estates B) Four Estates C) Five Estates D) Seven Estate 24 / 100 ‘Nazi Killing operation’ came to be known as A) Socialism B) Evacuation C) Holocaust D) Disinfection 25 / 100 Two major ‘Commercial Crops of early Nineteenth Century’ India were: A) Indigo & Opium B) Tea & Coffee C) Rubber & Cotton D) Sugarcane & Jute 26 / 100 Opium production in India was linked with British trade with: A) France B) Africa C) Middle East D) China 27 / 100 When did Mahatma Gandhi return to India from South Africa? A) 1913 B) 1919 C) 1915 D) 1921 28 / 100 Who wrote the ‘Vande Matram’? A) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay B) Ravindra Nath Tagore C) Arvind Nath Tagore D) Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel 29 / 100 Louis XVI was executed in: A) 1773 B) 1783 C) 1973 D) 1797 30 / 100 The Social Contract was written by: A) Voltaire B) Jean Jacques Rousseau C) Diderot D) Karl Marx 31 / 100 In which of the following States, the sun rises first? A) Andhra Pradesh B) Gujarat C) Arunachal Pradesh D) Manipur 32 / 100 The highest waterfall in India is: A) Barkana B) Jog C) Magod D) Kunchikal 33 / 100 The Bhakra Dam is built across the river: A) Chenab B) Tapti C) Sutlej D) Ravi 34 / 100 Which city is known as the “Manchester of South India”? A) Madurai B) Bangalore C) Coimbatore D) Chennai 35 / 100 In which of the following States is black soil found? A) Jammu and Kashmir B) Rajasthan C) Gujarat D) Jharkhand 36 / 100 Which one of the following is a Rabi crop? A) Rice B) Millets C) Gram D) Cotton 37 / 100 Which one of the following is announced of the crop? A) Maximum Support Price B) Minimum Support Price C) Moderate Support Price D) Influential Support Price 38 / 100 Which one of the following industries use limestone as a raw material? A) Aluminium B) Cement C) Sugar D) Jute 39 / 100 Which of the following is the most important modes of transport in India? A) Roadways B) Railways C) Airways D) Pipeline 40 / 100 In which year the first international Earth Summit was convened for addressing urgent problems of environmental protection and socio-economic development at the global level? A) 1990 B) 1995 C) 1992 D) 1988 41 / 100 Spruce tree is found in: A) Tropical Rain Forests B) Mountain Forests C) Tidal Forests D) Tropical Deciduous Forests 42 / 100 The leading producer of magnesium in India is: A) Andhra Pradesh B) Bihar C) Madhya Pradesh D) Gujarat 43 / 100 Koderma in Jharkhand is the leading producer of which one of the following minerals? A) Bauxite B) Mica C) Iron Ore D) Copper 44 / 100 Which one of the following place receive the highest rainfall in the world? A) Silchar B) Cherapunji C) Mawsynram D) Guwahati 45 / 100 The duration of day and night is influenced by: A) Latitudinal Extent B) Longitudinal Extent C) Prime Meridian D) Altitude 46 / 100 Per capita income is: A) An average income B) Total income C) Total income minus population D) Total income plus population 47 / 100 Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) indicates the number of children that die before the age of: A) One year B) One month C) One week D) Five years 48 / 100 Globalization means: A) Economics integration of economics B) Political integration of economics C) Social integration of economics D) Socio-economic integration of economics 49 / 100 Which criteria in India has been adopted to measure poverty? A) Income B) Consumption Expenditure C) Human Development D) All of these 50 / 100 While buying goods from a market why should consumers look for ISI or Agmark logo? A) It assures quality B) It assures quantity C) Both (A) and (B) D) It assures that the product is row by 51 / 100 Which among the following is not a component of HDI? A) Longevity B) Education Attainment level C) Real per Capita Income D) Poverty Level 52 / 100 The world bank has classified the countries into many categories. A) Two B) Three C) Four D) Five 53 / 100 Which of the following is not a feature on MNC’s? A) A MNC owns or controls production in more than one nation. B) The goods and services are produced globally. C) Production is not organized in a complex way. D) Most of the MNCs are investing in developing countries. 54 / 100 Which one of the following was the main aim to form “WTO”? A) To liberalize international trade B) To promote trade of rich countries C) To promote trade of poor countries D) To promote bilateral trade 55 / 100 Who was the father of Economics? A) Max Muller B) Adam Smith C) Karl Marx D) None of these 56 / 100 Which of the following is in the category of working capital? A) Land B) Seeds C) Machinery D) Building 57 / 100 Macro-economics is the study of A) Individual households B) A group of firms C) Economy as whole D) Industrial sector 58 / 100 National income ordinary means A) Gross National Product at market price. B) Net National Product at market price. C) Gross National Product at factor cost. D) Net National Product at factor cost. 59 / 100 On the basis of ownership of enterprises the economy can be divided into: A) Private Sector B) Public Sector C) Both (A) and (B) D) Mixed Economy 60 / 100 What are the important components of food security? A) Availability of Food B) Import of Food C) Accessibility of Food D) Both (A) and (C) 61 / 100 \(\frac{3\sqrt{12}}{6\sqrt{27}}\) equals: A) 1/2 B) \(\sqrt{3}\) C) 1/3 D) \(\sqrt{2}\) 62 / 100 Which of the following is rational? A) \(\sqrt{6}\) + \(\sqrt{9}\) B) \(\sqrt{2}\) + \(\sqrt{4}\) C) \(\sqrt{4}\) + \(\sqrt{9}\) D) \(\sqrt{3}\) + \(\sqrt{5}\) 63 / 100 if x − y = 1, then x³ − y³ − 3xy = A) −1 B) 2 C) 1 D) 3 64 / 100 Which of the following is a monic polynomial? A) 6x² − 2x + 1 B) 3x³ + 6x² + 5x + 7 C) x² + 3x + 5 D) 5x⁴ − 6x³ + 7x² − 6x + 8 65 / 100 If a − 1/a = 3 then the value of a³ − 1/a³ is: A) 27 B) 30 C) 36 D) 39 66 / 100 In a triangle ABC, ∠A=x°, ∠B=3x° and ∠C=Y°. If 3y − 5y = 30°, then the triangle is: A) Equilateral B) Isosceles C) Right angled D) None of these 67 / 100 The roots of 6x² + x + 1 = 0 are: A) –1/2, 1/5 B) –1/3, 1/2 C) –1/6, 1 D) –1/2, 1/3 68 / 100 The minimum and maximum values \(\frac{x²+14x+9}{x²+2x+3}\) where x is any real number: A) 4, 5 B) −4, 5 C) −5, 4 D) −5, −4 69 / 100 If −5 is a root of the quadratic equation 2x² + px − 15=0 and the quadratic equation px² + px + k = 0 has equal roots, then the value of k is: A) 7 B) 7/3 C) 7/4 D) 5/4 70 / 100 The sum of n terms of two arithmetic series are in the ratio of (7n+1) : (4n+27). The ratio of their 11ᵗʰ terms will be: A) 3:4 B) 4:3 C) 4:5 D) 5:6 71 / 100 Two arithmetic progressions have the same common difference. The first term of one of these is −1 and that of the other is −8. Then the difference between their 4ᵗʰ term is A) −8 B) 7 C) −9 D) −1 72 / 100 Which of the following is the first negative term of an arithmetic progression \(20,\space 19\frac{1}{4},\space 18\frac{1}{2},\space 17\frac{3}{4}\space ……..?\) A) 26ᵗʰ B) 27ᵗʰ C) 28ᵗʰ D) 29ᵗʰ 73 / 100 A metallic sheet is of rectangular shape with dimensions 48 m × 36 m from each of its corners. A square is cut off so as to make an open box. If the length of the square is 8 m, the volume of the box (in m³) is A) 4830 B) 5120 C) 6420 D) 8960 74 / 100 A right triangle with side 3 cm, 4 cm and 5 cm is rotated about the side 4 cm to form a cone. The volume of the cone so formed is A) 12π cm³ B) 15π cm³ C) 16π cm³ D) 20π cm³ 75 / 100 The mean of 100 observations was calculated as 40. It was found later on, that one of the observation was misread is 83 instead of 53. The correct mean is: A) 39 B) 39.7 C) 40.3 D) 42.7 76 / 100 A number is drawn from the first 20 natural numbers. What is probability that it is a multiple of 3 or 5? A) 7/20 B) 8/20 C) 9/20 D) 1/2 77 / 100 Which of the following statement is false? A) There are infinite number of lines which pass through two distinct points B) A terminated line can be produced indefinitely on both the sides. C) If two circle are equals, then their radii are equal. D) If line AB=Line PQ and Line PQ=Line XY then Line AB=Line XY 78 / 100 In the figure, if AB II CD, CD II EF and EA perpendicular AB, then ∠BEF is equal to: A) 35° B) 55° C) 60° D) 45° 79 / 100 If the points (81), (K, −4) and (2, −5) are collinear, then the value of k is A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 80 / 100 ABCD is a square of side 14 cm with centres A,B,C and D four circles are drawn such that each circle touches externally two of the remaining three circles. The area of the shaded region shown in figure is: A) 14 cm² B) 28 cm² C) 56 cm² D) 42 cm² 81 / 100 Former UN secretary General Boutros Ghali, who passed away recently, hailed from which country? A) France B) Egypt C) South Africa D) Chile 82 / 100 Full form of UNDP is: A) United National Development programme B) United Nations Development programme C) United Nations Developer programme D) United Nations Development programme 83 / 100 In which House is the Presiding Officer not a member of that House? A) Lok Sabha B) Rajya Sabha C) Vidhan Sabha D) Vidhan Parishad 84 / 100 Holy Book of Parsis is: A) Kirata B) Surusta C) Avesta D) Mobasa 85 / 100 Who has been conferred with the first Uttar Pradesh Ratna Award? A) Ramchandra Guha B) Kailash Satyarthi C) Frank Islam D) Kanniyappa Mudhaliyaar 86 / 100 Shane Watson is associated with cricket. What about Bubba Watson? A) Football B) Swimming C) Billiards D) Golf 87 / 100 Who among the following is the President of China? A) Song Zhongping B) Xi Jinping C) Yang Yujun D) Xiang Xinhua 88 / 100 Who is famous Sarod Player? A) Hari Prasad B) Zakir Hussain C) Ram Narain D) Amjad Ali Khan 89 / 100 Which of the following is not a disease? A) MERS B) SARS C) Ebola D) LHC 90 / 100 Mrinalini Sarabhai who died recently was a A) Musician B) Singer C) Kathak D) Bharatnatyam 91 / 100 Who discussed the theory of Earth’s rotation on it’s axis? A) Al-Farabi B) Al-Batuta C) Al-Khayyam D) Al-Beruni 92 / 100 Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was born in the city of: A) Delhi B) Makkah C) Bhopal D) Agra 93 / 100 “The Comrade” English weekly was published in India by: A) Jawahar Lal Nehru B) Mohammad Ali Johar C) Shaukat Ali D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak 94 / 100 Battle of Badr took place on A) 17ᵗʰ Ramadhan B) 12ᵗʰ Ramadhan C) 24ᵗʰ Shawwal D) 10ᵗʰ Moharram 95 / 100 Who was the mother of Prophet Mohammad’s son Hazrat Ibrahim (R.A.) A) Mariya (R.A.) B) Aaisha (R.A.) C) Khadija (R.A.) D) Juvairiya (R.A.) 96 / 100 The first child who embraced Islam was: A) Hazrat Hamza B) Hazrat Zaid C) Ali bin Abu Talib D) Abu Hurairah 97 / 100 Before Prophet Mohammad (SAW) Medina City was known as: A) Batha B) Hijaz C) Taif D) Yathrib 98 / 100 A great school of Islamic learning, Darul Uloom Deoband, was founded by: A) Maulana Abul Kalam B) Husain Ahmad Madani C) Mohammad Qasim Nanotvi D) Ali Mian 99 / 100 Emperor Akbar’s grave is located at: A) Sikandra B) Agra C) Delhi D) Fatehpur Sikri 100 / 100 The Quit India Movement was launched in: A) 1930 B) 1940 C) 1942 D) 1947 Your score isThe average score is 0% 0% Restart quiz Please Rate The Test Send feedback Share is Caring: Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit