0% 0 votes, 0 avg 0 AMU Class-11 Arts PYQs- 2020 1 / 100 When did Motilal Nehru and eight other Congress leaders draft a Constitution for India? A) 1928 B) 1929 C) 1930 D) 1931 2 / 100 Who said: “The spirit of democracy is not a mechanical thing to be adjusted by abolition of forms. It requires change of heart.” A) Nehru B) Lohia C) Gandhi D) Marx 3 / 100 Right to Privacy as a fundamental right is implied in A) Right to Freedom B) Right to Life and Personal Liberty C) Right to Equality D) Right against Exploitation 4 / 100 The principle that “the authority of a state and its government are created by the consent of its people” is called: A) Popular Sovereignty B) Elites Sovereignty C) Legal Sovereignty D) Political Sovereignty 5 / 100 Which one among the following is not the permanent member of the U.N. Security Council? A) U.K. B) Russia C) China D) Germany 6 / 100 ‘Mandamus’ is: A) a writ B) a directive C) a decision D) an act 7 / 100 ‘Sinhala’ is the official language of which country? A) Myanmar B) Bhutan C) Taiwan D) Sri Lanka 8 / 100 In 2004, popular struggle in Bolivia began against: A) Privatisation of Education B) Privatisation of Bank C) Privatisation of Water Supply D) Privatisation of Electricity 9 / 100 Right to Legal Equality is provided by which article of the Indian Constitution? A) Article 20 B) Article 14 C) Article 24 D) Article 18 10 / 100 How many seats are reserved for women in Panchayati Raj? A) One-Third B) One-Fourth C) One-Fifth D) One-Sixth 11 / 100 What does EPIC stand for? A) Election Photo Identity Commission B) Elementary Photo Identity Card C) Election Photo Identity Card D) Election Photo Individual Card 12 / 100 President of India submits his resignation to: A) Prime Minister B) Vice President C) Speaker of Lok Sabha D) Chief Justice of India 13 / 100 When was Universal Adult Franchise granted in India? A) 1947 B) 1949 C) 1950 D) 1952 14 / 100 What is the name of Chinese legislature? A) National People’s Congress B) Diet C) Senate D) House of Commons 15 / 100 Which political alliance is led by BJP? A) Unite Progressive Alliance B) Left Front C) National Democratic Alliance D) Secular Front 16 / 100 Investment in human capital can be made through: A) education B) training C) medical care D) all of these 17 / 100 A consumer is not exploited by means of: A) High Price B) Adulteration C) Fine quality goods D) Under-weight 18 / 100 Which of the following sector in India provides more employment and contributes less to Gross Domestic Product? A) Secondary B) Tertiary C) Primary D) Both secondary and tertiary 19 / 100 Service sector: A) Produces natural goods B) Produces industrial goods C) Produces cotton-textile goods D) Helps to develop primary and secondary sectors 20 / 100 The concept of ‘entitlements’ in food Security was introduced by: A) Mehbub-ul-Haq B) Manmohan Singh C) Amartya Sen D) United Nations 21 / 100 Which among the following certification is used to measure purity of gold jewellery? A) Agmark B) Hallmark C) ISI mark D) Ecomark 22 / 100 Food security comprises following dimensions: A) Availability, Affordability, Accessibility B) Availability, Affordability, Feasibility C) Availability, Accountability, Accessibility D) Availability, Affordability, Accountability 23 / 100 Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) was launched in: A) January, 2000 B) December, 2000 C) July, 2002 D) August, 2002 24 / 100 Which of the following fall under Service Sector? A) Weaving cloth B) Transport C) Fishing D) Forestry 25 / 100 The periodical estimation of poverty line in India is conducted by: A) National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) B) NITI Aayog C) Ministry of Finance D) Central Statistical Organisation (CSO) 26 / 100 Which one of the following is farming production activity in village Palampur? A) Small manufacturing B) Sugar-cane production C) Transport D) Shop-keeping 27 / 100 World Trade Organization has encouraged: A) Bilateral trade B) High tariff duties C) Multilateral trade D) Quota system in foreign trade 28 / 100 In which State Infant Mortality Rate in India is lowest? A) Kerala B) Punjab C) Tamil Nadu D) Karnataka 29 / 100 Human Development Report is published by: A) World Bank B) International Labour Organisation C) United Nations Development Programme D) United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation 30 / 100 Which among the following is considered as the most liquid asset? A) Bill of Exchange B) Demand Deposit C) Credit Card D) Currency 31 / 100 The first clear expression of Nationalism came with: A) The American Revolution B) The French Revolution C) The Russian Revolution D) The Industrial Revolution 32 / 100 Which of the following book is written by Montesquieu? A) Two Treatises on Government B) The Prince C) The Social Contract D) The Spirit of the Laws 33 / 100 The German Parliament is known as: A) National Parliament B) Reichstag C) German Legislature D) German National Congress 34 / 100 Who was Captain Swing? A) Captain of a ship B) An army captain under the British C) Leader of peasants D) A mythical name 35 / 100 ‘Plant more wheat, wheat will win the war.’ Who had given this statement? A) Thomas Jefferson B) Theodore Roosevelt C) Abraham Lincoln D) Woodrow Wilson 36 / 100 When were the first written ‘Laws of Cricket’ drawn up? A) 1634 B) 1644 C) 1744 D) 1844 37 / 100 Who introduced wood-block print in Europe? A) Columbus B) Marco Polo C) Vasco da Gama D) Magellan 38 / 100 Which was the first book printed by Gutenberg? A) Avesta B) Bible C) Quran D) Rigveda 39 / 100 Which Indian community firstly started to play cricket? A) Muslims B) Hindus C) Parsis D) Jews 40 / 100 Who was editor of the newspaper, ‘Sambad Kaumudi’? A) Surendranath Banerjee B) Pandita Rama Bai C) Raja Ram Mohan Roy D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak 41 / 100 “Printng is the ultimate gift of God and the greatest one.” Who said this? A) Voltaire B) Martin Luther C) Montesquieu D) Rousseau 42 / 100 Who designed ‘Swaraj Flag’ in 1921? A) G.K. Gokhale B) Feroz Shah Mehta C) Dadabhai Naoroji D) Mahatma Gandhi 43 / 100 Hafiz Shirazi was a poet of: A) Thirteenth Century B) Fourteenth Century C) Fifteenth Century D) Sixteenth Century 44 / 100 ‘The Corn Laws’ were related to: A) Italy B) France C) Britain D) Germany 45 / 100 The Simon Commission was boycotted because: A) There was no Indian member in the commission B) It supported the Muslim League C) Congress felt that the people desired Swaraj D) It opposed the Congress 46 / 100 Which of the following phenomena is responsible for winter rainfall along Tamil Nadu coast? A) South-West Monsoon B) North-Eastern Monsoon C) Temperate cyclone D) Local disturbance 47 / 100 Which of the following are uses of Dams? A) Irrigation B) Flood control C) Water supply for domestic and industrial uses D) All of the above 48 / 100 The famous Quote regarding Conservation of Resources “There is enough for everybody’s need and not everybody’s Greed” belongs to: A) Jawar Lal Nehru B) Nelson Mandela C) Amartya Sen D) Mahatma Gandhi 49 / 100 Which of the following drainage pattern develops, when streams flow in different directions from a central peak? A) Dendritic Pattern B) Trellis Pattern C) Radial Pattern D) Rectangular Pattern 50 / 100 Manufacturing industries are considered as the ‘Backbone of Economic Development’ because A) Manufacturing Industries provide necessary tools and inputs to Agriculture and also reduces the dependency from agriculture. B) Manufacturing Industries are the largest employment providing sector in India. C) Its contribution towards GDP is largest among all the sectors. D) It reduces the regional disparities. 51 / 100 Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Sikkim have common frontiers with: A) Nepal B) China C) Bhutan D) Myanmar 52 / 100 Which of the following industries use Bauxite mineral as raw material? A) Cement B) Jute C) Steel D) Aluminium 53 / 100 Conservation and Management of Water Resources are necessary in order to: A) Assure food security B) Prevent degradation of Natural Ecosystem C) Reduce Health Hazards D) All of the above 54 / 100 Which one of the following rivers flows through a rift valley? A) Mahanadi River B) Krishna River C) Tapi River D) Kaveri River 55 / 100 White Revolution (operation flood) is related to A) Flood control measures B) Increased production of milk C) Increased production of cereals D) All of the above 56 / 100 Which of the following is not a cause of Soil Erosion? A) Deforestation B) Strip Cropping C) Over Grazing D) Defective method of Farming 57 / 100 The National Waterways No.1 connects the cities of A) Allahabad – Haldiya B) Varanasi – Kolkata C) Sadiya – Dhubri D) Allahabad – Varanasi 58 / 100 Lakshadweep is an example of: A) Volcanic island B) Coral island C) Uplifted island D) None of the above 59 / 100 Which of the following mountain ranges is included in Kashmir Himalayas? A) Pir Panjal B) Dhauladhar C) Shiwalik D) Dana Hills 60 / 100 Which of the following rivers flows in rift valley A) Ghaghra river B) Yamuna river C) Narmada river D) Kaveri river 61 / 100 The students of a class are made to stand in rows. If 3 students are extra in a row, there would be 1 row less. If 3 students are less in a row, there would be 2 rows more. The number of students in the class are: A) 32 B) 49 C) 36 D) 63 62 / 100 The sum of the reciprocals of Aman’s ages (in years) 3 years ago and 5 years from now is 1/3. Find his present age. A) 9 years B) 7 years C) 6 years D) 5 years 63 / 100 If the sum of first 7 terms of an A.P. is 49 and that of 17 terms is 289, find the sum of first n terms. A) n³ B) n² C) 3n D) 2n 64 / 100 In an orchard, there are 23 mango trees in the first row, 21 in the second, 19 in the third and so on. There are 5 mango trees in the last row. How many rows are there in the orchard? A) 10 B) 9 C) 11 D) 8 65 / 100 The value (625)0.16 × (625)0.09 is: A) 5 B) 25 C) 125 D) 625.25 66 / 100 If one root of the polynomial f(x) = 5x² + 13x + k is A) 0 B) 5 C) 1/6 D) 6 67 / 100 n² − 1 is divisible by 8, if ‘n’ is: A) an integer B) a natural number C) an odd integer D) an even integer 68 / 100 Five years hence, father’s age will be three times the age of his son. Five years ago, father was seven times as old as his son. Then the present age of son is: A) 12 years B) 10 years C) 14 years D) 11 years 69 / 100 In a right triangle ABC, right angled at B, if tan A = 1 then 2 sin A cos A is equal to A) 0 B) 1 C) 2 D) 3 70 / 100 (1+tan θ + sec θ)(1 + cot θ – cosec θ) is equal to: A) −1 B) 0 C) 1 D) 2 71 / 100 In an equilateral triangle ABC, D is a point on side BC such that BD = \(\frac{1}{3}\) BC, then AD² is equal to: A) 7 AB² B) 9 AB² C) 7/9 AB² D) 9/7 AB² 72 / 100 In △PQR, right angled at Q, PR + QR= 25 cm and PQ = 5 cm. Determine the value of tan P. A) 12/5 B) 5/13 C) 13/12 D) 5/12 73 / 100 Let A(4,2), B(6,5) and C(1,4) be the vertices of ∆ABC. Find the coordinates of the centroid of the triangle. A) (11/2, 11/2) B) (11/3, 11/3) C) (11, 11) D) None of these 74 / 100 A chord of a circle is equal to the radius of the circle. The angle subtended by the chord at a point on the minor arc is: A) 120° B) 60° C) 30° D) 150° 75 / 100 A river 3 m deep and 40 m wide is flowing at the rate of 10 km/hour. How much water will fall into the sea in 5 minutes? A) 1.0 × 10⁶ l B) 1.0 × 10⁷ l C) 1.0 × 10⁸ l D) 1.0 × 10⁵ l 76 / 100 Metallic spheres of radii 6 cm, 8 cm and 10 cm respectively are melted to form a single solid sphere. Find the radius of the resulting sphere A) 8 cm B) 10 cm C) 12 cm D) 14 cm 77 / 100 Ahmad tosses two different coins simultaneously. What is the probability that he gets at least one head? A) 1/2 B) 2/3 C) 1/4 D) 3/4 78 / 100 Two tangents TP and TQ are drawn to a circle with centre O from an external point T. The ratio of ∠PTQ and ∠OPQ is A) 2:1 B) 1:2 C) 4:1 D) 1:4 79 / 100 If 16 cot x =12, then \(\frac{Sin\space x − Cos\space x}{Sin\space x + Cos\space x}\) equals A) 1/7 B) 2/7 C) 3/7 D) 4/7 80 / 100 The sum of mode and median of the data 18, 12, 11, 13, 18, 11, 13, 12, 18, 13, 18 is A) 32.5 B) 31 C) 29.5 D) 36 81 / 100 The founder of Buddhism, Gautama Buddha is also known as: A) Mahavira B) Rishabhadeva C) Tathagata D) Bimbisara 82 / 100 Disease which can be prevented by Vaccination is: A) Cataract B) AIDS C) Poliomyelitis D) Malaria 83 / 100 Which of the following is known as ‘Golden fibre’? A) Jute B) Cotton C) Uranium D) Orange 84 / 100 Who is the founder of ‘Paytm’? A) Vijay Shekhar Sharma B) Satya Nadella C) Rahul Joshi D) S.P. Tyagi 85 / 100 CFC and HFC gases are also known as: A) White house gases B) Black house gases C) Greenhouse gases D) Pink house gases 86 / 100 Salt Satyagraha was associated with: A) Bardoli March B) Champaran March C) Kakori March D) Dandi March 87 / 100 CSIR stands for A) Commission of Science, Industry and Research B) Council of Scientific Innovation and Research C) Council of Scientific and Industrial Research D) Council of Scientific Indian Research 88 / 100 Which of the following wind systems is not a part of Westerlies? A) Trading Thirties B) Roaring Forties C) Furious Fifties D) Shrieking Sixties 89 / 100 The ‘Ring of Fire’ is associated with A) Arctic Ocean B) Atlantic Ocean C) Indian Ocean D) Pacific Ocean 90 / 100 During the Second World War Germany, Italy and Japan were collectively known as A) Axis Powers B) Allie Powers C) League Powers D) Hostile Powers 91 / 100 Who is the Author of “Al-Kalam”? A) Allama Shibli B) Shah Waliullah C) Abul Kalam Azad D) Allama Iqbal 92 / 100 ‘Zaboor’ was revealed on Prophet: A) Hazrat Musa B) Hazrat Dawood C) Hazrat Nuh D) Hazrat Isa 93 / 100 On which place Sher Shah defeated Humayun? A) Panipat B) Chausa C) Palasi D) Dausa 94 / 100 ‘Al-Hilal’ was first published in the year: A) 1918 B) 1931 C) 1920 D) 1912 95 / 100 The Compilation of Hadith by Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal is known as: A) Al Mustadiak B) Al Jami C) Al Muwatta D) Al Musnad 96 / 100 The Tafsir of Mufti Muhammad Shafi is entitled as: A) Tafsir-ul-Kabir B) Ma’rif-ul-Qur’an C) Tarjuman-ul-Qur’an D) Tafsir-ul-Qur’an al-Azim 97 / 100 On whose advice the Prophet got the ‘ditch’ dug in the ‘Battle of Khandaq’? A) Abu Bakr Ibn Qahaf B) Hubab bin Manzar C) Umar b. Khattab D) Salman Farsi 98 / 100 The author of ‘Tarikh-i-Sarkashi-i-Bijnor‘ is: A) Abul Kalam Azad B) Altaf Husain Hali C) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan D) Viqarul Mulk 99 / 100 Taj Mahal reflects the style of: A) Indian Architecture B) Iranian Architecture C) Arabic Architecture D) Spanish Architecture 100 / 100 Imam Bukhari was born in: A) 194 A.H. B) 195 A.H. C) 196 A.H. D) 197 A.H. 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 Related