21. The town of Chisht, from which the Sufi Chishti Silsila derives its name, is located in
(a) Western Turkey
(d) Central Afghanistan
(c) Eastern Iran
(d) Eastern Iraq

22. The rules for congregational worship (Sangat) involving collective recitation were organized
(a) Guru Nanak
(b) Guru Angad
(c) Guru Arjan
(d) Guru Govind Singh

23. Who amongst the following will be at more risk with respect to the earthquake hazard zone specified by the Geological Survey of India ?
(a) Shahji at Secunderabad
(b) Ranbir at Indore
(c) Malti at Pithoragarh
(d) Maitri at Bhubaneswar

24. The Government wants to prepare a plan for drought prone areas of the country. Which one of the following regions will be predominantly focused ?
(a) Coastal Andhra Pradesh
(b) Ganga plains
(c) North-eastern region
(d) Kutch region

25. Four persons are travelling to different States of India. To whom will you advise to protect oneself from blizzards?
(a) The person travelling to Arunachal Pradesh
(b) The person travelling to Assam
(c) The person travelling to Tripura
(d) The person travelling to Odisha

26. Which one of the following States is not prominent for plantation agriculture ?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Assam
(c) Nagaland
(d) Kerala

27. The distance between which two cities has been reduced by the Atal Tunnel ?
(a) Bagdogra to Gangtok
(b) Jammu to Srinagar
(c) Manali to Leh
(d) Itanagar to Tawang

28. Which one of the following biosphere reserves comprises islands with estuaries, beaches, coral reefs, salt marshes and mangroves ?
(a) Sunderban biosphere reserve
(b) Gulf of Mannar biosphere reserve
(c) Nilgiri biosphere reserve
(d) Nandadevi biosphere reserve

29. Which one of the following is not a correct statement with reference to the Constitution of India ?
(a) The Constitution (Eighty-Fifth) Amendment Act has inserted the ‘Right to Education’ under Article 21A.
(b) Article 22 talks about preventive detention.
(c) Right to Constitutional Remedies is in Part-III of the Constitution..
(d) Writ jurisdiction of High Courts is wider than the Supreme Court of India.

30. Which one of the following statements about the Cripps Mission is not correct ?
(a) It was sent to India by the British Government in March 1942.
(b) It proposed that the Constitution of India was to be framed by an elected Constituent Assembly of the Indian people.
(c) Any province which was not prepared to accept the Constitution would be free to retain its constitutional provisions existing at that time.
(d) The British Government could enter into a separate constitutional arrangement with any of the acceding provinces.

31. Which of the following statements regarding constitutional amendment is/are correct?
1. The procedure for amendment to the Constitution is provided in Article 368.
2. A Bill to amend the Constitution can be introduced in either House of the Parliament.
3. The special procedure in Article 368 vests constituent powers upon the ordinary legislation.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1 and 2 only

32. Which one of the following is not a circumstance for proclamation of Emergency by the President of India under Article 352 of the Constitution of India ?
(a) War
(b) External aggression
(c) Internal disturbance
(d) Armed rebellion

33. Akbar issued a Farman in 1598 permitting in the city of Cambay (Khambat), Gujarat, the construction of a
(a) Temple
(b) Church
(c) Synagogue
(a) Jain Upashraya

34. Domingo Paes, the medieval traveller, has! described the city of
(a) Madurai
(b) Vijayanagara
(c) Arikamedu
(d) Gingee

35. The extent of damage caused by earthquake is not influenced by which one of the following?
(a) Strength of earthquake
(b) Population density
(c) Type of building
(d) Climate of the area

36. An avalanche is a type of which one of the following disasters ?
(a) Atmospheric
(b) Terrestrial
(c) Aquatic
(d) Biological

37. An infection constantly maintained at a baseline level in a geographic area without external input is known as
(a) Endemic
(b) Pandemic
(c) Epidemic
(d) Outbreak

38. Streams and rivers coming from the mountains deposit heavy materials of rocks and boulders in
(a) Khadar
(b) Bhangar
(c) Bhabar
(d) Terai

39. Which of the following statements regarding the electoral rolls is/are correct?
1. There is one general electoral roll for every territorial constituency.
2. No person is ineligible for inclusion in the electoral roll on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex, or any of them.
3. A citizen of India, not less than 18 years of age, can cast his/her vote unless disqualified under a law of an appropriate legislature.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1 and 2 only

40. Which one of the following statements is not correct about ‘Totalitarianism’?
(a) It is not akin to autocracy and authoritarianism.
(b) It usurps political freedom of the individuals, but it doesn’t usurp personal freedoms.
(c) It implies abolition of civil society.
(d) It is usually identified with a one-party state.