Which one of the following statements is not true in respect of AO Hume?

• He was a member of the Indian Civil Service

• He founded the Indian National Congress

• He presided over the Congress Annual Session twice

• He was an ornithologist

Which of the following movements saw the biggest peasant guerrilla war on the eve of independence?

• Tebhaga Movement

• Punnapra Vayalar Movement

• Telangana Movement

• Noakhali Movement

Which river in India flows in a rift-valley?

• Tapti

• Narmada

• Krishna

• Cauvery

Tiny marine animals which constitute limestone skeletons are called

• foraminifera

• coral reefs

• diatoms

• clamitomonous

Apatanis are the major tribal group of

• Nagaland

• Sikkim

• Arunachal Pradesh

• Jharkhand

Maps on large scale, representing both natural and man-made features are called

• Topographic maps

• Thematic maps

• Atlas maps

• Wall maps

Pulakesin II was the greatest ruler of

• Chalukyas of Badami

• Chalukyas of Kalyani

• Pallavas of Kanchi

• Cholas of Tamil Nadu

A narrow strip of land that connects two larger land masses is called

• peninsula

• cape

• isthumus

• strait

The Uttaramerur inscription provides information on the administration of the

• Satavahanas

• Pallavas

• Cholas

• Chalukyas

Pitss India Act of 1784 was a/an

• regulating act

• ordinance

• resolution

• white paper