Indian Civil Services Online Test Quiz!
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- 1.The powers that contested for supremacy with rashtrakutas in north India were
- A.
Palas & Pratiharas
- B.
Pratiharas and Paramaras
- C.
Vengi chalukyas & Pallavas
- D.
Palas & Pallavas
- 2.The Hoysala kingdom was finally absorbed into the kingdom of?
- A.
Bahmani
- B.
Pratiharas
- C.
Vijayanagar
- D.
Pallavas
- 3.Chola king Kulottunga I earned fame by abolishing:
- A.
Sati
- B.
Toll tax
- C.
Slavery
- D.
Forced labour
- 4.'Jazia' was a tax on:
- A.
Non Muslims
- B.
Muslims
- C.
Hindus
- D.
Non Hindus
- 5.Pala kings were followers of?
- A.
Jainism
- B.
Buddhism
- C.
Hinduism
- D.
Islam
- 6.Which of these was not a temple architecture style?
- A.
Nagara
- B.
Dravida
- C.
Vasara
- D.
Ghatika
- 7.Who were samanthas?
- A.
King
- B.
Small chief
- C.
Servant
- D.
Rajaputs
- 8.What was the main feature of the Cholas administration?
- A.
Military Organisation
- B.
Town Administration
- C.
Rural Administration
- D.
Art and Architecture
- 9.A group of villages during the Cholas period were called?
- A.
Tan Kurram
- B.
Kudavolai
- C.
Kottam
- D.
Variam
- 10.Group of Kurrams during the Cholas period were called?
- A.
Nadu
- B.
Valanadu
- C.
Vishaya
- D.
Udankuttam
- 11.The Chola empire was divided into provinces called?
- A.
Vishayas
- B.
Aharas
- C.
Bhukties
- D.
Mandalams
- 12.Village assemblies during the Cholas period were functioned through the committees called?
- A.
Variams
- B.
Kottams
- C.
Kurrams
- D.
Kadagams
- 13.Who was the last ruler of the Chola dynasty?
- A.
Adhirajendra
- B.
Aditaya
- C.
Vinayaditya
- D.
Vijayaditya
- 14.What would happen if human blood becomes acidic?
- A.
Oxygen carrying capacity of haemoglobin is decrease
- B.
Oxygen carrying capacity of haemoglobin is increase
- C.
Will be Unpredictable
- D.
Will remain same
- 15.The absorption of ink by blotting paper involves:
- A.
Capillary action phenomenon
- B.
Diffusion of ink through the blotting
- C.
Viscosity of ink
- D.
Siphon action
- 16.Which of the following parameters does not characterize the thermodynamic state of matter?
- A.
Volume
- B.
Pressure
- C.
Temperature
- D.
Work
- 17.A transformer is used to light a 100 W and 110 V lamp from a 220 V mains. If the main current is 0.5 A, the efficiency of the transformer is approximate:
- A.
90%
- B.
60%
- C.
100%
- D.
30%
- 18.A convex lens of focal length 20 cm placed in contact with a plane mirror acts as a?
- A.
Convex mirror of focal length 10 cm
- B.
Concave mirror of focal length 40 cm
- C.
Concave mirror of focal length 10 cm
- D.
Concave mirror of focal length 60 cm
- 19.A car moves on a circular road. It describes equal angles about the center in equal intervals of time. Which of the following statements about the velocity of the car is true?
- A.
Magnitude of velocity is not constant
- B.
Both magnitude and direction of velocity change
- C.
Velocity is directed towards the center of the circle.
- D.
Magnitude of velocity is constant but direction changes
- 20.Diwali rocket is ejecting 50 g of gases/s at a velocity of 400 m/s. The acceleration force on the rocket will be?
- A.
20 N
- B.
24 Dyne
- C.
20 Dyne
- D.
50 N
- 21.A ball is thrown up at an angle with the horizontal. Then the total change of momentum by the instant it returns to the ground is?
- A.
Weight of the ball × half the time of flight
- B.
Acceleration due to gravity × total time of flight
- C.
Weight of the ball × total time of flight
- D.
Weight of the ball × horizontal range
- 22.When a gas turns into a liquid, the process is known as?
- A.
Deposition
- B.
Sublimation
- C.
Evaporation
- D.
Condensation
- 23.In an item, no two electrons have all the four quantum numbers identical. This is known as
- A.
Aufbau principle
- B.
Hunds Rule
- C.
Paulis exclusion principle
- D.
Avogadros law
- 24.An eclipse of the sun takes place:
- A.
Once in every year
- B.
When the earth comes between the sun and the moon
- C.
When the moon passes between the sun and the earth
- D.
When the moon is full
- 25.Assertion: Chairman and members of UPSC are appointed by the president. Reason: The UPSC is a constitutional body.
- A.
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
- B.
Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
- C.
A is true but R is false
- D.
A is false but R is true
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