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Aug 16, 2020 - Daily Quiz

1. What did Nunia and Malangi castes specialize in ? (a) Medium-distance trade in food grains
(b) Leather tann work (c) Iron smelting and charcoal production
(d) Salt and saltpetre production
2. Consider the following statements
1. There are no remains of free-standing Hindu temples -erect before the Gupta period.
2. All the cave at Ellora are of Hindu gods and goddesses.
3. The great temple of Shiva at Tanjore was built by Rajaraja, the Great. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? (a) 1 and 3
(b) 1,2 and 3 (c) 1 and 2
(d) 3 only
3. Consider the following statements :
1. During the Mughal period Mysore was the premier center of silk production and supplied the demands of both European and Indian merchants. 2. There was no ship-building industry in India during the Mughal period as Europeans supplied’ ships to the Indians. 3. During the Mughal period, saltpetre was exported from India by Dutch and English traders. Which of the statements given’ above is/are correct ? (a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 only (c) 1 and 3
(d) 3 only
4. Consider the following statements : 1. Although the First Five-Year Plan gave priority to Agriculture but there was hardly any increase in the agricultural production at the end of the Plan period. 2. The iron and steel plants at Bhilai, Rourkela and Durgapur were set up during th First Five-Year Plan.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? (a) 1 only
(b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
5. Consider the following statements : 1. Though the Constitution of India states that India is a Union of States, the terms ‘federal’ and ‘federation’ are used in reference to India at several places in the Constitution of India. 2. The First Schedule as adopted by the Constituent Assembly and incorporated in the Constitution of India mentioned three categories of States and Territories i.e., Princely States, British Indian Provinces, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answers:
  1. d
  2. a
  3. d
  4. d
  5. a
 






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