Q. Subsidiary alliance was a system devised by Lord Wellesley in 1798. All those who entered into such an alliance with the British had to accept certain terms and conditions -
1. The British would be responsible for protecting their ally from external and internal threats to their power.
2. In the territory of the ally a British armed contingent would be stationed and the ally would provide resources for their maintenance.
3. The ally would enter into agreements, with other rulers or engage in warfare only with the permission of the British.
4. Ally may walk away with the alliance anytime at the disagreement.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below -
1) Only 1
2) Only 1 and 2
3) Only 1, 2 and 3
4) Only 2, 3, and 4
Q. Which of the following is/are true about the Virupaksha- Pampadevi of Vijayanagara?
1. Matridevi Pampadevi had done penance to marry Virupaksha.
2. The Vijaynagara rulers claimed to rule on behalf of Pampadevi.
3. The patron deity of the Vijayanagara Kingdom was Virupaksha.
4. Normally, the name of Srivirupaksha was mentioned in the Kannada script in the royal orders.
5. Virupaksha was a form of Vishnu.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below -
1) 1, 2, 3
2) 2, 3, 5
3) 1, 3, 4
4) 2, 3, 4
Q. Which one of the following throws light on the Lakulisha Pashupat Sect?
1. Coin of Huvishka
2. Mathura inscription of Chandragupta II
3. Maltimadhav of Bhavabhuti
4. Ashtadhyayi of Panini
5. Kadambani of Vanbhatta
Choose the correct answer from the options given below -
1) 1, 3, 4
2) 2, 3, 4
3) 1, 2, 5
4) 1, 2, 4, 5
Q. The biggest single celled organism is -
1) Yeast
2) Acetabularia
3) Acetobacter
4) Amoeba
Q. The plant from which cocoa and chocolate are obtained is a -
1) herb
2) shrub
3) small tree
4) very big tree
Q. Kalaazar and 'Oriental sore' are diseases spread by -
1) Sand fly
2) House fly
3) Dragon fly
4) Grasshopper
Q. Bubonic plague is transmitted through the bite of -
1) Xenopsylla-cheopis
2) Pediculus humanus
3) Glossina palpalis
4) Aedes eegypti
Q. In bees, 'waggle' dance is meant for -
1) Reproduction
2) Communication
3) Visiting the source of food
4) Killing foreign beings
Q. Which of the following snakes is not poisonous?
1) Cobra
2) Python
3) Krait
4) Viper
Q. A person wants to separate real gems and artificial gems from a heap. The radiation he should use is -
1) U. V. Radiation
2) Infrared Radiation
3) X-radiation
4) Laser light