1: The ideal of 'Welfare State' in the Indian Constitution is enshrined in its

(a) Preamble
(b) Directive Principles of State Policy
(c) Fundamental Rights
(d) Seventh Schedule
2: Assertion(A): According to the Wavell Plan, the number of Hindu and Muslim members in the Executive Council were to be equal.

Reason(R) : Wavell thought that this arrangement would have avoided the partition of India.

(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A

(b) Both A and R are individually 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

3: In ancient Indian historical geography the name Ratnakara denoted

(a) the Arabian Sea

(b) the Bay of Bengal

(c) the Indian Ocean

(d) the the confluence of the Ganga, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati at Prayaga
4: India's contribution to Mathematics includes:

1. Number system
2. Decimal system
3. Concept of zero

(a) 1, 2 & 3
(b) 1 & 2
(c) 2 & 3
(d) 1 & 3
5: In which of the following regions of India are you most likely to come across the 'Great Indian Hornbill' in its natural habitat?

(a) Sand deserts of northwest India
(b) Higher Himalayas of Jammu and Kashmir
(c) Salt marshes of western Gujarat
(d) Western Ghats