1.Which of the following taxes in India is collected by panchayats?
a) Sales Tax
b) Custom Tax
c) Land Revenue
d) Tax on local fairs

2.The Capital of Lakshadweep is –
a) Mahe
b) Minicoy
c) Kavaratti
d) Kachativu

3.The year 2016-17 will be observed by SAARC nations as –
a) Year of Democracy and Development
b) Year of Fight Against Terrorism
c) Year of Cultural Heritage
d) Year of ‘Save the Earth’

4.Kothagudem thermal power project is located in –
a) Bihar
b) West Bengal
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) Madhya Pradesh

5.Which one of the following rivers crosses the Equator twice ?
a) Zaire
b) Amazon
c) Nile
d) Niger

6.The ‘parsec’ is the unit of –
a) Distance
b) Time
c) Energy
d) Temperature

7.Atmospheric pressure is measured with a –
a) Hydrometer
b) Barometer
c) Hygrometer
d) Altimeter

8. Palghat Gap connects Tamil Nadu with
a) Kerala
b) Karnataka
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) Both (a) and (b)

9.The age of the earth can be estimated by –
a) Uranium dating
b) Carbon dating
c) Atomic clocks
d) Biological clocks

10.The largest producer of silk in India is –
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Assam
c) Karnataka
d) West Bengal