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On May 8, India's Defence Minister virtually inaugurated a new 80 km-long road in the Himalayas, connecting to the border with China, at the Lipulekh pass. The Nepali government protested immediately, contending that the road crosses territory that it claims and accusing India of changing the status quo without diplomatic consultations. Among the many escalatory moves since then, Nepal deployed police forces to the region, summoned the Indian ambassador in Kathmandu, and initiated a constitutional amendment to formalise and extend its territorial claims over approximately 400 sq km. India, on the other hand, has conveyed its openness to a dialogue but does not seem to share Nepal's sense of urgency: its initial statement agreed to a dialogue, but only after the COVID-19 crisis. India has been in effective possession of this territory for at least sixty years, although Nepal claims it conducted a census there in the early 1950s and refers to the 1815 Sugauli Treaty as legitimising its claims. But India's new road, up to the Lipulekh pass, is not an unprecedented change in the status quo. India has controlled this territory and built other infrastructure here before, besides conducting its administration and deploying military forces up to the border pass with China. The region is of strategic importance, and the new road is now one of the quickest links between Delhi and the Tibetan plateau. In a 2015 statement, China also recognised India's sovereignty by agreeing to expand trade through the Lipulekh pass.

Q.1. Which of the following incidents can be seen as the direct cause of the border dispute between India and Nepal?    (CLAT, 2020)
(a) The Defence Minister inaugurated a motor- able link road that connects India and China.
(b) The 2015 agreement between India and China for using the Lipulekh pass for trade.
(c) India published a new map which showed the region of Kalapani as part of the Indian Territory.
(d) All of the above

Correct Answer is Option (d)

Q.2. The confusion between Nepal and India consists of a dispute over a trijunture of ____    (CLAT, 2020)
(a) Kali - Susta - Ganga.
(b) Kalapani - Saraswati - Ganga.
(c) Kalapani - Limpiyadhura - Lipulekh.
(d) Kalapani - Limpiyadhura - Kali.

Correct Answer is Option (c)

Q.3. The treaty of Sugauli was signed between which of the following pairs?    (CLAT, 2020)
(a) India and Nepal
(b) United Kingdom, India and Nepal
(c) India, China and Nepal.
(d) East India Company and Nepal

Correct Answer is Option (d)

Q.4. Recently Nepal has issued a map claiming Lipulekh pass as part of its territory included in the district of:    (CLAT, 2020)
(a) Kailali
(b) Dharchula
(c) Dipayal
(d) Doti

Correct Answer is Option (b)

Q.5. Which of the following rivers is called as Narayani River in Nepal?    (CLAT, 2020)
(a) Brahmaputra
(b) Gandak
(c) Ganga
(d) Kali

Correct Answer is Option (b)

Q.6. What is the duration of Solar Cycle?    (NLUD, 2020)
(a) 100 years
(b) 6 months
(c) 11 years
(d) 12 months

Correct Answer is Option (c)

Q.7. Ajanta Caves depicts paintings and sculptures from which of the following?    (NLUD, 2020)
(a) Panchtantra Tales
(b) Animals
(c) Jataka Tales
(d) Dance forms

Correct Answer is Option (c)

Q.8. What can be the maximum number of representatives of States and Union Territories in the Council of States?    (DU LLB, 2020)
(a) 238
(b) 240
(c) 245
(d) 250

Correct Answer is Option (a)

Q.9. The name of the largest river island of the world located in India is    (D.U. LL.B., 2018)
(a) Cijuli
(b) Pajuli
(c) Khajuli
(d) Majuli

Correct Answer is Option (d)

Q.10. In which state is the Sasan Ultra Mega Power Project located?     (D.U. LL.B., 2018)
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Maharashtra

Correct Answer is Option (c)

Q.11. First UNESCO mixed heritage site of India is    (D.U. LL.B., 2018)
(a) Kangchendzonga National Park.
(b) Kaziranga National Park
(c) Dachigam National Park
(d) Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary

Correct Answer is Option (a)

Q.12. Which of the following rivers does not flow into the Bay of Bengal?    (D.U. LL.B., 2018)
(a) Godavari
(b) Periyar
(c) Kaveri
(d) Krishna

Correct Answer is Option (b)

Q.13.  Which of the following smart cities has become India's first city to run on 100% Renewable Energy during Daytime?    (D.U. LL.B., 2018)
(a) Chandigarh
(b) Puducherry
(c) Gwalior
(d) Diu

Correct Answer is Option (d)

Q.14.  Where is the temple of Angkor Wat located?    (CLAT, 2018)
(a) Singapore
(b) Cambodia
(c) Thailand
(d) Indonesia

Correct Answer is Option (b)

Q.15. Escape velocity of a rocket fired from the earth towards the moon is a velocity to get rid of the    (CLAT, 2018)
(a) Centripetal force due to Earth's revolution
(b) Earth's gravitational pull
(c) Centripetal force due to Earth's rotation
(d) Moons gravitational pull.

Correct Answer is Option (b)

Q.16. The World's first 'negative emissions' power plant has been built in    (CLAT, 2018)
(a) Iceland
(b) Poland
(c) Finland
(d) China

Correct Answer is Option (a)

Q.17. World's longest rail tunnel is about:    (CLAT, 2017)
(a) 32 kins.
(b) 47 kms.
(c) 57 kms.
(d) 23 kms.

Correct Answer is Option (c)

Q.18. What is Beaufort Scale?    (NLU Delhi, 2017)
(a) Scale to measure wind speed
(b) Scale to measure ocean waves
(c) Scale to measure sound waves
(d) Scale to measure depth

Correct Answer is Option (a)

Q.19. The position of the Earth in its orbit, when it is at its greatest distance from the Sun causing summer in the Northern Hemisphere is    (NLU Delhi, 2017)
(a) Apogee
(b) Perigee
(c) Aphelion
(d) Perihelion

Correct Answer is Option (c)

Q.20. The last man to walk on moon died in January 2017. Who was he?    (D.U. LL.B., 2017)
(a) Neil Armstrong
(b) Buzz Aidrin
(c) Eugene Cenan
(d) James Irwin

Correct Answer is Option (c)

Q.21. Which pair of states does not touch each other?     (CLAT, 2013)
(a) Meghalaya, Manipur
(b) Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh
(c) Rajasthan, Punjab
(d) Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh

Correct Answer is Option (a)

Q.22. Bagliyar Dam is constructed on river:    (CLAT, 2013)
(a) Ravi
(b) Chenab
(c) Indus
(d) Sutlej

Correct Answer is Option (b)

Q.23. The sun reaches its maximum angular distance from the equator at the    (NLU, Delhi, 2013)
(a) zenith
(b) solstice
(c) equinox
(d) noon time

Correct Answer is Option (b)

Q.24. The difference in the duration of day and night increases as one move from    (NLU, Delhi, 2013)
(a) West to East
(b) East and West of the prime meridian
(c) Poles to equator
(d) Equator to poles.

Correct Answer is Option (d)

Q.25. When can one record the lowest temperature of air?    (NLU, Delhi, 2013)
(a) Just before sunrise
(b) At midnight
(c) At 3 a.m.
(d) At sunrise.

Correct Answer is Option (a)

Q.26.  What is the difference between a geyser and a hot spring?    (NLU, Delhi, 2013)
(a) Water is ejected explosively in a geyser
(b) Water from a geyser may be cold
(c) Geysers are formed on volcanic mountains
(d) Geysers are more common in cold countries.

Correct Answer is Option (a)

Q.27.  With which country does India share the longest border?    (D.U. LL.B. 2013)
(a) Bangladesh
(b) China
(c) Nepal
(d) Pakistan.

Correct Answer is Option (a)

Q.28.  Which State is famous for bandhni, tie and dye technique?     (D.U. LL.B., 2013)
(a) Kerala
(b) Haryana
(c) Gujarat
(d) Andhra Pradesh.

Correct Answer is Option (c)

Q.29. The longest highway in India runs from    (CLAT, 2012)
(a) Kolkata to Jammu
(b) Shillong to Amritsar
(c) Ambala to Nagercoil
(d) Varanasi to Kanyakumari.

Correct Answer is Option (d)

Q.30. The longest irrigation canal in India is called    (CLAT, 2012)
(a) Upper Bari Doab Canal
(b) Indira Gandhi Canal
(c) Sirhind Canal
(d) Yamuna Canal

Correct Answer is Option (b)

Q.31. Which strait separates Europe from Africa?    (CLAT, 2012)
(a) Mallaica
(b) Gibralter
(c) Barring
(d) Palk

Correct Answer is Option (b)

Q.32. Which of the following oceans has the shape of the English letter 'S'?    (CLAT, 2012)
(a) Atlantic
(b) Pacific
(c) Indian
(d) Arctic.

Correct Answer is Option (a)

Q.33.  Which is the longest shipping canal in the world?    (CLAT, 2012)
(a) Panama Canal
(b) Suez Canal
(c) White Sea-Baltic Canal
(d) Kiel Canal.

Correct Answer is Option (b)

Q.34.  Aurorae are a result of the interaction of earth's magnetosphere with    (NLU, Delhi, 2012)
(a) the solar wind
(b) the ozone layer
(c) radio waves
(d) none of tire above.

Correct Answer is Option (a)

Q.35.  Unlike the fluid core of the earth, the core of the moon is     (NLU, Delhi, 2012)
(a) plasma
(b) volatile gas
(c) viscous liquid
(d) solid.

Correct Answer is Option (b)

Q.36. Which of the following theories has no connection with the origin of the earth?    (NLU, Delhi, 2012)
(a) Nebular hypothesis of Laplace
(b) Tidal hypothesis of Jeans and Jeffreys
(c) Binary star theory of Lyttleton
(d) Convection current theory of Holmes.

Correct Answer is Option (d)

Q.37. Kurdistan is primarily known for    (D.U. LL.B., 2012)
(a) Uranium stocks
(b) Oil reserves
(c) Dry fruit products
(d) Fertiliser

Correct Answer is Option (b)

Q.38. The line demarcating the boundaries of India and China is known as 
(a) McMahon line
(b) Durand line
(c) Radcliffe line
(d) 24^th parallel.

Correct Answer is Option (a)

Q.39. The border of which two countries is known as 49th parallel line?    (D.U. LL.B., 2012)
(a) Germany and France
(b) USA and Canada
(c) South Korea and North Korea
(d) Germany and Poland.

Correct Answer is Option (b)

Q.40. The length of the year is greatest on the    (D.U. LL.B., 2012)
(a) Mercury
(b) Earth
(c) Jupiter
(d) Pluto.

Correct Answer is Option (c)

Q.41. The largest producer of sugar in the world is    (D.U. LL.B., 2012)
(a) Brazil
(b) Indonesia
(c) Mexico
(d) Cuba

Correct Answer is Option (a)

Q.42. The State in India with largest coastline is    (D.U. LL.B., 2012)
(a) Gujarat
(b) Kerala
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Maharashtra

Correct Answer is Option (a)