36. The umbrella stone (kudakkal) is a unique type of cist/pit burial peculiar to
A. Karnataka
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Kerala
D. Tamil Nadu
Answer:
C. Kerala
Explanation:
Kudakkal (meaning umbrella stone) refers to unique megalithic burial monuments shaped like giant umbrellas, found exclusively in Kerala.
37. The Cuban Missile Crisis occurred during the tenure of American President
A. Richard Nixon
B. Dwight D Eisenhower
C. John F Kennedy
D. Lyndon B Johnson
Answer:
C. John F Kennedy
Explanation:
The dangerous 1962 confrontation known as the Cuban Missile Crisis took place during the presidency of John F. Kennedy.
38. Which of the following was the motto of the French Revolution?
A. Liberty Law Equality
B. Liberty Equality Fraternity
C. Equity Equality Fraternity
D. Liberty Law Labour
Answer:
B. Liberty Equality Fraternity
Explanation:
“Liberty, Equality, Fraternity” (Liberté, égalité, fraternité) became the enduring defining motto of the French Revolution.
39. In which year, the English king John was forced to sign Magna Carta?
A. 1205
B. 1214
C. 1215
D. 1220
Answer:
C. 1215
Explanation:
King John of England was forced by rebel barons to agree to the Magna Carta at Runnymede on June 15, 1215.
40. In his novel Hard Times, Charles Dickens depicted the horrors of
A. War
B. Depression
C. Industrialisation
D. Pandemic
Answer:
C. Industrialisation
Explanation:
Charles Dickens’s “Hard Times” highlights the brutal social and economic conditions of the working class in a fictional Victorian industrial mill town.
