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Punjab University Previous Year Question Papers Objective for Students
With which of the following regions did India have the closest contact during the Gupta period?
(a) South-East Asia
(b) Central Asia
(c) Iran
(d) Western Asia
Option a – South-East Asia
Which one of the following most suitably defines the term shreni? ( Punjab University Previous Year Question )
(a) An organization of people of one caste following the same vocation
(b) An organization of people of one caste following different vocations
(c) An organization of people of one or more castes following one vocation
(d) An organization of people of different castes following different vocations
Option a – An organization of people of one caste following the same vocation
Which of the following was not characteristic of the period that followed the Gupta rule?
(a) Decrease in trade
(b) Increase in the use of coins
(c) Increase in the use of local weights and measures
(d) Multiplication of feudatories
Option b – Increase in the use of coins
Choose the incorrect statement
(a) Bhagavatism advocates devotion to God
(b) Bhagavatism looks upon ascetic life as very paramount for salvation
(c) Bhagavatism stresses devotion to one’s duty
(d) Bhagavatism shuns the caste distinctions in society
Option d – Bhagavatism shuns the caste distinctions in society
(a) Warrior God
(b) Philosopher and Preacher
(c) Protector of the cattle world
(d) All of the above
Option d – All of the above
(a) Emergence of landed intermediaries
(b) Growth of a class of subject peasantry
(c) Localized village economy developed with little scope for the functioning of the market system
(d) Emergence of strong centralized political authority
Option d – Emergence of strong centralized political authority
Which is a celestial phenomenon occurring due to stars? ( Punjab University Previous Year Question )
A. Ozone hole
B. Black hole
C. Rainbow
D. Comet
Option b – Black hole
The ‘Black Hole’ theory was propounded by
A. C.V. Raman
B. H.J. Bhabha
C. S. Chandrashekhar
D. Hargovind Khurana
Option c – S. Chandrashekhar
A ‘black hole’ is a body in space that does not allow any type of radiation to come out. This property is due to its ( Punjab University Previous Year Question )
A. Very small size
B. Very large size
C. High-density
D. Very low density
Option c – High-density
The time taken by the Sun to revolve around the center of our galaxy is
A. 2.5 crore years
B. 10 crore years
C. 25 crore years
D. 50 crore years
Option c – 25 crore years
The color of a star indicates its ( Punjab University Previous Year Question )
A. Distance from Sun
B. Lighting or glow
C. Distance from Earth
D. Temperature
Option d – Temperature
A. Continental Drifts
B. Origin of the Universe
C. Origin of the Himalayas
D. Eruption of Volcanoes
Option b – Origin of the Universe
The Milky Way is classified as ( Punjab University Previous Year Question )
A. Spiral Galaxy
B. Electrical Galaxy
C. Irregular Galaxy
D. Round Galaxy
Option a – Spiral Galaxy
The limit beyond which stars suffer internal collapse is called
A. Chandrashekhar limit
B. Eddington limit
C. Hoyle limit
D. Fowler limit
Option a – Chandrashekhar limit
The party system is part of which larger system among the following? ( Punjab University Previous Year Question )
(A) Social system
(B) Economic system
(C) Political system
(D) International system
Option c – Political system
Inner-Party Democracy stands for
(A) A Government formed by several parties with a common program
(B) a Party closest to the party or parties forming the Government
(C) Periodical elections within the party to elect the office bearers of the party
(D) Secrets of Government are shared by parties in power
Option c – Periodical elections within the party to elect the office bearers of the party
What was the date when the Anti defection Bill was passed? ( Punjab University Previous Year Question )
(A) 17 February 1985
(B) 15 February 1985
(C) 30 March 1985
(D) 21 April 1985
Option b – 15 February 1985
Which one of the following is not covered by the Anti-Defection Law?
(A) An-bloc defections in a Party
(B) Large defections in a Party in various spells
(C) Smaller defection in a single spell
(D) Party members in Parliament casting votes either to topple or support a Government
Option b – Large defections in a Party in various spells
The political parties got Constitutional recognition for the first time in the year. ( Punjab University Previous Year Question )
(A) 1975
(B) 1977
(C) 1985
(D) 1995
Option c – 1985
Which of the following is not true about the Anti-Defection Bill?
(A) An M.P. or an M.L.A. will be disqualified if he has voluntarily given up the membership of the party to which he belonged
(B) In the event of a member’s absence from voting in the House on a particular issue, an M.P. or M.L.A. will be disqualified
(C) A member shall not be disqualified if there is a merger of political parties
(D) The Speaker of the Lok Sabha will not be disqualified if he becomes a member of another political party later on
Option d – The Speaker of the Lok Sabha will not be disqualified if he becomes a member of another political party later on
Who is empowered to recognize various political parties in India as National or Regional Parties? ( Punjab University Previous Year Question )
(A) The Parliament
(B) The President
(C) The Election Commission
(D) The Supreme Court
Option c – The Election Commission
Who among the following scholars described the party system prevailing in India in the early years of Independence as one party dominant system?
(A) Myron Weiner
(B) Rajni Kothari
(C) Austin
(D) Bhikhu Parikh
Option b – Rajni Kothari
The Nationalist Congress Party was formed in 1999 following the split in ( Punjab University Previous Year Question )
(A) Shiv Sena
(B) Congress Party
(C) BJP
(D) BSP
Option b – Congress Party
After the formation of the Bhartiya Janta Party, who became its first President?
(A) L.K. Advani
(B) A.B. Vajpayee
(C) M.M. Joshi
(D) Sikandar Bakht
Option b – A.B. Vajpayee
Which of the following is a Regional Political Party?
(A) Congress
(B) BJP
(C) CPI
(D) Akali Dal
Option d – Akali Dal
Which one of the following parties is not a National Political Party?
(A) Communist Party of India
(B) Bhartiya Janta Party
(C) Telugu Desham
(D) Indian National Congress
Option c – Telugu Desham
Which one of the following has been recognized as National Party in 2016?
(A) IN.L.D.
(B) Akali Dal
(C) T.M.C.
(D) A.LA.D.M.K.
Option c – T.M.C.
Who was the founder of the ‘Independent Labour Party’?
(A) R. Srinivasan
(B) B.R. Ambedkar
(C) C. Rajagopalachari
(D) Lala Lajpat Rai
Option b – B.R. Ambedkar
In which year was the Communist Party of India divided into two parties CPI and CPIM?
(A) 1962
(B) 1964
(C) 1966
(D) 1969
Option b – 1964
In which of the following state a regional party is not in power?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Jammu and Kashmir
(D) Kerala
Option d – Kerala
A political party in India can be recognized as National Party if it has state party status in at least
(A) Three States
(B) Four States
(C) Five States
(D) Seven States
Option b – Four States
A political party is recognized as a regional party, if
(A) It gets 4% votes in the State either in Lok Sabha or the Assembly election
(B) It gets 6% votes in the State either in Lok Sabha or the Assembly election
(C) It gets 8% votes in the State either in Lok Sabha or the Assembly election
(D) None of the above
Option c – It gets 8% votes in the State either in Lok Sabha or the Assembly election
Who recognizes the political parties in India?
(A) President of India
(B) Election Commission of India
(C) Ministry of Law and Justice
(D) Speaker of Lok Sabha
Option b – Election Commission of India
(A) Agriculture and Industrial working class
(B) Business class
(C) The educated
(D) Youth
Option b – Business class
The word ‘National in Indian National Congress was influenced by
(A) Ancient Indian precedents
(B) the Reaction against British rule
(C) European Precedents
(D) the Freedom Struggle of America
Option b – the Reaction against British rule
One end of a towel dips into a bucket full of water and the other end hangs over the bucket. It is found that after some time the towel becomes wet. It happens :
(A) Because the viscosity of water is high
(B) Because of the capillary action of cotton threads
(C) Because of gravitational force
(D) Because of the evaporation of water
Option b – Because of the capillary action of cotton threads
In a surface tension experiment with a capillary tube, the water rises up to 0.1 m. If the same experiment is repeated in an artificial satellite which is revolving around the earth, water will rise in the capillary tube up to a height of. :
(A) 0.1 m
(B) 0.2 m
(C) 0.98 m
(D) Full length of the tube
Option d – Full length of the tube
The excess pressure inside a drop or bubble is :
(A) Directly proportional to the mass
(B) Directly proportional to its radius
(C) Inversely proportional to its radius
(D) Inversely proportional to its surface tension
Option c – Inversely proportional to its radius
Two capillary tubes of different diameters are dipped in water. The rise of water is :
(A) Greater in tubes of smaller diameter
(B) Greater in tubes of larger diameter
(C) Same in both
(D) Zero in both
Option a – Greater in tubes of smaller diameter
Water rises to a height of 16.3 cm in a capillary of height 18 cm. If the tube is cut at a height of 12 cm :
(A) Water will come as a fountain from the capillary
(B) Water will stay at a height of 12 cm in the capillary tube
(C) The height of water in the tube will be 10.3 cm
(D) Water will flow down the sides of the capillary tube
Option b – Water will stay at a height of 12 cm in the capillary tube
A capillary is dipped vertically in a liquid. The level in the capillary will be the same as outside the capillary if the angle of contact is :
(A) Zero
(B) 90°
(C) Acute
(D) obtuse
Option b – 90°
Water from inside the earth rises through the trunk of a big tree to leaves high up. The main reason for this is :
(A) Capillary action
(B) High viscosity of water
(C) Gravitational force
(D) Evaporation of water
Option a – Capillary action
Two soap bubbles of different radii are in communication with each other. :
(A) Air flows from the larger bubble into the smaller one until the two bubbles are of equal size
(B) The size of the bubbles remains the same.
(C) Air flows from the smaller bubble into the larger one and the larger bubble grows at the expense of the smaller one
(D) Air flows from the larger bubble into the smaller one and the smaller bubble grows at the expense of the larger one
Option c – Air flows from the smaller bubble into the larger one and the larger bubble grows at the expense of the smaller one
The quantity on which the rise of liquid in a capillary tube does not depend is :
(A) Density of the liquid
(B) Atmospheric pressure
(C) Radius of the capillary
(D) Angle of contact
Option b – Atmospheric pressure
If two identical mercury drops are combined to form a single drop, then its temperature will :
(A) Decrease
(B) Increase
(C) Remains the same
(D) Increase or decrease
Option b – Increase
The angle of contact between glass and mercury is :
(A) 0°
(B) 30°
(C) 90°
(D) 135°
Option d – 135°
The angle of contact is :
(A) Constant for a particularly solid and liquid pair
(B) Acute for mercury and glass
(C) Obtuse for water and glass
(D) Obtuse for kerosine and glass
Option a – Constant for a particularly solid and liquid pair
For mercury and glass pair if Fc and FA are cohesive and adhesive forces then :
(A) FC < FA
(B) FC > FA
(C) FC = FA
(D) Not certain
Option b – FC > FA
If we draw a graph between the height of liquid in a capillary tube against the reciprocal of the radius of the tube for a given liquid then we get :
(A) A straight line
(B) Hyperbola
(C) Circle
(D) Parabola
Option a – A straight line
The pressure just below the meniscus of water :
(A) Is greater than just above it
(B) Is less than just above it
(C) Is the same as just above it
(D) Is always equal to atmospheric pressure
Option b – Is less than just above it
A square frame of side I is dipped in liquid soap. When it is taken out of the liquid a film is formed on it. If the surface tension is T then the force acting on it is :
(A) 2 Tl
(B) 4 TI
(C) 8 TI
(D) 16 TI
Option c – 8 Tl
A rectangular frame of thin wire of length 4 cm and breadth 3 cm just rests on the surface of the water of surface tension 72 dyne/cm. The force due to surface tension acting on the frame is
(A) 2016 dyne
(B) 1008 dyne
(C) 201.6 dyne
(D) 100.8 dyne
Option a – 2016 dyne
A soap film is formed on a rectangular frame of a length of 7 cm and breadth of 3 cm dipping in a soap solution. The framework hangs from a balance and an extra weight of 0.4 g is placed in the opposite pan to balance the pull of the film. The surface tension of the soap solution is (g= 1000 cm/s²) :
(A) 10 dyne/cm
(B) 5 dyne/cm
(C) 15 dyne/cm
(D) 20 dyne/cm
Option a – 10 dyne/cm
Insects can move on the surface of the water without sinking due to :
(A) Hydrostatic upthrust
(B) Dynamic lift
(C) Viscosity of water
(D) The surface tension of water
Option d – The surface tension of water
Surface tension is the force per unit length on an imaginary line at the surface of liquid directed :
(A) Normal to the line and normal to the surface
(B) Normal to the line but along the surface
(C) Parallel to the line and along the surface
(D) Parallel to the line but normal to the surface
Option b – Normal to the line but along the surface
The surface tension of boiling water is :
(A) 72 dyne/cm
(B) 0.072 N/m
(C) Infinite
(D) Zero
Option d – Zero
The light thread is loosely bound along the diameter of the metal ring. If the metal ring is dipped in soap solution and taken out. The thread rests in a zigzag way. If the film on the right side is pricked with a pin. Then the thread :
(A) Is pulled to right and takes a curve shape
(B) Is pulled to left and takes a curve shape
(C) Will still remain zigzag
(D) Will also break down
Option b – Is pulled to left and takes a curve shape
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