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Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
$1.$ Applique work : Pipili (Odisha)
$2.$ Jori art : Banaras
$3.$ Phulkari : Madhya Pradesh
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

  1. $1$ and $2$

  2. $2$ and $3$

  3. $1$ and $3$

  4. All of these


Correct Option: A

Consider the following statements in context with the handicrafts of India.
$1.$ Vellore district of Tamil Nadu is famous for cane handicrafts in India.
$2.$ Bone and Horn handicrafts originated in the State of Odisha, they are famous for creating birds or animal figures, which seems alive.
$3.$ Uttar Pradesh is known for its painted black wares.
Which of the statement(s) given is/ are correct?

  1. $1$ and $2$

  2. $2$ and $3$

  3. Only $1$

  4. All of these


Correct Option: D

When I.S.I. was set up?

  1. $1942$

  2. $1945$

  3. $1947$

  4. $1950$


Correct Option: C

Match the following

Year of Creation States 
A. 1960 1. Sikkim 
B. 1962 2. Goa 
C. 1975 3. Maharashtra
D. 1987 4. Nagaland

A      B     C      D

  1. 2 4 3 1

  2. 3 4 1 2

  3. 4 3 2 1

  4. 3 4 2 1


Correct Option: B

Which of the following States and the year of their creation is incorrectly matched?

  1. Andhra Pradesh : 1956

  2. Maharashtra : 1960

  3. Arunachal Pradesh : 1987

  4. Goa : 1987


Correct Option: A

The old name of which State/Union Territory is wrongly given? 

  1. Karnataka - Mysore

  2. Tamil Nadu - Madras

  3. Lakshadweep - Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindiv islands

  4. Meghalaya - Eastern Hill Province


Correct Option: D

Put in the correct order of their creation:
1. Asom
2. Nagaland
3. Goa
4. Mizoram

  1. I, II, III, IV

  2. II, I, IV, III

  3. I, II, IV, III

  4. I, IV, II, III


Correct Option: C

What was the status of Sikkim at the commencement of the Constitution?

  1. A part B State

  2. An independent State

  3. An independent kingdom attache India a special treaty

  4. A part C State


Correct Option: C

The first State to become bifurcated after independence was: 

  1. Madras

  2. Bombay

  3. Punjab

  4. Assam


Correct Option: A

When was the Madras State renamed Tamil Nadu?

  1. 1969

  2. 1970

  3. 1968

  4. 1971


Correct Option: A