Question: Which among the following statements regarding Lord Ripon’s plan for local self-government in India is/are correct?
1. The district should be the maximum area served by the one Committee or Local Board.
2. The Local Boards should consist of a large majority of nominated official members and be presided over by an official member as Chairman.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
1. Both 1 and 2
2. 1 only
3. 2 only
4. Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: 1
Question: Who among the following was associated with Velevt Revolution?
1. Vaclav Havel
2. Kim Jong-il
3. Wangari Mathai
4. None of the above
Answer: 1
Question: Consider the following statements and identify the author of the statements using the code given below:
“I shall work for an India in which the poorest shall feel that it is their country, in whose making they have an effective voice, an India in which there shall be no high class and low class of people, an India in which all communities shall live in perfect harmony.”
1. Mahatma Gandhi
2. Baba Saheb Ambedkar
3. Pt.Jawaharlal Nehru
4. Gurudev Tagore
Answer: 1
Question: The ‘Bombay Plan’ drafted by G.D. Birla and J.R.D. Tata emphasised:
1. that the economy should be left to the dynamic investments by the private sector in heavy industries etc.
2. the public sector investment in infrastructure and heavy industries.
3. annual planning
4. that the private sector should foot the bill for intensive and low return investments in the industr
Answer: 2
Question: Consider the following statements:
1. The Buddhist in Deccan excavated rock-cut Chaityas and the Vaishnavas, Shaivas and Jainas imitated these in later centuries.
2. The Vaishnavas, Shaivas and Jainas excavated temples at sites far distant from rock-cut Chaityas.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: 1
Question: Consider the following statements:
1. The Champaran Satyagraha marked Gandhiji’s second appearance in Indian politics as a leader of the masses.
2. The Champaran Satyagraha was launched to address the problems faced by Indigo plantation workers.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: 2
Question: Consider the following statements:
1. Charles Wood’s Despatch of 1854 laid exclusive emphasis on the development of higher education in India and neglected primary and secondary education.
2. The Carlyle Circular issued by R.W.Carlyle sought to check the spread of revolutionary activities in educational institutions.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: 2
Question: Consider the following statements about Gandhiji’s thinking on environment:
1. His environmental thinking is rooted in his larger philosophical and moral thinking
2. He preferred sustainable environmental practices to nourish the soil and the natural world.
3. He laid emphasis on the rigorous ethic of non-injury in our treatment of animals.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1. 1 only
2. 1 and 2 only
3. 1, 2 and 3
4. 2 and 3 only
Answer: 3
Question: Which one among the following statements is not correct?
1. Gandhara School of Act owed its origin to the Indo-Greek rulers but the real patrons of the school were the Kushans, especially Kanishka
2. Rich carving, elaborate ornamentations and complex symbolism were not the main features of the Gandhara sculpture
3. The Graeco-Roman architectural impact modified the structure of Buddhist Stupas
4. The artists of the Amravati School of Arts mainly used white marble
Answer: 4
Question: Consider he following declaration and identify the person who made it using the code given below:
‘The time has come when badges of honour make our shame glaring in their incongruous context of humiliation, and, I, for my part, wish to stand shorn of all special distinction, by the side or my countrymen who, for their so-called insignificance are liable to suffer degradation not fit for human beings’
Code:
1. Mahatma Gandhi
2. Jawaharlal Nehru
3. Dadabhai Naoroji
4. Rabindranath Tagore
Answer: 4
Question: Consider the following statements:
‘We believe that it is the inalienable right of the Indian people as of any other people, to have freedom and to enjoy the fruits of their toil and have the necessities of life so that they may have full opportunities of growth’.
Identify the correct context of this statements from below:
1. Pledge of independence to publicly taken all over India on 26 January 1930
2. Preamble of the Constitution of India adopted in 1950.
3. Congress Working Committee Resolution adopted at the Special Calcutta Congress in 1920
4. Part of Speech delivered by Subhash Bose at the launch of Azad Hind Fauj
Answer: 1
Question: The Iron Pillar near Qutub Minar draws attention of scientists due to its –
1. Rustlessness
2. Antiquity
3. Glitter
4. Hardness
Answer: 1
Question: The Kamraj Plan was a plan formulated in 1963 by the then-
1. Union Cabinet Minister, whereby a new constitution for the Indian National Congress was proposed
2. Chief Minister of Madras, whereby the senior ministers were asked to leave government and work to rejuvenate the party
3. Chief Minister of Madras, whereby a new set of principles for accepting donations for the party work was proposed
4. Chief Minister of Madras to root out corruption from India
Answer: 2
Question: Which one among the following was not a possible reason for the success of Nadir Shah’s military campaign in Delhi?
1. Weak Mughal Emperor
2. Lack of strong defence in the North-West Frontier
3. Late preparation for the defence of Delhi
4. Use of superior military technology by the invading army
Answer: 4
Question: Which one among the following was not true about the Kerala king Martanda Varma?
1. He ruled over Travancore
2. He subdued the feudatories
3. He gave heavy bribes to the European officers to maintain peace
4. He organized a strong modern army
Answer: 3
Question: Which of the following was/were reason/reasons fir the success of European trading companies in South India during the 17th Century?
1. The presence of the Mughals in the South was not as much as in the North
2. the Vijaya Nagar kingdom had been overthrown in the late 16th Century
3. The South had many small and weak states
Select the correct answer using the code given below-
1. 1, 2 and 3
2. 1 and 2 only
3. 2 and 3 only
4. 1 only
Answer: 1
Question: Which one among the following was a reason for which the French could not succeed in India in the 18th Century?
1. They sided with the weak Indian sides such as Chanda Sahib and Muzaffar Jang
2. Dupleix was called back at a crucial time
3. Their trading company was heavily dependent on the French Government
4. They conspired against the Indian powers
Answer: 4
Question: Which one among the following was the result of the First Anglo-Maratha War of 1775-82?
1. The British won the war
2. The Maratha won the war
3. There was no victory for either side
4. It helped Hyder Ali to gather strength because the British and Marathas were engaged in a mutual war
Answer: 3
Question: Which one among the following is correct about the Doctrine of Lapse?
1. It did not allow the Indian rulers to adopt any heir
2. It did not allow an adopted heir to rule a state after the death of the ruler
3. It made the annexation of Indian state compulsory after a death of a ruler
4. It made the annexation of India state compulsory if the adoption of heir had not been approved by the British authorities.
Answer: 4
Question: In 1856 Awadh would not have been annexed with the British Empire if the Nawab of Awadh had –
1. allied with the British
2. not refused to introduce reforms as suggested by the British
3. fought against the British
4. a natural heir
Answer: 2
Question: During the freedom struggle, Aruna Asaf Ali was a major woman organiser of underground activity in
1. Quit India Movement
2. Civil Disobedience Movement
3. Non-Cooperation Movement
4. Swadeshi Movement
Answer: 1
Question: Who among the following Prime Ministers sent Cripps Mission to India?
1. Winston Churchill
2. James Ramsay McDonald
3. Neville Chamberlain
4. Stanley Baldwin
Answer: 1
Question: The Buddha delivered his first sermon, known as “Turning of the wheel of law’ at?
1. Sarnath
2. Sanchi
3. Bodh Gaya
4. Sravasti
Answer: 1
Question: Which one of the following newspapers had been edited by Gandhiji?
1. Maratha
2. Gujarat Times
3. Navjeevan
4. Jan Satta
Answer: 3
Question: Coins made of metal first appeared in
1. Harappan Civilisation
2. Age of the Buddha
3. Age of the Mauryas
4. Later Vedic age
Answer: 4
Question: The Chola kings were ruling over
1. Kerala
2. Bengal
3. Andhra
4. Tamil Nadu
Answer: 4
Question: The Aryans succeeded in their conflicts with the pre-Aryans because
1. they were taller and stronger
2. they used elephants on a large scale
3. they used chariots driven by horses
4. they were from an advanced urban culture.
Answer: 3
Question: Which battle did open the Delhi are to Muhammad Ghori?
1. First Battle of Tarain
2. Battle of Khanwa
3. Second Battle of Tarain
4. First battle of PAnipat
Answer: 3
Question: Who was against the abolition of Sati?
1. B.G.Tilak
2. B.C.Pal
3. Radha Kant Deb
4. Ram Mohan Roy
Answer: 3
Question: Chand Bibi was the ruler of
1. Asirgarh
2. Golconda
3. Bijapur
4. Ahmednagar
Answer: 4
Question: Clive laid the foundation of British Empire by winning the battle of
1. Jhansi
2. Panipat
3. Plassey
4. None of these
Answer: 3
Question: When was the partition of Bengal, effected during the time of Curzon, annnulled?
1. 1913
2. 1911
3. 1914
4. 1912
Answer: 2
Question: Prithvi Raj Chauhan was defeated in the year
1. 1626 A.D.
2. 1295 A.D.
3. 1192 A.D.
4. 1561 A.D.
Answer: 3
Question: Who among the following was the eldest son of Shahjahan?
1. Aurangzeb
2. Shuja
3. Dara Shikoh
4. Murad Baksh
Answer: 3
Question: In which battle, Rana Pratap of Mewar was defeated by the Mughal Army?
1. Panipat
2. Mewar
3. Haldighati
4. Udaipur
Answer: 3
Question: Akbar was the first Muslim ruler to introduce
1. Land and revenue reforms
2. Judicial reforms
3. Social reforms
4. Administrative reforms
Answer: 2
Question: The rock cut temples known as the Seven Pagodas are at
1. Kanchi
2. Mahabaleshwar
3. Tanjore
4. Mahabalipuram
Answer: 4
Question: The battle of Kalinga proved to be the deciding point in the life of
1. Kautilya
2. Ashoka
3. Samudragupta
4. Alexander
Answer: 2
Question: The capital of Harshavardhana was at
1. Varanasi
2. Pataliputra
3. Kannauj
4. Nalanda
Answer: 3
Question: Both Vardhamana Mahavira and Gautam Buddha preached their doctrines during the reign of
1. Udayi
2. Nandivardhana
3. Bimbisara
4. Ajatashatru
Answer: 3
Question: In whose reign, Hiuen Tsang, a Chinese pilgrim, visited India?
1. Chandragupta Maurya
2. Samundragupta
3. Harshavardhana
4. Kanishka
Answer: 3
Question: The philosophy of Upanishads emphasises on
1. Tapa
2. Bhakti
3. Gyan
4. Karma
Answer: 3
Question: Who was known as the mother of Indian revolutionaries?
1. Madame Cama
2. Sister Nivedita
3. Annie Besant
4. Matangini Hazra
Answer: 1
Question: The Battle of Haldighati was fought between Akbar and —
1. Maharana Pratap
2. Hamirdeva
3. Rana Sanga
4. Malik Amber
Answer: 1
Question: Hieun Tsang visited India during the reign of —
1. Harshavardhan
2. Samudragupta
3. Chandragupta II
4. Kumaragupta I
Answer: 1