Question: The constitution of India came into force on
1. 26 January 1952
2. 26 January 1950
3. 16 August 1948
4. 26 November 1949
Answer: 2
Question: The first general election was held in India in
1. 1951-52
2. 1962
3. 1957
4. 1947-48
Answer: 1
Question: The oldest inhabitants in India are
1. Mongoloids
2. Nordics
3. Negritos
4. None of these
Answer: 3
Question: The Headquarters of Northern railway is located in
1. Jaipur
2. New Delhi
3. Allahabad
4. Gorakhpur
Answer: 2
Question: Quit India Movement was adopted by the Indian National Congress at
1. Bombay
2. Ahmedabad
3. Pune
4. Calcutta
Answer: 1
Question: The famous court poet of Akbar was
1. Tulsi Das
2. Birbal
3. Bairam Khan
4. Rahim
Answer: 4
Question: Clove, the commonly used spice, in obtained from the
1. root
2. stem
3. flower bud
4. fruit
Answer: 3
Question: Milk tastes sour when kept in open for some time due to the formation of
1. citric acid
2. carbonic acid
3. lactic acid
4. malic acid
Answer: 3
Question: The first country to establish trade relations with India was
1. Holland
2. Portugal
3. France
4. England
Answer: 2
Question: Who was the author of Gita Gobind?
1. Surdas
2. Vidyapati
3. Jaya Deva
4. Mirabai
Answer: 3
Question: Vivekananda founded Ramakrishna Mission in
1. 1895
2. 1896
3. 1987
4. 1899
Answer: 2
Question: The Vijaynagar Empire was founded in 1336 by
1. Harihara and Vidyaranya
2. Harihar and Bukka
3. Virupaksha
4. Krishnadeva Raya
Answer: 2
Question: The first Panchayati Raj system was inaugurated by Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru on 2nd October, 1959 at
1. Sabarmati
2. Wardha
3. Nagaur
4. Sikar
Answer: 3
Question: The fourth President of India was
1. Sri V. V. Giri
2. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
3. Dr. Zakir Hussain
4. Dr. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
Answer: 1
Question: Out of the following Viceroys of India in whose time, Indian Penal Code, Civil Procedure Code and Criminal procedure Code were passed?
1. Lord Canning
2. Lord Mayo
3. Lord Lytton
4. Lord Dufferin
Answer: 1
Question: Morley-Minto Reforms Bill was passed in
1. 1905
2. 1909
3. 1911
4. 1920
Answer: 2
Question: The secret of success of East India Company in India was
1. absence of nationalism in India
2. the company had western trained infantry armed with modern weapons
3. the Indian soldiers lacked national spirit and could be hired by any one who paid them well
4. All the above
Answer: 4
Question: Who among the following great men is called the Father of Indian Renaissance?
1. Vivekananda
2. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
3. Rabindra Nath Tagore
4. Dayanand Saraswati
Answer: 2
Question: Avadh was annexed to British Empire in India by
1. policy of subsidiary alliance
2. doctrine of lapse
3. by declaring the State as malad-ministered
4. by waging war
Answer: 3
Question: In the third battle of Panipat Marathas were defeated by
1. Mughals
2. Afghans
3. Britishers
4. Rohillas
Answer: 2
Question: The thoughts of which of the following Sufi saints have been incorporated in the religious book Adi Granth of the Sikhs?
1. Sheikh Moinuddin Chishti
2. Qutub-ud-din Bakhtiar Kaki
3. Fariduddin-Ganj-e-Shakar
4. Sheikh Nizamuddin Aulia
Answer: 3
Question: The ‘Pahari School’, ‘Rajput School’, ‘Mughal School’ and ‘Kangra School’ represent different styles in the art of
1. Architecture
2. Painting
3. Dancing
4. Music
Answer: 2
Question: During which age did women enjoy equality with men?
1. Gupta age
2. Mauryan age
3. Both of these
4. None of these
Answer: 4
Question: Ibn Batuta, the moorish traveller, visited India during the reign of
1. Mohammad Bin Tughlak
2. Babar
3. Akbar
4. Mahmood Ghazni
Answer: 1
Question: Which one of the following is the earliest school of Indian Philosophy?
1. Sankhya
2. Vaisesika
3. Karm Mimansa
4. Yoga
Answer: 1
Question: Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
1. Ellora-Caves Saka
2. Mahabalipuram-Rashtrakutas
3. Minakshi-Pallavas Temple
4. Khajuraho-Chandelas
Answer: 4
Question: Study the following names and mark your answer as who were the contemporaries of Kanishka?
I. Asvaghosh
II. Vasumitra
III. Kalidasa
IV. Kambar
1. I and IV
2. II and III
3. I and II
4. All of them
Answer: 3
Question: Rock-cut temples of Mahabalipuram were built by
1. Pallavas
2. Cholas
3. Chalukyas
4. Rashtrakutas
Answer: 1
Question: Which one of the following statements about Arthashastra is not true?
1. It prescribes the duty of a king.
2. It describes the then economic life of the country
3. It lays down the principles of politics
4. It highlights the need for financial reforms
Answer: 4
Question: Which of the following throws light on Harrapan Culture?
1. Rock edicts
2. The writings in terracota seals
3. Archeological excavations
4. All the above
Answer: 3
Question: Which of the following Great Powers of the world did not send its army to take part in the last Gulf war?
1. Great Britain
2. France
3. China
4. America
Answer: 3