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1. Who among the following was the first to win the Booker Prize? a) William Golding 2. Which one of the following awards instituted by KK Birla Foundation is given to an individual for outstanding work on Indian philosophy, culture and art? a) Saraswathy Samman 3. When was the Nobel Prize for literature instituted? a) 1956 4. Contribution to which field is honoured by Dhanvantari award? a) Physics 5. Which of the following is India’s highest honour in the field of literature? a) Vyas Samman 6. Which one of the following is India’s highest civilian honour? a) Bharat Ratna 7. Who was the first to win the Nobel Prize for literature? a) Albert Camus 8. Men from which nation has won the highest number of Nobel Prizes? a) England 9. Which of the following awards is given to the Best Parliamentarian? a) Gujar Mal Modi Award 10. When did Amnesty International win the Nobel Prize? a) 1917 11. Who was the first woman to win the Jnanpith award? a) Ashapurna Devi 12. In terms of Prize money which of the following is the highest literary prize in India? a) Vyas Samman 13. Which of the following awards was instituted by the Indian National Congress in its Centenary Year? a) Gandhi Peace Prize 14. Which one of the following awards was instituted by the KK Birla Foundation? a) Saraswati Samman 15. When did Red Cross win the Nobel Peace Prize for the first time? a) 1917 1. When did Mother Teresa win the Nobel Peace Prize? a) 1979 2. Besides Roosevelt, who among the following Presidents of America has won the Nobel Peace Prize? a) Thomas Jefforson 3. Which of the following awards was instituted by Shanti Prasad Jain? a) Vyas Samman 4. Who was the first Indian to win the Booker Prize? a) Arundathi Roy 5. Who was the first winner of Gandhi Peace Prize? a) AT Aryaratne 6. The Annual Academy awards are better known as a) Nobel Prize 7. Contribution to which field is honoured by the Kalinga award? a) Science and Technology 8. Who among the following has won the Polar Music Award instituted by the Royal Music Academy, Sweden? a) Sakir Hussein 9. Who was the first foreigner to win the Bharat Ratna? a) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan 10. Which one of the following awards is given for contribution to poetry? a) Kabir award 1979 1. Who among the following national leaders have won the highest civilian honours of Pakistan? a) Jawaharlal Nehru 2. Who among the following actors has won the Chevalier Award instituted by the French Government? a) MG Ramakrishnan 3. Who was the first Indian to win the Booker Prize? a) Arundhati Roy 4. Who was the first winner of Gandhi Peace Prize? a) AT Aryaratne 5. The Annual Academy Awards are better known as a) Nobel Prize 6. Contribution to which field is honoured by the Kalinga awards? a) Science and Technology 7. Who among the following has won the Polar Music Award instituted by the Royal Music Academy, Sweden? a) Sakir Hussain 8. Who was the first foreigner to win the Bharat Ratna Award? a) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan 9. Contribution to which field is honoured by the BD Goenka Award? a) Literature 10. Which of the following awards is given for contribution to poetry? a) Kabir Award 11. Which of the following is an award instituted by the Madhya Pradesh Government? a) Dhanvantari Award 12. Who was the first winner of the Jnanpith Award? a) G Sankara Kurup 13. Which of the following is India’s highest decoration for valour? a) Param Vir Chakra 14. The Arjuna Awards were instituted in a) 1960 15. Which of the following is an award instituted by UNESCO? a) Aryabhatta awards 1. Morarji Desai 1. Besides Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, which other foreigner has won the Bharat Ratna award? a) Nelson Mandela 2. Who was the first scientist to win the Bharat Ratna Award? a) S Chandra Sekhar 3. Which of the following is India’s highest peace-time gallantry award? a) Mahavir Chakra 4. Which of the following awards was instituted in 1992 to mark the golden jubilee of the Quit India Movement? a) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 5. Who was the first winner of Saraswathy Samman? a) Rama Kant Path 6. In terms of price money which of the following is the highest award given by the Government of India in any field? a) Bharat Ratna 7. Who was the first winner of the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding? a) U Thant 8. Contribution to which field is honoured by the Global 500 award? a) Cinema 9. Which of the following is the world’s top environmental conservation award? a) Golden Bear Award 10. Who was the first winner of Ramon Magsaysay Award? a) Vinobha Bhave 1. Nelson Mandela
Honors and Awards Quiz 1
b) PH Newby
c) JM Coetzee
d) Peter Carey
b) Vyas Samman
c) Shankar Puraskar
d) Kalidas Samman
b) 1969
c) 1972
d) 1975
b) space research
c) literature
d) medicine
b) Kalidas Samman
c) Jnanpith Award
d) Saraswathi Samman
b) Padma Bhushan
c) Padama Vibhushan
d) Padma Sri
b) Ernest Hemingway
c) Knut Hamson
d) Rene Sully Prudhome
b) France
c) America
d) Italy
b) JB Pant Award
c) Nehru Award
d) none of those
b) 1949
c) 1977
d) 1982
b) Mahasweta Devi
c) Amrita Pritam
d) Sarojini Naidu
b) Saraswathy Samman
c) Jnanpith Award
d) Kalidas Samman
b) Nehru Award
c) Indira Gandhi award for National Integration
d) Mahatma Gandhi Peace Award
b) Kabir Award
c) Kalidas Samman
d) Jnanpith Award
b) 1977
c) 1949
d) 1956
Answers
2. Shankar Puraskar
3. 1969
4. medicine
5. Jnanpith Award
6. Bharat Ratna
7. Rene Sully Prudhome
8. America
9. JB Pant Award
10. 1977
11. Ashapurna Devi
12. Saraswathi Samman
13. Indira Gandhi award for National Integration
14. Saraswathi Samman
15. 1917
Honors and Awards Quiz 2
b) 1975
c) 1981
d) 1982
b) Bill Clinton
c) Wudro Wilson
d) none of these
b) Shankar Samman
c) Jnanpith award
d) Kabir Award
b) Salman Rushdie
c) VS Naipaul
d) Jhumpa Lahiri
b) Julius Nerera
c) Nelson Mandela
d) none of these
b) Magsasay Award
c) Oscar Award
d) None of these
b) Literature
c) Peace
d) environmental protection
b) Pundit Ravi Shankar
c) Bismillah Khan
d) Allah Rakha Khan
b) Winston Churchill
c) Nelson Madela
d) Benazir Bhutto
b) Kalidas Samman
c) Saraswathy Samman
d) Vyas Samman
Answers
2. Wudro Wilson
3. Jnanpith award
4. Salman Rushdie
5. Julius Nerera
6. Oscar Award
7. Science and Technology
8. Pundit Ravi Shankar
9. Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
10. Kabir award
Honors and Awards Quiz 3
b) Morarji Desai
c) Lal Bahadur Shastri
d) Indira Gandhi
b) Raj Kumar
c) Shivaji Ganeshan
d) Kamal Hasan
b) Salman Rushdie
c) VS Naipaul
d) Jhumpa Lahiri
b) Julius Nerera
c) Nelson Mandela
d) None of these
b) Magsaysay Award
c) Oscar Award
d) None of these
b) Literature
c) Peace
d) Environmental protection
b) Pundit Ravi Shankar
c) Bismillah Khan
d) Allah Rakha Khan
b) Winston Churchill
c) Nelson Mandela
d) Benazir Bhutto
b) Journalism
c) Culture
d) Science
b) Kalidas Samman
c) Saraswathy Samman
d) Vyas Samman
b) Kabir Award
c) Saraswathi Samman
d) Arjuna Awards
b) Tara Shankar Bandopadhyaya
c) Sumitranandan Pant
d) PV Akilandum
b) Mahavir Chakra
c) Vir Chakra
d) Asoka Chakra
b) 1961
c) 1965
d) 1969
b) Kalinga Prize
c) Abdus Salam Prize
d) None of these
Answers
2. Shivaji Ganeshan
3. Salman Rushdie
4. Julius Nerera
5. Oscar Award
6. Science and Technology
7. Pundit Ravi Shankar
8. Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
9. Journalism
10. Kabir Award
11. Kabir Award
12. G Sankara Kurup
13. Param Vir Chakra
14. 1961
15. Kalinga Prize
Honors and Awards Quiz 4
b) Bernard Shaw
c) Kofi Annan
d) Mujib-ur-Rahman
b) CV Raman
c) JC Bose
d) Hargobind Khorana
b) Ashoka Chakra
c) Vir Chakra
d) Param Vir Chakra
b) Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Award
c) Rajiv Gandhi Excellence Award
d) Rajiv Smriti Puraskar
b) Dr Harivanshrai Bachchan
c) Vijay Tendulkar
d) Dr Harbajan Singh
b) Gandhi Peace Prize
c) Arjuna Award
d) Jnanpith Award
b) Martin Luther King
c) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
d) Yehudi Menuhin
b) Environmental conservation
c) Sports
d) Literature
b) Golden Panda Award
c) Golden Globe Award
d) Golden Palms Award
b) Lal Bahadur Shastri
c) Jaya Prakash Narayan
d) None of these
Answers
2. CV Raman
3. Ashoka Chakra
4. Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Award
5. Dr Harivanshrai Bachchan
6. Gandhi Peace Prize
7. U Thant
8. Environmental conservation
9. Golden Panda Award
10. Vinobha Bhave
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1. Who was recently re-elected the President of the People’s Republic of China? a) Hu Jintao 2. Who recently won the ‘Person of the Year’ award by the India Abroad newspaper in New York? a) Indra Nooyi 3. Mr David A Paterson was in news recently. For what? a) for being the first legally blind person to become the governor of a US State 4. Who recently became the first ever woman to become the Speaker of Pakistan’s parliament? a) Fahmida Mirza 5. Who won the Femina Miss India Universe title in 2008? a) Parvathy Omanakuttan 6. Who won the WTA Tour Player of the Year 2007 award? a) Maria Sharapova 7. Which Indian cricketer recently became the third cricketer in history to score two triple Test centuries? a) Sachin Tendulkar 8. Who/what won the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, disarmament and Development for 2007? a) Aung Saan Suki 9. The Anglo-Dutch steel company Corus was recently taken over by a) ArcelorMittal 10. Who is the President of India? a) APJ Abdul Kalam 11. Which is the first Indian bank to get approval to start normal banking operation in China? a) Indian Bank 12. Which Indian company manufactures automobiles for Mitsubishi? a) Tata Motors 13. Which one of the following is the world’s busiest port today? a) Port of Rotterdam 14. For international payments, the Indian currency is linked to a) British sterling 15. Which of the following countries is the top source of FDI inflows to India at present? a) Mauritius 1. Hu Jintao
Current Events Quiz 1
b) Jiang Zemin
c) Ma Ying-jeou
b) Mira Nair
c) Deepa Mehta
b) for winning the Booker Prize
c) for conquering Mt Everest
b) Fahtima Bhutoo
c) Razia Mirza
b) Simran Kaur Mundi
c) Harshita Saxena
b) Justin Henin
c) Venus Williams
b) Virender Sehwag
c) Rahul Dravid
b) Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
c) Medha Patkar
b) Jindal Steel
c) Tata Steel
b) Somnath Chatterjee
c) Pratibha Patil
b) State Bank of India
c) Corporation Bank
b) Bajaj Tempo
c) Hindustan Motors
b) Port of Shanghai
c) Port of Singapore
b) American Dollar
c) International oil price
b) USA
c) UK
Answers
2. Mira Nair
3. for being the first legally blind person to become the governor of a US State
4. Fahmida Mirza
5. Simran Kaur Mundi
6. Justin Henin
7. Virender Sehwag
8. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
9. Tata Steel
10. Pratibha Patil
11. State Bank of India
12. Hindustan Motors
13. Port of Singapore
14. American Dollar
15. Mauritius
Current Events Quiz 2
1. China launched its first lunar orbiter in 2007. What is its name?
a) Lunz’e 1
b) Wan Hu
c) Chang’e 1
2. The Suzuki Corporation has launched its first scooter for the Indian market. What is the name of this scooter?
a) Access 125
b) Marut 125
c) Excellent X
d) Pawan 125
3. Who won the Linares-Morelia Chess tournament in 2008?
a) V Anand
b) Veselin Topalov
c) Vladimir Kramnik
4. Which Indian bank recently opened its 10,000th branch becoming the second bank in the world to have as many branches?
a) Bank of India
b) State Bank of India
c) ICICI Bank
5. Gas has recently been discovered at which of the following river basins?
a) Krishna-Godavri bain
b) Cauvery basin
c) Ganga basin
6. Which Indian entity recently bagged a position in the list of world’s top ten largest derivative bourses?
a) NSE
b) Sensex
c) MCX
7. Which Indian company recently acquired Jaguar and Land Rover?
a) Bajaj Auto
b) Tata Motors
c) Mahindra & Mahindra
8. Which company topped the ‘Global 2000 List’ complied by the Forbes magazine in April 2008?
a) HSBC
b) Bank of America
c) General Electric
9. Who recently won the Best writer award in the Europe region category of the Commonwealth Writer’s Prize 2008?
a) VS Naipaul
b) Indra Sinha
c) Tahmima Anam
10. India’s first centre to monitor climate change has been opened at
b) Mumbai
b) Chennai
c) Kolkata
Answers
1. Chang’e 1
2. Access 125
3. V Anand
4. State Bank of India
5. Krishna-Godavri bain
6. NSE
7. Tata Motors
8. HSBC
9. Indra Sinha
10. Chennai
Current Events Quiz 3
1. The 2008 NAM summit was recently held at
a) Tehran
b) Colombo
c) New Delhi
d) Lahore
2. Who among the following was recently appointed the United Nations High Commissioner for human rights?
a) Navanethem Pillay
b) Dayana Mendoza
c) Vijay Nambiar
d) None of these
3. Which country has the highest number of internet users today?
a) China
b) USA
c) India
d) Japan
4. Google recently launched its own online encyclopedia. What is the name of this project?
a) Wikipedia
b) Knol
c) Encyclopedia
d) None of these
5. Dr Ram Baran Yadav was in news recently for
a) being the first President of Republic Nepal
b) being first Prime Minister of Nepal
c) for winning the Magsasay Award
d) for winning the Kalinga Award
6. What is SpaceShipTwo?
a) world’s first civilian passenger spacecraft
b) Nasa’s lunar explorer
c) ESA’s craft to study Mars
d) None of these
7. Sir Richard Branson was in news recently. Who is he?
a) founder of Virgin group of companies
b) winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics
c) winner of the Booker Prize
d) none of these
8. Europa is a moon of which planet?
a) Jupiter
b) Saturn
c) Pluto
d) Mars
9. The WTO Ministerial Meeting of 30 trade ministers was recently held at
a) Geneva
b) Stockholm
c) Paris
d) Seattle
10. Who won the Men’s singles title at Wimbledon this year?
a) Rafael Nadal
b) Roger Federer
c) Andy Roddick
d) None of these
11. Who won the Men’s singles title at French Open this year?
a) Rafael Nadal
b) Roger Federer
c) Mahesh Bhupathi
d) None of these
12. Which country won the Azlan Shah Hockey tournament in 2008?
a) Argentina
b) Spain
c) Netherlands
d) India
13. Which country won the Euro Cup 2008 Football tournament?
a) Spain
b) Germany
c) Italy
d) France
14. According to the worldwide Corruption Perceptions Index, which country is the least corrupt in the world?
a) Denmark
b) Finland
c) Myanmar
d) USA
15. India recently made aviation history by sealing a $51 million deal with which country for the sale of seven Dhruv advanced light helicopters.
a) Ecuador
b) Israel
c) Egypt
d) Vietnam
Answers
1. Tehran
2. Navanethem Pillay
3. China
4. Knol
5. first President of Republic Nepal
6. world’s first civilian passenger spacecraft
7. founder of Virgin group of companies
8. Jupiter
9. Geneva
10. Rafael Nadal
11. Rafael Nadal
12. Argentina
13. Spain
14. Denmark
15. Ecuador
Current Events Quiz 4
1. Which one of the following was named by Time Magazine as the Invention of the Year 2007?
a) iPod
b) iPhone
c) Napkin PC
d) None of these
2. Who among the following won the Best of the Booker award in 2008?
a) Salman Rushdie
b) VS Naipaul
c) Arundhati Roy
d) Vikram Chandra
3. President’s rule was recently imposed in which of the following states?
a) Karnataka
b) Jammu & Kashmir
c) Punjab
d) Bihar
4. Which one of the following is not a member of the G8?
a) Britain
b) Switzerland
c) France
d) Italy
5. What are Plutoids?
a) Dwarf planets that orbit the sun beyond the orbit of the planet Neptune
b) Moons of Pluto
c) Small rocky bodies found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
d) There is nothing called a Plutoid
6. Which one of the following recently lost its planet status?
a) Pluto
b) Uranus
c) Neptune
d) Earth
7. What is Wi-Fi?
a) A method of wireless internet connection
b) A Bluetooth device
c) A service launched by Wikipedia
d) A wired broadband connection
8. Who is the author of the novel Midnight’s Children which recently received a special Booker Prize?
a) Salman Rushdie
b) VS Naipaul
c) Jack London
d) Agatha Christie
9. Who among the following was crowned Miss Universe 2008?
a) Dayana Mendoza
b) Marianne Cruz Gonzalez
c) Vera Krasova
d) Taliana Vargas
10. Inspiron is a series of laptops launched by
a) DELL
b) Apple
c) Lenovo
d) HP
Answers
1. iPhone
2. Salman Rushdie
3. Jammu & Kashmir
4. Switzerland
5. Dwarf planets that orbit the sun beyond the orbit of the planet Neptune
6. Pluto
7. A method of wireless internet connection
8. Salman Rushdie
9. Dayana Mendoza
10. DELL
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1. The Maratha and Kesari were newspapers published by Lokmanya Tilak. In which language was the Maratha published? a) Marathi 2. Who was the first Indian to have entered the Indian Civil Service? a) Satyendra Nath Tagore 3. Who is called the ‘Nightingale of India’? a) Mother Teresa 4. Who was the founder of Mughal Empire in India? a) Akbar 5. At which place was Akbar born? a) Delhi 6. Who was the first Governor General of free India? a) C Rajagopalachari 7. In which year was the ‘Quit India’ movement launched? a) 1930 8. At what place did the British construct their first port in India? a) Calcutta 9. In which year was the Capital of India moved from Calcutta to Delhi? a) 1910 10. The earliest evidence regarding a ploughed field has been found from a) Lothal 11. In which of the following areas were the Rigvedic hymns mainly composed? a) Haryana and Uttar Pradesh 12. In what language were the Buddhist literary works generally written? a) Pali 13. Where is the well known inscription of Samudra Gupta describing his conquests found? a) Ujjain 14. Under whose reign were the earliest of Ajanta caves made? a) Chalukyas 15. Which of the following was composed by Banabhatta? a) Kadambari 1. English
History 1
b) Gujarati
c) English
d) Hindi
b) CC Desai
c) Surendra Nath Banerjee
d) Subash Chandra Bose
b) Vijayalakhmi Pundit
c) Indira Gandhi
d) Sarojini Naidu
b) Babur
c) Humayun
d) Timur
b) Agra
c) Amarkot
d) Kannauj
b) Mountbatten
c) Nehru
d) Vallabhai Patel
b) 1940
c) 1942
d) 1947
b) Bombay
c) Chennai
d) Surat
b) 1911
c) 1912
d) 1913
b) Kalibangan
c) Harappa
d) Maski
b) Gujarat and Rajasthan
c) Punjab and Haryana
d) Afghanistan
b) Sanskrit
c) Prakrit
d) Apabramsa
b) Allahabad
c) Mehrauli
d) Iran
b) Vakatakas
c) Cheras
d) Kshatrapas
b) Rajatarangini
c) Meghaduta
d) Arthashastra
Answers
2. Surendra Nath Banerjee
3. Sarojini Naidu
4. Babur
5. Amarkot
6. Mountbatten
7. 1942
8. Calcutta
9. 1911
10. Kalibangan
11. Punjab and Haryana
12. Pali
13. Allahabad
14. Vakatakas
15. Kadambari
History 2
1. In which edict did Asoka express regret over the bloodshed in his conquest of Kalinga?
a) Pillar Edict VII
b) Minor Rock Edict I
c) Lumbini Pillar Edict
d) Rock Edict XIII
2. Who was the first Delhi Sultan to introduce gold and silver coinage?
a) Iltumish
b) Balban
c) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
d) Ibrahim Lodhi
3. Where is Ibadat Khana situated?
a) Lahore
b) Delhi
c) Agra
d) Fatehpur Sikri
4. During whose reign was Ramacharitamanas composed by Tulsidas?
a) Harsha
b) Akbar
c) Babur
d) Alauddin Khilji
5. Who amongst the Vijayanagar rulers is considered to be the greatest patron of literature?
a) Davaraya I
b) Rama Raja
c) Devaraya II
d) Krishnadevaraya
6. Who among the following made the ‘August offer’ of 1940 rejected by the Congress?
a) Lord Wavell
b) Lord Linlithgow
c) Sir George Stanley
d) Lord Willington
7. Who among the following pioneered the movement leading to the Widow Remarriage Act?
a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
b) Dayananda Saraswathi
c) Vivekananda
d) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
8. Which of the following was the designation of the principal governors in the Vijayanagar Empire?
a) Nayaks
b) Ranaks
c) Rayas
d) Senapathis
9. Which Sikh guru compiled the ‘Adi Granth’?
a) Gura Nanak
b) Ramdas
c) Arjun Dev
d) Tegh Bahadur
10. Which of the following terms is not related to Buddhism?
a) Sangha
b) Mahayana
c) Ashwamedha
d) Nirvana
Answers
1. Rock Edict XIII
2. Iltumish
3. Fatehpur Sikri
4. Akbar
5. Devaraya II
6. Lord Linlithgow
7. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
8. Nayaks
9. Arjun Dev
10. Ashwamedha
History 3
1. What did Ramanuja preach?
a) Satya
b) Ahimsa
c) Gyana
d) Bhakti
2. Who among the Governor Generals of India is called the ‘Maker of Modern India’?
a) Cornwallis
b) Warren Hastings
c) Lord Ripon
d) Lord Dalhousie
3. From where did Gandhiji develop the technique of Satyagraha?
a) South Africa
b) Chauri Chaura
c)Bardoli
d) Sabarmati
4. Who organized the ‘Khudai Khidmatgars’?
a) Abdul Ghaffar Khan
b) Abul Kalam Azad
c) Maulana Mohammad Ali
d) Sir Sayyid Ahmed Khan
5. Who among the following estimated Indian National Income and criticized the constant drain of wealth from India to England?
a) Gandhiji
b) Gokhale
c) Dadabhai Naoroji
d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
6. Who introduced the principle of the ‘Doctrine of Lapse’?
a) Clive
b) Cornwallis
c) Warren Hastings
d) Dalhousie
7. Which of the following Vedic sacrifices was a royal consecration ceremony?
a) Agnishtoma
b) Rajasuya
c) Vajapeya
d) Asvamedha
8. Which of the following dynasties was ruling at the time of the invasion of Alexander?
a) Nandas
b) Mauryas
c) Guptas
d) Sungas
9. In which one of the following do we come across a detailed account of the municipal administration of the Mauryas?
a) Arthashastra
b) Indica
b) Mudrarakshasa
d) Mauryan inscriptions
10. The Moplah rebellion broke out in
b) Uttarakhand
b) Chauri Chaura
c) Malabar
d) Telengana
11. To which period does the Mehrauli Pillar inscription belong?
a) Mauryas
b) Sungas
c) Kushanas
d) Guptas
12. Which of the following works deals with the history of Kashmir?
a) Gaudavaha
b) Harshacharita
c) Arthashastra
d) Rajatarangini
13. Who built the famous Moti Masjid in the Red Fort?
a) Sher Shah
b) Shahjahan
c) Aurangzeb
d) Akbar
14. During whose reign did Delhi become the capital of Hindustan for the first time?
a) Iltumish
b) Raziya
c) Balban
d) Qutub-ud-din Aibak
15. Which one of the following was one of the effects of the Sepoy Mutiny (1857)?
a) Reorganization of the East India company
b) Establishment of princely states
c) abolition of East India company
d) none of these
Answers
1. Bhakti
2. Lord Dalhousie
3. South Africa
4. Abdul Ghaffar Khan
5. Dadabhai Naoroji
6. Dalhousie
7. Rajasuya
8. Nandas
9. Indica
10. Malabar
11. Guptas
12. Rajatarangini
13. Shahjahan
14. Iltumish
15. abolition of East India company
Indian History Quiz 4
1. Who was the first Indian to be elected to the House of Commons?
a) Gokhale
b) Dadabhai Naoroji
c) Badr-ud-din-Tyabji
d) Romesh Chander Dutt
2. Which one of the following literature was patronized by the Pandya kings?
a) sacred literature
b) secular literature
c) Sangam literature
d) Sanskrit literature
3. At which of the following places did Vasco-da-Gama land on 20th May, 1498?
a) Calicut
b) Masulipatanam
c) Goa
d) Cannanore
4. Why did the Communists in India decide to support the Government of India during the World War II?
a) Gandhiji’s call to the nation
b) Lord Linlithgow’s statement
c) Activities of the Azad Hind Fauj
d) Hitler’s attack on Russia
5. The architectural features of Taj Mahal have resemblance to which of the following?
a) Jama Masjid at Delhi
b) Mecca Masjid at Hyderabad
c) Humayun’s tomb at Delhi
d) Gol Gombaz
6. Which of the following was the capital of the Hoysalas?
a) Warangal
b) Madurai
c) Dwarasamudram
d) Badami
7. Who was the first to describe the great mutiny of 1857 as the first War of Independence?
a) Nehru
b) Tilak
c) VD Savarkar
d) Lajpat Rai
8. Who among the following is referred to as the ‘Father of Local self-government in India’?
a) Lord Curzon
b) Lord Rippon
c) Lord Harding
d) Lord Dalhousie
9. With which of the following incidents did Mahatma Gandhi’s entry into national politics start?
a) Champaran movement
b) Dandi March
c) Non-cooperation movement
d) civil disobedience movement
10. In its session held at which place did Indian National Congress declare ‘Complete Independence’ as its goal?
a) Madras in 1927
b) Calcutta in 1928
c) Lahore in 1929
d) Allahabad in 1930
11. Which of the following works state that the society was divided into seven classes in the Mauryan period?
a) Arthashastra
b) Edicts of Asoka
c) Puranas
d) Indica
12. In which language were the Sangam classics written?
a) Tamil
b) Telugu
c) Kannada
d) Malayalam
13. Which of the following dynasties of early medieval India was justly famous for its system of village administration?
a) Cholas
b) Pandyas
c) Rashtrakutas
d) Palas
14. Who popularized Ganesh festival during the freedom struggle?
a) Mahadev Govinda Ranade
b) Gokhale
c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
d) VD Savarkar
15. Which of the following was the greatest achievement of Allauddin Khilji?
a) invasion of South India
b) contribution to art
c) measures to improve the standards of living
d) revenue system and control of inflation
Answers
1. Dadabhai Naoroji
2. Sangam literature
3. Calicut
4. Hitler’s attack on Russia
5. Humayun’s tomb at Delhi
6. Dwarasamudram
7. VD Savarkar
8. Lord Rippon
9. Champaran movement
10. Lahore in 1929
11. Indica
12. Tamil
13. Cholas
14. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
15. revenue system and control of inflation
Indian History Quiz 5
1. Which Chalukya King had the title of Sri Prithvi-Vallabha and Parameswara?
a) Pulakesin I
b) Maharaja Kirtivarman
c) Mangalesa
d) Pulakesin II
2. Which dynasty built the Meenakshi temple at Madurai?
a) Pandyas
b) Pallavas
c) Cholas
d) Palas
3. Who amongst the following is regarded as the historical founder of Jainism?
a) Mahavira
b) Sisunaga
c) Rishabha
d) Gautama
4. During the Indus Valley period what was the dominant number used for weights and measures?
a) six
b) eight
c) twelve
d) sixteen
5. During whose reign was India’s first currency note printed?
a) Ashoka
b) Samudra Gupta
c) Akbar
d) Vikramaditya
6. In which of the following kingdom was the Hoysala kingdom finally dissolved?
a) Bahmani
b) Pallavas
c) Vijayanagar
d) Chalukyas
7. Which of the following was the capital city of Tipu Sultan?
a) Dwarasamudra
b) Srirangam
c) Belur
d) Srirangapatanam
8. Which of the following was the most commonly used coin during the Mauryan period?
a) Nishka
b) Suvarna
c) Kakini
d) Karshapana
9. Who among the following did not accept the Subsidiary Alliance?
a) the Nizam of Hyderabad
b) The Scindia of Gwalior
c) The Rajput States of Jodhpur, Jaipur and Bharatpur
d) The Holkar state of Indore
10. To which dynasty did the famous king of legends Bhoja belong?
a) Rashtrakutas
b) Pratiharas
c) Pallavas
d) Palas
11. Akbar built Ibadat Khana at Fatehpur Sikri to
a) conduct mass prayer
b) hold darbar
c) hold religious discussions
d) hear public grievances
12. Which one of the given Mughal buildings bears the inscription ‘If on earth be an Eden of Bliss it is this, it is this, none but this’?
a) Diwan-i-Am
b) Diwan-i-Khas
c) Taj Mahal
d) Buland Darwaza
13. Who is the British Viceroy who took a number of measures to preserve ancient buildings and monuments of India?
a) Lord Irwin
b) Lord Cornwallis
c) Lord Ripon
d) Lord Lytton
14. Who presided over the Lahore session of the Indian National Congress when Swaraj was interpreted as complete independence?
a) WC Bannerji
b) Jawahar Lal Nehru
c) Gandhiji
d) Motilal Nehru
15. During whose reign did the Mughal painting achieve fulsome development?
a) Akbar
b) Jahangir
c) Shah Jahan
d) Aurangzeb
16. Where did Buddha give his first Sermon?
a) Lumbini
b) Bodh Gaya
c) Sarnath
d) Sanchi
17. Buddha attained enlightenment at
a) Bodh Gaya
b) Sarnath
c) Sanchi
d) Lumbini
18. Satavahanas minted their coins predominantly in
a) gold
b) silver
c) copper
d) lead
19. Which of the following was the first permanent home of Aryans in India?
a) Baluchistan
b) Sindh
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Punjab
20. Which of the following scholars accompanied Mahmood of Ghazni to India?
a) Ibn Batuta
b) Al-Biruni
c) Al-Firdausi
d) Al-Razi
21. Who were the first people to introduce Islam in India?
a) Arab merchants
b) Arab travelers
c) Turkish warriors
d) Persian Scholars
22. Who introduced the Iqtadari system?
a) Akbar
b) Ala-ud-din Khilji
c) Iltumish
d) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
23. Who among the following composed the popular devotional song ‘Bhaja Govindam’?
a) Thyagaraja
b) Shyama Shastri
c) Sankaracharya
d) Shad Kala Govinda Marar
24. In which of the following ancient towns was the great council held soon after the ‘nirvana’ of Buddha to codify his doctrines?
a) Kusinagara
b) Girivraja
c) Bodh Gaya
d) Sarnath
25. Who was the finance minister of Akbar?
a) Raja Man Singh
b) Raja Todar Mal
c) Faiji
d) Bahadur Singh
Answers
1. Pulakesin II
2. Pandyas
3. Mahavira
4. sixteen
5. Samudra Gupta
6. Bahmani
7. Srirangapatanam
8. Kakini
9. The Holkar state of Indore
10. Pratiharas
11. conduct mass prayer
12. Diwan-i-Khas
13. Lord Ripon
14. Jawahar Lal Nehru
15. Jahangir
16. Sarnath
17. Bodh Gaya
18. lead
19. Punjab
20. Al-Biruni
21. Arab travelers
22. Iltumish
23. Sankaracharya
24. Girivraja
25. Raja Todar Mal
Indian History 6
1. Who founded the famous Pala dynasty which ruled over Bengal?
a) Dharmapala
b) Devapala
c) Gopala I
d) Jayapala
2. From where did the Sakas come to India?
a) Europe
b) Western China
c) Central Asia
d) Arabia
3. Who gave the famous ‘Girnar inscription’?
a) Rudraman
b) Ashoka
c) Samudragupta
d) Kanishka
4. By what name is Purushapura, the capital of Kushanas known today?
a) Purushapura
b) Peshavar
c) Patna
d) Patliputra
5. Who is the author of the famous literary work Tahqiq-i-Hind?
a) Alberuni
b) Badami
c) Zia-ud-din Barni
d) Khafi Khan
6. During whose reign did the famous Buddhist pundits Aswagosha, Vasumitra and Nagarjuna live?
a) Ashoka
b) Kanishka
c) Harshavardhana
d) Samudragupta
7. Which of the following is the correct chronological order of the Slave dynasty rulers?
a) Qutub-ud-din Aibak, Balban, Iltumish, Raziya
b) Qutub-ud-din Aibak, Iltumish, Raziya, Balban
c) Balban, Qutub-ud-din Aibak, Raziya, Iltumish
d) Qutub-ud-din-Aibak, Balban, Raziya, Iltumish
8. Who among the following forbade intoxicating drinks?
a) Akbar
b) Sher Shah
c) Allauddin Khilji
d) Aurangazeb
9. Who is the author of ‘Buddha Charita’?
a) Asvagosha
b) Nagarjuna
c) Banabhatta
d) Vasumitra
10. Between the Hinayana and Mahayana schools of Buddhism, which one was patronized by Kanishka?
a) Hinayana
b) Mahayana
c) Both
d) Neither
11. The reign of which dynasty is known as the golden period of Hinduism and Sanskrit literature?
a) Gupta
b) Maurya
c) Kushana
d) Saka
12. Who is the author of the famous ‘Panchatantra’ stories?
a) Amarasimhan
b) Vishnusharma
c) Nagarjuna
d) Bilhana
13. Who among the following issued edicts regulating the prices pf all articles and goods?
a) Ala-ud-din Khilji
b) Babur
c) Muhammad bin-Tughlaq
d) Sher Shah Suri
14. Ala-ud-din Khilji became the Sultan of Delhi in 1296 AD after treacherously murdering his uncle and patron. Who was this patron?
a) Jalal-ud-din Khilji
b) Nasir-ud-din Khusrau
c) Ghias-ud-din-Balban
d) Qutub-ud-din Mubarak
15. Who among the following is believed to have been the destroyer of the Khilji dynasty?
a) Nasir-ud-din Khusrau Shah
b) Malik Kafur
c) Ghazni Malik
d) Qutub-ud-din Mubarak Shah
16. Who among the following required that all grains should be stored in the royal granaries in Delhi?
a) Sher Shah
b) Akbar
c) Ala-ud-din Khilji
d) Balban
17. Who among the following was the founder of the Tughlaq dynasty?
a) Firuz Shah Tughlaq
b) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
c) Ghias-ud-din Tughlaq
d) Balban
18. Who amongst the following brothers of Aurangazeb was condemned to death and his body paraded in Delhi?
a) Dara Shikoh
b) Murad Baksh
c) Shuja
d) None of these
19. Which of the following was a maritime power?
a) Bahmanis
b) Chalukyas
c) Cholas
d) Rashtrakutas
20. During whose reign did Ibn-Batutah, the famous traveler visit India?
a) Ala-ud-din Khilji
b) Ghias-ud-din Tughlaq
c) Sher Shah Suri
d) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
21. The rulers of which of the following dynasty established the largest dominion in southern India?
a) Chalukyas
b) Cholas
c) Pallavas
d) Pandyas
22. Two of the great Mughal emperors wrote their own memoirs. Who are they?
a) Babur and Humayun
b) Humayun and Jahangir
c) Babur and Jahangir
d) Babur and Akbar
23. Who among the following wrote the famous Sanskrit plays ‘Ratnavali’, ‘Priyadarsika’ and ‘Naganandam’?
a) Harshavardhana
b) Kalidasa
c) Bhasa
d) Asoka
24. Whose court did Banabhatta adorn?
a) Harshavardhana
b) Chandragupta II
c) Kanishka
d) Asoka
25. Who authored ‘Harshacharita’ and ‘Kadambari’?
a) Banabhatta
b) Bilhana
c) Visakhadatta
d) Aryabatta
Answers
1. Gopala I
2. Western China
3. Rudraman
4. Peshavar
5. Alberuni
6. Kanishka
7. Qutub-ud-din Aibak, Iltumish, Raziya, Balban
8. Allauddin Khilji
9. Asvagosha
10. Mahayana
11. Gupta
12. Vishnusharma
13. Ala-ud-din Khilji
14. Jalal-ud-din Khilji
15. Malik Kafur
16. Ala-ud-din Khilji
17. Ghias-ud-din Tughlaq
18. Dara Shikoh
19. Cholas
20. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
21. Cholas
22. Babur and Jahangir
23. Harshavardhana
24. Harshavardhana
25. Banabhatta
Indian History 7
1. Who among the following was a great musician in the court of Akbar?
a) Amir Khusro
b) Tansen
c) Ramdas
d) Abul Fazl
2. Who is the author of Mrchchhakatika?
a) Varahamihira
b) Visakhadatta
c) Sudraka
d) Bilhana
3. The Butler Committee Report enquired into which of the following?
a) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
b) The growth of education in British India
c) Working of Diarchy as mentioned in the Montague Chelmsford reforms
d) Relationship between Indian states and the paramount power
4. Which of the following committee reports enquired into the growth of education in British India and potentialities of its further progress?
a) Butler Committee Report
b) The Hurtog Committee Report
c) Muddiman Committee Report
d) Hunter Commision
5. Who among the following is associated with Kakori Conspiracy?
a) Ram Prasad Bismal
b) Jatin Das
c) Surya Sen
d) Vasudeo Phadke
6. Which dynasty built the rock-cut temples at Khajuraho?
a) Chandellas
b) Cholas
c) Rashtrakudas
d) Chalukyas
7. Who among the following has been the President of Indian National Congress thrice?
a) Dadabhai Naoroji
b) Annie Besant
c) Gokhale
d) Aurobindo
8. Who were the first to call the river Sindhu, ‘Hindu’?
a) Persians
b) Greeks
c) Turks
d) Egyptians
9. Which of the following committee report enquired into the working of diarchy as laid down in the Montague Chelmsford reforms?
a) Muddiman Committee report
b) The Hurtog Committee Report
c) Butler Committee Report
d) none of these
10. The most important feature of which civilization was well planned and well built towns?
a) Vedic civilization
b) Indus Valley civilization
c) Egyptian civilization
d) Persian civilization
11. The Indus Valley people are believed to have been the worshippers of
a) Mother Goddess
b) Indra
b) Agni
d) Vishnu
12. From where did Aryans, the nomadic pastoral people come to India?
a) Western Asia
b) Central Asia
c) Europe
d) Africa
13. The Aryans reached the frontiers of the Indian subcontinent by 2000 BC. In India where did they settle down first?
a) Rajasthan
b) Gujarat
c) Punjab
d) Kashmir
14. Among whom were the worship of trees, animals and stones quite present?
a) The Aryans
b) The Dravidas
c) The Huns
d) The Bactrians
15. Who among the following was worshiped by Aryans?
a) Mother Goddess
b) Lord Shiva
c) Varuna
d) Trees
16. During which period were the Ramayana and Mahabharata composed?
a) Indus Valley Civilization
b) Early Vedic period
c) During the reign of Guptas
d) Later Vedic period
17. Which one of the following was an important republic that existed during the 7th and early 6th centuries?
a) Vaishali
b) Magadha
c) Kosala
d) Avanti
18. Alexander invaded India in
a) 326 BC
b) 420 BC
c) 322 BC
d) 360 BC
19. Between whom were the battle of Karri fought?
a) Alexander and Porus
b) Tipu Sultan and the British
c) Muhammd Ghori and Prithviraj
d) The British and the French
20. On the bank of which river was the battle of Karri fought?
a) Indus
b) Chenad
c) Ravi
d) Jhelum
21. ‘As a King treats a King’, that was how the loser replied when the conqueror asked him what treatment he should be meted out. Who are the winner and the loser here?
a) Alexander and Porus
b) Babur and Ibrahim Lodhi
c) Akbar and Hemu
d) Prithviraj Chauhan and Mohammad Ghori
22. Which dynasty was ruling over the Gangetic planes at the time of the invasion of Alexander?
a) Nandas
b) Mauryas
c) Guptas
c) Hunas
23. Which of the following was the capital of Nandas?
a) Magadha
b) Purushapura
c) Vatsa
d) Kosala
24. In which year was the Mauryan Empire founded by Chandragupta Maurya?
a) 322 BC
b) 326 BC
c) 320 BC
d) 341 BC
25. Which of the following was the capital city of the Mauryans?
a) Pataliputra
b) Purushapura
c) Magadha
d) Badami
Answers
1. Tansen
2. Visakhadatta
3. working of diarchy as laid down in the Montague Chemlsford reforms
4. The Hurtog Committee Report
5. Ram Prasad Bismal
6. Chandellas
7. Dadabhai Naoroji
8. Persians
9. Muddiman Committee report
10. Indus Valley civilization
11. Mother Goddess
12. Central Asia
13. Punjab
14. The Dravidas
15. Varuna
16. Later Vedic period
17. Vaishali
18. 326 BC
19. Alexander and Porus
20. Jhelum
21. Alexander and Porus
22. Nandas
23. Magadha
24. 322 BC
25. Pataliputra
Indian History 8
1. Which one of the following books gives a vivid description about the Mauryan administration?
a) Arthashashtra
b) Rajtarangini
c) Mrichchhatika
d) Kadambari
2. Who among the following succeeded Chandra Gupta Maurya to the throne?
a) Ashoka
b) Bindusara
c) Bimbisara
d) Samudragupta
3. To which dynasty did the Great Emperor Ashoka belong?
a) Maurya
b) Gupta
c) Kushana
d) Nanda
4. Who was the first Indian ruler to rule over almost the whole of India?
a) Ashoka
b) Chandra Gupta Maurya
c) Samudragupta
d) Kanishka
5. Which of the following is the birth place of Vardhamana Mahavira?
a) Vaishali
b) Gaya
c) Pavapuri
d) Sarnath
6. With which religion is ‘Digambaras’ and ‘Swethambaras’ associated?
a) Jainism
b) Buddhism
c) Hinduism
d) Islam
7. Who was the founder of the Sunga dynasty?
a) Pushymitra
b) Brihadratha
c) Vasudeva
d) Ajathasatru
8. Brihadrata, the last Mauryan king was murdered by his own Brahman Commander-in-Chief who later found a new empire. Who was he?
a) Brihadratha
b) Mihirajul
c) Toramana
d) Pushymitra
9. Which one of the following is the death place of Vardhamana Mahavira?
a) Pavapuri
b) Kushinara
c) Vaishali
d) Gaya
10. Who was the founder of the Kanva dynasty which overthrew the Sungas in 73 BC?
a) Vasudeva
b) Bimbisara
c) Ajathasathru
d) Ashoka
11. Who was the first Persian king to attack India?
a) Nadir Shah
b) Sultan Mahmud
c) Muhammad bin Kasim
d) Darius
12. Who among the following was the contemporary of Gautam Buddha?
a) Bimbisara
b) Ashoka
c) Chandragupta Maurya
d) Vasudeva
13. After defeating whom did the Nandas succeed into power?
a) Sisunagas
b) Mauryas
c) Satavahanas
d) Kushanas
14. At which of the following places was Gautam Buddha born?
a) Vaishali
b) Lumbini
c) Sarnath
d) Gaya
15. During the reign of which dynasty was Patanjali’s ‘Mahabhashya’ composed?
a) Mauryas
b) Sungas
c) Nandas
d) Guptas
16. Which dynasty was the first to issue gold coins in India?
a) Kushanas
b) Bactrians
c) Mauryas
d) Guptas
17. Minander, who embraced Buddhism under the influence of monk Nagarjuna, belonged to which dynasty?
a) Bactrians
b) Hunas
c) Kushanas
d) Sishunagas
18. The victory won by Chandra Gupta Maurya over which dynasty is commemorated by the Vikram era?
a) Parthians
b) Sakas
c) Bactrians
d) Hunas
19. Whose coming into power marks the beginning of Saka era?
a) Ashoka
b) Kanishka
c) Vasudeva
d) Pushyamitra
20. Gautam Buddha died at
a) Kushinara
b) Pavapuri
c) Pataliputra
d) Sarnath
21. During the reign of which dynasty did the great scientists Charaka and Surutha live?
a) Kushanas
b) Guptas
c) Sakas
d) Mauryas
22. Which of the following was the capital of Kushanas?
a) Pataliputra
b) Magadha
c) Purushapura
d) Vaishali
23. During the reign of which dynasty were the historical monuments at Nagarjunakonta, Nasik and Amaravathi built?
a) Satavahanas
b) Kushanas
c) Hunas
d) Sungas
24. Who among the following rulers styled himself as ‘Maharajadhiraja’?
a) Ashoka
b) Chandra Gupta
c) Chandra Gupta Mauraya
d) Chandra Gupta II
25. Who among the Gupta rulers is known as ‘Vikramaditya’?
a) Chandra Gupta
b) Chandra Gupta II
c) Samudra Gupta
d) Kumara Gupta
Answers
1. Arthashashtra
2. Bindusara
3. Maurya
4. Ashoka
5. Vaishali
6. Jainism
7. Pushymitra
8. Pushymitra
9. Pavapuri
10. Vasudeva
11. Darius
12. Bimbisara
13. Sisunagas
14. Lumbini
15. Sungas
16. Bactrians
17. Bactrians
18. Sakas
19. Kanishka
20. Kushinara
21. Kushanas
22. Purushapura
23. Satavahanas
24. Chandra Gupta
25. Chandra Gupta II
Indian History Quiz 9
1. Which of the following was introduced by the Government of India Act, 1935?
a) Diarchy
b) Bi-cameral legislature
c) Indian councils
d) Provincial Autonomy
2. With which of the following was the Hunter Commission constituted during Lord Ripon’s administration concerned?
a) Public health
b) Education
c) Administrative reforms
d) Upliftment of women
3. Who introduced the system of Local boards or Local Bodies in India?
a) Lord Lytton
b) Lord Ripon
c) Lord Curzon
d) Lord Mayo
4. Who among the following is associated with Subsidiary Alliance?
a) Robert Clive
b) Hastings
c) Wellesley
d) Dalhousie
5. At which of the following places was the Provisional Government of Independent India (Azad Hind) formed?
a) Singapore
b) Tokyo
c) Kuala Lumpur
d) Jakarta
6. During which of the following did Mahatma Gandhi give the slogan ‘Do or Die’?
a) Quit India Movement
b) Non-cooperation Movement
c) Khilafat Movement
d) Civil Disobedience Movement
7. Who set up the Indian Independence League?
a) Aruna Asaf Ali
b) Rash Behari Bose
c) Jayaprakash Narayan
d) SM Joshi
8. Who founded the Ghadar Party in the USA?
a) Jayaprakash Narayan
b) Motilal Nehru
c) Lala Hardayal
d) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
9. Who was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress?
a) Sarojini Naidu
b) Annie Besant
c) Vijayalakshmi Pandit
d) Madam Bikaji Cama
10. The term Satyagraha was coined by Gandhiji when he was in
a) England
b) Sabarmati Ashram
c) Agha Khan Palace
d) South Africa
11. Who among the following did not participate in the 1857 mutiny?
a) Nana Sahib
b) Rani Lakshmi Bhai
c) Tipu Sultan
d) Tantia Tope
12. By the Act passed in which year was the demand for separate electorate for Muslims in India conceded?
a) 1904
b) 1909
c) 1892
d) 1919
13. The British East India Company established its first factory in India at
a) Madras
b) Surat
c) Calcutta
d) Bombay
14. Who among the following freedom fighters died due to a hunger strike in jail?
a) Bhagat Singh
b) BG Tilak
c) Jatin Das
d) Bipin Chandra Pal
15. At which of the following places was the first session of Indian National Congress held?
a) Lahore
b) Mumbai
c) Baroda
d) Madras
16. Azad Hind Fauj was formed in
a) 1937
b) 1942
c) 1943
d) 1945
17. Where was the first Congress Session held in 1907 at which the first split in Congress took place?
a) Calcutta
b) Meerut
c) Allahabad
d) Surat
18. From which of the following places was the Civil Disobedience Movement started by Gandhiji in 1930?
a) Sevagram
b) Dandi
c) Sabarmati
d) Wardha
19. Who among the following used Hughly as the base for piracy in the Bay of Bengal?
a) The Portuguese b) The French
c) The Danish
d) The British
20. Who was the first to use the term Harijan for tribal people?
a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Swami Vivekananda
c) Jyotiba Phule
d) BR Ambedkar
21. Who founded the Satyagraha Ashram at Wardha?
a) Gandhiji
b) Jamanlal Bajaj
c) Jawahar Lal Nehru
d) JB Kripalani
22. Who was the founder of the National School at Lahore?
a) Naoroji
b) Madan Mohan Malavia
c) Lala Lajpat Rai
d) Annie Besant
23. Who among the following was a social reformer belonging to the Mali Community of Pune?
a) Thakkar Bhappa
b) BR Ambedkar
c) Jyotiba Phule
d) None of these
24. In opposition to which of the following was the ‘Independence for India League’ founded by the radical wing of the Congress party?
a) The Gandhi-Irwin Pact
b) The Home-rule Movement
c) The Nehru report
d) The Montford reforms
25. Which of the following battles was fought by the allied forces of Shuja-ud-Daulah, Mir Kasim and Shah Alam against Robert Clive?
a) Battle of Buxar
b) Battle of Wandiwash
c) Battle of Chelianwala
d) Battle of Tarrain
Answers 1. Provincial Autonomy
2. Education
3. Lord Ripon
4. Wellesley
5. Singapore
6. Quit India Movement
7. Rash Behari Bose
8. Lala Hardayal
9. Annie Besant
10. South Africa
11. Tipu Sultan
12. 1909
13. Surat
14. Jatin Das
15. Mumbai
16. 1943
17. Surat
18. Sabarmati
19. The Portuguese
20. Mahatma Gandhi
21. Jamanlal Bajaj
22. Lala Lajpat Rai
23. Jyotiba Phule
24. The Gandhi-Irwin Pact
25. Battle of Buxar
Indian History Quiz 10
1. Who is the founder of Indian Association which was a precursor of the Indian National Movement?
a) Satyendra Nath Bose
b) WC Bannerji
c) Surendra Nath Bannerji
d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
2. Which of the following was the seat of power of the Rajput clan of Solankis?
a) Kanauj
b) Kathiavar
c) Malwa
d) Kashmir
3. Who led the Civil Disobedience Movement in the North West Frontier Province?
a) Sir Sayyid Ahmed Khan
b) Sardar Patel
c) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
d) Badruddin Tyabji
4. Who was the first President of the Indian National Congress?
a) Annie Besant
b) WC Bannerji
c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
d) Subash Chandra Bose
5. Which of the following battles laid the foundations of Muslim rule in India?
a) First Battle of Tarrain
b) Second Battle of Tarrain
c) First Battle of Panipat
d) Second Battle of Panipat
6. Who was the first Muslim King of India?
a) Muhammad Ghori
b) Qutub-ud-in Aibak
c) Balban
d) Babur
7. Who among the following rulers of Delhi Sultanate is known as the Darvesh King?
a) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
b) Nasir-ud-din Mahmud
c) Ala-ud-din Khilji
d) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
8. Ala-ud-din Khilji was poisoned by his Prime Minister thus bringing an end to the Khilji dynasty. Who was this Prime Minister?
a) Mir Jafar
b) Mir Qasim
c) Malik Kafur
d) Mir Jumla
9. Who is the founder of the Tughlaq dynasty?
a) Ghias –ud-din Tughlaq
b) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
c) Feroz Shah Tughlaq
d) Mahmud Tughlaq
10. Who among the rulers of Tughlaq dynasty built the city of Tughlaqabad near Delhi?
a) Ghias –ud-din Tughlaq
b) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
c) Feroz Shah Tughlaq
d) Mahmud Tughlaq
11. The invasion of Delhi by Timur in 1398 marked the end of which dynasty?
a) Khilji Dynasty
b) Tughlaq Dynasty
c) Lodhi Dynasty
d) Sayyid Dynasty
12. Who was the ruler of Delhi Sultanate when Timur invaded India in 1398 AD?
a) Mahmud Tughlaq
b) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
c) Feroz Shah Tughlaq
d) Ghias-ud-din Tughlaq
13. Who founded the City of Agra?
a) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
b) Sikandar Lodhi
c) Ibrahim Lodhi
d) Akbar
14. Whom did Daulat Khan, the Governor of Punjab, invite to defeat Ibrahim Lodhi?
a) Timur the Lame
b) Nadir Shah
c) Babur
d) Khizar Khan
15. Who was the Delhi Sultanate ruler when the Vijayanagara and the Bahmani Kingdoms emerged in South India?
a) Sikandar Lodhi
b) Ibrahim Lodhi
c) Babur
d) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
16. Who among the following rulers was killed when a wooden pandal erected to welcome him collapsed suddenly?
a) Feroz Shah Tughlaq
b) Ghias-ud-din Tughlaq
c) Sikandar Lodhi
d) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
17. Whom did Timur appoint as the king of Delhi in 1414?
a) Daulat Khan
b) Khizar Khan
c) Nadir Shah
d) Malik Kafur
18. The Hindu Kingdom of Vijayanagara was founded by two brothers Harihara and Bukka under the inspiration of their guru. Who was he?
a) Ramanuja
b) Madhav Vidhyaranya
c) Chaitanya
d) Sankaracharya
19. Who was the most famous king of the Vijayanagar Empire?
a) Deva Raya
b) Krishnadeva Raya
c) Achyuta Raya
d) Rama Raya
20. Who was the leader of the Hindu revivalist movement known as Bhakti Movement?
a) Ramanuja
b) Ramananda
c) Kabir
d) Shankaracharya
21. Whose court did the Persian poet Amir Khusru adorn?
a) Ala-ud-din Khilji
b) Jalal-ud-din Khilji
c) Akbar
d) Balban
22. Whose court did the famous ‘vidhushaka’ Thenali Raman adorn?
a) Rama Raya
b) Krishna Deva Raya
c) Deva Raya II
d) Achyuta Raya
23. Who is the founder of the philosophy of Vishishtadvaita or qualified monism?
a) Ramanuja
b) Ramananda
c) Kabir
d) Chaitanya
24. At which of the following places is the tomb of Khwaja-Mouin-ud-din Chisti?
a) Jai Salmer
b) Jaipur
c) Ajmer
d) Lahore
25. Who was the ruler of Bengal who drove Humayun out of Hindustan and crowned himself as the emperor?
a) Sher Shah Suri
b) Daulat Khan
c) Khizar Khan
d) Ziraj-ud-daulah
Answers
1. Surendra Nath Bannerji
2. Malwa
3. Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
4. WC Bannerji
5. Second Battle of Tarrain
6. Qutub-ud-in Aibak
7. Nasir-ud-din Mahmud
8. Malik Kafur
9. Ghias –ud-din Tughlaq
10. Ghias –ud-din Tughlaq
11. Tughlaq Dynasty
12. Mahmud Tughlaq
13. Sikandar Lodhi
14. Babur
15. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
16. Ghias-ud-din Tughlaq
17. Khizar Khan
18. Madhav Vidhyaranya
19. Krishnadeva Raya
20. Shankaracharya
21. Ala-ud-din Khilji
22. Krishna Deva Raya
23. Ramanuja
24. Ajmer
25. Sher Shah Suri
Indian History Quiz 11
1. In the battle of Plassey fought in 1757, Nawab Siraj-ud-daulah of Bengal was defeated by the British forces. Who led the British forces in this battle?
a) Lord Dalhousie
b) Lord Clive
c) Lord Wellesley
d) Cornwallis
2. East India Company was granted the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa after the battle of Buxar in 1764. Who was then the Governor of Bengal?
a) Lord Clive
b) Lord Minto
c) Lord Wellesley
d) Cornwallis
3. The Treaty of Sreerangapatanam was signed after the defeat of Tipu sultan in the Third Anglo-Mysore war. Between whom were this treaty signed?
a) Tipu Sultan and Cornwallis
b) Tipu Sultan and Lord Minto
c) Tipu Sultan and Lord Wellesley
d) Tipu Sultan and Lord Canning
4. Who was the first Indian to the elected to the House of Commons?
a) Rash Behari Bose
b) Dadabhai Navroji
c) Satyendranath Bannerji
d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
5. Who was the first British Governor General of India?
a) Warren Hastings
b) Dalhousie
c) Canning
d) Clive
6).Which British Governor-General is associated with ‘subsidiary alliance’?
a) Warren Hastings
b) Lord Wellesley
c) Lord Clive
d) Cornwallis
7. Who was the British Governor –General during the period in which the British Navy conquered Java, Sumatra and Malay Peninsula?
a) Lord Minto
b) Lord Wellesley
c) Lord Dalhousie
d) Warren Hastings
8. The third Anglo-Maratha war, which proved a total disaster for the Marathas, was fought in?
a) 1817 AD
b) 1857 AD
c) 1912 AD
c) 1805 AD
9. During whose tenure was the British supremacy over India established?
a) Lord Wellesley
b) Lord Dalhousie
c) Lord Clive
d) Lord Warren Hastings
10. Who was the British Governor-General of India when Punjab was annexed to the British Empire?
a) Lord Wellesley
b) Lord Dalhousie
c) Lord Clive
d) Lord Warren Hastings
11. Which were the three states annexed to the British Empire under the Doctrine of Lapse?
a) The states of Mumbai, Madras and Calcutta
b) The states of Jhansi, Nagpur and Satara
c) The states of Mumbai, Thane and Pune
d) none of these
12. Who was the chief architect, of Prarthana Samaj?
a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
b) Mahadev Govind Ranade
c) D Savarkar
d) Surendranath Bannerjee
13. Who was the Governor-General of India when Sind was annexed to the British Empire?
a) Lord Wellesley
b) Ellenborough
c) Lord Clive
d) Lord Warren Hastings
14. The system of Dual Government is associated with?
a) Lord Wellesley
b) Lord Dalhousie
c) Lord Clive
d) Lord Warren Hastings
15. In which year did most of the Rajput states accept British paramountcy?
a) 1818 AD
b) 1827 AD
c) 1835 AD
d) 1820 AD
16. Who is associated with the institution of organized ‘Civil Services’ in India?
a) Lord Clive
b) Cornwallis
c) Lord Dalhousie
d) Warren Hastings
17. Who abolished the system of Dual Government in Bengal?
a) Lord Clive
b) Cornwallis
c) Lord Dalhousie
d) Warren Hastings
18. Who was the founder of a regular Postal system in British India?
a) Lord Clive
b) Cornwallis
c) Lord Dalhousie
d) Warren Hastings
19. Who is associated with the vigorous application of the Doctrine of Lapse?
a) Lord Clive
b) Cornwallis
c) Lord Dalhousie
d) Warren Hastings
20. In a sense, who was the political guru of Gandhiji?
a) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
b) Leo Tolstoy
c) Rabindra Nath Tagore
d) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
21. Who were the first Europeans to trade with India?
a) The French
b) The Dutch
c) The British
d) The Portuguese
22. When was the title of ‘Viceroy’ added to the Governor General of India for the first time?
a) 1857 AD
b) 1858 AD
c) 1901 AD
d) 1900 AD
23. When did the Government of the English East India Company come to an end?
a) 1857 AD
b) 1858 AD
c) 1901 AD
d) 1900 AD
24. Who was the last Governor-General and the first India Viceroy of British India?
a) Lord Clive
b) Cornwallis
c) Lord Canning
d) Warren Hastings
25. Who was the Governor-General of India when the first war of India’s independence broke out in 1857?
a) Lord Clive
b) Cornwallis
c) Lord Canning
d) Warren Hastings
Answers
1. Lord Clive
2. Lord Clive
3. Tipu Sultan and Cornwallis
4. Dadabhai Navroji
5. Warren Hastings
6. Lord Wellesley
7. Lord Minto
8. 1817 AD
9. Lord Dalhousie
10. Lord Dalhousie
11. The states of Jhansi, Nagpur and Satara
12. Mahadev Govind Ranade
13. Ellenborough
14. Lord Clive
15. 1818 AD
16. Cornwallis
17. Warren Hastings
18. Lord Clive
19. Lord Dalhousie
20. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
21. The Portuguese
22. 1858 AD
23. 1858 AD
24. Lord Canning
25. Lord Canning
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Abacus is cnsidered as the first known counting device and it was orginated from Asia. Abacus worked on a place-value notion meaning that the place of a bead or rock on the apparatus determined how much it was worth. In 1642 a French mathematician and philosopher Blaise Pascal invented the first mechanical digital calculator using gears known as the Pascaline. In 1812 Charles P. Babbage later known as the “father of the computer”,designed a machine, the difference engine which was steam-powered, fully automatic and commanded by a fixed instruction program. In 1947 the giant calculating device ENIAC (Electrical Numerical Integrator and Calculator) machine was developped by John W. Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert, Jr. at the University of Pennsylvania. In early 1960s Gene Amdahl designed the IBM System/360 series of mainframe computers, which considered as the first general purpose digital computers which uses intergrated circuits. In 1961 Dr. Hopper developed the COBOL (Common Business Oriented Language) programming language. In 1964 the International Business Machines (IBM) publishes and marketed the term “word processor In 1965 Dr. Thomas Kurtz and Dr. John Kemeny developped BASIC (Beginners All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code) programming language . In 1969 the Internet was started. In 1969, computers were first used to communicate synchronously. In 1970 Dr. Ted Hoff developed the famous Intel 4004 microprocessor (G) chip. In 1971 the Intel released the first microprocessor, a specialized integrated circuit which was able to process four bits of data at a time. In 1976 Apple Computers was founded by Steven Jobs and Stephen Wozniak. In 1981 the IBM PC was introduced with a 16-bit microprocessor.
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1. Which of the following is the most reactive among halogens? a) fluorine 2. Which one of the following was used as a chemical weapon in the First World War? a) carbon monoxide 3. Which one of the following has the highest fuel value? hydrogen 4. Which one of the following is used as an anti-freeze for the automobile engines? a) propyl alcohol 5. Which one of the following gases is used for the purification of water? a) oxygen 6. What is the chemical name of baking soda? a) sodium bicarbonate 7. Which one of the following is present in common toothpastes as an abrasive? a) calcium oxide 8. Which one of the following chemicals is a food preservative? a) sodium carbonate 9. Which one of the following is present in gobar gas? a) carbon dioxide 10. Which are the two of the most common elements in the earth’s crust? a) nitrogen and oxygen 11. Which one of the following is a greenhouse gas? a) oxygen 12. Fire extinguishers release which of the following gas? a) hydrogen 13. Which one of the following gases present in the upper atmosphere protects the earth from harmful ultraviolet radiations? a) carbon dioxide 14. Which one of the following is the main culprit in the thinning of ozone layer in the earth’s upper atmosphere? a) carbon dioxide 15. Which one of the following is present in the emission from ‘unleaded petrol’? a) carbon monoxide 1. fluorine
General Science 1
b) chlorine
c) bromine
d) iodine
b) hydrogen cyanide
c) mustard gas
d) water gas
b) charcoal
c) natural gas
d) gasoline
b) ethanol
c) methanol
d) ethylene glycol
b) ammonia
c) chlorine
d) carbon dioxide
b) sodium nitrate
c) sodim carbonate
d) potassium nitrate
b) calcium carbonate
c) calcium fluoride
d) calcium chloride
b) sodium bicarbonate
c) sodium benzoate
d) sodium thiosulphate
b) ethane
c) methane
d) hydrogen
b) nitrogen and silicon
c) carbon and oxygen
d) silicon and oxygen
b) hydrogen
c) carbon dioxide
d) nitrogen
b) nitrogen
c) carbon dioxide
d) carbon monoxide
b) ozone
c) nitrogen
d) oxygen
b) chloroflurocarbons
c) nitrogen
d) oxygen
b) carbon dioxide
c) hydrocarbons
d) ethylene
Answers
2. mustard gas
3. hydrogen
4. ethanol
5. chlorine
6. sodium bicarbonate
7. calcium fluoride
8. sodium benzoate
9. methane
10. silicon and oxygen
11. carbon dioxide
12. carbon dioxide
13. ozone
14. chloroflurocarbons
15. hydrocarbons
General Science 2
1. Which one of the following is not a pesticide?
a) BHC
b) Malathion
c) Freon
d) DDT
2. Acid rain contains high levels of
a) oxalic acid
b) acetic acid
c) sulphuric and nitric acids
d) carbolic acid
3. Safety matches are made using
a) carbon, sulphur and paraffin
b) potassium chloride, antimony sulphide and glue
c) lead dioxide, carbon and paraffin
d) silicon dioxide, sulphur and paraffin
4. Bronze is an alloy of
a) copper and zinc
b) tin and zinc
c) copper and tin
d) iron and zinc
5. Which one of the following elements is alloyed with iron to produce steel which can resist high temperatures and also have high hardness and abrasion resistance?
a) aluminium
b) chromium
c) nickel
d) tungsten
6. Name a chemical compound used in photography?
a) silver bromide
b) potassium nitrate
c) hydrogen peroxide
d) hydrogen sulphide
7. Which chemical compound is used for the etching of glass?
a) sodium bicarbonate
b) carbon monoxide
c) hydrofluoric acid
d) nitric acid
8. Smog is a common pollutant in places having a higher concentration of
a) sulphur dioxide
b) ammonia
c) nitrogen
d) oxygen
9. Cooking gas is a mixture of
a) carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide
b) butane and propane
c) methane and ethylene
d) carbon dioxide and oxygen
10. Which one of the following substances is made up of only one type of atoms?
a) water
b) milk
c) hydrogen
d) air
Answers
1. Freon
2. carbolic acid
3. potassium chloride, antimony sulphide and glue
4. copper and tin
5. chromium
6. silver bromide
7. hydrofluoric acid
8. sulphur dioxide
9. butane and propane
10. hydrogen
General Science 3
1. Name an alloy that does not contain copper?
a) brass
b) bronze
c) German silver
d) stainless steel
2. Which one of the following is used for rating diesel oil?
a) fuel number
b) magic number
c) octane number
d) cetane number
3. By the interaction of chlorine with which of the following is bleaching powder obtained?
a) dilute solution of calcium hydroxide
b) dry slaked lime
c) concentrated solution of calcium hydroxide
d) dry calcium oxide
4. The growing plants need which of the following elements in the largest quantity?
a) calcium
b) nitrogen
c) ammonia
d) phosphorus
5. Which of the following is the gas used for refrigeration?
a) nitrogen
b) oxygen
c) ammonia
d) chlorine
6. Which acid is present in lemon?
a) lactic acid
b) citric acid
c) tartaric acid
d) acetic acid
7. Which alloy is composed of aluminium, copper and magnesium?
a) bronze
b) duralumin
c) magnalium
d) monel
8. Vegetable oils are hydrogenated in the presence of finely divided
a) alumina
b) nickel
c) charcoal
d) silica
9. A blue glass, when heated, will glow with
a) blue colour
b) red colour
c) white light
d) yellow colour
10. Which of the following is the element least present in the human body?
a) oxygen
b) hydrogen
c) iron
d) carbon
11. Which one of the following polymers is widely used for making bullet proof materials?
a) polyvinyl chloride
b) polyamides
c) polyethylene
d) polycarbonates
12. Which element is present in the earth’s crust in highest quantity?
a) nitrogen
b) hydrogen
c) oxygen
d) carbon
13. The presence of which of the following oxides impart deep blue colour to glass?
a) cupric oxide
b) iron oxide
c) cobal oxide
d) nickel oxide
14. The compound of which of the following chemicals is added to the otherwise odourless LPG cooking gas for imparting a detectable smell to the gas?
a) sulphur
b) fluorine
c) chlorine
d) bromine
15. The bitter or sharp taste of unripe fruits is due to high concentration of
a) starch
b) organic acids
c) carotenoids
d) lipids
Answers
1. stainless steal
2. cetane number
3. dilute solution of calcium hydroxide
4. nitrogen
5. ammonia
6. citric acid
7. duralumin
8. nickel
9. blue colour
10. iron
11. polycarbonates
12. oxygen
13. cobalt oxide
14. sulphur
15. organic acids
General Science 4
1. The atomic weight of which one of the following metals is less than that of iron?
a) chromium
b) nickel
c) zinc
d) copper
2. Who among the following scientists helped develop the Periodic law?
a) Niels Bohr
b) DI Mendeleev
c) Christian Huygens
d) Isaac Newton
3. DDT is an
a) herbicide
b) insecticide
c) fungicide
d) rodenticide
4. Which metal remains in the liquid form under normal conditions?
a) zinc
b) radium
c) mercury
d) uranium
5. Which of the following fertilizers has the highest percentage of nitrogen?
a) calcium ammonium nitrate
b) ammonium sulphate
c) calcium nitrate
d) urea
6. Soap is a mixture of sodium or potassium salts of
a) monocarboxylic acids
b) dicarboxylic acids
c) tricarboxylic acids
d) glyrecols
7. Chloro-fluro-carbon gases are not used in which of the following?
a) aerosol sprays
b) fire-extinguishers
c) refrigerators
d) air-conditioning
8. Which one of the following is a balanced fertilizer for plants?
a) urea
b) ammonium sulphate
c) nitrates
d) compost
9. Which of the following gases is used in the artificial ripening of green fruits?
a) acetylene
b) ethane
c) hydrogen
d) carbon dioxide
10. Which chemical compound becomes a powerful tool of destruction when mixed with diesel fuel?
a) semtex
b) c-4
c) TNT
d) ammonium nitrate
Answers
1. chromium
2. DI Mendeleev
3. insecticide
4. mercury
5. urea
6. tricarboxylic acids
7. fire-extinguishers
8. urea
9. acetylene
10. ammonium nitrate
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Indian Polity 1 1. How many spokes are there in the Ashoka Wheel of the Indian National Flag? a) 24 2. Who was the first Governor General of free India? a) C Rajagopalachari 3. Who was the first Indian Governor General of free India? a) C Rajagopalachari 4. Which is India’s national animal? a) Lion 5. Which of the following is our National Anthem? a) Jana Gana Mana … 6. Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner of India? a) President of India 7. What is the maximum number of members of Lok Sabha? a) 525 8. For how long can President’s rule be imposed in a state initially? a) One year 9. In the matter of Money bills, the position of Rajya Sabha is a) Superior 10. Who appoints the Advocate General? a) Governor of the State 11. Who is the head of the State Government? a) Governor 12. Who appoints the Governors of the State? a) President of India 13. What is the term of office of the governor of a state? a) 4 years 14. How many kinds of emergencies are there according to our constitution? a) three 15. By which amendment was the voting age reduced to 18 from 21? a) 52nd amendment 1. 24
b) 23
c) 22
d) 18
b) Lord Mountbatten
c) Rajendra Prasad
d) Sardar Vallabhai Patel
b) Lord Mountbatten
c) Dr S Radhakrishnan
d) Rajendra Prasad
b) Tiger
c) Elephant
d) Cow
b) Vandematharam
c) Sare Jahanse Achcha
d) Jhanda Uncha Rahe Hamara
b) Prime Minister
c) Home Minister
d) Supreme Court
b) 535
c) 545
d) 550
b) Two years
c) Three years
d) Six months
b) Inferior
c) Same as that of Lok Sabha
d) None of these
b) Chief Minister
c) President of India
d) Chief Justice of High Court
b) Chief Minister
c) Chief Justice of High Court
d) President
b) Prime Minister
c) Chief Minister
d) Supreme Court
b) 5 years
c) 6 years
d) 7 years
b) four
c) two
d) five
b) 56th amendment
c) 61st amendment
d) 73rd amendment
Answers
2. Lord Mountbatten
3. C Rajagopalachari
4. Lion
5. Jana Gana Mana …
6. President of India
7. 545
8. Six months
9. Inferior
10. Governor of the State
11. Governor
12. President of India
13. 5 years
14. three
15. 61st amendment
GK Indian Polity 2
1. In which of the following year came the first Constitutional Amendment?
a) 1951
b) 1952
c) 1956
d) 1948
2. By which amendment was primary education added to the list of Fundamental Rights?
a) 91st amendment
b) 92nd amendment
c) 93rd amendment
d) 94th amendment
3. Who appoints the members of the Union Public Service Commission?
a) President
b) Prime Minister
c) Chairman of UPSC
d) Chief Justice of Supreme Court
4. What is India’s National bird?
a) Swan
b) Pigeon
c) Nightingale
d) Peacock
5. What is India’s National Flower?
a) Rose
b) Lotus
c) Jasmine
d) Hibiscus
6. Which of the following statements tell why India is a democratic republic?
a) The head of the state is elected by the people
b) There is parliamentary supremacy
c) There is independence of judiciary
d) None of these
7. How many members can be nominated by the President to the Rajya Sabha?
a) 10
b) 12
c) 15
d) 18
8. Who is the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of India?
a) Defence Minister
b) Prime Minister
c) President of India
d) Chief of Army Staff
9. What is dealt within the Part IV of our Constitution?
a) Fundamental duties
b) Directive principles of State Policy
c) Fundamental rights
d) Citizenship
10. From which constitution did our constitution borrow the concept of the Directive Principles of State Policy?
a) Canada
b) Ireland
c) United Kingdom
d) Germany
Answers
1. 1951
2. 93rd amendment
3. President
4. Peacock
5. Lotus
6. The head of the state is elected by the people
7. 12
8. President of India
9. Directive principles of State Policy
10. Ireland
Indian Polity 3
1. Which writ can be issued by a High Court to direct a public official or the government not to enforce a law which is unconstitutional?
a) Certiorari
b) Prohibition
c) Quo Warranto
d) Mandamus
2. In which of the following is the residuary powers vested according to our constitution?
a) Union Parliament
b) Prime Minister
c) President
d) Supreme Court
3. From which of the following is the word ‘Satyameva Jayate’ inscribed in our national emblem taken?
a) Mahabharata
b) Mundaka Upanishad
c) Kathopanishad
d) Ramayana
4. The constituent Assembly adopted the design of the National Flag on
a) 22nd July, 1947
b) 26th November, 1949
c) 26th January, 1950
d) 15th August, 1947
5. The state of Bombay was split into two states Gujarat and Maharashtra in the year
a) 1960
b) 1972
c) 1956
d) 1980
6. Which article of our constitution forms the core of the Chapter on Fundamental Rights?
a) Article 19
b) Article 18
c) Article 20
d) Article 21
7. How many categories of freedom can an Indian citizen have?
a) 6
b) 8
c) 9
d) 12
8. Which schedule of our constitution deals with the languages approved by the constitution?
a) Fourth Schedule
b) Eighth Schedule
c) Tenth Schedule
d) Fifth Schedule
9. Which schedule of our constitution deals with the Anti-Defection law?
a) Fourth Schedule
b) Eighth Schedule
c) Tenth Schedule
d) Fifth Schedule
10. Who appoints the Secretary General of the Lok Sabha?
a) Speaker
b) Prime Minister
c) Members of the Lok Sabha
d) President
11. For what period can the Vice President hold the office of the President in the event of the death of the President?
a) Two months
b) Six months
c) One month
d) Three months
12. A person seeking election to the office of Vice President must have completed what age?
a) 35 years
b) 30 years
c) 25 years
d) 18 years
13. Who is the ex-officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha?
a) President
b) Vice President
c) Speaker
d) None of these
14. Who was the first Chairman of the Planning Commission?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) BR Ambedkar
c) C Rangarajan
d) KC Pant
15. The full status of statehood was conferred upon the Union territories of Manipur and Tripura in
a) 1956
b) 1960
c) 1985
d) 1972
1. Mandamus
2. Union Parliament
3. Mundaka Upanishad
4. 22nd July, 1947
5. 1960
6. Article 19
7. 6
8. Eighth Schedule
9. Tenth Schedule
10. Speaker
11. Six months
12. 35 years
13. Vice President
14. Jawaharlal Nehru
15. 1972
Indian Polity 4
1. Which of the following does not constitute the Electoral College for electing the President of India?
a) Elected members of the Legislative Council
b) Elected members of the Legislative Assembly
c) Elected members of Lok Sabha
d) Elected members of Rajya Sabha
2. In which of the following year was the proclamation of Emergency by the President on the ground of internal disturbance made for the first time?
a) 1975
b) 1960
c) 1976
d) 1974
3. Within what period from the date of its proclamation will an emergency cease to be in operation, unless approved by resolutions of both Houses of Parliament?
a) one month
b) two month
c) three month
d) six month
4. The proclamation of emergency under Article 362 was made for the first time in
a) 1975
b) 1962
c) 1976
d) 1960
5. Which of the following is not a financial committee of Parliament in India?
a) Public Accounts Committee
b) Estimates Committee
c) Finance Commission
d) Committee on Public Undertakings
6. At which of the following places is the Supreme Court of India located?
a) Mumbai
b) Madras
c) New Delhi
d) Calcutta
7. What is the duration of the term of the President of India?
a) Four years
b) Five years
c) Six years
d) Seven years
8. For a maximum period of how many days can a Money Bill passed by the Lok Sabha be detained by the Rajya Sabha?
a) 14 days
b) 30 days
c) 90 days
d) 60 days
9. Which of the following qualification is not essential for election as the President of India?
a) The candidate must be a citizen of India?
b) Must have completed 35 years of age
c) Must be a member of Lok Sabha
d) Must not be holding an office of profit
10. How many members can be nominated by the President to the Rajya Sabha?
a) 10
b) 12
c) 15
d) 18
Answers
1. Elected members of the Legislative Council
2. 1975
3. one month
4. 1962
5. Finance Commission
6. New Delhi
7. Five years
8. 14 days
9. Must be a member of Lok Sabha
10. 12
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1. Which article of our constitution deals with the amendment of constitution?
a) Article 368
b) Article 352
c) Article 356
d) Article 360
2. By which of the following Acts were the High Courts of Bombay, Madras and Calcutta established?
a) Indian High Court Act, 1911
b) Indian High Courts Act, 1865
c) Indian High Courts Act, 1861
d) None of these
3. Who was the Prime Minister of India when National Emergency was declared in 1975?
a) Indira Gandhi
b) Morarji Desai
c) Lal Bahadur Shastri
d) Jawaharlal Nehru
4. Who was the President of India when National Emergency was declared in 1975?
a) Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
b) Fakruddin Ali Ahmed
c) VV Giri
d) Gyani Sail Singh
5. What is the form of Government which is headed by an elected representative and a not a hereditary monarch called?
a) Republican
b) Democratic
c) Presidential
d) Parliamentary
6. Which of the following is a Fundamental right?
a) freedom of expression
b) Right to Personal Liberty
c) Right to move freely within India
d) All the above
7. Which of the following is not a Fundamental right?
a) right to live
b) right to freedom of religion
c) right to contest an election
d) right to equal protection under the laws
8. Who wrote the National Anthem of India?
a) Rabindranath Tagore
b) Muhammad Iqbal
c) Bankim Chandra Chatterji
d) Mahatma Gandhi
9. By virtue of which Act, did the British government take over the administration from East India Company?
a) Act of 1858
b) Act of 1909
c) Act of 1919
d) Act of 1935
10. The position of the President of India is comparable to
a) British Monarch
b) US President
c) Russian President
d) German Chancellor
11. Disputes regarding election to the posts of President and Vice President should be brought before
a) Supreme Court
b) Lok Sabha
c) Rajya Sabha
d) Election Commission
12. A Bill passed by the Parliament has to be signed by
a) Prime Minister
b) President
c) Cabinet
d) Speaker
13. What is the retiring age of the Judges of Supreme Court?
a) 60
b) 62
c) 65
d) 68
14. Who among the following has the right to take part in the proceedings of any committee of Parliament without being a member of it?
a) Deputy Chairperson of Finance Commission
b) Comptroller and Auditor General of India
c) The Attorney General of India
d) Election Commissioner
15. From which of the following nations did we borrow the doctrine of judicial review?
a) Great Britain
b) USA
c) France
d) Switzerland
16. Who is the leader of the majority party in the Lok Sabha?
a) Prime Minister
b) President
c) Vice President
d) Speaker of Lok Sabha
17. Under the provisions of which Article of the Constitution is President’s rule imposed in a state?
a) Article 352
b) Article 350
c) Article 356
d) Article 360
18. How many times can a person be elected President of India?
a) two times
b) three times
c) four times
d) no limit
19. The President of India can be removed from office by
a) Parliament
b) The Lok Sabha
c) The Prime Minister of India
d) The Chief Justice of India
20. What is the normal term of office of the Prime Minister of India?
a) five years
b) four years
c) six years
d) no limit
21. What is the minimum voting age in India?
a) 18 years
b) 21 years
c) 20 years
d) 25 years
22. To be eligible for election as a member of Rajya Sabha a candidate must have completed what age?
a) 25 years
b) 30 years
c) 35 years
d) 18 years
23. What is the number of writs that can be issued by the Supreme Court or High Court?
a) 3
b) 4
c) 6
d) 5
24. Which of the following acts introduced diarchy as the form of Government at the provincial level?
a) Govt. of India Act, 1919
b) Minto-Morley reforms
c) Montague Chelmsford Reforms
d) Govt. of India Act, 1935
25. Which of the following events compelled Gandhiji to launch the Civil Disobedience Movement?
a) Jalianwala Bagh massacre
b) Chauri Chaura incident
c) Rowlatt Act
d) Failure of Cripps Mission
Answers
1. Article 368
2. Indian High Courts Act, 1861
3. Indira Gandhi
4. Fakruddin Ali Ahmed
5. Republican
6. All the above
7. right to contest an election
8. Rabindranath Tagore
9. Act of 1858
10. British Monarch
11. Supreme Court
12. President
13. 65
14. The Attorney General of India
15. USA
16. Prime Minister
17. Article 356
18. no limit
19. Parliament
20. five years
21. 18 years
22. 30 years
23. 5
24. Govt. of India Act, 1919
25. Rowlatt Act
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1. A candidate must have completed what age to be a member of the Lok Sabha?
a) 25 years
b) 30 years
c) 35 years
d) 18 years
2. Which amendment to the Constitution deals with the reorganization of states?
a) 7th amendment
b) 5th amendment
c) 6th amendment
d) 4th amendment
3. Which Indian state has its own constitution?
a) Punjab
b) Delhi
c) Jammu and Kashmir
d) West Bengal
4. Who among the following gives legal advice to the state government?
a) Comptroller and Auditor General
b) Advocate General
c) Chief Justice of High Court
d) Attorney General of India
5. Which amendment to the Constitution deals with the Anti-defection law?
a) 42nd Amendment
b) 52nd Amendment
c) 61st Amendment
d) 47th Amendment
6. Which Article of our Constitution forbids child labour?
a) Article 18
b) Article 24
c) Article 36
d) Article 28
7. Who is the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces in India?
a) Prime Minister
b) Defence Minister
c) President
d) Chief of Army Staff
8. Who appoints the Judges of the Supreme Court and High Court?
a) Prime Minister
b) Law Minister
c) President
d) Speaker of Lok Sabha
9. What is the term of office of the Vice President of India?
a) 4 years
b) 5 years
c) 6 years
d) 7 years
10. For a No-Confidence Motion to be introduced in the Lok Sabha it must have the support of at least
a) 50 members
b) One-third of the total number of members
c) 60 members
d) 100 members
11. How many Anglo Indians can be nominated by the President to the Lok Sabha?
a) 12
b) 6
c) 3
d) 2
12. What is the maximum strength of Rajya Sabha?
a) 250 members
b) 260 members
c) 300 members
d) 500 members
13. What is the term of office of a member of Rajya Sabha?
a) 5 years
b) 6 years
c) 4 years
d) 7 years
14. Who administers the oath of office to the President of India? a) Prime Minister
b) Chief Justice of India
c) Speaker of Lok Sabha
d) Vice President
15. Who holds the office of the President if neither the President nor the Vice President is available?
a) Prime Minister
b) Chief Justice of India
c) Speaker of Lok Sabha
d) None
16. Which of the following schedules in the Constitution divides the legislative powers between the Union and the States?
a) V schedule
b) VI schedule
c) VII schedule
d) VIII schedule
17. In accordance with the provisions of our constitution new all-India services can be created only by
a) the President on the advice of the council of Ministers
b) the Parliament
c) amendment of the Constitution
d) new services cannot be created
18. Under our Constitution Residuary Powers are vested in
a) the President
b) the Union
c) State legislatures
d) Both the Union and State Legislatures
19. The vesting of residuary powers under our constitution in the Union follows the precedent of which constitution?
a) Canadian Constitution
b) Irish Constitution
c) US Constitution
d) British Constitution
20. Which Constitutional authority is responsible for constituting the Finance Commission periodically?
a) Chairman of Rajya Sabha
b) Prime Minister
c) President of India
d) Speaker of Lok Sabha
21. For a period of how many years is the Finance Commission normally constituted?
a) four years
b) five years
c) six years
d) three years
22. To whom does the Public Accounts Committee submit its report?
a) Prime Minister
b) President
c) Speaker of Lok Sabha
d) Vice President
23. Under our Constitution the sovereign power rests with which of the following?
a) Judiciary
b) President
c) People
d) Parliament
24. Which amendment to the Constitution made it necessary on the part of the President to accept the advice given by the Council of Ministers?
a) 24th amendment
b) 25th amendment
c) 41st amendment
d) 42nd amendment
25. From which constitution did we borrow the concept of our Federation?
a) Canadian Constitution
b) Australian Constitution
c) Irish Constitution
d) German Constitution
Answers
1. 25 years
2. 7th amendment
3. Jammu and Kashmir
4. Advocate General
5. 52nd Amendment
6. Article 24
7. President
8. President
9. 5 years
10. 50 members
11. 2
12. 250 members
13. 6 years
14. Chief Justice of India
15. Chief Justice of India
16. VII schedule
17. the Parliament
18. the Union
19. Canadian Constitution
20. President of India
21. five years
22. Speaker of Lok Sabha
23. Parliament
24. 42nd amendment
25. Canadian Constitution
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1. The vesting of Residuary Powers under our constitution in the Union follows the precedent of which Constitution?
a) Canadian constitution
b) Irish constitution
c) US constitution
d) British constitution
2. Which constitutional authority is responsible for constituting the Finance Commission periodically?
a) Chairman of Rajya Sabha
b) Prime Minister
c) President of India
d) Speaker of Lok Sabha
3. For a period of how many years is the Finance Commission normally constituted?
a) four years
b) five years
c) six years
d) three years
4. To whom does the Public Accounts Committee submit its report?
a) Prime Minister
b) President
c) Speaker of Lok Sabha
d) Vice President
5. Under our constitution, the sovereign power rests with which of the following?
a) judiciary
b) president
c) people
d) parliament
6. Which amendment to the constitution made it mandatory on the part of the President to accept the advice given by the council of ministers?
a) 24th amendment
b) 25th amendment
c) 41st amendment
d) 42nd amendment
7. From which constitution did we borrow the concept of our Federation?
a) Canadian constitution
b) Australian constitution
c) Irish constitution
d) German constitution
8. Which of the following is the competent authority to amend the constitution?
a) parliament
b) state legislatures
c) president
d) chairman of the Rajya Sabha
9. Which articles of our constitution deals with the cultural and educational rights?
a) 30 and 31
b) 29 and 30
c) 31 and 32
d) 32 and 33
10. To whom should a notice in writing be given for raising a half an hour discussion in a House of Parliament?
a) Presiding officer of the house
b) Secretary general of the house
c) Secretary of department of parliamentary affairs
d) Ministers concerned
11. Who was the last Viceroy of India?
a) Lord Mountbatten
b) Lord Canning
c) Lord Ripon
d) Lord Hardinge
12. Who was the first President of the Republic of India?
a) Dr Rajendra Prasad
b) C Rajagopalachari
c) Lord Mountbatten
d) Zakir Hussain
13. Who was the first Muslim President of independent India?
a) Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
b) APJ Abdul Kalam
c) Dr Zakir Hussain
d) None of these
14. Who among the following British Prime Ministers issued the infamous ‘communal award’ which prescribed separate electorates to different communities?
a) Ramsay MacDonald
b) Clement Atley
c) Winston Churchill
d) Neville Chamberlain
15. Which of the following is not a language included in the eighth schedule of the constitution?
a) English
b) Konkani
c) Sindhi
d) Kashmiri
16. A candidate seeking election to a state legislative assembly must have completed what age?
a) 30 years
b) 25 years
c) 21 years
d) 20 years
17. Which of the following is not a post mentioned in the Constitution of India?
a) The Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha
b) The Deputy Prime Minister
c) The Deputy speaker of the state legislative assemblies
d) The Deputy chairman of the Rajya Sabha
18. Who among the following can propose the name of a candidate for the office of President of India?
a) any five citizens of India
b) any five members of parliament
c) any one member of the electoral college
d) any ten members of the electoral college
19. Which of the following tax is levied and collected by the union but wholly assigned to the states?
a) taxes on railway fares and freights
b) stamp duties
c) sales tax
d) custom duties
20. Who appoints the Attorney General of India?
a) Chief Justice of India
b) Union Law Minister
c) Prime Minister
d) President
21. Who among the following presidents of India held the office for two successive terms?
a) VV Giri
b) Dr S Radhakrishnan
c) Dr Zakir Hussain
d) Dr Rajendra Prasad
22. The Fundamental Duties were added to the constitution for the first time in
a) 1974
b) 1975
c) 1976
d) 1977
23. Of which type is the Indian Constitution?
a) Federal
b) Unitary
c) Parliamentary
d) Federal in form and Unitary in spirit
24. Into how many parts has the Indian Constitution been divided?
a) 7
b) 11
c) 21
d) 22
25. What is the maximum number of nominated members in the two Houses of Parliament?
a) 10
b) 12
c) 14
d) 20
Answers
1. Canadian constitution
2. President of India
3. five years
4. Speaker of Lok Sabha
5. parliament
6. 42nd amendment
7. Canadian constitution
8. parliament
9. 29 and 30
10. Secretary general of the house
11. Lord Mountbatten
12. Dr Rajendra Prasad
13. Dr Zakir Hussain
14. Ramsay MacDonald
15. English
16. 25 years
17. The Deputy Prime Minister
18. any ten members of the electoral college
19. taxes on railway fares and freights
20. President
21. Dr Rajendra Prasad
22. 1976
23. Federal in form and Unitary in spirit
24. 22
25. 14
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1. Who was the first woman governor of an Indian state?
a) Lakshmi N Menon
b) Padmaja Naidu
c) Sarojini Naidu
d) Sucheta Kripalani
2. Who was the first woman foreign minister of state in India?
a) Lakshmi N Menon
b) Vijaylakhsmi Pandit
c) Padmaja Naidu
d) Sarojini Naidu
3. To whom should the President of India address his letter of resignation?
a) Prime Minister
b) Vice President
c) Chief Justice
d) Speaker
4. Who was the first woman Chief Minister of an Indian state?
a) Jayalalitha
b) Padmaja Naidu
c) Sucheta Kripalani
d) Vijayalakshmi Pundit
5. Which of the following first mooted the idea of a constituent assembly to frame a constitution for India?
a) Swaraj party in 1934
b) Congress party in 1936
c) Muslim League in 1942
d) All parties conference in 1946
6. Which of the following is not correct about the Cabinet Mission Plan?
a) provincial grouping
b) Interim cabinet of Indians
c) acceptance of Pakistan
d) constitution framing right
7. The reference to Hindus in Article 25 of the constitution does not include
a) Parsees
b) Sikhs
c) Jains
d) Buddhists
8. Which of the following nations has the largest constitution in the world?
a) India
b) United States of America
c) United Kingdom
d) Canada
9. Who is the Chief Architect of our constitution?
a) Dr B R Ambedkar
b) Dr Rajendra Prasad
c) Rajagopalachari
d) Jawaharlal Nehru
10. Who was the permanent chairman of the constituent Assembly?
a) BR Amdedkar
b) Dr Rajedra Prasad
c) Sardar Vallabhai Patel
d) Lord Moutbatten
11. By whom is the Chairman of Rajya Sabha elected?
a) President
b) two houses of parliament
c) parliament and legislatures of the states jointly
d) members of Rajya Sabha
12. By which amendment were the Fundamental Duties of citizens added to the constitution?
a) 42nd amendment
b) 44th amendment
c) 35th amendment
d) 40th amendment
13. Which Charter Act made financial allocation for education for the first time?
a) 1833
b) 1813
c) 1793
d) 1773
14. Who among the following cannot be impeached by the constitution?
a) President
b) Vice President
c) Governor
d) Chief Justice of India
15. Whom can a citizen approach in the event of non-enforcement of Directive Principles of the state by the government?
a) District court
b) high court
c) supreme Court
d) none of these
16. Before removing a member of a state public service commission on the ground of misbehavior an enquiry must be conducted by
a) Supreme Court
b) High Court
c) Committee appointed by the state government
d) committee appointed by the central government
17. Who can recommend abolition or creation of the Legislative council in a state?
a) Governor of the state
b) advocate general of the state
c) legislative assembly of the state
d) the state council of ministers
18. How many schedules are there in our constitution?
a) 10
b) 12
c) 18
d) 24
19. How many articles are there in our constitution?
a) 395
b) 360
c) 400
d) 425
20. Which part of our constitution deals with the Fundamental rights?
a) Part I
b) Part II
c) Part III
d) Part IV
21. What is dealt within the Part IV of our constitution?
a) Fundamental duties
b) Directive Principles of State Policy
c) Fundamental Rights
d) Citizenship
22. By which amendment were the terms ‘socialist’ and ‘secularist’ added to the Preamble of our constitution?
a) 42nd amendment
b) 39th amendment
c) 40th amendment
d) 47th amendment
23. From which constitution did our constitution borrow the concept of Directive Principle of State Policy?
a) Canada
b) Ireland
c) United Kingdom
d) Germany
24. Which article of our constitution declares untouchability in any form as unconstitutional?
a) Article 17
b) article 14
c) Article 28
d) Article 7
25. Which one of the following is not among the source of revenue for the union?
a) land revenue
b) customs duty
c) excise duty
d) income tax
Answers
1. Sarojini Naidu
2. Lakshmi N Menon
3. Vice President
4. Sucheta Kripalani
5. Swaraj party in 1934
6. Acceptance of Pakistan
7. Parsees
8. India
9. Dr B R Ambedkar
10. Dr Rajedra Prasad
11. two houses of parliament
12. 42nd amendment
13. Charter Act of 1813
14. Governor
15. none of these
16. High Court
17. legislative assembly of the state
18. 12
19. 395
20. Part III
21. Directive Principles of State Policy
22. 42nd amendment
23. Ireland
24. Article 17
25. land revenue
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1. Which article of our constitution empowers the Supreme Court to review any judgment or order made by it previously?
a) Article 137
b) Article 140
c) Article 256
d) Article 356
2. From which constitution did our constitution borrow the concept of Fundamental duties of citizens?
a) United States of America
b) Germany
c) Ireland
d) France
3. Who was the Prime Minister of India when the Right to Property was excluded from the list of Fundamental Rights?
a) Indira Gandhi
b) Morarji Desai
c) Jawaharlal Nehru
d) Lal Bahadur Shastri
4. How many fundamental rights are guaranteed by our constitution?
a) five
b) six
c) seven
d) eight
5. By which amendment was the right to property excluded from the list of Fundamental rights?
a) 42nd amendment
b) 44th amendment
c) 43rd amendment
d) 45th amendment
6. Who was the Chairman of the first official language commission constituted by the President in 1955?
a) KM Munshi
b) BG Kher
c) MC Chhagla
d) Humayun Kabir
7. Which article of our constitution requires the constitution of official language commission?
a) Article 344
b) Article 356
c) article 250
d) article 256
8. Whom should an Indian citizen approach for securing his Fundamental right of personal freedom?
a) The President
b) Governor
c) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
d) Supreme Court or High Court
9. The system of proportional representation is used in the election of
a) The President
b) speaker of Lok Sabha
c) Members of Lok Sabha
d) Members of State Assembly
10. What are the constituents of the Indian Parliament as mentioned in the constitution?
a) President, Lok Sabha and the Council of Ministers
b) Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
c) President, Vice President and the two houses of Parliament
d) President and the two houses of the Parliament
11. Who is the Chairman of Lok Sabha?
a) Prime Minister
b) President
c) Speaker
d) Home Minister
12. The Constitutional Amendment removing the right to property from the list of fundamental rights came in
a) 1978
b) 1972
c) 1976
d) 1975
13. In 1921 the Congress session was held when its President was in jail. Who was the President in question?
a) CR Das
b) Subash Chandra Bose
c) Pattabhi Ramayyah
d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
14. Which of the following was the objective of the Minto-Morley reforms?
a) Extension of Provincial Assemblies
b) to give more power to local government
c) to abolish the post of secretary of state for India
d) to establish diarchy in provinces
15. Which of the following states was not annexed by Lord Dalhousie using the Doctrine of Lapse?
a) Nagpur
b) Udaipur
c) Mysore
d) Satara
16. Who formed the Indian National Union in 1854?
a) AO Hume
b) Henry Cotton
c) Dadabhai Naoroji
d) Badruddin Tyabji
17. Following the famous Quit India resolve, the top Congress leaders were arrested on
a) August 9, 1942
b) August 8, 1942
c) August 10, 1942
d) August 11, 1942
18. Who headed the Cabinet Mission to India?
a) AV Alexander
b) Hugh Gaitskell
c) Stafford Cripps
d) Lord Penthick Lawrence
19. How many persons have so far been the Presidents of India?
a) 10
b) 11
c) 12
d) 13
20. Which article empowers the High Courts to issue writs for the empowerment of Fundamental Rights?
a) Article 226
b) Article 214
c) Article 256
d) Article 318
21. Which of the following Acts envisaged the Federal form of government?
a) Govt of India Act 1909
b) Govt of India Act 1935
c) Govt of India Act, 1919
d) None of these
22. Which one of the following is not a Financial Committee of Parliament in India?
a) Public Accounts Committee
b) Estimates Committee
c) Finance Commission
d) Committee on public undertakings
23. The Union Territory of Mizoram was formed out of the north eastern territories of Assam in 1962. In which year was full status of State conferred upon it?
a) 1972
b) 1975
c) 1982
d) 1985
24. By which of the following writs can the High Court or the Supreme Court secure the body of a person who has been imprisoned to be brought before it?
a) Mandamus
b) Habeas Corpus
c) Certiorary
d) Prohibition
25. Which of the following is the competent authority to verify the validity of an Act of Parliament?
a) Prime Minister
b) President
c) Supreme Court
d) Speaker of Lok Sabha
Answers
1. Article 137
2. United States of America
3. Morarji Desai
4. six
5. 44th amendment
6. BG Kher
7. Article 344
8. Supreme Court or High Court
9. The President
10. President and the two houses of the Parliament
11. Speaker
12. 1978
13. CR Das
14. Extension of Provincial Assemblies
15. Mysore
16. AO Hume
17. August 9, 1942
18. Stafford Cripps
19. 13
20. Article 226
21. Govt of India Act 1935
22. Finance Commission
23. 1985
24. Habeas Corpus
25. Supreme Court
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1. Who was the chairman of the first official language commission constituted by the President in 1955?
a) KM Munshi
b) BG Kher
c) MC Chhagla
d) Humayun Kabir
2. What are the constituents of the Indian parliament as mentioned in the constitution?
a) President, Lok Sabha and the Council of Ministers
b) Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
c) President, Vice President and the two houses of Parliament
d) President and the two houses of parliament
3. Who is the Chairman of Lok Sabha?
a) Prime Minister
b) President
c) Speaker
d) Home Minister
4. In 1921, the Congress session was held when its President was in Jail. Who was the President then?
a) CR Das
b) Subhash Chandra Bose
c) Pattabhi Ramayyah
d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
5. Which of the following was the objective of the Minto-Morley Reforms?
a) Extension of Provincial Assemblies
b) Giving more power to local government
c) Abolishing the post of secretary of state for India
d) Establishing diarchy on provinces
6. Who formed the Indian National Union in 1854?
a) AO Hume
b) Henry Cotton
c) Dadabhai Naoroji
d) Badruddin Tyabji
7. Who headed the Cabinet Mission to India?
a) AV Alexander
b) Hugh Gaitskell
c) Stafford Cripps
d) Lord Penthick Lawrence
8. Which article empowers the High Courts to issue writs for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights?
a) Article 226
b) Article 214
c) Article 256
d) Article 318
9. Which one of the following is not a Financial Committee of Parliament in India?
a) Public Accounts Committee
b) Estimates Committee
c) Finance Commission
d) Committee on Public Undertakings
10. By which of the following writs can the High Court or Supreme Court secure the body of a person who has been imprisoned to be brought before it?
a) Mandamus
b) Habeas Corpus
c) Certiorari
d) Prohibition
11. Which of the following is the competent authority to verify the validity of an Act of Parliament?
a) Prime Minister
b) President
c) Supreme Court
d) Speaker of Lok Sabha
12. Who was responsible for the passing of Hindu Widows Remarriage Act?
a) Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar
b) Radha Kant Deb
c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
d) Kesab Chandra Sen
13. According to BR Amdedkar which article of the constitution is its ‘heart and soul’?
a) Article 32
b) Article 28
c) Article 35
d) Article 47
14. In a particular case, the advice tendered by the Council of Ministers is sent back by the President for reconsideration. If the Council of Ministers adhere to their earlier advice what is the option before the President?
a) President can ask for reconsideration of the advice once more
b) President can ask for reconsideration of the advice any number of times
c) President can reject the advice
d) President has no option but to accept such advice
15. Which of the following is not a statutory body?
a) Election Commission
b) Finance Commission
c) Planning Commission
d) UPSC
16. Who was the President of the Constituent Assembly?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Dr Rajendra Prasad
c) Dr BR Ambedkar
d) Dr Radhakrishnan
17. Can a person be appointed as the Governor of more than one state?
a) yes
b) no
c) yes, but for only six months
d) yes, but for only 12 months
18. Who was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly?
a) Dr BR Amdedkar
b) C Rajagopalachari
c) Dr Rajendra Prasad
d) Jawaharlal Nehru
19. What is the minimum age required for a person to become the Prime Minister of India?
a) 21 years
b) 25 years
c) 30 years
d) 35 years
20. Which of the following states and/or union territories have a common High Court?
a) Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
b) Delhi and Haryana
c) Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh
d) Karnataka and Kerala
21. The Constitution of India was adopted on
a) January 26, 1950
b) January 26, 1949
c) November 26, 1949
d) August 15, 1947
22. What can be the maximum duration of the ‘zero hour’ in the Lok Sabha?
a) one hour
b) 30 minutes
c) Two hours
d) Not specified
23. When was the Panchayati Raj introduced?
a) 1952
b) 1957
c) 1959
d) 1961
24. Name the first state where Panchayati Raj was introduced?
a) Gujarat
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Bihar
d) Rajasthan
25. When did the Constitution of India come into force?
a) January 26, 1950
b) November 26, 1949
c) January 26, 1949
d) August 15, 1947
Answers
1. BG Kher
2. President and the two houses of parliament
3. Speaker
4. CR Das
5. Extension of Provincial Assemblies
6. AO Hume
7. Stafford Cripps
8. Article 226
9. Finance Commission
10. Habeas Corpus
11. Supreme Court
12. Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar
13. Article 32
14. President has no option but to accept such advice
15. Planning Commission
16. Dr Rajendra Prasad
17. yes
18. Dr BR Amdedkar
19. 25 years
20. Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh
21. November 26, 1949
22. Not specified
23. 1959
24. Rajasthan
25. January 26, 1950
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1. Who was the first administrator-statesman to attempt planning as a means for economic development? a) Sir CP Ramaswami Aiyyar 2. An economy is at the take off stage on its path to development when it a) becomes stagnant 3. Which of the following is the basic characteristic of Oligopoly? a) a few sellers, one buyer 4. The aim of which of the Five Year Plans was to correct the disequilibrium in the economy? a) First Five Year Plan 5. Which of the following Five Year Plans recognized human development as the core of all developmental efforts? a) Eighth Five Year Plan 6. Which of the following plans aimed at improving the standard of living? a) Third Plan 7. At which of the following places was the mining of coal started in 1774? a) Chhindwara 8. In which of the following years were the cocking coals and non-cocking coal mines in India nationalized? a) 1971 and 1972 repetitively 9. Which Indian state has the largest number of cotton textile mills? a) Madhya Pradesh 10. Minor ports like Kakinada, Machilipatnam, Bheemunipatnam and Krishnapatnam are in which of the following states? a) Tamil Nadu 11. When, for the first time, did the Prime Minister of India announce the 20-point Economic Programme? a) 1973 12. Which of the following plans aimed at the removal of poverty and attainment of self-reliance? a) second plan 13. Census in India is being held regularly after every a) 6 years 14. People belonging to what age group are eligible for training under TRYSEM scheme? a) 18-35 15. According to the census in 2001, which city in India has the largest population? a) Kolkatta 1. In terms of geographical area India occupies what position in the world? a) Five 2. India does not share its boundary with which of the following countries? a) China 3. Agriculture employs almost what percent of the Indian population? a) 90 4. Which one of the following is a Kharif crop? a) bajra 5. Which one of the following is a rabi crop? a) rice 6. Who is known as the ‘Father of White Revolution’? a) V Kurien 7. Who was the chief architect of Green Revolution that significantly improved the agricultural yield in the country? a) MS Swaminathan 8. The Chota Nagpur Plateau famous for its mineral deposits is in a) Uttar Pradesh 9. The Mumbai Stock Exchange was set up in a) 1875 10. What does the term NSDL stands for? a) National Securities Development Limited 1. Which one of the following was launched with the objective of helping the poor in rural areas to become self employed? a) DPAP 2. In Indian economy, the principal means of transportation is a) airways 3. Which of the following organizations looks after the credit needs of agriculture and rural development in India? a) FCI 4. Which of the following estimates the National Income in India? a) Central Statistical Organization 5. In India which of the following taxes is levied by the state governments? a) Excise duty on liquor 6. Which industry employs the largest number of women in India? a) tea 7. Which of the following is not a cash crop? a) Jute 8. An economy is at the ‘take off’ stage on its path to development when it a) becomes stagnant 9. Which among the following treaties provided for a common currency for the member countries of European Community? a) Brussels Treaty 10. SEBI stands for a) Science and Engineering Board of India 11. With which of the following lies the basic regulatory authority for mutual funds and stock markets? a) Reserve bank of India 12. With which aspect of commerce are ‘Bulls and Bears’ associated? a) Foreign Trade 13. Which of the following is the basic characteristic of Oligopoly? a) a few sellers, one buyer 14. State Financial Corporations give assistance mainly to develop a) small and medium scale industries 15. In which of the following fields was the first co-operative movement in India initiated? a) agricultural credit 1. TRYSEM 1. Which of the following taxes is a progressive tax? a) income tax 2. In which year was the policy of population planning adopted by the government of India? a) 1947 3. Which of the following taxes is/are levied by the Union and collected and appropriated by the states? a) stamp duties 4. The terms TRIPS and TRIMS are related to a) NAFTA 5. In which year was the new liberalized industrial policy announced in India? a) 1989 6. During which Five Year Plan was the annual growth rate of National Income the lowest? a) second plan 7. Chelliah Committee of 1992 deals with the overhauling of our a) public sector undertakings 8. Economic planning is an essential feature of a) capitalist economy 9. Which among the following is an essential characteristic of mixed economy? a) co-existence of small scale and large scale industries 10. What is the value of goods and services produced in a country within a year called? a) National income at factor cost 11. Which of the following deals with economic offences? a) MISA 12. In India, inflation is measured by a) wholesale price index number 13. Which of the following programs meets the credit needs of poor women? a) Mahila Samriddhi Yojna 14. National income is the a) Net National Product at Market price 15. Which of the following programs aims at the promotion of savings among rural women? b) Rashtriya Mahila Kosh 1. income tax 1. What happens to marginal cost when average cost increases a) Marginal cost is below average cost 2. Development means economic growth with a) price stability 3. Which one of the following is more effective in controlling prices in the long run? a) decrease in production 4. Through open market operations, the RBI purchase and sell a) foreign exchange 5. A firm is said to be of optimum size when a) average total cost is at a minimum 6. All revenues received, loans raised and money received in repayment of loans by the Union government go into a) Public account of India 7. The law of demand states that a) demand increases with increase in income 8. The balance of payment comprises a) a current account of goods and services only 9. What is Net National Product? a) The money value of final goods and services produced annually in the economy 10. Other things being equal, what causes a decrease in demand? a) rise in the price of the substitute 11. Deflation is a) deficit budget 12. Bank rate means a) interest rate charged by moneylenders 13. Which agency estimates the national income of India? a) Reserve Bank of India 14. What is Gross National Product? a) the total output of goods and services produced by the country’s economy 15. The Government of India acquired the ownership and control of major banks in 1969 whose deposits were not less than a) Rs 40 crore 16. What are costs which vary with output called? a) overhead costs 17. Which of the following is known as plastic money? a) bearer cheques 18. To get the Net National Product, we deduct what from the Gross National Product? a) direct taxes 19. What is the main purpose of currency? a) standard of postponed payments 20. What does devaluation of a currency mean? a) decrease in the internal value of money 21. Which of the following is not a direct tax? a) estate duty 22. Which one of the following was set up during the Seventh Five Year Plan to help the low income groups? a) NABARD 23. The launching of five year plans in India saw the introduction of a) mixed economy 24. Land development banks in India are owned by the a) RBI 25. Which of the following taxes is levied and collected by the union, but assigned to the states? a) sales tax 1. Marginal cost is above average cost 1. Which is the largest commercial bank in India? a) Reserve Bank of India 2. Bank of Hindustan is the oldest bank in India. When did it start functioning? a) 1990 3. The Bank of Calcutta, Bank of Bombay and Bank of Madras were merged in 1921 to form a) Reserve Bank of India 4. When was the Reserve Bank of India established? a) 1935 5. When was the Imperial Bank of India nationalized to form the State Bank of India? a) 1947 6. The Reserve Bank of India was nationalized in? a) 1947 7. What is a Bank which has capital and reserves of over Rs. 5 lakhs called? a) National Bank 8. The Export-Import (EXIM) Bank was set up in a) 1982 9. Which of the following has the sole right of issuing paper notes in India? a) Union Government 10. In India, coins and subsidiary coins are issued by a) Union Government 11. Which of the following is entrusted with the task of receiving all money on behalf of the Government as also with the task of making payments on their behalf? a) State Bank of India 12. When was the International Monetary Fund (IMF) established? a) 1944 13). Decision taken at Bretton Woods Conference led to the formation of a) IDA 14. The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) is better known as a) World Bank 15. Which sister organization of the World Bank provides long term loans at zero interest to the poorest developing countries? a) Asian Development Bank 16. The International Finance Corporation (IFC) was established in? a) 1956 17. Where is the headquarters of Asian Development Bank (ADB) situated? a) Manila 18. Which sister organization of the World Bank helps private activity in developing countries by financing projects with long-term capital in the form of equity and loans? a) Asian Development Bank 19. Who is known as the ‘Father of Economics’? a) Adam Smith 20. Which was the first Indian Bank to introduce credit card? a) State Bank of India 21. When did India become a member of the IMF? a) 1947 22. Euro is the currency of European Union. When did it come into being? a) 1999 23. When did the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA) come into being? a) 1973 24. When did Regional Rural Banks start functioning in India? a) 1975 25. In India, income tax is levied by a) Union Government
1. State Bank of India
1. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) was established in a) 1992 2. Which Five-year Plan is being implemented at present? a) Eleventh 3. Which of the following is not a direct tax? a) Sales tax 4. Who is the ex-officio chairman of Planning Commission? a) Prime Minister 5. The Indian economy is a) Capitalist 6. Which certification indicates a guarantee of quality for agricultural food products like ghee, honey, etc.? a) ISI 7. Who was the first chairman of the Planning Commission? a) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan 8. Who is the Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission at present? a) Montek Singh Ahluwalia 9. In India farm credit is regulated by a) SBI 10. The term of the 11th Five Year Plan is a) 2007 – 2012 11. When was the Tata Iron & Steel Company set up at Jamshedpur? a) 1907 12. In terms of size what position does the Indian economy occupy in the world? a) 10th 13. When was the General Insurance Corporation of India formed? a) 1982 14. Which Five-Year Plan had adopted ‘Removal of Poverty’ as its foremost objective? a) Second 15. During the financial year 2007- 08 India recorded a GDP growth of a) 8% 16. The economic liberalization was introduced in a) 1991 17. Which industry provides the largest employment in India? a) Chemicals 18. The highest denomination banknote being in circulation in India is a) 500 rupee note 19. Which period did the First Five-year Plan cover? a) 1947-52 20. Who finally approves the Five-Year Plan? a) The President 21. When was the Decimal currency system introduced in India? a) January 1955 22). The Indian rupee is a legal tender in two other countries. One is Nepal. The other is a) Pakistan 23. Kerala’s shores are famous for the deposits of a) Copper 24. Which of the following taxes is the largest source of revenue for the Government of India? a) Excise 25. The National Stock Exchange (NSE) is located at a) Mumbai
1. 1992
1. The aim of which Five Year Plan was to correct the disequilibrium in the economy? a) First Five year plan 2. Which of the following is the Central bank of India? a) State Bank of India 3. The Reserve Bank of India came into existence on a) April 1, 1936 4. Which of the following was the first Indian bank? a) Bank of Baroda 5. In which of the following years was power development initiated in India? a) 1900 6. How many banks were nationalized in 1969? a) 10 7. Who was the Prime Minister of India when nationalization of banks took place in 1969? a) Indira Gandhi 8. At which of the following places was the first hydroelectric power station commissioned? a) Chambal 9. Garland canal project envisages the conservation of water resources in the country through the construction of a) dams 10. The largest percentage of bonded labour in India belongs to a) scheduled castes 11. In which of the following year was the mining of coal started in India? a) 1775 12. Which of the following is India’s biggest dam? a) Bhakra Nangal 13. On which river is the Pong Dam hydro electric power project built? a) Ganga 14. In India which crop is sown on the largest area? a) Jowar 15. Bakra Nangal is a joint project of Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan. On which river is this built? a) Yamuna 16. On which river is the Hirakud dam built? a) Godavari 17. On which river is the Tehri dam built? a) Alakananda 18. Which Indian state leads in the production of rubber? a) Tamil Nadu 19. Which Indian state tops in the production of gypsum? a) Gujarat 20. Into how many PIN code zones is India divided? a) eight 21. Which state has the highest percentage of people living below the poverty line? a) Uttar Pradesh 22. Which of the following is the most populous city in India? a) Mumbai 23. Which Indian state has the lowest percentage of people living below the poverty line? a) Punjab 24. Which Indian state has the highest per capita income? a) Haryana 25. Which Indian state stands first in the production of coffee? a) Kerala
1. First Five year plan
Economics 1
b) M Viswesvarayya
c) VT Krishnamachari
d) C Rajagopalachari
b) begins steady growth
c) is liberalized
d) gets maximum foreign aid
b) a few sellers, many buyers
c) a few sellers, a few buyers
d) many sellers, a few buyers
b) Second Five Year Plan
c) Third Five Year Plan
d) Fourth Five Year Plan
b) Seventh Five Year Plan
c) Fifth Five Year Plan
d) Third Five Year Plan
b) Fourth Plan
c) Fifth Plan
d) Sixth Plan
b) Dhanbad
c) Ranchi
d) Raniganj
b) 1972 and 1973 respectively
c) 1973 and 1974 respectively
d) 1970 and 1972 respectively
b) Maharashtra
c) Gujarat
d) West Bengal
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Maharashtra
d) Karnataka
b) 1974
c) 1975
d) 1976
b) third plan
c) fourth plan
d) fifth plan
b) 8 years
c) 10 years
d) 12 years
b) 25-40
c) 18-50
d) 18-25
b) Mumbai
c) Delhi
d) Chennai
Answers
2. begins steady growth
3. a few sellers, many buyers
4. First Five Year Plan
5. Eighth Five Year Plan
6. Fourth Plan
7. Raniganj
8. 1972 and 1973 respectively
9. Maharashtra
10. Andhra Pradesh
11. 1975
12. fifth plan
13. 10 years
14. 18-35
15. Mumbai
Economics 2
b) six
c) seven
d) three
b) Taiwan
c) Burma
d) Bhutan
b) 50
c) 40
d) 70
b) wheat
c) mustard
d) barley
b) jowar
c) cotton
d) peas
b) MS Swaminathan
c) JP Narayan
d) Baba Amte
b) VR Krisha Aiyyar
c) V Kurien
d) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Jharkhand
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Bihar
b) 1900
c) 1922
d) 1947
b) National Securities Depository Limited
c) National Safety Development Limited
d) Natural Safety Deployment Limited
Answers
2. Taiwan
3. 70
4. bajra
5. peas
6. V Kurien
7. MS Swaminathan
8. Jharkhand
9. 1875
10. National Securities Depository Limited
Economics 3
b) IRDP
c) TRYSEM
d) DDP
b) railways
c) waterways
d) roadways
b) IDBI
c) NABARD
d) ICAR
b) National Income Committee
c) Planning commission
d) Reserve Bank of India
b) Capital gains tax
c) Customs tax
d) corporation tax
b) textile
c) jute
d) coal
b) groundnut
c) jowar
d) sugarcane
b) begins steady growth
c) is liberalized
d) gets maximum foreign aid
b) Geneva Convention
c) Maastricht Treaty
d) Treaty of Versailles
b) Securities and Exchange Board of India
c) Social Equity Bureau of India
d) Science and Educational Board of India
b) Government of India
c) SEBI
d) Stock Exchanges
b) Stock Exchange market
c) banking
d) international finance
b) a few sellers, many buyers
c) a few sellers, a few buyers
d) many sellers, few buyers
b) agricultural farms
c) cotton industry
d) large scale industries
b) farming activities
c) consumer co-operation
d) agricultural marketing
Answers
2. railways
3. NABARD
4. Central Statistical Organization
5. Excise duty on liquor
6. tea
7. jowar
8. begins steady growth
9. Mastricht Treaty
10. Securities and Exchange Board of India
11. SEBI
12. Stock Exchange market
13. a few sellers, many buyers
14. small and medium scale industries
15. agricultural credit
Economics 4
b) custom tax
c) sales tax
d) excise duty
b) 1956
c) 1952
d) 1962
b) passenger and good tax
c) estate duty
d) taxes on newspapers
b) SAPTA
c) EFTA
d) GATT
b) 1990
c) 1991
d) 1992
b) third plan
c) fifth plan
d) sixth plan
b) financial system
c) tax system
d) patents and copyrights
b) socialist economy
c) mixed economy
d) dual economy
b) co-existence of private and public sectors
c) assigning equal importance to both agriculture and heavy industries
d) co-existence of the rich and the poor
b) net national output
c) net national product at market prices
d) gross national product at market prices
b) NSA
c) TADA
d) COFEPOSA
b) consumer price index for urban non-manual workers
c) consumer price index for agricultural workers
d) national income deflation
b) Rashtriya Mahila Kosh
c) Indira Mahila Yojna
d) Mahila Samakhya Programme
b) Net National product at factor coast
c) net domestic product at market price
d) net domestic product at factor cost
c) Mahila Samriddhi Yojna
d) Indira Mahila Yojna
e) Javhar Rozgar Yojna
Answers
2. 1952
3. stamp duties
4. GATT
5. 1991
6. Third Plan
7. tax system
8. socialist economy
9. co-existence of private and public sectors
10. gross national product at market prices
11. COFEPOSA
12. National Income deflation
13. Rashtriya Mahila Kosh
14. net domestic product at market price
15. Mahila Samriddhi Yojna
Economics 5
b) Marginal cost is above average cost
c) Marginal cost is equal to average variable cost
d) Marginal cost is equal to average cost
b) social change
c) inflation
d) deflation
b) increase in production
c) decrease in the rate of interest
d) increase in the rate of employment
b) gold
c) government securities
d) all of these
b) marginal cost is at a minimum
c) marginal cost is equal to marginal revenue
d) the firm is maximizing its profit
b) Contingency fund of India
c) Consolidated fund of India
d) None of the above
b) when income and prices rise, the demand also rises
c) when price falls, demand increases
d) when price increases, demand increases
b) a capital account of financial assets only
c) official settlement accounts only
d) all of these
b) The money value of annual service generation in the economy
c) The money value of tangible goods produced annually in the economy
d) The money value of tangible goods available in the economy
b) fall in the price of the commodity
c) rise in the income of the consumer
d) rise in the price of the commodity
b) reduction in taxation
c) contraction in volume of money or credit that results in a decline of price level
d) increase in public expenditure
b) interest rate charged by scheduled banks
c) rate of profit of the banking institution
d) the official rate of interest charged by the central bank of the country
b) Planning Commission
c) Ministry of Finance
d) Central Statistical Organization
b) the total domestic and foreign output claimed by residents of the country
c) the sum of gross domestic product and investment
d) national income minus national expenditure
b) Rs 50 crore
c) Rs 60 crore
d) Rs 80 crore
b) indirect costs
c) prime costs
d) all of the above
b) credit cards
c) demand drafts
d) gift cheques
b) imports
c) interim payments
d) loss
b) standard of money
c) medium of exchange
d) none of these
b) decrease in the external value of money
c) decrease both in the external and internal values of money
d) none of these
b) agricultural income tax
c) state excise
d) corporation tax
b) Regional rural bank
c) National Housing Bank
d) UTI Bank
b) socialist economy
c) capitalist economy
d) closed economy
b) State governments
c) Commercial banks
d) Cooperative societies
b) octroi
c) excise
d) consignment tax
Answers
2. social change
3. increase in production
4. all of these
5. average total cost is at a minimum
6. Consolidated fund of India
7. when price falls, demand increases
8. all of these
9. The money value of final goods and services produced annually in the economy
10. rise in the price of the commodity
11. contraction in volume of money or credit that results in a decline of price level
12. the official rate of interest charged by the central bank of the country
13. Central Statistical Organization
14. the total domestic and foreign output claimed by residents of the country
15. Rs 50 crore
16. overhead costs
17. credit cards
18. loss
19. medium of exchange
20. decrease in the external value of money
21. agricultural income tax
22. NABARD
23. mixed economy
24. Cooperative societies
25. consignment tax
Economics 6
b) State Bank of India
c) ICICI Bank
d) Bank of India
b) 1770
c) 1885
d) 1892
b) Imperial Bank of India
c) Bank of India
d) Union Bank of India
b) 1920
c) 1928
d) 1947
b) 1949
c) 1951
d) 1955
b) 1948
c) 1950
d) 1956
b) Cooperative Bank
c) Scheduled Bank
d) Unscheduled Bank
b) 1983
c) 1987
d) 1985
b) Reserve Bank of India
c) Ministry of Finance
d) Supreme Court
b) Reserve Bank of India
c) Ministry of Finance
d) Supreme Court
b) Reserve Bank of India
c) Ministry of Finance
d) Union Parliament
b) 1945
c) 1948
d) 1950
b) IMF
c) ADB
d) IFC
b) Asian Development Bank
c) IMF
d) It is known by its name
b) IMF
c) International Developmental Association
d) International Finance Corporation
b) 1972
c) 1985
d) 1960
b) Delhi
c) Bangkok
d) Hong Kong
b) IMF
c) International Developmental Association
d) International Finance Corporation
b) Chanakya
c) Machiavelli
d) None of these
b) Central Bank of India
c) Union Bank of India
d) ICICI
b) 1956
c) 1960
d) 1951
b) 1995
c) 2000
d) 2001
b) 1975
c) 1980
d) 1981
b) 1947
c) 1956
d) 1960
b) State Governments
c) Ministry of Finance
d) RBI
Answers
2. 1770
3. Imperial Bank of India
4. 1935
5. 1955
6. 1948
7. Scheduled Bank
8. 1982
9. Reserve Bank of India
10. Ministry of Finance
11. Reserve Bank of India
12. 1944
13. IMF
14. World Bank
15. International Developmental Association
16. 1956
17. Manila
18. International Finance Corporation
19. Adam Smith
20. Central Bank of India
21. 1947
22. 1999
23. 1973
24. 1975
25. Union Government
Economics 7
b) 1947
c) 1990
d) 1976
b) Eighth
c) Ninth
d) Tenth
b) Income tax
c) Wealth tax
d) Estate duty
b) President
c) Chief Justice of Supreme Court
d) Speaker of Lok Sabha
b) Socialistic
c) Mixed
d) Federal
b) Agmark
c) BIS
d) All of above
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
d) Dr. M. Vishveshwaraya
b) B Balakrishnan
c) Manmohan Singh
d) Anil Kakodkar
b) RBI
c) NABARD
d) Union Government
b) 2005 – 2010
c) 2008 – 2013
d) 2006 – 2011
b) 1911
c) 1914
d) 1921
b) 12th
c) 7th
d) 9th
b) 1972
c) 1956
d) 1935
b) Third
c) Fourth
d) Sixth
b) 8.5%
c) 9.1%
d) 9.7%
b) 1990
c) 1985
d) 1988
b) Textiles
c) Iron and steel
d) Jute
b) 1000 rupee note
c) 5000 rupee note
d) 2000 rupee note
b) 1951-56
c) 1950-55
d) 1952-57
b) The Prime Minister
c) The National Development Council
d) The Planning Commission
b) April 1955
c) April 1951
d) April 1957
b) Sri Lanka
c) Bhutan
d) Afghanistan
b) Coal
c) Thorium
d) Iron ore
b) Customs
c) Income tax
d) Corporation tax
b) New Delhi
c) Madras
d) Calcutta
Answers
2. Eleventh
3. Sales tax
4. Prime Minister
5. Mixed
6. Agmark
7. Jawaharlal Nehru
8. Montek Singh Ahluwalia
9. NABARD
10. 2007 – 2012
11. 1907
12. 12th
13. 1972
14. Sixth
15. 9.1%
16. 1991
17. Textiles
18. 1000 rupee note
19. 1951-56
20. The National Development Council
21. April 1957
22. Bhutan
23. Thorium
24. Excise
25. Mumbai
Economics 8
b) Second Five year plan
c) Third Five year plan
d) Fourth five year plan
b) Reserve bank of India
c) Imperial Bank of India
d) Punjab National bank
b) January 26, 1894
c) August 15, 1947
d) April 1, 1947
b) Bank of Hindustan
c) Punjab National Bank
d) State Bank of India
b) 1905
c) 1911
d) 1915
b) 12
c) 13
d) 14
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Lal Bahadur Shastri
d) Morarji Desai
b) Damodar
c) Mandi
d) Shivasamudram
b) canals
c) embankments
d) none of these
b) scheduled tribes
c) other backward classes
d) none of these
b) 1774
c) 1800
d) 1805
b) Hirakud
c) Farakka
d) Pong Dam
b) Ravi
c) Beas
d) Hughly
b) wheat
c) tobacco
d) rice
b) Sindhu
c) Sutlej
d) Ravi
b) Kaveri
c) Mahanadi
d) Narmada
b) Bhagirathi
c) Ganga
d) Hooghly
b) Kerala
c) Karnataka
d) Gujarat
b) Rajasthan
c) Kerala
d) Karnataka
b) seven
c) six
d) nine
b) Orissa
c) Bihar
d) Madhya Pradesh
b) Delhi
c) Kolkatta
d) Chennai
b) Gujarat
c) Karnataka
d) Maharashtra
b) Punjab
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Karnataka
b) Karnataka
c) Assam
d) Gujarat
Answers
2. Reserve bank of India
3. April 1, 1936
4. Bank of Hindustan
5. 1900
6. 14
7. Indira Gandhi
8. Shivasamudram
9. canals
10. scheduled tribes
11. 1774
12. Bhakra Nangal
13. Beas
14. rice
15. Sutlej
16. Mahanadi
17. Bhagirathi
18. Kerala
19. Rajasthan
20. eight
21. Orissa
22. Mumbai
23. Punjab
24. Punjab
25. Karnataka
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