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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
The distance of Moon from the Earth is— |
| A. | 364 thousand kms |
| B. | 300 thousand kms |
| C. | 446 thousand kms |
| D. | 384 thousand kms |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
Identify the only tributary of River Ganges which rises in the plains— |
| A. | Son |
| B. | Sharda or Saryu |
| C. | Gomti |
| D. | Ram Ganga |
| Answer» D. Ram Ganga | |
| 3. |
The State having highest scheduled caste population in India is— |
| A. | Rajasthan |
| B. | Maharashtra |
| C. | Madhya Pradesh |
| D. | Uttar Pradesh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
In the Mughal administration Muhatsib was- |
| A. | Military Officer |
| B. | Head of foreign affairs |
| C. | An officer-in-charge of public morals |
| D. | Office of Correspondence Department |
| Answer» D. Office of Correspondence Department | |
| 5. |
Ujjain is situated at the bank of— |
| A. | Chambal river |
| B. | Kschipra river |
| C. | Godavari river |
| D. | Narmada river |
| Answer» C. Godavari river | |
| 6. |
Bagalihar Project lies on the— |
| A. | Jhelum river |
| B. | Ravi river |
| C. | Chenab river |
| D. | Indus river |
| Answer» D. Indus river | |
| 7. |
Which region of the world, would you associate with ?Bushmen ? |
| A. | East Africa |
| B. | Sahara Desert |
| C. | New Zealand |
| D. | Kalahari |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. |
Drakensberg is a mountain of— |
| A. | Botswana |
| B. | Namibia |
| C. | South Africa |
| D. | Zambia |
| Answer» D. Zambia | |
| 9. |
Which medieval Indian ruler prior to Akbar has been referred to as the ?Akbar of Kashmir‘ ? |
| A. | Ibrahim Shah Sharqi |
| B. | Sultan Sikandar |
| C. | Zainul Abedin |
| D. | Mahmud Gawan |
| Answer» D. Mahmud Gawan | |
| 10. |
In whose reign was the Treaty of Chittor‘ signed between Mughal and the Rana of Mewar ? |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Jahangir |
| C. | Shahjahan |
| D. | Aurangzeb |
| Answer» C. Shahjahan | |
| 11. |
Which Sultan of Delhi had established a separate agriculture department and had planned the ?rotation of crops‘ ? |
| A. | Iltutmish |
| B. | Balban |
| C. | Alauddin Khalji |
| D. | Mohammad Bin Tughlaq |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
Who was the first Sultan of Delhi to have levied ?Haqq-i-Sharab‘ or irrigation tax ? |
| A. | Alauddin Khalji |
| B. | Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq |
| C. | Mohammad Bin Tughlaq |
| D. | Firoz Tughlaq |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
Permanent Settlement‘ was introduced during the tenure of— |
| A. | Warren Hastings |
| B. | Lord Cornwallis |
| C. | Sir John Shore |
| D. | Lord Wellesley |
| Answer» C. Sir John Shore | |
| 14. |
The Bengali leader who opposed socio-religious reforms and support orthodoxy was— |
| A. | Radhakant Deb |
| B. | Nemisadhan Bose |
| C. | Hemchandra Biswas |
| D. | Hemchandra De |
| Answer» B. Nemisadhan Bose | |
| 15. |
As per world statistics 2008, what approximate percentage of world population lives in Asia ? |
| A. | 61% |
| B. | 63% |
| C. | 65% |
| D. | 66% |
| Answer» B. 63% | |
| 16. |
Varindra Ghosh was associated with— |
| A. | Anushilan Samiti |
| B. | Sadhava Samaj |
| C. | Abhinava Bharat |
| D. | Swadesh Bandhav Samiti |
| Answer» B. Sadhava Samaj | |
| 17. |
Who among the following was given the title of Shaikh-ul-Hind‘ ? |
| A. | Baba Fariduddin |
| B. | Khwaja Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki |
| C. | Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti |
| D. | Shaikh Salim Chishti |
| Answer» D. Shaikh Salim Chishti | |
| 18. |
Who of the following introduced silver coin called tanka‘ ? |
| A. | Alauddin Khilji |
| B. | Qutub-ud-din Aibak |
| C. | Iltutmish |
| D. | Balban |
| Answer» D. Balban | |
| 19. |
Who did illustrate Dastan0-i-Amir Hamza ? |
| A. | Abdus Samad |
| B. | Mansur |
| C. | Mir Sayyed Ali |
| D. | Abul Hasan |
| Answer» B. Mansur | |
| 20. |
The earliest evidence of agriculture in Indian sub-continent comes from— |
| A. | Koldihwa |
| B. | Lahuradeva |
| C. | Mehargarh |
| D. | Tokwa |
| Answer» D. Tokwa | |
| 21. |
From the following names identify the one who was not the brother of Humayun. |
| A. | Kamran |
| B. | Usman |
| C. | Askari |
| D. | Hindal |
| Answer» C. Askari | |
| 22. |
Which of the following mentions about the meeting of Sandrokottas(Chandragupta Maurya) with Alexander, the Great ? |
| A. | Pliny |
| B. | Justin |
| C. | Strabo |
| D. | Megasthenese |
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. |
Which one of the following was directly related to the Poona Pact of 1932 ? |
| A. | Indian women |
| B. | Indian labour class |
| C. | Indian farmers |
| D. | Indian depressed class |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
Choose the correct pair from the following— |
| A. | Khajuraho —Chandellas |
| B. | Ellora caves —Saka |
| C. | Mahabalipuram—Rashtrakutas |
| D. | Meenakshi Temple—Pallavas |
| Answer» B. Ellora caves —Saka | |
| 25. |
Which of the following Ashokan inscriptions is devoted to the principle of religious tolerance completely ? |
| A. | Rock edict XIII |
| B. | Rock edict XII |
| C. | Pillar inscription VII |
| D. | Bhabru minor rock edict |
| Answer» D. Bhabru minor rock edict | |
| 26. |
Subhas Chandra Bose had founded ?Forward Bloc‘ in the year— |
| A. | 1936 A.D. |
| B. | 1937 A.D. |
| C. | 1938 A.D. |
| D. | 1939 A.D. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 27. |
Which of the following sites has yielded skeleton of dog along with human skeleton in burial ? |
| A. | Brahmagiri |
| B. | Burzahom |
| C. | Chirand |
| D. | Maski |
| Answer» C. Chirand | |
| 28. |
The Gujarra minor rock edict, in which the name of Ashoka is mentioned, is located in— |
| A. | Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh |
| B. | Datia district of Madhya Pradesh |
| C. | Jaipur district of Rajastha |
| D. | Champaran district of Bihar |
| Answer» C. Jaipur district of Rajastha | |
| 29. |
In the Mughal administration Madad-i-Mash indicates- |
| A. | Toll Tax |
| B. | Revenue free land given to learned persons |
| C. | Pension to army persons |
| D. | Cultivation tax |
| Answer» C. Pension to army persons | |
| 30. |
The transfer of capital of British India from Calcutta to Delhi was effected during the period of— |
| A. | Lord Minto |
| B. | Lord Hardinge |
| C. | Lord Chelmsford |
| D. | Lord Reading |
| Answer» C. Lord Chelmsford | |
| 31. |
Who was the leader of the Swadeshi Movement in Madras ? |
| A. | Srinivas Sastri |
| B. | Rajagopalachari |
| C. | Chidambaram Pillai |
| D. | Chintamani |
| Answer» D. Chintamani | |
| 32. |
In the Interim Government (1946) who held the Railways Portfolio ? |
| A. | Baldev Singh |
| B. | T. T. Chudrigar |
| C. | Asaf Ali |
| D. | Abdul Rab Nishtar |
| Answer» D. Abdul Rab Nishtar | |
| 33. |
Kakori Conspiracy Case took place in the year— |
| A. | 1920 |
| B. | 1925 |
| C. | 1930 |
| D. | 1935 |
| Answer» C. 1930 | |
| 34. |
Who of the following had started the Khilafat Movement ? Choose the answer from the code given below : 1. Shaukat Ali 2. Mohammad Ali 3. Shariatullah 4. Abul Kalam Azad |
| A. | 1 and 2 |
| B. | 1, 3 and 4 |
| C. | 1, 2 and 3 |
| D. | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Answer» B. 1, 3 and 4 | |
| 35. |
The movement in India which became popular during the first World War was the— |
| A. | Swadeshi and Boycott Movement |
| B. | Home Rule Movement |
| C. | Separatist Movement |
| D. | Swarajist Party Movement |
| Answer» C. Separatist Movement | |
| 36. |
Who of the following was the President of Indian National Congress for consecutive six years ? |
| A. | Jawahar Lal Nehru |
| B. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| C. | Abul Kalam Azad |
| D. | Gopal Krishna Gokhale |
| Answer» D. Gopal Krishna Gokhale | |
| 37. |
Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below the Lists : List-I (a) Abul Kalam Azad (b) Pherozeshah Mehta (c) Annie Besant (d) Mahatma Gandhi List-II 1. Bombay Chronicle 2. Al-Hilal 3. Young India 4. New India Codes : |
| A. | a2 b1 c4 d3 |
| B. | a1 b2 c3 d4 |
| C. | a2 b1 c3 d4 |
| D. | a3 b2 c1 d4 |
| Answer» B. a1 b2 c3 d4 | |
| 38. |
Which one of the following rulers at first assumed the title of Hazarat-i-Ala and afterwards Sultan ? |
| A. | Bahlol Lodi |
| B. | Sikandar Lodi |
| C. | Sher Shah Suri |
| D. | Islam Shah Suri |
| Answer» D. Islam Shah Suri | |
| 39. |
Arrange the following events in chronological order and choose the correct answer using the code given below : 1. Jallianwalabagh Massacre 2. Chaurichaura Episode 3. Champaran Movement 4. Moplah Rebellion Codes : |
| A. | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| B. | 2, 1, 3, 4 |
| C. | 3, 1, 4, 2 |
| D. | 3, 1, 2, 4 |
| Answer» D. 3, 1, 2, 4 | |
| 40. |
The Indian National Congress had launched the Non Co-operation Movement in the year— |
| A. | 1918 A.D. |
| B. | 1919 A.D. |
| C. | 1920 A.D. |
| D. | 1921 A.D. |
| Answer» D. 1921 A.D. | |
| 41. |
The annual session of Muslim League in the year 1970 was held at— |
| A. | Dacca |
| B. | Karachi |
| C. | Aligarh |
| D. | Lucknow |
| Answer» C. Aligarh | |
| 42. |
Which of the following newspapers advocated revolutionary terrorism during the period of Indian freedom struggle ? 1. Sandhya 2. Yugantar 3. Kaal Choose the correct answer from the code given below : Codes : |
| A. | 1, 2 |
| B. | 1, 3 |
| C. | 2, 3 |
| D. | 1, 2, 3 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 43. |
Who among the following has issued the rupee for the first time ? |
| A. | Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq |
| B. | Alauddin Khilji |
| C. | Sher Shah Suri |
| D. | Akbar |
| Answer» D. Akbar | |
| 44. |
Which one of the following states bagged the ?National Rural Health Mission Award‘ of the Government of India in April, 2010 ? |
| A. | Uttar Pradesh |
| B. | Orissa |
| C. | Madhya Pradesh |
| D. | Rajasthan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 45. |
Air Force Exercise Garuda-2010 was held by India jointly with which of the following countries ? |
| A. | France and Singapore |
| B. | Australia and France |
| C. | Singapore and Australia |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Australia and France | |
| 46. |
Who of the following is the fourth woman Judge appointed Supreme Court in India in April, 2010 ? |
| A. | Justice Fatima Beevi |
| B. | Justice Sujata Manohar |
| C. | Justice Gyan Sudha Misra |
| D. | Justice Ruma Pal |
| Answer» D. Justice Ruma Pal | |
| 47. |
A World Expo 2010 as a grand event to showcase the best achievements of human civilisation has been opened on May 1, 2010. Where was this expo opened ? |
| A. | In Shanghai |
| B. | In Kuala Lumpur |
| C. | In Tokyo |
| D. | In Moscow |
| Answer» B. In Kuala Lumpur | |
| 48. |
Who said, Imperialism‘ is dead as dodo‘ ? |
| A. | Ramje Macdonald |
| B. | Winston Churchill |
| C. | Clement Attlee |
| D. | Lord Wavell |
| Answer» C. Clement Attlee | |
| 49. |
Who of the following has been included in the Hall of Fame‘ by I.C.C. in March, 2010 ? |
| A. | Sachin Tendulkar |
| B. | Sunil Gavaskar |
| C. | Kapil Dev |
| D. | Anil Kumble |
| Answer» D. Anil Kumble | |
| 50. |
Russia has agreed recently to construct how many units of nuclear Reactor at Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu ? |
| A. | 02 |
| B. | 04 |
| C. | 05 |
| D. | 06 |
| Answer» B. 04 | |