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| 1. |
-84x29+365=? |
| A. | 2436 |
| B. | 2801 |
| C. | -2801 |
| D. | -2071 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
8988/8/4=? |
| A. | 4494 |
| B. | 561.75 |
| C. | 2247 |
| D. | 280.875 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
In the post independence period economic reforms were first introduced in India under: |
| A. | Janta Party Government (1977) |
| B. | Indira Gandhi Government (1980) |
| C. | Rajiv Gandhi Government 1985 |
| D. | P.V.Narsimha Rao Government (1990) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
35+15x1.5=? |
| A. | 75 |
| B. | 51.5 |
| C. | 57.5 |
| D. | 5.25 |
| Answer» D. 5.25 | |
| 5. |
666/6/3=?. |
| A. | 37 |
| B. | 333 |
| C. | 111 |
| D. | 84 |
| Answer» B. 333 | |
| 6. |
(4300731)-?=2535618 |
| A. | 1865113 |
| B. | 1775123 |
| C. | 1765113 |
| D. | 1675123 |
| Answer» D. 1675123 | |
| 7. |
In the context of Non-Cooperation Movement, under whose chairmanship was the All India College Students' Conference held at Nagpur in December 1920? |
| A. | B.C. Pal |
| B. | C.R. Das |
| C. | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| D. | Pandit Motilal Nehru |
| Answer» B. C.R. Das | |
| 8. |
3251+587+369-?=3007 |
| A. | 1250 |
| B. | 1300 |
| C. | 1375 |
| D. | 1200 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
Consider the following names :1. Alfred Webb 2. Badruddin Tyabji3. George Yule 4. Rahamatulla Muhammad SayaniWhich of the above were the Presidents of Indian National Congress? |
| A. | 1, 2 and 3 only |
| B. | 2 and 3 only |
| C. | 1 and 4 only |
| D. | 1, 2, 3 and 4 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
To house the families of the Satyagrahis in South Africa and give them a way to sustain themselves, Gandhiji, with the help of his German architect friend, Kallenbach set up a centre which was to become precursor to later Gandhian ashrams that were to play animportant role in the Indian National Movement. Which one of the following is that centre? |
| A. | Dublin Farm |
| B. | Natal Farm |
| C. | Tolstoy Farm |
| D. | Indian Farm |
| Answer» D. Indian Farm | |
| 11. |
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the listsList I List II(Founders) (Journals)(a) Zafar Ali Khan 1. Kudi Arasu(b) B.C. Horniman 2. Kisan Bulletin(c) E.V.R. Naicker Periyar 3. Bombay Chronicle(d) Indulal Yagnik 4. Zamindar |
| A. | A4 B2 C3 D1 |
| B. | A4 B3 C1 D2 |
| C. | A1 B3 C2 D4 |
| D. | A1 B2 C3 D4 |
| Answer» C. A1 B3 C2 D4 | |
| 12. |
Which of the following Acts were passed by the British Government in 1856?1. Hindu Widow Remarriage Act 2. Abolition of Sati (Regulation XVII)3. Religious Disabilities Act 4. General Service Enlistment ActSelect the correct answer using the code given below : |
| A. | 1 and 3 only |
| B. | 2 and 4 only |
| C. | 1, 3 and 4 |
| D. | 1, 2 and 3 |
| Answer» D. 1, 2 and 3 | |
| 13. |
The Montagu's Declaration of 20th August 1917 contained1. Increasing association of Indians in every branch of administration.2. Gradual development of self-governing institutions.3. Realization of responsible government independent of the British Empire.4. Progress in this policy to be achieved in successive stages.Select the correct answer using the code given below: |
| A. | 1, 2 and 3 only |
| B. | 2 and 4 only |
| C. | 1, 2 and 4 only |
| D. | 1, 2, 3 and 4 |
| Answer» D. 1, 2, 3 and 4 | |
| 14. |
Consider the following events :1. Royal visit of the King Emperor George-V 2. Partition of Bengal3. Simla deputation 4. Birth of Muslim LeagueWhich one of the following is the correct chronological sequence of the above events? |
| A. | 2-4-3-1 |
| B. | 2-3-4-1 |
| C. | 3-2-1-4 |
| D. | 4-2-1-3 |
| Answer» C. 3-2-1-4 | |
| 15. |
'Mitra Mela' was later on renamed as: |
| A. | Anushilan Samiti |
| B. | Abhinava Bharati Samiti |
| C. | Jugantar |
| D. | Nibandhamala |
| Answer» C. Jugantar | |
| 16. |
Who among the following was not associated with the foundation of the Indian Association? |
| A. | Surendranath Banerjea |
| B. | Anandmohan Bose |
| C. | A.O. Hume |
| D. | Surya Sen |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17. |
Consider the following statements :1. After Rammohan's death in 1833 Devendranath Tagore became the leader of the Brahmo Samaj.2. Devendranath tried to popularise the ideas of Rammohan by founding the Tattvabodhini Sabha, which became a platform for the expression of progressive public opinions and religious views.Which of the statements given above is/are correct? |
| A. | 1 only |
| B. | 2 only |
| C. | Both 1 and 2 |
| D. | Neither 1 nor 2 |
| Answer» B. 2 only | |
| 18. |
The Planning Commission of India was Constituted in the year: |
| A. | 1942 |
| B. | 1947 |
| C. | 1950 |
| D. | 1955 |
| Answer» D. 1955 | |
| 19. |
Under whose chairmanship was the first judicial plan prepared under which Bengal, Bihar and Orissa were divided into districts, and each district was put under a Collector? |
| A. | Robert Clive |
| B. | Warren Hastings |
| C. | Marques Wellesley |
| D. | John McPherson |
| Answer» D. John McPherson | |
| 20. |
Consider the following statements :1. Prince Shuja gave the East India Company the exemption from payment of the usual customs duty of 4½ per cent in return for an annual payment of 30 lakhs rupees.2. Murshid Quli Jafar Khan stipulated that the Company's dastaks could not be used for internal trade.3. The servants of East India Company sold the dastaks to Indian merchants to enable them to evade the customs duty.Which of the statements given above is/are correct? |
| A. | 1 and 3 only |
| B. | 2 and 3 only |
| C. | 2 only |
| D. | 1, 2 and 3 |
| Answer» C. 2 only | |
| 21. |
Which Treaty with the Marathas was considered by Warren Hastings as 'a scrap of paper'? |
| A. | Mandsor |
| B. | Surji Arjangao |
| C. | Gwalior |
| D. | Purandhar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 22. |
An important landmark in the history of women's higher education in Bengal was the foundation of a school in Calcutta in May 1849. Who among the following was its founder? |
| A. | Hodgson Prett |
| B. | J.E.D. Bethune |
| C. | Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar |
| D. | Raja Baidyanath Roy |
| Answer» C. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar | |
| 23. |
Which one of the following was the first English language weekly paper to be published from Bombay? |
| A. | Bombay Courier |
| B. | Bombay Gazette |
| C. | Bombay Herald |
| D. | Bombay Times |
| Answer» D. Bombay Times | |
| 24. |
Who was stationed by Dupleix at Hyderabad after the First Carnatic War? |
| A. | Bourdonnais |
| B. | Lally |
| C. | Malcolm |
| D. | Bussy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. |
Acharya Vinoba Bhave who aimed at bringing about land reform or land distribution through his Bhoodan Movement received the first donation of land on 18th April 1951 in the village: |
| A. | Srikakulam in north coastal region of Andhra Pradesh |
| B. | Allur in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh |
| C. | Pochampalli in Telengana region of Andhra Pradesh |
| D. | Amalapuram in coastal region of Andhra Pradesh |
| Answer» D. Amalapuram in coastal region of Andhra Pradesh | |
| 26. |
In March 1947 at Nehru’s initiative an Asian Relations Conference attended by more than 20 countries was held in Delhi. Which of the following non-Asian countries attended this conference? |
| A. | Canada |
| B. | Australia |
| C. | Mexico |
| D. | Brazil |
| Answer» C. Mexico | |
| 27. |
Which one of the following was not actually part of the original Plan of the Non-Cooperation Movement, but acquired great popularity among the movement in many parts of the country? |
| A. | Picketing of shops selling foreign cloth |
| B. | Boycott of Government schools and colleges |
| C. | Picketing of toddy shop |
| D. | Boycott of public transport and communication system |
| Answer» D. Boycott of public transport and communication system | |
| 28. |
Under whom did the English Army defeat Haider Ali at Poroto Novo? |
| A. | Eyre Coote |
| B. | Cornwallis |
| C. | Malcolm |
| D. | Elphinstone |
| Answer» B. Cornwallis | |
| 29. |
Which among the following was the chief cause of the Second Anglo-Maratha War? |
| A. | Wellesley's desire to destroy the Maratha power |
| B. | Interference of the English in the mutual conflicts of the Marathas |
| C. | English intrigues with Peshwa Baji Rao |
| D. | English intervention in the conflict between the Marathas and the Nizam of Hyderabad |
| Answer» C. English intrigues with Peshwa Baji Rao | |
| 30. |
Consider the following statements relating to the Councils Act of 1892 :1. The nationalist agitation forced the British Colonial authorities to make changes in the legislative functioning by the Indian Councils Act to 1892 which enlarged the Imperial and Provincial Legislative Councils.2. The nationalists were satisfied with the changes made by the Act of 1892.Which of the statements given above is/are correct? |
| A. | 1 only |
| B. | 2 only |
| C. | Both 1 and 2 |
| D. | Neither 1 nor 2 |
| Answer» B. 2 only | |
| 31. |
The Upanishads were rendered into Perisan by Dara-Shukoh under the title: |
| A. | Sirr-i-Akbar |
| B. | Insha-i-Mahru |
| C. | Khulasat-us-Siyaq |
| D. | Amal-i-Salih |
| Answer» B. Insha-i-Mahru | |
| 32. |
Who among the following was the Maratha Senapati appointed by Baji Rao II in the third Anglo-Maratha war? |
| A. | Bapu Gokhale |
| B. | Trimbakji Dengle |
| C. | Chintamanrao Patwardhan |
| D. | Yashavantro Holkar |
| Answer» B. Trimbakji Dengle | |
| 33. |
Who among the following was the founder of the Mahanubhava sect? |
| A. | Ekanath |
| B. | Chakradhara |
| C. | Gnanesvar |
| D. | Tukaram |
| Answer» C. Gnanesvar | |
| 34. |
Diwan-i-Khalisa was responsible to look after the: |
| A. | Land under continuous cultivation |
| B. | Land under direct possession of the state |
| C. | Revenue-free land granted as reward |
| D. | Cultivable land but left fallow |
| Answer» C. Revenue-free land granted as reward | |
| 35. |
In the Mughal administration, the Sadr-us-Sudur looked after which one of the following departments? |
| A. | Suyurghals |
| B. | Zabti |
| C. | Mansab |
| D. | Buyutat |
| Answer» B. Zabti | |
| 36. |
In medieval Indian warfare the earthen mound built to reach the top of a besieged fort was known as: |
| A. | Paik |
| B. | Pasheb |
| C. | Qaba |
| D. | Qalbkari |
| Answer» C. Qaba | |
| 37. |
The period of the Eleventh five year Plan is : |
| A. | 2005 to 2010 |
| B. | 2006 to 2011 |
| C. | 2007 to 2012 |
| D. | 2008 to 2013 |
| Answer» D. 2008 to 2013 | |
| 38. |
The first dated Memorial of a Sati is found at: |
| A. | Maski |
| B. | Supiq |
| C. | Kanchi |
| D. | Eran |
| Answer» E. | |
| 39. |
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:List I List IIA. Kumaradevi 1. MauryaB. Rajyasri 2. MaukhariC. Karuvaki 3. SugnaD. Malavika 4. Gupta |
| A. | A4 B2 C1 D3 |
| B. | A4 B1 C2 D3 |
| C. | A3 B1 C2 D4 |
| D. | A3 B2 C1 D4 |
| Answer» B. A4 B1 C2 D3 | |
| 40. |
Which inscription refers to the worship of Vrishni-viras among Bhagavata votaries? |
| A. | Nagavi inscription |
| B. | Besnagar inscription |
| C. | Mora Well inscription |
| D. | Mathura inscription of Chandra Gupta-II |
| Answer» D. Mathura inscription of Chandra Gupta-II | |
| 41. |
Which plan gave emphasis on removal of poverty for the first time ? |
| A. | Fourth |
| B. | Fifth |
| C. | Sixth |
| D. | Seventh |
| Answer» C. Sixth | |
| 42. |
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given belowList I List II(Kings’ names) (Names of dynasties)A. Kunal 1. Indo-GreekB. Andhrak 2. ParthianC. Eucratides 3. ShungaD. Spalyris 4. Maurya5. Saka |
| A. | A5 B3 C1 D2 |
| B. | A4 B3 C1 D2 |
| C. | A1 B4 C2 D3 |
| D. | A2 B1 C5 D4 |
| Answer» C. A1 B4 C2 D3 | |
| 43. |
The well-known seated figure of fasting Siddhartha of Gandhara School is depicted with hands in: |
| A. | Bhumisparsa mudra |
| B. | Dharmachakra mudra |
| C. | Dhyana mudra |
| D. | Abhaya mudra |
| Answer» E. | |
| 44. |
The Indian Buddhist monk Bodhidharma (6th Century AD) who visited China, was a staunch believer in the doctrine of: |
| A. | Ekantavada |
| B. | Sarvastivada |
| C. | Sunyatavada |
| D. | Anekantavada |
| Answer» C. Sunyatavada | |
| 45. |
Consider the following:Which of the following inscriptions mention the measures against famine?1. Shahbazagarhi inscription 2. Maski inscription3. Sohgaura copper-plate 4. Mahasthan inscriptionSelect the correct answer using the code given below: |
| A. | 1 and 2 only |
| B. | 2, 3 and 4 |
| C. | 3 and 4 only |
| D. | 1, 3 and 4 |
| Answer» D. 1, 3 and 4 | |
| 46. |
Which one of the following specimens of early Indian temples is built of bricks? |
| A. | Eran |
| B. | Gyaraspur |
| C. | Bhitargaon |
| D. | Nachna-Kuthara |
| Answer» D. Nachna-Kuthara | |
| 47. |
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:List I List II(Rock edicts of Asoka) (Main themes)A. Rock Edict II 1. Denounces the Practice of othdoxo ceremoniesB. Rock Edict V 2. Introduce the system of Dharma YatraC. Rock Edict VIII 3. Explains the institution of Dharma-MahamatrasD. Rock Edict IX 4. Certain measures for the welfare of men and animals |
| A. | A4, B2, C3, D1 |
| B. | A4, B3, C2, D1 |
| C. | A1, B3, C2, D4 |
| D. | A1, B2, C3, D4 |
| Answer» C. A1, B3, C2, D4 | |
| 48. |
Consider the following :Which of the following features are related to the Kusanas?1. They issued gold coins.2. They came into conflict with the Chinese rulers3. The Gandhara style of sculpture was popularly adopted.4. A Devakula was established in Mathura.Select the correct answer using the code given below: |
| A. | 1 and 2 only |
| B. | 2 and 3 only |
| C. | 1, 2 and 3 only |
| D. | 1, 2, 3, and 4 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. |
The term “Dionysus” mentioned by Megasthenes refers to: |
| A. | Siva |
| B. | Vishnu |
| C. | Indra |
| D. | Brahma |
| Answer» B. Vishnu | |
| 50. |
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:List I List II(Janapadas) (Capitals)A. Kosala 1. SuktimatiB. Chedi 2. SravastiC. Vatsa 3. ViratnagarD. Matsya 4. Kausambi |
| A. | A3, B1, C4,D2 |
| B. | A3, B4, C1,D2 |
| C. | A2, B4, C1,D3 |
| D. | A2, B1, C4,D3 |
| Answer» E. | |